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User talk:Shobson20

2020-11-10T18:47:20Z

YourDearLeaderLost: Oh fuck off

Please assume good faith with my editing. --Unsigned comment by [[user:Shobson20]]

:If you need anything, or have any questions, feel free to let me know! --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:58, 26 December 2017 (EST)

::Well, since you brought it up, I have accepted Jesus Christ, I believe in the US constitution, I believe in the 2nd Amendment, I am pro-military, I am Patriotic toward America, and I want all of the tags on my user page that show this. [[User:Shobson20|Shobson20]] ([[User talk:Shobson20|talk]]) 16:54, 26 December 2017 (EST)

:::Okay, that shouldn't be too difficult. If you want to learn about userboxes and browse the existing options, you will want to look here: [[Conservapedia:Userboxes]]. Or, if you prefer, you can just use the applicable code I have on my profile page. 
:::First, you need a container, so put <code><nowiki>{{userboxtop|About Me}}</nowiki></code> on the top, and <code><nowiki>{{Userboxbottom}}</nowiki></code> on the bottom (other page content goes after this). ''The "About Me" message on the opening tag can be changed to whatever you prefer.'' Then, just load in the userboxes you want. I am using <code><nowiki>{{User Christian2}}</nowiki></code> to say I am a Christian, and <code><nowiki>{{User American}}</nowiki></code> to display my patriotism. I don't have a box specifically for the Constitution, expect for the limited government one: <code><nowiki>{{User limited govt}}</nowiki></code>. You can use that, or use this more straightforward one: <code><nowiki>{{User Constitution}}</nowiki></code>. Regarding the second amendment, I assume you are specificly talking about the right to have and bear arms. For that, you would probably want to use <code><nowiki>{{User progun}}</nowiki></code>. For the military, you probably want <code><nowiki>{{User patriot}}</nowiki></code>.

::: I think that covers everything, but if I missed anything, let me know. Also, feel free to look around for others you might like by [[Conservapedia:Userboxes#Userbox_Index|clicking through the categories]].

:::If all of my assumptions were correct, then you will want to put the following on your profile page:
{{QuoteBox|<nowiki>

{{userboxtop|About Me}}</nowiki> <nowiki>
{{User Christian2}}</nowiki> <nowiki>
{{User American}}</nowiki> <nowiki>
{{User Constitution}}</nowiki> <nowiki>
{{User progun}}</nowiki> <nowiki>
{{User patriot}}</nowiki> <nowiki>
{{Userboxbottom}}</nowiki> <nowiki>
</nowiki>}}

:::Let me know if there's anything else I can do! --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 22:47, 27 December 2017 (EST)

== Troll blocking ==

Surprisingly, it's been 5 days since CP has had a troll blocked. [[User:Shobson20|Shobson20]] ([[User talk:Shobson20|talk]]) 01:27, 15 June 2018 (EDT)
:They come and go in waves. I'm sure they will be back, but that's no problem. We'll deal with them as we always do, when they return. Also, I don't know how much this has been helping, but I've been blocking many IP addresses (using [[User:DavidB4-bot|my bot]]) which can be used for sock accounts.
:The thing is, they know this, but just want to waste our time and bother us. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 20:09, 15 June 2018 (EDT)
::Are those IP addresses used on VPNs? Someone who uses a VPN can use alter their IP address at will to get around IP address blocks.[[User:Shobson20|Shobson20]] ([[User talk:Shobson20|talk]]) 22:37, 15 June 2018 (EDT)
::So what does it take to have the ability to hide revisions on the history list? Does it take full admin privileges? [[User:Shobson20|Shobson20]] ([[User talk:Shobson20|talk]]) 21:35, 15 June 2018 (EDT)
:::Yes, only full administrators can do that. You can ask admins like Karajou or Aschlafly to do specific hides, if needed. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 21:51, 15 June 2018 (EDT)
:::I think DMorris can also do it, and he's somewhat active as well so you could try asking him, too. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 21:54, 15 June 2018 (EDT)
:Regarding trolls coming and going in waves, this is true. The worst of it most often comes in the summertime, when school is out and some kids are bored and have nothing better to do, so they go online (most often without parental supervision) and get into mischief there. [[User:Northwest|Northwest]] ([[User talk:Northwest|talk]]) 22:26, 15 June 2018 (EDT)
::And regarding your question about the IP addresses, you are correct that they can mask their IP, but it is those mask IPs we often block, so that they have a harder time of getting through. I don't want to discuss it in detail on a public talk page, though. They might learn something we would prefer they didn't know.
::Northwest, I hadn't really thought about summer vacation for schools, but that makes sense--good point! --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 03:13, 16 June 2018 (EDT)
It didn't last, 3 users recently got blocked. [[User:Shobson20|Shobson20]] ([[User talk:Shobson20|talk]]) 19:41, 18 June 2018 (EDT)

They waste time making troll edits. I can undo their vandalism in seconds and then hit the block button. [[User:Shobson20|Shobson20]] ([[User talk:Shobson20|talk]]) 16:45, 6 February 2019 (EST)

== Something I heard from an Atheist ==

I have seen twice from Atheists, that if they actually observed molecules-to-man evolution, that would somehow be evidence against it. Let me get this straight, If you could somehow travel back in time and live for the billions of years that molecules-to-man evolution would take and directly observe what you claim happened back then, it would somehow DISprove it? That's like saying that observing objects falling would somehow disprove gravity. [[User:Shobson20|Shobson20]] ([[User talk:Shobson20|talk]]) 19:16, 20 October 2018 (EDT)

== Congratulations! ==

Congratulations on your promotion! --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:28, 16 December 2018 (EST)
:I thought of saying something on my user page along the lines of "watch out, trolls, I'm coming after you now!" But I decided not to because I feel that it's inappropriate because:

#It would sound like I was bragging and Matthew 23:12 says: "For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted." and James 4:6 says: "But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: 'God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.'" In the original Greek, the word for proud means "to puff one's self up."
#I believe that Andy expects a certain level of decorum from people on this site, especially those to whom he has granted certain admin privileges. I think it is important to exercise a certain level of maturity and responsibility when you've been put in a position where your voice represents this site. After all, Jesus did not proudly flaunt the authority given to him by his Father.[[User:Shobson20|Shobson20]] ([[User talk:Shobson20|talk]]) 00:44, 16 December 2018 (EST)

:::That sounds like a wise choice--those are good reasons. Also, the way I see it, turning our focus to vandals gives them a sort of victory--they will have changed our behavior. However, there is nothing wrong with countering attacks to a reasonable degree.
:::As just a bit of housekeeping, please avoid blocking IP addresses indefinitely. The "Automatically block the last IP address used by this user..." option enables autoblock, which is very helpful and should typically be used. However, some IPs belong to entire schools, libraries, and companies, plus IP addresses get reassigned over time. Blocking them for long periods of time can prevent legitimate users from editing. For now, probably figure that a ban using autoblock should not typically be longer than a year. You can disable autoblock and ban an account permanently, but the IP will not be blocked, so they can just make another account. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 01:19, 16 December 2018 (EST)
::::You also have rules about not changing block status set by a higher level admin too, don't you? [[User:Shobson20|Shobson20]] ([[User talk:Shobson20|talk]]) 01:40, 16 December 2018 (EST)
:::::I don't know if there's an official rule, but unofficially, we're not supposed to change admin blocks. Also, we strongly discourage the use of indefinite blocks. For regular vandals, just do six months or one year (Andy also prefers 3-month blocks), and for very serious vandals, do 2-5 years. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 13:58, 16 December 2018 (EST)
::::::I've also seen an admin tell a sysop not to block over potentially contentious edits and leave that decision to the senior admins. [[User:Shobson20|Shobson20]] ([[User talk:Shobson20|talk]]) 16:31, 16 December 2018 (EST)

== Where is the "User Name Policy" written? ==

I have seen users get blocked because of a "user name policy" which is not written anywhere that I can find by any normal searching means. [[User:Shobson20|Shobson20]] ([[User talk:Shobson20|talk]]) 23:47, 6 February 2019 (EST)
:Please see [[Conservapedia:Guidelines#Member Accounts]] -- I think this is the relevant phrase in the section: "Obscene or offensive usernames will be blocked on sight." --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 08:52, 7 February 2019 (EST)

== New potential article ==

There's something I want to make but don't know if it should be an essay or mainspace article. In general, it's about why left-wing ideas are antithetical to biblical principles. From the obvious to not-so-obvious, I want to cover them all in one space. [[User:Shobson20|Shobson20]] ([[User talk:Shobson20|talk]]) 20:38, 16 April 2019 (EDT)
:Great idea -- if the article is making an argument, it would be better to make it an essay (you could still add it to the "see also" sections of certain relevant articles). If the article is describing rather than arguing, it can be mainspace. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 20:44, 16 April 2019 (EDT)
::Here's an example, the Left is big on virtue signalling, right? Read Matthew Chapter 6. Leftism also fosters a culture of envy of "the 1 percent" and envy is named among sins several places. [[User:Shobson20|Shobson20]] ([[User talk:Shobson20|talk]]) 20:57, 16 April 2019 (EDT)
:::If you want it to be a mainspace article, I suggest as a title something along the line of [[Liberalism and biblical principles]] -- as an encyclopedia article, its tone would have to be one of explanation rather than argument. Please keep in mind that a mainspace article is generally expected to have more sources and stricter formatting guidelines. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 21:08, 16 April 2019 (EDT)
::::In a mainspace article, I don't think I could get away with saying "Leftists express a sense of envy every time they talk about some kind of 'privilege' such as 'white privilege' or 'male privilege' which is usually an excuse for their own under-achievement." [[User:Shobson20|Shobson20]] ([[User talk:Shobson20|talk]]) 21:28, 16 April 2019 (EDT)

== Why does this site keep breaking? ==

No other website I've ever seen breaks down as often as this. Is anyone else frustrated? [[User:Shobson20|Shobson20]] ([[User talk:Shobson20|talk]]) 22:58, 23 March 2020 (EDT)

:We're having a problem with the web host...sorry about that. For now, please save a backup of any edits you make. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:06, 23 March 2020 (EDT)

::So it's not another DDOS attack? [[User:Shobson20|Shobson20]] ([[User talk:Shobson20|talk]]) 23:16, 23 March 2020 (EDT)

:::No, our hosting provider did an upgrade, but botched it up. They are working on fixing it now. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:18, 23 March 2020 (EDT)

::::It should be fixed now--let us know if you have more issues like this. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 01:44, 24 March 2020 (EDT)

== Finally unlocked ==

Locking this site all day yesterday was absurd and ridiculous. [[User:Shobson20|Shobson20]] ([[User talk:Shobson20|talk]]) 11:05, 26 March 2020 (EDT)
:Was that why I couldn't edit at all yesterday? --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User talk:Liberaltears|Your reminder that Biden committed quid pro joe]]''''' 11:22, 26 March 2020 (EDT)
::Yes, I emailed DavidB4 about it several times and he said he contacted Andy, BUT NOBODY DID ANYTHING. [[User:Shobson20|Shobson20]] ([[User talk:Shobson20|talk]]) 11:26, 26 March 2020 (EDT)
:::At least we can make edits today. I do wish I had an edit tag though... --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User talk:Liberaltears|Your reminder that Biden committed quid pro joe]]''''' 11:38, 26 March 2020 (EDT)
== Your inquiry about Mercian ==

Who is "Mercian," and why do you send so many messages to him/her? Is (s)he from that other infamous website-that-shall-not-be-named? [[User:Shobson20|Shobson20]] ([[User talk:Shobson20|talk]]) 22:36, 28 March 2020 (EDT)
:I have decided to no longer pay attention to ankle-biters. If you create content that gets a lot of views, you are bound to get some unreasonable critics.

:[[Nehemiah]] in the Old Testament chose to ignore his unreasonable critics. Often that is the best course of action.

:Of course, there is a place for listening to constructive criticism and even unreasonable people can sometimes offer valid criticism. After all is said and done, you just have to have a proper balance in this matter and not be overly concerned about critics - especially ones of the unreasonable variety.

:Lastly, to answer you question, Mercian is the editor of an atheist/agnostic wiki that you alluded to.[[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 23:38, 16 April 2020 (EDT)

They are capitalist with a welfare state.
https://www.thelocal.dk/20151101/danish-pm-in-us-denmark-is-not-socialist
:You're still not going to make this site say things like "but we criticise it anyway because leftists like it." Watch yourself, CP is a publisher, not a platform. If the mods get the idea that you're inserting a liberal point of view, they will block you quickly. RobSmith reverted your other edits, and he's an administrator. Now don't start edit warring with admins. [[User:Shobson20|Shobson20]] ([[User talk:Shobson20|talk]]) 14:59, 14 May 2020 (EDT)

== Map of China ==

:I believe that the map for the article on [[China]] needs to be changed to show Tibet as separate. Is it possible that this can be done?[[User:Bytemsbu|Bytemsbu]] ([[User talk:Bytemsbu|talk]]) 14:24, 15 May 2020 (EDT)
::From what I know, the image would probably have to be re-uploaded, as files can't be over-written. --[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|Just say no to quid pro joe!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Free Roger Stone!]]''''' 17:17, 15 May 2020 (EDT)

== Catholic vs. Protestant debates: I posted this material on User: NishantXavier and User: RobSmith's talk pages ==

Please read this material I posted on User: NishantXavier's and User: RobSmith's talk pages.

=== Please stop having debates on talk pages. Conservapedia has debate pages ===

Conservapedia has debate pages. For example, here is a debate page: [[Debate:Are alcohol, marijuana, and nicotine gateway drugs?]].

What I see now is a whole bunch of repetitive and poorly organized material on talk pages dealing with Catholic vs. Protestant issues that is not bringing web traffic. This needs to stop. I stopped reading this repetive material and I am others have as well.

If you are going to have debates, for the sake of Conservapedia readers, have them on debate pages. Nobody wants to read poorly organized and repetitive material.

So please stop having debates on talk pages. Conservapedia has debate pages.

Thank you.[[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 14:14, 18 July 2020 (EDT)

=== Addendum: Re: Catholic vs. Protestant debates on talk pages ===

I posted the below message to RobSmith and it refines my thinking on this matter.

RobSmith, I know you do your best to bring in web traffic which Conservapedians appreciate.

I have a small request.

Conservapedia has debate pages. For example, here is a debate page: [[Debate:Are alcohol, marijuana, and nicotine gateway drugs?]].

Having a debate on a specific issue, would make the debate exchanges more organized and debates with debate titles on the page would be more organized.

I would also suggest setting up debate guidelines. Because right now the back and forth between the Protestants and Catholics is getting repetitive. And because it is on talk pages, it tends not to be very organized.

What I see now is a whole bunch of repetitive and poorly organized material on talk pages dealing with Catholic vs. Protestant issues that is not bringing web traffic.

If you are going to have debates, for the sake of Conservapedia readers, have them on debate pages. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 14:23, 18 July 2020 (EDT)
=== Postscript ===

My main criticism is that these Protestant vs. Catholic exchanges are not on talk page articles relevant to the topic. They are not on debate pages. They are on User talk pages which is the worst places for these exchanges to take place.

When these exchanges take place on user talk pages, they tend to be unorganized, repetitive and "no holds barred". There are no rules or conventions when it comes to user talk pages. But article talk pages tend to be more topically relevant and organized. Debate pages tend to also be more organized and less repetitive. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 17:21, 18 July 2020 (EDT)

==The Debate bait==
Oh, you can quote me. I'm just not participating personally anymore. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|Trump 2Q2Q]] 16:28, 20 July 2020 (EDT)
:That's fine, I think Richard Bennett says what you said far better. He was a Catholic PRIEST and he says his teaching emphasized tradition and history over the Bible, as well as saying "While I had learned earlier that God’s Word is absolute, I still went through this agony of trying to maintain the Roman Catholic Church as holding more authority than God’s Word, even in issues where the Church of Rome was saying the exact opposite to what was in the Bible." [[User:Shobson20|Shobson20]] ([[User talk:Shobson20|talk]]) 17:32, 20 July 2020 (EDT)

:Sorry, I just now found your note on my talk page. email me at nobs315@gmail.com. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|Trump 2Q2Q]] 20:11, 24 July 2020 (EDT)

== Thanks ==

Thank for your assistance and support.

Andy did agree with me that Catholic vs. Protestant issues are best done on debate pages which are: more informative, better organized, more civil and bring in more search engine traffic (Search engines like topically focused pages and user talk pages are a mishmash of various subjects and therefore do not rank well in the search results).

If there are any Catholic vs. Protestant issues as far as mainspace articles, the articles can be made objective with each side giving their position. And any disputes involving the mainspace articles being handled on the talk pages of the respective articles in a civil manner.[[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 15:28, 2 August 2020 (EDT)

:There is still one loose cannon though. And that is Liberaltears. He keeps posting on various Admin pages accusing you, me, and Rob of conspiring against the Catholic users. He also likes to keep bringing up how I complained to Andy about being ignored when I requested night edit rights back in January. To set the record straight, I stopped talking about that once Andy responded, but LT won't shut up about it. I assume that you also are declaring that users stop sniping about these issues. So if he does it again, I will delete his comments and block him again. Liberaltears, the horse is dead, stop beating it. [[User:Shobson20|Shobson20]] ([[User talk:Shobson20|talk]]) 15:34, 2 August 2020 (EDT)

== I completely agree with you for once ==

Hi Shobson20, notwithstanding my irritation over your block of me, I must say that I completely agree with the statement you had just put on your user page; in fact, seeing that was when I came up with the great idea of creating [[Template:User Not 500 Internal Service Error|this userbox]], especially after what had happened throughout today! —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Thursday, 19:07, 6 August 2020 (EDT)

== Note ==

Hi Shobson20, I contributed what I could so far (at the very moment) to some of the essays you started, since you mentioned [[User_talk:Aschlafly#.22Block.22_and_.22rollback.22_abilities.3F|here]] that you wished more editors would add on to them. Now that I've added some details to your essay creations, do you suppose you'd want to participate in [[Debate:Should_Susan_Collins_win_re-election_in_2020%3F|this debate]] I started a while ago? I had initially been disappointed that no one seemed interested in it. Also, did you by any chance see what VargasMilan said about me [[User_talk:RobSmith#Was_blocking_Dataclarifier_really_necessary.3F|here]], presuming me to be a sockpuppet of Dataclarifier? Thanks! —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Monday, 23:46, 23 August 2020 (EDT)
:I don't know anything about Susan Collins. I added Nancy Pelosi saying "We have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it." to your "Worst Liberal Quotes" essay. [[User:Shobson20|Shobson20]] ([[User talk:Shobson20|talk]]) 00:00, 24 August 2020 (EDT)
::Thank you Shobson20 for contributing to "Essay:Worst Liberal Quotes"! And about the debate over Sen. Collins, the main thing to understand is that she's liberal on social issues, has a mixed record on fiscal matters, and tends to side with incumbents on judicial nominations. —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Monday, 00:10, 24 August 2020 (EDT)
:::My guess is Susan Collins won't e around for very long, and when she's gone she'll either be replaced by a commie Dem or a younger version of herself. It's not Collins that's the problem, it's the idiots in Maine. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|Trump 2Q2Q]] 01:20, 24 August 2020 (EDT)
::::I don't think she'll be replaced by a younger version of herself, as it'd be near impossible for any future [[RINO]] to make it past a [[Republican]] primary election; also, regarding the [[2020 U.S. Senate election in Maine]], Collins may out-perform Trump among [[independent voters]] while still getting a mostly strong support from the Trump base (due to voting for Kavanaugh and against impeachment) and may even still have the slight crossover appeal to some moderate Democrat voters in just a close enough margin to pull off a victory over Sara Gideon. [[Essay:Analyses_of_misleading_polls#August_19.2C_2020|See here]] for my recent analysis of a PPP poll conducted over the election. —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Monday, 01:27, 24 August 2020 (EDT)

==Romanian TVee==
[https://youtu.be/EBmdA0r-hQw Do you follow Romanian TVee?] [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|Free Kyle!]] 08:44, 22 October 2020 (EDT)

== I am going to be inactive indefinitely ==

All you who voted Dem in this election: you voted to affirm riots, property destruction, violence, and MURDER! You affirm the false narrative of "police brutality" because you don't do real research and get the FACTS of those cases. You have NO MORAL HIGH GROUND TO STAND ON!!!! If you're "pro-choice," you affirm this: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFZDhM5Gwhk] You also vote AGAINST the first Amendment because you affirm big tech censorship. Go ahead and try to defend your actions, I DARE YOU. [[User:Shobson20|Shobson20]] ([[User talk:Shobson20|talk]]) 15:17, 8 November 2020 (EST)

You bloviate about the "mostly peaceful protests" and only condemn the right for using the violence as a political weapon. It's obvious where your priorities are. You demand that Trump denounce White Supremacists (which he has done, for years [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ah1LBT4Hhq8] ) yet you won't condemn this. As Jesus said to his followers, "You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye." Matthew 7:5 [[User:Shobson20|Shobson20]] ([[User talk:Shobson20|talk]]) 15:43, 8 November 2020 (EST)
:Well, then get to it and fuck off, and have fun getting balls deep in the squealing hog you dress up as your wife. Loser. [[User:YourDearLeaderLost|YourDearLeaderLost]] ([[User talk:YourDearLeaderLost|talk]]) 13:33, 10 November 2020 (EST)

Laura Loomer

2020-11-10T18:37:26Z

YourDearLeaderLost:

{{Infobox person
|name=Laura Loomer
|image=Laura Loomer 2020.jpg
|birth_date=May 21, 1993
|birth_place=[[Arizona]]
|religion=[[Jewish]]
}}

'''Laura Elizabeth Loomer''' (born May 21, 1993) is a [[conservative]] political activist and a former reporter for Canada's The Rebel Media. During the 2016 presidential campaign cycle, Loomer worked for [[Project Veritas]], with [[James O'Keefe]].<ref>https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/behind-the-scenes-with-the-right-wing-activist-who-crashed-julius-caesar-laura-loomer</ref> {{before on after|2020|11|03|Loomer is currently running for Congress in Florida's 21st district, located in Southeast Florida; the Democrat-leaning district is centered on West Palm Beach and includes President Trump's Mar-A-Lago home.|Loomer is currently running for congress in Florida's 21st district.|in 2020, Loomer also ran for congress in Florida's 21st district.}} She is known for having the intellect of a stroke-damaged orangutan, making her right on par with the obese loser of the 2020 election currently flailing around in the White House.

==Early life==
Loomer was raised in Arizona by a Jewish father.<ref>https://lauraloomerforcongress.com/?page_id=2539</ref> After high school, Loomer attended Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts, but left after just one semester for feeling targeted for being conservative. Loomer later transferred to Barry University in Miami, Florida.

==Career==
Loomer is a former employee of conservative activist [[James O'Keefe]], who is known for undercover video investigations. Loomer was the New York correspondent for the conservative Canadian news site [[The Rebel Media]] (now Rebel News), that has been referred to as the “Canadian Breitbart.”

== Notable activities ==

===Barry University stunt===
In March 2015, Loomer used a concealed video camera to record her conversations with Barry University officials, on the concept of starting a club called “Sympathetic Students in Support of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria;” the school allegedly responded asking she instead change the name to “Students in Support of the Middle East,” the video of her encounter was released by James O'Keefe with [[Project Veritas]].

Her video allegedly captured a university official "unfazed" at the notion of starting an on-campus organization that would support ISIS. Shortly after the edited video was released by O'Keefe, Loomer was suspended by Barry University for violating student code of conduct rules; criminal charges were also filed against her for taping university officials without their knowledge or consent. At the time, Loomer was an honors student in her senior year, the president of Barry University's Young Republicans Club, and majoring in communications.

Although Barry University is a private university, on May 22, 2019, a suit by Project Veritas established that "prohibit[ing] the secret audio recording of government officials", which would include a public university's officials, was unconstitutional, as ruled by a U. S. Federal judge in the district of Massachusetts.

===''Julius Caesar'' play disruption===
On June 16, 2017, Loomer disrupted the 'Shakespeare in the Park' production of ''Julius Caesar'' in New York City, by walking on stage during the live performance shortly after the character, [[Julius Caesar|Caesar]], dressed similarly to Trump, was assassinated. Before being escorted off the stage by security, Loomer shouted “Stop the normalization of political violence against the right! This is unacceptable!”. The play portrayed a "Trump-like" Caesar with a Slovenian-accented wife. Loomer, who is pro-Trump, was arrested for disorderly conduct and trespassing. The 'Public Theater' responded by saying although they're "champions" of the First Amendment, the disruption was caused by "social media". On June 19, 2017, ''[[The Washington Post]]'' reported they didn't believe Loomer was genuinely offended by the play, that she disrupted it for attention and to collect a $1,000 bounty that was offered, to anyone who would disrupt the production. On June 20, 2017, [[The Daily Beast]] reported that ‘Free Laura', a website for soliciting donations for her arrest, was purchased by Loomer's employer Ezra Levant, the owner of [[The Rebel Media]], six hours before the play started, according to domain records. Loomer was also promoting separately a WeSearchr page for donations, that had received $12,385 from 241 contributors, receiving more money in donations than the normal penalties for the charges she was facing.

On June 19, 2017, as a guest on [[Fox News]] Hannity, Loomer admitted she knew disrupting the Shakespeare in the Park play would result in criminal charges against her; during the interview Loomer compared the "Trump-like" Caesar assassination to a May 2017 video of former CNN host [[Kathy Griffin]] holding a mask of a bloody severed head of President Donald Trump, calling the Caesar play and the Griffin video "assassination porn", and accused the "left" of a systematic pattern of using free speech and art as a pretext to promote violence against President Donald Trump and the "right".

===Infiltration of Clinton campaign===
In August 2015, [[Time Magazine|''Time'' magazine]] reported Loomer and two women posing as Allison Holmes, Jess Koski, and Jess Jones, infiltrated the [[Hillary Clinton]] presidential campaign in July, 2015, attempting to lure Clinton's interns into voter-election schemes that were illegal; Loomer was later identified in photographs shown to the Clinton campaign as one of the three women, it was unclear if the Clinton campaign did anything improper or illegal.

===Huma Abedin stunt===
On November 8, 2016, the day of the national election, Loomer strolled into a polling station dressed in a [[burqa]] and asked for a ballot under the name of [[Huma Abedin]].

===Anti-sharia rally===
In June 2017, Loomer gave a speech to a crowd of anti-sharia marchers in [[New York City]] and condemned “liberals who aligned themselves with [[sharia law]]”. Loomer put a [[burqa]] on the [[Fearless Girl]] statue adjacent to the Merrill Lynch building and was assaulted by a man wanting to remove the burqa.

===Chelsea Clinton book signing===
On June 7, 2017, at a [[Chelsea Clinton]] book signing event in New York City, Loomer asked Chelsea to sign a copy of her new children's book ''She Persisted'' to [[Juanita Broaddrick]], one of former [[President of the United States|President]] [[Bill Clinton]]'s most persistent Bill Clinton sexual misconduct allegations. The former first daughter refused to sign it.

===Chris Cuomo video ambush===
On July 6, 2017, Loomer video ambushed [[CNN]] host [[Chris Cuomo]] on the sidewalk as he left CNN headquarters in [[Manhattan]], regarding a CNN report of an anonymous [[Reddit]] user who was the original source of a wrestling video meme retweet by [[President Donald Trump]], a GIF of Trump body-slamming and punching [[WWE]] [[Vince McMahon]] whose head was replaced by a CNN logo; after the encounter with Cuomo, Loomer complained on [[Twitter]] that he "just slammed the door of his fancy black service car on me" after asking him if "@CNNmemes" are free speech with Loomer adding "video soon", the video shows Cuomo fielding accusatory questions from Loomer before getting into a hired SUV.

===2020 Congressional campaign===
[[Xfinity Comcast]] banned Laura Loomer For Congress Campaign website as “Dangerous Content”, interrupting communication between voters and candidate.<ref>https://youtu.be/EC08-bRZmE4</ref>

She won the Republican primary for the congressional seat, which is District 21 of Florida.<ref>https://www.270towin.com/news/2020/08/18/overview-live-results-florida-alaska-wyoming-primaries_1085.html</ref><ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/laura-loomer-wins-gop-primary-florida-district/</ref>

==Big Tech censorship and election interference==
In May 2019, Facebook illegally banned Loomer and several other high-profile conservatives from using the company's services for reporting the truth about leftist political corruption, censorship, criminal behavior and violence against conservatives while continuing to enable, encourage and cover for violent and hateful far-Left bigots and criminals. In response to this, Loomer filed a defamation suit against Facebook.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2020/04/15/facebook-claims-it-didnt-defame-laura-loomer-with-dangerous-individual-label/</ref>

Beyond social media bans from Facebook, Instagram and [[Twitter]], she is also banned/blacklisted from using other corporate services run by elitist liberals; Uber, Lyft, Uber Eats, PayPal, Venmo, GoFundMe, Medium, TeeSpring, and even Chase Bank. <ref>[https://lauraloomerforcongress.com/about/ Laura Loomer’s Congressional campaign]</ref>

Conservative websites [[The Federalist]] and [[Daily Caller]] announced their opposition to Laura Loomer's candidacy after she won a U.S. House Republican primary in [[Florida]], both characterizing her political views as "conspiracy theories".<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2020/08/27/gop-laura-loomer-marjorie-taylor-greene-congress-conspiracy-theories-infowars-qanon/</ref><ref>https://thefederalist.com/2020/08/20/in-the-age-of-media-corruption-voters-must-be-on-high-alert-for-conspiracy-theorist-candidates/</ref>

Loomer won bigly in the primary and became the Republican nominee. [[Big Tech]] companies flat out refused to let her advertise on their platforms and conservative organizations filed complaints. John Schwepp, the American Principles project's director of government affairs, sent an open letter to the [[FEC]] demanding it investigate how Big Tech companies are meddling with elections. The nomination of Laura Loomer in the U.S. House race for Florida's 21st Congressional district showed how the electoral game changed. Loomer made a name for herself as a right-wing provocateur her performance art and protests resulted in multiple [[social media]] and payment processing platforms completely blacklisting her. Loomer was basically Patient Zero for Big Tech companies like [[Facebook]], [[Twitter]], and other platforms to see how much [[censorship]] they could get away with.

In mid-August 2020 Loomer explained to viewers how Big Tech appeared to be meddling with her campaign's ability to reach supporters. Her texts were being flagged and filtered by [[Xfinity Comcast]] as "Potential Threat Detected". If you get something on your phone that says "Potential Threat Detected", you are likely not to click on it. If users clicked on the link, the phone redirected to a screen that stated, "This site might compromise your device" or "may contain dangerous content. To avoid these risks close this window and skip the site."

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://lauraloomer.us LauraLoomer.us]
* [https://lauraloomerforcongress.com/ Laura Loomer’s Congressional campaign]

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User talk:Shobson20

2020-11-10T18:33:29Z

YourDearLeaderLost: Then go, faggot