it looks like there is a clear issue for pulumi integration with Linode. Direct command of destroying instance would not list it in the resources to be destroyed!

$ pulumi destroy --target urn:pulumi:pr-UNFK-project-client-55::unfk-client::linode:index/instance:Instance::pr-UNFK-project-client-55
Previewing destroy (pr-UNFK-project-client-55)
View in Browser (Ctrl+O): <https://app.pulumi.com/xroads/unfk-client/pr-UNFK-project-client-55/previews/dc67d864-2577-4901-a681-06d7a7cd433b>

     Type                       Name                                   Plan       Info                                                                                                     
     pulumi:pulumi:Stack        unfk-client-pr-UNFK-project-client-55             1 error; 2 messages
 -   ├─ command:remote:Command  dockerRun                              delete     1 error
 -   ├─ command:remote:Command  dockerCreateEnv                        delete     1 error
 -   ├─ command:remote:Command  dockerPull                             delete     1 error
 -   ├─ command:remote:Command  dockerClean                            delete     1 error
 -   ├─ command:remote:Command  startDocker                            delete     1 error
 -   └─ command:remote:Command  installDokcer                          delete     1 error
Diagnostics:
  pulumi:pulumi:Stack (unfk-client-pr-UNFK-project-client-55):
    error: preview failed

    2024/04/23 17:18:04.259294 WARN RESTY Get "<https://api.linode.com/v4/linode/types?page=100>": context canceled, Attempt 1
    2024/04/23 17:18:04.260322 ERROR RESTY Get "<https://api.linode.com/v4/linode/types?page=100>": context canceled

  command:remote:Command (dockerCreateEnv):
    error: Resource 'urn:pulumi:pr-UNFK-project-client-55::unfk-client::command:remote:Command::dockerCreateEnv' will be destroyed but was not specified in --target list.
    Either include resource in --target list or pass --target-dependents to proceed.

  command:remote:Command (dockerPull):
    error: Resource 'urn:pulumi:pr-UNFK-project-client-55::unfk-client::command:remote:Command::dockerPull' will be destroyed but was not specified in --target list.
    Either include resource in --target list or pass --target-dependents to proceed.

  command:remote:Command (dockerClean):
    error: Resource 'urn:pulumi:pr-UNFK-project-client-55::unfk-client::command:remote:Command::dockerClean' will be destroyed but was not specified in --target list.
    Either include resource in --target list or pass --target-dependents to proceed.

  command:remote:Command (startDocker):
    error: Resource 'urn:pulumi:pr-UNFK-project-client-55::unfk-client::command:remote:Command::startDocker' will be destroyed but was not specified in --target list.
    Either include resource in --target list or pass --target-dependents to proceed.

  command:remote:Command (installDokcer):
    error: Resource 'urn:pulumi:pr-UNFK-project-client-55::unfk-client::command:remote:Command::installDokcer' will be destroyed but was not specified in --target list.
    Either include resource in --target list or pass --target-dependents to proceed.

  command:remote:Command (dockerRun):
    error: Resource 'urn:pulumi:pr-UNFK-project-client-55::unfk-client::command:remote:Command::dockerRun' will be destroyed but was not specified in --target list.
    Either include resource in --target list or pass --target-dependents to proceed.

Ya. You could file an issue on their github. Also I was going to try to explicitly define dependencies so it may try to sequence but haven't had a chance.