Dan Coyle
@dan-coyle.bsky.social
Exploring patterns, presence, and perspective. Still thoughts in loud times.
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Dan Coyle
@dan-coyle.bsky.social
· Jul 17
Sometimes it feels like the world is speeding up and hollowing out at the same time.
I’m here to slow it down a little — to pay attention, to remember, and to reflect.
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I’m here to slow it down a little — to pay attention, to remember, and to reflect.
🧵
Any chance that you could take people who you have secretly disappeared and
1) put them on a boat with a bunch of the Epstein tapes and evidence and
2) set that boat on a trajectory near Venezuela and
3) then blown it out of the water?
Asking for a friend.
1) put them on a boat with a bunch of the Epstein tapes and evidence and
2) set that boat on a trajectory near Venezuela and
3) then blown it out of the water?
Asking for a friend.
December 1, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Any chance that you could take people who you have secretly disappeared and
1) put them on a boat with a bunch of the Epstein tapes and evidence and
2) set that boat on a trajectory near Venezuela and
3) then blown it out of the water?
Asking for a friend.
1) put them on a boat with a bunch of the Epstein tapes and evidence and
2) set that boat on a trajectory near Venezuela and
3) then blown it out of the water?
Asking for a friend.
We’re not meant to be heroic in isolation.
The latest essay in my series: Regenerating Belonging, is about what happens when we stop pretending to do it all alone—and start practicing visible care.
open.substack.com/pub/lettersf...
The latest essay in my series: Regenerating Belonging, is about what happens when we stop pretending to do it all alone—and start practicing visible care.
open.substack.com/pub/lettersf...
Ask and Offer: Rewiring the Exchange
How trust grows when we stop performing self-sufficiency—and start practicing visible care.
open.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:58 PM
We’re not meant to be heroic in isolation.
The latest essay in my series: Regenerating Belonging, is about what happens when we stop pretending to do it all alone—and start practicing visible care.
open.substack.com/pub/lettersf...
The latest essay in my series: Regenerating Belonging, is about what happens when we stop pretending to do it all alone—and start practicing visible care.
open.substack.com/pub/lettersf...
George Washington helped put down the Whiskey Rebellion — an actual armed uprising over a federal tax. Two men from that rebellion were convicted of treason and sentenced to hang, and Washington pardoned both of them. He didn’t hang anyone, even in the aftermath of a real rebellion.
November 20, 2025 at 10:42 PM
George Washington helped put down the Whiskey Rebellion — an actual armed uprising over a federal tax. Two men from that rebellion were convicted of treason and sentenced to hang, and Washington pardoned both of them. He didn’t hang anyone, even in the aftermath of a real rebellion.
🔔 How Bad Could It Get? drops tonight.
The presidency expands. Congress stalls. Courts wait.
This isn’t hypothetical — it’s already happening.
Countdown + early access here (no paywall):
www.patreon.com/posts/how-ba...
#FourthTurning #executivepower #WalkaboutsWithDan
The presidency expands. Congress stalls. Courts wait.
This isn’t hypothetical — it’s already happening.
Countdown + early access here (no paywall):
www.patreon.com/posts/how-ba...
#FourthTurning #executivepower #WalkaboutsWithDan
How Bad Could It Get? The Trajectory of American Power in 2025 - 2026 | Walkabouts with Dan
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November 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
🔔 How Bad Could It Get? drops tonight.
The presidency expands. Congress stalls. Courts wait.
This isn’t hypothetical — it’s already happening.
Countdown + early access here (no paywall):
www.patreon.com/posts/how-ba...
#FourthTurning #executivepower #WalkaboutsWithDan
The presidency expands. Congress stalls. Courts wait.
This isn’t hypothetical — it’s already happening.
Countdown + early access here (no paywall):
www.patreon.com/posts/how-ba...
#FourthTurning #executivepower #WalkaboutsWithDan
No party, however righteous it believes itself to be, should become the substitute for the Constitution.
And no leader, however charismatic, should be allowed to imagine himself greater than the system designed to constrain him.
And no leader, however charismatic, should be allowed to imagine himself greater than the system designed to constrain him.
November 5, 2025 at 4:34 PM
No party, however righteous it believes itself to be, should become the substitute for the Constitution.
And no leader, however charismatic, should be allowed to imagine himself greater than the system designed to constrain him.
And no leader, however charismatic, should be allowed to imagine himself greater than the system designed to constrain him.
What if feeding the hungry is not charity, but obligation?
Not generosity, but remembering who we are?
A reflection on spiritual duty, neighborly care, and what we’re being asked to do now.
open.substack.com/pub/lettersf...
Not generosity, but remembering who we are?
A reflection on spiritual duty, neighborly care, and what we’re being asked to do now.
open.substack.com/pub/lettersf...
When There Is Food, But Not Enough Care
Why feeding each other is a sacred duty — even when the systems around us break.
open.substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:56 AM
What if feeding the hungry is not charity, but obligation?
Not generosity, but remembering who we are?
A reflection on spiritual duty, neighborly care, and what we’re being asked to do now.
open.substack.com/pub/lettersf...
Not generosity, but remembering who we are?
A reflection on spiritual duty, neighborly care, and what we’re being asked to do now.
open.substack.com/pub/lettersf...
Two rulings. One question:
When fear is the reason, who decides how far power can go?
Watch the full story here:
▶️ YouTube: youtube.com/walkaboutswithdan
📲 TikTok: tiktok.com/@walkaboutswithdan
#FourthTurning #WalkaboutsWithDan #civilliberties #history #USpolitics
When fear is the reason, who decides how far power can go?
Watch the full story here:
▶️ YouTube: youtube.com/walkaboutswithdan
📲 TikTok: tiktok.com/@walkaboutswithdan
#FourthTurning #WalkaboutsWithDan #civilliberties #history #USpolitics
Walkabouts with Dan
What if the Founding Fathers lived through 2025?
Walkabouts with Dan explores the patterns shaping our world — from America’s founding and the Fourth Turning to the volatility of modern markets.
I c...
youtube.com
October 21, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Two rulings. One question:
When fear is the reason, who decides how far power can go?
Watch the full story here:
▶️ YouTube: youtube.com/walkaboutswithdan
📲 TikTok: tiktok.com/@walkaboutswithdan
#FourthTurning #WalkaboutsWithDan #civilliberties #history #USpolitics
When fear is the reason, who decides how far power can go?
Watch the full story here:
▶️ YouTube: youtube.com/walkaboutswithdan
📲 TikTok: tiktok.com/@walkaboutswithdan
#FourthTurning #WalkaboutsWithDan #civilliberties #history #USpolitics
Frederick Douglass once wrote:
“Between the Christianity of this land and the Christianity of Christ, I recognize the widest possible difference.”
⬆️ part of my working script for this Thursday’s YouTube video
YouTube.com/WalkaboutswithDan
“Between the Christianity of this land and the Christianity of Christ, I recognize the widest possible difference.”
⬆️ part of my working script for this Thursday’s YouTube video
YouTube.com/WalkaboutswithDan
Walkabouts with Dan
What if the Founding Fathers lived through 2025?
Walkabouts with Dan explores the patterns shaping our world — from America’s founding and the Fourth Turning to the volatility of modern markets.
I c...
YouTube.com
October 13, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Frederick Douglass once wrote:
“Between the Christianity of this land and the Christianity of Christ, I recognize the widest possible difference.”
⬆️ part of my working script for this Thursday’s YouTube video
YouTube.com/WalkaboutswithDan
“Between the Christianity of this land and the Christianity of Christ, I recognize the widest possible difference.”
⬆️ part of my working script for this Thursday’s YouTube video
YouTube.com/WalkaboutswithDan
What happens when the military becomes domestic police?
Oregon. Chicago. Constitutional lines are being tested.
Watch on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMk8rgNp/
Or on YouTube: youtu.be/iH1CZKkJhDI
Oregon. Chicago. Constitutional lines are being tested.
Watch on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMk8rgNp/
Or on YouTube: youtu.be/iH1CZKkJhDI
When the Military Becomes Domestic Police Troops in Oregon. Helicopters in Chicago. The lines between law enforcement and federal force are blurring fast. The Constitution has something to say about i...
TikTok video by Walkabouts with Dan
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October 6, 2025 at 1:47 PM
What happens when the military becomes domestic police?
Oregon. Chicago. Constitutional lines are being tested.
Watch on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMk8rgNp/
Or on YouTube: youtu.be/iH1CZKkJhDI
Oregon. Chicago. Constitutional lines are being tested.
Watch on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMk8rgNp/
Or on YouTube: youtu.be/iH1CZKkJhDI
We often praise those who “did well for themselves.” But what if the higher compliment was this: They did well for others. A reflection on bridges, gifts, and care.
open.substack.com/pub/lettersf...
open.substack.com/pub/lettersf...
The Toll Already Paid
What if success was measured not by what we gained, but by what we quietly gave to others?
open.substack.com
September 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
We often praise those who “did well for themselves.” But what if the higher compliment was this: They did well for others. A reflection on bridges, gifts, and care.
open.substack.com/pub/lettersf...
open.substack.com/pub/lettersf...
🌱 I’ve just published my personal site — a space to gather the threads of my work: reflections, history, essays, music, and a few giftable offerings.
If it feels meaningful to you, I hope you’ll explore: dancoyle.com
Everything is open-access. Everything is a gift.
If it feels meaningful to you, I hope you’ll explore: dancoyle.com
Everything is open-access. Everything is a gift.
September 18, 2025 at 10:48 PM
🌱 I’ve just published my personal site — a space to gather the threads of my work: reflections, history, essays, music, and a few giftable offerings.
If it feels meaningful to you, I hope you’ll explore: dancoyle.com
Everything is open-access. Everything is a gift.
If it feels meaningful to you, I hope you’ll explore: dancoyle.com
Everything is open-access. Everything is a gift.
“Prayer works” and also “these kids were killed while praying”…. Yeah….
August 30, 2025 at 3:18 PM
“Prayer works” and also “these kids were killed while praying”…. Yeah….
This week’s episode of Letters for Now is about restorative justice, and the quiet, radical work of holding space for return.
Listen when you can. I’d love to hear what it stirs in you.
open.substack.com/pub/lettersf...
Listen when you can. I’d love to hear what it stirs in you.
open.substack.com/pub/lettersf...
Restorative Justice and Radical Hospitality
This episode explores how healing begins with listening — and how justice can be rooted in grace, not exile.
open.substack.com
August 21, 2025 at 1:27 PM
This week’s episode of Letters for Now is about restorative justice, and the quiet, radical work of holding space for return.
Listen when you can. I’d love to hear what it stirs in you.
open.substack.com/pub/lettersf...
Listen when you can. I’d love to hear what it stirs in you.
open.substack.com/pub/lettersf...
The sun rises. The rain falls. The air fills your lungs.
None of it sends you an invoice — but every gift asks to be sustained.
This week on Letters for Now, I explore what changes when we see nature not as a store, but as a relationship.
🎧 Listen: lettersfornow.substack.com/p/the-gift-y...
None of it sends you an invoice — but every gift asks to be sustained.
This week on Letters for Now, I explore what changes when we see nature not as a store, but as a relationship.
🎧 Listen: lettersfornow.substack.com/p/the-gift-y...
The Gift You’re Breathing
Listen now | What nature gives is never truly “free.” It’s given without price — but with a request. A reflection on gifts, reciprocity, and belonging to the cycles that sustain us.
lettersfornow.substack.com
August 14, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The sun rises. The rain falls. The air fills your lungs.
None of it sends you an invoice — but every gift asks to be sustained.
This week on Letters for Now, I explore what changes when we see nature not as a store, but as a relationship.
🎧 Listen: lettersfornow.substack.com/p/the-gift-y...
None of it sends you an invoice — but every gift asks to be sustained.
This week on Letters for Now, I explore what changes when we see nature not as a store, but as a relationship.
🎧 Listen: lettersfornow.substack.com/p/the-gift-y...
If you had to choose between comfort & conscience, which would you pick?
My new essay reimagines a historic stand for 2025.
Will you read it? www.patreon.com/posts/136037...
#Politics
#Democracy
#MoralLeadership
#PatreonWriters
#HistoryMatters
#PublicConscience
#CivicCourage
#WalkaboutsWithDan
My new essay reimagines a historic stand for 2025.
Will you read it? www.patreon.com/posts/136037...
#Politics
#Democracy
#MoralLeadership
#PatreonWriters
#HistoryMatters
#PublicConscience
#CivicCourage
#WalkaboutsWithDan
A Declaration of Conscience for 2025 | Walkabouts with Dan
Get more from Walkabouts with Dan on Patreon
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August 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
If you had to choose between comfort & conscience, which would you pick?
My new essay reimagines a historic stand for 2025.
Will you read it? www.patreon.com/posts/136037...
#Politics
#Democracy
#MoralLeadership
#PatreonWriters
#HistoryMatters
#PublicConscience
#CivicCourage
#WalkaboutsWithDan
My new essay reimagines a historic stand for 2025.
Will you read it? www.patreon.com/posts/136037...
#Politics
#Democracy
#MoralLeadership
#PatreonWriters
#HistoryMatters
#PublicConscience
#CivicCourage
#WalkaboutsWithDan
What does it mean to follow your conscience when it’s easier to stay silent?
Inspired by Smith’s 1950 stand, I explore this question for our times.
Full essay: www.patreon.com/posts/136037...
#2025
#PoliticalCrisis
#AmericanHistory
#SpeakTruth
#CivicDuty
#DemocracyInCrisis
#WalkaboutsWithDan
Inspired by Smith’s 1950 stand, I explore this question for our times.
Full essay: www.patreon.com/posts/136037...
#2025
#PoliticalCrisis
#AmericanHistory
#SpeakTruth
#CivicDuty
#DemocracyInCrisis
#WalkaboutsWithDan
A Declaration of Conscience for 2025 | Walkabouts with Dan
Get more from Walkabouts with Dan on Patreon
www.patreon.com
August 11, 2025 at 8:14 PM
What does it mean to follow your conscience when it’s easier to stay silent?
Inspired by Smith’s 1950 stand, I explore this question for our times.
Full essay: www.patreon.com/posts/136037...
#2025
#PoliticalCrisis
#AmericanHistory
#SpeakTruth
#CivicDuty
#DemocracyInCrisis
#WalkaboutsWithDan
Inspired by Smith’s 1950 stand, I explore this question for our times.
Full essay: www.patreon.com/posts/136037...
#2025
#PoliticalCrisis
#AmericanHistory
#SpeakTruth
#CivicDuty
#DemocracyInCrisis
#WalkaboutsWithDan
What does it mean to follow your conscience when it’s easier to stay silent?
Inspired by Smith’s 1950 stand, I explore this question for our times.
Full essay: www.patreon.com/posts/136037...
#Politics
#Democracy
#MoralLeadership
#PatreonWriters
#HistoryMatters
#PublicConscience
#CivicCourage
Inspired by Smith’s 1950 stand, I explore this question for our times.
Full essay: www.patreon.com/posts/136037...
#Politics
#Democracy
#MoralLeadership
#PatreonWriters
#HistoryMatters
#PublicConscience
#CivicCourage
A Declaration of Conscience for 2025 | Walkabouts with Dan
Get more from Walkabouts with Dan on Patreon
www.patreon.com
August 11, 2025 at 12:33 AM
What does it mean to follow your conscience when it’s easier to stay silent?
Inspired by Smith’s 1950 stand, I explore this question for our times.
Full essay: www.patreon.com/posts/136037...
#Politics
#Democracy
#MoralLeadership
#PatreonWriters
#HistoryMatters
#PublicConscience
#CivicCourage
Inspired by Smith’s 1950 stand, I explore this question for our times.
Full essay: www.patreon.com/posts/136037...
#Politics
#Democracy
#MoralLeadership
#PatreonWriters
#HistoryMatters
#PublicConscience
#CivicCourage
We face new loyalty tests, threats to truth, and attacks on dissent—echoes of a darker era.
My Declaration of Conscience – 2025 is live. Stand with me.
Read now: www.patreon.com/posts/136037...
#MargaretChaseSmith
#DeclarationOfConscience
#McCarthyism
#CivicCourage
#Democracy
#Conscience
My Declaration of Conscience – 2025 is live. Stand with me.
Read now: www.patreon.com/posts/136037...
#MargaretChaseSmith
#DeclarationOfConscience
#McCarthyism
#CivicCourage
#Democracy
#Conscience
A Declaration of Conscience for 2025 | Walkabouts with Dan
Get more from Walkabouts with Dan on Patreon
www.patreon.com
August 10, 2025 at 12:45 PM
We face new loyalty tests, threats to truth, and attacks on dissent—echoes of a darker era.
My Declaration of Conscience – 2025 is live. Stand with me.
Read now: www.patreon.com/posts/136037...
#MargaretChaseSmith
#DeclarationOfConscience
#McCarthyism
#CivicCourage
#Democracy
#Conscience
My Declaration of Conscience – 2025 is live. Stand with me.
Read now: www.patreon.com/posts/136037...
#MargaretChaseSmith
#DeclarationOfConscience
#McCarthyism
#CivicCourage
#Democracy
#Conscience
Senator Margaret Chase Smith challenged McCarthyism with her Declaration of Conscience.
Today, I revisit her legacy for a divided America in 2025.
Full essay on Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/136037...
#Politics
#Democracy
#MoralLeadership
#HistoryMatters
#PublicConscience
#CivicCourage
Today, I revisit her legacy for a divided America in 2025.
Full essay on Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/136037...
#Politics
#Democracy
#MoralLeadership
#HistoryMatters
#PublicConscience
#CivicCourage
A Declaration of Conscience for 2025 | Walkabouts with Dan
Get more from Walkabouts with Dan on Patreon
www.patreon.com
August 9, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Senator Margaret Chase Smith challenged McCarthyism with her Declaration of Conscience.
Today, I revisit her legacy for a divided America in 2025.
Full essay on Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/136037...
#Politics
#Democracy
#MoralLeadership
#HistoryMatters
#PublicConscience
#CivicCourage
Today, I revisit her legacy for a divided America in 2025.
Full essay on Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/136037...
#Politics
#Democracy
#MoralLeadership
#HistoryMatters
#PublicConscience
#CivicCourage
When fear rules and voices go silent, courage must rise.
In 1950, Margaret Chase Smith stood alone. In 2025, will we?
My new essay is a call to conscience. Read it here: www.patreon.com/posts/136037...
#2025
#PoliticalCrisis
#AmericanHistory
#SpeakTruth
#CivicDuty
#DemocracyInCrisis
In 1950, Margaret Chase Smith stood alone. In 2025, will we?
My new essay is a call to conscience. Read it here: www.patreon.com/posts/136037...
#2025
#PoliticalCrisis
#AmericanHistory
#SpeakTruth
#CivicDuty
#DemocracyInCrisis
A Declaration of Conscience for 2025 | Walkabouts with Dan
Get more from Walkabouts with Dan on Patreon
www.patreon.com
August 8, 2025 at 7:19 PM
When fear rules and voices go silent, courage must rise.
In 1950, Margaret Chase Smith stood alone. In 2025, will we?
My new essay is a call to conscience. Read it here: www.patreon.com/posts/136037...
#2025
#PoliticalCrisis
#AmericanHistory
#SpeakTruth
#CivicDuty
#DemocracyInCrisis
In 1950, Margaret Chase Smith stood alone. In 2025, will we?
My new essay is a call to conscience. Read it here: www.patreon.com/posts/136037...
#2025
#PoliticalCrisis
#AmericanHistory
#SpeakTruth
#CivicDuty
#DemocracyInCrisis
Some days, too much leaves me feeling less.
Discernment is a quiet art—maybe a form of care.
If you’re drawn to gentle questions about what matters, I left a few here:
open.substack.com/pub/lettersf...
#LettersForNow
Discernment is a quiet art—maybe a form of care.
If you’re drawn to gentle questions about what matters, I left a few here:
open.substack.com/pub/lettersf...
#LettersForNow
When Abundance Numbs Us: The Gentle Art of Discernment
With every easy yes, something essential fades. What if we reclaimed the value of choosing?
open.substack.com
August 3, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Some days, too much leaves me feeling less.
Discernment is a quiet art—maybe a form of care.
If you’re drawn to gentle questions about what matters, I left a few here:
open.substack.com/pub/lettersf...
#LettersForNow
Discernment is a quiet art—maybe a form of care.
If you’re drawn to gentle questions about what matters, I left a few here:
open.substack.com/pub/lettersf...
#LettersForNow
Sometimes our needs aren’t just about getting things done.
They’re invitations—to reach out, to ask, to belong.
If you’re looking for something softer or more human, come visit: lettersfornow.substack.com
They’re invitations—to reach out, to ask, to belong.
If you’re looking for something softer or more human, come visit: lettersfornow.substack.com
Letters for Now | Dan Coyle | Substack
Reflections for those who want to move slower — and live deeper. Click to read Letters for Now, by Dan Coyle, a Substack publication. Launched 4 months ago.
lettersfornow.substack.com
July 31, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Sometimes our needs aren’t just about getting things done.
They’re invitations—to reach out, to ask, to belong.
If you’re looking for something softer or more human, come visit: lettersfornow.substack.com
They’re invitations—to reach out, to ask, to belong.
If you’re looking for something softer or more human, come visit: lettersfornow.substack.com
If ghislaine maxwell testifies before congress, will congress offer to give equal time to any victims that would like to testify in front of congress?
July 24, 2025 at 6:28 PM
If ghislaine maxwell testifies before congress, will congress offer to give equal time to any victims that would like to testify in front of congress?
A true gift is always a little unbalanced — freely given, with no guarantee it will be seen, let alone returned.
This week’s audio reflection explores what it means to give anyway.
🎧 The Asymmetry of a Gift
open.substack.com/pub/lettersf...
#LettersForNow #QuietGenerosity
This week’s audio reflection explores what it means to give anyway.
🎧 The Asymmetry of a Gift
open.substack.com/pub/lettersf...
#LettersForNow #QuietGenerosity
The Asymmetry of a Gift
On the quiet burden of giving — and why the most meaningful gifts often go unanswered.
open.substack.com
July 24, 2025 at 2:55 PM
A true gift is always a little unbalanced — freely given, with no guarantee it will be seen, let alone returned.
This week’s audio reflection explores what it means to give anyway.
🎧 The Asymmetry of a Gift
open.substack.com/pub/lettersf...
#LettersForNow #QuietGenerosity
This week’s audio reflection explores what it means to give anyway.
🎧 The Asymmetry of a Gift
open.substack.com/pub/lettersf...
#LettersForNow #QuietGenerosity