Welcome to Defiance

A space for truth-telling, memory-holding, and the kind of resistance that doesn't flinch.

Resistance isn’t just survival—it’s action.

This space isn’t about outrage for its own sake. It’s about naming what’s broken, honoring what’s been betrayed, and refusing to stay silent when silence becomes complicity.

I call this section Defiance not because I want to shout into the void, but because I believe words still matter. That writing can cut through the fog. That truth, when spoken clearly and without apology, still has the power to move us.

If you're new here, start with these:

• What We Left on the Table
  On broken promises, performative diplomacy, and the high cost of walking away from peace.

• Disappeared by Design
  On policy, disappearance, and the machinery of plausible deniability.

• You Don’t Get to Say “Happy Easter” Like That
  A response to sanctimony wrapped in scapegoating.

• War of the Worlds (2025 Edition)
  Satire meets statecraft in a world where emoji diplomacy is somehow a thing.

These posts vary in tone—some quiet, some sharp, some surreal—but they all share a question:

What are we willing to normalize?
And what happens when we don’t?

If this resonates, stick around. Comment. Restack. Share with someone who’s also watching the news and asking: Is this really where we are?

Or just read. That’s a kind of resistance too.

—Robert