Climate activists arrested after mooning lawmakers at Mass. State House
About eight thong-wearing members of the international group Extinction Rebellion pulled down their pants to reveal the words "stop passing gas" as the Massachusetts Senate debated tax relief
By Michael P. Norton and Sam Doran • Published June 15, 2023 • Updated on June 15, 2023 at 5:29 pm
Thong-wearing climate activists intent on stopping fossil fuel infrastructure mooned senators and disrupted Thursday's tax relief debate in the Massachusetts Senate. About an hour later, they were arrested and escorted out of the chamber.
About eight local members of the international group Extinction Rebellion started shouting from the chamber's public gallery just after 1 p.m. while Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr was speaking on the Senate floor below about the $590 million tax relief bill.
Amid the disruption, Senate President Pro Tempore William Brownsberger banged the gavel at about 1:05 p.m. At that point, someone in the gallery said to the senators and staff gathered in the chamber, "We are going to be mooning you … You can look away if you wish."
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