Laura Loomer's IRL Twitter protest has become ... a Twitter meme
Far-right personality Laura Loomer, who was banned from Twitter last week for an Islamophobic tweet about Minnesota representative-elect Ilhan Omar, has handcuffed herself to a door at Twitter's NYC headquarters in protest.
This incredible Mad Lib came to pass Thursday afternoon, when Loomer, armed with flyers and a sign with her own tweet printed on it, staged a protest outside the office. (She only handcuffed herself to one door, ostensibly to avoid a fire hazard. Thoughtful!)
Since Loomer's protest began, she has lost her sign, gotten her sign back, lost her megaphone, yelled a lot, and claimed that she no longer has the key to her handcuffs.
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Several users streamed the bizarre event on Periscope — including one affiliated with Loomer herself — although there were reportedly only a few people watching Loomer IRL. On Twitter, she got a bit more attention, i.e. a lot of people made fun of her.
You might think Laura Loomer is being overly dramatic, but I chained myself to the door of Sweet Green to protest the fact they don't allow you to mix in the dressing when ordering online, and GUESS WHAT - now they do. Peaceful protest works.
— Katie Notopoulos (@katienotopoulos) November 29, 2018
I’m fuckin wheezing pic.twitter.com/tMT8SSFakG
— KT NELSON (@KrangTNelson) November 29, 2018
HOWDY I AM THE SHERIFF OF TWITTER pic.twitter.com/VNYXOMTlEO
— Max Burns (@themaxburns) November 29, 2018
congratulations to the new CEO of Twitter, Laura Loomer
— 🕳⚰️💨 (@a_alesy) November 29, 2018
When I heard cuffing season was coming up, this isn't what I had in mind!! Lol. Have a good one guys
— grinch w/ joker makeup (@alexqarbuckle) November 29, 2018
by age 25 you should have:
- gotten a flat tire and think someone slashed it
- believe a wifi network named "fbi surveillance van" is actually the fbi spying on you
- been banned from twitter
- handcuffed yourself to the door at twitter's hq to protest being banned from twitter— leon (@leyawn) November 29, 2018
Laura Loomer is at it again pic.twitter.com/jhxp2NjeiQ
— Face (@Arr) November 29, 2018
— legen wait for it dary 😂 (@CNNRGLDN) November 29, 2018
Actually, she has zero. https://t.co/bJ1nERI9KU
— Brandy Zadrozny (@BrandyZadrozny) November 29, 2018
when i make a fire tweet that gets 6 favs and 1 RT pic.twitter.com/33Ph4sITOZ
— amy brown (@arb) November 29, 2018
Friends, there are two types of joy available online these days. One is big cow joy, and the other is Laura Loomer handcuffing herself to Twitter joy. We're not saying this is the healthier of the two, but boy, is it fun. Please enjoy.
UPDATE: Nov. 29, 2018, 5:38 p.m. Twitter is reportedly not pressing charges against Loomer. She is thus allowed to stay attached to the door as long as she pleases. Good luck!
UPDATE: Nov. 29, 2018, 6:14 p.m. EST Sadly, Loomer's protest seems to have ended. While she did not get her account back, she was trending on Twitter in the United States on Thursday, so that's something.
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