It’s hard not to find Milo Yiannopoulos interesting. I don’t find him particularly sympathetic, but he has hit every branch on the way down from success — and it all happened in a very modern way. Milo rose through Breitbart at the forefront of Gamergate, when culture-war fights began online and radiated into the world. Trump arrived, the Mercers bankrolled him, and a book deal followed. Smart, erudite, British, gay, MAGA — that’s a pretty potent combo to a certain audience.
Then came the controversy and the money disappeared. Somewhere along the way, the famous gay conservative became ex-gay, Catholic, and a flamethrower who knew where bodies were buried. As George Santos put it, “The bitch knows too much.” After a spectacular falling-out with Laura Loomer, who now claims credit, ICE detained Milo at the New Orleans airport and deported him. Soon afterward, he posted an ad for a KFC sandwich called the Dirty Louisiana. His caption: “F off.” You know, still pretty funny.
