Maddy
@maddyoby.bsky.social
Disability. M.E. Netball. Women’s cricket. Clean Air. Art.
Curator of netball and women’s cricket lists and starter packs. ↘️
Curator of netball and women’s cricket lists and starter packs. ↘️
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Maddy
@maddyoby.bsky.social
· Mar 24
Obligatory intro post!
I’ve decided it was time to have an account just for my #art.
You’ll find an eclectic mix of nature, cricket, netball, portraiture, chronic illness & disability… & whatever else takes my fancy that day!
My main medium is digital art, plus some photography & watercolour.
I’ve decided it was time to have an account just for my #art.
You’ll find an eclectic mix of nature, cricket, netball, portraiture, chronic illness & disability… & whatever else takes my fancy that day!
My main medium is digital art, plus some photography & watercolour.
So I did a thing!
If you’d like to have my art pop up in your feed sporadically, follow my new art account 🎨
It’ll be a seemingly random collection of art covering #Netball #Cricket #ChronicIllness #Disability #pwME #MECFS #BloomScrolling #Nature #SciArt #Illustration #KidLitArt and more 😅
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If you’d like to have my art pop up in your feed sporadically, follow my new art account 🎨
It’ll be a seemingly random collection of art covering #Netball #Cricket #ChronicIllness #Disability #pwME #MECFS #BloomScrolling #Nature #SciArt #Illustration #KidLitArt and more 😅
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Having killed hundreds of aid workers, Israel is now completely banning 37 aid orgs from entering Gaza, including Doctors Without Borders, Save the Children, Oxfam, Caritas, and World Vision. This is an obvious war crime and thousands will die.
Any comment from our government?
Any comment from our government?
'Simply unprecedented': Israel banning dozens of charities from Gaza
The Israeli government says the organisations have not met new requirements, which include recognising Israel as a Jewish and democratic state and banning any so-called "de-legitimisation" of Israel.
www.abc.net.au
December 31, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Having killed hundreds of aid workers, Israel is now completely banning 37 aid orgs from entering Gaza, including Doctors Without Borders, Save the Children, Oxfam, Caritas, and World Vision. This is an obvious war crime and thousands will die.
Any comment from our government?
Any comment from our government?
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My 2025 in books:
I set myself a target of 50 books this year which is totally unreachable if my goal was to complete novel length books but my philosophy is to read widely, start books I'm not sure I'll like, stop reading books I'm not enjoying, count them too because I learnt something and
I set myself a target of 50 books this year which is totally unreachable if my goal was to complete novel length books but my philosophy is to read widely, start books I'm not sure I'll like, stop reading books I'm not enjoying, count them too because I learnt something and
January 1, 2026 at 7:02 AM
My 2025 in books:
I set myself a target of 50 books this year which is totally unreachable if my goal was to complete novel length books but my philosophy is to read widely, start books I'm not sure I'll like, stop reading books I'm not enjoying, count them too because I learnt something and
I set myself a target of 50 books this year which is totally unreachable if my goal was to complete novel length books but my philosophy is to read widely, start books I'm not sure I'll like, stop reading books I'm not enjoying, count them too because I learnt something and
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These two vehicles have roughly identical cargo carrying capacities:
December 27, 2025 at 11:01 PM
These two vehicles have roughly identical cargo carrying capacities:
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I’m not even quite as anti-car as some folk, but yeah, there is no good reason for cars to be this goddamn huge and dangerous, other than an individualistic arms race with all the other people who think they need a big car to protect them from big cars. Ban them.
SUVs and big Utes "are 44 per cent more likely to kill an adult pedestrian or cyclist in a crash compared with a sedan, and 82 per cent more likely to kill a child" www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
Pedestrian fatalities reach 17-year-high. This trend could be why
Fifty-one pedestrians had been killed on the state’s roads this year as of Saturday – the most in any calendar year since 2008.
www.theage.com.au
December 27, 2025 at 11:11 PM
I’m not even quite as anti-car as some folk, but yeah, there is no good reason for cars to be this goddamn huge and dangerous, other than an individualistic arms race with all the other people who think they need a big car to protect them from big cars. Ban them.
ABC said that a very prominent Victorian with significant influence is talking to the highest levels of CA to play a one dayer tomoz. Winner getting $1mill.
Will be interesting to see what they come up with.
Day 3 sold out (90k ppl) before the match started.
CA lose $10mill a day.
#Ashes 🏏
Will be interesting to see what they come up with.
Day 3 sold out (90k ppl) before the match started.
CA lose $10mill a day.
#Ashes 🏏
December 28, 2025 at 1:14 AM
ABC said that a very prominent Victorian with significant influence is talking to the highest levels of CA to play a one dayer tomoz. Winner getting $1mill.
Will be interesting to see what they come up with.
Day 3 sold out (90k ppl) before the match started.
CA lose $10mill a day.
#Ashes 🏏
Will be interesting to see what they come up with.
Day 3 sold out (90k ppl) before the match started.
CA lose $10mill a day.
#Ashes 🏏
December 27, 2025 at 4:56 AM
ABC said that a very prominent Victorian with significant influence is talking to the highest levels of CA to play a one dayer tomoz. Winner getting $1mill.
Will be interesting to see what they come up with.
Day 3 sold out (90k ppl) before the match started.
CA lose $10mill a day.
#Ashes 🏏
Will be interesting to see what they come up with.
Day 3 sold out (90k ppl) before the match started.
CA lose $10mill a day.
#Ashes 🏏
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England fans enjoying the #Ashes for the first time this series. 🏏 #4thTestDay1
(Painted this morning. No longer quite so cheery.)
(Painted this morning. No longer quite so cheery.)
December 26, 2025 at 5:07 AM
England fans enjoying the #Ashes for the first time this series. 🏏 #4thTestDay1
(Painted this morning. No longer quite so cheery.)
(Painted this morning. No longer quite so cheery.)
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Feeling burnt out? A bush blessing for the end of the year | Jess Harwood
Feeling burnt out? A bush blessing for the end of the year | Jess Harwood
Now is the time to think of new beginnings
Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Feeling burnt out? A bush blessing for the end of the year | Jess Harwood
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My Christmas present to you all - it’s my annual Women’s Team of the Year for @theguardian.com!
What do you reckon - did I get it right?
What do you reckon - did I get it right?
The Spin | Women’s cricket team of the year: from Jemimah Rodrigues to Alana King
The Spin’s annual selection marks a special World Cup win for India, and work to do for England
www.theguardian.com
December 24, 2025 at 11:34 AM
My Christmas present to you all - it’s my annual Women’s Team of the Year for @theguardian.com!
What do you reckon - did I get it right?
What do you reckon - did I get it right?
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in a normal world this would be grounds to ban the original design
A small change in lithium-ion battery design could reduce fires, researchers say: https://cnn.it/498ArFK
One small change in battery design could reduce fires, researchers say | CNN
Lithium-ion batteries can become unstable under certain conditions, leading to fires. Now, researchers have used new materials that they say can make batteries safer.
cnn.it
December 23, 2025 at 8:00 AM
in a normal world this would be grounds to ban the original design
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Since mobility aids are the theme of the day:
You don't need any excuse to use one. Cane, crutches (heavily recommend forearm), wheelchair, etc. There is no minimum amount of discomfort or disability required.
By the time you think you need a mobility aid, you often have needed it for a while.
You don't need any excuse to use one. Cane, crutches (heavily recommend forearm), wheelchair, etc. There is no minimum amount of discomfort or disability required.
By the time you think you need a mobility aid, you often have needed it for a while.
December 19, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Since mobility aids are the theme of the day:
You don't need any excuse to use one. Cane, crutches (heavily recommend forearm), wheelchair, etc. There is no minimum amount of discomfort or disability required.
By the time you think you need a mobility aid, you often have needed it for a while.
You don't need any excuse to use one. Cane, crutches (heavily recommend forearm), wheelchair, etc. There is no minimum amount of discomfort or disability required.
By the time you think you need a mobility aid, you often have needed it for a while.
Anyone thinking people are “gaming the system” with airport wheelchairs clearly haven’t needed to use one.
Availability is unreliable. They’re uncomfortable. You need someone to push you. You go in lifts that stink of plane fuel.
That’s before even addressing the ableist bs premise of the article
Availability is unreliable. They’re uncomfortable. You need someone to push you. You go in lifts that stink of plane fuel.
That’s before even addressing the ableist bs premise of the article
Travelers bemoan a rise of able-bodied passengers who game the system to skip the lines. on.wsj.com/3N6apva
They Get Wheeled on Flights and Miraculously Walk Off. Praise ‘Jetway Jesus.’
Travelers bemoan a rise of able-bodied passengers who game the system to skip the lines.
on.wsj.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Anyone thinking people are “gaming the system” with airport wheelchairs clearly haven’t needed to use one.
Availability is unreliable. They’re uncomfortable. You need someone to push you. You go in lifts that stink of plane fuel.
That’s before even addressing the ableist bs premise of the article
Availability is unreliable. They’re uncomfortable. You need someone to push you. You go in lifts that stink of plane fuel.
That’s before even addressing the ableist bs premise of the article
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Do you make invertebrate art? Crabs? Octopuses? Bugs? Want to be in a digital art book to celebrate invertebrates? Here’s a great opportunity!
#invertebrates 🐡 🦑
#invertebrates 🐡 🦑
#InverteFest season is almost here, which means it's time to submit your bug & slug art! The form closes at 100 entries.
Find more info, download past art book, and submit here:
invertefest.com/#artbook
Find more info, download past art book, and submit here:
invertefest.com/#artbook
December 16, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Do you make invertebrate art? Crabs? Octopuses? Bugs? Want to be in a digital art book to celebrate invertebrates? Here’s a great opportunity!
#invertebrates 🐡 🦑
#invertebrates 🐡 🦑
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John Howard pushed for the invasion of Iraq, which was one of the dominoes which created the conditions for ISIS and caused untold human misery we are still dealing with today. He refused to acknowledge racism was a main driver of the Cronulla riots.
December 17, 2025 at 12:47 AM
John Howard pushed for the invasion of Iraq, which was one of the dominoes which created the conditions for ISIS and caused untold human misery we are still dealing with today. He refused to acknowledge racism was a main driver of the Cronulla riots.
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Australia’s National AI Plan shifts away from the government’s previously promised mandatory AI safeguards. Instead, it’s positioned as a whole-of-government roadmap for building an “AI-enabled economy” theconversation.com/australias-n...
Australia’s national plan says existing laws are enough to regulate AI. This is false hope
Without dedicated AI regulation, Australia will leave the most vulnerable at risk of harm.
theconversation.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Australia’s National AI Plan shifts away from the government’s previously promised mandatory AI safeguards. Instead, it’s positioned as a whole-of-government roadmap for building an “AI-enabled economy” theconversation.com/australias-n...
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Here’s an article from this year with the Australian gun lobby boasting that, with surging gun numbers, it was winning the fight against firearms control advocates. Blame guns. Blame anti-Semitism. Blame terrorists. Do not blame everyday Australians who marched for peace.
Australia’s gun lobby says it’s ‘winning’ the fight against firearm control as numbers surge
There are now more than 4m guns in the community – almost double the number recorded in the years after the Port Arthur massacre that prompted a national crackdown
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Here’s an article from this year with the Australian gun lobby boasting that, with surging gun numbers, it was winning the fight against firearms control advocates. Blame guns. Blame anti-Semitism. Blame terrorists. Do not blame everyday Australians who marched for peace.
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Good thread for how to do alt text. Bsky makes it easier than many sites and there’s also a tag in this thread to use if you need a volunteer to do it for you.
Please read. So many great pictures (and important news) with no alt text. Many like me won’t repost without it.
Please read. So many great pictures (and important news) with no alt text. Many like me won’t repost without it.
So. We’re doing alt text discourse again. COOL. Welcome to a primer.🧵
If you're unfamiliar with what alt text is, what it means, and how it's used around here, the following may be helpful.
Although it's still a very underused feature, users can add "alt text" to any image
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If you're unfamiliar with what alt text is, what it means, and how it's used around here, the following may be helpful.
Although it's still a very underused feature, users can add "alt text" to any image
🧵 [1 of 9]
December 13, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Good thread for how to do alt text. Bsky makes it easier than many sites and there’s also a tag in this thread to use if you need a volunteer to do it for you.
Please read. So many great pictures (and important news) with no alt text. Many like me won’t repost without it.
Please read. So many great pictures (and important news) with no alt text. Many like me won’t repost without it.
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So. We’re doing alt text discourse again. COOL. Welcome to a primer.🧵
If you're unfamiliar with what alt text is, what it means, and how it's used around here, the following may be helpful.
Although it's still a very underused feature, users can add "alt text" to any image
🧵 [1 of 9]
If you're unfamiliar with what alt text is, what it means, and how it's used around here, the following may be helpful.
Although it's still a very underused feature, users can add "alt text" to any image
🧵 [1 of 9]
December 10, 2025 at 5:22 AM
So. We’re doing alt text discourse again. COOL. Welcome to a primer.🧵
If you're unfamiliar with what alt text is, what it means, and how it's used around here, the following may be helpful.
Although it's still a very underused feature, users can add "alt text" to any image
🧵 [1 of 9]
If you're unfamiliar with what alt text is, what it means, and how it's used around here, the following may be helpful.
Although it's still a very underused feature, users can add "alt text" to any image
🧵 [1 of 9]
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Seven of the eight teams have now claimed at least one WBBL title across the eleven seasons of the competition.
Melbourne Stars are now the only side not to lift the trophy.
#WBBL11
Melbourne Stars are now the only side not to lift the trophy.
#WBBL11
December 13, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Seven of the eight teams have now claimed at least one WBBL title across the eleven seasons of the competition.
Melbourne Stars are now the only side not to lift the trophy.
#WBBL11
Melbourne Stars are now the only side not to lift the trophy.
#WBBL11
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Champions Hobart Hurricanes finished WBBL11 with an average run-rate of 8.71 rpo, the highest by any team in a WBBL season.
Hurricanes hit a boundary off 1 in 5 balls they faced across the season.
#WBBL11
Hurricanes hit a boundary off 1 in 5 balls they faced across the season.
#WBBL11
December 13, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Champions Hobart Hurricanes finished WBBL11 with an average run-rate of 8.71 rpo, the highest by any team in a WBBL season.
Hurricanes hit a boundary off 1 in 5 balls they faced across the season.
#WBBL11
Hurricanes hit a boundary off 1 in 5 balls they faced across the season.
#WBBL11
Elyse Villani announced to channel 7 comms that she’s retiring from WBBL 🥺
She’ll be telling the team after the team song.
Feeling a bit emosh. Junior has been such a character of the game the whole time I’ve been able to watch women’s cricket.
End of an era.
#WBBL11 #Cricket 🏏
She’ll be telling the team after the team song.
Feeling a bit emosh. Junior has been such a character of the game the whole time I’ve been able to watch women’s cricket.
End of an era.
#WBBL11 #Cricket 🏏
December 13, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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Sadly, ME and Long Covid have taken another bright light.
Megan was creative, spunky, intelligent, kind, and beautiful. In the end, she was barely able to exist because of severe ME and Long Covid.
Please don’t let anyone convince you that viruses are harmless
#RIPMegan🕊️
Megan was creative, spunky, intelligent, kind, and beautiful. In the end, she was barely able to exist because of severe ME and Long Covid.
Please don’t let anyone convince you that viruses are harmless
#RIPMegan🕊️
December 12, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Sadly, ME and Long Covid have taken another bright light.
Megan was creative, spunky, intelligent, kind, and beautiful. In the end, she was barely able to exist because of severe ME and Long Covid.
Please don’t let anyone convince you that viruses are harmless
#RIPMegan🕊️
Megan was creative, spunky, intelligent, kind, and beautiful. In the end, she was barely able to exist because of severe ME and Long Covid.
Please don’t let anyone convince you that viruses are harmless
#RIPMegan🕊️
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Gov said social media ban would only affect 16 yr olds. But most Aussies are being asked to perform age verification and some platforms have also restricted the comms of 16-18 year olds. The social media ban has a chilling censorious affect beyond the ban and imposes a blanket of mass surveillance
December 10, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Gov said social media ban would only affect 16 yr olds. But most Aussies are being asked to perform age verification and some platforms have also restricted the comms of 16-18 year olds. The social media ban has a chilling censorious affect beyond the ban and imposes a blanket of mass surveillance