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The Grift Giveth, the Grift Taketh Away
While there is something to be said for ignoring certain types of folks, and not punching down and lowering yourself to a level you do not wish to be at, there is something also to be said for teachable moments. What we have here is the latter.
Consider, if you will, one Laura Loomer, who has added PayPal to the list of sites that have disassociated from the internet personality and “provocateur”:
Daily Beast and intrepid chronicler of all things Alt-Right Will Sommer:
A PayPal spokesperson confirmed that Loomer had been banned from the site. Asked for comment, Loomer told The Daily Beast to “Fuck off.”
In an Instagram post about the PayPal ban, Loomer blamed her expulsion from the platform on a Right Wing Watch story that detailed her connections to United West, an anti-Muslim group that’s been designated as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center. In her post, Loomer complained that she’s been banned from Uber, Lyft, and Uber Eats — bans she received after complaining that Muslims were allowed to work for those companies.
Since being kicked off Twitter in November, Loomer has turned to a series of eye-catching stunts in order to get her name mentioned on social media.
Shortly after her Twitter ban, Loomer chained herself to one door of…
