Br. Dr. Ken Homan, SJ
Catholic, son, brother, Brother, Jesuit, weightlifter, woodworker, radical for Christ. Proudly putting the SJ into SJW. My tweets≠orgs I am part of. (he/him)
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- I'm submitting an article proposal on Jesuits & anti-communism. There's a line from a Jesuit letter complaining about "Protestants, pagans, and Communists," which I'll use in the title. Do I name the essay "'Protestants, pagans, and Communists,' Oh My!" or just the original with the after phrase?
- Support local journalism.
- 6/ The Post has lost over 375,000 subscribers in just over a year. If 10% of those readers subscribed to The 51st instead, we could hire 10 reporters and five editors, dramatically scaling our coverage of the city at this critical time. 51st.news/signup
- Reposted by Br. Dr. Ken Homan, SJAs The Washington Post goes dark, today is a good day to give your money to nonprofit newsrooms like @mississippifreepress.org. Far from laying people off, we're hiring *more* journalists and growing vital, democracy-building work. And we have no paywalls! Give here: givebutter.com/mfpdonate
- Reposted by Br. Dr. Ken Homan, SJThis is a great example of what Marx called "the vampire thirst for the living blood of labour."
- Reposted by Br. Dr. Ken Homan, SJIt’s 2026. There is a measles outbreak in the prison for babies
- What do you all get into arguments about with your parents? My parents are very kindly reading over a chapter draft and I keep having to tell my public health-professor mom to stop trying to turn my history chapter into a theology chapter. I had an interesting upbringing, perhaps...
- Last night I had a dream about a courtroom that was utterly packed. Weapons manufacturers, defense contractors, and private prison builders were all on trial for crimes against humanity. It was a very good dream.
- Reposted by Br. Dr. Ken Homan, SJOver 3,400 journalists were laid off in 2025
- Reposted by Br. Dr. Ken Homan, SJEpstein’s economic power among academics was made possible by a capitalist system that makes higher education dependent on the charity economy rather than a public good supported by taxing the rich
- Reposted by Br. Dr. Ken Homan, SJ“Children were in the crowd screaming.”
- Just experienced the most intense tear gassing of my life by federal officers outside the ICE facility in Portland where marchers gathered. There was no fast exit as they indiscriminately threw loads of gas and flash bangs. Children were in the crowd screaming. @oregoncapitalchronicle.com
- Reposted by Br. Dr. Ken Homan, SJJudge 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.
- NEWS: Judge Biery has ordered the release of 5-year-old Liam Ramos. A thunderous rebuke against ICE’s violent campaign in Minnesota. Read the order below. Link: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
- Reposted by Br. Dr. Ken Homan, SJThe nazis redistributed the stolen property of deported Jews to the German population. It was called Aryanization. This is no different. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aryaniz...
- Hey powerlifters, what do we think about starting a campaign like "Deadlifts Against Detention and Deportation" and make a fundraiser for immigrant/refugee legal and community services?
- I think there's an important history book waiting to be written about what we might call America's Middle Corridor--St. Louis, Louisville, Cincinnati, and Baltimore. The more work I do on STL history, it's clear that this encounter zone needs more study on North meets South.
- Reposted by Br. Dr. Ken Homan, SJMinneapolis is trying out new forms of resistance. They're doing pop-up blockade block parties. This one is on Cedar and 34th, a main route into the city. They have a stereo, food & a fire. MPD is present but not interfering. Lots of honks of support. ICE agents have been reported detouring around.
- Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college: 1) Ghost Dances and Great Awakenings 2) Classic Texts in American Religious History 3) Native American Social Movements 4) Jesuits and Justice 5) American Religion and Politics
- Reposted by Br. Dr. Ken Homan, SJFor Liam.
- One of the great tragedies during negotiating is when Catholic entities turn to utilitarian language that is completely contrary to Catholic ethics instead of maintaining commitment to the common good. www.osvnews.com/labor-stando...
- Reposted by Br. Dr. Ken Homan, SJThe college at which I'm employed, which has signed a contract with the AI firm that stole books from 131 colleagues & me, paid a student to write an op-ed for the student paper promoting AI, guided the writing of it, and did not disclose this to the paper. www.thedartmouth.com/article/2026...
- Reposted by Br. Dr. Ken Homan, SJAs DOJ arrests journalists for covering protest at church, it's important to note that the ICE pastor at the church was blasted this week by a conservative judge for violating dozens of court orders. Who's the real lawbreaker? wordandway.org/2026/01/28/g...
- The best part about winter is when you get up from the chair to turn off the space heater and have to pray that the static electricity on contact isn't enough to blow up the house.
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- Reposted by Br. Dr. Ken Homan, SJAs Democrats Push for ICE 'Reforms,' a Judge Shows How Flagrantly the Agency Violates Existing Law
- Teachers, what are you doing regarding tomorrow's national day of action/shutdown? My college class normally does reflections/dialogue on Fridays. We're covering More's Utopia this week. Do I move reflection online, complete by Sunday? Discussion in class? Address it when it's topical in a month?
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- Reposted by Br. Dr. Ken Homan, SJMicrosoft and Blackrock have "have largely given up on organic adoption [of AI] by consumers. They have moved on to a new dream of forced adoption mandated by government and managerial coercion." Fascinating piece here on what Davos can teach us about the AI industry by @mattseybold.bsky.social
- Reposted by Br. Dr. Ken Homan, SJI am happy for people in Maine if this is true. ALSO, this suggests that the administration is unleashing ICE in blue cities and states as punishment for political reasons. Collins is up for re-election and they need her to keep their control of the Senate. This is GROTESQUE.
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- Reposted by Br. Dr. Ken Homan, SJI wrote this yesterday about the hero city of Minneapolis www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKOW...
- Reposted by Br. Dr. Ken Homan, SJI wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free
- "Hotdishes against fascism" is the new official motto of the Midwest.
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- Reposted by Br. Dr. Ken Homan, SJplease remember that no matter how many “ICE is losing in MN” articles you read today, there is still a very real, urgent, ongoing crisis in Minnesota. people need food and they need rent money. that has not changed.
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- Reposted by Br. Dr. Ken Homan, SJThis is a more strongly worded post than you’d see about Trump and what his forces are actually doing.
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- I'm 2k words over my limit & just realized that I forgot to get to the bulk of post-1960s stuff that I'm supposed to cover & so need to write another 2k words & also I need to read the book I'm teaching tomorrow & who the heck designed this academia nonsense? Me with whole sections of this chapter:
- Reposted by Br. Dr. Ken Homan, SJJames O’Keefe responds to a comment “Figured they (ICE protesters) were being paid…” O’Keefe: “No, it's more terrifying than that. It's not transactional. They actually believe in their cause. That truth is going to be hard for most people to understand or accept.”
- Reposted by Br. Dr. Ken Homan, SJTo avoid the possibility Holocaust remembrance might lead to empathy for migrants, Trump's antisemitism envoy claims Anne Frank "was in Amsterdam legally." In reality, Margot Frank received a summons to go to a labor camp on July 5, 1942. After ignoring this call, they were in Amsterdam illegally.
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- Reposted by Br. Dr. Ken Homan, SJ"We had one hotel publicly refuse to house ICE, which became a big national news story when DHS went after them. That’s a hotel we were targeting, and it was mostly because of our pressure. We had two more hotels temporarily shut down to avoid housing ICE..." www.laborpolitics.com/p/how-minnea...
- Reposted by Br. Dr. Ken Homan, SJPope Leo’s top U.S. ally — Cardinal Joseph Tobin — calls on Congress to defund ICE.
- Reposted by Br. Dr. Ken Homan, SJEven if Bovino gets fired, ICE has to go. Even if Noem is out, ICE has to go. Even when Trump leaves office, ICE has to go. As protests grow and ICE's popularity drops, we may see concessions and leadership changes, like Bovino's departure. ICE still has to go. www.cnn.com/us/live-news...
- Reposted by Br. Dr. Ken Homan, SJCurrent status of the fundraisers for those killed by ICE: Renee Good: $1,499,580 Alex Pretti: $1,289,249 Keith Porter, Jr. $302,423 Parady La: $45,848 Heber Sanchez Dominguez: $47,991 Luis Beltrán Yanez Cruz: $18,640 Victor Manuel Diaz: $2,538 Geraldo Lunas: $2,260 Luis Gustavo Núñez: $1,935
- One of the myths of fighting fascism is you have to be a hero, which lends itself to the crushing weight of individualism. I've found that recognizing each other's gifts is our collective strength. My strength is muscle--I stack the chairs, unload supplies. What's your solidarity strength?
- Sometimes I wonder if the folks who make the accusation "You're a paid agitator!" make their argument because they themselves only do deeds for others if they're getting paid or recognized in some way.
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- Reposted by Br. Dr. Ken Homan, SJIs it really a “clash over the facts”?
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- Summarizes much of our theological and political moment.
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- In today's Gospel, Jesus responds to the imprisonment of his cousin by going out to bear witness and speak prophetically. He leaves the comfort of his home & goes to foreign parts. Jesus is a community organizer, asking others follow him in the work of justice. Live your hope! Strive for justice.
- Reposted by Br. Dr. Ken Homan, SJhey everybody lifelong tech expert here > "system crash” deleted nearly two weeks of surveillance footage from inside the facility that's not how anything works they're lying and destroying evidence hope that helps
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- Reposted by Br. Dr. Ken Homan, SJReally hard to look at this and all the other examples of bravery and kindness from ordinary people in this moment not think also of the tremendous cowardice exhibited over the past year by some of the richest, most well-protected people in business, media and politics
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- I think one reason Democratic party leadership isn't vocal is they'd have to admit how we got here. They'd have to address decades of militarizing police, of expanding deportations, of failed economic policies. It's easy to be against Trump. It's harder but more honest to admit being wrong.
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- Reposted by Br. Dr. Ken Homan, SJThe people who spent years defending and even lionizing Kyle Rittenhouse and Ashli Babbitt now want us to believe that an unarmed mother in her car and a disarmed nurse were domestic terrorists who deserved to be murdered by law enforcement.
