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Ricky Kumar T

@rickykumart.bsky.social

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Creative design, podcaster, community connecter, red+green socialist, runner, PTSD awareness, NUFC fan, classic introvert! 🔰 Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK

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Ricky Kumar T @rickykumart.bsky.social · Feb 24

I am/was @VividRicky on Twitter.

Say hi if you know me!

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The Independent @the-independent.com · 1d

Cheryl Hines roasted by The View co-host Sunny Hostin over husband RFK Jr’s circumcision and autism claims

Cheryl Hines roasted by The View co-hosts over husband RFK Jr’s health claims

www.independent.co.uk

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

Sunny Hostin to Cheryl Hines: "The problem is that your husband is the least qualified HHS head that we've had in history. I think that's very dangerous. He has spread a lot of misinformation, chaos, and confusion."

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UAINE @mahtowin1.bsky.social · 2d

Chile’s Indigenous Rapa Nui Want Their Stolen Moai Back.
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Chile’s Indigenous Rapa Nui Wants Its Stolen Moai Back

Rapa Nui natives are demanding the return of Hoa Hakananai'a, a venerated statue taken by the British from their island in 1868.

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 9h

Vets should be made to publish prices, watchdog says.

Energy, water, internet, phone, train, banks, grocery companies publish prices, doesn't prevent profiteering.

Too many vets owned by corporations & private equity.

How about stopping takeovers, fines and cancelled licences for profiteering

Vets should be made to publish prices, competition watchdog says

Vet prices have risen at nearly twice the rate of inflation, the Competition and Markets Authority found.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Sherifa Zuhur @sherifazuhur.bsky.social · 4d

I'm learning how to get back into life, Alaa Abdel Fattah tells BBC #Egypt

www.bbc.com/news/article...

I'm learning how to get back into life, Alaa Abdel Fattah tells BBC

Alaa Abdel Fattah tells the BBC's Today programme about life after a decade in prison.

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𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗱 @photoframd.bsky.social · 16h

Eerie Photo of Hyena Stalking Abandoned Mining Town Wins Wildlife Photographer of the Year #photography petapixel.com/2025/10/14/e...

Eerie Photo of Hyena Stalking Abandoned Mining Town Wins Wildlife Photographer of the Year

The category winners were announced too.

petapixel.com

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Ricky Kumar T @rickykumart.bsky.social · 1d

Yep.

Ricky Kumar T @rickykumart.bsky.social · 1d

When the hapless Gavin Williamson is defended by the equally hapless Thérèse Coffey!

We need to remind ourselves how criminal these people were when we were collectively vulnerable and at our lowest ebb.

#Newsnight

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Ricky Kumar T @rickykumart.bsky.social · 1d

'High Street Gambling Venues Going Unchecked...':
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

High street gambling venues left unchecked by councils, BBC finds

Zoe found her ex-partner Kester had spent £250,000 on his secret gambling addiction.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Meloni doesn't exactly looked thrilled as Trump calls her "beautiful"

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Ricky Kumar T @rickykumart.bsky.social · 1d

…worst of all it gets Bill Maher’s infamous ‘smirk of approval’ 😏

Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 10d

I’m glad Van Jones apologized for his sick joking about dead kids in Gaza.

But the problem goes deeper: he spread Netanyahu propaganda that the mass killings of civilians in Gaza—including 20K+ kids—is Iranian fake news.

It’s not the students and young people who are fooled. It’s Van Jones.

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Billy Bragg @billybragg.bsky.social · 10d

Free stickers suitable for flag-bearing lampposts. Send a large A4 envelope with a 1st class large stamp to me at Bragg Office, PO Box 6830 Bridport DT6 9BH and I’ll send you a sheet. #ReclaimtheFlag 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧

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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 9d

Garment workers demand justice - great message about #FastFashion (in fact the whole industry) from @labourlabel.bsky.social @greenparty.org.uk conference

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Ricky Kumar T @rickykumart.bsky.social · 2d

Sharren Haskel, who invited Stephen Yaxley-Lennon to Israel…also thinks Tony Blair will do a good job to bring peace! 🤷🏽‍♂️

Then Starmer talks about ‘decommissioning’…but not halting arms to Israel…and f’ing Orban & corrupt FIFA was there!

Nauseating shit-show!

#C4News #Egypt

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Ricky Kumar T @rickykumart.bsky.social · 2d

“People Are Going to Keep Coming For Next 50 Years Because of Global Warming...I Hate This Mistrust of Anybody Brown, Foreign – I Hate Islamophobia” -Alan Davies:
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Alan Davies: I don’t know what Britain means to people any more

Alan Davies has said he does not know “what Britain means to people any more”.

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Ricky Kumar T @rickykumart.bsky.social · 2d

…thanks to Natalie Haynes, I won’t use the word ‘decimated’ again, for I too am guilty for its misusage👇🏽

‘Strong Message Here’ w/ @aiannucci.bsky.social

Natalie Haynes @nataliehaynes.bsky.social · 6d

Armando made me laugh A LOT doing this yesterday…

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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BBC Radio 4 - Strong Message Here, Repetition, Repetition, Repetition (with Natalie Haynes)

Natalie Haynes joins Armando to repeatedly discuss repetition, repetitiously.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Ricky Kumar T @rickykumart.bsky.social · 3d

Lovely crisp warm Autumn day watching my nephews play Sunday football.

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Secret Drug Addict @scrtdrugaddict.bsky.social · 7d

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Ricky Kumar T @rickykumart.bsky.social · 3d

“What other choice do we have, right?”

Hardly a resounding endorsement of keeping Kemi BadEnoch as leader from Ben Houchen! 🤷🏽‍♂️

#BBCPoliticsNorth

Ricky Kumar T @rickykumart.bsky.social · 3d

Hapless Tory councillor is ‘proud’ of UK’s high literacy rates left under the last government!

No mate, you should be embarrassed over cuts you made that left our region with the worst literacy rates!

#BBCPoliticsNorth

Ricky Kumar T @rickykumart.bsky.social · 3d

I still find it extraordinary that a portion of our primary schools don’t have their own libraries! This on top of our region having worst literacy rates… #BBCPoliticsNorth

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Sharia Twain @peoplearebad.bsky.social · 3d

The same Priti Patel who had to resign back in 2017 after unauthorised meetings with Israeli government officials?

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Ricky Kumar T @rickykumart.bsky.social · 3d

A post office being closed down (due to the Horizon scandal and threats to the owner)…then becomes a vape shop! Sad indictment of the times! #BBCPoliticsNorth

Ricky Kumar T @rickykumart.bsky.social · 3d

“I defend burning of the Quran…it’s ‘free speech’…yet the pro-Palestine protests were disgusting!”

Priti Patel is awfully inconsistent…yet I bet she thought Tommy Robinson’s racist march was fine then! Prejudiced pillock that she is!

#BBCLauraK

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Ricky Kumar T @rickykumart.bsky.social · 3d

After shitting on Bob Vylan & pro-Palestine protests…how is interviewing Priti Patel on the moral high ground all of a sudden?

www.theguardian.com/politics/201...

#BBCLauraK

Priti Patel rebuked for misleading account of Israel meetings

International development secretary failed to disclose she met politicians, including PM Netanyahu, on family holiday