David A. Ek
@ekdavid.bsky.social
Organic novelist, author & former manager/scientist with the National Park Service. Books include: Lizard People: Death Valley Underground, Pedro's Pickles & the American Dream & Nowhere Bound. New novel, Bisbee and the Haunted, coming soon. #BookSky
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David A. Ek
@ekdavid.bsky.social
· Oct 1
The latest Amazon 5-star comment for my book, "Lizard People: Death Valley Underground":
"For readers drawn to desert noir, strange Americana, or stories that challenge the boundary between truth and myth, this book offers a gripping ride with plenty of unexpected turns."
"For readers drawn to desert noir, strange Americana, or stories that challenge the boundary between truth and myth, this book offers a gripping ride with plenty of unexpected turns."
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NEWS RELEASE: @govmlg.bsky.social aligns with Rs on new bill to sidestep #NMPol Water Quality Control Commission, force discharge of treated oilfield waste to rivers, streams, crops, more. This is shameful and dangerous. Bill = HB 207
House Bill 207 would require discharge of oilfield wastewater to New Mexico waters, crops, industrial applications - Western Environmental Law Center
Last week, Gov. Lujan Grisham issued a legislative message for House Bill (HB 207), sponsored by five Republican legislators, calling for the discharge of produced water to our state’s rivers, streams...
westernlaw.org
February 2, 2026 at 6:27 PM
NEWS RELEASE: @govmlg.bsky.social aligns with Rs on new bill to sidestep #NMPol Water Quality Control Commission, force discharge of treated oilfield waste to rivers, streams, crops, more. This is shameful and dangerous. Bill = HB 207
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It is imperative to maintain portions of the wilderness untouched so that a tree will rot where it falls, a waterfall will pour its curve w/o generating electricity, a trumpeter swan may float on uncontaminated water—and we may see what our ancestors knew in their nerves & blood. —Bernard De Voto
January 27, 2026 at 12:18 PM
It is imperative to maintain portions of the wilderness untouched so that a tree will rot where it falls, a waterfall will pour its curve w/o generating electricity, a trumpeter swan may float on uncontaminated water—and we may see what our ancestors knew in their nerves & blood. —Bernard De Voto
“Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not every man's greed.” ―Mahatma Gandhi
January 14, 2026 at 12:38 PM
“Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not every man's greed.” ―Mahatma Gandhi
Coming this spring--David Ek's new mystery novel set in Bisbee, Arizona. "Bisbee and the Haunted (Psycho-Mystery 27 on Acid)." Look, and it will find you....
January 13, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Coming this spring--David Ek's new mystery novel set in Bisbee, Arizona. "Bisbee and the Haunted (Psycho-Mystery 27 on Acid)." Look, and it will find you....
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RIP, Bob Weir
Bob Weir, Grateful Dead Co-Founder, Dead at 78
Bob Weir, the singer-guitarist who co-founded the Grateful Dead and later found success with Dead & Company, has died at age 78.
www.rollingstone.com
January 10, 2026 at 11:43 PM
RIP, Bob Weir
Exactly. Thank you for your service, and thank you for calling out the Fortunate Son that's squatting in OUR White House.
January 7, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Exactly. Thank you for your service, and thank you for calling out the Fortunate Son that's squatting in OUR White House.
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January 7, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Why China Won’t Fight the U.S. Over Venezuela — and Why That Terrifies Washington
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Why China Won’t Fight the U.S. Over Venezuela — and Why That Terrifies Washington
Empire, Power Projection, and the Limits of Multipolar Fantasy
open.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Why China Won’t Fight the U.S. Over Venezuela — and Why That Terrifies Washington
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Which book cover alternative (for my new mystery novel) do you prefer--and why? I would love to hear many thoughts and opinions. Thanks!
December 30, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Which book cover alternative (for my new mystery novel) do you prefer--and why? I would love to hear many thoughts and opinions. Thanks!
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So in spring, Pam Bondi said there was nothing to the Epstein investigation, then “closed” it. Now, they “find” 1 million more docs.
So did she close this without seeing these docs? Or was someone hiding them?
So did she close this without seeing these docs? Or was someone hiding them?
December 28, 2025 at 2:25 AM
So in spring, Pam Bondi said there was nothing to the Epstein investigation, then “closed” it. Now, they “find” 1 million more docs.
So did she close this without seeing these docs? Or was someone hiding them?
So did she close this without seeing these docs? Or was someone hiding them?
Yep...
December 27, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Yep...
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Feds demand compromise on Colorado River while states flounder amid water shortage - Stateline
#energy and environment#colorado river#water management#western water
#energy and environment#colorado river#water management#western water
Feds demand compromise on Colorado River while states flounder amid water shortage
Western states that rely on the Colorado River have less than two months to agree on how to manage the troubled river – and pressure is mounting as the federal government pushes for a compromise and a troubling forecast for the river’s two biggest reservoirs looms. Top water officials for the seven Colorado River Basin […]
stateline.org
December 25, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Feds demand compromise on Colorado River while states flounder amid water shortage - Stateline
#energy and environment#colorado river#water management#western water
#energy and environment#colorado river#water management#western water
I got too nir them, or else they'll go de niro on you: "You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me?..."
December 18, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I got too nir them, or else they'll go de niro on you: "You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me?..."
“For every one that comes [into the wilderness] with a pencil to sketch or sing, a thousand come with an ax or rifle.” —Henry David Thoreau
December 16, 2025 at 2:48 PM
“For every one that comes [into the wilderness] with a pencil to sketch or sing, a thousand come with an ax or rifle.” —Henry David Thoreau
“He who spares the wicked injures the good.” ― Seneca
December 12, 2025 at 1:58 PM
“He who spares the wicked injures the good.” ― Seneca
"Bisbee and the Haunted (A Home for the Mind and Spirit)" will be released in spring 2026.
December 11, 2025 at 3:43 PM
"Bisbee and the Haunted (A Home for the Mind and Spirit)" will be released in spring 2026.
"Bisbee and the Haunted (A Home for the Mind and Spirit)" coming this spring
December 9, 2025 at 1:05 PM
"Bisbee and the Haunted (A Home for the Mind and Spirit)" coming this spring
Biden initiated programs that would have helped Appalachia rebuild its economy, but Trump squashed them because of pettiness & the mistaken belief that they were too "woke." This pettiness not only abandoned Appalachia, but also many of the communities that were once his biggest supporters.
‘Deeply demoralizing’: how Trump derailed coal country’s clean-energy revival | Coal | The Guardian
Biden earmarked billions for former coal communities in Appalachia – and his successor came and took it away — Read on www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/29/trump-coal-country
Biden earmarked billions for former coal communities in Appalachia – and his successor came and took it away — Read on www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/29/trump-coal-country
‘Deeply demoralizing’: how Trump derailed coal country’s clean-energy revival | Coal | The Guardian
Biden earmarked billions for former coal communities in Appalachia – and his successor came and took it away — Read on www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/29/trump-coal-country
nedhamsonsecondlineviewofthenews.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Biden initiated programs that would have helped Appalachia rebuild its economy, but Trump squashed them because of pettiness & the mistaken belief that they were too "woke." This pettiness not only abandoned Appalachia, but also many of the communities that were once his biggest supporters.
“I’d like to play Hamlet, but he wasn’t a drummer, was he?” —Keith Moon
December 4, 2025 at 10:43 AM
“I’d like to play Hamlet, but he wasn’t a drummer, was he?” —Keith Moon
Lizard People: Death Valley Underground: "For readers drawn to desert noir, strange Americana, or stories that challenge the boundary between truth and myth, this book offers a gripping ride with plenty of unexpected turns." Available in paperback and as an eBook. www.amazon.com/dp/B0CRNZMZNR
December 2, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Lizard People: Death Valley Underground: "For readers drawn to desert noir, strange Americana, or stories that challenge the boundary between truth and myth, this book offers a gripping ride with plenty of unexpected turns." Available in paperback and as an eBook. www.amazon.com/dp/B0CRNZMZNR
“I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the community … and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can. I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work, the more I live.” —George Bernard Shaw
December 1, 2025 at 9:50 PM
“I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the community … and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can. I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work, the more I live.” —George Bernard Shaw
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