{"id":2365111,"date":"2024-11-06T12:30:10","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T17:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/climate-protesters-spray-paint-londons-us-embassy-saying-election-bought-by-big-oil-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-06T12:31:14","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T17:31:14","slug":"climate-protesters-spray-paint-londons-us-embassy-saying-election-bought-by-big-oil-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/climate-protesters-spray-paint-londons-us-embassy-saying-election-bought-by-big-oil-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate protesters spray paint London\u2019s US Embassy, saying election \u2018bought by big oil\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/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-protesters-spray-paint-londons-us-embassy-saying-election-bought-by-big-oil-washington-examiner%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=2365111&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--><p>Climate protesters from the group Just Stop Oil spray-painted the U.S. Embassy in London in response\u200b to the victory of Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election. The protest occurred shortly after Trump&#8217;s win was announced, with two activists aged\u2062 25 and 72 arrested by the London Metropolitan \u200bPolice for defacing the embassy&#8217;s \u200dwall. The protesters expressed their views online, stating that\u2062 Trump&#8217;s election signifies a dangerous shift toward fascism \u200band poses risks to ordinary\u200c people&#8217;s lives. They <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">criticized political systems influenced<\/a> by &#8220;big oil,&#8221; emphasizing the \u200cneed for urgent action in light of the climate crisis.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Climate protesters spray paint London&rsquo;s US Embassy, saying election &lsquo;bought by big oil&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1874787\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/protests\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Protesters<\/a> behind Just Stop Oil defaced the outside of the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/u-s-embassy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">U.S. Embassy<\/a> in London on Wednesday to oppose President-elect <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Hours after the 2024 election was called for Trump, two protesters, aged 25 and 72,&nbsp;in Just Stop Oil T-shirts spray painted the wall of the embassy in a show that they &ldquo;reject fascism.&rdquo; London Metropolitan Police arrested both of them.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In this photo provided by Just Stop Oil, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/capitol-police-arrest-protesters-who-illegally-overtook-rotunda-to-demand-gaza-ceasefire\/\" title=\"Capitol police detain protesters for unlawfully occupying rotunda, demanding Gaza ceasefire\">police detain protesters<\/a> after they spray painted part of a wall at the U.S. Embassy in London a day after the U.S. presidential election. (Jamie Lowe\/Just Stop Oil via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;This morning the world wakes to find it has slipped further into fascism as well as climate breakdown. Trump&rsquo;s win puts the lives of ordinary people at risk, everywhere,&rdquo; the group wrote of the protest online. &ldquo;Political systems that can be bought by big oil have no value as we face the biggest challenge of our time. The only real winner of today&rsquo;s election is the corporate power that controls the major parties in both the US and UK.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#129519; US EMBASSY PAINTED ORANGE AS WE REJECT FASCISM<\/p>\n<p>This morning the world wakes to find it has slipped further into fascism as well as climate breakdown. Trump&#8217;s win puts the lives of ordinary people at risk, everywhere.<\/p>\n<p>Political systems that can be bought by big oil have no&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5OuFgH1B70\">pic.twitter.com\/5OuFgH1B70<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Just Stop Oil (@JustStop_Oil) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JustStop_Oil\/status\/1854107926748647844?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Among Trump&rsquo;s top ten donors was Energy Transfer LP, a company that deals in oil and natural gas, which donated over $10 million. However, Vice President Kamala Harris was the second-highest recipient of donations from gas and oil companies, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opensecrets.org\/industries\/recips?ind=E01++\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"according\">according<\/a> to OpenSecrets.org.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Harris received over $1.4 million from such interest groups, which is more than even Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), who kept his seat Tuesday. Cruz&rsquo;s state of Texas is the country&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-dakota-sues-biden-administration-over-blocking-oil-gas-leases\/\" title=\"North Dakota Sues Biden Administration Over Blocking Oil, Gas Leases\">largest oil producer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The United States&rsquo;s reliance on foreign energy was a top concern during this most recent cycle. During the only debate between the two candidates, Harris bragged that her administration with President Joe Biden oversaw &ldquo;the largest increase in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-tom-cotton-slams-biden-for-rising-gas-prices-this-is-by-design\/\" title=\"Sen. Tom Cotton Slams Biden for Rising Gas Prices: &#039;This Is by Design&#039;\">domestic oil production<\/a> in history because of an approach that recognizes that we cannot over-rely on foreign oil,&rdquo; a moment that marked a shift in her tone on the topic of clean energy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1874787\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1874787\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Climate activists vandalize US Embassy in London, claiming election &#8216;bought by big oil.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2365112,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/U.S.-Embassy-London-Nov.-6-2024.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[44490,44488,32659,17131,44489],"class_list":["post-2365111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-big-oil","tag-climate-protest","tag-environmental-activism","tag-london","tag-us-embassy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/U.S.-Embassy-London-Nov.-6-2024.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365111","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2365111"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365111\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2365115,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365111\/revisions\/2365115"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2365112"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2365111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2365111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2365111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}