dietrick
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One hand washes the other, the fire comes from a spark and oh, how the mighty fall now We learn from our mistakes…now comes the rain.
I’ve been working on something for a while, and it finally felt ready.
This piece looks at the parallels between Trump’s pressure campaign in Venezuela and Putin’s war in Ukraine — not as a conspiracy theory, but as a pattern of escalation, moral pretext, and power.
#Ukraine #Venezuela
This piece looks at the parallels between Trump’s pressure campaign in Venezuela and Putin’s war in Ukraine — not as a conspiracy theory, but as a pattern of escalation, moral pretext, and power.
#Ukraine #Venezuela
Parallels in Strongman Tactics: Trump’s Venezuela Pressure vs. Putin’s Ukraine War
by Dietrick Hardwick
open.substack.com
December 21, 2025 at 8:01 AM
I’ve been working on something for a while, and it finally felt ready.
This piece looks at the parallels between Trump’s pressure campaign in Venezuela and Putin’s war in Ukraine — not as a conspiracy theory, but as a pattern of escalation, moral pretext, and power.
#Ukraine #Venezuela
This piece looks at the parallels between Trump’s pressure campaign in Venezuela and Putin’s war in Ukraine — not as a conspiracy theory, but as a pattern of escalation, moral pretext, and power.
#Ukraine #Venezuela
The Vile Clarity of What’s Coming — How Saturation Tactics Gut Empathy and Make Moral Outrage Look Naive.
#TheLedger #JulianKnox #VenezuelaCrisis #ManufacturedWar #ForeignPolicy #Kleptocracy #USImperialism #ModernWarfare #NarrativeControl #SubstackVoices
#TheLedger #JulianKnox #VenezuelaCrisis #ManufacturedWar #ForeignPolicy #Kleptocracy #USImperialism #ModernWarfare #NarrativeControl #SubstackVoices
The Ledger (@theledgermg)
The Vile Clarity of What’s Coming — How Saturation Tactics Gut Empathy and Make Moral Outrage Look Naive.
#TheLedger #JulianKnox #VenezuelaCrisis #ManufacturedWar #ForeignPolicy #Kleptocracy #USImper...
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December 15, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The Vile Clarity of What’s Coming — How Saturation Tactics Gut Empathy and Make Moral Outrage Look Naive.
#TheLedger #JulianKnox #VenezuelaCrisis #ManufacturedWar #ForeignPolicy #Kleptocracy #USImperialism #ModernWarfare #NarrativeControl #SubstackVoices
#TheLedger #JulianKnox #VenezuelaCrisis #ManufacturedWar #ForeignPolicy #Kleptocracy #USImperialism #ModernWarfare #NarrativeControl #SubstackVoices
I wrote this to explain something that’s hard to put into words: why ADHD can look like “bad priorities” from the outside, even when love and care are very much present.
#ADHD #Neurodivergence #ADHDRelationships #UnderstandingADHD #MentalHealthMatters #NeurodivergentVoices #ADHDAwareness
#ADHD #Neurodivergence #ADHDRelationships #UnderstandingADHD #MentalHealthMatters #NeurodivergentVoices #ADHDAwareness
Living With ADHD: Why It Looks Like We Have Our Priorities Backwards (When We Don’t)
by R.
open.substack.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:35 AM
I wrote this to explain something that’s hard to put into words: why ADHD can look like “bad priorities” from the outside, even when love and care are very much present.
#ADHD #Neurodivergence #ADHDRelationships #UnderstandingADHD #MentalHealthMatters #NeurodivergentVoices #ADHDAwareness
#ADHD #Neurodivergence #ADHDRelationships #UnderstandingADHD #MentalHealthMatters #NeurodivergentVoices #ADHDAwareness
When leaders elevate themselves with titles, trophies, and hand-crafted honors, it’s not just vanity — it’s a strategy.
Authoritarian validation isn’t about achievement, it’s about control: crafting a myth, inflating an ego, and manufacturing the illusion of greatness.
Authoritarian validation isn’t about achievement, it’s about control: crafting a myth, inflating an ego, and manufacturing the illusion of greatness.
Despotism 101: Why Authoritarian Figures Crave Awards, Validation & Manufactured Greatness
by R.
open.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:53 PM
When leaders elevate themselves with titles, trophies, and hand-crafted honors, it’s not just vanity — it’s a strategy.
Authoritarian validation isn’t about achievement, it’s about control: crafting a myth, inflating an ego, and manufacturing the illusion of greatness.
Authoritarian validation isn’t about achievement, it’s about control: crafting a myth, inflating an ego, and manufacturing the illusion of greatness.
Service is a promise made to the Constitution and to the people — all the people. Not to any one party.
We honor every man and woman who carries that promise with humility and heart.
#NavyPoint #PensacolaStrong #HonorAndOath #RespectAllWhoServe #CommunityFirst #ConstitutionAbovePolitics
We honor every man and woman who carries that promise with humility and heart.
#NavyPoint #PensacolaStrong #HonorAndOath #RespectAllWhoServe #CommunityFirst #ConstitutionAbovePolitics
When Power Becomes Performative: A Clear Look at Rhetoric, Responsibility, and the American System
By Dietrick Hardwick
open.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Service is a promise made to the Constitution and to the people — all the people. Not to any one party.
We honor every man and woman who carries that promise with humility and heart.
#NavyPoint #PensacolaStrong #HonorAndOath #RespectAllWhoServe #CommunityFirst #ConstitutionAbovePolitics
We honor every man and woman who carries that promise with humility and heart.
#NavyPoint #PensacolaStrong #HonorAndOath #RespectAllWhoServe #CommunityFirst #ConstitutionAbovePolitics
Why does anything exist at all — and could the simplest answer also be the truest?
Incandescence explores how consciousness, matter, and meaning might all rise from one field of simplicity.
Read it on The Incandescence Blog.
#Incandescence #Consciousness #OccamsRazor #Earthchime
Incandescence explores how consciousness, matter, and meaning might all rise from one field of simplicity.
Read it on The Incandescence Blog.
#Incandescence #Consciousness #OccamsRazor #Earthchime
Incandescence: Decoding the Tapestry of Consciousness and the Quantum Field
by Dietrick Hardwick
open.substack.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Why does anything exist at all — and could the simplest answer also be the truest?
Incandescence explores how consciousness, matter, and meaning might all rise from one field of simplicity.
Read it on The Incandescence Blog.
#Incandescence #Consciousness #OccamsRazor #Earthchime
Incandescence explores how consciousness, matter, and meaning might all rise from one field of simplicity.
Read it on The Incandescence Blog.
#Incandescence #Consciousness #OccamsRazor #Earthchime
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:
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:
The Dark Left: Should We Embrace It, Fear It, or Transcend It?
A Cautionary Dispatch from the Luminous Edge
open.substack.com
August 3, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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:
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:
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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”
July 13, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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”
#ImmigrantRights #EndTheCamps #AlligatorAlcatraz #HumanRightsCrisis #StopICEAbuse #JournalismMatters #NeverAgain #NoHumanIsIllegal #ExposeTheCruelty #AuthoritarianWatch #SanctuaryForAll #FascismInAmerica #BlueSkyRocks
Alligator Alcatraz: The Hidden War on Immigrants and the Machinery of American Cruelty
By Julian Knox
open.substack.com
July 16, 2025 at 4:31 AM
A good read…
🚀 Martian Mirage: Musk, the Red Lie, and the Billionaire Moonshot to Nowhere
False Idols, Post-Earth Fantasies, Space Hustles
open.substack.com
July 15, 2025 at 8:24 PM
A good read…
