Cultural critic James Wolcott has described Loomer as " A raging zealot ... intent on becoming the agent provocateur . " On November 1 , 2017 , following a terrorist attack in New York City , Loomer tweeted that she was late to a conference because she could not find a " non Muslim cab or @Uber @lyft driver " . She called for the creation of a new ride-sharing company which did not employ Muslims after it became known that the suspect in the attack was a former driver for Uber . The day-long " tweetstorm " blamed all Muslims for the activities of radical Islamists such as ISIS . Following this , both Uber and Lyft announced that she had violated their guidelines and was banned from using their services
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