{"id":1452332,"date":"2022-04-25T07:59:48","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T11:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1452332"},"modified":"2022-04-25T07:59:51","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25T11:59:51","slug":"climate-activist-dies-after-self-immolating-outside-scotus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/climate-activist-dies-after-self-immolating-outside-scotus\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate Activist Dies After Self-Immolating Outside SCOTUS"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fclimate-activist-dies-after-self-immolating-outside-scotus%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1452332&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"header\" data-v-1408f321=\"\">\n<p><span class=\"label\" data-v-1408f321=\"\">American News<\/span> <span class=\"published\" data-v-1408f321=\"\">Apr 24, 2022 4:43 PM<br \/>\n                                EST<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt mb-4\" data-v-1408f321=\"\">\n                            50-year-old Wynn Bruce, of Boulder, Colorado, died Saturday.\n                        <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\" data-v-1408f321=\"\">\n<div class=\"content\" data-v-1408f321=\"\">\n<div class=\"reader-container\" data-v-1408f321=\"\">\n<section class=\"cover\" data-v-1408f321=\"\"><\/section>\n<section class=\"author\" data-v-1408f321=\"\"><\/section>\n<section class=\"show-sm\" data-v-1408f321=\"\"><\/section>\n<section id=\"story-body\" class=\"article\" data-v-1408f321=\"\">\n<div class=\"article-content\" data-v-f313b7e6=\"\" data-v-1408f321=\"\">\n<div class=\"html-content\" data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<article class=\"html\" data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>A climate activist by the name of Wynn Bruce has died after he set himself on fire outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on Earth Day.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-embed-card\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">While many mainstream media sites reported on the act of self-immolation, it appears NY Post is the only major one thus far to describe what can be presumed as his motive, to draw attention to air quality and climate change.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1b1ZyPy1e1\">https:\/\/t.co\/1b1ZyPy1e1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ford Fischer (@FordFischer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FordFischer\/status\/1518215883491061762?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 24, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/colorado-man-supreme-court-fire-dead\">Fox News<\/a>, the 50-year-old man set himself on fire outside the nation&#8217;s highest court on Friday, which corresponded with Earth Day.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>On Saturday, Bruce was pronounced deceased.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\"><\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>Emergency medical crews were called to the area at around 6:30 pm on Friday, with Bruce being rushed to the hospital by medical helicopter.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>US Capitol Police said on social media Friday that the medical emergency near the Capitol was not &#8220;a public safety issue.&#8221; The incident occurred the same day as a shooting in Northwest Washington, DC, which saw four injured after a gunman opened fire near the University of the District of Columbia&#8217;s campus.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-embed-card\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A medical helicopter just landed near the Capitol for a medical emergency. <\/p>\n<p>This is not a public safety issue. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WmGGmlBOQY\">pic.twitter.com\/WmGGmlBOQY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 U.S. Capitol Police (@CapitolPolice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CapitolPolice\/status\/1517634789188292608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 22, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>According to the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/04\/23\/wynn-bruce-dies-after-lighting-himself-on-fire-outside-supreme-court\/\">New York Post<\/a><\/em>, a Facebook <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wynn.bruce\">page<\/a> belonging to a man by the name of Wynn Bruce said that he was a Buddhist and a climate activist.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>Last year, the Facebook account began posting messages seemingly alluding to the date of his death, &#8220;4\/22\/2022,&#8221; which included the fire emoji.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>The Supreme Court Police is reportedly still investigating the Colorado man&#8217;s motive for self-immolation. No other injuries were reported in the incident.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>Speaking in regards to the matter, DC&#8217;s Extinction Rebellion chapter, a group of climate activists that held <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/xr_dc_\/status\/1517511470208143361?s=20&#038;t=T_M-jcYuRj444FSpr6CnCw\">protests at DC&#8217;s city hall that day<\/a>, said on Twitter: &#8220;Is it too much to tell the world why this man set himself on fire? He died to raise the alarm on the climate and ecological crisis.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-embed-card\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Is it too much to tell the world why this man set himself on fire? He died to raise the alarm on the climate and ecological crisis. But <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/washingtonpost?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@washingtonpost<\/a> won\u2019t tell you this &#8211; a day after their editorial board said it was ok to drill for more fossil fuels. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Po0S73KkuB\">https:\/\/t.co\/Po0S73KkuB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Extinction Rebellion Washington DC (@xr_dc_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/xr_dc_\/status\/1518207791663570944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 24, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>A Buddhist priest who allegedly knew Bruce wrote, &#8220;This guy was my friend. He meditated with our sangha. This act is not suicide. This is a deeply fearless act of compassion to bring attention to climate crisis. We are piecing together info but he had been planning it for atleast one year. #wynnbruce I am so moved.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-embed-card\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This guy was my friend. He meditated with our sangha. This act is not suicide. This is a deeply fearless act of compassion to bring attention to climate crisis. We are piecing together info but he had been planning it for atleast one year. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/wynnbruce?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#wynnbruce<\/a> I am so moved. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bHoRaLK6Fr\">https:\/\/t.co\/bHoRaLK6Fr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dr. K. 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