@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.
They shouldn't feel good. Angry, sad, appalled, disgusted, even horrified -- but not good. The fact that the current political map is improving for the midterms isn't the point. Yes, they should feel some hope there, but the damage from this presidency continues to escalate.
December 13, 2025 at 10:26 PM
They shouldn't feel good. Angry, sad, appalled, disgusted, even horrified -- but not good. The fact that the current political map is improving for the midterms isn't the point. Yes, they should feel some hope there, but the damage from this presidency continues to escalate.
Ignoring the stupidity of this entire thing, this is going to go great. Everyone works out before flying -- and sweats a lot, because of course you do while working out. Then, 200 people are packed together like sardines for a cross country trip. Nope nope nope.
December 9, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Ignoring the stupidity of this entire thing, this is going to go great. Everyone works out before flying -- and sweats a lot, because of course you do while working out. Then, 200 people are packed together like sardines for a cross country trip. Nope nope nope.
Based on my two -- both breastfed -- they'd be ASD, ADHD, have Tourettes, and dyslexia (both still brilliant and amazing, but neurological issues abound).
The whole breastfed / formula fed debate is funny. Love and attention matter so much more than how they get their nutrients.
The whole breastfed / formula fed debate is funny. Love and attention matter so much more than how they get their nutrients.
December 8, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Based on my two -- both breastfed -- they'd be ASD, ADHD, have Tourettes, and dyslexia (both still brilliant and amazing, but neurological issues abound).
The whole breastfed / formula fed debate is funny. Love and attention matter so much more than how they get their nutrients.
The whole breastfed / formula fed debate is funny. Love and attention matter so much more than how they get their nutrients.
I mean, chin didn't go over the bar, so he DIDN'T - but, also, the entire Trump administration is compensating hard for something.
December 8, 2025 at 11:13 PM
I mean, chin didn't go over the bar, so he DIDN'T - but, also, the entire Trump administration is compensating hard for something.
How long are they going to blame Biden? That one is easy. Four years, minimum.
Can we please return to the timeline where the eminently qualified Kamala Harris won the presidency? Pretty please?
Can we please return to the timeline where the eminently qualified Kamala Harris won the presidency? Pretty please?
December 8, 2025 at 8:12 PM
How long are they going to blame Biden? That one is easy. Four years, minimum.
Can we please return to the timeline where the eminently qualified Kamala Harris won the presidency? Pretty please?
Can we please return to the timeline where the eminently qualified Kamala Harris won the presidency? Pretty please?
Unfortunately, alternately, maybe this is just a way to get more attention for herself, because I think that narcissism trumps political aspirations for her.
December 8, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Unfortunately, alternately, maybe this is just a way to get more attention for herself, because I think that narcissism trumps political aspirations for her.
MTG will say anything to advance her career, and in the most awful fashion possible. She's an opportunist of the first order. I'm hoping she's ALSO a canary in the coal mine. If she's decided it's time to kick Trump to the curb, maybe she's just an early adopter.
December 8, 2025 at 3:37 PM
MTG will say anything to advance her career, and in the most awful fashion possible. She's an opportunist of the first order. I'm hoping she's ALSO a canary in the coal mine. If she's decided it's time to kick Trump to the curb, maybe she's just an early adopter.
We're not judging. You can be Louisiana if you want to be - especially New Orleans. Those folks know how to have a good time :-)
December 7, 2025 at 5:06 PM
We're not judging. You can be Louisiana if you want to be - especially New Orleans. Those folks know how to have a good time :-)
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)