Dan Moren
@dmoren.com
Author, podcaster, inexplicably a two-time Jeopardy! champion. I have the death sentence in 12 systems. He/him.
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Dan Moren
@dmoren.com
· Apr 28
Today's my 45th birthday, and I'm staving off feeling ancient by sharing a recent once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: next Wednesday, May 7, I'll be a contestant on Jeopardy! I still kind of can't believe it. 😱 Check www.jeopardy.com/watch for your local listing. @jeopardyofficial.bsky.social
Whiskey Tony Friday is going on.
January 16, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Whiskey Tony Friday is going on.
Honestly just makes me think of Putin taking Bob Kraft’s Super Bowl ring.
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado met President Donald Trump at the White House as part of her push for greater influence in the wake of Nicolas Maduro’s ouster
Venezuela’s Machado Gives Trump Her Nobel in Bid for His Favor
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado presented Donald Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize medal in a meeting Thursday, a bid to gain his favor as the US determines her country’s future and move past an episode that rankled the president.
bloom.bg
January 16, 2026 at 2:35 AM
Honestly just makes me think of Putin taking Bob Kraft’s Super Bowl ring.
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the question to ask about this is, okay, he wants to cancel the midterms. how does he get the VA state board of elections to cancel the midterms? how does he get the georgia board of elections to do it? how does he convince republican house members to quit their jobs and give up their paychecks?
Trump says a lot of deranged shit, but, per this Reuters article — and the threats of invoking the Insurrection Act in Minnesota this morning — he is very clearly exploring how to cancel the midterms.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...
www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...
January 15, 2026 at 4:29 PM
the question to ask about this is, okay, he wants to cancel the midterms. how does he get the VA state board of elections to cancel the midterms? how does he get the georgia board of elections to do it? how does he convince republican house members to quit their jobs and give up their paychecks?
Even The Atlantic, which is owned and published by Laurene Powell Jobs—the widow of Steve Jobs—can’t get an answer from Apple about why they haven’t yet taken down Grok/X. I really don’t know what the fuck we are doing here. Is Tim Cook in a cave? Has anybody seen him to ask him this question?
There is a crisis of impunity. The Musk/Grok stuff is just one f many examples of people who are counting on there never being any consequences. And it all makes me just incandescently mad.
Elon Musk Cannot Get Away With This
If there is no red line around AI-generated sex abuse, then no line exists.
www.theatlantic.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Even The Atlantic, which is owned and published by Laurene Powell Jobs—the widow of Steve Jobs—can’t get an answer from Apple about why they haven’t yet taken down Grok/X. I really don’t know what the fuck we are doing here. Is Tim Cook in a cave? Has anybody seen him to ask him this question?
Oops, all war crimes.
Six-byline alert: 🚨
“.. laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status to fool adversaries into dropping their guard, then attacking and killing them. That is a war crime called ‘perfidy.’”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/u...
“.. laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status to fool adversaries into dropping their guard, then attacking and killing them. That is a war crime called ‘perfidy.’”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/u...
January 13, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Oops, all war crimes.
I picked the wrong year to stop sniffing glue.
January 12, 2026 at 3:32 AM
I picked the wrong year to stop sniffing glue.
Guess we know Deckard was a replicant.
Playing the “Blade Runner” score in Apple Music on iOS 26 and —— OH GOD WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON
January 10, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Guess we know Deckard was a replicant.
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Apple cowardly still has not pulled X and Grok from the App Store (Link)
Apple cowardly still has not pulled X and Grok from the App Store
The Verge's Elizabeth Lopatto in an absolute scorcher in which she minces no words: Since X’s users started using Grok to undress women and children...
sixcolors.com
January 10, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Apple cowardly still has not pulled X and Grok from the App Store (Link)
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I ask this every now and then and I’ve yet to get a good answer.
How long does it take for people to realize they’re on the wrong side of history?
How long does it take for people to realize they’re on the wrong side of history?
January 8, 2026 at 3:38 PM
I ask this every now and then and I’ve yet to get a good answer.
How long does it take for people to realize they’re on the wrong side of history?
How long does it take for people to realize they’re on the wrong side of history?
Finally, some good news. www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/t...
‘The Lowdown’ Scores Season 2 Renewal at FX
Ethan Hawke will reprise his role as a Tulsa “truthstorian” in the drama from Sterlin Harjo.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
January 8, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Finally, some good news. www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/t...
My wife: “Thanks, Charlie Brown.”
Me: “Why am I Charlie Brown?”
Her: “You’re a good man!”
Me: “Charlie Brown’s a sad sack who always gets taken advantage of! I’m cool, like Schroeder or Snoopy.”
Three year old: “Or Mario!”
Me: “Why am I Charlie Brown?”
Her: “You’re a good man!”
Me: “Charlie Brown’s a sad sack who always gets taken advantage of! I’m cool, like Schroeder or Snoopy.”
Three year old: “Or Mario!”
January 4, 2026 at 2:27 PM
My wife: “Thanks, Charlie Brown.”
Me: “Why am I Charlie Brown?”
Her: “You’re a good man!”
Me: “Charlie Brown’s a sad sack who always gets taken advantage of! I’m cool, like Schroeder or Snoopy.”
Three year old: “Or Mario!”
Me: “Why am I Charlie Brown?”
Her: “You’re a good man!”
Me: “Charlie Brown’s a sad sack who always gets taken advantage of! I’m cool, like Schroeder or Snoopy.”
Three year old: “Or Mario!”
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Ex-Meta chief AI scientist Yann LeCun has Lunch with the FT and in one of those instances so rare that you know he didn't sign an NDA, says exactly why as.ft.com/r/e503690d-8...
January 2, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Ex-Meta chief AI scientist Yann LeCun has Lunch with the FT and in one of those instances so rare that you know he didn't sign an NDA, says exactly why as.ft.com/r/e503690d-8...
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The Incomparable Mothership episode 798 just posted: Trust Dan, Not Fish [The Best of 2025]
Trust Dan, Not Fish (The Incomparable Mothership 798)
Our most frequent panelists of the year join Jason to talk about their favorite stuff from the year gone by, and we also pause to recall some favorite Incomparable moments. Synergy! - Jason Snell with Erika Ensign, Moisés Chiullán, Tony Sindelar, David J. Loehr, Annette Wierstra, Scott McNulty, Dan Moren and Brian Warren.
www.theincomparable.com
December 31, 2025 at 4:05 PM
The Incomparable Mothership episode 798 just posted: Trust Dan, Not Fish [The Best of 2025]
Guns. The problem is guns.
December 14, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Guns. The problem is guns.
Every old Christmas song is here’s a dolly for the little girl and for the little boy a knife and some matches.
December 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Every old Christmas song is here’s a dolly for the little girl and for the little boy a knife and some matches.
Me too! 😭
Aw man - I was hoping @dmoren.com would make the Champions Wildcard tournament.
It's giving... postseason ✨ It all starts December 15! #Jeopardy!
December 13, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Me too! 😭
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My 2025 Awards Eligibility!
Christmas, the season of hope. Across the land, the Nebulas are dusting off their shelves, and the Hugo Awards are awakening from their year-long slumber, and writers everywhere are beginning to remember that, yes, they did write things during this awful year and yes…
Christmas, the season of hope. Across the land, the Nebulas are dusting off their shelves, and the Hugo Awards are awakening from their year-long slumber, and writers everywhere are beginning to remember that, yes, they did write things during this awful year and yes…
My 2025 Awards Eligibility!
Christmas, the season of hope. Across the land, the Nebulas are dusting off their shelves, and the Hugo Awards are awakening from their year-long slumber, and writers everywhere are beginning to remember that, yes, they did write things during this awful year and yes they DO deserve awards for this! And so they scurry off to their newsletters and their barren blogospheres and their half-assed websites and write posts like this one, in the slim hope that people out there have recognized their labors and appreciated them and are willing to tell their friends about their books.
aahabershaw.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:29 PM
My 2025 Awards Eligibility!
Christmas, the season of hope. Across the land, the Nebulas are dusting off their shelves, and the Hugo Awards are awakening from their year-long slumber, and writers everywhere are beginning to remember that, yes, they did write things during this awful year and yes…
Christmas, the season of hope. Across the land, the Nebulas are dusting off their shelves, and the Hugo Awards are awakening from their year-long slumber, and writers everywhere are beginning to remember that, yes, they did write things during this awful year and yes…
You know, if they used AI to design this beam, this problem solves itself.
I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
December 12, 2025 at 2:04 PM
You know, if they used AI to design this beam, this problem solves itself.
Me, watching my kid insist upon eating his snack outside on the porch in 27° freezing cold wearing just his shirt and pants: “What child is *this*?”
December 11, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Me, watching my kid insist upon eating his snack outside on the porch in 27° freezing cold wearing just his shirt and pants: “What child is *this*?”
Would you rather fight 30 toddler sized lightsabers or one Death Star sized toddler?
Y'ever think about that insanely stupid bit in Attack of the Clones where the Jedi kids are training with toddler lightsabers? And yet the kids are helpless in Episode 3 when Anakin purges the temple. Go grab those lil' baby lightsabers, kids! It's like 30 on 1. That's approaching a fair fight.
December 11, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Would you rather fight 30 toddler sized lightsabers or one Death Star sized toddler?
Man, I got a great idea for a heist movie.
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 10, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Man, I got a great idea for a heist movie.
Looking for Galactic Cold War merch for the holidays? I've now got some sweet embroidered gear (including hoodies!) from the fine folks at @[email protected].
And anything you order today nets me a double commission! cottonbureau.com/people/dan-m...
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December 8, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Looking for Galactic Cold War merch for the holidays? I've now got some sweet embroidered gear (including hoodies!) from the fine folks at @[email protected].
And anything you order today nets me a double commission! cottonbureau.com/people/dan-m...
And anything you order today nets me a double commission! cottonbureau.com/people/dan-m...
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the idea that a handful of conservative legal scholars have an understanding that should supersede a settlement affirmed my generations of american is astoundingly arrogant, and the idea that trump — or any president — can unilaterally overturn that settlement is just despotism
December 7, 2025 at 7:18 PM
the idea that a handful of conservative legal scholars have an understanding that should supersede a settlement affirmed my generations of american is astoundingly arrogant, and the idea that trump — or any president — can unilaterally overturn that settlement is just despotism
In a world replete with dystopian qualities, it’s great that there’s always a new level of vileness to sink to.
Soon, CNN will run live odds on world events where its viewers can gamble on them in real time on their smartphones. One recent Kalshi betting market that allowed people to bet on whether Palestinians in Gaza would suffer mass starvation.
CNN Partners With a Gambling App That Lets You Wager on Starvation in Gaza
The app company’s two biggest investors are also heavily invested in the Israeli military.
buff.ly
December 6, 2025 at 3:35 AM
In a world replete with dystopian qualities, it’s great that there’s always a new level of vileness to sink to.