WTOP: The two climate protesters who smeared paint on the case and base of Edgar Degas’ “Little Dancer Aged Fourteen” in the National Gallery of Art on April 27 were arrested Friday. Timothy Martin of North Carolina and Joanna Smith of New York, both 53, were charged with conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States and injury to a National Gallery of Art exhibit.
Washington Post reporters alerted about the attack filmed and photographed the offense. …The Washington Post reported that it’s staff reporters were initially subjected to a potential arrest but, after speaking with attorneys, they were not detained. District police have not commented on the report. …
The protesters are calling for President Biden to declare a formal state of climate emergency and said the sculpture was damaged to highlight “insufficient action on the climate emergency.”
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Meteorologist Dr. Ryan Maue: “What the hell? This story identifies the Washington Post as the media outlet **alerted ahead of time of criminal acts at the National Gallery of Art** and showed up with cameras. Sounds like accomplices or co-conspirators = Jail ‘Washington Post reporters alerted about the attack filmed and photographed the offense.'” … They did not act alone: More from Wash Post on far-reaching criminal conspiracy to attack the National Gallery of Art. And alerted one member of the media (who was there with a camera and speedily edited the footage lickety-split for Wash Post).”
Former New York Times reporter Andrew Revkin suggested “crimes” may have been committed by the Washington Post. “If yours, were you randomly visiting the @NationalGallery or alerted ahead of time? Seems a fine line between journalism and P.R. if the latter? No easy answer,” Revkin wrote, then adding, “crimes?”
By: Admin – Climate DepotMay 28, 2023 8:35 AM
https://wtop.com/crime/2023/05/climate-protesters-charged-for-damaging-national-gallery-exhibit/
Excerpt: The two climate protesters who smeared paint on the case and base of Edgar Degas’ “Little Dancer Aged Fourteen” in the National Gallery of Art on April 27 were arrested Friday. Timothy Martin of North Carolina and Joanna Smith of New York, both 53, were charged with conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States and injury to a National Gallery of Art exhibit. …
According to the indictment, Martin and Smith had planned to injure the exhibit when they entered the National Gallery and brought plastic water bottles filled with paint. The indictment outlines how they handed their phones to co-conspirators before smearing paint on the case and base of the sculpture’s exhibit, at times smacking the glass case. Washington Post reporters alerted about the attack filmed and photographed the offense.
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a news release the “Little Dancer” was explicitly targeted for her fragility. The sculpture’s materials include human hair, silk and linen ribbon that is over 100 years old.
Smith and Martin caused approximately $2,400 in damage, and the exhibit was removed from public display for 10 days for repairs, according to the indictment. The Washington Post reported that it’s staff reporters were initially subjected to a potential arrest but, after speaking with attorneys, they were not detained. District police have not commented on the report. …
The protesters are calling for President Biden to declare a formal state of climate emergency and said the sculpture was damaged to highlight “insufficient action on the climate emergency.”
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1662306689163440128.html
Ryan Maue
US Attorney in D.C. filed felony conspiracy charges against 2 delusional climate protesters involved in damaging the “Little Dancer” at National Gallery if Art.
The pair were arrested, jailed, and face a minimum of 5 years in prison.
They should plead guilty. If you do the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
They did not act alone: More from Wash Post on far-reaching criminal conspiracy to attack the National Gallery of Art.
And alerted one member of the media (who was there with a camera and speedily edited the footage lickety-split for Wash Post)
“The indictment also… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
What the hell?
This story identifies the Washington Post as the media outlet **alerted ahead of time of criminal acts at the National Gallery of Art** and showed up with cameras.
Sounds like accomplices or co-conspirators = Jail
“Washington Post reporters alerted about… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
The involvement of a Washington Post staffer was speculated at the time by a former NY Times climate reporter. Crimes?
Indictment from D.C. Grand Jury.
This criminal conspiracy involved many more than just these 2. The plan of attack on the National Gallery was financed and implemented by as yet unidentified co-conspirators. They are still uncharged.
FBI Art Crimes is leading the case.
The Declare Emergency climate group was spawned and financed by the Climate Emergency Fund out of California. The outfit also funds the Last Generation in Europe and Just Stop Oil & who knows what else overseas. German authorities wrapped up the Last Generation on eco-terrorism… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Was it an oil painting they wanted to stop?
Time to Freeze and Seize assets
These pussified protests just annoy folks.
If you’re gonna protest, do it seriously and at least get a few of you shot by the National Guard.
(or even better – get a LOT of you shot by the National Guard)
RICO prosecution of those making bail or funding their defense would be in order. See just how high up the food chain of foundations and NGOs one can go.
maybe if they were protesting vote fraud not climate change
mebbe if they were parents, trying to protect their kids, the FBI would step up and provide investigative support.
Aren’t these the same nut jobs who are demanding the elimination of cash bail?
No cash bail now in LA except for violent felonies…its a revolving door free-for-all.
The radical Democrats running California are insane. They are doing to California,what Joe Biden is doing nationwide: Destroying our way of life.
Why can’t they pick on someone their own size?
WaPo is a narrative spinner, can’t be arresting them…
Well, if the FBI is looking for conspiracies, they would strike paydirt if they looked into how the leftwing media is conspiring together to lie about CO2 and the Earth’s climate. They could indict about 95 percent of the media, and no telling how many billionaires who are involved. They are all singing from the same hymn book and doing so because they are paid to do so, and because their ideology demands it.
But, I won’t hold my breath waiting for the FBI to investigate anything on the political left. They have already proven they will not look into leftwing political crime. Instead, they cover it up and try to keep it from the public.
If a Republican gets elected president, the FBI and the “Justice” Department are in for a big house cleaning. So, even more of a reason for the FBI to help the Left and harm the Right.
If you don’t like what the FBI and the “Justice” Department are doing with their undermining of the U.S. Constitution by using the federal government as a weapon against their political opponents, then the best way for you to show that you repudiate their actions is to elect Donald Trump as president again, which will show that even all the machinations of the radical Left were not enough to destroy our nation.
If Trump is not elected, then the radical Democrats win. Their campaign of lies and distortions to demonizeTrump were successful. They can do it to you, if they can do it to Trump. If Trump is elected, the radical Democrats lose bigtime. I know which outcome I’m hoping for.
Even in their own terms. what difference will declaring a state of emergency make? Will it stop China emitting, and increasing emissions?
Biden and the nutters have already declared economic war on China, which is the goal of all so-called climate emergencies.
Now that Russia and China with the BRICS+, SCO, and the entire Global South moving away from the Petrodollar, that gambit failed, spectacularly backfired!
Expect even worse atrocities.
Don’t place your hopes on the failure of the so called Petrodollar. Ain’t gonna happen. America will remain #1 and that means the dollar rules!
Since Nixon in 1971 busted up the Bretton Woods, the Petrodollar is not the US’ ,rather the banking cartel’s. UN Climate financier Marc Carney from the BofE made that clear at COP26 demanding $150 TRILLION immediately fro a Green Bubble. Sen. Kennedy pressed for a clear answer on Climate cost here :
https://twitter.com/SenJohnKennedy/status/1654187532991492096
Good for the US to get a sovereign currency again.
The only purpose of the climate scam is to declare economic war on China?
Wow, I’ve always thought you were paranoid, it’s on steroids now.
This guy is not worried :
So you don’t know the difference between movies and reality.
I’m not surprised.
I wouldn’t say he is not worried, he’s just making the best of a bad situation.
When it comes to madness, our alleged government in waiting has it nailed…
“”INDUSTRY bosses and trade unions in the North East have reacted with anger to Sir Keir Starmer’s plans to block all new oil and gas developments.
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We’re estimating that by the end of the decade, the UK will be importing over 80% of its oil and gas needs.””
https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/23553450.keir-starmer-oil-gas-ban-plan-blasted-sector-unions/
Not so much a transition as a cliff edge
Splat coming.
So it would seem
Labour’s Jonathon Ashworth tells the Grauniad “We need more sustainable sources of energy supply in order to bring the bills down for consumers and actually create jobs in this green transition”. The aim, he said, should be for the UK to become a world leader in the green energy transition, creating hundreds of thousands of jobs. (29th May 23).
They’ve been spouting this type of rubbish for the last 20 years but don’t appear to notice that it has not and will not happen
Blind faith is a dangerous thing
Ideology trumps reality for Labour. And not just in the energy sector.
It made a great album, though. Listened to it a million times in my hippy days. 🙂
103.3 FM (and streaming) is a great Classic Rock station. There’s an app. 🙂
Can’t create jobs making useless products.
Until you hear, “I’m from the Government and I’m here to help you.”
How does adding jobs to produce a more unreliable product bring down prices?
Left wing mantra
This time it’s going to work.
The future of our energy supply is of little importance. Much more important is whether somebody attended a party or not. At the next general election the electorate will be voting on the issues which really matter. Why else would Labour be so popular just now? They know that they can announce policies which will adversely affect people’s lives and get away with it because they have deflected attention onto things like Partygate. You can bet the MSM won’t be examining Labour’s energy policy to the extent that they examined the activities of Boris Johnston.
Of course WaPo is complicit in these crimes, check these leftards travel arrangements and I bet WaPo paid for their tickets and hotel rooms.
I bet the Washington Post and the protestors have a billionaire or two, in common.
There may be a bigger story in this “attack”. This Degas work was a depiction of an “Opera Rat” as these figures were known at the time, was described at the time first displayed in 1881 as “vicious,” and “a threat to society”. This wax sculptor challenged both academic traditions and the French bourgeois society.
So by targeting this particular sculptor, the offenders may actually be signaling how much they despise the working classes. The fact that they contacted a known compromised MSM outlet to make sure this gets wide distribution enhances this theory.
I wouldn’t be surprised if the FBI puts up a feckless prosecution with little or no penalties.
Assuming anything these putzes do is based on well thought out, nuanced, art history references is delusional.
These drones are devoid of any education, historical knowledge, or ability to think.
At the very least, failure to report information of criminal activity should be considered aiding and abetting or perhaps an accessory/accomplice. The fact that the reporters were there, filming should support the case – but then that would depend on whether the investigators actually wanted to prosecute the perpetrators or turn a blind eye.
Not only did they know about the crime ahead of time, but they profited from the information.
look at those grinning idiots
safe in the knowledge they are risking nothing
everyone knows there will be no real consequences
everything staged ahead of time with fawning media
it’s grifters all the way down
One of the many assignments I had as a court reporter many years ago ( transcripts not journalism) was “ redetermination” hearings for mental patients at DHMH facilities.
I see so many similarities between those patients and these activists including those in the “ support network” bipolar schizophrenia with manic depression for their foot soldiers. And their puppet masters? Extreme narcissist behavior with a thought process dominated by the emotion of constant resentment . And just little consideration for others or their opinions. I think of this too every time I hear Karine- Jean- Pierre speak.
Jail them all. Stupidity is no excuse for criminal damage.
Malicious, not stupid, full of contempt
Timothy and Joanna are terrorists, perhaps of low mentality. In either case, they should be institutionalized.
If a building is burning, a bus goes off the road and rolls over, or a tornado rips through a town, I can understand why folks would claim there is an “emergency.”
A “climate emergency” makes no sense. The concept is similar to a person that piles used tires in the backyard where they may burn in 2070. If they did burn, it would not be the end of planet Earth.
The only emergency around here is the chilly spring which stubbornly refuses to warm up
Thus far, the alarmists can only shout ‘hottest’ day of the year so far… 22C
It doesn’t frighten anyone
yes I have noticed that. But my grass seems to love it. I kind of like it. I wonder if it is genetic? All my ancestors came from northern Uk, Scotland , and before that Probably Norway.
Temperate grasses are well adapted to drought and fire as well as grazing!
They like colder winters
I prefer moderate heat (75-85 F) since all my grandparents came to Woke-achusetts from The Boot.
While the journos may be politically “protected” from prosecution as conspirators, they do intend to profit from the illegal act by writing about it. In such cases, their work should be denied copyright protection.
My mental receiver must be off. They said they wanted to send a message to highlight “insufficient action on the climate emergency.”, yet somehow the only message I am receiving is that “climate change activists are ___holes.”
Law school grad giving commencement speech at CUNY declares that law is white supremacy and that police, military, prisons, etc must go.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/cuny-law-commencement-speaker-claims-laws-white-supremacy-attacks-fascist-police-military
Sick shit from a brainwashed Marxist.
Sounds more like an anarchist.
“Law school grad giving commencement speech at CUNY declares that law is white supremacy”
Biden will be looking to appoint this law grad as a judge. Declaring that White Supremacy is the Problem is right up Joe’s alley.
Story tip:
“At the Cop27 climate talks in November, world leaders agreed to a dedicated “loss and damage” fund providing financial assistance to poor nations stricken by climate disaster.
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Now researchers are arguing a similar fund should be created for nature loss. This is because habitat loss and overexploitation of resources in poor countries is driven by consumption in the global north, researchers argue in a comment piece published in Nature Ecology & Evolution. “
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/29/loss-and-damage-fund-nature-developing-world-aoe
It’s the most vulnerable, poorest people in the developed west that are the hardest hit by these ceaseless demands for ever more money, not to mention net zero
Bottom line is that we are no longer a “ nation of laws” but instead a nation of corrupt and fanatical “ activists “ . And in this case “activist “just means totalitarians and an army of petty bureaucrats, compromised actors on the bench, in the deep state, NGOs , MSM. And most of the population of our rapidly declining western Republics just really don’t realize damaged we are. Incrementalism is the tyrants most effective strategy.
Lock’em up!
Don’t get mad – get even.
Maybe you now understand, a little better, my affection for creatures like these.
They are sooooo very lovely.
Hopefully the video shows
A Buffalo Lives Matter (BLM) protest.
that is my kind a diversity
Oh, the WaPoo has hit the wind turbine.
Surprised they did not use glue.
Who tipped off who?
If the FBI or the police did it, which has happened in other politically charged cases, there will be a cover-up.
Where has the climate changed? I’ll keep asking until answered.
Changes all the time everywhere and not just on this planet.
Next question, please.
A non-answer. Long-term extreme weather records show no increases in the frequency, intensity nor duration of any extreme weather event globally … from the science sections of UN IPCC Assessment Reports. Annual and decadal variations are natural and decadal changes appear cyclical. Prove me wrong.
They Deserve It. Where do I make donations to the Prosecutor. /Sarc Off/
Strange they did not arrest CNN Staff when they showed up at those “SWAT” arrests.
Yeah, I made that connection, too.
Good I’m glad law enforcement did something. They can’t be punished severely enough to suit me.
Did the Washington Post reporters alert the police about a crime they knew was going to be committed? No? Then they are co-conspirators. There is no law or “press pass” that absolves them of their criminal actions. The First Amendment offers no protection. The vandals weren’t “peacably assembling” and the photographers abetted them in vandalism. Send them to jail. Why is our government so squeamish about jailing reporters who actually break laws?
“Why is our government so squeamish about jailing reporters who actually break laws?”
It’s a mutual admiration society. Radical Leftist governments love radical Leftist reporters.
From the article: “FBI Art Crimes is leading the case.”
I wonder if they are looking into Hunter Biden? They should be. Who is buying Hunter’s art? They are all anonymous. I wonder why?
As for this particular incident being an art crime, it’s actually a crime against the case in which the art was contained. It didn’t look like the art was harmed.
Display cases and glass covers are a good idea in this day and time of crazy people roaming loose.
The whole of AGW alarm is a crime. The premature deaths, the stolen trillions, the wrecked lives and livelihoods, the frightened children, the despoiled countrysides.
Andrew Revkin has been actively and consciously conspiring in, and facilitating, all of that for decades. Revkin has blood on his hands. He’s got no moral or ethical standing to criticize the idiots who defaced Degas’ art. He put them up to it.
The WaPo co-conspirators are derivatives of Revkin. They did what they did because the degraded social atmosphere Revkin helped create made their insanity seem normal.