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Kaywin Feldman said that Tim & Joanna must be punished heavily (federal charge, conspiracy to commit crime ag. US) for the washable fingerpaints on the plexi vitrine & pedestal to deter similar actions, which "have nothing to do with museums". www.getty.edu/news/getty-v...
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Hey all. Please come to a zoom Saturday 4/12 at 7:30 eastern to talk about how we can support Tim Martin and Kroegeor and Donald. See you there!


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When: Apr 12, 2025 07:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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There’s been A LOT of press involving Tim’s conviction in the #ClimateTrial. Thank you to the journalists, positive or negative, for getting the word out. To see a list of press we’ve found go to www.declareemergency... #Degas #NationalGallery #ClimateAction #DeclareEmergency

Hey #ClimateTrial supporters and supporters of #DeclareEmergency!

Want to write Tim? Here’s the address!

Timothy Martin, DCDC #: 394012
1901 D Street SE
Washington DC 20003

Remember to only write in pen on paper and feds may read his mail.

As the one live tweeting the entire time I was there and/or had access to the entire case proceedings. The jury convicted him due to clean up costs according to the museum and “conspiracy” which was proven to just be activism organizing (like non-violence trainings)

not exactly sure why you’re referring to, Tim is fully willing to sacrifice his time to fight to improve the world. Also there were no criminal actions the art wasn’t damaged at all.

What he wants more than anything is to have his message communicated. So we need help with media. Please reach into your hearts and find a willingness to sacrifice. Tim is making the biggest sacrifice of his life. We should to live up to that.
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But what we especially need are people willing to devote time and if you have any to spare, money. Time for media, time to follow up on anything Tim might need that we can help with - whether it’s communicating with someone outside the jail, doing research.
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Now we need to mobilize to support him. DC Jail is not a good place - no prison or jail is, but DC Jail is worse than most other prisons or jails. One of the worst in the country by some accounts.
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The judge responded yes but you disseminated the drawing and it got posted to social media (post has since been taken down).

Now Tim is in DC Jail, and will remain there until after he is sentenced on August 22. He will get credit for time served.
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Said he’s been drawing for 25 years and the drawings “have made the difference between life and death” in his architect engineering projects. And that he made an instinctual decision when he took a picture of the drawing - wasn’t thinking right.
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Then spoke of her dignity and how that he was sorry he violated it. He said he “learned so much” in your courtroom and he was grateful.
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Dancer statue with a curator from the Balto Museum. She said that was a violation of his release conditions as well. It led to a tightening of his release conditions.

Before that, Tim spoke briefly. He started out by bowing to the judge.
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She recounted a prior occasion when, after the Baltimore Museum of Art invited Tim to advise them (yes you read that right - even as the NGA asked for the maximum sentence, the Baltimore Museum of Art requested him to help them!) he posed in front of a copy of the Little
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She said, “You couldn’t even last one day” after being found guilty before violating again by disseminating a sketch that, after a juror complaint, you were told to give to the court.
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It’s official.

Tim Martin has been remanded to jail pending his sentencing hearing on August 22. He’ll be held in DC Jail. The judge said Tim displayed “an array of methodologies” that demonstrate contempt of the rule of law.
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Climate activist found guilty of defacing Degas exhibit in National Gallery of Art A member of Declare Emergency, a climate activist group known for eye-catching protests, was found guilty of defacing a Degas exhibit in Washington, DC

Absolutely amazing article #ClimateTrial www.usatoday.com/sto...

United States: Climate Protester Convicted of Disproportionate Charges (Washington, D.C., April 7, 2025) – The conviction today of a peaceful climate protester on charges of conspiracy against the United States for putting washable finger paint on the protective case of a statue in the National Gallery shows the disproportionate lengths to which U.S. authorities are willing to go to penalize civil disobedience aimed at stopping climate change, Climate Rights International said today.

Good article! #ClimateTrial

cri.org/united-state...

Verdict in the #ClimateTrial

Count 1 conspiracy: guilty

Count 2 injuring govt property: guilty

Verdict in the #ClimateTrial

Count 1 conspiracy: guilty

Count 2 injuring govt property: guilty

Verdict: count 1 conspiracy: guilty. Count 2 injuring govt property: guilty

Courts response is they cannot give guidance for that along with a reiteration that the jury must agree unanimously that one or more of the alleged actions took place.

#TheLittleDancer #JustStopOil #DeclareEmergency
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One of them referenced plastic water bottles but the water bottles used at the museum were metal. The jury asked if the plastic vs metal mattered.
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Jury still deliberating (over 3 hours) in #ClimateTrial. They had a question. There were a number of alleged actions listed in indictment that go to conspiracy. The jury is required to unanimously agree that Tim did one or more of them and the jury must specify which ones.
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#TimMartinTrial #ClimateAction #ArtAndProtest #Justice #ClosingArguments #FreeSpeech #BeyondAReasonableDoubt
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Injury: The law says “injured in any way.” They show the jury a photo of the painted pedestal: “You know injury when you see it.” The cost of repair exceeded $1,000. The prosecutor insists the figures weren’t exaggerated.
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Intent: Martin says he meant no harm and even offered to compensate. But prosecutors argue that’s irrelevant. What matters is whether he acted willfully — and he did. He knowingly broke the law. “The point was to get arrested.”
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The government follows with its rebuttal as the #ClimateTrial comes to a close. They reject the idea that this was just a political statement, like a TED Talk. They return to the key issues in United States v. Timothy Martin: intent, injury, and damage.
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They end by showing a graphic to illustrate just how high the legal standard of “beyond a reasonable doubt” really is.
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