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
The view out our window this morning.Golde
November 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The view out our window this morning.Golde
"The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service, through a series of new notices and proposed regulations, are giving breaks to giant private equity firms, crypto companies, foreign real estate investors, insurance providers and a variety of multinational corporations."
tinyurl.com/bdeseju7
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How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:14 PM
"The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service, through a series of new notices and proposed regulations, are giving breaks to giant private equity firms, crypto companies, foreign real estate investors, insurance providers and a variety of multinational corporations."
tinyurl.com/bdeseju7
tinyurl.com/bdeseju7
Trees are looking a lot like winter.
November 10, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Trees are looking a lot like winter.
One of our lettuce patches at the coast, November 9, 2019.
November 10, 2025 at 12:32 AM
One of our lettuce patches at the coast, November 9, 2019.
Jester, our indoor loving cat, took advantage of today's warm temperatures and a critically important door remaining open allowing her to venture outside. She looks serious because she is worried the door will close and strand her.
November 10, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Jester, our indoor loving cat, took advantage of today's warm temperatures and a critically important door remaining open allowing her to venture outside. She looks serious because she is worried the door will close and strand her.
"A year out from the 2026 midterms, with Republicans feeling the blows from a string of losses in this week’s elections, Donald Trump and his allies are mounting a multipronged attack on almost every aspect of voting in the United States."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump’s assault on voting intensifies as midterms loom:‘a wholesale attack on free and fair elections’
White House is manipulating voting system, from redistricting to rule changes, to affect midterms
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:13 PM
"A year out from the 2026 midterms, with Republicans feeling the blows from a string of losses in this week’s elections, Donald Trump and his allies are mounting a multipronged attack on almost every aspect of voting in the United States."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Gift article showing the cruelty that drives the Trump administration. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Officials Demand States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Gift article showing the cruelty that drives the Trump administration. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
More leaf pictures from Roanoke, Va , Nov. 10, 2002-2005
November 9, 2025 at 3:03 AM
More leaf pictures from Roanoke, Va , Nov. 10, 2002-2005
There is a clear choice, government for the people or government against the people.
He promised to solve problems which he has only made worse. Remember the crimes of ICE & SNAP. It is not a coincidence. The two longest shutdowns in our country's history happened under one incompetent president.
He promised to solve problems which he has only made worse. Remember the crimes of ICE & SNAP. It is not a coincidence. The two longest shutdowns in our country's history happened under one incompetent president.
November 9, 2025 at 1:09 AM
There is a clear choice, government for the people or government against the people.
He promised to solve problems which he has only made worse. Remember the crimes of ICE & SNAP. It is not a coincidence. The two longest shutdowns in our country's history happened under one incompetent president.
He promised to solve problems which he has only made worse. Remember the crimes of ICE & SNAP. It is not a coincidence. The two longest shutdowns in our country's history happened under one incompetent president.
Raymond's Gu near Swansboro, NC, as an unspoiled paradise, November 8, 2012, and a much busier Raymond's Gut eight years later on November 8, 2020. The Great Blue Heron was from November 8, 2012. My understanding it the GBH's tree is no longer there as off 2022 — cleared for more development..
November 9, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Raymond's Gu near Swansboro, NC, as an unspoiled paradise, November 8, 2012, and a much busier Raymond's Gut eight years later on November 8, 2020. The Great Blue Heron was from November 8, 2012. My understanding it the GBH's tree is no longer there as off 2022 — cleared for more development..
One very happy Goose having a Saturday afternoon nap with one of his favorite toys.
November 9, 2025 at 12:51 AM
One very happy Goose having a Saturday afternoon nap with one of his favorite toys.
Warm homemade banana pudding, no instant anything. Homemade pudding and meringue. My wife created a great memory, maybe two decades since we have had one.
November 9, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Warm homemade banana pudding, no instant anything. Homemade pudding and meringue. My wife created a great memory, maybe two decades since we have had one.
Our old Roanoke house, Nov. 7, 2002.
November 7, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Our old Roanoke house, Nov. 7, 2002.
Hummingbirds back in September when we had three feeders out to keep up with them. By early October, we were down to one feeder. We took the feeders in about October 21, we haven't seen any Hummers for nearly three weeks.
November 7, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Hummingbirds back in September when we had three feeders out to keep up with them. By early October, we were down to one feeder. We took the feeders in about October 21, we haven't seen any Hummers for nearly three weeks.
Goose took a selfie.
November 7, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Goose took a selfie.
Sunrise in Roanoke, VA, twenty years ago today.
November 6, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Sunrise in Roanoke, VA, twenty years ago today.
Fall colors at Oak Grove Elementary, Roanoke County, VA, twenty years ago today.Fall
November 6, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Fall colors at Oak Grove Elementary, Roanoke County, VA, twenty years ago today.Fall
Difference between the Biden economy & the Trump economy — under Biden, employers were begging for workers. Under Trump, workers and their families are begging for food and heat for the winter. The voters obviously are not impressed with begging for food, air travel chaos, and revenge government.
November 5, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Difference between the Biden economy & the Trump economy — under Biden, employers were begging for workers. Under Trump, workers and their families are begging for food and heat for the winter. The voters obviously are not impressed with begging for food, air travel chaos, and revenge government.
Turns out when you try put the brutal brand of republican government like Florida and Texas on the national stage people aren't very happy. There are also states like Virginia who got a taste of it and have clearly rejected it www.politico.com/news/magazin...
The Night Democrats Finally Stopped Losing
A decisive night of victories gave Democrats new momentum and left Republicans reeling.
www.politico.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Turns out when you try put the brutal brand of republican government like Florida and Texas on the national stage people aren't very happy. There are also states like Virginia who got a taste of it and have clearly rejected it www.politico.com/news/magazin...
"A new poll from the Public Religion Research Institute found that more than three-quarters of Americans report valuing checks and balances between the branches of government, disagreeing with the idea that a president should ignore decisions by Congress or the Supreme Court." Gift wapo.st/47EYk6Z
Opinion | The real cost of a passive Congress and judiciary
Blind partisanship is eroding the nation’s system of checks and balances.
wapo.st
November 5, 2025 at 4:04 PM
"A new poll from the Public Religion Research Institute found that more than three-quarters of Americans report valuing checks and balances between the branches of government, disagreeing with the idea that a president should ignore decisions by Congress or the Supreme Court." Gift wapo.st/47EYk6Z
Message delivered — "Nothing could have prepared them for the landslide that Democrat Abigail Spanberger in VA. As of this morning, she is ahead by 15 percentage points, more than any public poll predicted in the final days of the race & a larger margin than any Democrat has won since 1961." -WaPo
November 5, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Message delivered — "Nothing could have prepared them for the landslide that Democrat Abigail Spanberger in VA. As of this morning, she is ahead by 15 percentage points, more than any public poll predicted in the final days of the race & a larger margin than any Democrat has won since 1961." -WaPo
Peggy's Cove, Ns — late 1980s.B
November 4, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Peggy's Cove, Ns — late 1980s.B
Trump's Great Gatsby let SNAP recipients eat cake party — Gift Article. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...
Opinion | Trump’s ‘Great Gatsby’ Party Did Not Accept SNAP
www.nytimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Trump's Great Gatsby let SNAP recipients eat cake party — Gift Article. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...
Foggy Roanoke, VA.
November 4, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Foggy Roanoke, VA.