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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Officials from the Oglala Sioux Tribe are unable to locate three tribal members after they were arrested by ICE in Minneapolis.
“There’s nobody more American than American Indians,” activist and immigration attorney Chase Iron Eyes said.
📸: Louis Krauss/The Minnesota Star Tribune.
“There’s nobody more American than American Indians,” activist and immigration attorney Chase Iron Eyes said.
📸: Louis Krauss/The Minnesota Star Tribune.
January 16, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Officials from the Oglala Sioux Tribe are unable to locate three tribal members after they were arrested by ICE in Minneapolis.
“There’s nobody more American than American Indians,” activist and immigration attorney Chase Iron Eyes said.
📸: Louis Krauss/The Minnesota Star Tribune.
“There’s nobody more American than American Indians,” activist and immigration attorney Chase Iron Eyes said.
📸: Louis Krauss/The Minnesota Star Tribune.
The “paid protester” idea is a lie. Mullin is deliberately spreading misinformation in support of the horrific ICE overreaction in Minneapolis.
Sen. Mullin on Renee Good killing investigation: “If they’re investigating anything, they need to be investigating the paid protesters.”
January 14, 2026 at 3:40 PM
The “paid protester” idea is a lie. Mullin is deliberately spreading misinformation in support of the horrific ICE overreaction in Minneapolis.
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Civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin has died.
In 1955, Colvin, at just 15 years old, was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama. The incident occurred just nine months before Rosa Parks gained international fame for refusing to give up her seat.
In 1955, Colvin, at just 15 years old, was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama. The incident occurred just nine months before Rosa Parks gained international fame for refusing to give up her seat.
January 14, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin has died.
In 1955, Colvin, at just 15 years old, was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama. The incident occurred just nine months before Rosa Parks gained international fame for refusing to give up her seat.
In 1955, Colvin, at just 15 years old, was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama. The incident occurred just nine months before Rosa Parks gained international fame for refusing to give up her seat.
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Trump‘s and Bondi’s abuse of the Justice Department is an impeachable offense.
Democratic Senator Elissa Slotkin of Michigan says she has learned that federal prosecutors are investigating her after she took part in a video urging military service members to resist illegal orders.
Full Story: nyti.ms/45TU0Ay
Full Story: nyti.ms/45TU0Ay
January 14, 2026 at 3:38 AM
Trump‘s and Bondi’s abuse of the Justice Department is an impeachable offense.
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If any private lawyer acted this disrespectfully towards a federal judge, we would be facing bar proceedings, court sanctions or both. The fact that Trump administration lawyers continue to act this way is a disgrace. It is time for judges to put an end to it. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Disqualified Trump appointee Halligan accuses judge of 'gross abuse of power' for questioning her authority
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:40 AM
If any private lawyer acted this disrespectfully towards a federal judge, we would be facing bar proceedings, court sanctions or both. The fact that Trump administration lawyers continue to act this way is a disgrace. It is time for judges to put an end to it. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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The Trump administration has rolled out a campaign across departments that draws on images and ideas borrowed from right-wing and white nationalist circles. https://to.pbs.org/45GW3I9
Trump administration's posts echo rhetoric linked to extremist groups
Just weeks into the new year, the Trump administration has rolled out a campaign across departments that draws on images and ideas borrowed from right-wing and white nationalist circles. Liz Landers r...
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January 13, 2026 at 3:40 AM
The Trump administration has rolled out a campaign across departments that draws on images and ideas borrowed from right-wing and white nationalist circles. https://to.pbs.org/45GW3I9
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America is now at the heavily armed secret police doing warrantless door-to-door house raids in search of undesirable ethnicities and/or political dissenters stage. The difference from well known historical cases is down to scale.
A video of ICE agents conducting door-to-door searches today in Minneapolis
The homeowner requests a warrant repeatedly, is told they don't require one, then is told they're getting it, then the agents storm in anyway
They also point a taser at her to try and disrupt filming
The homeowner requests a warrant repeatedly, is told they don't require one, then is told they're getting it, then the agents storm in anyway
They also point a taser at her to try and disrupt filming
January 12, 2026 at 3:00 PM
America is now at the heavily armed secret police doing warrantless door-to-door house raids in search of undesirable ethnicities and/or political dissenters stage. The difference from well known historical cases is down to scale.
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some of these guys feel that they're showing remarkable restraint by passing up murders they're entitled to commit
ICE agent screaming a threat: "Did you not learn from what just happened?"
www.reddit.com/r/Minneapoli...
www.reddit.com/r/Minneapoli...
January 12, 2026 at 2:35 AM
some of these guys feel that they're showing remarkable restraint by passing up murders they're entitled to commit
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Multiple eyewitness accounts of ICE's shooting of two people in Portland agree that ICE opened fire AFTER the pickup truck with the two individuals was already driving away, violating DHS's own rules.
They opened fire in a public area, near a hospital, without regard for safety.
Lawless thugs.
They opened fire in a public area, near a hospital, without regard for safety.
Lawless thugs.
January 10, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Multiple eyewitness accounts of ICE's shooting of two people in Portland agree that ICE opened fire AFTER the pickup truck with the two individuals was already driving away, violating DHS's own rules.
They opened fire in a public area, near a hospital, without regard for safety.
Lawless thugs.
They opened fire in a public area, near a hospital, without regard for safety.
Lawless thugs.
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ICE is claiming that the officer feared that Renee Good was about to seriously injure or kill him at this moment.
January 9, 2026 at 6:52 PM
ICE is claiming that the officer feared that Renee Good was about to seriously injure or kill him at this moment.
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When the right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing on extremely serious matters, they are not fit to govern. 🤦♀️
None of this is funny.
None of this is funny.
January 9, 2026 at 9:08 PM
When the right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing on extremely serious matters, they are not fit to govern. 🤦♀️
None of this is funny.
None of this is funny.
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“Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. The physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work anywhere—if governments have the courage to change the rules.”
Uruguay’s Renewable Charge: A Small Nation, A Big Lesson For The World
Uruguay built a power grid that runs 99% on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. Here’s how its bold energy overhaul became a global model.
www.forbes.com
January 10, 2026 at 8:29 AM
“Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. The physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work anywhere—if governments have the courage to change the rules.”
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BREAKING: Massive Crowds of Anti-ICE protesters in Minneapolis, Minnesota as we speak. The tide is turning. America is Fed Up.
Americans should be fighting back against what is happening in this country. Having masked, secret police shooting people, breaking into homes and cars, is NOT normal.
Americans should be fighting back against what is happening in this country. Having masked, secret police shooting people, breaking into homes and cars, is NOT normal.
January 10, 2026 at 8:23 PM
BREAKING: Massive Crowds of Anti-ICE protesters in Minneapolis, Minnesota as we speak. The tide is turning. America is Fed Up.
Americans should be fighting back against what is happening in this country. Having masked, secret police shooting people, breaking into homes and cars, is NOT normal.
Americans should be fighting back against what is happening in this country. Having masked, secret police shooting people, breaking into homes and cars, is NOT normal.
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This guy is in Minneapolis standing before an American citizen in an SUV.
The only reason he's brandishing an assault rifle is because he wants the people he's purportedly there protecting to feel terrorized by his presence.
This is not protection. This is occupation.
The only reason he's brandishing an assault rifle is because he wants the people he's purportedly there protecting to feel terrorized by his presence.
This is not protection. This is occupation.
January 10, 2026 at 7:23 PM
This guy is in Minneapolis standing before an American citizen in an SUV.
The only reason he's brandishing an assault rifle is because he wants the people he's purportedly there protecting to feel terrorized by his presence.
This is not protection. This is occupation.
The only reason he's brandishing an assault rifle is because he wants the people he's purportedly there protecting to feel terrorized by his presence.
This is not protection. This is occupation.
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The reactionary centrist logic is simple: if the left does something bad it’s the left’s fault, and if the right does something bad, it’s also the left’s fault for making them do it. It’s a simple formula and once you see it every one of their arguments is the same
January 10, 2026 at 11:24 PM
The reactionary centrist logic is simple: if the left does something bad it’s the left’s fault, and if the right does something bad, it’s also the left’s fault for making them do it. It’s a simple formula and once you see it every one of their arguments is the same
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NEW: The vote of 52-47 advanced a bipartisan resolution to block Trump from using military force “within or against Venezuela” unless he gets prior approval from Congress.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Senate advances measure to restrict Trump's power to use military force in Venezuela
Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine, who led the bipartisan resolution, said that Trump's actions in Venezuela are "clearly illegal" because he did not seek congressional approval.
www.nbcnews.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:08 PM
NEW: The vote of 52-47 advanced a bipartisan resolution to block Trump from using military force “within or against Venezuela” unless he gets prior approval from Congress.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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DOJ use of force policy.
He broke the law and murdered a US citizen. Full stop.
He broke the law and murdered a US citizen. Full stop.
January 8, 2026 at 5:00 PM
DOJ use of force policy.
He broke the law and murdered a US citizen. Full stop.
He broke the law and murdered a US citizen. Full stop.
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Another liar. The ICE agents prevented a local physician from attending to her while she was slumped over in the car after being shot.
Sen. Lankford blatantly lies about what the video of Renee Good's killing shows: "A classic law enforcement moment -- they have to fire their weapon and then when you see her car crash, law enforcement is running to her to provide aid. They're never looking to be able to take a life of individuals."
January 8, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Another liar. The ICE agents prevented a local physician from attending to her while she was slumped over in the car after being shot.
“Retreating from global cooperation.” Cool, cool. Who needs U.S.leadership, anyway?
The Trump administration will withdraw from dozens of international organizations, including the U.N.'s population agency and the U.N. treaty that establishes international climate negotiations, as the U.S. further retreats from global cooperation. https://to.pbs.org/4q8aZXX
U.S. will leave 66 international organizations as Trump further retreats from global cooperation
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order suspending U.S. support for dozens of international organizations, including the U.N.'s population agency and the U.N. treaty that establi...
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January 8, 2026 at 3:17 AM
“Retreating from global cooperation.” Cool, cool. Who needs U.S.leadership, anyway?
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The Trump WH today triples down on the claim that there is "no evidence of armed rebellion or intent to overthrow the government" by Trump supporters on Jan. 6, 2021. Obviously that's a brazen lie, as shown by extensive court documents, video recorded by Trump's own supporters, and other evidence 👉
2/ Trump quickly had lots of help from compliant Republicans pushing a key lie about Jan. 6: the absurd claim that it was a peaceful 'love fest' and that no one had been armed. But as our investigation made clear, many Trump supporters brought guns that day: www.motherjones.com/criminal-jus... 2x
NEW EVIDENCE: Trump extremists brought numerous guns to the Capitol on January 6
Insurrectionists carried concealed pistols, allegedly stockpiled weapons nearby, and called for overthrowing the US government.
www.motherjones.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:04 PM
The Trump WH today triples down on the claim that there is "no evidence of armed rebellion or intent to overthrow the government" by Trump supporters on Jan. 6, 2021. Obviously that's a brazen lie, as shown by extensive court documents, video recorded by Trump's own supporters, and other evidence 👉
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This is straight out of Stalin’s Soviet Union: the White House has launched a full-blown January 6 revisionist website, claiming the rioters were “peaceful patriotic protesters,” blaming Nancy Pelosi and Democrats for “security lapses,”
asserting that “Democrats staged the real insurrection”
asserting that “Democrats staged the real insurrection”
January 6, 2026 at 9:35 PM
This is straight out of Stalin’s Soviet Union: the White House has launched a full-blown January 6 revisionist website, claiming the rioters were “peaceful patriotic protesters,” blaming Nancy Pelosi and Democrats for “security lapses,”
asserting that “Democrats staged the real insurrection”
asserting that “Democrats staged the real insurrection”
Rewriting history to serve Trump. Disgraceful and dishonest.
January 6, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Rewriting history to serve Trump. Disgraceful and dishonest.
His policies (such as they are) are unpopular. 👇
The majority of Americans oppose:
- his invasion of Venezuela
- his reckless tariffs
- his obsession with Greenland
- his alienation of our allies
- his trillions in tax cuts for billionaires
- his open solicitation of bribes and accolades
- his demolition of the East Wing
- his $400M+ ballroom
…
- his invasion of Venezuela
- his reckless tariffs
- his obsession with Greenland
- his alienation of our allies
- his trillions in tax cuts for billionaires
- his open solicitation of bribes and accolades
- his demolition of the East Wing
- his $400M+ ballroom
…
January 6, 2026 at 1:23 PM
His policies (such as they are) are unpopular. 👇