@loganjbryant.bsky.social
Software engineer and product architect by trade, and intensely introverted - but trying to be vocally anti-authoritarian because I don't want future generations to ask why I stood silent while white supremacist fascist history repeated itself.
Thank you!
It's really very odd, to grieve someone long before they've passed, then grieve them again when they DO pass. Regardless of who she became, she raised me, and did a relatively decent job, but as a grandmother she totally failed.
It's really very odd, to grieve someone long before they've passed, then grieve them again when they DO pass. Regardless of who she became, she raised me, and did a relatively decent job, but as a grandmother she totally failed.
December 6, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Thank you!
It's really very odd, to grieve someone long before they've passed, then grieve them again when they DO pass. Regardless of who she became, she raised me, and did a relatively decent job, but as a grandmother she totally failed.
It's really very odd, to grieve someone long before they've passed, then grieve them again when they DO pass. Regardless of who she became, she raised me, and did a relatively decent job, but as a grandmother she totally failed.
Thank you. That's it exactly. The good thing is, I feel like I've already grieved. She's not the mother I loved and grew up with. It's making her death a lot easier for me, since the person I knew died years ago.
December 6, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Thank you. That's it exactly. The good thing is, I feel like I've already grieved. She's not the mother I loved and grew up with. It's making her death a lot easier for me, since the person I knew died years ago.
Same. My mother passed away yesterday, and I've been effectively no contact with her for close to a decade because of her increasing intolerance, that accelerated under Trump -- and I'm still feeling a lot more anger than grief.
December 6, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Same. My mother passed away yesterday, and I've been effectively no contact with her for close to a decade because of her increasing intolerance, that accelerated under Trump -- and I'm still feeling a lot more anger than grief.
My Jewish wife (born and raised in Long Island, although we now live in rural Virginia) very much approves of this comment. Wish he was part of MY government.
December 6, 2025 at 11:23 PM
My Jewish wife (born and raised in Long Island, although we now live in rural Virginia) very much approves of this comment. Wish he was part of MY government.
The worst, and the best, thing about the Trump administration is that it has emboldened people into showing who they truly are. This is bad because they're now destroying our country with their hate, but good because we now know exactly who they are.
December 6, 2025 at 11:18 PM
The worst, and the best, thing about the Trump administration is that it has emboldened people into showing who they truly are. This is bad because they're now destroying our country with their hate, but good because we now know exactly who they are.
They're a crime, but not arson -- extortion. They are a vehicle for Trump and his band of robber-barons to extort companies and countries into paying directly into Trump's coffers in return for reduced tariffs.
December 6, 2025 at 4:55 PM
They're a crime, but not arson -- extortion. They are a vehicle for Trump and his band of robber-barons to extort companies and countries into paying directly into Trump's coffers in return for reduced tariffs.
that has allowed racism, sexism, classism, ableism, and pure evil to thrive in this country.
For anyone that read through this entire thread, thank you. I wrote it for me, because I needed to get it out - but thank you for allowing me to share what I am feeling. (12/12)
For anyone that read through this entire thread, thank you. I wrote it for me, because I needed to get it out - but thank you for allowing me to share what I am feeling. (12/12)
December 6, 2025 at 1:57 AM
that has allowed racism, sexism, classism, ableism, and pure evil to thrive in this country.
For anyone that read through this entire thread, thank you. I wrote it for me, because I needed to get it out - but thank you for allowing me to share what I am feeling. (12/12)
For anyone that read through this entire thread, thank you. I wrote it for me, because I needed to get it out - but thank you for allowing me to share what I am feeling. (12/12)
In short, I am just angry. My grief does come in waves, but it is nothing next to the gut twisting anger. I absolutely hate that feeling, but I WILL use it. I WILL fight for the rights of my children, and everyone else suffering because of what has fostered the environment (11/12)
December 6, 2025 at 1:57 AM
In short, I am just angry. My grief does come in waves, but it is nothing next to the gut twisting anger. I absolutely hate that feeling, but I WILL use it. I WILL fight for the rights of my children, and everyone else suffering because of what has fostered the environment (11/12)
have built this entire country, people of color. I am angry that anyone that isn't straight, white, and, in many cases, male, has to be afraid every day, and that my own mother helped to foster and spread this horrible disease of the mind. (10/12)
December 6, 2025 at 1:57 AM
have built this entire country, people of color. I am angry that anyone that isn't straight, white, and, in many cases, male, has to be afraid every day, and that my own mother helped to foster and spread this horrible disease of the mind. (10/12)
very new. I am angry at her for what she has done to my children, and the children of others. I am angry at people like her that have created a world hostile to those that are different: the neurodivergent, the transgender, the entire LBGTQ community, immigrants that (9/12)
December 6, 2025 at 1:57 AM
very new. I am angry at her for what she has done to my children, and the children of others. I am angry at people like her that have created a world hostile to those that are different: the neurodivergent, the transgender, the entire LBGTQ community, immigrants that (9/12)
that raised me to be open minded and accepting. I don't know when, or why, she changed, but she did. The person that died today wasn't my mother, and the grief for me isn't fresh and new as it is for most of my family. The anger, though, is (8/12)
December 6, 2025 at 1:57 AM
that raised me to be open minded and accepting. I don't know when, or why, she changed, but she did. The person that died today wasn't my mother, and the grief for me isn't fresh and new as it is for most of my family. The anger, though, is (8/12)
wants to destroy my entire family. My world was shattered, and I grieved, and moved on. The mother I thought I knew passed long ago. The woman that died today is someone that I would never voluntarily associate with, someone who couldn't be the mother (7/12)
December 6, 2025 at 1:57 AM
wants to destroy my entire family. My world was shattered, and I grieved, and moved on. The mother I thought I knew passed long ago. The woman that died today is someone that I would never voluntarily associate with, someone who couldn't be the mother (7/12)
With Donald Trump, however, this ended. Now my mother wasn't being unsupportive -- she was actively attacking my children by supporting someone doing the best that he could to remove all support systems and safety for my children. She was voting for a man that (6/12)
December 6, 2025 at 1:57 AM
With Donald Trump, however, this ended. Now my mother wasn't being unsupportive -- she was actively attacking my children by supporting someone doing the best that he could to remove all support systems and safety for my children. She was voting for a man that (6/12)
her casual disregard for their view of the world. Still, she was my mother, and I loved her, so I tried to teach my children to accept her for who she was without allowing her views to harm their self-image and self-worth. (5/12)
December 6, 2025 at 1:57 AM
her casual disregard for their view of the world. Still, she was my mother, and I loved her, so I tried to teach my children to accept her for who she was without allowing her views to harm their self-image and self-worth. (5/12)
way. When my children were younger, she taught them both to sew. When my oldest wanted to learn to sew pants and shirts rather than dresses, blouses, and skirts, she stopped teaching them. She hurt my children in many little ways over the years, with her lack of understanding and (4/12)
December 6, 2025 at 1:57 AM
way. When my children were younger, she taught them both to sew. When my oldest wanted to learn to sew pants and shirts rather than dresses, blouses, and skirts, she stopped teaching them. She hurt my children in many little ways over the years, with her lack of understanding and (4/12)
when it became obvious that my children weren't "normal" for this area. One child is non gender-conforming, the other is on the spectrum, both have Tourettes -- and both are wonderful, brilliant, spectacular stars that my world revolves around. My mother didn't see it that (3/12)
December 6, 2025 at 1:57 AM
when it became obvious that my children weren't "normal" for this area. One child is non gender-conforming, the other is on the spectrum, both have Tourettes -- and both are wonderful, brilliant, spectacular stars that my world revolves around. My mother didn't see it that (3/12)
was first diagnosed. However, I have been effectively no-contact with my mother for a decade. I would hug her and say I love you at family functions, but that was the extent of my relationship with her. She stopped being the mother that raised me and loved me (2/12)
December 6, 2025 at 1:57 AM
was first diagnosed. However, I have been effectively no-contact with my mother for a decade. I would hug her and say I love you at family functions, but that was the extent of my relationship with her. She stopped being the mother that raised me and loved me (2/12)
Or, let's be honest here, a US Senator.
December 5, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Or, let's be honest here, a US Senator.
NecroCapitalists - that is such an amazingly accurate description. I hope the hashtag trends.
December 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM
NecroCapitalists - that is such an amazingly accurate description. I hope the hashtag trends.
Yeah, like their message is at all complicated. It all boils down to "We hate you and want to kill you all, but we have to torture you and bleed you dry for our billionaire overlords first, especially if you're a female, POC, or transgender."
December 5, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Yeah, like their message is at all complicated. It all boils down to "We hate you and want to kill you all, but we have to torture you and bleed you dry for our billionaire overlords first, especially if you're a female, POC, or transgender."
He'll never beat Stephen Miller, but he's definitely doing his best.
December 5, 2025 at 1:33 AM
He'll never beat Stephen Miller, but he's definitely doing his best.
Okay, maybe it's just me -- but I find the best news there to be the 19% / 14% of MAGA supporters. Those folks never blame the Republican party and DJT for ANYTHING.
December 4, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Okay, maybe it's just me -- but I find the best news there to be the 19% / 14% of MAGA supporters. Those folks never blame the Republican party and DJT for ANYTHING.
I really hope so (on the war crimes tribunal comment). Stephen Miller is completely evil, and his only goal is harming as many people as he can.
December 4, 2025 at 4:39 AM
I really hope so (on the war crimes tribunal comment). Stephen Miller is completely evil, and his only goal is harming as many people as he can.
I saw that one, and was so horrified. My wife is Jewish, and her grandmother left Hungary near the end of 1934. Almost her entire family died during the holocaust -- and these evil asshats think images of Auschwitz as a slogan makes sense.
December 4, 2025 at 4:28 AM
I saw that one, and was so horrified. My wife is Jewish, and her grandmother left Hungary near the end of 1934. Almost her entire family died during the holocaust -- and these evil asshats think images of Auschwitz as a slogan makes sense.