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
Reposted by Rev. Prof. Matthew J. M. Coomber
“A young, much-loved person, who was aware that her end could come at any moment, told me: “Life is a privilege.” At the time, I didn’t appreciate her words. But, dear reader: savour life, be happy, value what truly matters, flee from toxicity and show empathy … lots of empathy.”
If you are reading this it is because I’m dead: here’s what I want to tell you about how to live | Carlos Hernández de Miguel
If you are reading this it is because I’m dead: here’s what I want to tell you about how to live | Carlos Hernández de Miguel
Leaving this world in an age of lies and cruelty, my last message is simple: don’t give up on truth, says Spanish journalist Carlos Hernández de Miguel
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:23 PM
“A young, much-loved person, who was aware that her end could come at any moment, told me: “Life is a privilege.” At the time, I didn’t appreciate her words. But, dear reader: savour life, be happy, value what truly matters, flee from toxicity and show empathy … lots of empathy.”
If you’re as much in need of an uplifting story as I am👇🏼🫶🏼
Chalmers Elementary School unveiled a new chicken coop this week named after a pioneering Black female scientist who studied chicken embryos. The celebration kicked off a series of Black History Month events across Chicago Public Schools.
Chicago elementary schoolers delight in new chicken coop that fuses science with Black history
www.wbez.org
February 5, 2026 at 11:02 PM
If you’re as much in need of an uplifting story as I am👇🏼🫶🏼
Reposted by Rev. Prof. Matthew J. M. Coomber
Journalism still works to thwart plans by neo-Nazis and white nationalists. No matter how hard they try to claim otherwise in their propaganda, Patriot Front members remain subject to social consequences for their racist/bigoted actions.
www.texasobserver.org/revealed-fou...
www.texasobserver.org/revealed-fou...
Revealed: Four Businesses with Ties to Patriot Front Operating in North Texas
The neo-Nazi group is engaged in a strategy to establish an independent economic ecosystem. Through publicly available information, interviews, and in-person observation, the Observer has identified c...
www.texasobserver.org
February 4, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Journalism still works to thwart plans by neo-Nazis and white nationalists. No matter how hard they try to claim otherwise in their propaganda, Patriot Front members remain subject to social consequences for their racist/bigoted actions.
www.texasobserver.org/revealed-fou...
www.texasobserver.org/revealed-fou...
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
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.
*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...
“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
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
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...
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!”
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!”
Reposted by Rev. Prof. Matthew J. M. Coomber
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👇🏻
Reposted by Rev. Prof. Matthew J. M. Coomber
What do these corporations have in common?
-Amazon
-AT&T
-Home Depot
-Microsoft
-Palantir
They all reaped billions in tax breaks from Trump's Big Ugly Bill — and are actively collaborating with ICE's deportation machine.
Always follow the money.
-Amazon
-AT&T
-Home Depot
-Microsoft
-Palantir
They all reaped billions in tax breaks from Trump's Big Ugly Bill — and are actively collaborating with ICE's deportation machine.
Always follow the money.
February 1, 2026 at 12:26 AM
What do these corporations have in common?
-Amazon
-AT&T
-Home Depot
-Microsoft
-Palantir
They all reaped billions in tax breaks from Trump's Big Ugly Bill — and are actively collaborating with ICE's deportation machine.
Always follow the money.
-Amazon
-AT&T
-Home Depot
-Microsoft
-Palantir
They all reaped billions in tax breaks from Trump's Big Ugly Bill — and are actively collaborating with ICE's deportation machine.
Always follow the money.
Ambrose wasn't messing around
*his backstory & character arc are amazing!*
*his backstory & character arc are amazing!*
Ambrose says justice isn’t abstract: it’s selling what you have and giving to the poor. That’s a bracing definition. It asks whether our idea of “justice” risks shrinking to what costs us least—while the older church assumed justice should cost us something.
#christianity #sermonsky #righteousness
#christianity #sermonsky #righteousness
January 31, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Ambrose wasn't messing around
*his backstory & character arc are amazing!*
*his backstory & character arc are amazing!*
God bless the Judge Bierys of the world
Also applicable:
"He has told you, O mortal, what is good,
and what does the LORD require of you
but to do justice and to love kindness
and to walk humbly with your God?"
(Micah 6:8)
h/t @jackjenkins.me
Also applicable:
"He has told you, O mortal, what is good,
and what does the LORD require of you
but to do justice and to love kindness
and to walk humbly with your God?"
(Micah 6:8)
h/t @jackjenkins.me
Judge Biery signed the order with a photo of Liam and two bible verses: The first is "But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven." The second is simply "Jesus wept."
Astonishing thing for a judge to do.
Astonishing thing for a judge to do.
January 31, 2026 at 11:06 PM
God bless the Judge Bierys of the world
Also applicable:
"He has told you, O mortal, what is good,
and what does the LORD require of you
but to do justice and to love kindness
and to walk humbly with your God?"
(Micah 6:8)
h/t @jackjenkins.me
Also applicable:
"He has told you, O mortal, what is good,
and what does the LORD require of you
but to do justice and to love kindness
and to walk humbly with your God?"
(Micah 6:8)
h/t @jackjenkins.me
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
January 31, 2026 at 6:29 PM
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
Reposted by Rev. Prof. Matthew J. M. Coomber
Important thread 👇 and if you haven’t read “One Long Night” by @andreapitzer.bsky.social yet, please do so. It helps people understand what they’re seeing.
I sometimes forget that not everyone has read my work. I am not saying don't call them concentration camps. I'm saying that I understand why the term makes some people uncomfortable, but that we need to realize where we're at. Anyway, attaching a recent piece to this thread, to help limit confusion.
Into the abyss
The correct response to Dachau was not better training for the guards.
degenerateart.beehiiv.com
January 30, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Important thread 👇 and if you haven’t read “One Long Night” by @andreapitzer.bsky.social yet, please do so. It helps people understand what they’re seeing.
Fully funded PhD post
January 31, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Fully funded PhD post
“Open access”
Such a beautiful pairing of words
And an interesting book!
Such a beautiful pairing of words
And an interesting book!
Our volume on Stone Age clothing is now online and completely open access:
Jöris, O., Dietrich, O., Risch, R., & Meller, H. (Hrsg.). (2026). A Stone Age History of Clothing: Mitteldeutscher Archäologentag vom 26. bis 28. September 2024 in Halle (Saale).
doi.org/10.11588/pro...
Jöris, O., Dietrich, O., Risch, R., & Meller, H. (Hrsg.). (2026). A Stone Age History of Clothing: Mitteldeutscher Archäologentag vom 26. bis 28. September 2024 in Halle (Saale).
doi.org/10.11588/pro...
January 31, 2026 at 5:13 PM
“Open access”
Such a beautiful pairing of words
And an interesting book!
Such a beautiful pairing of words
And an interesting book!
Reposted by Rev. Prof. Matthew J. M. Coomber
Wow. Would that more would be able to say this!
He spent decades bringing the religious right to power. Now he's marching to undo it.
Rev. Rob Schenck spent decades helping build the Religious Right—commingling church and state to advance conservative causes. Now, he says he must confront the damage he helped cause.
Rev. Rob Schenck spent decades helping build the Religious Right—commingling church and state to advance conservative causes. Now, he says he must confront the damage he helped cause.
January 26, 2026 at 5:10 AM
Wow. Would that more would be able to say this!
Harrowing video
Thank God she survived this
Thank God she survived this
"MPR News has learned that the police chief in the small southern Minnesota city of St. Peter intervened Thursday afternoon to prevent federal immigration agents from arresting a local resident" who had been observing federal agents. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
St. Peter police chief intervenes, prevents federal agents from arresting resident
The police chief of St. Peter intervened to prevent federal agents from taking a local resident who was observing ICE enforcement actions into custody. It is believed to the first time local police in...
www.mprnews.org
January 31, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Harrowing video
Thank God she survived this
Thank God she survived this