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dietrick @dietrick.bsky.social · Sep 20

The Tabloid Coup: How Trump’s Six-Step Formula Is Devouring Democracy

By Julian Knox

dietrick @dietrick.bsky.social · Aug 30

Open Letter to the AI Community: Understanding the Limits of Machine Minds and the Path Forward

Today’s AI simulates intelligence without an inner life. Here’s Part 1: How we co‑evolve responsibly.

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dietrick @dietrick.bsky.social · Aug 20

Demystifying the AI Hype: Cutting Through Myths and Exposing Reality

I Worked At Palantir: The Tech Company Reshaping Reality

dietrick @dietrick.bsky.social · Aug 13

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YouTube video by More Perfect Union

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dietrick @dietrick.bsky.social · Aug 7

The Remarkable Journey of Michael Kiske: From Teenage Metal Star to Spiritual Seeker

The Dark Left: Should We Embrace It, Fear It, or Transcend It?

dietrick @dietrick.bsky.social · Aug 3

The Dark Left is gaining steam—but is it the answer to fascism or a Trojan horse for it?

We explore its origins, promises, and dangers in this cautionary manifesto.

Rage can be righteous—but without clarity, it becomes another weapon for the machine.

✍️ Read the full dispatch below:

A Cautionary Dispatch from the Luminous Edge

dietrick @dietrick.bsky.social · Jul 24

Democracy Is Not a Corporation.

Running It Like One Is Not Characteristic of or Consistent with American Customs, Principles, or Traditions

#ImmigrantRights #EndTheCamps #AlligatorAlcatraz #HumanRightsCrisis #StopICEAbuse #JournalismMatters #NeverAgain #NoHumanIsIllegal #ExposeTheCruelty #AuthoritarianWatch #SanctuaryForAll #FascismInAmerica #BlueSkyRocks

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Marco Foster @marcofoster.bsky.social · Jul 13

Rosie O’Donnell on Donald Trump: “He’s put this country in so much danger by his horrible decisions and this ridiculously immoral bill. People will die. Shame on him. Shame on every GOP sycophant who’s listening and following the disasterous decisions of this mentally incapacitated POTUS”

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dietrick @dietrick.bsky.social · Jul 16

Alligator Alcatraz: The Hidden War on Immigrants and the Machinery of American Cruelty

By Julian Knox

🚀 Martian Mirage: Musk, the Red Lie, and the Billionaire Moonshot to Nowhere

dietrick @dietrick.bsky.social · Jul 15

A good read…

False Idols, Post-Earth Fantasies, Space Hustles

dietrick @dietrick.bsky.social · Jun 30

MUSK’S DOGE HEIST: THE POST-MORTEM WE NEVER GOT

By Deke Fount & Julian Knox

dietrick @dietrick.bsky.social · Jun 22

The Broligarch Coup: How Silicon Valley’s Elite Hijacked Democracy—and Our Data

By R.

dietrick @dietrick.bsky.social · Jun 21

🔥 “Well-Regulated” Means Something: The Constitutional Myth of Unlimited Gun Rights

By: Dietrick Hardwick | Earthchime Journal | Cultural Disarmament Series | June 2025

dietrick @dietrick.bsky.social · Jun 20

Of Those Who Could Have Broken the World, But Chose Not To.

YouTube video by Helloween - Topic

dietrick @dietrick.bsky.social · Jun 16

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This Is Tokyo

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dietrick @dietrick.bsky.social · Jun 14

The Parade Was for a King. The Streets Were for Us.

by Dorian Kincaid & Julian Knox

dietrick @dietrick.bsky.social · Jun 13

The Tyranny of Talent: How Meritocracy Hijacked the American Dream

By Julian Knox

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dietrick @dietrick.bsky.social · Jun 9

On the Nature of All Things

🌀THE SHAPE OF PERCEPTION

dietrick @dietrick.bsky.social · Jun 6

The Dark Enlightenment: Curtis Yarvin, Theil’s Mirror, and the Billionaire Coup

By Julian Knox and Dorian Kincaid

dietrick @dietrick.bsky.social · Jun 4

On the Nature of All Things

🌀THE SHAPE OF PERCEPTION

dietrick @dietrick.bsky.social · May 31

The Dangerous Dance of Elon Musk: Substance, Power, and the Edge of Chaos

In an era marked by unprecedented technological leaps and staggering accumulations of wealth, figures like Elon Musk dominate headlines, influence policy, and shape global futures.

WE WERE ALWAYS WOKE: The True Legacy of Gender, Identity, and the American Soul

dietrick @dietrick.bsky.social · May 22

They hijacked “woke” to make you afraid of your neighbor.

But the truth? “Stay woke” began as a whisper to protect Black lives from violence.

Being woke just means you’re finally paying attention.

#WeWereAlwaysWoke #GenderJustice #LGBTQHistory #Earthchime

by R.

EXIT THE PANOPTICON: BlueSky CEO Jay Graber, Decentralization, and the Coming Exodus from Surveillance Tech

dietrick @dietrick.bsky.social · May 22

Okay, I decided to awaken The Ledger from its 2-3 weeks of dormancy. I was getting a toxic feeling from the coup stuff. But, I thought of something really hopeful after seeing Jay on TV!
@jay.bsky.team

#SurveillanceCapitalism #JayGraber #Decentralization #Bluesky #DigitalRights #SocialMediaExit

by R.D.

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dietrick @dietrick.bsky.social · May 22

Also no regrets