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A vlog about grief, grit, and getting back up: why Charlie Kirk still matters

by | Oct 15, 2025 | Censorship, Civil Rights, Parenting, Politics

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By Ryan “Dickie” Thompson, host of Disruptarian Radio

I hit record today with a heavy heart and a clear head. The vlog was supposed to be a breakdown of parental alienation and the mess it makes of families. I had thirty minutes of notes about court fights, gossip, and kids caught in the middle. Then I watched the White House ceremony where President Donald Trump posthumously awarded Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom on what would have been his 32nd birthday. Erika Kirk accepted on his behalf. That changed my day, and it changed this piece. (AP News )

Charlie was shot and killed on September 10 during a campus event at Utah Valley University. A young father. A fighter for the kind of free debate that belongs on every campus. A lot of people did not like his views. That is fine. In a free country, you argue back. You do not pull a trigger. The ceremony yesterday was a reminder that courage still counts, even when it costs everything. (Politico)

What I said on the vlog

I started with gratitude. Charlie inspired me. He pushed young people to think for themselves, to make faith and family matter, to build instead of burn. Erika’s remarks hit home, especially the simple rules Charlie shared for guarding a marriage and a home. Keep the Sabbath. Put the phone away. Give your family your full attention one day a week. That is not culture-war fire. That is common sense, and I needed to hear it. The moment was real, and a lot of the world saw it. (Fox News)

I also talked plainly about my own failures. I grew up forced into a church routine that felt fake, so I swung too far the other way with my kids. I gave them travel and big conversations about God, but I did not give them a steady home church. I thought I was protecting their freedom. What I did was leave a gap. That is on me.

I shared the private stuff most men would rather keep quiet. Long hours, stress, a marriage that drifted, and yes, turning to porn when intimacy faded. I told my wife at the time. I tried to fix it. Life hit hard anyway. A brutal car wreck. Recovery. Pain. Pride. Then public shaming. No fun to relive it, but truth heals. Confession is not weakness. It is the first brick you lay when you start rebuilding.

Parental alienation is real

If you are in that storm right now, I see you. The hardest part is watching children learn to hate half of themselves because one parent teaches them to hate the other. It is poison. Courts are slow. Social media is fast. Whisper networks can do more damage than any courtroom ever will. I do not have a magic fix, but I have a warning. Do not make your kids carry your grudge. It will break them.

In the vlog I said I almost posted a long exposé about my case. Instead, I sat with Erika’s words and Charlie’s example. Lead your home. Keep a real Sabbath. Put the phone down. Be present. If you are a dad, show up even when you feel unwelcome. If you are a mom, do not weaponize your children’s love. If you are a kid in the crossfire, hear me. You are allowed to love both parents. You are not a referee.

Why Charlie’s medal matters

The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian honor we have. People can argue about whether Charlie deserves it. People argue about everything now. But awards are signals, and this signal was loud. The President used his office to say that advocacy on campus, loud and controversial as it was, still belongs in American life. That message is bigger than one man. It tells every student group across the spectrum to bring your ideas into the daylight and make your case. (AP News )

Free speech is like a muscle. If you stop using it, it gets weak. If you punish people for speaking, you do not create harmony. You create silence. And silence is not peace. It is pressure building in a closed room.

We should be honest about the times. The reaction to Charlie’s murder and the ceremony lit up the political world. Some praised it. Some called it propaganda. The government even moved to revoke visas from several foreign nationals over their social media posts about his death, which triggered its own backlash over free speech. You do not have to agree with the policy to see the pattern. We are fast to punish speech and slow to defend it. That is a bad habit in a free republic. (Reuters)

From sorrow to action

In the vlog I said this as clearly as I could. If you want a freer future, start at your own kitchen table. Pick a day each week. Keep it sacred. Turn the phones off. Eat together. Pray together if you are a believer. Read something old and good if you are not. Debate respectfully. Laugh. Build the culture you want without waiting for a policy to bless it.

And if you are a student, organize. Turning Point USA was Charlie’s vehicle for campus organizing. You can join that, or you can build your own club from a different angle. The point is to meet in person, with real names and open eyes. Hand out flyers. Host speakers. Let people ask the hard questions. That is how you grow a spine and a brain at the same time.

My past, my path, my plan

Some people know me from Utah Pirate Radio, or from my old writings that are still buried in the archives. I have always been a free market libertarian. I have argued with people who disagree. I have never wanted them silenced. I wanted them engaged.

I have lived all over. I have chased projects and started shows, some small, some bigger. I have made mistakes. I have taken responsibility, in writing and on camera, for more than most men would dare admit. I am not done saying sorry where I need to. I am not done making amends where I can.

I said on the vlog that I am heading back to the United States. I miss my kids. I want to be near them. I want to be useful. I believe law and order should help families live their lives in peace. I believe a strong economy gives fathers and mothers the chance to stand on their own two feet. Those are not slogans to me. They are the conditions that let parents protect their kids from the worst cultural storms.

Faith, freedom, and a vow

When Charlie died, he wore a shirt that said “freedom.” When I was seventeen, I got the word tattooed across my back. Freedom is not a bumper sticker. It is a discipline. It looks like restraint when you want revenge. It looks like courage when you want to hide. It looks like telling the truth, even when it makes you look small.

Erika reminded us that a home needs leadership. A husband should lead, not as a tyrant, but as a servant who shows up. I failed at that more than once. I cannot change yesterday, but I can change today. That is my vow.

You know what? Silencing speech is like putting duct tape over a smoke alarm. The fire still burns, you just cannot hear the warning. We need thicker skin and thinner laws. We need stronger homes and fewer hashtags. We need dads who lead and moms who refuse to let bitterness win. We need kids who see both parents fighting for them, not with them.

Where Disruptarian goes from here

I am moving our main video work to Rumble. I want a platform that does not yank the mic the minute the conversation gets tough. If you follow our content, subscribe here: https://rumble.com/user/Disruptarian. We will keep publishing on the usual socials as long as we can, but Rumble will be home base. No corporate buzzwords. No algorithmic choke collar. Just straight talk, long form, with receipts.

The vlog you heard today was raw, and I plan to keep it human. I will cover policy. I will cover the culture. I will also cover the simple stuff that actually holds a life together, like keeping the Sabbath and looking your kids in the eye when they ask you a hard question.

A word to anyone hurting

If your kids say they hate you, do not quit. If your ex is smearing you, do not smear back. Document what matters. Tell the truth. Be patient. Get help if anyone is at risk of self harm. You are not alone. There is a community of parents who refuse to weaponize their children. Be one of them.

If you are young and angry, hear me. Your life is not a brand. It is not a set of labels. You are a soul. You are more than your feeds. Find real mentors. Test ideas. Forgive your parents where you can. Build something you can show your kids someday without shame.

Charlie’s legacy is not only a medal. It is a map. Speak with courage. Live with purpose. Keep faith. And yes, make room for grace. If we do that, his loss will not be the last word.

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