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Mr. Sparkle

(3,205 posts)
Fri Dec 27, 2024, 09:17 AM Dec 27

MAGA in Total Mayhem as Laura Loomer Goes to War With Elon Musk

This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by Emile (a host of the Latest Breaking News forum).

Source: New Republic

Right-wing influencer and Donald Trump gadfly Laura Loomer is attacking Elon Musk, seemingly over his desire for more immigrants to work and study in science and technology fields in the United States. In several posts on X Thursday, Loomer railed against Musk and his influence on Trump. She attacked Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” project with Vivek Ramaswamy, calling it a “vanity project” on Wednesday before accusing it as a smokescreen for “the pet projects of tech bro billionaires” on Thursday. She also claimed that there would be a falling out between Musk and Trump soon.

In response, Musk accused Loomer of being a troll and said she should be ignored. Loomer continued her attacks unabated, calling the tech CEO a pawn of China, resorting to homophobic and racist insults, and accusing Musk of having “bought his way into MAGA.” “Remember when you voted for Biden and propped up @GovRonDeSantis and you said Trump was too old? We all know you only donated your money so you could influence immigration policy and protect your buddy Xi JinPing,” Loomer wrote in one post, and in a follow-up, she called Musk “a total f****ing drag on the Trump transition.”

“He’s a stage 5 clinger who over stayed his welcome at Mar a Lago in an effort to become Trump’s side piece and be the point man for all of his accomplices in big Tech to slither in to Mar a Lago,” Loomer posted. Loomer, renowned for her Islamophobia, racism, and conspiracy theories, appears to be opposing Musk for those very reasons, as her virulent racism drives her anti-immigration views. Her attacks on Musk are flavored with that racism, from her invoking of China to repeated attacks on people from India.

On a related note, Musk’s DOGE sidekick, Vivek Ramaswamy, also got piled on Thursday by MAGA for his own immigration views after making the glaring mistake of claiming there were shortcomings in American culture, fueling racist attacks from the far right. It seems that Musk and Ramaswamy are already wearing out their welcome in Trumpworld, and soon might anger the big guy himself.

Read more: https://newrepublic.com/post/189682/maga-laura-loomer-elon-musk-fight

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MAGA in Total Mayhem as Laura Loomer Goes to War With Elon Musk (Original Post) Mr. Sparkle Dec 27 OP
How's the popcorn futures looking? durablend Dec 27 #1
I'm going grocery shopping. boonecreek Dec 27 #14
Meh, a coupla mil will change her tune.... getagrip_already Dec 27 #2
"They dont hold a conviction worth a damn." You are correct, and that goes for every republicans out there. Escurumbele Dec 27 #16
"I'm for truth, no matter who tells it." - Malcolm X sop Dec 27 #3
ding. AllaN01Bear Dec 27 #20
Reddit Users LoCo Cat Lady Dec 27 #4
Wait till pissed-off, struggling, working-class MAGA figures out what Corporate MAGA has in store for them. sop Dec 27 #7
'in store', pick-up or delivery... rubbersole Dec 27 #22
Bezos will deliver the devastation on an Amazon Prime truck. sop Dec 27 #23
Going to be a long wait. NoRethugFriends Dec 27 #26
They'll just double down on the stupid and blame Democrats Zorro Dec 27 #31
Which group? CaptainTruth Dec 27 #19
Leopards Ate My Face LoCo Cat Lady Dec 27 #38
Thanks! CaptainTruth Dec 27 #42
Re right-wing tech bros vs reich-wing rightists: dunno if this is authentic but here it is Bernardo de La Paz Dec 27 #41
She would definitely know a(nother) stage 5 clinger when she see's one ToxMarz Dec 27 #5
We should encourage them.. Historic NY Dec 27 #6
These MAGAs who want 'Hire Americans'... Are they now the RINOs? keithbvadu2 Dec 27 #8
President elect Musk is not going to respond well to Loomer's tweets Ray Bruns Dec 27 #9
...and acting President Trump won't say shit to President Musk. gab13by13 Dec 27 #10
Maybe Loomer can be made the ambassador to the North Pole,... magicarpet Dec 27 #11
or vulcan. AllaN01Bear Dec 27 #21
Note to self: change Popcorn Factory order today to rush delivery. niyad Dec 27 #12
...before the popcorn tariff cuts in. n/t SpankMe Dec 27 #25
YES!!! niyad Dec 27 #36
So . . . Trump's choice . . . AverageOldGuy Dec 27 #13
The next 4 years Woodwizard Dec 27 #15
Clash of the assholes. hadEnuf Dec 27 #17
Kick dalton99a Dec 27 #18
Bring it on. Tech bro's versus Jethro's. usonian Dec 27 #24
A fundamental question of our time: corrosive effect of misused rights of the sub 100 IQ 50 pc of population Bernardo de La Paz Dec 27 #30
Many have sadly entered a cult mentality that knows only "us versus them" usonian Dec 27 #35
Please proceed Deminpenn Dec 27 #27
We could only hope that they "eat their own" NotHardly Dec 27 #28
Eeloon's ego took offense and is blocking replies to all of Loomer's tweets. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Dec 27 #29
I agree Beck23 Dec 27 #32
It's always a good sign when you start with "I'm not a racist, but..." Blue_Adept Dec 27 #34
Agree that was a bad way to start their post, but caste prejudice can be a real thing... Hekate Dec 27 #37
They could fight a duel with chain saws struggle4progress Dec 27 #33
Kinda dumb to directly attack and belittle the owner of a platform that you love and want to be on Polybius Dec 27 #39
Interested in MAGAs reaction to Vivek's "Make your kids mathletes rather than jocks" beliefs Prairie Gates Dec 27 #40
After an alert and discussion with the hosts, locking. Emile Dec 27 #43

durablend

(8,063 posts)
1. How's the popcorn futures looking?
Fri Dec 27, 2024, 09:25 AM
Dec 27

boonecreek

(370 posts)
14. I'm going grocery shopping.
Fri Dec 27, 2024, 10:23 AM
Dec 27

Better get some while they still have it.

getagrip_already

(17,615 posts)
2. Meh, a coupla mil will change her tune....
Fri Dec 27, 2024, 09:26 AM
Dec 27

It's probably just the opening act of some grift she's running.

Musk and minions will make her a few million offers and she will willingly give all.

Its all about the tcoins in the end. All transactional. They dont hold a conviction worth a damn.

Escurumbele

(3,691 posts)
16. "They dont hold a conviction worth a damn." You are correct, and that goes for every republicans out there.
Fri Dec 27, 2024, 10:45 AM
Dec 27

No morals, no principles, no real beliefs, no empathy, no humanity, just hate and cruelty.

sop

(12,046 posts)
3. "I'm for truth, no matter who tells it." - Malcolm X
Fri Dec 27, 2024, 09:32 AM
Dec 27

AllaN01Bear

(23,654 posts)
20. ding.
Fri Dec 27, 2024, 11:00 AM
Dec 27

LoCo Cat Lady

(67 posts)
4. Reddit Users
Fri Dec 27, 2024, 09:38 AM
Dec 27

have been sharing and commenting on the tweets between Musk, Loomer, etc. The comments are priceless. It truly is MAGA Tech-Bros vs. MAGA right. Haven't laughed so hard in a while. True colors are starting to show and the in-fighting is spectacular. Let the games begin.

sop

(12,046 posts)
7. Wait till pissed-off, struggling, working-class MAGA figures out what Corporate MAGA has in store for them.
Fri Dec 27, 2024, 09:49 AM
Dec 27

rubbersole

(8,847 posts)
22. 'in store', pick-up or delivery...
Fri Dec 27, 2024, 11:05 AM
Dec 27

...it's not going to turn out well for them.

sop

(12,046 posts)
23. Bezos will deliver the devastation on an Amazon Prime truck.
Fri Dec 27, 2024, 11:16 AM
Dec 27

NoRethugFriends

(3,123 posts)
26. Going to be a long wait.
Fri Dec 27, 2024, 11:24 AM
Dec 27

It was all told to them in the election and they ignored it.
Now they will deny it.

Zorro

(16,620 posts)
31. They'll just double down on the stupid and blame Democrats
Fri Dec 27, 2024, 11:58 AM
Dec 27

CaptainTruth

(7,332 posts)
19. Which group?
Fri Dec 27, 2024, 10:58 AM
Dec 27

LoCo Cat Lady

(67 posts)
38. Leopards Ate My Face
Fri Dec 27, 2024, 01:24 PM
Dec 27

CaptainTruth

(7,332 posts)
42. Thanks!
Fri Dec 27, 2024, 01:52 PM
Dec 27

Bernardo de La Paz

(51,902 posts)
41. Re right-wing tech bros vs reich-wing rightists: dunno if this is authentic but here it is
Fri Dec 27, 2024, 01:39 PM
Dec 27

ToxMarz

(2,256 posts)
5. She would definitely know a(nother) stage 5 clinger when she see's one
Fri Dec 27, 2024, 09:40 AM
Dec 27

Historic NY

(38,246 posts)
6. We should encourage them..
Fri Dec 27, 2024, 09:43 AM
Dec 27

keithbvadu2

(40,904 posts)
8. These MAGAs who want 'Hire Americans'... Are they now the RINOs?
Fri Dec 27, 2024, 09:56 AM
Dec 27

Ray Bruns

(4,825 posts)
9. President elect Musk is not going to respond well to Loomer's tweets
Fri Dec 27, 2024, 10:01 AM
Dec 27

gab13by13

(25,798 posts)
10. ...and acting President Trump won't say shit to President Musk.
Fri Dec 27, 2024, 10:06 AM
Dec 27

magicarpet

(17,322 posts)
11. Maybe Loomer can be made the ambassador to the North Pole,...
Fri Dec 27, 2024, 10:10 AM
Dec 27

.... to get her out of the way.

AllaN01Bear

(23,654 posts)
21. or vulcan.
Fri Dec 27, 2024, 11:02 AM
Dec 27

niyad

(121,403 posts)
12. Note to self: change Popcorn Factory order today to rush delivery.
Fri Dec 27, 2024, 10:14 AM
Dec 27

SpankMe

(3,342 posts)
25. ...before the popcorn tariff cuts in. n/t
Fri Dec 27, 2024, 11:21 AM
Dec 27

niyad

(121,403 posts)
36. YES!!!
Fri Dec 27, 2024, 12:48 PM
Dec 27

AverageOldGuy

(2,314 posts)
13. So . . . Trump's choice . . .
Fri Dec 27, 2024, 10:20 AM
Dec 27

. . . is between Loomer and Muskrat?

Which will Trump choose?

I think we all know the answer to that, but, if there’s any question, of the two, whose p###y would Trump prefer?

Woodwizard

(1,087 posts)
15. The next 4 years
Fri Dec 27, 2024, 10:26 AM
Dec 27

Are going to be one huge drama fest I just hope all the infighting keeps them from destroying too much.

Throughout it all the base will be praising trump for his incredible leadership.

hadEnuf

(2,877 posts)
17. Clash of the assholes.
Fri Dec 27, 2024, 10:51 AM
Dec 27

On pay-per-view!

dalton99a

(85,412 posts)
18. Kick
Fri Dec 27, 2024, 10:55 AM
Dec 27




usonian

(15,248 posts)
24. Bring it on. Tech bro's versus Jethro's.
Fri Dec 27, 2024, 11:19 AM
Dec 27


I'm surprised that Loomer spotted this, but not surprised that she did within the "proper" maga framework of racism.

The "meritocracy" people have jumped in bed with out and out racists.

With the millions in bribes, the tech bros want the limelight.

Sadly for them, 76.8 million are more into biblical literalism than into the design of large language models and data centers.

WILL LUDDITES BE THE TECH BROS' KRYPTONITE?

Bernardo de La Paz

(51,902 posts)
30. A fundamental question of our time: corrosive effect of misused rights of the sub 100 IQ 50 pc of population
Fri Dec 27, 2024, 11:52 AM
Dec 27

I don't know what to do when 50 percent of the population is sub par intelligence and votes on emotions with little education or understanding of civics.

usonian

(15,248 posts)
35. Many have sadly entered a cult mentality that knows only "us versus them"
Fri Dec 27, 2024, 12:09 PM
Dec 27

I keep posting the classic example.



The cult propaganda conceals the truth of this, always blaming "the others".

Nazis convinced most Germans that Jews and Slavs were the cause of their economic woes.



Cults ultimately are destructive to their members, but many have to reach "rock bottom" similar to addiction, before they awaken even a little. I was discussing this with a friend who went through such hell and decided it was better to live.

Unlike other addicts, the maga cult members wear badges, unlike the Germans who made "the others" wear badges.

Deminpenn

(16,402 posts)
27. Please proceed
Fri Dec 27, 2024, 11:35 AM
Dec 27

NotHardly

(1,482 posts)
28. We could only hope that they "eat their own"
Fri Dec 27, 2024, 11:35 AM
Dec 27

Bernardo de La Paz

(51,902 posts)
29. Eeloon's ego took offense and is blocking replies to all of Loomer's tweets. . . . . nt
Fri Dec 27, 2024, 11:49 AM
Dec 27

Beck23

(304 posts)
32. I agree
Fri Dec 27, 2024, 12:04 PM
Dec 27

I'm not racist, but we need to provide an affordable education for Americans, not hire H1-Bs who often have poor English skills, and in the case of Indians, often bring their own caste prejudices that impede good work relationships with othe Indian H1-Bs.

Blue_Adept

(6,439 posts)
34. It's always a good sign when you start with "I'm not a racist, but..."
Fri Dec 27, 2024, 12:08 PM
Dec 27

Hekate

(95,729 posts)
37. Agree that was a bad way to start their post, but caste prejudice can be a real thing...
Fri Dec 27, 2024, 12:59 PM
Dec 27

…packed in the luggage, as it were.

Add attitudes toward women.

HR at my husband’s employer is on the other coast of the US, and as far as I can tell they are a separate company that jobs itself out to those who need HR services. They are American — but the CEO and owners of the company where hubby works are Indian, and the vast majority of employees are in India.

A friend of my husband’s, an American woman with years of professional experience, wanted to lodge a complaint at HR about higher-ups’ dismissive attitude toward her. HR told her to not even bother.

In other words, suck it up, buttercup. Welcome to the world where Business has no national boundaries, and Business does not have and never did have, any of those pesky woke laws holding it back.

struggle4progress

(120,801 posts)
33. They could fight a duel with chain saws
Fri Dec 27, 2024, 12:05 PM
Dec 27

Just a thought

Polybius

(18,811 posts)
39. Kinda dumb to directly attack and belittle the owner of a platform that you love and want to be on
Fri Dec 27, 2024, 01:26 PM
Dec 27

If I were Musk, I'd ban her too.

Prairie Gates

(3,718 posts)
40. Interested in MAGAs reaction to Vivek's "Make your kids mathletes rather than jocks" beliefs
Fri Dec 27, 2024, 01:31 PM
Dec 27

I didn't have the switch from "Oppose trans participation in sports" to "Oppose all organized sports for kids" on my bingo card.

Emile

(31,596 posts)
43. After an alert and discussion with the hosts, locking.
Fri Dec 27, 2024, 02:00 PM
Dec 27

Not Important News Of National Interest.

Feel free reposting this in General Discussion.

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