Desktop selections rearranges itself - bug

An extremely frustrating bug in finder is making me lose my mind. The problem is this:
I'll select some number of items on my desktop. When I move these items elsewhere (say, another folder) the majority of the icons on my desktop COMPLETELY rearrange themselves. The icons that have moved themselves are now selected.
Not all the icons move, just most of them, and I can't seem to find a pattern to establish what prevents those specific icons from moving.
This bug is infuriating. I spend a lot of time arrange the icons on my desktop just so, only to have my desktop arrangement put in a blender everytime I move icons. Anyone have any solutions?
Edit: This problem was happening in 10.4.9, and now also in 10.4.10

The problem also occurs when deleting a selection from the desktop. I haven't found any other resources on this issue and it's quite frustrating.
Surely someone has encountered this before?

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