10 h. ago US state department stops issuing visas for Gaza’s children to get medical care

Program providing key aid halted after complaints from Laura Loomer, the far-right influencer close to TrumpThe US state department announced on Saturday that it would stop issuing visas to children from Gaza in desperate need of medical care after an online pressure campaign from Laura Loomer, a far-right influencer close to Donald Trump who has described herself as “a proud Islamophobe”.“All visitor visas for individuals from Gaza are being stopped while we conduct a full and thorough review of the process and procedures used to issue a small number of temporary medical-humanitarian visas in recent days,” the state department said in a message posted on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, which Loomer was banned from before it was purchased by Elon Musk. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Laura Loomer takes victory lap after State Department halts visitor visas for Gaza

‘There are doctors in other countries. The US is not the world’s hospital!’ the far-right activist said

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3 d. ago Laura Loomer sets her sights on her next target to get the boot from the Trump administration

‘I’m not naive enough to think that the president is going to get rid of RFK, but I will say that there are concerns about some of the staffing decisions over at HHS,’ Laura Loomer said this week.

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4 d. ago Laura Loomer claims Marjorie Taylor Greene is corrupt in latest escalation of MAGA online feud

The feud has escalated after Loomer called Greene a ‘whore’ on Monday

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9 d. ago Laura Loomer names the MAGA rep she says the Trump admin ‘can’t stand’

Loomer testifies in HBO lawsuit deposition that a high-profile congresswoman is disliked, despite her outspoken loyalty to the president

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1 week ago Laura Loomer testified that Bill Maher’s joke about her sleeping with Trump torpedoed her chance at White House job

Laura Loomer claimed that the Trump campaign told her that the joke caused a ‘media frenzy’ and she was no longer welcome on the campaign plane

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1 week ago Laura Loomer says a friend calls her ‘Trump’s Rasputin’ as her surprising influence grows in White House

Right-wing conspiracy theorist, 32, says she told president he has a ‘vetting crisis’ in his administration

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1 week ago Laura Loomer’s MAGA critics accuse her of being funded by Big Pharma

‘I do not work for Big Pharma. I work in support of President Trump on the outside of the administration,’ Loomer tells The Independent

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1 week ago Dalbeattie Star boss has no issues with 'mediocre' social media dig after 5

David Taylor said he'd take 'mediocrity every week' if it came after a big victory as his side recorded back-to-back wins.

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1 week ago Laura Loomer reignites fight with ‘terrible person’ Tucker Carlson in string of social media posts

Trump loyalist accuses former Fox News anchor of suppressing Hunter Biden story in 2020 in latest exchange of fire after falling out in June over nuclear strikes on Iran

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3 w. ago Lions add Gregor Brown to squad with Joe McCarthy an injury doubt for second Test

Ireland lock withdrawn with foot problem in first TestOwen Farrell likely to start against First Nations & Pasifika XVThe Ireland lock Joe McCarthy is a doubt for the British & Irish Lions’ second Test against the Wallabies due to a foot injury. Andy Farrell has called up Scotland’s Gregor Brown to bolster his second-row ranks as a result, taking an already bloated squad to 45 players.McCarthy was taken off after 43 minutes of the Lions’ 27-19 victory over Australia in Brisbane on Saturday and Farrell confirmed his early withdrawal was down to injury. “It’s plantar fasciitis,” said Farrell. “It was niggling away at him there. We got him off. Hopefully we got him off in time.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Lions call up Gregor Brown as foot problem hits Joe McCarthy’s second Test hopes

Ireland lock withdrawn in first Test because of plantar fasciitisOwen Farrell likely to start against First Nations & Pasifika XVThe Ireland lock Joe McCarthy is a doubt for the British & Irish Lions’ second Test against the Wallabies on Saturday because of a foot condition. Andy Farrell has called up Scotland’s Gregor Brown to bolster his second-row ranks as a result, taking an already bloated squad to 45 players.McCarthy was taken off after 43 minutes of the Lions’ 27-19 victory over Australia in Brisbane on Saturday and Farrell confirmed his early withdrawal was enforced. “It’s plantar fasciitis,” said Farrell. “It was niggling away at him there. We got him off. Hopefully we got him off in time.” Continue reading...

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4 w. ago ‘I hear Jimmy Kimmel is next’: Trump takes victory lap over CBS axing Colbert and calls out ‘moron’ Fallon, too

CBS has claimed that the cancellation of Trump-bashing was a ‘financial decision’ despite timing of merger

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