David Sobotta
@ocracokewaves.bsky.social
Hoping to leave a world where my grandchildren can thrive. Believe history must be respected as well as honor, truth, and duty. Writer, former director at Apple, former cattleman, now herding tabby cats in NC as I preserve memories with photography & words
Tabby napping before dinner, Goose on alert.
January 21, 2026 at 3:31 AM
Tabby napping before dinner, Goose on alert.
Grifter in chief.
January 20, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Grifter in chief.
Anyone who dares speak up even to quote our laws risks irresponsible prosecution by the DOJ and harassment including death threats by his supporters. We have gone from the land of the free to the land of fear.
January 20, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Anyone who dares speak up even to quote our laws risks irresponsible prosecution by the DOJ and harassment including death threats by his supporters. We have gone from the land of the free to the land of fear.
The evidence is clear.
January 19, 2026 at 6:40 PM
The evidence is clear.
Mocksville, NC, Snow Warning, "If you didn't see it, your're out of luck." The snow came in barely visible waves. It came around 2PM was gone in ten to fifteen minutes. Cats took in stride. Goose did not let it interfere with his nap.
January 18, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Mocksville, NC, Snow Warning, "If you didn't see it, your're out of luck." The snow came in barely visible waves. It came around 2PM was gone in ten to fifteen minutes. Cats took in stride. Goose did not let it interfere with his nap.
I am exhausted and angry — angry that what could have been pleasant years reading and fishing have turned into a battle to the death over democracy. I cannot believe that we have people in this country so stupid that cannot see what trump is doing. Gift article www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
January 18, 2026 at 4:21 PM
I am exhausted and angry — angry that what could have been pleasant years reading and fishing have turned into a battle to the death over democracy. I cannot believe that we have people in this country so stupid that cannot see what trump is doing. Gift article www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
One year into his second term, America risks losing a central feature of our democracy: that we are a country ruled by laws, not by one man. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/o...
Opinion | For Trump, Justice Means Vengeance
www.nytimes.com
January 17, 2026 at 10:30 PM
One year into his second term, America risks losing a central feature of our democracy: that we are a country ruled by laws, not by one man. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/o...
Princess Merlin
January 17, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Princess Merlin
TJ's chicken sausage, mushrooms, Asparagus, red onion, and two kinds of cheese made for a great morning omelet with a half a piece of sourdough bread and half a sourdough English muffins. Some of the same ingredients made it into the lunch burrito along with black beans and some shredded chicken.
January 17, 2026 at 7:24 PM
TJ's chicken sausage, mushrooms, Asparagus, red onion, and two kinds of cheese made for a great morning omelet with a half a piece of sourdough bread and half a sourdough English muffins. Some of the same ingredients made it into the lunch burrito along with black beans and some shredded chicken.
Just so you know —There's no independent verification for the internal bleeding claim of ICE Agent Jonathan Ross after the shooting of Renee Good, with reports coming solely from anonymous "US officials" cited by CBS/Trump News
January 17, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Just so you know —There's no independent verification for the internal bleeding claim of ICE Agent Jonathan Ross after the shooting of Renee Good, with reports coming solely from anonymous "US officials" cited by CBS/Trump News
Trump says he has accomplished more than any other president. What do Americans think?
58 percent of U.S. adults said 2025 was a failure for the president on a number of issues.The CNN/SSRS survey also found that 61 percent of respondents disapprove of the way Trump is handling his job.
58 percent of U.S. adults said 2025 was a failure for the president on a number of issues.The CNN/SSRS survey also found that 61 percent of respondents disapprove of the way Trump is handling his job.
January 17, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Trump says he has accomplished more than any other president. What do Americans think?
58 percent of U.S. adults said 2025 was a failure for the president on a number of issues.The CNN/SSRS survey also found that 61 percent of respondents disapprove of the way Trump is handling his job.
58 percent of U.S. adults said 2025 was a failure for the president on a number of issues.The CNN/SSRS survey also found that 61 percent of respondents disapprove of the way Trump is handling his job.
Not a surprise when the people's representatives cede their power to the wannabe dictator in the now gilded Oval Office. Gift article. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
How the House Slumped to Historic Lows of Productivity in 2025 (Gift Article)
Despite holding a governing trifecta, Republicans labored to steer the tightly divided House, with fewer votes and fewer bills that became law than almost any session in the last two decades.
www.nytimes.com
January 17, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Not a surprise when the people's representatives cede their power to the wannabe dictator in the now gilded Oval Office. Gift article. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Hard to believe this has to be said. substack.com/@harryblebow...
Meidas EPLURIBUSUNUM (@harryblebowitz387977)
substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Hard to believe this has to be said. substack.com/@harryblebow...
The new GOP motto, "Live Unfree or Die" is not going to win many elections in the US. As a protestor said, "You cannot kill all of us." The power hungry never learn, violence never creates more supporters, just more who really hate your guts. GOP support for attacks will not play well. Huff Post.
January 16, 2026 at 11:06 PM
The new GOP motto, "Live Unfree or Die" is not going to win many elections in the US. As a protestor said, "You cannot kill all of us." The power hungry never learn, violence never creates more supporters, just more who really hate your guts. GOP support for attacks will not play well. Huff Post.
Joe Rogan with the 40M YouTube views of his Trump interview is the MSM. He is also the voice of a lot of people who voted for Trump. Joe Rogan agrees that we don't need the Gestapo in our streets, is it a turning point? Full gift article (www.thestar.com/opinion/star...)
January 16, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Joe Rogan with the 40M YouTube views of his Trump interview is the MSM. He is also the voice of a lot of people who voted for Trump. Joe Rogan agrees that we don't need the Gestapo in our streets, is it a turning point? Full gift article (www.thestar.com/opinion/star...)
Tay Creek, NB, farm house & "little snow" & then looking out from the porch during Jan.17, 1982 blizzard. Minus 40, 60 MPH winds & snow. Good time for our youngest to be born. We hung blankets over the windows.The seat in my pickup truck was like a concrete bench. Drifts were up to the power lines.
January 16, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Tay Creek, NB, farm house & "little snow" & then looking out from the porch during Jan.17, 1982 blizzard. Minus 40, 60 MPH winds & snow. Good time for our youngest to be born. We hung blankets over the windows.The seat in my pickup truck was like a concrete bench. Drifts were up to the power lines.
January reminds me of calving season on the farm. Lots of crawling out of a warm bed and wandering out into a snow storm. ocracokewaves.me/2026/01/15/y...
Years on the farm, calving season
Calving barn under construction 1975 Many years ago in the seventies my wife and I were running a cattle farm located about twenty miles north of Fredericton, New Brunswick. This is the first in a …
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January 16, 2026 at 3:28 AM
January reminds me of calving season on the farm. Lots of crawling out of a warm bed and wandering out into a snow storm. ocracokewaves.me/2026/01/15/y...
More stuff to worry about.
January 16, 2026 at 12:54 AM
More stuff to worry about.
It is not a hard conclusion to reach. I am surprised more people haven’t.
“The Joe Rogan Experience is the biggest podcast in the United States, by most metrics, and political observers track it with keen interest. Rogan’s enormous listenership makes him a powerbroker for the digital age.”
“The Joe Rogan Experience is the biggest podcast in the United States, by most metrics, and political observers track it with keen interest. Rogan’s enormous listenership makes him a powerbroker for the digital age.”
January 15, 2026 at 7:22 PM
It is not a hard conclusion to reach. I am surprised more people haven’t.
“The Joe Rogan Experience is the biggest podcast in the United States, by most metrics, and political observers track it with keen interest. Rogan’s enormous listenership makes him a powerbroker for the digital age.”
“The Joe Rogan Experience is the biggest podcast in the United States, by most metrics, and political observers track it with keen interest. Rogan’s enormous listenership makes him a powerbroker for the digital age.”
It would surprise no one to say the rot starts at the top. Only a sick psycho would reward an ally by invading them.
January 15, 2026 at 6:28 PM
It would surprise no one to say the rot starts at the top. Only a sick psycho would reward an ally by invading them.
I kinda figured that out a while ago. Honorable? Trump would rather be feared journalnow.com/article_4038...
Honorable? Trump would rather be feared
A decade ago, a famous and successful investor told me that "integrity lowers the cost of capital." We were talking about Donald Trump at the time, and this Wall Street
journalnow.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:38 PM
I kinda figured that out a while ago. Honorable? Trump would rather be feared journalnow.com/article_4038...
There is no other conclusion. America is under attack by its own president. I never thought I would see the republican party buy into supporting this. I thought at least some of their voters would resist turning their party into Nazis. Apparently not. Seen on Huff Post.
January 15, 2026 at 3:20 PM
There is no other conclusion. America is under attack by its own president. I never thought I would see the republican party buy into supporting this. I thought at least some of their voters would resist turning their party into Nazis. Apparently not. Seen on Huff Post.
Something NOT about politics ocracokewaves.me/2026/01/14/t...
The Lost Art of Calling Home
The rotary telephone in my home bedroom until 2004 I took a course in college my senior year. It was decades ago. The class focused on communications. Computers were not on the desktop, cameras wer…
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January 15, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Something NOT about politics ocracokewaves.me/2026/01/14/t...