Challenges in the Life of Laura Loomer in a Detailed Timeline

Life is full of challenges, and Laura Loomer faced many. Discover key struggles and how they were overcome.

Laura Loomer is an American far-right political activist, conspiracy theorist, and internet personality. She gained prominence through her controversial online commentary and activism. Loomer was the Republican nominee for Florida's 21st congressional district in 2020 but lost to Lois Frankel. In 2022, she ran in the Republican primary for Florida's 11th congressional district, unsuccessfully challenging incumbent Daniel Webster.

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February 2017: Banned from Medium

In February 2017, Laura Loomer was banned from the blogging platform Medium after the platform expanded its policies to prohibit disinformation and hate speech.

November 2017: Uber and Lyft ban after anti-Muslim tweets

In November 2017, Laura Loomer was banned from both Uber and Lyft after posting a series of anti-Muslim tweets, including one where she complained about being unable to find a "non Muslim cab or @Uber @lyft driver".

November 2018: Twitter ban and protest

In November 2018, Laura Loomer was banned from Twitter for violating its hateful conduct policies. In response, she handcuffed herself to Twitter's headquarters in New York for two hours, after which police cut the handcuffs at her request.

2018: Lawsuit against CAIR

In 2018, Laura Loomer and her company Illoominate Media sued the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), claiming they conspired with Twitter to ban her. Nathan Bernard later admitted he fabricated the rumor that CAIR was behind the ban.

2018: Lawsuit against social media companies

In 2018, Laura Loomer, represented by Larry Klayman, sued Twitter, Apple, Facebook, and Google, alleging they conspired to suppress conservative speech. The lawsuit was dismissed by the district court, and the dismissal was upheld by the U.S. court of appeals.

February 2019: Banned from PayPal, GoFundMe, and Venmo

In February 2019, Laura Loomer was banned from PayPal, GoFundMe, and Venmo. Loomer responded by accusing "left wing terrorists and tech tyrants" of trying to silence her and falsely accusing her of being a white supremacist, a Nazi, anti-Muslim, a racist, and a bigot.

February 2019: Donations linked to anti-Muslim hate group and PayPal ban

In February 2019, Right Wing Watch reported that donations solicited by Laura Loomer were going to the address of The United West, an anti-Muslim hate group. Subsequently, PayPal banned Loomer from further use of their service.

2019: Unsuccessful lawsuit against Rashida Tlaib

In 2019, Laura Loomer filed an unsuccessful lawsuit against U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib, alleging that Tlaib "violently grabbed" Loomer's cellphone during a disruption of an August 2018 campaign event.

2019: Banned from CPAC after confronting reporters

In 2019, Laura Loomer was banned from the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) after aggressively confronting reporters and heckling CNN reporter Oliver Darcy about internet censorship.

2020: Appeal lost in CAIR lawsuit

In 2020, Laura Loomer lost an appeal in the case against CAIR, with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit ruling that Loomer and Illoominate offered only vague speculation to support their conspiracy claims.

May 2021: Banned from Clubhouse

In May 2021, Laura Loomer stated she was banned from the social media app Clubhouse hours after joining it.

September 2021: Contracting COVID-19

In September 2021, Laura Loomer announced that she contracted COVID-19, battling it with various preparations, requested prayers via Telegram, and continued to assert that COVID-19 vaccines are unsafe and ineffective, refusing to get vaccinated in the future.

2021: Ordered to reimburse CAIR's attorney's fees

In 2021, a U.S. magistrate judge ordered Laura Loomer to reimburse more than $120,000 in attorney's fees to CAIR.

2021: Supreme Court denies petition

In 2021, the Supreme Court denied Laura Loomer's petition to hear her case against social media companies.

August 23, 2022: Primary election loss and refusal to concede

On August 23, 2022, Laura Loomer lost the primary election for Florida's 11th congressional district to incumbent Daniel Webster, receiving 44.2% of the vote to his 51.1%. Loomer refused to concede, alleging voter fraud and "big-tech election interference".

2022: Lawsuit against Facebook and Twitter dismissed

In 2022, Laura Loomer sued Facebook and Twitter, alleging their anti-hate speech policies constituted racketeering. The suit was dismissed on grounds of res judicata and Section 230.