Nick Pyati
@nickpyati.bsky.social
Father, teacher, prosecutor, tech leader, running for Congress in the Illinois 9th.
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This is a key point. There would be no practical effect of passing the legislation because it’d run right into the veto and they’d never be able to override. They’re being pressured not to pass it simply so the President can show he has the GOP in his pocket, and even for that they’re caving.
January 14, 2026 at 7:46 PM
This is a key point. There would be no practical effect of passing the legislation because it’d run right into the veto and they’d never be able to override. They’re being pressured not to pass it simply so the President can show he has the GOP in his pocket, and even for that they’re caving.
The attack on Jerome Powell isn't (just) about the Fed. It's the blueprint.
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Trump's attack on Jerome Powell isn't just about the Fed.
YouTube video by Nick Pyati
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January 12, 2026 at 11:41 PM
The attack on Jerome Powell isn't (just) about the Fed. It's the blueprint.
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youtube.com/shorts/Lt8aV...
I'm not calling Trump's impeachment, because I don't want to give him a win.
January 5, 2026 at 3:08 AM
I'm not calling Trump's impeachment, because I don't want to give him a win.
It could NOT withstand a nuclear bomb.
January 5, 2026 at 12:20 AM
It could NOT withstand a nuclear bomb.
What Trump did in Venezuela was immoral, unconstitutional, and stupid. But the Democratic responses I've seen today show we still don't understand autocracy. Wishing for Congress to somehow stop him, calling for fights we can't win—it's performance over strategy.
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We still don’t get what we’re up against
Last night showed the moral bankruptcy of the Trump Administration. Today showed how unready Democrats are to do anything about it.
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January 3, 2026 at 11:51 PM
What Trump did in Venezuela was immoral, unconstitutional, and stupid. But the Democratic responses I've seen today show we still don't understand autocracy. Wishing for Congress to somehow stop him, calling for fights we can't win—it's performance over strategy.
open.substack.com/pub/nickpyat...
open.substack.com/pub/nickpyat...
Trump's actions on Venezuela are impeachable. But impeachment would likely hand him another victory.
January 3, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Trump's actions on Venezuela are impeachable. But impeachment would likely hand him another victory.
NYT op-ed on Venezuela is right, but so obviously right that it's depressing these have to be written as "opinion":
- Wars have to be approved by Congress or they're illegal
- Regime change doesn't work out. You get chaos, not stability.
- False pretenses=bad. Iraq->no WMD. Venezeula->no fentanyl.
- Wars have to be approved by Congress or they're illegal
- Regime change doesn't work out. You get chaos, not stability.
- False pretenses=bad. Iraq->no WMD. Venezeula->no fentanyl.
January 3, 2026 at 5:41 PM
NYT op-ed on Venezuela is right, but so obviously right that it's depressing these have to be written as "opinion":
- Wars have to be approved by Congress or they're illegal
- Regime change doesn't work out. You get chaos, not stability.
- False pretenses=bad. Iraq->no WMD. Venezeula->no fentanyl.
- Wars have to be approved by Congress or they're illegal
- Regime change doesn't work out. You get chaos, not stability.
- False pretenses=bad. Iraq->no WMD. Venezeula->no fentanyl.
I’m seeing talk about:
- prosecution
- hearings
- impeachment
- “standing up” (what does that entail?)
But not enough about elections.
We do what we can now, but recognize this insanity doesn’t stop until we decisively knock MAGA out of the White House.
- prosecution
- hearings
- impeachment
- “standing up” (what does that entail?)
But not enough about elections.
We do what we can now, but recognize this insanity doesn’t stop until we decisively knock MAGA out of the White House.
January 3, 2026 at 3:44 PM
I’m seeing talk about:
- prosecution
- hearings
- impeachment
- “standing up” (what does that entail?)
But not enough about elections.
We do what we can now, but recognize this insanity doesn’t stop until we decisively knock MAGA out of the White House.
- prosecution
- hearings
- impeachment
- “standing up” (what does that entail?)
But not enough about elections.
We do what we can now, but recognize this insanity doesn’t stop until we decisively knock MAGA out of the White House.
What’s so insane is how casual it is. Before Iraq: sessions at the UN and hearings in Congress and public debate and protest. It was the main thing people were talking about. This has been one story out of dozens for a few weeks. We spent the two days before talking about the mayor of New York.
January 3, 2026 at 3:34 PM
What’s so insane is how casual it is. Before Iraq: sessions at the UN and hearings in Congress and public debate and protest. It was the main thing people were talking about. This has been one story out of dozens for a few weeks. We spent the two days before talking about the mayor of New York.
How, how, how is the avalanche of mispronunciation of "Mamdani" possible? (The unintentional times, anyway.) Three syllables, 7 letters (incl. two repeats), no accents or numbers or hieroglyphics thrown in there, and people have been hearing it now for months. And yet: "Mandami, Mandani, Zimdami."
January 3, 2026 at 1:05 AM
How, how, how is the avalanche of mispronunciation of "Mamdani" possible? (The unintentional times, anyway.) Three syllables, 7 letters (incl. two repeats), no accents or numbers or hieroglyphics thrown in there, and people have been hearing it now for months. And yet: "Mandami, Mandani, Zimdami."
This is bad.
May not seem like a big deal, and I get why they did it. But it's harder and harder to trust content. Editorial decisions from reputable outlets should be bedrock - what you see is reality.
May not seem like a big deal, and I get why they did it. But it's harder and harder to trust content. Editorial decisions from reputable outlets should be bedrock - what you see is reality.
January 2, 2026 at 4:13 AM
This is bad.
May not seem like a big deal, and I get why they did it. But it's harder and harder to trust content. Editorial decisions from reputable outlets should be bedrock - what you see is reality.
May not seem like a big deal, and I get why they did it. But it's harder and harder to trust content. Editorial decisions from reputable outlets should be bedrock - what you see is reality.
How is it that there’s nothing more cherished and American than public schools, but public childcare is considered a scary proposal? I’m not DSA and I care about business and economic growth… and I can’t think of something that’s a better win/win for families and for the economy.
January 2, 2026 at 2:58 AM
How is it that there’s nothing more cherished and American than public schools, but public childcare is considered a scary proposal? I’m not DSA and I care about business and economic growth… and I can’t think of something that’s a better win/win for families and for the economy.
Was surprised by my son's burgeoning political awareness because of his constant hot (if baffling) takes about AOC.
Turns out:
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Turns out:
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December 31, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Was surprised by my son's burgeoning political awareness because of his constant hot (if baffling) takes about AOC.
Turns out:
www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
Turns out:
www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
Career success will not exempt Indian Americans from xenophobia; it may make us targets. We should be at the front lines fighting back—because it’s right, because we stand in solidarity with other immigrant communities, and if those aren’t enough, because they’re coming for us too.
December 29, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Career success will not exempt Indian Americans from xenophobia; it may make us targets. We should be at the front lines fighting back—because it’s right, because we stand in solidarity with other immigrant communities, and if those aren’t enough, because they’re coming for us too.
I often wonder if the scientists who developed early vaccines, at the moment when they realized how many lives could be saved, could ever imagine that one day people would voluntarily choose not to use them.
Powerful video - thanks, @sanders.senate.gov.
Powerful video - thanks, @sanders.senate.gov.
We need to talk about vaccines.
We need to talk about vaccines | Sen. Bernie Sanders
YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders
youtu.be
December 24, 2025 at 4:26 AM
I often wonder if the scientists who developed early vaccines, at the moment when they realized how many lives could be saved, could ever imagine that one day people would voluntarily choose not to use them.
Powerful video - thanks, @sanders.senate.gov.
Powerful video - thanks, @sanders.senate.gov.
Reposted by Nick Pyati
We need to talk about vaccines.
We need to talk about vaccines | Sen. Bernie Sanders
YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders
youtu.be
December 24, 2025 at 1:29 AM
We need to talk about vaccines.
So many misleading headlines about the Supreme Court's ruling on Chicago and troop deployment. They make it sound like the Court definitively rejected deploying troops in Chicago. It didn't.
A few prominent examples.
A few prominent examples.
December 24, 2025 at 3:54 AM
So many misleading headlines about the Supreme Court's ruling on Chicago and troop deployment. They make it sound like the Court definitively rejected deploying troops in Chicago. It didn't.
A few prominent examples.
A few prominent examples.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Is there a point to this piece? Other than to pay off a clickbait title?
Is there a point to this piece? Other than to pay off a clickbait title?
What Bari Weiss Got Right
And what she got wrong
www.theatlantic.com
December 24, 2025 at 2:32 AM
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Is there a point to this piece? Other than to pay off a clickbait title?
Is there a point to this piece? Other than to pay off a clickbait title?
For the next Democratic president: the Nonsense Reduction Act, to undo this foolishness (and scrape the vandalism off the Kennedy Center).
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Is Said to Plan New Class of Battleships Named for Him www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Is Said to Plan New Class of Battleships Named for Him www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Is Said to Plan New Class of Battleships Named for Him
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:27 PM
For the next Democratic president: the Nonsense Reduction Act, to undo this foolishness (and scrape the vandalism off the Kennedy Center).
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Is Said to Plan New Class of Battleships Named for Him www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Is Said to Plan New Class of Battleships Named for Him www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
"I confronted him today and told him straight to his face that he and his thugs need to get the hell out of Evanston."
Then the unthinkable happened: they did not get the hell out of Evanston.
I'm 100% against the raids, and so is @danielbiss.bsky.social. Photo-op confrontations won't stop them.
Then the unthinkable happened: they did not get the hell out of Evanston.
I'm 100% against the raids, and so is @danielbiss.bsky.social. Photo-op confrontations won't stop them.
December 19, 2025 at 6:55 PM
"I confronted him today and told him straight to his face that he and his thugs need to get the hell out of Evanston."
Then the unthinkable happened: they did not get the hell out of Evanston.
I'm 100% against the raids, and so is @danielbiss.bsky.social. Photo-op confrontations won't stop them.
Then the unthinkable happened: they did not get the hell out of Evanston.
I'm 100% against the raids, and so is @danielbiss.bsky.social. Photo-op confrontations won't stop them.
Trump claiming that Biden instituted “transgender for everyone” brought me back to this classic from @theonion.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Trump claiming that Biden instituted “transgender for everyone” brought me back to this classic from @theonion.com
I'm live on YouTube discussing Northwestern's capitulation, AI regulation, and America's overmatched military.
Join me www.youtube.com/watch?v=doe9...
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Northwestern's capitulation(?), AI regulation, and America's overmatched military
YouTube video by Nick Pyati
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December 9, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I'm live on YouTube discussing Northwestern's capitulation, AI regulation, and America's overmatched military.
Join me www.youtube.com/watch?v=doe9...
Join me www.youtube.com/watch?v=doe9...
Campaign Live Stream #8: DOJ, Regulation, and Trump Proofing
YouTube video by Nick Pyati
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November 18, 2025 at 9:34 PM