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)
You reap what you sow. DOJ used to be able to close factual questions. But after destroying its own independence, it cannot.
Now, when DOJ says an allegation that Trump threw his newborn child along with the 13-year-old mother into Lake Michigan is “false,” that is a claim — not a fact.
Now, when DOJ says an allegation that Trump threw his newborn child along with the 13-year-old mother into Lake Michigan is “false,” that is a claim — not a fact.
December 26, 2025 at 3:37 AM
You reap what you sow. DOJ used to be able to close factual questions. But after destroying its own independence, it cannot.
Now, when DOJ says an allegation that Trump threw his newborn child along with the 13-year-old mother into Lake Michigan is “false,” that is a claim — not a fact.
Now, when DOJ says an allegation that Trump threw his newborn child along with the 13-year-old mother into Lake Michigan is “false,” that is a claim — not a fact.
It’s weird that with all the people he knows, and as long as he has lived, and as long as he has been president of this country, no one has thought of this until now, but could someone please give this guy a copy of the Constitution for Christmas?
December 24, 2025 at 6:51 PM
It’s weird that with all the people he knows, and as long as he has lived, and as long as he has been president of this country, no one has thought of this until now, but could someone please give this guy a copy of the Constitution for Christmas?
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Feverishly working on this
December 15, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Feverishly working on this
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Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
December 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
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One way that the reaction to Rob Reiner's murder mirrors Charlie Kirk's is that the best way to eulogize each of them is to quote their words, and in both cases, doing so pisses off conservatives.
Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
December 15, 2025 at 8:52 PM
One way that the reaction to Rob Reiner's murder mirrors Charlie Kirk's is that the best way to eulogize each of them is to quote their words, and in both cases, doing so pisses off conservatives.
Sen. Bill Cassidy's claim is cynical and wrong and he knows it. Australia's gun control laws did not fail because violence still occurs; its firearm-homicide rate is about 97% lower than the United States’. Laws are not meant to be perfect; they are meant to reduce harm. I'd take a 97% drop any day.
December 15, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Sen. Bill Cassidy's claim is cynical and wrong and he knows it. Australia's gun control laws did not fail because violence still occurs; its firearm-homicide rate is about 97% lower than the United States’. Laws are not meant to be perfect; they are meant to reduce harm. I'd take a 97% drop any day.
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TIL the original lyrics to Deck the Halls are awesome and “don we now our gay apparel” is temperance movement bullshit
December 13, 2025 at 10:44 PM
TIL the original lyrics to Deck the Halls are awesome and “don we now our gay apparel” is temperance movement bullshit
What an odd post. It’s like the Golden State Warriors social-media account is unaware that it’s Steph Curry in that clip. That’s all the how you need.
December 13, 2025 at 7:04 AM
What an odd post. It’s like the Golden State Warriors social-media account is unaware that it’s Steph Curry in that clip. That’s all the how you need.
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ChatGPT, tell me about Trump's new executive order regarding state regulation of AI.
December 12, 2025 at 6:38 PM
ChatGPT, tell me about Trump's new executive order regarding state regulation of AI.
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Trump threatened Indiana Republicans that if they didn't do what he wanted, he'd block all federal funds to their state but they ignored his threats and told him to pound sand.
Take notes, college presidents.
Take notes, college presidents.
December 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Trump threatened Indiana Republicans that if they didn't do what he wanted, he'd block all federal funds to their state but they ignored his threats and told him to pound sand.
Take notes, college presidents.
Take notes, college presidents.
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are we still on about em dashes and ai. imo human writers should just use the em dashes even harder. we should be out here pummeling out those em dashes like we're emily dickinson
December 10, 2025 at 3:22 AM
are we still on about em dashes and ai. imo human writers should just use the em dashes even harder. we should be out here pummeling out those em dashes like we're emily dickinson
Your occasional reminder that presidential executive orders are binding on the federal Executive Branch—and no one else. Trump is not president of the California legislature.
Trump Promises Executive Order to Block State A.I. Regulations
www.nytimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Your occasional reminder that presidential executive orders are binding on the federal Executive Branch—and no one else. Trump is not president of the California legislature.
We wouldn’t be in most of this trouble if Fred Trump had not been such a terrible father.
This will be remembered as the most pathetic moment in American history. What a needy fool.
December 7, 2025 at 5:32 AM
We wouldn’t be in most of this trouble if Fred Trump had not been such a terrible father.
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excited to award my kids the Burger King Peace Prize this weekend
December 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM
excited to award my kids the Burger King Peace Prize this weekend
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Things just got a bit more interesting on the ant-corruption front.
I'm *delighted* that New York lawmakers have introduced a bill based on CAP’s bold Corporate Power Reset approach.
The bill aims to get dark and corporate money out of NY's politics by amending NY corporation law to no longer extend the power to spend in politics to corporations that operate in NY.
The bill aims to get dark and corporate money out of NY's politics by amending NY corporation law to no longer extend the power to spend in politics to corporations that operate in NY.
STATEMENT: CAP’s Tom Moore Praises New York State Lawmakers’ Bill To End Corporate Political Spending
www.americanprogress.org
December 4, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Things just got a bit more interesting on the ant-corruption front.
I'm *delighted* that New York lawmakers have introduced a bill based on CAP’s bold Corporate Power Reset approach.
The bill aims to get dark and corporate money out of NY's politics by amending NY corporation law to no longer extend the power to spend in politics to corporations that operate in NY.
The bill aims to get dark and corporate money out of NY's politics by amending NY corporation law to no longer extend the power to spend in politics to corporations that operate in NY.
STATEMENT: CAP’s Tom Moore Praises New York State Lawmakers’ Bill To End Corporate Political Spending
www.americanprogress.org
December 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I'm *delighted* that New York lawmakers have introduced a bill based on CAP’s bold Corporate Power Reset approach.
The bill aims to get dark and corporate money out of NY's politics by amending NY corporation law to no longer extend the power to spend in politics to corporations that operate in NY.
The bill aims to get dark and corporate money out of NY's politics by amending NY corporation law to no longer extend the power to spend in politics to corporations that operate in NY.
Well, the next president has one *more* thing to do on Day One.
It’s a little terrifying that the executive branch is currently headed by someone who appears to have no idea how pathetic a move this is.
It’s a little terrifying that the executive branch is currently headed by someone who appears to have no idea how pathetic a move this is.
Trump Renames Institute of Peace for Himself
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Well, the next president has one *more* thing to do on Day One.
It’s a little terrifying that the executive branch is currently headed by someone who appears to have no idea how pathetic a move this is.
It’s a little terrifying that the executive branch is currently headed by someone who appears to have no idea how pathetic a move this is.
This terrific report by my CAP colleague Alice Lillydahl documents Trump’s dangerous—and spectacularly hypocritical—embrace of the “cancel culture” he once decried.
The Trump administration and the far right are engaging in dangerous, un-American tactics to suppress speech they dislike, cementing their control over institutions and the public. https://www.americanprogress.org/article/the-trump-administrations-dangerous-embrace-of-cancel-culture/
The Trump Administration’s Dangerous Embrace of Cancel Culture
The Trump administration and the far right are engaging in dangerous, un-American tactics to suppress speech they dislike, cementing their control over institutions and the public by undermining First...
www.americanprogress.org
December 3, 2025 at 3:58 PM
This terrific report by my CAP colleague Alice Lillydahl documents Trump’s dangerous—and spectacularly hypocritical—embrace of the “cancel culture” he once decried.
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The Trump administration and the far right are engaging in dangerous, un-American tactics to suppress speech they dislike, cementing their control over institutions and the public. https://www.americanprogress.org/article/the-trump-administrations-dangerous-embrace-of-cancel-culture/
The Trump Administration’s Dangerous Embrace of Cancel Culture
The Trump administration and the far right are engaging in dangerous, un-American tactics to suppress speech they dislike, cementing their control over institutions and the public by undermining First...
www.americanprogress.org
December 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The Trump administration and the far right are engaging in dangerous, un-American tactics to suppress speech they dislike, cementing their control over institutions and the public. https://www.americanprogress.org/article/the-trump-administrations-dangerous-embrace-of-cancel-culture/
I can’t quite remember what I ordered, but it has arrived, and I have a feeling that it is going to be totally awesome.
December 2, 2025 at 7:47 PM
I can’t quite remember what I ordered, but it has arrived, and I have a feeling that it is going to be totally awesome.
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And if, on this Giving Tuesday, you have a burning desire to support the kind of foundational policy work that's beating Citizens United, my shop, the Center for American Progress (@americanprogress.bsky.social), is where you want to go.
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December 2, 2025 at 7:49 AM
And if, on this Giving Tuesday, you have a burning desire to support the kind of foundational policy work that's beating Citizens United, my shop, the Center for American Progress (@americanprogress.bsky.social), is where you want to go.
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Montana's fight to undo Citizens United and take corporate & dark money out of politics is gaining steam. The Transparent Election Initiative isn't in the Giving Tuesday mix--they're a (c)(4). TEI boss Jeff Mangan's too much of a gentleman to ask today, but I'm not. His work matters more than ever.
Transparent Election Initiative - Our Fight Against Corporate Money in Politics
Join our fight for transparent elections. The Montana Plan uses state constitutional authority to keep corporate money out of politics and restore democracy to the people.
transparentelection.org
December 2, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Montana's fight to undo Citizens United and take corporate & dark money out of politics is gaining steam. The Transparent Election Initiative isn't in the Giving Tuesday mix--they're a (c)(4). TEI boss Jeff Mangan's too much of a gentleman to ask today, but I'm not. His work matters more than ever.