Emma Smart
@smartyfish.bsky.social
Rebel ❤️🔥 Resist ✊ Rewild 🦫 “A risk to the regime” HMP Peterborough. Scientist. Activist. Campaigner. Loves Fish. #NoNewOil #RestoreNatureNow #ScientistsOnSurvival
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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
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This puts the "solar farm is spoiling the view where I walk my dogs" complaints into perspective
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
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:12 AM
This puts the "solar farm is spoiling the view where I walk my dogs" complaints into perspective
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
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
November 10, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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
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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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'?
So where are the conservation charities? Where is the resistance? Where is our 'nation of nature lovers'?
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
www.theguardian.com
October 16, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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'?
So where are the conservation charities? Where is the resistance? Where is our 'nation of nature lovers'?
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.
Instead they are cowering in trenches with their millions (pounds & members)
We need something new.
A radical, grassroots movement that actually fights for nature.
Over the years, our big conservation groups, once brave and radical, have been taken over by suits: people with an Establishment mindset, who identify with the system they should be contesting. They wheedle and appease when they should be fighting with every legitimate tool they have.
October 16, 2025 at 6:36 AM
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.
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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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.
When British Transport Police finally turned up they escorted Thurston away, but did not arrest him.
October 15, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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.
When British Transport Police finally turned up they escorted Thurston away, but did not arrest him.
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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...
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
www.theguardian.com
October 14, 2025 at 6:40 AM
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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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
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
🚨 NEWS! Red Tractor ad banned for misleading environmental claims 🚨
A TV ad by the UK’s biggest farm assurance scheme has been banned after the @adstandards.bsky.social found “insufficient evidence” that Red Tractor farms met basic environmental standards.
READ MORE: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A TV ad by the UK’s biggest farm assurance scheme has been banned after the @adstandards.bsky.social found “insufficient evidence” that Red Tractor farms met basic environmental standards.
READ MORE: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Red Tractor ad banned for misleading environmental claims
The Advertising Standards Authority upheld a complaint by environment charity River Action.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 15, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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
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
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...
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...
BREAKING NEWS: Citizens arrest of Anglian Water CEO, Mark Thurston, made in London for Public Nuisance - CAN - Citizen’s Arrest Network
www.citizensarrestnetwork.org
October 15, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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...
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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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...
"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...
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
www.thetimes.com
October 15, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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...
"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...
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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...
www.euroveg.eu/european-par...
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...
www.euroveg.eu
October 8, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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...
www.euroveg.eu/european-par...
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)
Please?
(Blackberries in June gave me nightmares)
October 9, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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)
Please?
(Blackberries in June gave me nightmares)
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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
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
September 9, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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
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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📣 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...
🥼 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...
August 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM
📣 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...
🥼 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...
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...
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...
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
www.middleeasteye.net
September 6, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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...
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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"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
#lifttheban #democracy
September 6, 2025 at 12:53 PM
"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
#lifttheban #democracy
BREAKING: More than a thousand people are risking 'terror' arrests in Parliament Square as resistance grows against complicity in genocide and the Palestine Action ban.
It is clear from this turnout that the public will not be intimidated.
It is clear from this turnout that the public will not be intimidated.
September 6, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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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
youtu.be/Sc5yQoigxS4
Scientists on Survival: Personal Stories of… by Scientists for Extinction… · Audiobook preview
YouTube video by Google Play Books
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August 3, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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
youtu.be/Sc5yQoigxS4
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August 7, 2025 at 7:19 AM
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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...
Because that's the real threat to society.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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
www.theguardian.com
August 6, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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...
Because that's the real threat to society.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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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!
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!
August 6, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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!
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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⏳Final week to sign up to the Green Party.
🗳️ Vote for Bold Leadership on August 1st.
🗳️ Vote for Bold Leadership on August 1st.
July 23, 2025 at 6:46 AM
⏳Final week to sign up to the Green Party.
🗳️ Vote for Bold Leadership on August 1st.
🗳️ Vote for Bold Leadership on August 1st.
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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.
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.
July 23, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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.
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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BREAKING: Scientists are occupying the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) in London. They are demanding capital requirements for fossil fuels to urgently address climate breakdown.
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July 23, 2025 at 8:38 AM
BREAKING: Scientists are occupying the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) in London. They are demanding capital requirements for fossil fuels to urgently address climate breakdown.
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