Emma Smart
@smartyfish.bsky.social
Rebel ❤️🔥 Resist ✊ Rewild 🦫 “A risk to the regime” HMP Peterborough. Scientist. Activist. Campaigner. Loves Fish. #BringScienceToPolitics #RestoreNatureNow #ScientistsOnSurvival
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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
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
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
www.theguardian.com
May 26, 2026 at 3:42 PM
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
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
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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.
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.
UK temperatures hit record highs this week. But the way we talk about heatwaves often misses the the danger and who is most at risk from it.
by @abiperrin.bsky.social
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
by @abiperrin.bsky.social
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
What heatwave coverage misses about danger and injustice
UK temperatures hit record highs this week. But the way we talk about heatwaves often misses the the danger and who is most at risk from it.
www.thecanary.co
May 26, 2026 at 4:16 PM
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.
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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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.
The asteroid is well on course for a direct hit.
May 26, 2026 at 4:37 PM
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.
The asteroid is well on course for a direct hit.
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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
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
May 26, 2026 at 5:36 PM
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
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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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
The public deserves to know.
Find out if your MP has joined the call by entering your postcode here: www.nebriefing.org/parliamentar...
#PEBuk
May 22, 2026 at 12:08 PM
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
The public deserves to know.
Find out if your MP has joined the call by entering your postcode here: www.nebriefing.org/parliamentar...
#PEBuk
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Immigration make Britain brilliant
May 17, 2026 at 6:28 AM
Immigration make Britain brilliant
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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
Hard to disgree with its conclusions: much of the responsibility lies with the research institutions that employ them
Why Do Some Scientists Stay Silent on Climate?
The science is settled. The scientists are not.
medium.com
May 17, 2026 at 4:22 PM
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
Hard to disgree with its conclusions: much of the responsibility lies with the research institutions that employ them
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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...
“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...
‘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
www.theguardian.com
May 16, 2026 at 5:05 PM
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...
“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...
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
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
May 17, 2026 at 6:03 PM
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
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
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
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
May 7, 2026 at 8:08 PM
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
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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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
Full talks here: www.nebriefing.org/expert-brief...
#PEBuk #FoodSecurity
May 5, 2026 at 7:09 AM
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
Full talks here: www.nebriefing.org/expert-brief...
#PEBuk #FoodSecurity
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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/...
theecologist.org/2026/apr/28/...
I liberated a lobster and got crushed
How common wildlife myths were weaponised to crush a small act of resistance.
theecologist.org
April 29, 2026 at 6:58 AM
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/...
theecologist.org/2026/apr/28/...
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...
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...
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
www.thecanary.co
April 26, 2026 at 7:56 PM
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...
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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Emma Smart was sentenced for criminal damage, after releasing a lobster from a seafood restaurant. She tells the Canary what motivated her
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
www.thecanary.co
April 25, 2026 at 1:53 PM
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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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.
It's about animal welfare but also about the priorities of the criminal justice system in an increasingly unstable world.
Emma Smart was sentenced for criminal damage, after releasing a lobster from a seafood restaurant. She tells the Canary what motivated her
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
www.thecanary.co
April 25, 2026 at 2:50 PM
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.
It's about animal welfare but also about the priorities of the criminal justice system in an increasingly unstable world.
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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!
Sorry you had to go through this @smartyfish.bsky.social!
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
www.thecanary.co
April 25, 2026 at 4:07 PM
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!
Sorry you had to go through this @smartyfish.bsky.social!
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“Winston Churchill did intervene in Iran and we are living with the consequences of that today”
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social
March 6, 2026 at 8:46 AM
“Winston Churchill did intervene in Iran and we are living with the consequences of that today”
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social
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The real insanity isn’t how much oil prices have spiked, it’s that we’re still burning oil for energy.
March 7, 2026 at 6:23 AM
The real insanity isn’t how much oil prices have spiked, it’s that we’re still burning oil for energy.
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More on the hunger strikers - when those against genocide are the “terrorists” we are in a dark dark place
December 10, 2025 at 2:22 PM
More on the hunger strikers - when those against genocide are the “terrorists” we are in a dark dark place
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Tomorrow's front page 📰
'The UK is letting these people die'
'The UK is letting these people die'
December 10, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Tomorrow's front page 📰
'The UK is letting these people die'
'The UK is letting these people die'
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Why have we seen such repression of climate activists around the world?
Because activists were so successful in changing the narrative around fossil fuels
Because activists were so successful in changing the narrative around fossil fuels
We (@crossdale.bsky.social, Christina Pantazis, @roxana-pessoa.bsky.social, Tiê Franco Brotto and I) present the first academic peer-reviewed article, studying the criminalisation and repression of climate and environmental protest as a global phenomenon. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
December 14, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Why have we seen such repression of climate activists around the world?
Because activists were so successful in changing the narrative around fossil fuels
Because activists were so successful in changing the narrative around fossil fuels
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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...
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...
BREAKING NEWS: Citizen’s Arrest for “disaster” water CEO Lawrence Gosden at industry conference in London - CAN - Citizen’s Arrest Network
www.citizensarrestnetwork.org
November 25, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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...
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: 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.
The group surrounded the suspect and called the police, saying they have evidence he is committing crimes of public nuisance.
Updates to follow.
November 12, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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.
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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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
And today it's the turn of The Times to try and patronise us all.
Every single day the right wing establishment tries to close ranks.
And every day we are growing.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Every single day the right wing establishment tries to close ranks.
And every day we are growing.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 12, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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