Dawna Coutant

@dkcoutant.bsky.social on Bluesky
I am a geopolitical forecaster and write mysteries.
Evil Alice and the Borzoi

[Dawna Coutant @dkcoutant]

My June newsletter is available in which I write about the effect of birdsongs and art on brains... and my big puppy's birthday. #birds #DogBirthday
https://t.co/ocfTcBu8QU

[Dawna Coutant @dkcoutant]

Yikes. I mean, we lived through this the last 6 months, but laid out like this, it's even crazier than I remembered.

[B. @verygoodchat]

I’ve been keeping a list of all the news stories dominating my algorithm and the general news cycle in 2026. It is wild to see how quickly we move on and sometimes even forget some of these things.

[Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham @GovMLG]

Love this! An opera singer sang on the Rail Runner and turned a Saturday commute into a concert. Soprano Amy Owens performed for passengers on Train #708 between Albuquerque and Santa Fe, part of a summer partnership between the Santa Fe Opera and Rio Metro.

This is the Opera's 69th season and the Rail Runner's 20th year in New Mexico. Fitting that they're celebrating together.

[Dawna Coutant @dkcoutant]

I agree, but only if we are intentional and take the time to appreciate them.

[Cian McCarthy @arealmofwonder]

"Memories, even your most precious ones, fade surprisingly quickly. But I don’t go along with that. The memories I value most, I don’t ever see them fading."
~ Kazuo Ishiguro

The Path through the Meadow
🎨 Ilya Repin (1879)

[Dawna Coutant @dkcoutant]

OMG! The best game in the history of the World Cup was the consolation round for third place. 98 minutes of adrenaline rush!!!!⚽️🏃‍♂️💨😍⚽️ #WorldCup #AmazingGame

[Dawna Coutant @dkcoutant]

Geez louise, disgusting.

[Elaine Rich @Allmyalibis]

What a world.

[Ryan Beck @ryanbeck111]

It would be nice if in addition to "not interested in this post" you could select "nobody should be interested in this post". There needs to be some signal that expresses "this post entered my visibility and it's actively bad for people's brains, stop showing it to people"

[Dawna Coutant @dkcoutant]

I am tempted to take that flight...

[Dawna Coutant @dkcoutant]

It is true. I was cheering for France today but Spain played so beautifully the entire match.... this team has a new fan😍

[Jeff Timmer @jefftimmer]

Fun Fact: The President of the goddam United States paid nearly $6 million in damages today to a woman he raped. Once upon a time, this would have been the only news you heard.

[Akilah Hughes @AkilahObviously]

Waiting for Mitch McConnell’s statement on Lindsey Graham.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

The patterns of light on the sea floor.

They are called caustics: they are created by light refracted and reflected from the air/water interface. Water acts as a dynamic magnifying glass.

[Chef José Andrés 🕊️🥘🍳 @chefjoseandres]

Everywhere when no one else shows up @WCKitchen shows up!!! 🙏🕊️🫶🏻👍

[Andy Olivera @soyandyolivera]

Graves disturbios en Suiza tras quedar eliminados

[Bob Mayer @Bob_Mayer]

Even gargoyles read. This evening's thought to ponder from Maggies Farm #Maggiesfarm

[Jim Dalrymple II @Dalrymple]

Spent a few days in Seattle and wondered: Why isn't this place New York City? Temperate weather (compared to the East), a big port, plentiful natural resources, big tech sector, etc. Seems the PNW should be a tier A global economic powerhouse.

[Dave Matt @davematt88]

NPR did learn that there's a trick if you are applying in person in Washington and do not want a passport with Trump's image: Choose extra pages. The State Department says the 250th commemorative passport is only available in the standard, 28-page book

[Willie Ross Jr. Knee Deep @RossKneeDeep]

Lol!!!

[Sascha Karowski @skarowski]

Hab ein wenig die Befürchtung, sollte Belgien die USA aus dem Turnier werfen, dass Trump dann Deutschland mit Sanktionen bestraft, weil er zu dämlich ist, die Flaggen auseinanderzuhalten.