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David Sobotta

@ocracokewaves.bsky.social

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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

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David Sobotta @ocracokewaves.bsky.social · 11h

I never tired of this view from our dock, looking out Raymond's Gut near Swansboro, NC. Not sure I want to see it without all the trees which were taken when they started developing the adjacent tract of land.

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David Sobotta @ocracokewaves.bsky.social · 12h

A favorite picture of my buddy, the kingfisher before he tragically died after being caught in some discarded fishing line.

David Sobotta @ocracokewaves.bsky.social · 12h

Girl tabbies discussing Goose's staff meeting. goose in the background is not impressed.

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David Sobotta @ocracokewaves.bsky.social · 12h

Break time during one of Goose's early staff meetings.

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David Sobotta @ocracokewaves.bsky.social · 1d

I am really proud of the time our family spent on our farm in Tay Creek, NB Canada. I still miss the farm and friends. Good place for kids to grow. We left the farm in 1984 after 10 years.

David Sobotta @ocracokewaves.bsky.social · 1d

Our oldest daughter with more snowsuit than child. She was helping select and cut our Christmas tree on our Canadian farm in the hardwood hills of New Brunswick. The winter of 1977.

Daughter with Christmas tree and farm pickup truck in the background.

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David Sobotta @ocracokewaves.bsky.social · 1d

Great Egret, shrimp for breakfast

David Sobotta @ocracokewaves.bsky.social · 1d

One of my favorite almost wild places. The Point at Emerald Isle, NC.

Beach and salt water fading into the horizon.

David Sobotta @ocracokewaves.bsky.social · 1d

A tray full of tabby cats

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David Sobotta @ocracokewaves.bsky.social · 1d

Some happy weeks during the summers in the sixties were spent here first as a Boy Scout and then as a Scout Leader on the shores of the very cold Lake Sobotta.

Boy Scout Neckerchief showing Camp Raven Knob in Surry County, NC. My father paid for much of the lake construction. The lake is named after him.

David Sobotta @ocracokewaves.bsky.social · 1d

Goose's first staff meeting back in the summer of 2020 when we were still living on the Carolina coast and Maverick, the brave, was still with us.

Four tabby cats with tabby tunnel on the floor.

David Sobotta @ocracokewaves.bsky.social · 1d

Scary turn of events.

David Sobotta @ocracokewaves.bsky.social · 1d

Axios Macro: Today's newsletter, edited by Jeffrey Cane & copy edited by Katie Lewis. Most impacted are the states more reliant on agriculture & manufacturing. Those sectors are more likely to be affected by tariff increases. The immigration crackdown & federal job cuts are also suppressing growth.

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David Sobotta @ocracokewaves.bsky.social · 1d

Musk went after employees whose salaries are 5% of the budget. Some benefits will still be paid.

"For every $5 the government collected in taxes, about $1 went to pay interest."

"Net interest of $1.029 trillion was up roughly $80 billion, or 8%, from a year earlier."

www.wsj.com/economy/fede...

Tariffs Are Way Up. Interest on Debt Tops $1 Trillion. And DOGE Didn’t Do Much.

The books have closed on the U.S. government’s fiscal 2025. Here’s what has changed about the federal budget—and what hasn’t.

www.wsj.com

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David Sobotta @ocracokewaves.bsky.social · 1d

Can we admit now that this is a racist administration and any people of color who voted for it made a bargain with the devil?

David Sobotta @ocracokewaves.bsky.social · 1d

Most of us know that. The people who refuse to believe it are complicit.

David Sobotta @ocracokewaves.bsky.social · 2d

Republicans are now complicit with murder on the high seas.

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David Sobotta @ocracokewaves.bsky.social · 2d

Let no bird go un-stalked, Tabby cat constitution

David Sobotta @ocracokewaves.bsky.social · 2d

When you silence or threaten speech, you attack America but that is how trump and company have chosen to operate. The GOP should be ashamed. Obviously, they have forgotten the "Have you no sense of decency?" from their shameful spinelessness during the McCarthy era wapo.st/48SLBj5

Hegseth’s sprawling hunt for Charlie Kirk critics spans nearly 300 investigations

The inquiry, resulting in a smattering of disciplinary action so far, follows an extraordinary directive aimed at silencing criticism of the slain activist and Trump supporter.

wapo.st

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David Sobotta @ocracokewaves.bsky.social · 2d

I would agree. sfl.media/pam-bondi-wo...

Pam Bondi: “Worst Attorney General in History” — Chris Hayes

Pam Bondi’s DOJ Collapse: Stonewalling, Corruption, and the Historic Failure of America’s Top Law Office “When the Justice Department becomes a shield for the president’s allies and a sword against…

sfl.media

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David Sobotta @ocracokewaves.bsky.social · 2d

"Trump’s basic untrustworthiness is another big turnoff for would-be turncoats. He never lets gratitude get in the way of self-interest. Those who submit to him expose themselves to relentless demands for more." Fighting ideological controls for higher ed will win broad support & sympathy -NYT

David Sobotta @ocracokewaves.bsky.social · 2d

Unless you are a Russian asset like trump who worships Putin. Gift article wapo.st/48lS4mE

Opinion | Russia’s feral adventurism against the West is too bellicose to ignore

From sabotage to election meddling, Moscow’s “grey zone” attacks increasingly test NATO’s resolve.

wapo.st

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David Sobotta @ocracokewaves.bsky.social · 2d

Friend's description of Bondi, "She is Bugs Bunny escaping up a tree from Elmer Fudd. She is out on a branch sawing away expecting the tree will fall carrying Elmer with it while she remains suspended safely in mid air. "Tree" just might fall but maybe not & with a real DOJ she will be indicted.

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David Sobotta @ocracokewaves.bsky.social · 2d

My favorite breakfast started with the end piece of sourdough toast, I put a slice of American cheese on top of the bread, added two thin slices of cooked Canadian bacon & topped it with an over easy egg. I get the lacy cheese edge by breaking the egg into a small pile of shredded cheddar cheese.

Marmite, lacy edged over easy egg, and buttered toast.

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David Sobotta @ocracokewaves.bsky.social · 3d

Pam Bondi ia a disgusting two-bit political hack. Her only loyalty is to Donald Trump. If she ever knew anything about our constitution or its framers, she has forgotten all of it.

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