At the union hall phone banking for Yes on Prop 50. First time for everything.

I was once a person who wanted to do good but harmed instead. I was once a person who wanted to do good but did not because I feared the personal consequences. I think a lot of people struggle with pragmatism on one hand and leading an ethical life with integrity on the other.

I was a burglar who discovered a horrific sex crime against a child and helped the police catch the man. My sentence was more than three times longer than Diddy’s.

As I’m working through the process of getting a new citizenship, I was just informed that in the European Union “moving and living with your spouse is a human right” and, thus, my wife’s entry and residency there is guaranteed. I mean, that’s as it should be.

I really appreciated when Ta l-Nehisi Coates asked Klein, “But was silence not an option?” This. If there is one skill I’ve had to learn as a white dude, it’s knowing when it’s time to shut up or sit something out. I’m imperfect, of course, but getting better.

Eavesdropping on a conversation at work. A: “My family in Mexico is hella rich”. B: “There aren’t any rich people in Mexico, everyone’s poor.” A: “There are lots of rich people in Mexico.” B: “Nope. You’re trippin.” …

To be clear, 60% of the jury thought Comey should go to trial for obstruction charges and 100% of the jury thought Trump sexually abused Jean Carrill.

In prison, I received a book in the mail by Murray Bookchin, called "Social Ecology and Communalism". The prison guard, a Christian who poked fun at my leftist leanings, said, "So you're a communist?" "It says communalism, not communism." "Oh," he said. "Haha".

When I was in prison, I read Assata’s autobiography and had to put a book cover on it so the other white people didn’t see me reading it. Hers was the first of many such books that required secrecy. George Jackson, Malcolm X, James Baldwin, etc.

Let's make this a little less passive: Israel killed four (more) journalists.

The Weather Underground would like a word.

So, I made the mistake of scheduling a 2-hr Zoom call when I shall be drinking that colonoscopy liquid. This will prove to be very interesting.

Anywho, not fighting with people on social media really does help your skin and a side effect is that you have more mental and spiritual space to devote to actual action.

My relationship to nudity following prison has a lot to do with desensitization. We were strip searched at arrest. We were strip searched at work every day. We were strip searched at every visit. We were strip searched when they searched our cells.

“This week’s episode [of] Flightless Bird explores incarcerated firefighters, talking to former inmate Matthew Hahn who signed up to fight fires when he was serving time..."

Holy smokes. The book proposal is finished. As the least the rough copy is. Forty pages. Feels like a moment.

Sworn in. Proud to be of service to the members of IBEW Local 617.

On this week’s episode of Flightless Bird with @davidfarrier.bsky.social we talk about fighting fires in prison, where rehabilitation happens behind the walls, and some of my story. Check it out wherever you get your podcasts.

I don’t know what’s more wild: - getting propaganda emails from the Social Security Administration, or - having to block the U.S. Department of Justice on Facebook

“I’m not having sex with a couch, I’m having sex with its cushions” - JD Vance, probably

Just coming back from a retreat. Well fuck.

A photo from Inauguration Day, 2017. Journalists curating the spectacle of a protest. When I see images of Los Angeles, I try to remember that none of the uninteresting stuff is being shown to me.

So many people get angry about property destruction yet remain silent about ripping families apart. Silent about dead children. Silent about victims of police brutality. Perhaps, if folks held humans in higher regard, others wouldn't have to destroy property to get their attention.

I have been elected to the Executive Board of IBEW Local 617. Honored to be of service to my fellows in organized labor.

It brings me great joy to mentor apprentices and then watch them become journeymen. This man is something special. The future is in good hands.

“This is not your average sobriety story. Matthew Hahn was a meth-addicted burglar who thought he’d just pulled off the heist of his life. Then he cracked open a safe and found a memory card.” matthewhahn.com/drunk-ish-a-...

I look forward to the day Trump seeks political asylum in Russia.

Our President is the embodiment of the root poisons.

Half the comments on this video from Instagram are hateful, yet people still ask why there is a need for pride or trans flags. Because darn near half the country is bigoted, that's why.

As a tradesman, I post videos about being in the trades, union membership, etc, and I end up getting a lot of toxic followers. So, when I post something that criticizes Trump or supports LGBTQIA, I get a lot of hate followed by the mass exodus of followers ...

Official pride and trans flags, coming to a government building near you. . Thank you, Salt Lake City and Boise.

Our suffering is a feature, not a failure. . The full talk “Our Pain Is Sacred” is available on Youtube and my website. See link in bio.

Coming to terms with the truth of suffering early in my last prison term. . The full talk “Our Pain Is Sacred” is available on Youtube and my website. See the link in bio.

Pain, in its myriad forms, is often the entry point for practice. Tragedy and heartbreak, discontent and unease, something among these inspires us toward something different. In this talk, I explore the four Noble Truths in light of their power to transform our suffering into joy.

This beautiful human passed away suddenly last week. Ralph was a light in the world. May their heart continue to speak in the hearts of many.

My 1st plea deal was 11y8mo served at 80% w/ no opportunity for reduced sentence. My 2nd plea deal was 14y4mo at 50% w/ opportunity for 33% time served (in fire camp), but I would have to waive 24 months time served credit. Both were around 9 years on paper, but the second one got me home in 7.

Another emotional day writing. I'm thinking about the day I was transferred from a walled prison to a fire camp. My gamble with taking a longer prison term had paid off, & I was going home almost two years earlier. I was leaving behind so much pain and heartache, so much violence and isolation ...

Another emotional day writing. I'm thinking about the day I was transferred from a walled prison to a fire camp. My gamble with taking a longer prison term had paid off, & I was going home almost two years earlier. I was leaving behind so much pain and heartache, so much violence and isolation ...

I can’t get over the fact that I’ve never seen a smart phone in a dream. Never.

When I was in prison, a guard fired live rounds at a crowd of skinheads. I was nearly struck by the bullet. A thread

She was always there for me. My Mom. Folsom State Prison, 2007.

Discovering meditation in prison and finding distance from personal narratives.

My trade union has a tool list. It outlines what employees can be expected to bring to the job. EVERYTHING else must be purchased by the employer. This protects the worker from being taken advantage of. Don’t pay for stuff that your employer should be providing for you.

My trade union has a tool list. It outlines what employees can be expected to bring to the job. EVERYTHING else must be purchased by the employer. This protects the worker from being taken advantage of. Don’t pay for stuff that your employer should be providing for you.

A few months before I was arrested and faced life in prison, I did a calculation that estimated how long it would take for me to get caught. (The calculation assumed a 99.9% criminal success rate) 90 days. That's how long it would take for me to get arrested for my third strike.

So, the show Yellowstone is just a twisted, white man's fantasy that doubles as a platitudinous infomercial for shallow masculinity, triples as a caricature of working-class values, and quadruples as a weird, whimsical ode to "the way things oughta be".

“We were firefighters and we were prisoners. We lived in a minimum security prison called a fire camp in a canyon north of Los Angeles. If there was a brush fire, a grass fire, or a forest fire, we’d show up.” —“Swimming With Socks” by @matthewhahn.com. evergreenreview.com/read/swimmin...

There’s a reason Lowrider Magazine was founded in San Jose.

There’s a reason Lowrider Magazine was founded in San Jose.

Back in the day, Henry Miller (one of my favorite authors) and Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs used to publish short pieces in a literary magazine called The Evergreen Review. I feel like crying a little bit because they published one of my stories today.