Ben Lorber
@benlorber8.bsky.social
Senior Research Analyst @PRAEyesRight. I write and train on antisemitism, white Christian nationalism, the MAGA Right, Israel/Palestine, Christian Zionism. Co-author Safety through Solidarity: A Radical Guide to Fighting Antisemitism. benlorber.com
I wonder if Epstein ever made it to this dinner at Bill Ackman’s house, at the invitation of Marty Peretz, with interventionist intellectuals Michael Walzer & Fouad Ajami
February 6, 2026 at 3:25 AM
I wonder if Epstein ever made it to this dinner at Bill Ackman’s house, at the invitation of Marty Peretz, with interventionist intellectuals Michael Walzer & Fouad Ajami
We explored the decades-long rise of the anti-immigrant movement; how MAGA uses intimidation & fear to consolidate authoritarianism; why solidarity is the antidote; what we expect moving forward, & more
https://politicalresearch.org/2026/02/03/all-eyes-minneapolis-lessons-resisting-authoritarianism
https://politicalresearch.org/2026/02/03/all-eyes-minneapolis-lessons-resisting-authoritarianism
All Eyes on Minneapolis: Lessons on Resisting Authoritarianism
In this bonus episode, PRA researchers discuss the deadly ICE crackdown in Minneapolis and the powerful resistance we’ve seen on the streets. ICE continues to kidnap thousands with impunity, and the b...
politicalresearch.org
February 3, 2026 at 6:56 PM
We explored the decades-long rise of the anti-immigrant movement; how MAGA uses intimidation & fear to consolidate authoritarianism; why solidarity is the antidote; what we expect moving forward, & more
https://politicalresearch.org/2026/02/03/all-eyes-minneapolis-lessons-resisting-authoritarianism
https://politicalresearch.org/2026/02/03/all-eyes-minneapolis-lessons-resisting-authoritarianism
Consider subscribing to Last Born in the Wilderness, you’ll be glad you did!
February 2, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Consider subscribing to Last Born in the Wilderness, you’ll be glad you did!
Returning to Epstein, the sick thing is that, as posts like the ones I shared above show, the online Right can now point to Epstein as ‘proof’ that their conspiratorial ideas about Jews are true. A cursed reactionary feedback loop
February 2, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Returning to Epstein, the sick thing is that, as posts like the ones I shared above show, the online Right can now point to Epstein as ‘proof’ that their conspiratorial ideas about Jews are true. A cursed reactionary feedback loop
their European benefactors that ‘the Jews’ possessed world-shaping political & economic power, because they (correctly) thought it would help them build support for a Western-aligned Jewish colonization project in Palestine.
February 2, 2026 at 2:18 PM
their European benefactors that ‘the Jews’ possessed world-shaping political & economic power, because they (correctly) thought it would help them build support for a Western-aligned Jewish colonization project in Palestine.
The same thing happened with early Zionist leaders. Men like Herzl & Max Nordau shared Europe’s antisemitic assumption that ‘the Jews’ were foreign parasites on the continent & needed to regenerate themselves as brutal musclemen in the Middle East. And they courted the idea with
February 2, 2026 at 2:18 PM
The same thing happened with early Zionist leaders. Men like Herzl & Max Nordau shared Europe’s antisemitic assumption that ‘the Jews’ were foreign parasites on the continent & needed to regenerate themselves as brutal musclemen in the Middle East. And they courted the idea with
from the doors of elite country clubs, Epstein & a few associates can pantomime those ideas inside. Epstein didn’t control the world but in a vertigo-inducing twist of history, he was in a position to relish the thought that he did & laugh about it with the alt-right.
February 2, 2026 at 2:18 PM
from the doors of elite country clubs, Epstein & a few associates can pantomime those ideas inside. Epstein didn’t control the world but in a vertigo-inducing twist of history, he was in a position to relish the thought that he did & laugh about it with the alt-right.
Epstein’s ideas about Jews reflect his class position. A glimpse into 19th & 20th century history shows most Western business & political elites viewed Jews as clannish all-powerful puppet-masters. Today, in an era when the ‘no Jews allowed’ signs have slipped somewhat
February 2, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Epstein’s ideas about Jews reflect his class position. A glimpse into 19th & 20th century history shows most Western business & political elites viewed Jews as clannish all-powerful puppet-masters. Today, in an era when the ‘no Jews allowed’ signs have slipped somewhat
The ADL’s legitimacy has long been eroding— not only on the Left but increasingly in the Jewish & liberal mainstream
January 29, 2026 at 3:28 PM
The ADL’s legitimacy has long been eroding— not only on the Left but increasingly in the Jewish & liberal mainstream
It’s the ‘solely’ that I was criticizing. What does that mean exactly?
January 26, 2026 at 7:43 PM
It’s the ‘solely’ that I was criticizing. What does that mean exactly?