Nick Licata was a 5 term Seattle City Councilmember, named by the Nation as Progressive Municipal Official and a founder of Local Progress.
Joined March 2012
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nlicata.substack.com/p/expla… Explaining the Game Plan for Impeaching War Secretary Hegseth - Tomorrow, Monday, Nov. 9, Republican Rep. Thomas Massie is expected to force a vote on impeaching Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.
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TV journalist Brian Callanan interviewed me for his podcast, Seattle News, Views and Brews, the day after election night. We had a good discussion about what the Democrats could do in the new Congress and how our own Seattle City Council is faring.
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I just released my piece on how Trump is establishing a justification for saving the nation from an “evil” Democratic Party dictatorship by voiding enough votes to secure a Republican victory.
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Democrats can’t rely solely on Trump’s abysmal approval ratings. But this mid-year election may repeat his defeat by Biden in 2020.
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Trump Restricting Mail-In Voting Lowers the Republican Vote nlicata.substack.com/p/trump… Trump embraces the goal of lowering voter turnout to prevent Democrats from winning elections. History contradicts that claim.
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Americans are paying off our debt, but that burden is not. The wealthiest 20% of us receive interest payments from the government for holding that debt. The rest of us pay it directly through our income taxes and receive no direct monetary rewards. nlicata.substack.com/p/ameri…
Who is responsible for America’s $40 Trillion Debt? nlicata.substack.com/p/who-i… Journalists and politicians from both sides of the political spectrum present inconsistent and misleading data,
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Voting to confirm Todd Blanche allows an elite class of wealthy and influential men to avoid indictment based on what is in the Epstein files. nlicata.substack.com/p/blanc…
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Congress Can Reverse America’s Growing Wealth Disparity open.substack.com/pub/nlicat…
Citizens must deliver a message that Congress must reflect their long-term economic needs so their next generation can lead a secure, affordable standard of living.
No Kings? Meet King Don and King John - Part 3 of 3 | Inter Press Service ipsnews.net/2026/04/no-kings…
This is a serious review of international efforts to hold Trump responsible for serious human rights violations regarding his actions against Venezuela's people.
The SAVE Act is to save the Republican Party from defeat open.substack.com/pub/nlicat…
The Senate has beeating the SAVE Act, with President Trump insisting that the Republican majority must end the filibuster to pass it and help Republicans win the 2026 midterm election
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This morning Trump posted “now that we have Complete and Total Regime Change” so why does he threaten that “A whole civilization will die tonight,” if there has been a Regime Change? THERE HASN’T BEEN!
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Iran is not losing. It is gaining power. Since Feb 28, Iran has exported over 10 million barrels of oil, earning a $1 billion or more—as price of oil has soared, and shock waves hit the region and western economies.
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when you wonder why congress is out of line with the demands of the voters remember, this is why. the ads they spend money on rarely ever speak about the issues they will be voting on either.
Why did Trump fire his friend Ric Grenell as the Kennedy Center President? Because he paid the price of doing as Trump bid – and got the results Trump wanted: firing 83% of their fundraising department and then shutting down the Center for lack of funding. nlicata.substack.com/p/the-k…
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nlicata.substack.com/p/the-k… The Trump-appointed board of the Kennedy Center voted unanimously yesterday, March 16, to close it for two years for renovations. As I mentioned, the Kennedy Center was hijacked into Trump’s Animal Farm because over 30 groups canceled their performances.
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open.substack.com/pub/nlicat…
While sticking his name on the Center’s outside wall was largely seen as just another of his narcissistic outbursts, it goes much deeper. It symbolizes his hostility toward liberalism since authoritarianism consolidates all power under a single leader.
Understanding Democrats’ Effort to Pin Down ICE open.substack.com/pub/nlicat… There is an opportunity now for Democrats to be the reasonable party that offers workable, just solutions for integrating immigrants into America.
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