David A. Ek
@ekdavid.bsky.social
Organic novelist, author & blogger (& former geoscientist). Books include: Lizard People: Death Valley Underground (mystery), Pedro's Pickles & the American Dream (darn good story) & Nowhere Bound (the climbing experience for everyday spuds). #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."
The people at this Las Vegas swimming pool on July 17, 1955, look so casual. I guess if you've seen one nuclear mushroom cloud, you've seen them all... Note: I did not take this photo.
November 10, 2025 at 11:45 AM
The people at this Las Vegas swimming pool on July 17, 1955, look so casual. I guess if you've seen one nuclear mushroom cloud, you've seen them all... Note: I did not take this photo.
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Brother Warnock lays it plain.
November 6, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Brother Warnock lays it plain.
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Fish in Michigan are getting smaller.
Warming water, agriculture runoff, microplastics, and chemical toxins now flow through every tributary, every gill, every egg.
Climate change heats the surface. Pollution poisons the depths. Between them, the lakes are starving.
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Warming water, agriculture runoff, microplastics, and chemical toxins now flow through every tributary, every gill, every egg.
Climate change heats the surface. Pollution poisons the depths. Between them, the lakes are starving.
apple.news/AhaipZbCLT5G...
Researchers studied fish from 1,497 lakes in Michigan. What they found is concerning — BBC Wildlife Magazine
Since 1945, many of Michigan's lake fish species have reduced in size, new research finds. November 6, 2025 A new study has revealed that changes in climate are causing fish in Michigan’s inland lakes...
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November 7, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Fish in Michigan are getting smaller.
Warming water, agriculture runoff, microplastics, and chemical toxins now flow through every tributary, every gill, every egg.
Climate change heats the surface. Pollution poisons the depths. Between them, the lakes are starving.
apple.news/AhaipZbCLT5G...
Warming water, agriculture runoff, microplastics, and chemical toxins now flow through every tributary, every gill, every egg.
Climate change heats the surface. Pollution poisons the depths. Between them, the lakes are starving.
apple.news/AhaipZbCLT5G...
The Lewis and Clark Expedition experienced their highest number of grizzly bear encounters along Montana's Musselshell River.
November 6, 2025 at 1:21 PM
The Lewis and Clark Expedition experienced their highest number of grizzly bear encounters along Montana's Musselshell River.
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This serves as an illustration of how racism can be subtly woven into policy.
November 5, 2025 at 7:44 PM
This serves as an illustration of how racism can be subtly woven into policy.
A recent "Lizard People: Death Valley Underground" 5-star review: “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.”
November 5, 2025 at 12:30 PM
A recent "Lizard People: Death Valley Underground" 5-star review: “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.”
“Freedom begins between the ears.” ― Edward Abbey #AmericanAuthors
November 4, 2025 at 1:50 PM
“Freedom begins between the ears.” ― Edward Abbey #AmericanAuthors
I enjoy watching the antics of the yellow-billed cuckoo. I look forward to its spring return to the E. woodlands. I haven't watched it as much out West, partly due to its rarity. Today marks the 11th anniversary of the Threatened listing of the Western race. Someday, the W race may too return.
November 3, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I enjoy watching the antics of the yellow-billed cuckoo. I look forward to its spring return to the E. woodlands. I haven't watched it as much out West, partly due to its rarity. Today marks the 11th anniversary of the Threatened listing of the Western race. Someday, the W race may too return.
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Drought is quietly pushing American cities toward a fiscal cliff | grist.org/cities/droug...
Drought is quietly pushing American cities toward a fiscal cliff
Drought is set to pose a greater risk to the $4 trillion municipal bond market than floods, hurricanes, and wildfires combined.
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November 3, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Drought is quietly pushing American cities toward a fiscal cliff | grist.org/cities/droug...
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I am so ashamed of my country’s representatives.
The sheer ignorance is staggering.
The sheer ignorance is staggering.
November 2, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I am so ashamed of my country’s representatives.
The sheer ignorance is staggering.
The sheer ignorance is staggering.
“No American should go through life without knowing a river, some river, and the wilder the better.” —Wallace Stegner
October 29, 2025 at 2:44 PM
“No American should go through life without knowing a river, some river, and the wilder the better.” —Wallace Stegner
There's no easy escape for us either...
October 28, 2025 at 3:23 PM
There's no easy escape for us either...
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And one more thing I forgot to mention, the USDA is not only holding their contingency funds for SNAP, but telling every state that if they use their own state funds to cover their SNAP benefit residents, they won't be reimbursed for it from the USDA. This is cruel, heartless & inhumane.
October 27, 2025 at 5:24 PM
And one more thing I forgot to mention, the USDA is not only holding their contingency funds for SNAP, but telling every state that if they use their own state funds to cover their SNAP benefit residents, they won't be reimbursed for it from the USDA. This is cruel, heartless & inhumane.
“The best thing about graduating from the university was that I finally had time to sit on a log and read a good book.” ― Edward Abbey
October 27, 2025 at 1:58 PM
“The best thing about graduating from the university was that I finally had time to sit on a log and read a good book.” ― Edward Abbey
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The DOI is planning mass firings of more than 1,500 public servants at the Department of the Interior, including the Bureau of Land Management, which manages nearly 23 million acres of federal public land in Utah. Below is a statement from SUWA Legal Director Steve Bloch.
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suwa.org/suwa-stateme...
October 22, 2025 at 11:10 PM
The DOI is planning mass firings of more than 1,500 public servants at the Department of the Interior, including the Bureau of Land Management, which manages nearly 23 million acres of federal public land in Utah. Below is a statement from SUWA Legal Director Steve Bloch.
suwa.org/suwa-stateme...
suwa.org/suwa-stateme...
“It is great art to saunter.” —Henry David Thoreau
October 21, 2025 at 10:42 AM
“It is great art to saunter.” —Henry David Thoreau
The "road" less traveled...
October 20, 2025 at 11:44 AM
The "road" less traveled...
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I bet we hit 100K today. #NoKings
HAPPENING NOW: A MASSIVE crowd of protesters flood the streets of San Diego for a “No Kings Day” rally showing their love for America and standing up against the corrupt fascist Trump administration. look how huge it is
October 18, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I bet we hit 100K today. #NoKings
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Fish, shellfish, watering crops, carrying silt to form fertile deltas that grow food for millions of people worldwide - healthy, clean, abundant rivers are vital arteries of food security - a must-read from @wwf-water.bsky.social 👇
You have to check this out. #Rivers of #food: How healthy rivers are central to feeding the world, from @wwf-water.bsky.social.
@jjopperman.bsky.social wonderfully presented this work recently at the International Society for Rivers Science conference in Davis, CA.
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@jjopperman.bsky.social wonderfully presented this work recently at the International Society for Rivers Science conference in Davis, CA.
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Rivers of Food
One third of the world's food production is dependent on rivers. But they are under increasing pressure, threatening global food security now and in the future.
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October 16, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Fish, shellfish, watering crops, carrying silt to form fertile deltas that grow food for millions of people worldwide - healthy, clean, abundant rivers are vital arteries of food security - a must-read from @wwf-water.bsky.social 👇
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Recently, a new bat species was discovered in Africa. However, today marks the 33rd anniversary of the Endangered listing for Stenogyne bifida. With only one plant left, we may have lost the species before we even realized it was there. We are losing species faster than we can learn about them.
October 8, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Recently, a new bat species was discovered in Africa. However, today marks the 33rd anniversary of the Endangered listing for Stenogyne bifida. With only one plant left, we may have lost the species before we even realized it was there. We are losing species faster than we can learn about them.
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."
October 1, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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."