Desert Prose
@desertprose.bsky.social
Ate the fruit, left the garden, and the desert began to bloom. Post-Mormon pioneering a new life in the Mojave Desert.
Passionate about democracy, equity, lgbtq+, science, art, libraries and conservation.
Passionate about democracy, equity, lgbtq+, science, art, libraries and conservation.
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The lesson of history is that tyrants cannot be appeased.
Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.
Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.
But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.
Remember this.
Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.
Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.
But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.
Remember this.
November 5, 2025 at 5:28 AM
The lesson of history is that tyrants cannot be appeased.
Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.
Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.
But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.
Remember this.
Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.
Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.
But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.
Remember this.
Remembering the time I had strep throat while pregnant. I was so miserable, I couldn’t sleep at all and gargled small sips of children’s Tylenol for relief. (Also took Tylenol for the aches and fever.)
My kids are hella smart AND each neurodiverse in their own way— consistent with our family tree.
My kids are hella smart AND each neurodiverse in their own way— consistent with our family tree.
September 23, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Remembering the time I had strep throat while pregnant. I was so miserable, I couldn’t sleep at all and gargled small sips of children’s Tylenol for relief. (Also took Tylenol for the aches and fever.)
My kids are hella smart AND each neurodiverse in their own way— consistent with our family tree.
My kids are hella smart AND each neurodiverse in their own way— consistent with our family tree.
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The concentration of wealth in the hands of a few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy.
When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, regular people don't have a voice.
The result? The demagoguery and corruption we're seeing now.
When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, regular people don't have a voice.
The result? The demagoguery and corruption we're seeing now.
September 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The concentration of wealth in the hands of a few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy.
When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, regular people don't have a voice.
The result? The demagoguery and corruption we're seeing now.
When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, regular people don't have a voice.
The result? The demagoguery and corruption we're seeing now.
“Middle America” isn’t crazy in feeling they’ve lost something since the 1950/60s. They just believe the lies they are fed that what they miss about the post-WWII era is all the minorities being less privileged than themselves.
Happy Labor Day.
Happy Labor Day.
Look at this graph.
The share of national income going to the richest 10 percent was lowest (and share to lower 90 percent highest) when union membership was at its highest. As unions have weakened, inequality has widened.
This is why we must build back union power.
The share of national income going to the richest 10 percent was lowest (and share to lower 90 percent highest) when union membership was at its highest. As unions have weakened, inequality has widened.
This is why we must build back union power.
September 1, 2025 at 4:25 PM
“Middle America” isn’t crazy in feeling they’ve lost something since the 1950/60s. They just believe the lies they are fed that what they miss about the post-WWII era is all the minorities being less privileged than themselves.
Happy Labor Day.
Happy Labor Day.
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The upward redistribution of wealth over the past 50 years has shifted $80 trillion from the bottom 90% of Americans to the top 1%.
That’s $80 trillion that would have gone into the paychecks of the working class.
The greatest trick of all is trickle-down economics.
That’s $80 trillion that would have gone into the paychecks of the working class.
The greatest trick of all is trickle-down economics.
August 15, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The upward redistribution of wealth over the past 50 years has shifted $80 trillion from the bottom 90% of Americans to the top 1%.
That’s $80 trillion that would have gone into the paychecks of the working class.
The greatest trick of all is trickle-down economics.
That’s $80 trillion that would have gone into the paychecks of the working class.
The greatest trick of all is trickle-down economics.
Attended the Back to School event with my social middle schooler and it was exactly the vicarious reset/start of the school year energy I needed.
If I get a PhD it will be for the vibes.
If I get a PhD it will be for the vibes.
August 8, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Attended the Back to School event with my social middle schooler and it was exactly the vicarious reset/start of the school year energy I needed.
If I get a PhD it will be for the vibes.
If I get a PhD it will be for the vibes.
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The strength of our democracy and who our economy works for are intertwined.
We cannot talk about one without the other.
We cannot talk about one without the other.
August 5, 2025 at 8:09 PM
The strength of our democracy and who our economy works for are intertwined.
We cannot talk about one without the other.
We cannot talk about one without the other.
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Remember: There is nothing natural or inevitable about extreme inequality; it’s the result of an economic system that values wealth and power over human dignity and justice.
It doesn't have to be this way.
It doesn't have to be this way.
July 17, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Remember: There is nothing natural or inevitable about extreme inequality; it’s the result of an economic system that values wealth and power over human dignity and justice.
It doesn't have to be this way.
It doesn't have to be this way.
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“When all the good in you
starts arguing
with all the bad in you
about who you really are,
never let the bad in you
make the better case.”
— Andrea Gibson
starts arguing
with all the bad in you
about who you really are,
never let the bad in you
make the better case.”
— Andrea Gibson
July 14, 2025 at 10:34 PM
“When all the good in you
starts arguing
with all the bad in you
about who you really are,
never let the bad in you
make the better case.”
— Andrea Gibson
starts arguing
with all the bad in you
about who you really are,
never let the bad in you
make the better case.”
— Andrea Gibson
The eyes of someone who just sold their soul to the devil.
Happy 249th America.
Happy 249th America.
July 4, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The eyes of someone who just sold their soul to the devil.
Happy 249th America.
Happy 249th America.
Mamdani’s win has me in the mood to watch Barbie again. 🌱
June 25, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Mamdani’s win has me in the mood to watch Barbie again. 🌱
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I'm not sure who turned my words into a meme, and included U.S. citizens (most of whom do not want a new war!), but I appreciate how many people are connecting with it.
May all of us, in all of our different situations, somehow help bring the justice this world so desperately needs. 💔
May all of us, in all of our different situations, somehow help bring the justice this world so desperately needs. 💔
June 22, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I'm not sure who turned my words into a meme, and included U.S. citizens (most of whom do not want a new war!), but I appreciate how many people are connecting with it.
May all of us, in all of our different situations, somehow help bring the justice this world so desperately needs. 💔
May all of us, in all of our different situations, somehow help bring the justice this world so desperately needs. 💔
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Netanyahu has spent the better part of two decades trying to strong arm the United States into an unprovoked war against Iran and finally found a president stupid enough to do it for him. Unbelievable.
June 22, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Netanyahu has spent the better part of two decades trying to strong arm the United States into an unprovoked war against Iran and finally found a president stupid enough to do it for him. Unbelievable.
Three generations at the No Kings protest.
June 15, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Three generations at the No Kings protest.
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A friend just asked me what I do to stay hopeful and I told him one of my favorite strategies…I stay hopeful by remembering that no one has any idea what the fuck is going to happen, so as long as we don’t know, we gotta do what we can.
June 11, 2025 at 3:35 AM
A friend just asked me what I do to stay hopeful and I told him one of my favorite strategies…I stay hopeful by remembering that no one has any idea what the fuck is going to happen, so as long as we don’t know, we gotta do what we can.
What manufacturing in America means—
Americans want: union jobs for an upwardly mobile middle class
Oligarchs want: deregulation to devalue your service labor
Trump offers: chaos
Americans want: union jobs for an upwardly mobile middle class
Oligarchs want: deregulation to devalue your service labor
Trump offers: chaos
A huge majority of Americans say that more people should work in manufacturing - but that they, personally, don't want to.
May 29, 2025 at 6:17 AM
What manufacturing in America means—
Americans want: union jobs for an upwardly mobile middle class
Oligarchs want: deregulation to devalue your service labor
Trump offers: chaos
Americans want: union jobs for an upwardly mobile middle class
Oligarchs want: deregulation to devalue your service labor
Trump offers: chaos
I wondered where the red hair in my family originated and Family Tree tells me it’s the King of Scotland circa 1400s.
Very like my dad to plug away at family history but never mention that tidbit. (It’s not a Mormon pioneer story and he wouldn’t want us to think anything of it!)
Very like my dad to plug away at family history but never mention that tidbit. (It’s not a Mormon pioneer story and he wouldn’t want us to think anything of it!)
May 25, 2025 at 4:43 AM
I wondered where the red hair in my family originated and Family Tree tells me it’s the King of Scotland circa 1400s.
Very like my dad to plug away at family history but never mention that tidbit. (It’s not a Mormon pioneer story and he wouldn’t want us to think anything of it!)
Very like my dad to plug away at family history but never mention that tidbit. (It’s not a Mormon pioneer story and he wouldn’t want us to think anything of it!)
Mother’s Day started at 6:15am when my 9yo woke me up with a request to turn off the nighttime screen settings (that ended at 6:30am)— and then wished me Happy Mother’s Day with a hug.
May 11, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Mother’s Day started at 6:15am when my 9yo woke me up with a request to turn off the nighttime screen settings (that ended at 6:30am)— and then wished me Happy Mother’s Day with a hug.
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I hate fraud so much. I was lucky to be raised by a deeply ethical dad who worked in the real estate industry in Florida and so was constantly bringing home stories of the worst kinds of guys getting rich in ways that they felt were "illegal but fine" but were actually the worst kinds of theft.
April 14, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I hate fraud so much. I was lucky to be raised by a deeply ethical dad who worked in the real estate industry in Florida and so was constantly bringing home stories of the worst kinds of guys getting rich in ways that they felt were "illegal but fine" but were actually the worst kinds of theft.
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We can connect to each other best when we allow ourselves to be human
That is the secret
Perfection was always a wall they told us to build, so we would never be able to touch each other, hold on to each other
because together we are powerful
and that matters
especially now
That is the secret
Perfection was always a wall they told us to build, so we would never be able to touch each other, hold on to each other
because together we are powerful
and that matters
especially now
April 10, 2025 at 9:48 PM
We can connect to each other best when we allow ourselves to be human
That is the secret
Perfection was always a wall they told us to build, so we would never be able to touch each other, hold on to each other
because together we are powerful
and that matters
especially now
That is the secret
Perfection was always a wall they told us to build, so we would never be able to touch each other, hold on to each other
because together we are powerful
and that matters
especially now
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When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn't become a king, the palace becomes a circus. -Turkish proverb
April 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn't become a king, the palace becomes a circus. -Turkish proverb
Couldn’t make it to Hands Off, but here’s my sign.
April 5, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Couldn’t make it to Hands Off, but here’s my sign.
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Post a fictional character who you think would be an antivaxxer.
Hard mode: no villains
Hard mode: no villains
March 20, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Post a fictional character who you think would be an antivaxxer.
Hard mode: no villains
Hard mode: no villains