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Greta Thunberg Arrested by German Police during Mine Protest
Yahoo News ^ | 01/17/2023 | Ari Blaff

Posted on 01/17/2023 1:52:28 PM PST by SeekAndFind

German police arrested Greta Thunberg during a protest against the expansion of a coal mine in the town of Lützerath on Tuesday.

Thunberg was among a group of activists who were reportedly rushing toward the mine’s opening when she was detained by security services.

“Greta Thunberg was part of a group of activists who rushed towards the ledge. However, she was then stopped and carried by us with this group out of the immediate danger area to establish their identity,” local police said in a statement.

Police said Thunberg and her fellow protesters would be released without being charged.

Thousands of climate activists have recently made their way to Lützerath, located near the Belgium-German border, to prevent the razing of the town to make way for the planned construction of a new coal mine. Protesters made makeshift treehouses and watchtowers to barricade themselves against police enforcement attempts to remove them.

Over 1,000 police officers descended on Lützerath this week, as an estimated 15,000 to 35,000 protesters traveled to the mining town to take part in demonstrations.

However, German public opinion has moved behind the project as the war in Ukraine has undermined Europe’s energy access and independence. Even members of Germany’s Green Party have defended the development of national coal resources, including in Lützerath, despite the mass protests.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Germany; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: arrest; attentionseeker; climatechange; climatechangehoax; coal; eussr; fourthreich; globalwarming; globalwarminghoax; gretahowdareyou; gretathunberg; luetzerath; nationalrepuke; protest; searchandfind; searchworks; thunberg
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To: AppyPappy

She would be genuine if she dared to protest in the Kremlin or Tianamin Square or Tehran.


21 posted on 01/17/2023 2:31:04 PM PST by 353FMG (Secretly practicing my Putin swagger..)
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To: SeekAndFind

Did she walk to the protest or drive?


22 posted on 01/17/2023 2:41:03 PM PST by bray (My book, The Republic of Texas explains everything )
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To: ClearCase_guy

Have you even seen the Sea World Mine dude ? He is funny as. F @#$


23 posted on 01/17/2023 2:47:12 PM PST by al baby (Yes he did he said how come i wasnt invited )
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To: SeekAndFind

What an obnoxious brat!

Her parents owe humanity bigtime.


24 posted on 01/17/2023 2:48:15 PM PST by MV=PY (The Magic Question: Who's paying for it?)
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To: SeekAndFind
Jordan Peterson on Greta.

It's Jordan Peterson talking about her, but someone else compiled the video. Still relevant, though.

25 posted on 01/17/2023 3:13:53 PM PST by IYAS9YAS (There are two kinds of people: Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.)
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To: ClearCase_guy

I initially thought the same, a Mime protest! Of course, Greta can’t keep her mouth shut and would never be a mime.


26 posted on 01/17/2023 3:32:01 PM PST by roadcat
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To: SeekAndFind

Send her for a psychiatric evaluation


27 posted on 01/17/2023 4:36:09 PM PST by butlerweave
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To: SeekAndFind

You mean she wasn’t at Devos?


28 posted on 01/17/2023 4:54:14 PM PST by Deplorable American1776 (Defund the FBI, the American Stasi.. Hello 2023, can we get over 2020 yet? )
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To: Deplorable American1776

Is DeVos in Davos?


29 posted on 01/17/2023 4:57:03 PM PST by nascarnation (Let's go Brandon!)
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To: SeekAndFind
Thunberg was among a group of activists who were reportedly rushing toward the mine’s opening

Why did they stop her?


30 posted on 01/17/2023 5:09:13 PM PST by mikey_hates_everything
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To: 353FMG

RE: Why is Greta not in Davos

That was probably part of her itinerary since it’s just in the neighboring country until her arrest.


31 posted on 01/17/2023 5:09:49 PM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Germany shut down its nuclear power plants and is replacing them with coal power.


32 posted on 01/17/2023 5:17:10 PM PST by grundle
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To: SeekAndFind

I call Greta ‘Scoldilocks’.


33 posted on 01/17/2023 5:34:48 PM PST by desertsolitaire
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To: SeekAndFind

Please say we have no one to trade! she’s much happier there. They can keep her. She’s good at looking mean, too.


34 posted on 01/17/2023 5:51:55 PM PST by TribalPrincess2U (D.I.S.T.R.A.C.T.I.O.N.S.)
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Did they take her to jail in the short prison bus?


35 posted on 01/17/2023 5:58:11 PM PST by dsrtsage ( Complexity is just simple lacking imagination)
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To: SeekAndFind

It was a staged photo op.


36 posted on 01/17/2023 6:52:12 PM PST by 1ScrappyArmyMom
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To: SeekAndFind

She was arrested for impersonating a sane person.


37 posted on 01/17/2023 8:10:06 PM PST by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper (Figures )
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To: 1ScrappyArmyMom

https://img-9gag-fun.9cache.com/photo/aK7GjEb_700bwp.webp


38 posted on 01/18/2023 9:26:32 AM PST by desertsolitaire
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To: 1ScrappyArmyMom

https://img-9gag-fun.9cache.com/photo/aK7GjEb_700bwp.webp


39 posted on 01/18/2023 9:27:00 AM PST by desertsolitaire
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To: SeekAndFind

Turned out it was a staged arrest and there are pictures out there to prove it, I saw them on Twitter.


40 posted on 01/18/2023 9:29:39 AM PST by Captain Peter Blood
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