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
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Ben Lorber
@benlorber8.bsky.social
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Safety through Solidarity by Shane Burley, Ben Lorber: 9781685890919 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
Two activist journalists present a progressive, intersectional approach to the vital question: What can we do about antisemitism? Antisemitism is on the rise today. From synagogue shootings by white ...
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Hello to my new followers! I research and write about the US & global white Christian nationalist movement with @praeyesright.bsky.social. I’m also co-author of the new book Safety through Solidarity: A Radical Guide to Fighting Antisemitism www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/741043...
Required reading to understand the groypers
I've noticed that there isn't much talk here about the current internecine war that is unfolding on the right, spearheaded in large part by Nick Fuentes, Tucker Carlson, and Candace Owens after the assassination of Charlie Kirk. I know this shit is insane and feels bad. But this is a mistake (1/)
November 8, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Required reading to understand the groypers
Reposted by Ben Lorber
PRA’s @benlorber8.bsky.social writes in @thenation.com, “In just a week, Carlson has introduced the groyper leader’s ideas to an immeasurably wider audience.”
Learn more about how fractures on the Right are opening space for White nationalist Nick Fuentes to gain influence within MAGA:
Learn more about how fractures on the Right are opening space for White nationalist Nick Fuentes to gain influence within MAGA:
Nick Fuentes Has Officially Breached the MAGA Gates
How the right’s crisis over US support for Israel has provided the white nationalist with the opening he needs to be welcomed into the MAGA fold.
www.thenation.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:13 PM
PRA’s @benlorber8.bsky.social writes in @thenation.com, “In just a week, Carlson has introduced the groyper leader’s ideas to an immeasurably wider audience.”
Learn more about how fractures on the Right are opening space for White nationalist Nick Fuentes to gain influence within MAGA:
Learn more about how fractures on the Right are opening space for White nationalist Nick Fuentes to gain influence within MAGA:
It was great to talk with friends at @jewishcurrents.bsky.social
on Nick Fuentes & rising anti-Zionism on the Right. Why is the Right fracturing over Israel right now? What do we do when they weave in unmistakable antisemitism, with real critique of Israel's genocide & repression of speech?
on Nick Fuentes & rising anti-Zionism on the Right. Why is the Right fracturing over Israel right now? What do we do when they weave in unmistakable antisemitism, with real critique of Israel's genocide & repression of speech?
On the new episode of On the Nose, Arielle Angel, Daniel May, Andrew Marantz, & @benlorber8.bsky.social discuss Nick Fuentes on Tucker Carlson, Norman Finkelstein on Candace Owens, and the newfound influence of the anti-Israel right.
jewishcurrents.org/confronting-...
jewishcurrents.org/confronting-...
Confronting the Anti-Zionist Right
Jewish Currents discusses Nick Fuentes on Tucker Carlson, Norman Finkelstein on Candace Owens, and the newfound influence of the anti-Israel right.
jewishcurrents.org
November 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM
It was great to talk with friends at @jewishcurrents.bsky.social
on Nick Fuentes & rising anti-Zionism on the Right. Why is the Right fracturing over Israel right now? What do we do when they weave in unmistakable antisemitism, with real critique of Israel's genocide & repression of speech?
on Nick Fuentes & rising anti-Zionism on the Right. Why is the Right fracturing over Israel right now? What do we do when they weave in unmistakable antisemitism, with real critique of Israel's genocide & repression of speech?
Reposted by Ben Lorber
On the new episode of On the Nose, Arielle Angel, Daniel May, Andrew Marantz, & @benlorber8.bsky.social discuss Nick Fuentes on Tucker Carlson, Norman Finkelstein on Candace Owens, and the newfound influence of the anti-Israel right.
jewishcurrents.org/confronting-...
jewishcurrents.org/confronting-...
Confronting the Anti-Zionist Right
Jewish Currents discusses Nick Fuentes on Tucker Carlson, Norman Finkelstein on Candace Owens, and the newfound influence of the anti-Israel right.
jewishcurrents.org
November 6, 2025 at 5:15 PM
On the new episode of On the Nose, Arielle Angel, Daniel May, Andrew Marantz, & @benlorber8.bsky.social discuss Nick Fuentes on Tucker Carlson, Norman Finkelstein on Candace Owens, and the newfound influence of the anti-Israel right.
jewishcurrents.org/confronting-...
jewishcurrents.org/confronting-...
There’s a deep irony that for the last few years the Jewish Right has joined in MAGA’s pile-on against DEI, by accusing DEI of antisemitism. And now, when they’re asking MAGA to confront the antisemitism in its own ranks, they’re met with refusal & being accused of doing DEI
November 6, 2025 at 1:02 AM
There’s a deep irony that for the last few years the Jewish Right has joined in MAGA’s pile-on against DEI, by accusing DEI of antisemitism. And now, when they’re asking MAGA to confront the antisemitism in its own ranks, they’re met with refusal & being accused of doing DEI
The ADL is terrified that the Mamdani administration will continue to demonstrate that a genuine, tangible commitment to the well-being of Jews in America can coexist alongside staunch opposition to the policies of a country on the other side of the planet. It hurts their bottom line
November 5, 2025 at 2:41 PM
The ADL is terrified that the Mamdani administration will continue to demonstrate that a genuine, tangible commitment to the well-being of Jews in America can coexist alongside staunch opposition to the policies of a country on the other side of the planet. It hurts their bottom line
In one and the same breath Zohran’s speech welded the loftiest visionary promises of a New Era to the most concrete & tangible aspirations for affordable housing, transportation, childcare. That is the way
November 5, 2025 at 5:50 AM
In one and the same breath Zohran’s speech welded the loftiest visionary promises of a New Era to the most concrete & tangible aspirations for affordable housing, transportation, childcare. That is the way
It took the ADL like four days to respond to Nick Fuentes breaking into the mainstream last week
November 5, 2025 at 3:25 AM
It took the ADL like four days to respond to Nick Fuentes breaking into the mainstream last week
Reposted by Ben Lorber
Nick Fuentes, the white nationalist who has long lurked at the outer edges of the MAGAsphere, took a giant step toward the center last week.
Nick Fuentes Has Officially Breached the MAGA Gates
How the right's crisis over US support for Israel has provided the white nationalist with the opening he needs to be welcomed into the MAGA fold.
www.thenation.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Nick Fuentes, the white nationalist who has long lurked at the outer edges of the MAGAsphere, took a giant step toward the center last week.
Reposted by Ben Lorber
This is a very informative #longread by @benlorber8.bsky.social at @thenation.com, covering the rise of Nick Fuentes. If, like me, the different far right sects in the US are a bit of a mystery to you, you’ll learn a lot. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Nick Fuentes Has Officially Breached the MAGA Gates
How the right’s crisis over US support for Israel has provided the white nationalist with the opening he needs to be welcomed into the MAGA fold.
www.thenation.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:32 PM
This is a very informative #longread by @benlorber8.bsky.social at @thenation.com, covering the rise of Nick Fuentes. If, like me, the different far right sects in the US are a bit of a mystery to you, you’ll learn a lot. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
New at @thenation.com I trace Nick Fuentes' half-decade campaign to push the MAGA envelope, dragging the conservative movement kicking and streaming closer towards outright neo-fascism www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Nick Fuentes Has Officially Breached the MAGA Gates
How the right’s crisis over US support for Israel has provided the white nationalist with the opening he needs to be welcomed into the MAGA fold.
www.thenation.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:43 PM
New at @thenation.com I trace Nick Fuentes' half-decade campaign to push the MAGA envelope, dragging the conservative movement kicking and streaming closer towards outright neo-fascism www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Reposted by Ben Lorber
“In hindsight, the obsessive focus on uncovering and rooting out a supposed crisis of antisemitism on the left will prove to have been a drastic and myopic miscalculation.”
“These future leaders of the right aren’t going anywhere; they’ll be taking the reins soon, and there’s little room for the ‘Judeo’ in their vision of the Christian West.”
My latest in @thehill.com
thehill.com/opinion/whit...
My latest in @thehill.com
thehill.com/opinion/whit...
Antisemitism exposed in the ranks of the right — the GOP-Israeli honeymoon is over
For decades, the Israeli, American Jewish and Christian Right forged what seemed like an ironclad alliance. If conservatives truly wanted to fight this battle, they would turn first to their own ca…
thehill.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:34 PM
“In hindsight, the obsessive focus on uncovering and rooting out a supposed crisis of antisemitism on the left will prove to have been a drastic and myopic miscalculation.”
I don’t see how MAGA stabilizes in the short term. From the day Trump walked down the escalator in 2015 it has defined itself alongside this uneasy neocon/paleocon fault line. Now that coalition is over. Each side will fight to the death against the other. These contradictions
November 3, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I don’t see how MAGA stabilizes in the short term. From the day Trump walked down the escalator in 2015 it has defined itself alongside this uneasy neocon/paleocon fault line. Now that coalition is over. Each side will fight to the death against the other. These contradictions
As I predicted in @thehill on Friday, the Project Esther coalition is crumbling. This morning a prominent Jewish lawfare advocate resigned from Heritage Foundation’s ‘fighting antisemitism’ task force in the wake of the Kevin Roberts/Tucker Carlson/Nick Fuentes fiasco
November 2, 2025 at 4:18 PM
As I predicted in @thehill on Friday, the Project Esther coalition is crumbling. This morning a prominent Jewish lawfare advocate resigned from Heritage Foundation’s ‘fighting antisemitism’ task force in the wake of the Kevin Roberts/Tucker Carlson/Nick Fuentes fiasco
“These future leaders of the right aren’t going anywhere; they’ll be taking the reins soon, and there’s little room for the ‘Judeo’ in their vision of the Christian West.”
My latest in @thehill.com
thehill.com/opinion/whit...
My latest in @thehill.com
thehill.com/opinion/whit...
Antisemitism exposed in the ranks of the right — the GOP-Israeli honeymoon is over
For decades, the Israeli, American Jewish and Christian Right forged what seemed like an ironclad alliance. If conservatives truly wanted to fight this battle, they would turn first to their own ca…
thehill.com
November 1, 2025 at 9:03 PM
“These future leaders of the right aren’t going anywhere; they’ll be taking the reins soon, and there’s little room for the ‘Judeo’ in their vision of the Christian West.”
My latest in @thehill.com
thehill.com/opinion/whit...
My latest in @thehill.com
thehill.com/opinion/whit...
There has been some predictable backlash against Roberts’ video from some Heritage staffers & establishment conservative voices. But calling victory is way premature. One crucial segment is conspicuously absent from the pile-on and everyone knows it- young conservatives
November 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM
There has been some predictable backlash against Roberts’ video from some Heritage staffers & establishment conservative voices. But calling victory is way premature. One crucial segment is conspicuously absent from the pile-on and everyone knows it- young conservatives
For @thehill.com I wrote about how the admission of Nick Fuentes into the MAGA big-tent this week shows that the Right's 'fighting antisemitism' crusade has always been cynical and hollow. All along it was only about going after their progressive opponents, thehill.com/opinion/whit...
thehill.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:37 PM
For @thehill.com I wrote about how the admission of Nick Fuentes into the MAGA big-tent this week shows that the Right's 'fighting antisemitism' crusade has always been cynical and hollow. All along it was only about going after their progressive opponents, thehill.com/opinion/whit...
The most antisemitic part of the Heritage Foundation statement isn't the claim that pro-Israel pressure comes from the "globalist class"-- it's that "loyalty" to "Christ first and to America always" comes before support for Israel. Setting Christian fidelity over & against
October 31, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The most antisemitic part of the Heritage Foundation statement isn't the claim that pro-Israel pressure comes from the "globalist class"-- it's that "loyalty" to "Christ first and to America always" comes before support for Israel. Setting Christian fidelity over & against
Another wrinkle-- Nick Fuentes and Kevin Roberts are both traditionalist Catholics, and while Tucker Carlson is Protestant he has repeatedly praised Catholic teaching, leading to speculation. It's much easier for all three to dismiss Christian Zionism, an evangelical creature, on
October 31, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Another wrinkle-- Nick Fuentes and Kevin Roberts are both traditionalist Catholics, and while Tucker Carlson is Protestant he has repeatedly praised Catholic teaching, leading to speculation. It's much easier for all three to dismiss Christian Zionism, an evangelical creature, on
In case anyone is looking for a better strategy for fighting antisemitism than partnering with the Heritage Foundation
Hello to my new followers! I research and write about the US & global white Christian nationalist movement with @praeyesright.bsky.social. I’m also co-author of the new book Safety through Solidarity: A Radical Guide to Fighting Antisemitism www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/741043...
Safety through Solidarity by Shane Burley, Ben Lorber: 9781685890919 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
Two activist journalists present a progressive, intersectional approach to the vital question: What can we do about antisemitism? Antisemitism is on the rise today. From synagogue shootings by white ...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:49 AM
In case anyone is looking for a better strategy for fighting antisemitism than partnering with the Heritage Foundation
Forget Monday's two-hour Tucker Carlson interview with Nick Fuentes-- this 2.5 minute video from the head of the Heritage Foundation just completely shattered the right-wing pro-Israel consensus. The leading MAGA organization welcomed antisemitism into the movement with open arms
October 30, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Forget Monday's two-hour Tucker Carlson interview with Nick Fuentes-- this 2.5 minute video from the head of the Heritage Foundation just completely shattered the right-wing pro-Israel consensus. The leading MAGA organization welcomed antisemitism into the movement with open arms
The leader of the Heritage Foundation just took a huge step back from pro-Israel orthodoxy and welcomed Nick Fuentes into the tent. The cracks on the surface we've seen since October 7 were just the beginning- the Right's Zionist consensus just shattered
October 30, 2025 at 7:08 PM
The leader of the Heritage Foundation just took a huge step back from pro-Israel orthodoxy and welcomed Nick Fuentes into the tent. The cracks on the surface we've seen since October 7 were just the beginning- the Right's Zionist consensus just shattered
Why did this take so long, with still no word from Jonathan Greenblatt? Wouldn’t be surprised if there was internal opposition to further inflaming ADL’s critics across the antisemitic Right, who now have the upper hand. Cowardice and utter abrogation of their mission, in other words
October 30, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Why did this take so long, with still no word from Jonathan Greenblatt? Wouldn’t be surprised if there was internal opposition to further inflaming ADL’s critics across the antisemitic Right, who now have the upper hand. Cowardice and utter abrogation of their mission, in other words