#hamiltonnolan — Public Fediverse posts

“Whether you believe that you can change the future or not, you are certain to be correct.” #HamiltonNolan https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/against-self-fulfilling-prophecy

"And I am only using the strictest definition of this dynamic here. In reality, it should be expanded to include all essays about What the Left Should Do by corporate Democratic officials, mewling centrists, 'common sense' Democratic operatives who now write for the Free Press, and so on. In all of these cases, people who fundamentally disagree with your goals are allegedly giving you good faith tips on what you should be doing."

#HamiltonNolan, 2026

https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/dont-take-advice-from-your-enemies

Hey Labour (any of them);

"If you, a citizen who does not spend an unhealthy amount of time reading political punditry, have ever made the mistake at nodding sagely at one of these columns and filing their advice in the serious side of your mind, I now give you a gift: the gift of never having to do that again. Taking advice from people who do not share your goals is and will always be a trick, and a waste of time. Stop it!"

#HamiltonNolan, 2026

https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/dont-take-advice-from-your-enemies

Republicans will smear it; Centrist Democrats will fear it. The people will vote for it. Hamilton Nolan:

"Health care for all. Higher wages for all. Good public services that help working people. Tax the rich bastards and make them pay their fair share. Support unions. Fuck your asshole boss. This platform transcends red and blue. As in many things, the labor movement is the path out of our dilemma. Let’s get cracking."

#HamiltonNolan

https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/how-to-win-red-states-with-a-labor?publication_id=1536173&post_id=178797132&isFreemail=false&r=kte6&triedRedirect=true

“The one thing that you should not be able to say about my work is that I am not telling you what I really think. That is the price of entry to the worthwhile part of the Ideas industry. We may be bastards, but we are not bullshitting you.” #HamiltonNolan https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/ideas-that-cannot-be-spoken ht @AliceMarshall

“it turns out that a statistical aggregate economic gain does not produce an increase in real world human well being if all of that statistical gain is captured by a single, tiny powerful interest group.” #HamiltonNolan https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/an-international-minimum-wage

from #HamiltonNolan https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/you-cant-rebrand-a-class-war

from #HamiltonNolan https://inthesetimes.com/article/donald-trump-elon-musk-election-2024-dumb ht @ryanlcooper

“(You may notice that straightforward ideas like ‘fire everyone in Democratic Party leadership positions automatically after a national election loss’ do not appear to be on the table.)” #HamiltonNolan https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/so-what-does-that-mean-in-practice ht @costrike

from #HamiltonNolan https://inthesetimes.com/article/union-election-trump-harris-2024-labor-pro-act-election ht #ErikLoomis

Tax cuts “are the political equivalent of someone chopping your house to pieces with an axe and then offering the remains back to you under a sign that says, ‘Free Firewood!’” #HamiltonNolan https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/why-republicans-love-to-offer-you

"[D]ivide most politicians into two broad categories: Enemies, and Cowards. [E]nemies are…opposed to your policy goals. [C]owards…agree with your…goals, but will sell you out…to protect their own interests. Embrace the idea that we are…pushing to elect…cowards, rather than…enemies. [T]he…work …is not to identify idealized superheroes to run for office [but] to create the conditions…that make it safe for the cowards to vote the right way." #HamiltonNolan https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/how-to-think-about-politics- ht @ryanlcooper

“Predicting the future is almost impossible, but one of the few predictions that I feel very confident in is that, a century or so down the road, people will look at modern car-centric America with the same disgust that we feel when we hear about old timey cities without modern sewage systems, where everyone just dumped their chamber pots in the street.” #HamiltonNolan https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/cars-have-fucked-up-this-country

from “Confiscate Their Money”, by #HamiltonNolan https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/confiscate-their-money ht @scott

from #HamiltonNolan https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/companies-stronger-than-governments

@interfluidity @andrewducker

#HamiltonNolan it feels like something that could actually work.
Of course, there will be lots of cries against that.
And actually, who is against would be a good heuristic to spot on the ones who want to be in an inner group that protects them and compels the other, allowing them to profit from the commons without contributing to it.

And we will also need to find ways for all spectrums of minorities to not be crunched by the mass (an other, already existing problem, just perhaps exacerbated with more rich people)

Edit: typos

“The very fact that people want to buy their way out of all of these experiences points to the reason why they shouldn’t be able to.” #HamiltonNolan https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/everyone-into-the-grinder ht @andrewducker

The American Civil Liberties Union has tried to undermine workers by fighting the Biden administration in court: https://www.thenation.com/article/economy/aclu-unions-nlrb-class-warfare/

#aclu #americancivilibertiesunion #thenation #nation #unitedstates #unitedstatesofamerica #us #usa #nlrb #nationallaborrelationsboard #bidenadministration #hamiltonnolan #classwarfare #classism #management #labor #workersrights #jenniferabruzzo

“Capitalism is like nuclear power. It is a mighty force capable of producing great energy that can be harnessed for human progress—but if you don’t keep it tightly controlled, it will poison everything.” #HamiltonNolan https://defector.com/unions-can-fix-whats-broken ht @BlogWood

Really looking forward to this book. The labor movement as the means to redistribute power:

https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/hamilton-nolan/the-hammer/9780306830921/

#HamiltonNolan #Labor #BuildingPower

Best quote from "Against Exercise Machines" on #Slate by #HamiltonNolan:
"Your $4,800 treadmill can be replaced by running your hermit ass down the street." 🏃 🚲 🏋️‍♂️

https://slate.com/business/2023/06/exercise-machines-expensive-gyms-alternatives.html