We’ve reported numerous stories of climate fanatics vandalizing priceless artwork, sitting in the middle of the street and blocking traffic during rush hour, gluing themselves to the ground, and just generally behaving like they’re completely insane.
They were at it again Tuesday—Earth Day—this time targeting the Wall Street Charging Bull, presumably because it is a symbol of evil capitalism or something.
Members of the environmental group “Extinction Rebellion” spray-painted the famed bronze statue in neon green, spelling out “Greed = Death” and adding their symbol.
It’s what they did next, though, that really shows you who they are. They furiously wiped off the graffiti when they saw cops walking nearby. What commitment! Real brave warriors here, folks.
Wall Street Bull painted over by environmental activists — who frantically cleaned it up when cops came https://t.co/ldkrDngmM4 pic.twitter.com/rBPiqR3if2
— New York Post (@nypost) April 22, 2025
Can you say, “losers?”
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You can tell these environmental activists are super committed to their cause after they started frantically removing their graffiti from the Wall Street Bull as soon as NYPD arrived. pic.twitter.com/qLkx3MO25a
— Kevin Dalton (@TheKevinDalton) April 22, 2025
It’s unclear what, if anything, the eco-nuts wanted to accomplish with their stunt, but they’re apparently mad about the “one percent”:
The group, called Extinction Rebellion, painted the words “Greed=Death” on the body of the bull, the symbol of a surging stock market that’s located in Bowling Green park near the New York Stock Exchange. Tuesday marks the 56th annual “Earth Day,” first observed in 1970.
“Good morning from the resistance. We came to Wall Street to call out the bulls---,” the activist group said on X. “Bulls--- told by the 1% who gamble with our futures. Bulls-- to bailouts for those who wrecked our economy.”
One protester, who climbed up and sat on the neck of the bull, was told to dismount by a New York City police officer.
Apparently, no arrests were made—because they didn't actually damage anything.
If nothing else, the stunt reminds us of the interesting history of the icon. The city’s Department of Parks and Recreation tells the tale:
This dynamic bronze sculpture by Arturo Di Modica (1941-2021) was originally installed on December 14, 1989 in front of the New York Stock Exchange. The bull proved so popular that the sculpture was then placed at Bowling Green.
Arturo Di Modica was a Sicilian immigrant who lived and worked at his studio in SoHo. Inspired by local artisans in his home village of Vittoria, he left home as a young man to pursue sculpture studies at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze in Florence, Italy. In the late 1960s Di Modica worked at the famous marble quarry at Pietrasanta and emigrated to New York in 1970.
Charging Bull was cast at Bedi-Makky, a fine arts foundry in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. The artist described the sculpture as embodying the “strength and determination” of the American people. Given its placement in New York City’s financial district, it has also come to symbolize a “bull market” of stock growth.
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I never quite understand the point of these fools desecrating art and structures, protesting their vague anger against… what exactly? Capitalism? People who breathe air and heat their homes?
Mostly, it would seem, they just succeed in making regular folks despise them.
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