Rev. Prof. Matthew J. M. Coomber
@mjmcoomber.bsky.social
Antifascist professor-priest (Episcopal) | Researching resistance in biblical times, promoting mutual aid in ours | https://www.amazon.com/author/coomber | he/him | posts mine | 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️-ally | Ⓐ
Once described as “dope teacher” in a student eval
Once described as “dope teacher” in a student eval
Pinned
Excited to be writing my 1st book for non-academics:
Glimpses of Anarchism: Biblical Sources for Mutual Aid
It will explore anti-hierarchical, mutual-aid ethics woven through the Bible and tools they can provide for our anti-authoritarian struggles
Glimpses of Anarchism: Biblical Sources for Mutual Aid
It will explore anti-hierarchical, mutual-aid ethics woven through the Bible and tools they can provide for our anti-authoritarian struggles
Dang if I don’t love the state in which I was born and raised
February 4, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Dang if I don’t love the state in which I was born and raised
Repeat step 3 is often as needed (as long as I get myself to step 4!)
February 4, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Repeat step 3 is often as needed (as long as I get myself to step 4!)
Right?!
February 4, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Right?!
Reposted by Rev. Prof. Matthew J. M. Coomber
There is a longstanding debate in Holocaust Studies about representation that centres the perspective of the perpetrators; for a very long time, failure to focus on the victims was considered an insult to their memory.
That was a (well intentioned) mistake, and this man understands why.
That was a (well intentioned) mistake, and this man understands why.
Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”
February 4, 2026 at 6:37 PM
There is a longstanding debate in Holocaust Studies about representation that centres the perspective of the perpetrators; for a very long time, failure to focus on the victims was considered an insult to their memory.
That was a (well intentioned) mistake, and this man understands why.
That was a (well intentioned) mistake, and this man understands why.
Well put
February 4, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Well put
*Invaluable* one stop resource of resources
I gathered a few resources you can use & take action with to protect your communities from ICE:
stopicetoday.com
stopicetoday.com
STOP ICE TODAY
Take action to protect your community from ICE.
stopicetoday.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:35 PM
*Invaluable* one stop resource of resources
A bit of beauty for your timeline
Something that went past my desk this morning: Paolo Morosini’s De Aerterna temporalique (Padua, 1473) lccn.loc.gov/2014659086
@LibraryCongress #incunabula
@LibraryCongress #incunabula
February 4, 2026 at 4:38 PM
A bit of beauty for your timeline
The U.S. continues to owe an immeasurable debt of gratitude to the folks of Minnesota. Their efforts heroic
But we also must remember, while this vine recedes, the roots of its ideology and actions do not
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
But we also must remember, while this vine recedes, the roots of its ideology and actions do not
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Border Czar Plans to Pull 700 Agents From Minnesota
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:38 PM
The U.S. continues to owe an immeasurable debt of gratitude to the folks of Minnesota. Their efforts heroic
But we also must remember, while this vine recedes, the roots of its ideology and actions do not
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
But we also must remember, while this vine recedes, the roots of its ideology and actions do not
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
May light perpetual shine upon them 🙏🏼
February 4, 2026 at 12:08 PM
May light perpetual shine upon them 🙏🏼
“I’m the leader of Antifa, and so is my wife!”
February 3, 2026 at 1:37 AM
“I’m the leader of Antifa, and so is my wife!”
Reposted by Rev. Prof. Matthew J. M. Coomber
this particular line is maybe the best statement of purpose i have seen for those of us who want a more militant opposition to this administration
“Let us be clear: we want the power of the state. We wish to hold the criminals of the regime accountable. We wish to seize back the public funds looted by Trump and his cronies. We wish to undo the damage he has done to the government. More than any of that we wish to rebuild.”
From Powerlessness to Power
We will not achieve any of our ultimate goals without exercising state power, and the most effective way to take state power is through nonviolent but confrontational resistance.
www.liberalcurrents.com
February 2, 2026 at 12:34 PM
this particular line is maybe the best statement of purpose i have seen for those of us who want a more militant opposition to this administration
Booyah!
February 2, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Booyah!
This made my day
My spouse is not on Bluesky, X, etc., so every time I send him a link or screenshot of a quote tweet &c., he gets confused, and I have to explain, “it’s like the Talmud; it’s like the Talmud”
February 2, 2026 at 2:09 PM
This made my day
I shudder at what we’ve become
University of Illinois college republicans advocate for executing protesters as “traitors” with art that takes a disturbing killing and makes it even more extreme.
dailyillini.com/news-stories...
dailyillini.com/news-stories...
‘Fell the enemies:’ Illini Republicans support ICE amid killings - The Daily Illini
In a post that included a graphic of a presumed officer holding a gun to someone's head, Illini Republicans stated that they “stand with ICE."
dailyillini.com
February 2, 2026 at 1:21 PM
I shudder at what we’ve become
Very cool!
February 2, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Very cool!
Excellent statement by our Episcopal bishops
Compassion over hate
Resistance over compliance, and
Hope over fear
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAQt...
Compassion over hate
Resistance over compliance, and
Hope over fear
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAQt...
A Letter to our Fellow Americans: a Joint Statement from 150+ Episcopal Bishops on ICE actions
YouTube video by Diocese of Iowa Communications
www.youtube.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Excellent statement by our Episcopal bishops
Compassion over hate
Resistance over compliance, and
Hope over fear
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAQt...
Compassion over hate
Resistance over compliance, and
Hope over fear
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAQt...
Those *against* acts of protest are revealing things about their character we won’t soon forget
February 1, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Those *against* acts of protest are revealing things about their character we won’t soon forget
Huzzah!
Welcome home!
Welcome home!
February 1, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Huzzah!
Welcome home!
Welcome home!
Do tell!
February 1, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Do tell!
Thank you for writing this! I don’t think I’d known anything about her but her name
February 1, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Thank you for writing this! I don’t think I’d known anything about her but her name
Respect ♥️
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February 1, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Respect ♥️
Ad states:
“With brush, scrapper, and aerosol can, since 1986 Irmela Mensah-Schramm has removed over 100,000 hate symbols.
Respect!”
Ad states:
“With brush, scrapper, and aerosol can, since 1986 Irmela Mensah-Schramm has removed over 100,000 hate symbols.
Respect!”
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Important book by @hannahmstrommen.bsky.social and @ulrichschmiedel.bsky.social a must read for Christians of all denominations recommended to me by my old friend and teacher Rev Prof Will Storrar.
January 30, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Important book by @hannahmstrommen.bsky.social and @ulrichschmiedel.bsky.social a must read for Christians of all denominations recommended to me by my old friend and teacher Rev Prof Will Storrar.
Interested in learning more about courageous/powerful biblical women?
Of course you are👇🏻
Of course you are👇🏻
Just published my first piece for the Conversation! It’s on Thecla and her reception within Christianity.
theconversation.com/thecla-the-b...
theconversation.com/thecla-the-b...
Thecla, the beast fighter: The saint who faced down lions and killer seals is one of many ‘leading ladies’ in early Christian texts
The Christian apocrypha, texts not included in the Bible, include stories of Jesus’ female followers – including St. Thecla.
theconversation.com
February 1, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Interested in learning more about courageous/powerful biblical women?
Of course you are👇🏻
Of course you are👇🏻
Fun read! I use Sauron’s One Ring to teach my students about anti-leader values expressed through King David’s political rise & moral fall
February 1, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Fun read! I use Sauron’s One Ring to teach my students about anti-leader values expressed through King David’s political rise & moral fall