Climate activists attack Walmart heiress’ $300m yacht

Climate activists in Barcelona sprayed red paint on Walmart heiress Nancy Walton Laurie’s $300m superyacht on Friday 8 September – marking the second such attack in two months.

Two activists from Scientist Rebellion and Extinction Rebellion sprayed biodegradable red paint on the stern of the yacht at around 7am local time on Friday, while it was docked at Marina Port Vell in Barcelona.

The words “Billionaires Should Not Exist” were written on a banner they unfurled afterwards.

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[arandomperson]

Well that will come out of our pockets somehow

[AO__]

Don't see many billionaires on here complaining.

[djtomoy]

Hopefully that lovely boat is ok and those terrorises got to prison

[Slumbert]

What about Caprios much bigger Yacht?
Or Fondas, Gores, Kerrys, Gates etc mansions.

[BigShowEntertainmentNetworkBEN]

A couple of eco-terrorist that should be under the jail. I’m surprised that there wasn’t any security around her Yacht?

[QUEEG_]

"Billionaires should not exist"
Are they proposing a system where they get to choose how much money people get allocated?

[richardgallagher]

Comnnies.
How's ya invasionnnn of rusher going?🤭😆😆😆😆

[kohr]

Then poor people shouldn't exist 🤔 right ... we should be able to publicly (blank) poor people by the same ideology