David Sobotta

The U.S. Released the Epstein Files. The Arrests Are Overseas.

This might have something to do with the pedophile in chief, the Cockwomble, who continues to defile the White House and escape from justice because our own DOJ has become his protector and aggressive defender. What a travesty! Gift article from NYT
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/01/w...

Israeli Strikes on Fuel Depots Send Black Clouds Over Iranian Capital

"By Sunday morning, dark, oily smoke hung over Tehran. Such blazes can release toxic chemicals and other dangerous pollutants...One resident said they felt sick almost immediately after stepping into the smoke-filled air outside their house." NYT Gift article tinyurl.com/3a2ktfjh

‘A very dangerous person’: alarm as Pete Hegseth revels in carnage of Iran war Critics say brash, bombastic Fox News host out of his depth to guide US military through murky new Middle East conflict

Hegseth has cultivated a hypermasculine “muscleman” aesthetic designed to play to Trump’s sensibilities and the rightwing media ecosystem. Now, faced with a geopolitical crisis that demands nuance and strategic foresight, he appears to many to be out of his depth.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

I hope RFK Jr. doesn't notice my Ketchup chips. This was an especially good bag to accompany my Morning Star Farms burger on an English Muffin.

Jester says it was a great day for napping

No Regrets-Years On The Land Headed Home On The Road That Took Me To The Cattle After I graduated from Harvard, I spent over a decade on the land. First, I was part of the early back to the land movement and then later as a ca…

It was a great start to our lives. Maybe I learned everything that I needed to know on the farm.
ocracokewaves.me/2026/03/07/n...

'We Are Known As the Salmon People' The people of Pabineau First Nation (PFN) have lived along the banks of the Nepisiguit River since time immemorial—as they say—in what is now the province of New Brunswick, Canada.

When we lived in New Brunswick, we would sometimes buy salmon being sold door to door by one of the tribes.

www.pew.org/en/research-...

I am too old to vote with my feet, but I would move back to Canada in a heartbeat.

Since the Republicans support this war so heavily, I suggest that they pay for it and we only ship Republican troops to the Middle East. After all we want committed soldiers.

The Cockwomble continues to dole out tax breaks that only help the rich. He is, however, giving our brave sons and daughters a chance to the see the exploding Middle East. Some have already come back in caskets. Trump's War is also costing a billion dollars a day with no endgame in sight.

US troops were told war on Iran was ‘all part of God’s divine plan’, watchdog alleges Religious freedom group says 200 troops sent complaints of superiors using extremist Christian rhetoric to justify war

I could not believe this when I first saw it, but now that 200 soldiers complained, it is probably safe to say that it in fact happen,
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

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U.S. was only country in a worldwide survey to say most fellow citizens are bad people A new Pew survey shows that other countries’ citizens tend to look more favorably on their neighbors.

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U.S. was only country in a worldwide survey to say most fellow citizens are bad people A new Pew survey shows that other countries’ citizens tend to look more favorably on their neighbors.

Must be politics wapo.st/4d4DgLi

Our nation's survival depends on figuring this out.

Our Two Affordability Crises Needed A New Social Contract With Workers

Free post, subscribers appreciated open.substack.com/pub/ocracoke...

Pardon Industry Offers Rich Offenders a Path to Trump

Don't forget the violent Jan. 6 rioters who were pardoned. Based on reports covering his terms through early 2026, Donald Trump's pardons & clemency actions have wiped out over $1.3 billion to nearly $2 billion in court-ordered restitution, fines, and forfeitures. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/u...
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Take your pick of the bad news. Trump's Economy, Trump's Gas Prices, Trump's War. We're in for some rough sledding.

History shows: Tyranny doesn't end when tyrants die Killing the tyrant doesn't assure the tyranny will end. Regime change eff orts by the United States in this century confirm that when despots are toppled, it is likely one

At least Trump now has his own war, this Iranian war and it is a war no matter what republicans want to call it, will be known as “Trump’s War. History shows: Tyranny doesn't end when tyrants die journalnow.com/article_30d1...

Tillamook is widely available in NC. At least three or four of the big chains carry it. I have cheddar by them in the fridge now.

Finally got to have my birthday cake with some ice cream. Warm cake and Tillamook Vanilla Ice Cream.

Trump is the one dimensional idiot of this century

Speaking of pointless wars with terrible human cost.

I was at Apple from 1984 until 2004. I was a director and we had some huge sales that depended on the $999 MacBook. We lost price got bumped to $1,299. The sales disappeared. They chose the 50% margin. New systems will be fine for browsing & email with 8 GB of RAM but you won't be doing much else.

So 50% of Americans are okay with masked government thugs pulling people out of cars and even murdering them. FOX News has really done a number on American intelligence.

Trump administration waging illegal war on Iran, experts say Administration offers shifting explanations as it acts without congressional approval or legal premise

There is no doubt this is the case. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Apple’s $599 MacBook Neo: The Pros and Cons It’s a new MacBook with a historically low price of $599—and it comes with some trade-offs

We must be in end times. Apple has come out with low priced laptops. When I was in the company, we tried for years to get them to do this. I think as low as we ever got was $999. This is much cheaper. Gift article www.wsj.com/tech/persona...

Republicans Toil to Avoid Saying ‘War’ as Iran Conflict Widens

It looks like a war, it is talked about like a war, and I am sure it you are in Iran, it smells like a war. Do you think we are blithering idiots? What part of combat engagement other than the spelling isn't war? Gift article.

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/u...

War just because they could do it. Bomb first figure out why later.

Maybe we should be paying more attention to the Iranians instead of just raining bombs and missiles down on the people. I once heard it said that bombs create more terrorists than they take out.