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Jewish Currents @jewishcurrents.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

On October 11, cohosts @samadlerbell.bsky.social and @mattsitman.bsky.social are joined by Andrea Long Chu and @davidklion.bsky.social for a live taping of Know Your Enemy: Neocons, the Far Center, and the Politics of Jewish Reaction. Register at jewishcurrents.org/live to attend.

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David Klion @davidklion.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I'm doing a live taping of Know Your Enemy with @andrealongchu.bsky.social, @samadlerbell.bsky.social, and @mattsitman.bsky.social for @jewishcurrents.bsky.social Live next month, and you should come! We're talking neocons... jewishcurrents.org/live

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Jeet Heer @jeetheer.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I talk to @davidklion.bsky.social about GOP foreign policy divide: restrainers versus neo-cons, but both sides subservient to a larger chaos. www.thenation.com/podcast/poli...

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Trump’s Chaotic Foreign Policy

David Klion on restrainers, neo-conservatives, and a flaky president.

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Nicholas Danforth @nicholasdanfort.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

"There’s a lesson here, not only for restrainers and neocons but for anyone who imagines (including elements on the left) that Trump can be an instrumental champion of their preferred policy agenda.

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Subscribe to Radio Free America (link in bio) @kleinman.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

I've been thinking a lot about neoconservatives in the age of Trump (shoutout to @davidklion.bsky.social keep grinding on that book) and the impulse to center your politics on opposing an oppressive form of statism ends up making you find your way back to liberalism

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American Prestige @amprestigepod.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Need a break from the World Cup? Watch our latest video exclusive with @davidklion.bsky.social on the politics of antisemitism! Topics include: the antisemitism panic after 10/7, conflating anti-Zionism with antisemitism, antisemitism on the right, and more. youtu.be/ovymmN_3zVQ?...

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The Politics of Antisemitism w/ David Klion

YouTube video by American Prestige

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Jeet Heer @jeetheer.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Is Bari Weiss winning? A talk with the world's foremost Weiss expert @davidklion.bsky.social www.thenation.com/podcast/poli...

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Is Bari Weiss Winning?

David Klion on the right-wing pundit destroying CBS.

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David Klion @davidklion.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

when u hutt but the films keep sucking

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David Klion @davidklion.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

For my latest column in @thenation.com, I wrote about the symbiotic relationship between the neo-Nazi right and the Jewish institutions that insist on equating Zionism and Judaism.

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Israel’s Supporters Are Playing Into the Hands of the Antisemitic Right

By conflating Judaism and Zionism, institutional leaders have made Jews everywhere less safe.

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Institute for Public Knowledge @ipk.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Join IPK & the Global New Right Working Group on April 9th for a hybrid seminar with @davidklion.bsky.social. Klion will discuss the legacy of neoconservatism with @ajbauer.bsky.social and Hannah Gurman. ipk.nyu.edu/events/globa...

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Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

I’ve been a journalist for 27 years. I’ve reported major stories about mass surveillance, torture, war, the military-industrial complex, police black sites, etc. But this is the most important story I’ve ever had the horror/honor to work on. For it is a story about the current phase of a genocide.

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The Ghosts of Al-Shifa Hospital

Months into a supposed ceasefire in Gaza, doctors still have to smuggle in basic medical supplies—and treat new casualties of war.

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Aryeh @aryehcw.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

I spoke with @davidklion.bsky.social about Epstein and the Jews and then Twitter vs. Bluesky. Which part of the conversation will make people madder? Stay tuned! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

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Epstein and the Jews, with David Klion

Podcast Episode · Culturally Determined · March 10 · 1h 35m

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David Klion @davidklion.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

My first byline in @equatormag.bsky.social, part of a package of reactions to Trump's mad war on Iran. I wrote about how the neocons have diverged into two camps over this, and how the scarier camp is winning.

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Death and Destruction From the Sky • EQUATOR

Responses to the American-Israeli war on Iran

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Deborah Feldman @deborahfeldman.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

„In this rhetorical world, Jews were at once the ultimate in-group and the ultimate outsiders; Epstein relied on the power of this bond to cultivate friends who at the very least overlooked and covered for his crimes, in some cases may have partaken themselves.“ jewishcurrents.org/the-line-bet...

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The Line Between Affinity and Conspiracy

Epstein relied on Jewish in-group bonds to cultivate the network that facilitated his crimes.

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jamsheed @jamsheed.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

this is a brilliant piece by @davidklion.bsky.social. a real model for how to do careful and insightful analysis in areas where people easily slip into unhinged conspiracy theorizing or choose to ignore an entire range of phenomena. jewishcurrents.org/the-line-bet...

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The Line Between Affinity and Conspiracy

Epstein relied on Jewish in-group bonds to cultivate the network that facilitated his crimes.

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Sam Brody @samuelhayimbrody.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

This is a pretty good illustration of how to talk about the "Jewishness" of Epstein and some of his network. It's important to do this because antisemitism thrives on the claim that you "aren't allowed" to talk about when Jews in powerful positions commit crimes. Room to go deeper on gender, tho.

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The Line Between Affinity and Conspiracy

Epstein relied on Jewish in-group bonds to cultivate the network that facilitated his crimes.

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David Klion @davidklion.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Enjoyed chatting with @wajali.bsky.social about Epstein and the Jews and the nuances of talking about that without indulging in antisemitism davidklion.substack.com/publish/post...

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Cosme Rondó @cosmerondo.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

jewishcurrents.org/the-line-bet... Interessante esse artigo (de um site judaico alinhado à esquerda) sobre o Epstein. Analisa como ele manipulou laços judaicos para se projetar em círculos de poder - o q virou um prato cheio pro conspiracionismo antissemita. cc @nietzsche4speed.bsky.social

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The Line Between Affinity and Conspiracy

Epstein relied on Jewish in-group bonds to cultivate the network that facilitated his crimes.

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Samuel Hayat @samuelhayat.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Ah sinon, il est tout à fait possible de parler d'Epstein, y compris de son instrumentalisation de son identité juive pour se constituer un réseau en partie communautaire, et de l'insérer dans l'histoire des Juifs aux Etats-unis, sans le moindre relent antisémite jewishcurrents.org/the-line-bet...

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The Line Between Affinity and Conspiracy

Epstein relied on Jewish in-group bonds to cultivate the network that facilitated his crimes.

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No Joyman @nojoyman.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

I hope someone is working on a big Madoff-Epstein project paralleling their path through the upper floors of American Jewry in the '90s and 2000s

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Jeff Melnick @melnickjeffrey1.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Appreciate David for this but he’s a bit timid for my taste. Since I was a teenager it’s been clear to me that our defining ideologies, out dominant institutions, and our core rhetorics of peoplehood are deeply warped: we articulate ourselves in malign narcissistic delusion.

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David Weinfeld @davidweinfeld.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

“There are lots of shocking revelations in the Epstein emails, but speaking as an American Jew myself, one of the most unsettling is just how familiar Epstein and his friends sometimes sound.” brilliant and important article by @davidklion.bsky.social in @jewishcurrents.bsky.social

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The Line Between Affinity and Conspiracy

Epstein relied on Jewish in-group bonds to cultivate the network that facilitated his crimes.

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Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Good piece by @davidklion.bsky.social. As he notes, Epstein was an identity fraudster who ingratiated himself with rich alter kakers. But Epstein's inner circle included Prince Andrew, a sultan from Dubai, a former Norwegian premier, a Japanese American tech bro, and other non-Jews.

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The Line Between Affinity and Conspiracy

Epstein relied on Jewish in-group bonds to cultivate the network that facilitated his crimes.

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Eric Alterman @ericalterman.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

“I am happy you are back among the ‘free,’” the soon-to- retire TNR editor-in-chief Marty Peretz emailed Jeffrey Epstein in September 2010, weeks after the end of the house arrest part of Epstein’s 18-month sentence for procuring a teenage girl for prostitution jewishcurrents.org/the-line-bet...

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The Line Between Affinity and Conspiracy

Epstein relied on Jewish in-group bonds to cultivate the network that facilitated his crimes.

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

SOMEBODY FINALLY SAID THE THING. I'll even extend it-- when you're 2% of the nat'l population, the temptation to do the "oh you're my aunt's cousin's brother-in-law's rabbi's friend's nephew's friend from camp" thing is strong. (yes, there was even a game show + cot'd thread) (taps the sign 👇)

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The Antisemitism Post (tm)

Gotta get the history to know where the tropes live in the discourse today.

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David Klion @davidklion.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

I don't think we can shy away from the very real and widespread perception that Epstein was surrounded by other wealthy, powerful Jews. Antisemites have their account of why this is, and everyone can see the basic facts. My piece was an attempt to engage that reality forthrightly and with nuance.

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Bonnie Honig @bonniehonig.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Been thinking this, didn’t have the courage/nuance to write it. Maybe I thought it was obvious & didn’t need me to say it. Now it’s said: “networks of friendship & favor-trading spanning decades..an ethnic community [whose] dizzying rise [was built] on relationships w/ ppl of similar background”

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The Line Between Affinity and Conspiracy

Epstein relied on Jewish in-group bonds to cultivate the network that facilitated his crimes.

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Berman Archive at Stanford @bermanarchive.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Epstein's Jewish Cohort: @davidklion.bsky.social in @jewishcurrents.bsky.social examines how Jeffrey Epstein exploited networks of Jewish elites through "affinity fraud," relying on shared cultural background and clannishness to facilitate his crimes. jewishcurrents.org/the-line-bet...

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The Line Between Affinity and Conspiracy

Epstein relied on Jewish in-group bonds to cultivate the network that facilitated his crimes.

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Jewish Currents @jewishcurrents.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

"Epstein’s humble Coney Island youth comes up frequently in his inbox. Hot dogs, boardwalks, amusement park rides … everyone who wrote Epstein seemed to understand that they were part of his whole schtick." New essay from @davidklion.bsky.social jewishcurrents.org/the-line-bet...

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Shabana Mir @shabana.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Banger after banger. The Jewish males forming a "disproportionate part of that [Epstein] network" in emails "swap chauvinistic myths about Jewish superiority alongside intimate secrets, corrupt favors, and advice on finding Jewish lawyers to help navigate sexual misconduct allegations." 🧵

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Danny Groner @dannygroner.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

“Though the majority of American Jews bear no complicity in Epstein’s monstrous crimes, and we must resist any antisemitic insinuations to the contrary, it is worth interrogating how our communal institutions and the culture of proud separateness that sustains them may have facilitated his rise.”

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Ami Fields-Meyer @fieldsmeyer.com · 26/02/2026

Oh man. This is a tough one

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Anarchic Squid @leahanelson.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

This is an uncomfortable read if you’re a person who, like me, sometimes takes comfort in Jewish clannishness and self-mythologizing. I’ll be thinking about this piece for a long time.

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Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 25/02/2026

This was a good read: "For all the moral panic about resurgent antisemitism over the past several years, much of it aimed at Palestine solidarity activists on the left, nothing has encouraged the real thing quite like the Epstein files." jewishcurrents.org/the-line-bet...

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The Line Between Affinity and Conspiracy

Epstein relied on Jewish in-group bonds to cultivate the network that facilitated his crimes.

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Jewish Currents @jewishcurrents.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

In the Epstein emails, "one can recognize a nostalgic, almost kitschy relationship to Jewish identity that plenty of ordinary Jews tend to indulge in," @davidklion.bsky.social writes in his new essay.

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The Line Between Affinity and Conspiracy

Epstein relied on Jewish in-group bonds to cultivate the network that facilitated his crimes.

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Kelsey Atherton @atherton.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

"The Times assiduously charts how Epstein relied on his talents as a networker and schmoozer to win over one person, who in turn he would convince to introduce him to the next, working his way higher and higher into a particular segment of the ruling class." jewishcurrents.org/the-line-bet...

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The Line Between Affinity and Conspiracy

Epstein relied on Jewish in-group bonds to cultivate the network that facilitated his crimes.

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Jewish Currents @jewishcurrents.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Epstein relied on Jewish in-group bonds to cultivate the network that facilitated his crimes. New essay from @davidklion.bsky.social on the line between affinity and conspiracy

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The Line Between Affinity and Conspiracy

Epstein relied on Jewish in-group bonds to cultivate the network that facilitated his crimes.

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Library Bear 📚 @adklibrarybear.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Wow this goes hard, in the best way. But it is NOT for the faint of nuance, fam. I really love the fearlessness of @jewishcurrents.bsky.social - not afraid to wade on into the tough stuff. 🙏

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Emily Tamkin @emilyctamkin.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

A must read

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Nikki McCann Ramírez @nikkimcr.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Please do not let Will’s tantrum over getting the attention he wanted distract you from the amazing Minneapolis coverage Gaby has been producing all month (all while also writing a book because she’s just that good)

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