The story of Laura Loomer’s slashed tire plays out the same as many of her stories: A tempest in a teacup that gets amplified through the corridor of Gateway News.
Jim Hoft the Gateway Pundit used to provide some damn fine commentary and some of his staff’s efforts still hold water. So why single them out?
To start at the top, this is what Loomer posted around noon her time on 2 August.
Someone just slashed my tire… I'm honestly speechless. 1 week after someone doxed me. pic.twitter.com/A8HwyHdt7W
— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) August 2, 2017
It’s obvious what happened here! Some trolls found her and… slashed the extremely rotten and worn out tires she’s been dangerously rocking for years. Here are some of the best responses:
The mark there, is where the wheel hit a curb / pot hole.
There is ZERO puncture. That's an impact blow out.
The tire is old. pic.twitter.com/0qIH8Ggvl3— Mike (@Fuctupmind) August 3, 2017
Given the green valve cap, you purchased the tire at Costco. pic.twitter.com/2V95UmFPOV
— Mike (@Fuctupmind) August 3, 2017
Given the wheel you also drive an older model jeep grand Cherokee.
— Mike (@Fuctupmind) August 3, 2017
That is the date the tire was made. It looks like the 7th week of 2011. pic.twitter.com/VBAmsCUvMU
— Mike (@Fuctupmind) August 3, 2017
It also is a Michelin.
— Mike (@Fuctupmind) August 3, 2017
Multiple marks in that particular pattern, is caused by driving on the wheel with zero air in it. pic.twitter.com/4puGXh2RBl
— Mike (@Fuctupmind) August 3, 2017
My final thought, is this tire was slashed, by something in the road, at about 15-25 miles an hour. @__0HOUR1_
— Mike (@Fuctupmind) August 3, 2017
I think we can prove that she is lying about what happened to her tires. Might be against the law. pic.twitter.com/yUnJe0X1B4
— Wayne Lambright πΊπΈ (@RealLambright) August 3, 2017
And when @RealLambright asks Michelin about the tires…
@tire_rack @continentaltire @FalkenTire @DiscountTire @goodyear Quiz. What do you think happened to this #tire? @Jeep @MichelinUSA pic.twitter.com/gTFnv8rkpz
— Wayne Lambright πΊπΈ (@RealLambright) August 3, 2017
It's hard to say what could have happened here. It looks like the tire is severely cracked. We'd recommend a tire inspection.
— Michelin USA (@MichelinUSA) August 3, 2017
Ouch.
https://twitter.com/Crisprtek/status/892962461095219202
Loomer implied that her tires were vandalized due to doxing. Doxing is when your public information (documents) are made easily available, usually with intent to show the target that they need to cool their heels or in the near future things will get uncomfortable… because they’ll start calling their phone constantly and sign up their address to hundreds of free flyers and catalogs and (the old standard) send pizza to their front door. Doxing isΒ not a call to violence or action, it’s a warning shot.
protip: You won't get doxed if you're not constantly giving your address out to men you're trying to drag home
— Yes Margaret? π (@MargaretsBelly) August 3, 2017
So back to the information corridor. Again, not everyone at Gateway is bad at their jobs, but the position the site occupies forces other sites to comment on it. They can occasionally warrant a White House Press Pass, and they do not have a small, esoteric audience.
This is a forced meme.
Gateway Pundit is ALWAYS the first to report on "news." Then other outlets are forced to report.— Yes Margaret? π (@MargaretsBelly) August 3, 2017
What happens here is this:
Laura’s tire gets “slashed” and exactly nobody believes it.
Someone with more twitter followers backs the story up. But look — at the time of this writing, there are 123 retweets but 333 replies, most of which are calling this out as bullshit.
I worked around junk cars, tires look slashed to me. Others saying "tire rot." Rotted tires easier to slash, too. Spooky to come out to. https://t.co/f6vKfGJ7Ho
— Mike Cernovich πΊπΈ (@Cernovich) August 3, 2017
So now that the tire story is out there, despite the fact that we all ought to be very careful, it’s being discussed by big enough accounts to warrant an article. These accounts could be talking about a new recipe for coconut cream pie, and it would still be enough of a draw to a small site to want to be the first out of the gate to write an article on everyone’s new favorite coconut cream pie recipe.
For the love of God, please keep an eye on the names involved in this knitting circle.
https://twitter.com/buz823/status/892902561174478849
So of course Gateway steps in:
Fearless Conservative Firebrand @LauraLoomer Has Car Tires Slashed https://t.co/3CzQXzPl64
— Jim Hoft (@gatewaypundit) August 3, 2017
FEARLESS FIREBRAND.
I know that whoever wrote that headline felt bad about it. It’s okay friend, we all feel bad.
https://twitter.com/TheSwogBlog/status/893097699171610624
…and now the unnamed mechanic is having new words put into his mouth. What was Laura saying right before this?
AAA just arrived and their service man just told me it definitely appears as if someone slashed my tire in multiple spots. https://t.co/P3TTNbImFj
— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) August 2, 2017
Oh, so NOW you call AAA, after years of ignoring the deals you’d get on new tires.
My car just arrived at the auto repair shop. Upon first glance of my slashed tire, the repair man said, "Damn, who did you piss off?"
— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) August 2, 2017
"This is definitely tire sabotage. It looks like multiple slashes. Is anyone angry with you?" –Auto technician who just looked at my car
— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) August 2, 2017
TIRE SABOTAGE
Miss Loomer, you must understand that you'd be the first case in where a DOX led to Tire Damage – which is why ppl are skeptical.
— Sky. (@SkyWilliams) August 2, 2017
The tire was NOT slashed! When you're wrong just admit it. Stop being a drama queen. Whoever the tech is (if he exists) is incompetent.
— Sysopz (@Sysopz) August 2, 2017
Whoever this auto technician is, he needs eyes. Any normal person would know your tire was in horrible condition.
— Kaitspooky π» (@TheGreatKaitsu) August 2, 2017
This is a slashed tire pic.twitter.com/05fFEBn6g3
— Michael Sparks (@sparks_maker) August 2, 2017
https://twitter.com/ThatHolocaust3/status/892928877538013184
But don’t worry friends, she already has the cops on the case.
Police officer told me "there is no doubt that your tire was slashed." A police report is being filed. pic.twitter.com/0UQNK69gVX
— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) August 2, 2017
So now what happens, after this has been reported on by Gateway? Well, we’re all here talking about it, which forces more legitimate sites to comment on it, forcing it up the chain into normie journalism — oh look.
She’s mad that the journalists who were SUPPOSED to take the story from Gateway and run with it are all calling her on her bullshit.
There's a lack of decency & loyalty in journalism. I have defended people I disagree w/. In return they make fun of me when I am targeted.
— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) August 3, 2017
People in this industry will beg you for favors and ask you to RT them, but then talk shit on your posts when you're targeted/harassed. ππ» https://t.co/pPPt5tAdNJ
— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) August 3, 2017
If you won't stand with me, then I won't stand with you. I'm not going to defend people I disagree w/ when they won't defend me and my tire.
— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) August 3, 2017
If I'm expected to care about your GoFundMe, your assaults, your crowd sourcing, and other issues, you can care about my tire being slashed. https://t.co/rDC5M3ECPf
— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) August 3, 2017
Sorry lady, it didn’t work this time, and now you’re being mocked from all sides for being an opportunistic bitch who thinks her HIGH ASHKENAZI IQ and REAL BOOBS will keep the rest of us losers from calling you out.
Laura Loomer is on the front page of reddit for being a dumb bitch pic.twitter.com/XkJJpHJ4vP
— Yes Margaret? π (@MargaretsBelly) August 3, 2017
But I would like to share with you one last thing: the top secret document she totally 100% filed with the police.
I have obtained a copy of the official police report. pic.twitter.com/sPpjLwdQ1W
— Yes Margaret? π (@MargaretsBelly) August 3, 2017
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