J. Matt
tinyshocks.bsky.social
J. Matt
@tinyshocks.bsky.social
ZUMA Press, Soc. Enviro Journos, Nat. Press Photogs Assoc. www.tinyshocks.com
Fish are a balm in troubled times, let’s hope they last. #fish #coral #coralreef #hawaii #photojournalism #underwater
March 13, 2025 at 5:38 AM
And, in case there is a lack of clarity as to the bigger picture of what the administration appears to be doing with their “zone flooding,” here’s a take that has historical precedents behind it. #autocracy #patrimonialism #trump #musk #statecapture jmattpunchingup.substack.com/p/todays-dys...
Today’s Dystopic Catalogue of Horrors
Could be tomorrow’s actual dystopia
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March 13, 2025 at 4:33 AM
I’ve been tremendously bad at Bluesky. Apologies, here’s something, maybe, that could make amends: troubling historical currents in today’s waters and pictures from a current project:

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#uncerntaintytoday #journalism #photojournalism #americanexperience
Developments Continue Developing
"Shock and awe" isn't just for Iraqis any more — and increasingly there is no insurance for it
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February 5, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Thanks so much to the folks at Longreads for selecting my return to Paradise as one of the year’s ten best long reads!! It’s an honor and tremendous company. I’m awed and only wanted to tell Paradisians’ story well. longreads.com/2024/12/20/b...

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December 20, 2024 at 8:50 PM
Tech, power, and the Trump administration filtered through the lens of Guy Debord and George Jackson, plus picture from SF’s tech implosions. Read it here, if this sounds like your cup of tea. #tech #power #exploitation #privacy #sanfrancisco

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Tech, Social (r)Evolution, and the Future
50 years on George Jackson and Guy Debord are more pertinent than ever
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December 7, 2024 at 9:38 AM
Reposted by J. Matt
Last month marked 6 years since the deadliest wildfire in state history raced through Butte County, California.

Earlier this year @tinyshocks.bsky.social returned to the town of Paradise to find a community continuing to honor the people & place they lost. How are they preparing for the next blaze?
Lessons from Paradise on Fire
Five years after the deadliest wildfire in California history, what lessons can be learned from how the town of Paradise is recovering — and how it’s preparing for the next blaze?
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December 6, 2024 at 11:26 PM