Rebecca De León 🦁
@rebeccadeleon.bsky.social
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Yes I'm still not allowed in but my son and his grandparents have also just left! Seems like the parking garage was where the worry was. Glad you made it ok!
November 24, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Yes I'm still not allowed in but my son and his grandparents have also just left! Seems like the parking garage was where the worry was. Glad you made it ok!
My son is inside with his grandparents and he said nobody has said anything to any of them. But he's 7 and his grandparents don't speak English so I wish I was there. Who knows what was communicated to them that they didn't understand, potentially.
November 24, 2025 at 10:53 PM
My son is inside with his grandparents and he said nobody has said anything to any of them. But he's 7 and his grandparents don't speak English so I wish I was there. Who knows what was communicated to them that they didn't understand, potentially.
Yeah they swarmed the place pretty quickly. But they also look kinda bored. We may never know what's going on tbh
November 24, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Yeah they swarmed the place pretty quickly. But they also look kinda bored. We may never know what's going on tbh
Me with my short fuse and loud mouth, would respond one way. He'd respond another way -- with measure, maturity, and understanding for how I felt.
But make no mistake. He despised phonies.
But make no mistake. He despised phonies.
November 20, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Me with my short fuse and loud mouth, would respond one way. He'd respond another way -- with measure, maturity, and understanding for how I felt.
But make no mistake. He despised phonies.
But make no mistake. He despised phonies.
But he'd only say such things to me, after looking around to make sure no one he knew was in earshot, and then he'd always say so in the most respectful way.
November 20, 2025 at 1:06 AM
But he'd only say such things to me, after looking around to make sure no one he knew was in earshot, and then he'd always say so in the most respectful way.
But make no mistake. His god-tier level of diplomacy and ability to connect with the humanity of every human he talked to didn't mean he couldn't see the harm that bad actors caused. He saw it. He knew it. He didn't like it.
November 20, 2025 at 1:05 AM
But make no mistake. His god-tier level of diplomacy and ability to connect with the humanity of every human he talked to didn't mean he couldn't see the harm that bad actors caused. He saw it. He knew it. He didn't like it.
I'd aspire to be like him, but I'm far too introverted and neurodivergent. Crowds frighten me. Plus, I know I'm awkward.
So JJ, being the extroverted social butterfly he was, would go out into the community, gather gossip, then share with me over drinks. And it was my favorite part of being alive.
So JJ, being the extroverted social butterfly he was, would go out into the community, gather gossip, then share with me over drinks. And it was my favorite part of being alive.
November 20, 2025 at 1:04 AM
I'd aspire to be like him, but I'm far too introverted and neurodivergent. Crowds frighten me. Plus, I know I'm awkward.
So JJ, being the extroverted social butterfly he was, would go out into the community, gather gossip, then share with me over drinks. And it was my favorite part of being alive.
So JJ, being the extroverted social butterfly he was, would go out into the community, gather gossip, then share with me over drinks. And it was my favorite part of being alive.
Once I became comfortable with the idea he had a couple of besties on the side (or was I the side bestie?), I realized how beautiful it is that he meant so much to so many people. But, sincerely. He truly changed so many.
November 20, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Once I became comfortable with the idea he had a couple of besties on the side (or was I the side bestie?), I realized how beautiful it is that he meant so much to so many people. But, sincerely. He truly changed so many.
He made people feel comfortable around him. Not just me, but everyone.
JJ and I met and drank multiple times a week and texted nearly every day. And yet, everyone felt like they were close to him. I don't understand how he did that, but it made me question my role in his life, tbh.
JJ and I met and drank multiple times a week and texted nearly every day. And yet, everyone felt like they were close to him. I don't understand how he did that, but it made me question my role in his life, tbh.
November 20, 2025 at 1:01 AM
He made people feel comfortable around him. Not just me, but everyone.
JJ and I met and drank multiple times a week and texted nearly every day. And yet, everyone felt like they were close to him. I don't understand how he did that, but it made me question my role in his life, tbh.
JJ and I met and drank multiple times a week and texted nearly every day. And yet, everyone felt like they were close to him. I don't understand how he did that, but it made me question my role in his life, tbh.
A few things that beautiful man didn't get enough credit for are:
He was witty AF
He was a staunch feminist
He had a beautiful way of expressing humility.
For that last one, this man acted like he was the biggest diva/o/x in order to laugh at the actual community respect he commanded.
He was witty AF
He was a staunch feminist
He had a beautiful way of expressing humility.
For that last one, this man acted like he was the biggest diva/o/x in order to laugh at the actual community respect he commanded.
November 20, 2025 at 12:59 AM
A few things that beautiful man didn't get enough credit for are:
He was witty AF
He was a staunch feminist
He had a beautiful way of expressing humility.
For that last one, this man acted like he was the biggest diva/o/x in order to laugh at the actual community respect he commanded.
He was witty AF
He was a staunch feminist
He had a beautiful way of expressing humility.
For that last one, this man acted like he was the biggest diva/o/x in order to laugh at the actual community respect he commanded.
I still cry about JJ's absence. He was such an integral and beautiful part of my life. When my cell phone died about 6 months after his passing, I was told I couldn't recover the texts between us, which I had been re-reading obsessively.
Weirdly, I mourn that more than his actual passing.
Weirdly, I mourn that more than his actual passing.
November 20, 2025 at 12:58 AM
I still cry about JJ's absence. He was such an integral and beautiful part of my life. When my cell phone died about 6 months after his passing, I was told I couldn't recover the texts between us, which I had been re-reading obsessively.
Weirdly, I mourn that more than his actual passing.
Weirdly, I mourn that more than his actual passing.
I'm beginning to realize BlueSky doesn't love threads the way Old Twitter (R.I.P.) did. But fuck it. We on a roll babbyyyyy
November 20, 2025 at 12:55 AM
I'm beginning to realize BlueSky doesn't love threads the way Old Twitter (R.I.P.) did. But fuck it. We on a roll babbyyyyy
I have been asked a lot about his relationship status. JJ passed away a single man. However, he was not lonely. He didn't want for love, companionship, intimacy (physical or otherwise), or fulfillment. I am convinced he died knowing who he was and knowing he was deeply loved by many.
November 20, 2025 at 12:54 AM
I have been asked a lot about his relationship status. JJ passed away a single man. However, he was not lonely. He didn't want for love, companionship, intimacy (physical or otherwise), or fulfillment. I am convinced he died knowing who he was and knowing he was deeply loved by many.
There was something buried in him. I could sense it. Eventually, he'd open up to me about many things, but not everything.
Many things I learned about after he passed, and his family and friends also learned information from me.
Are we ever truly known?
Many things I learned about after he passed, and his family and friends also learned information from me.
Are we ever truly known?
November 20, 2025 at 12:53 AM
There was something buried in him. I could sense it. Eventually, he'd open up to me about many things, but not everything.
Many things I learned about after he passed, and his family and friends also learned information from me.
Are we ever truly known?
Many things I learned about after he passed, and his family and friends also learned information from me.
Are we ever truly known?
We were both Mexican-Americans, but he was a guy and I was a girl. And 12 years makes a huge difference in cultural expectations.
I often felt sad that he felt he needed to keep his guard up. I asked him about this many times, but he dismissed it as the way he was. But I felt like I knew better.
I often felt sad that he felt he needed to keep his guard up. I asked him about this many times, but he dismissed it as the way he was. But I felt like I knew better.
November 20, 2025 at 12:51 AM
We were both Mexican-Americans, but he was a guy and I was a girl. And 12 years makes a huge difference in cultural expectations.
I often felt sad that he felt he needed to keep his guard up. I asked him about this many times, but he dismissed it as the way he was. But I felt like I knew better.
I often felt sad that he felt he needed to keep his guard up. I asked him about this many times, but he dismissed it as the way he was. But I felt like I knew better.
I so wished that in our 10+ years of friendship, I could know him more intimately, but he was mysteriously both open and guarded. He was 12 years older than me (BUT TOLD ME MULTIPLE TIMES HE WAS ONLY 5 YEARS OLDER) and had grown up in a very different culture.
November 20, 2025 at 12:50 AM
I so wished that in our 10+ years of friendship, I could know him more intimately, but he was mysteriously both open and guarded. He was 12 years older than me (BUT TOLD ME MULTIPLE TIMES HE WAS ONLY 5 YEARS OLDER) and had grown up in a very different culture.
In moments of pain, he brought levity.
In moments of confusion, he stood firmly rooted in his values.
In moments of action, he led the charge.
There was, and never will be, anyone like him. He was extraordinary. Objectively.
In moments of confusion, he stood firmly rooted in his values.
In moments of action, he led the charge.
There was, and never will be, anyone like him. He was extraordinary. Objectively.
November 20, 2025 at 12:46 AM
In moments of pain, he brought levity.
In moments of confusion, he stood firmly rooted in his values.
In moments of action, he led the charge.
There was, and never will be, anyone like him. He was extraordinary. Objectively.
In moments of confusion, he stood firmly rooted in his values.
In moments of action, he led the charge.
There was, and never will be, anyone like him. He was extraordinary. Objectively.
He would have been such a heavy hitter in the coordinated community response to Wilder. Thankfully there are still a couple of astounding community leaders like Leo Morales who continue the fight. But I miss him now more than ever.
November 20, 2025 at 12:45 AM
He would have been such a heavy hitter in the coordinated community response to Wilder. Thankfully there are still a couple of astounding community leaders like Leo Morales who continue the fight. But I miss him now more than ever.
It's been now more than two years since JJ left us. I still mourn this man every stupid day. It still hurts. You don't quickly forget a light as bright as his. That man was truly too beautiful for this world.
So I get why he had to leave. But also, post-Wilder, his absence is so heavy.
So I get why he had to leave. But also, post-Wilder, his absence is so heavy.
November 20, 2025 at 12:44 AM
It's been now more than two years since JJ left us. I still mourn this man every stupid day. It still hurts. You don't quickly forget a light as bright as his. That man was truly too beautiful for this world.
So I get why he had to leave. But also, post-Wilder, his absence is so heavy.
So I get why he had to leave. But also, post-Wilder, his absence is so heavy.
I meannnnn I feel like I'm more fit than the president. And I get winded going up the stairs in my own house.
November 20, 2025 at 12:38 AM
I meannnnn I feel like I'm more fit than the president. And I get winded going up the stairs in my own house.
Exactly. If 53% of Idahoans dislike the ban on abortion, for example, but of those 53%, 87% are politically apathetic, what does the stat even matter? We still live in a hellhole.
November 18, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Exactly. If 53% of Idahoans dislike the ban on abortion, for example, but of those 53%, 87% are politically apathetic, what does the stat even matter? We still live in a hellhole.