Tom Moore
@thmoore.bsky.social
Senior Fellow for Democracy Policy at the Center for American Progress—@americanprogress.bsky.social.
My job is to fight so hard for democracy that if I fail, I'll be among the first to be lined up & shot. (he/him)
My job is to fight so hard for democracy that if I fail, I'll be among the first to be lined up & shot. (he/him)
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Trump's ICE is not making anyone safer—in fact, ICE agents are violating the rights of American citizens.
February 8, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Trump's ICE is not making anyone safer—in fact, ICE agents are violating the rights of American citizens.
From June 2020-Oct. 2025, Trainor served as an FEC commissioner, charged with enforcing campaign-finance law against candidates for federal office, including Trump. Saying he worked "side-by-side" with Trump is a confession that Trainor violated his oath to the Constitution by serving Trump instead.
February 5, 2026 at 4:10 PM
From June 2020-Oct. 2025, Trainor served as an FEC commissioner, charged with enforcing campaign-finance law against candidates for federal office, including Trump. Saying he worked "side-by-side" with Trump is a confession that Trainor violated his oath to the Constitution by serving Trump instead.
There we go; *that*’s the term for what we’re seeing: “mountainous inhumanity.” Thanks for that, Will.
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 2:21 PM
There we go; *that*’s the term for what we’re seeing: “mountainous inhumanity.” Thanks for that, Will.
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
This card is being handed out in Minneapolis. It hurts to read — and to realize how necessary it is.
Here’s what the Spanish says:
You have constitutional rights:
• DO NOT OPEN THE DOOR if an immigration agent is knocking on the door.
…
Here’s what the Spanish says:
You have constitutional rights:
• DO NOT OPEN THE DOOR if an immigration agent is knocking on the door.
…
February 5, 2026 at 1:18 PM
This card is being handed out in Minneapolis. It hurts to read — and to realize how necessary it is.
Here’s what the Spanish says:
You have constitutional rights:
• DO NOT OPEN THE DOOR if an immigration agent is knocking on the door.
…
Here’s what the Spanish says:
You have constitutional rights:
• DO NOT OPEN THE DOOR if an immigration agent is knocking on the door.
…
Man, that’s weird. What could possibly have happened in the last year to cause Latino voters to change their opinion of Republicans?
Republicans are freaking out about Hispanic voters after a Texas upset
Democrats flipped a deep-red state senate district over the weekend that has the party worried about November.
www.politico.com
February 4, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Man, that’s weird. What could possibly have happened in the last year to cause Latino voters to change their opinion of Republicans?
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ICE was stealing equipment from the Islip Long Island fire department and a Islip Forward member documented it. ICE tried to arrest the community member but the firemen said “I don’t think so” www.islipforward.org
February 2, 2026 at 5:32 PM
ICE was stealing equipment from the Islip Long Island fire department and a Islip Forward member documented it. ICE tried to arrest the community member but the firemen said “I don’t think so” www.islipforward.org
The memorials to Renée Good and Alex Pretti are lovely and heartfelt. The pain the city feels from their murders flows freely.
February 1, 2026 at 2:01 AM
The memorials to Renée Good and Alex Pretti are lovely and heartfelt. The pain the city feels from their murders flows freely.
Minnesotans are famously nice people. But as thousands of them filed past the Alex Pretti memorial today in a massive bike demonstration, they really seemed like they'd had enough.
February 1, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Minnesotans are famously nice people. But as thousands of them filed past the Alex Pretti memorial today in a massive bike demonstration, they really seemed like they'd had enough.
Usually, when you think “blizzard,” you think Dairy Queen. But in Chicago, sometimes you have to think White Castle.
January 31, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Usually, when you think “blizzard,” you think Dairy Queen. But in Chicago, sometimes you have to think White Castle.
Kids are so soft these days. A little bit of snow on the ground, and all of a sudden, Katie says she has to flee town and spend the weekend outside somewhere, and that I should go with her.
Wait, what?
Wait, what?
January 30, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Kids are so soft these days. A little bit of snow on the ground, and all of a sudden, Katie says she has to flee town and spend the weekend outside somewhere, and that I should go with her.
Wait, what?
Wait, what?
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Trump’s fundraisers are now using the threat of dispatching ICE against citizens as an email engagement tactic.
January 28, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Trump’s fundraisers are now using the threat of dispatching ICE against citizens as an email engagement tactic.
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Understand that 370 days ago even bringing a motion like this would probably have been treated as sanctionably frivolous
Today it was granted ex parte
Today it was granted ex parte
A federal judge issues a restraining order against the feds, barring them from "destroying or altering evidence"
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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January 25, 2026 at 5:28 AM
Understand that 370 days ago even bringing a motion like this would probably have been treated as sanctionably frivolous
Today it was granted ex parte
Today it was granted ex parte
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THIS is the NRA's statement?!? To blame Walz?
Not surprising but still despicable
Not surprising but still despicable
This moment in history provides us with incontrovertible evidence that all the conservatives who claim to be extremely devoted to freedom of speech and the right to bear arms, and opposed to the encroachment of tyranny, are completely and totally full of shit.
It's all white supremacy and greed.
It's all white supremacy and greed.
January 25, 2026 at 3:34 AM
THIS is the NRA's statement?!? To blame Walz?
Not surprising but still despicable
Not surprising but still despicable
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Our country was founded on resistance to a tyrant.
Attorney General Pam Bondi: "Our country was founded on law enforcement"
Bondi: "It's extremely organized. The signs they have are all matching, they're well written. And look at what's happening today. How did these people go out & get gas masks? These protesters. Would you know how to walk out on the street and buy a gas mask? Think about that. We're not gonna have it"
January 25, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Our country was founded on resistance to a tyrant.
The Weather Service has upgraded Washington's blizzard from Winter Wonderland to a Class III Killstorm!
From the TheSimpsons community on Reddit: The Weather Service has upgraded Springfield’s blizzard from Winter Wonderland to a Class III Killstorm!
Explore this post and more from the TheSimpsons community
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January 23, 2026 at 3:50 PM
The Weather Service has upgraded Washington's blizzard from Winter Wonderland to a Class III Killstorm!
Some people: Hey, Tom, isn’t it time to take down the Christmas lights?
Tom: No. They still have work to do.
Tom: No. They still have work to do.
January 22, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Some people: Hey, Tom, isn’t it time to take down the Christmas lights?
Tom: No. They still have work to do.
Tom: No. They still have work to do.
Are Amy and I prepared for the Class V Killstorm coming to DC this weekend?
Yes.
Yes.
January 22, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Are Amy and I prepared for the Class V Killstorm coming to DC this weekend?
Yes.
Yes.
I want this on my timeline so, if it ever becomes necessary, I can come back to it and remind every cell in my body why it is that I fight.
This picture making the rounds on reddit, Columbia Heights. I'm not OK.
January 22, 2026 at 1:29 PM
I want this on my timeline so, if it ever becomes necessary, I can come back to it and remind every cell in my body why it is that I fight.
The "Board of Peace" is a ridiculous, transparent grift. But I do like the cognitive dissonance in how they expect that Trump could serve as long as he likes as chair, when one of the major thrusts of this administration has been that the president can fire anybody at any time for any reason.
January 22, 2026 at 1:24 PM
The "Board of Peace" is a ridiculous, transparent grift. But I do like the cognitive dissonance in how they expect that Trump could serve as long as he likes as chair, when one of the major thrusts of this administration has been that the president can fire anybody at any time for any reason.
An American city is being besieged by armed, lawless thugs who deserve no protection from the law. This should be prosecuted as attempted murder.
An observer arrested in Suth Minneapolis. Photo by Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 21, 2026 at 9:49 PM
An American city is being besieged by armed, lawless thugs who deserve no protection from the law. This should be prosecuted as attempted murder.
Would have been fun to come up with a cool post or two to mark Citizens United's 16th birthday, but I've been cranking all day on ways to make sure it'll be irrelevant by the time it turns 18. This also seems like worthy work.
Check out my big CAP report that lays out the legal strategy:
Check out my big CAP report that lays out the legal strategy:
The Corporate Power Reset That Makes Citizens United Irrelevant
By using their authority to define what corporations are—and what powers they hold—states can end the era of corporate and dark money in U.S. politics.
www.americanprogress.org
January 21, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Would have been fun to come up with a cool post or two to mark Citizens United's 16th birthday, but I've been cranking all day on ways to make sure it'll be irrelevant by the time it turns 18. This also seems like worthy work.
Check out my big CAP report that lays out the legal strategy:
Check out my big CAP report that lays out the legal strategy: