Desert Liberal
@malvhett.bsky.social
A salty blue dot in the very red deserts of California and very angry federal employee.
Fiscal conservative-turned liberal progressive
Fiscal conservative-turned liberal progressive
Good!
But I'm still not going to use it.
That isn't even the worst of their issues. AI generated music. Pay-for-play practices. bullshit privacy policy. Bullshit payment policies for artists. Etc.
Glad they caved on that but there's more to fight for with them.
But I'm still not going to use it.
That isn't even the worst of their issues. AI generated music. Pay-for-play practices. bullshit privacy policy. Bullshit payment policies for artists. Etc.
Glad they caved on that but there's more to fight for with them.
In the wake of the execution of Renee Nicole Macklin Good by an ICE agent and a sustained boycott that dropped Spotify’s stock 10% in one month, Spotify confirms ICE recruitment ads are no longer running.
January 9, 2026 at 3:41 AM
Good!
But I'm still not going to use it.
That isn't even the worst of their issues. AI generated music. Pay-for-play practices. bullshit privacy policy. Bullshit payment policies for artists. Etc.
Glad they caved on that but there's more to fight for with them.
But I'm still not going to use it.
That isn't even the worst of their issues. AI generated music. Pay-for-play practices. bullshit privacy policy. Bullshit payment policies for artists. Etc.
Glad they caved on that but there's more to fight for with them.
Stop signing off on fascism
I should also note that 7 Republicans (Cramer, Daines, Moran, Scott (FL), Scott (SC), Tuberville and Wicker) were absent for the vote. Had these Democrats not gone along with the GOP, Van Hook would have not been confirmed.
Alexander Van Hook is confirmed 53-40 to be a District Judge of Western Louisiana. According to @senatepress.bsky.social, the Dems yeas are Dick Durbin (IL), Maggie Hassan (NH), Tim Kaine (VA), Amy Klobuchar (MN), Jeanne Shaheen (NH), and Peter Welch (VT). Angus King (I-ME) was also a yea.
January 9, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Stop signing off on fascism
Pro-tip:
Don't declare war on someone that was a sr NCO
Don't declare war on someone that was a sr NCO
In Minnesota, the federal government is no longer a trusted authority—it’s an active threat. After ICE’s massive deployment and fatal shooting of a Minneapolis resident, Governor Tim Walz has put the National Guard on alert and focused his efforts on defending his state from the regime’s extremism.
Donald Trump Has Declared War On Minnesota—And Tim Walz Is Ready
Trump's most devastating war might be the one he's waging right here at home
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
January 8, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Pro-tip:
Don't declare war on someone that was a sr NCO
Don't declare war on someone that was a sr NCO
In case anyone was still unsure if RFK Jr was a eugenicist.
January 8, 2026 at 8:47 PM
In case anyone was still unsure if RFK Jr was a eugenicist.
Terrorism. This is terrorism. Full stop
JD VANCE SAYS ICE GOONS WILL START GOING DOOR TO DOOR TO FIND IMMIGRANTS
January 8, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Terrorism. This is terrorism. Full stop
We need new Democratic leadership. We have plenty of good options.
While many are calling out names of those they are going after, Hakeem Jefferies is giving vague and unsatisfying responses.
While many are calling out names of those they are going after, Hakeem Jefferies is giving vague and unsatisfying responses.
Kristi Noem is a stone-cold liar who has zero credibility.
There is nothing to suggest the shooting of an unarmed woman in Minneapolis was justified.
This heinous killing must be criminally investigated to the full extent of the law.
There is nothing to suggest the shooting of an unarmed woman in Minneapolis was justified.
This heinous killing must be criminally investigated to the full extent of the law.
January 8, 2026 at 7:41 PM
We need new Democratic leadership. We have plenty of good options.
While many are calling out names of those they are going after, Hakeem Jefferies is giving vague and unsatisfying responses.
While many are calling out names of those they are going after, Hakeem Jefferies is giving vague and unsatisfying responses.
You have to be completely brainwashed or a morally devoid sociopath to describe what happened yesterday like this.
Then again...it's Couchfucker so the answer is his both
Then again...it's Couchfucker so the answer is his both
JD Vance on Renee Good: "I think she's a victim of left-wing ideology. What young mother shows up and decides they're gonna throw their car in front of ICE officers who are enforcing law? You've got to be a little brainwashed."
January 8, 2026 at 7:27 PM
You have to be completely brainwashed or a morally devoid sociopath to describe what happened yesterday like this.
Then again...it's Couchfucker so the answer is his both
Then again...it's Couchfucker so the answer is his both
Last I checked conspiracy to obstruct justice is a pretty serious crime...
Breaking:
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota investigators say they can't access evidence after fatal ICE shooting and FBI won't work jointly on probe.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota investigators say they can't access evidence after fatal ICE shooting and FBI won't work jointly on probe.
January 8, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Last I checked conspiracy to obstruct justice is a pretty serious crime...
Narrator: Mike new Marco was not in fact joking
Huh. This must be the most jocular administration in our nation's history.
January 8, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Narrator: Mike new Marco was not in fact joking
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Trump is ranting about being impeached by Democrats while Democratic leadership has essentially taken it off the table (again).
January 7, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Trump is ranting about being impeached by Democrats while Democratic leadership has essentially taken it off the table (again).
I will be the first to admit that I realized this morning that I have been guilty of exactly this
It has occurred to me that people are finally mad because a white citizen was killed even though they didn't give a shit when it was immigrants dying unless to use us as props in arguments against ICE
January 8, 2026 at 5:28 PM
I will be the first to admit that I realized this morning that I have been guilty of exactly this
I thought this was clear to everyone back in 2017....
Please share this with people you think should be aware.
Thank you.
Thank you.
January 8, 2026 at 5:24 PM
I thought this was clear to everyone back in 2017....
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My wife is a geologist. You know what countries need geologists? All of them. And many are actively hiring US geologist.
I want to stay here. I have a family to think about though. So in light of yesterday's shooting I asked my wife to update her resume and start shopping it outside the country
I want to stay here. I have a family to think about though. So in light of yesterday's shooting I asked my wife to update her resume and start shopping it outside the country
Emily Heller, an eyewitness, is speaking out to set the record straight. Officers were screaming at Renee Nicole Good, “Move, move, move.”
So she moved, and they shot her multiple times? Then Noem and Trump branded her a domestic terrorist. Does everyone see how absolutely insane that sounds?
So she moved, and they shot her multiple times? Then Noem and Trump branded her a domestic terrorist. Does everyone see how absolutely insane that sounds?
January 8, 2026 at 4:50 PM
My wife is a geologist. You know what countries need geologists? All of them. And many are actively hiring US geologist.
I want to stay here. I have a family to think about though. So in light of yesterday's shooting I asked my wife to update her resume and start shopping it outside the country
I want to stay here. I have a family to think about though. So in light of yesterday's shooting I asked my wife to update her resume and start shopping it outside the country
There's a reason much of the world doesn't let law enforcement carry firearms except under very specific circumstances...
You should't shoot ANYBODY.
January 8, 2026 at 4:35 PM
There's a reason much of the world doesn't let law enforcement carry firearms except under very specific circumstances...
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As a government employee, my salary, my employment records, my research notes, even my email – all are public record.
Meanwhile this upholstery enthusiast thinks that simply revealing the identities of his goons is a crime.
Meanwhile this upholstery enthusiast thinks that simply revealing the identities of his goons is a crime.
January 8, 2026 at 6:07 AM
As a government employee, my salary, my employment records, my research notes, even my email – all are public record.
Meanwhile this upholstery enthusiast thinks that simply revealing the identities of his goons is a crime.
Meanwhile this upholstery enthusiast thinks that simply revealing the identities of his goons is a crime.
The GOP has decided to go all in on the regime's lies. Throw them all in prison.
Thune: "What happened in Minneapolis is an indication of the uptick we're seeing across the country in these protesters starting to attack ICE officers, law enforcement officers who are trying to lawfully enforce immigration law"
January 8, 2026 at 4:09 PM
The GOP has decided to go all in on the regime's lies. Throw them all in prison.
Meanwhile my Rep (one of many GOP Toadies in California) is completely silent
Swalwell: "Here's what we can do, bc we're not helpless. We can strip them of their immunity. I'm working on doing that in Congress. We can make sure we don't fund masks and them being unidentified. We also can make sur local prosecutors and attorneys general use their law enforcement authorities."
January 8, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Meanwhile my Rep (one of many GOP Toadies in California) is completely silent
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Sure, the law says he can't do it...but show me 1 time he's given a single fuck about whether or not something was legal
I’m seeing posts saying Trump can’t cancel the elections. Know he has every intention of doing that. He is putting his feelers out. More deaths will start to stack up if we wait till next November to get this administration out. I hope he truly is not able to cancel the elections!!!!!!
January 8, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Sure, the law says he can't do it...but show me 1 time he's given a single fuck about whether or not something was legal
Posts may be a bit more sporadic from me today as my kids are home from school because my city is being brutalized by the federal government to the extent that it's unsafe for schools to be open
January 8, 2026 at 2:18 PM
5th. Not last.
Yes I said I was done for the night. I lied
Yes I said I was done for the night. I lied
January 8, 2026 at 3:52 AM
5th. Not last.
Yes I said I was done for the night. I lied
Yes I said I was done for the night. I lied
Any Congressperson that is not 100% with impeaching any/all members of this dictatorship will never have my support in anything ever again. Period. If I find them broken down alongside the road in Death Valley in August I will get back in my car leave them there. And I will sleep well that night.
I am impeaching Secretary Kristi Noem, who is an incompetent leader and a disgrace to our democracy.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
January 8, 2026 at 3:52 AM
Any Congressperson that is not 100% with impeaching any/all members of this dictatorship will never have my support in anything ever again. Period. If I find them broken down alongside the road in Death Valley in August I will get back in my car leave them there. And I will sleep well that night.
My last post on this before I take a break from social media for the rest of the night:
The most shocking thing to me sadly isn't that it happened. It's that it took this long to happen. I expected it to happen in both LA and Chicago. This was inevitable. And it -will- get worse. Count on it.
The most shocking thing to me sadly isn't that it happened. It's that it took this long to happen. I expected it to happen in both LA and Chicago. This was inevitable. And it -will- get worse. Count on it.
For months, Trump’s DHS has wreaked lawless havoc in our neighborhoods. Tear gassing infants, families, and police. Firing their weapons at peaceful citizens. Killing innocent people.
It’s brutal, unconstitutional, and out of control.
It must stop.
Kristi Noem must go. Now.
It’s brutal, unconstitutional, and out of control.
It must stop.
Kristi Noem must go. Now.
January 8, 2026 at 2:36 AM
My last post on this before I take a break from social media for the rest of the night:
The most shocking thing to me sadly isn't that it happened. It's that it took this long to happen. I expected it to happen in both LA and Chicago. This was inevitable. And it -will- get worse. Count on it.
The most shocking thing to me sadly isn't that it happened. It's that it took this long to happen. I expected it to happen in both LA and Chicago. This was inevitable. And it -will- get worse. Count on it.
And in the midst of all this other bullshit, there's still this. And the vaccine thing. And Venezuela. And LITERALLY EVERYTHING ELSE THESE STAINS ON THE PLANET DO
Release the Epstein Files!
January 8, 2026 at 2:26 AM
And in the midst of all this other bullshit, there's still this. And the vaccine thing. And Venezuela. And LITERALLY EVERYTHING ELSE THESE STAINS ON THE PLANET DO