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Emma Smart

@smartyfish.bsky.social
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Rebel ❤️‍🔥 Resist ✊ Rewild 🦫 “A risk to the regime” HMP Peterborough. Scientist. Activist. Campaigner. Loves Fish. #BringScienceToPolitics #RestoreNatureNow #ScientistsOnSurvival

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Dr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
On behalf of the elderly people dying in their homes today The baby birds dying in their nests And the insect larvae dying in drying ponds A massive, heartfelt fuck you to the oil industry and its enablers
theguardian.com
UK records highest ever May temperature for second day in a row
Temperature reaches 35C at Heathrow on Tuesday after 34.8C high at Kew Gardens in London on Monday
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Dr Abi Perrin @abiperrin.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
True to all stereotypes, I'm here to ruin the heatwave. But, more seriously, this heat is a taste of much worse to come... but together we have a choice about how fast, how bad and how unjust we allow this to continue.
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
News presenters talking delightedly about the current record-breaking heat wave feels like a scene straight out of Don't Look Up. The asteroid is well on course for a direct hit.
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Extinction Rebellion Wimborne @xrwimborne.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Dorset Wildlife Trust‼️Attend the Planning Appeal from 2 June to speak up for Dorset wildlife You’ve filed no detailed submission, only criticism of MVV’s survey Nottinghamshire WT helped defeat an incinerator near Sherwood Forest Take a stand @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social #StopCanfordincinerator
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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Thank you to the MPs who have joined the Parliamentary Call this week for a government-led televised emergency briefing on the climate and nature crisis. The public deserves to know. Find out if your MP has joined the call by entering your postcode here: www.nebriefing.org/parliamentar... #PEBuk
Images of the 6 MPs who joined the Parliamentary Call this week: Paula Barker, Simon Hoare, Shockat Adam, Zoe Franklin, Abtisam Mohamed and Michelle Scrogham
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Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 17/05/2026
Immigration make Britain brilliant
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Dr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
This is a perceptive and beautifully written piece on why scientists hold back from acting on climate Hard to disgree with its conclusions: much of the responsibility lies with the research institutions that employ them
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Why Do Some Scientists Stay Silent on Climate?
The science is settled. The scientists are not.
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Dr. Sandra Steingraber 🏳️‍🌈 @ssteingraber1.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
This is an extraordinary finding. “Even if you stopped climate change today, New Orleans’s days are still numbered. It will be surrounded by open water, and you can’t keep an island situated below sea level afloat. There’s no amount of money that can do that.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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‘Point of no return’: New Orleans relocation must start now due to sea level, study finds
Louisiana’s cultural hotspot could be surrounded by the Gulf of Mexico before the end of this century, authors say
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Emma Smart @smartyfish.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
The state of our planet and humanity in two news stories this week A super El Niño on the way Shoppers riot & become unwell camping for a week outside stores to buy a £335 pocket watch The irony of clocks ticking have never been louder We are so beyond f*cked #ClimateBreakdown #Consumerism
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Emma Smart @smartyfish.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Voted 🗳️ First time in Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Excited to be part of this shift toward a fairer, proportional voting system Outfit colour not a coincidence 💚 @greenparty.org.uk
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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
With food price inflation in the news, here is a warning everyone should hear - #NEB food systems expert @profpaulbehrens.bsky.social speaking at the #NationalEmergencyBriefing. Full talks here: www.nebriefing.org/expert-brief... #PEBuk #FoodSecurity
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
This case highlights the extreme inequality of the law and its enforcement. "Property" rights - in a lobster - pursued all the way to a police raid & strip searches. But we can do whatever the hell we want to marine wildlife. Take one step back and it all looks mad. theecologist.org/2026/apr/28/...
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I liberated a lobster and got crushed
How common wildlife myths were weaponised to crush a small act of resistance.
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Emma Smart @smartyfish.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Criminal damage? Crustacean liberation! 🦞 A marine biologist vs a restaurateur whose tantrum cost taxpayers ~£13k over one morsel in a £95 tasting menu A micro-example of wealthy men weaponising the state The real crime is killing our oceans for profit 🌊 www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2026...
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Marine biologist shares why she returned a restaurant crustacean to the sea
Emma Smart was sentenced for criminal damage, after releasing a lobster from a seafood restaurant. She tells the Canary what motivated her
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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Emma Smart was sentenced for criminal damage, after releasing a lobster from a seafood restaurant. She tells the Canary what motivated her
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Marine biologist shares why she returned a restaurant crustacean to the sea
Emma Smart was sentenced for criminal damage, after releasing a lobster from a seafood restaurant. She tells the Canary what motivated her
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Dr Abi Perrin @abiperrin.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
My first foray into journalism is an 'educational lobster' tale. 🦞 It's about animal welfare but also about the priorities of the criminal justice system in an increasingly unstable world.
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Dr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Is it a sensible use of state resources to be prosecuting activists for... releasing a lobster? Sorry you had to go through this @smartyfish.bsky.social!
thecanary.co
Marine biologist shares why she returned a restaurant crustacean to the sea
Emma Smart was sentenced for criminal damage, after releasing a lobster from a seafood restaurant. She tells the Canary what motivated her
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Birmingham Climate Justice Coalition @brumcjc.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
“Winston Churchill did intervene in Iran and we are living with the consequences of that today” @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
The real insanity isn’t how much oil prices have spiked, it’s that we’re still burning oil for energy.
Price of Crude Oil WTI (USD/Bbl) over a five-year period, spanning from 2021 to early 2026. The chart shows a significant price peak in 2022 reaching over $120, followed by a general downward trend with various fluctuations, eventually hitting a low near $55 in late 2025 before a sharp vertical spike to the current price of 90.900. This recent surge represents an increase of +23.880 (+35.63%), highlighted in green text above the blue line graph.
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Great!! Sheep are a *top* cause of nature loss. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Sheep are disappearing from our hills and our dinner plates
Have we have passed "peak sheep" in the UK?
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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
More on the hunger strikers - when those against genocide are the “terrorists” we are in a dark dark place

jeremycorbyn Yesterday, I visited my constituent, Amu Gib, who has been detained in HMP Bronzefield without trial since July.
Amu is now on Day 39 of their hunger strike, yet there is complete silence across our mainstream media.
This is an emergency. They must be granted bail, now.
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Tomorrow's front page 📰 'The UK is letting these people die'
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Dr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
Why have we seen such repression of climate activists around the world? Because activists were so successful in changing the narrative around fossil fuels
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Citizen’s Arrest Network @citizensarrestnet.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Breaking: CEO of Southern Water citizen’s arrested for public nuisance after spilling millions of bio beads on Camber Sands earlier this month. City of London police arrived promptly and took our evidence of the CEOs crimes. Read our release for more: www.citizensarrestnetwork.org/press/2025/1...
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BREAKING NEWS: Citizen’s Arrest for “disaster” water CEO Lawrence Gosden at industry conference in London - CAN - Citizen’s Arrest Network
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Citizen’s Arrest Network @citizensarrestnet.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Breaking: Enquest’s CEO, Amjad Bseisu, citizen’s arrested in central London. The group surrounded the suspect and called the police, saying they have evidence he is committing crimes of public nuisance. Updates to follow.
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Sam Bright @writesbright.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
The big problem with the “serious people should be left to do serious politics” thing is that the serious people doing serious politics have repeatedly fucked up for the past 40 years
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Dr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
This puts the "solar farm is spoiling the view where I walk my dogs" complaints into perspective
theguardian.com
Fossil fuel projects around the world threaten the health of 2bn people – report
Exclusive: ‘Deep-rooted injustices’ affect billions of people due to location of wells, pipelines and other infrastructure
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Emma Smart @smartyfish.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
One glance at the top articles & I gave up reading about #COP30 before I’d even started (and that’s @theguardian.com) 🌎 🥩 10 years ago I felt hope with Paris 5 years ago I felt angry but motivated with the rise in climate activism Today I feel numbness, apathy… & warm
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Dr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
The planning and infrastructure bill is a "full-spectrum assault on nature protection" So where are the conservation charities? Where is the resistance? Where is our 'nation of nature lovers'?
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Wage war on nature to build new homes: that’s Labour’s offer, but it’s a con trick | George Monbiot
The government’s new planning bill is tearing down environmental protections to benefit developers. This nation of nature lovers won’t stand for it, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Emma Smart @smartyfish.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
The nature NGO’s @rspb.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk should be mobilising an army! Instead they are cowering in trenches with their millions (pounds & members) We need something new. A radical, grassroots movement that actually fights for nature.
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Citizen’s Arrest Network @citizensarrestnet.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Breaking: Group of women place CEO of Anglian Water under Citizen’s Arrest for one hour outside Coulsdon South Station this morning with evidence the CEO may be committing crimes of public nuisance. When British Transport Police finally turned up they escorted Thurston away, but did not arrest him.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
To be effective, protest must be noisy, obstructive, annoying. No longer is this allowed. Now the last attribute of effective dissent – persistence – is also to be banned. But the moment protest ceases to be effective is the moment democracy dies. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Here’s what you need to know about Starmer’s illiberal protest curbs: they would have killed the Labour party at birth | George Monbiot
The rights we enjoy in the UK, and the movement the PM purports to lead, were built on protest. Those rights are in dire peril, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Nicola Cutcher @nicolacutcher.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Huge news! Red Tractor = false advertising. I broke this original story in The Times over 2 years ago…. And River Action took it to the Advertising Standards Authority
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Emma Smart @smartyfish.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
YES! 👏 When govt & regulators continue to allow water bosses to pollute our rivers & seas, threaten our health & hike our bills (all while receiving huge bonuses)… … the people bring justice to those responsible ✊ @citizensarrestnet.bsky.social www.citizensarrestnetwork.org/press/2025/1...
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BREAKING NEWS: Citizens arrest of Anglian Water CEO, Mark Thurston, made in London for Public Nuisance - CAN - Citizen’s Arrest Network
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Adam Vaughan @adamvaughan.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
The UK should start planning for high levels of global warming — at least 2C above pre-industrial levels by 2050 and 4C by 2100. "We believe that can’t be ruled out,” said Baroness Brown of @thecccuk.bsky.social, on the risk of 4C by the end of the century. Story: www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
thetimes.com
Soaring classroom temperatures harm exam results, climate board warns
Committee calls on the government to plan for rises in global warming that far exceed those in the Paris agreement
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Mark Lynas @marklynas.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
WOW! The European Parliament just voted to BAN the words 'burger' and 'sausage' when used in sustainable plant-based alternatives. HUGE win for the meat and dairy lobby in the EU, and lots more confusion for consumers if this goes through. Insane! www.euroveg.eu/european-par...
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European Parliament votes to ban use of ‘veggie burger’ and ‘plant-based sausage’ - European Vegetarian Union
Brussels, 8 October 2025 European Parliament votes to ban use of ‘veggie burger’ and ‘plant-based sausage’: coalition calls decision misguided and counterproductive This Wednesday the Members of the E...
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Emma Smart @smartyfish.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Someone please reassure me that the apple blossom I saw this morning is perfectly normal & not another sign we’re hurtling faster towards climate & biodiversity collapse Please? (Blackberries in June gave me nightmares)
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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
The age of warnings is over. The climate and nature crisis is already here, threatening our food, health and national security. On 27 Nov, top UK experts deliver the official briefing our leaders urgently need. Make sure your MP attends❗️ #TimeToStepUp www.nebriefing.org
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Dr Abi Perrin @abiperrin.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
📣 New post and article on Scientists and Emergency Action 📣 🥼 On the many ways we can take action... and why we're powerful when we do: abiperrin.com/p/scientists... 💬 On how we can support the movements that drive transformation, via @theconversation.com: theconversation.com/how-scientis...
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Emma Smart @smartyfish.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Direct Action Works ✊ Which is exactly why our government are so keen to proscribe peaceful protesters as terrorists My very own ‘terrorist’ husband in the photo ❤️‍🔥 #LiftTheBan #PalestineAction www.middleeasteye.net/news/elbit-s...
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Elbit Systems factory apparently shuttered following Palestine Action campaign
The defence company's plant in Bristol is reportedly empty in the wake of a direct action campaign by the now-proscribed group
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Animal Rising @animalrising.org · 06/09/2025
"I feel really emotional right now cause I've got people from Animal Rising behind me, literally sitting on the ground holding signs, knowing that they're about to get arrested" - Rose Patterson, live from Lift the Ban at Parliament Square right now 🚨 #lifttheban #democracy
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Emma Smart @smartyfish.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
@metpolice.bsky.social Pick a Side Justice or Genocide? #LiftTheBan @shabanamahmood.bsky.social
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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
The audio book version of "Scientists on Survival" is now available. It's produced by @bolindaoriginals.bsky.social and you can get a preview including the foward by @chrisgpackham.bsky.social as well as introductory chapters by @abiperrin.bsky.social & @stucap.bsky.social youtu.be/Sc5yQoigxS4
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Scientists on Survival: Personal Stories of… by Scientists for Extinction… · Audiobook preview
YouTube video by Google Play Books
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
It’s going to take more than that. www.defendourjuries.net
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Let's empty the jails so we can fill them with octogenarians who care about genocide. Because that's the real threat to society. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Prison bosses make room for possible influx before planned protests across England
Exclusive: Possible arrests at protests against Palestine Action ban and asylum hotels likely to stretch prisons
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
BREAKING Defend Our Juries website taken down as attack on freedom of speech worsens - blocking access to important legal info for protestors. This is what happens when the Government uses anti-terror law to silence dissent. www.wedonotcomply.org <— legal info here instead!
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
⏳Final week to sign up to the Green Party. 🗳️ Vote for Bold Leadership on August 1st.
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
LIFT THE BAN www.wedonotcomply.org Watch as this young man explains in 30seconds why the de-proscribing of Palestine Action is a democratic and moral imperative. This is the reason hundreds are willing to risk absurd “terrorism” charges for holding simple truthful signs.
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Scientists on Survival @scientistsonsurviv.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
BREAKING: Scientists are occupying the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) in London. They are demanding capital requirements for fossil fuels to urgently address climate breakdown. 🧵1/10
From the action. Photo credit Denise Laura Baker
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Emma Smart @smartyfish.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
Huge love & respect for the brilliant individuals in civil disobedience against a government who would rather arrest peaceful protestors than genocidal war criminals 🪧 ❤️‍🔥
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Stuart Spray @stuartspray.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
"Politicians need to listen to the scientists and stop listening to the oligarchs” - Former Chief Scientific Adviser, Sir David King bylinetimes.com/2025/05/19/c... @chrisgpackham.bsky.social @smartyfish.bsky.social @elliechowns.bsky.social @sioldridge.bsky.social @drandrewboswell.bsky.social
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'MPs Need to Listen to the Scientists, Not the Oligarchs’ — Scientists Sound the Climate Alarm at Westminster
Chris Packham was joined by more than 150 scientists in a demonstration urging Westminster to start listening to the overwhelming scientific consensus on climate change
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