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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 · 17/09/2026

Her sole superpower is ingratiating herself with people; she is abnormally charismatic and flirty and familiar in person, anyone (including me) will confirm. It seems to work on billionaires and celebs. She’s not a good writer, thinker, or manager.

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David Klion @davidklion.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Oh definitely. I’ve been beating this drum and getting into it with some people like my pal @eoinhiggins.bsky.social who believe she couldn’t care less about ratings and that wrecking CBS to impress Trump is the point. I think she thinks she’s actually a visionary TV genius, and she is very wrong.

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David Klion @davidklion.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I would say she's not doing a great job lol

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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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James Hell Brooks @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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David Klion @davidklion.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Appreciate the thought but I don't really think of him as my purview; he'll probably come up briefly in my book. Am mostly interested to read queer perspectives on him!

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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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David Klion @davidklion.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

I'm not that invested, but I think I was right to back Bernie in both 2016 and 2020 and I think any honest observer today ought to be able to admit Bernie was ahead of the curve, in terms of where the party was going

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David Klion @davidklion.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

I support whoever the wise Democratic primary voters of Maine choose for the vital, long-overdue task of unseating Susan Collins, one of the most destructive people in public life. It looks like it will probably be the oyster guy, therefore

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David Klion @davidklion.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Evan is a good friend and we make jokes like this all the time in our private groupchat, but I'm sure he appreciates your earnest concern for his mental health

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David Klion @davidklion.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Has she experienced Malinko? Also mazel!

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David Klion @davidklion.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Whole piece holds up quite well if I may say so. Since then, the situation has only gotten worse and, with Trump in power, many (but far from all) liberal Zionists have belatedly come around

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

That's me, a danger to myself and others

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

I think I misunderstood your question! My answer should have just been “yes I do” but then you saw that anyway

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

I try to pick apart the nuances of that in the piece. There are some distinct features to the sheer scope of Jewish success from 1950 to present that we shouldn’t shy away from naming

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

I mean sure, happens. I didn’t see that, possibly because by the time Elon took over I had blocked literally thousands of Nazis

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

I don’t really think it’s appropriate for me to weigh in on other groups like I do here. But yes, I certainly think it can be contextualized, ideally by members of the group in question.

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

I have seen none of that whatsoever, nor have I seen the insane backlash it’s gotten in some quarters on here. I’ve seen lots of nice normal left wing people, many of them Jewish, complimenting me on writing a nuanced piece. Have seen that here too, coexisting with a panic

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

In general I am wary of concerns that readers cannot handle a nuanced look at prominent people whose behavior is embarrassing to their wider community, whatever it is, and of reflexive resistance to such pieces. I think it just looks like we’re trying to hide something. We can be real about this.

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

Right, like Wieseltier! I find that element so fascinating

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