John Coward
@johncoward.bsky.social
Professor emeritus of media studies at Tulsa U interested in art, literature, and film. Also travel and a life outdoors—hiking, biking and kayaking.
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Another firearm death caused by an ammosexual who just had to be playing with his gun.
#ItsTheGuns
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#ItsTheGuns
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Oklahoma man charged in fatal shooting of neighbor while firing at target in his backyard
The suspect was shooting at a can in his backyard with a gun he bought for Christmas when the victim was fatally shot, according to authorities.
www.nbcnews.com
December 28, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Another firearm death caused by an ammosexual who just had to be playing with his gun.
#ItsTheGuns
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#ItsTheGuns
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Always come back to this observation from @adamserwer.bsky.social
December 27, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Always come back to this observation from @adamserwer.bsky.social
You have a point, sir. 👇
I don't think most Americans have any idea how dangerous it is for a president to declare an entire ethnic group to be "garbage." This is how the worst atrocities in human history have begun.
December 27, 2025 at 5:26 PM
You have a point, sir. 👇
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Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!
December 26, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!
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Nothing to see here. This is definitely a normal post that perfectly demonstrates appropriate behavior for a man with grave responsibilities to the nation and absolutely, positively does not show psychological derangement and incapacity to serve as president under section 4 of the 25th Amendment.
December 25, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Nothing to see here. This is definitely a normal post that perfectly demonstrates appropriate behavior for a man with grave responsibilities to the nation and absolutely, positively does not show psychological derangement and incapacity to serve as president under section 4 of the 25th Amendment.
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Two very different Christmas messages
December 25, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Two very different Christmas messages
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Bending your institution to meet the prejudices of your dumbest, meanest students is a surefire way to destroy a university.
Now any student can just scrawl “the Bible says this is wrong” on any test and skate to an A at the Oklahoma Football Outlet and Diploma Factory.
Now any student can just scrawl “the Bible says this is wrong” on any test and skate to an A at the Oklahoma Football Outlet and Diploma Factory.
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.” https://cnn.it/4b6g3rd
Oklahoma instructor removed from teaching for failing a Bible-based gender essay | CNN
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.”
cnn.it
December 24, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Bending your institution to meet the prejudices of your dumbest, meanest students is a surefire way to destroy a university.
Now any student can just scrawl “the Bible says this is wrong” on any test and skate to an A at the Oklahoma Football Outlet and Diploma Factory.
Now any student can just scrawl “the Bible says this is wrong” on any test and skate to an A at the Oklahoma Football Outlet and Diploma Factory.
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Paper linked below. The grading criteria, given to students in advance, was based on whether the student demonstrated they read the article and if they provided a reaction to some aspect of it. The student made no effort to do either; they blathered about the Bible.
drive.google.com/file/d/1qxnV...
drive.google.com/file/d/1qxnV...
A graduate teaching assistant who gave a University of Oklahoma student a failing grade on a psychology essay will no longer be teaching at the university
Graduate instructor who gave failing grade to Samantha Fulnecky no longer teaching at OU
A graduate teaching assistant who gave a University of Oklahoma student a failing grade on a psychology essay will no longer be teaching at the university.
www.koco.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Paper linked below. The grading criteria, given to students in advance, was based on whether the student demonstrated they read the article and if they provided a reaction to some aspect of it. The student made no effort to do either; they blathered about the Bible.
drive.google.com/file/d/1qxnV...
drive.google.com/file/d/1qxnV...
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They’re scrambling. Written for a party of one.
December 23, 2025 at 4:22 PM
They’re scrambling. Written for a party of one.
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Mitt Romney said the quiet part out loud: the rich should pay more in taxes.
The Wall Street Journal attacked him for it.
But he’s right—and ignoring the math is how democracies crack.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
The Wall Street Journal attacked him for it.
But he’s right—and ignoring the math is how democracies crack.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
Mitt Romney Is Right: Tax the Rich Before the Pitchforks Come Out
The One Percent’s Problem Isn’t Envy. It’s Math.
open.substack.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Mitt Romney said the quiet part out loud: the rich should pay more in taxes.
The Wall Street Journal attacked him for it.
But he’s right—and ignoring the math is how democracies crack.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
The Wall Street Journal attacked him for it.
But he’s right—and ignoring the math is how democracies crack.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
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On DOGE’s watch, federal spending did not go down at all. It went up. But is still led to cuts that closed offices, canceled programs and deprived people of food, medicine and other aid.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
How Did DOGE Disrupt So Much While Saving So Little?
www.nytimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
On DOGE’s watch, federal spending did not go down at all. It went up. But is still led to cuts that closed offices, canceled programs and deprived people of food, medicine and other aid.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
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CBS NEWS: “We can’t report on the current murdering spree until we get the serial killer’s side of the story.”
December 22, 2025 at 8:39 PM
CBS NEWS: “We can’t report on the current murdering spree until we get the serial killer’s side of the story.”
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ICE has posted a video of Santa Claus arresting immigrants. Your government is hijacking a symbol of charity to spread fear and hate. it’s up to all of us to defeat these twisted fascists.
December 22, 2025 at 11:49 PM
ICE has posted a video of Santa Claus arresting immigrants. Your government is hijacking a symbol of charity to spread fear and hate. it’s up to all of us to defeat these twisted fascists.
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BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
www.muellershewrote.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
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Since I’m getting “what did I miss” from alot, Paramount Plus, owner of CBS spiked the El Salvador CECOT prison story yesterday on 60 minutes because it made the White House look bad. Cancel paramount plus
Censorship. Bari Weiss
Censorship. Bari Weiss
December 22, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Since I’m getting “what did I miss” from alot, Paramount Plus, owner of CBS spiked the El Salvador CECOT prison story yesterday on 60 minutes because it made the White House look bad. Cancel paramount plus
Censorship. Bari Weiss
Censorship. Bari Weiss
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The leaders of Denmark and Greenland insisted Monday that the United States won’t take over Greenland and demanded respect for their territorial integrity after President Donald Trump announced the appointment of a special envoy to the semi-autonomous territory. https://to.pbs.org/4ju7NUl
Trump's envoy appointment sparks new tension with leaders of Greenland and Denmark
The leaders of Denmark and Greenland are insisting that the U.S. won’t take over Greenland after President Donald Trump announced the appointment of a special envoy to the semi-autonomous territory.
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December 22, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The leaders of Denmark and Greenland insisted Monday that the United States won’t take over Greenland and demanded respect for their territorial integrity after President Donald Trump announced the appointment of a special envoy to the semi-autonomous territory. https://to.pbs.org/4ju7NUl
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Does anyone doubt Bari Weiss spiked the story to kowtow to Trump? What a disgrace. At a network that once knew its duty to speak truth to power.
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Does anyone doubt Bari Weiss spiked the story to kowtow to Trump? What a disgrace. At a network that once knew its duty to speak truth to power.
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Tapper: This is one of the documents the DOJ released. It’s 100 pages. It’s all black. That’s the transparency we’re getting.
December 19, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Tapper: This is one of the documents the DOJ released. It’s 100 pages. It’s all black. That’s the transparency we’re getting.
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The Epstein Files, everybody!
December 19, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The Epstein Files, everybody!
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Trump dozed off multiple times today during a public event in the Oval Office. This is becoming routine at public appearances where he’s seated.
Trump isn't well
Trump isn't well
December 19, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Trump dozed off multiple times today during a public event in the Oval Office. This is becoming routine at public appearances where he’s seated.
Trump isn't well
Trump isn't well
So much for actual “free speech” in Trump World.
Our new golden age of free speech, where opposition to immigration enforcement can trigger a federal investigation
December 19, 2025 at 12:15 AM
So much for actual “free speech” in Trump World.
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Nothing more than perceived wealth that doesn’t exist for the purposes of taxes, but magically does for the purposes of leverage. Meanwhile, the rest of us pay real taxes on low wages and can’t leverage shit. The game is rigged. Tax the rich.
The world’s richest person just hit another major milestone thanks to the soaring valuation of his rocket maker SpaceX.
Full story: www.forbes.com/sites/mattdu... (Photo: Kevin Winter via Getty Images)
Full story: www.forbes.com/sites/mattdu... (Photo: Kevin Winter via Getty Images)
December 16, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Nothing more than perceived wealth that doesn’t exist for the purposes of taxes, but magically does for the purposes of leverage. Meanwhile, the rest of us pay real taxes on low wages and can’t leverage shit. The game is rigged. Tax the rich.
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LOLOLOLOL hahahahahahaha
December 16, 2025 at 2:53 PM
LOLOLOLOL hahahahahahaha
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BREAKING: The U.S. Coast Guard has quietly enacted a policy downgrading swastikas and nooses from hate symbols to “potentially divisive.” The manual is now in effect, despite public outrage and warnings after the draft was revealed last month. (Washington Post)
December 16, 2025 at 8:47 PM
BREAKING: The U.S. Coast Guard has quietly enacted a policy downgrading swastikas and nooses from hate symbols to “potentially divisive.” The manual is now in effect, despite public outrage and warnings after the draft was revealed last month. (Washington Post)
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"Deplorables" remains an accurate descriptor for Trump and his enablers.
December 15, 2025 at 4:06 PM
"Deplorables" remains an accurate descriptor for Trump and his enablers.