Maga influencer Laura Loomer reverses course on Ukraine after Kyiv visit

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/24/maga-influencer-laura-loomer-reverses-course-on-ukraine-after-kyiv-visit

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shish_mish@lemmy.world · 85 pts · 39d (3 replies)

Maybe she would like to go to Gaza next?

tacosanonymous@mander.xyz · 26 pts · 39d

Irrelevant. Send her.

ramble81@lemmy.zip · 7 pts · 39d

Preferably with care packages of food and medical aid.

CMDR_Horn@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 39d

She would not

yesman@lemmy.world · 48 pts · 39d (4 replies)

Why is she a public figure, just by virtue of being a Trump hanger-on? Is "influencer" a qualification now?

FistingEnthusiast@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 39d

Unfortunately, yes.

starik@lemmy.today · 5 pts · 39d (1 reply)

She has the president’s ear. For this reason, Zelenskyy sat down for an interview with her.

phutatorius@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 39d

If she has his ear, she should check it for scars from bullet wounds.

bad1080@piefed.social · 5 pts · 39d

depends on the number of followers

Wildmimic@anarchist.nexus · 39 pts · 40d (1 reply)

Is she actually trying to communicate to Trump that the russians are attacking McDonalds in Kyiv and therefore all of the remaining PAC-3 stockpile should go to Ukraine? One can hope

ms_lane@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 39d

Russia is attacking Burger Town!?

ilinamorato@lemmy.world · 38 pts · 39d

Huh! Turns out experiencing the world outside your basement has a tendency to make you more compassionate.

thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works · 33 pts · 39d (1 reply)

Correct me if I’m wrong, but this is not the first right-wing influencer to recently do a similar about-face.

Conspiracy Hat Me wouldn’t be surprised if this was because Russian funds for foreign influence campaigns is drying up - hand-in-hand with their national oil reserves.

Good.

Slava Ukraini.

yucandu@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 39d

Or because the Israelis finally figured out who's funding Iran.

diverging@piefed.social · 30 pts · 39d

There's an election coming. Ukraine is popular. Trump has sent out his minions to make it seem like he also supports Ukraine in an attempt to prevent Republicans from losing too much in the election. He still doesn't support Ukraine.

It's just propaganda.

phutatorius@lemmy.zip · 24 pts · 39d (2 replies)

Loomer can slurp shit and die.

GreenKnight23@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 39d

careful you'll be put on the list.

Tm12@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 39d

It’s likely she’s completed the first half if you believe rumours.

lIlIlIlIlIlIl@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 39d (1 reply)

Ukrainians are already heroes. One of them could help SO MUCH if she’s still there

SharkAttak@kbin.melroy.org · 8 pts · 39d

Just a stray bullet... a leftover landmine...

abc@suppo.fi · 11 pts · 39d

There's probably some shit reason why this happened but since this is an actually serious issue and not some fucking inane culture war trend, I care mostly about the outcome. I.e. the more people support Ukraine, the better.

So... great. More of this, please.

FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 39d

So sick of seeing this bitch's face for the past two days.

Her only competence is being a professional troll. I hate that being a prolific professional troll is so richly rewarded in this fascist hellscape. By all right she should be shouting into the void on 4Chan.

Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 9 pts · 39d (1 reply)

Where does she have to visit to reverse course on breathing?

pnwpixel@programming.dev · 3 pts · 39d

The ocean, nearest community pool, getting waterboarded, forgetting how breathing works...

So many options...