Andy Mabbett
@pigsonthewing.org.uk
Man of many talents-some of them useful. Multiple monomaniac. Author, 'Pink Floyd: The Music & The Mystery'.
Also Wikipedia, Wikidata &c. OpenStreetMap. Birds. Birmingham. Open data. FoI. Art. Architecture. History. FRSA.
Everything is interesting.
Also Wikipedia, Wikidata &c. OpenStreetMap. Birds. Birmingham. Open data. FoI. Art. Architecture. History. FRSA.
Everything is interesting.
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The coverage of the Birmingham Council financial issues have been shocking by the media, but this seems like an important story being missed.
Yet in the meantime services have been cut, property sold off (which provides an income)
Yet in the meantime services have been cut, property sold off (which provides an income)
New Year Nightmare on Broad Street. HUGE West Mids Pension Fund surplus need returning to @BhamCityCouncil fast. We were right all along, despite Max Caller’s attacks on us as “financially illiterate.” No New Year’s Honour for Caller.
blogsfromtheblackstuff.com/bftbblog2512...
blogsfromtheblackstuff.com/bftbblog2512...
Blogs from the Blackstuff - Professor John Clancy and Professor David Bailey
Blogs from the Blackstuff blogs
blogsfromtheblackstuff.com
December 30, 2025 at 8:56 AM
The coverage of the Birmingham Council financial issues have been shocking by the media, but this seems like an important story being missed.
Yet in the meantime services have been cut, property sold off (which provides an income)
Yet in the meantime services have been cut, property sold off (which provides an income)
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15 yrs ago I was in a (17 yr) relationship that wasn't good for me.
2 tweets inspired me: "if you don't like where you are, move, you are not a tree"
&
"Do something that scares you every day"
I then left.
It was hard. It was scary. I had no plan.
So thankful I did it.
You can do it.
2 tweets inspired me: "if you don't like where you are, move, you are not a tree"
&
"Do something that scares you every day"
I then left.
It was hard. It was scary. I had no plan.
So thankful I did it.
You can do it.
December 29, 2025 at 9:52 PM
15 yrs ago I was in a (17 yr) relationship that wasn't good for me.
2 tweets inspired me: "if you don't like where you are, move, you are not a tree"
&
"Do something that scares you every day"
I then left.
It was hard. It was scary. I had no plan.
So thankful I did it.
You can do it.
2 tweets inspired me: "if you don't like where you are, move, you are not a tree"
&
"Do something that scares you every day"
I then left.
It was hard. It was scary. I had no plan.
So thankful I did it.
You can do it.
Just found a statement on Grok about events "since 2014", cited to a report published in 2002.
Not saying that doesn't happen on Wikipedia, but on rare cases it does, I can immediately fix it or tag it as needing fixing.
Not saying that doesn't happen on Wikipedia, but on rare cases it does, I can immediately fix it or tag it as needing fixing.
December 29, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Just found a statement on Grok about events "since 2014", cited to a report published in 2002.
Not saying that doesn't happen on Wikipedia, but on rare cases it does, I can immediately fix it or tag it as needing fixing.
Not saying that doesn't happen on Wikipedia, but on rare cases it does, I can immediately fix it or tag it as needing fixing.
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December 28, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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Dişli, M., Candela, G., Gutiérrez, S. and Fontenelle, G. (2025) ‘Open Data Practices of Art Museums in Wikidata: A Compliance Assessment’, Journal of Open Humanities Data, 11(1), p. 71. Available at: doi.org/10.5334/johd.... #GLAMS
Open Data Practices of Art Museums in Wikidata: A Compliance Assessment | Journal of Open Humanities Data
doi.org
December 29, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Dişli, M., Candela, G., Gutiérrez, S. and Fontenelle, G. (2025) ‘Open Data Practices of Art Museums in Wikidata: A Compliance Assessment’, Journal of Open Humanities Data, 11(1), p. 71. Available at: doi.org/10.5334/johd.... #GLAMS
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Lamar, A.K. (2025) ‘An HPC-Ready, Wikidata-Based Workflow for Exploratory Geocoding of Unstructured Textual Corpora’, Journal of Open Humanities Data, 11(1), p. 80. Available at: doi.org/10.5334/johd....
An HPC-Ready, Wikidata-Based Workflow for Exploratory Geocoding of Unstructured Textual Corpora | Journal of Open Humanities Data
doi.org
December 29, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Lamar, A.K. (2025) ‘An HPC-Ready, Wikidata-Based Workflow for Exploratory Geocoding of Unstructured Textual Corpora’, Journal of Open Humanities Data, 11(1), p. 80. Available at: doi.org/10.5334/johd....
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December 29, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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This might be one of the best remakes I’ve ever heard.
November 1, 2025 at 6:47 AM
This might be one of the best remakes I’ve ever heard.
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Reform are panicking about people pointing out that they want to replace the NHS. So please don't share this clip of Nigel Farage saying he'd rather healthcare was done through insurance companies.
February 8, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Reform are panicking about people pointing out that they want to replace the NHS. So please don't share this clip of Nigel Farage saying he'd rather healthcare was done through insurance companies.
"Belarusian Wikipedia editor Volha Sitnik has been sentenced to “home confinement” and released from pre-trial detention, Nasha Niva reported. According to the outlet, the verdict was delivered in mid-December 2025."
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Political Prisoner And Belarusian Wikipedia Editor Sentenced To Home Confinement
Forty-two-year-old Belarusian Wikipedia editor Volha Sitnik has been sentenced to “home confinement” and released from pre-trial detention, Nasha Niva reported. According to the outlet, the verdict wa...
reform.news
December 27, 2025 at 9:01 PM
"Belarusian Wikipedia editor Volha Sitnik has been sentenced to “home confinement” and released from pre-trial detention, Nasha Niva reported. According to the outlet, the verdict was delivered in mid-December 2025."
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This retired couple in America went from $443 to $2,224 a month for healthcare after Trump and the Republican Party killed Obamacare subsidies.
That’s exactly the nightmare Farage wanted for Britain when he flirted with selling off the National Health Service to Trump.
That’s exactly the nightmare Farage wanted for Britain when he flirted with selling off the National Health Service to Trump.
December 27, 2025 at 4:58 PM
This retired couple in America went from $443 to $2,224 a month for healthcare after Trump and the Republican Party killed Obamacare subsidies.
That’s exactly the nightmare Farage wanted for Britain when he flirted with selling off the National Health Service to Trump.
That’s exactly the nightmare Farage wanted for Britain when he flirted with selling off the National Health Service to Trump.
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For those in the UK Birmingham, B'ham Hospice do a fab Christmas Tree collection service in return for a donation. If you book in between now and Jan 5th, they'll collect it from outside your home over the weekend of the 10th/11th. birminghamhospice.org.uk/treecycling
Christmas Treecycling - Birmingham Hospice
For a donation, our tree-mendous team of volunteers will collect your Christmas tree from your doorstep and recycle it.
birminghamhospice.org.uk
December 26, 2025 at 7:19 PM
For those in the UK Birmingham, B'ham Hospice do a fab Christmas Tree collection service in return for a donation. If you book in between now and Jan 5th, they'll collect it from outside your home over the weekend of the 10th/11th. birminghamhospice.org.uk/treecycling
Happy "Pint of Wine" anniversary - a supposed #Brexit benefit.
Hands up if you've seen any for sale this year?
Hands up if you've seen any for sale this year?
'Pints' of wine stocked on Britain's shelves for the first time ever
'Pint’ size wine stocked on Britain’s shelves for the first time ever thanks to new freedoms from leaving the European Union
www.gov.uk
December 27, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Happy "Pint of Wine" anniversary - a supposed #Brexit benefit.
Hands up if you've seen any for sale this year?
Hands up if you've seen any for sale this year?
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Ladybird Nature Corner.
Yellowhammer
Artist: Allen Seaby
Yellowhammer
Artist: Allen Seaby
December 27, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Ladybird Nature Corner.
Yellowhammer
Artist: Allen Seaby
Yellowhammer
Artist: Allen Seaby
TIL "Mistletoe" literally means "shit on a stick"
From bird droppings to holiday kisses: How we ended up under the mistletoe
The etymology of mistletoe — a plant with small, oval evergreen leaves and waxy white berries — may strike some as repugnant.
www.npr.org
December 26, 2025 at 9:47 PM
TIL "Mistletoe" literally means "shit on a stick"
A journalist should ask him that question
Not sure I understand why the Trump administration cares about Christians in Nigeria and not Christians in Ukraine
December 26, 2025 at 8:04 PM
A journalist should ask him that question
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I lost monopoly after my 5 year old offered me a hug in return for all of my money and property.
December 26, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I lost monopoly after my 5 year old offered me a hug in return for all of my money and property.
Just been reminded about this:
Birmingham City Council, early 1990s.
To reduce expenditure, a cap was placed on our monthly mileage claims, with exceptions only approved on a case-by-case basis.
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Birmingham City Council, early 1990s.
To reduce expenditure, a cap was placed on our monthly mileage claims, with exceptions only approved on a case-by-case basis.
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December 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Just been reminded about this:
Birmingham City Council, early 1990s.
To reduce expenditure, a cap was placed on our monthly mileage claims, with exceptions only approved on a case-by-case basis.
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Birmingham City Council, early 1990s.
To reduce expenditure, a cap was placed on our monthly mileage claims, with exceptions only approved on a case-by-case basis.
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The Wildlife Trusts have warned of a nightmare for biodiversity as the UK Government went against its election commitment to ensure that development promotes nature recovery:
UK Government dilutes nature-protection laws for housebuilding
The Labour Government has watered down Biodiversity Net Gain, going against its pledge to ensure that development promotes nature recovery.
bit.ly
December 26, 2025 at 12:46 PM
The Wildlife Trusts have warned of a nightmare for biodiversity as the UK Government went against its election commitment to ensure that development promotes nature recovery:
Make a Bond movie academic
It's "Dr." No, actually
It's "Dr." No, actually
Make a Bond movie academic
Live and Let Cite
Live and Let Cite
Make a Bond Movie academic
The writer's use of the word 'never' is problematic, and rewording might better serve the paper (1983)
The writer's use of the word 'never' is problematic, and rewording might better serve the paper (1983)
December 26, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Make a Bond movie academic
It's "Dr." No, actually
It's "Dr." No, actually
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As @opencorporates.bsky.social celebrates fifteen years, check out this new resource list - thanks for mentioning Open Ownership!
15 years of corporate 'transparency: The ultimate resource list: blog.opencorporates.com/2025/12/10/1... #BeneficialOwnership #FollowTheMoney
15 years of corporate 'transparency: The ultimate resource list: blog.opencorporates.com/2025/12/10/1... #BeneficialOwnership #FollowTheMoney
December 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
As @opencorporates.bsky.social celebrates fifteen years, check out this new resource list - thanks for mentioning Open Ownership!
15 years of corporate 'transparency: The ultimate resource list: blog.opencorporates.com/2025/12/10/1... #BeneficialOwnership #FollowTheMoney
15 years of corporate 'transparency: The ultimate resource list: blog.opencorporates.com/2025/12/10/1... #BeneficialOwnership #FollowTheMoney
Rain Man was released in 1988.
December 26, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Rain Man was released in 1988.
TBH, I'm missing the excitement of my advent calendar
December 25, 2025 at 11:01 PM
TBH, I'm missing the excitement of my advent calendar
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Happy Christmas from under the missile toad
December 25, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Happy Christmas from under the missile toad