Matthew Hahn
@matthewhahn.com
Former prisoner. Dharma student. Union tradesman. Program facilitator for Mindful Prisons & Boundless Freedom Project. Sober since 2005. Hobbyist photographer. San Jose, CA.
Kicked a divot out of Stalin’s grave.
https://linktr.ee/MatthewHahn
Kicked a divot out of Stalin’s grave.
https://linktr.ee/MatthewHahn
At the union hall phone banking for Yes on Prop 50. First time for everything.
October 22, 2025 at 12:58 AM
At the union hall phone banking for Yes on Prop 50. First time for everything.
Otherwise occupation, subjugation, police brutality, dispossession, surveillance, and 'extrajudicial executions,' would be excusable or even necessary." - Mohammed el-Kurd, in Perfect Victims and the Politics of Appeal
August 10, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Otherwise occupation, subjugation, police brutality, dispossession, surveillance, and 'extrajudicial executions,' would be excusable or even necessary." - Mohammed el-Kurd, in Perfect Victims and the Politics of Appeal
The Weather Underground would like a word.
August 10, 2025 at 12:41 AM
The Weather Underground would like a word.
Sworn in. Proud to be of service to the members of IBEW Local 617.
July 9, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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.
July 5, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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
- getting propaganda emails from the Social Security Administration, or
- having to block the U.S. Department of Justice on Facebook
July 5, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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
- 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
June 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
“I’m not having sex with a couch, I’m having sex with its cushions” - JD Vance, probably
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.
When I see images of Los Angeles, I try to remember that none of the uninteresting stuff is being shown to me.
June 11, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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.
When I see images of Los Angeles, I try to remember that none of the uninteresting stuff is being shown to me.
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.
June 1, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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.
Our President is the embodiment of the root poisons.
May 26, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Our President is the embodiment of the root poisons.
You are not winning when your entire account and every comment you make is labeled “intolerant”.
May 21, 2025 at 7:18 PM
You are not winning when your entire account and every comment you make is labeled “intolerant”.
Official pride and trans flags, coming to a government building near you.
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Thank you, Salt Lake City and Boise.
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Thank you, Salt Lake City and Boise.
May 19, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Official pride and trans flags, coming to a government building near you.
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Thank you, Salt Lake City and Boise.
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Thank you, Salt Lake City and Boise.
Our suffering is a feature, not a failure.
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The full talk “Our Pain Is Sacred” is available on Youtube and my website. See link in bio.
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The full talk “Our Pain Is Sacred” is available on Youtube and my website. See link in bio.
May 19, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Our suffering is a feature, not a failure.
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The full talk “Our Pain Is Sacred” is available on Youtube and my website. See link in bio.
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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.
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The full talk “Our Pain Is Sacred” is available on Youtube and my website. See the link in bio.
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The full talk “Our Pain Is Sacred” is available on Youtube and my website. See the link in bio.
May 18, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Coming to terms with the truth of suffering early in my last prison term.
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The full talk “Our Pain Is Sacred” is available on Youtube and my website. See the link in bio.
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The full talk “Our Pain Is Sacred” is available on Youtube and my website. See the link in bio.
She was always there for me. My Mom.
Folsom State Prison, 2007.
Folsom State Prison, 2007.
May 11, 2025 at 3:08 PM
She was always there for me. My Mom.
Folsom State Prison, 2007.
Folsom State Prison, 2007.
Discovering meditation in prison and finding distance from personal narratives.
May 9, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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.
Don’t pay for stuff that your employer should be providing for you.
May 8, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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.
Don’t pay for stuff that your employer should be providing for you.
There’s a reason Lowrider Magazine was founded in San Jose.
May 5, 2025 at 12:19 AM
There’s a reason Lowrider Magazine was founded in San Jose.
Twenty years sober today. Thankfully, I don’t have to live like this anymore.
April 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Twenty years sober today. Thankfully, I don’t have to live like this anymore.
Twenty years ago, I turned myself in for what I thought would be a life sentence in prison.
April 22, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Twenty years ago, I turned myself in for what I thought would be a life sentence in prison.
A little bit about my expungement process in California. If it worked me for, it will likely work for folks with felony DUI comvictions.
April 21, 2025 at 7:08 PM
A little bit about my expungement process in California. If it worked me for, it will likely work for folks with felony DUI comvictions.
One need not be of the same faith to share a faith. Rest in peace, Pope Francis.
April 21, 2025 at 2:09 PM
One need not be of the same faith to share a faith. Rest in peace, Pope Francis.
Elon Musk’s desire for a legion of offspring is literally something I thought about when I was 17 years old, high on meth, and paying for an “IMMMORTAL” tattoo with a 24-pack of beer.
And, yes, I still have the tattoo across my chest. I consider it a good joke for the mortician.
And, yes, I still have the tattoo across my chest. I consider it a good joke for the mortician.
April 20, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Elon Musk’s desire for a legion of offspring is literally something I thought about when I was 17 years old, high on meth, and paying for an “IMMMORTAL” tattoo with a 24-pack of beer.
And, yes, I still have the tattoo across my chest. I consider it a good joke for the mortician.
And, yes, I still have the tattoo across my chest. I consider it a good joke for the mortician.
Someone in my practice group said this the other night. A good reminder.
April 18, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Someone in my practice group said this the other night. A good reminder.
Spent the evening watching hockey with an old friend, and then stopped at my favorite spot for a quick photo. And, yeah, security had to chase me off. They don't like nighttime onlookers at Yerba Buena.
April 15, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Spent the evening watching hockey with an old friend, and then stopped at my favorite spot for a quick photo. And, yeah, security had to chase me off. They don't like nighttime onlookers at Yerba Buena.