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Politics Laura Loomer, Jewish activist who flew on Trump’s plane, says her ties to antisemites shouldn’t undercut her advocacy
Watchdogs said Loomer represents a stand-in for a campaign that is mired in extremism
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Politics Who is Laura Loomer? Trump wingwoman uses her Jewishness to attack
In far harsher language than Trump, Loomer has questioned the sanity of Jews who vote for Democrats
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Fast Forward Kanye West: ‘I love Jewish people but I also love Nazis’
'Every human being has something of value that they brought to the table, especially Hitler,' West said during a two-hour interview with Alex Jones
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Fast Forward Laura Loomer’s favorite social network soars after Facebook shuts down ‘Stop the Steal’
Parler, a social networking site that bills itself as “the free speech social network” has hit the top of both Apple and Google app store download charts in the wake of Joe Biden’s electoral victory, called by news media on Saturday. Though exact numbers are not clear, the site’s founder posted on the site that…
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Fast Forward Laura Loomer, friend of Proud Boys founder, loses to Lois Frankel in Florida
Veteran incumbent Lois Frankel smashed far-right Jewish activist Laura Loomer’s bid for her Congressional seat in Florida’s 21st district. Lois Frankel, 72, is a Democrat who has served in Congress for eight years after having also served as a two-term mayor of West Palm Beach, after 14 years in the Florida state legislature. Earlier in…
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News Anti-Muslim, pro-Proud Boys Laura Loomer faces an unflappable Lois Frankel
The firestorm over President Donald Trump’s refusal to disavow a white supremacist group is burning especially hot in Florida, where two competing Congressional candidates took opposite sides of the issue — and both women are Jewish. “I think Jewish organizations should be more concerned with Antifa and Black Lives Matter than the Proud Boys,” said…
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Fast Forward Lara Trump campaigns with Jewish Congressional candidate who’s a ‘proud Islamophobe’
(JTA) — Laura Loomer, a Jewish Republican congressional candidate in Florida with a history of bigoted statements, got a friendly visit on the campaign trail from Lara Trump, the president’s daughter-in-law. Loomer, a conspiracy theorist who has described herself as a “proud Islamophobe,” is the Republican nominee in Florida’s 21st district, a liberal area currently…
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Fast Forward ‘Proud Islamophobe’ Laura Loomer wins Florida GOP primary
Laura Loomer, a far-right provocateur who calls herself a “proud Islamophobe” and stated that Islam is a “cancer on society,” has won the Republican primary in south Florida’s 21st congressional district. Loomer, who is Jewish, beat Christian Acosta and Michael Vilardi, capturing more than 42% of the vote. She will face incumbent Democratic Rep. Lois…
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