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My home burned in the 2025 Eaton Fire, along with thousands of my neighbors. I now believe my neighborhood was just the tip of the spear, foreshadowing the cataclysmic decline of our institutions, our politics, and eventually our civilization.

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Documenting the rebuilding of Altadena after the 2025 Eaton Fire, focusing on the systemic successes and failures that residents experience.

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