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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This is dangerously disrespectful of what we know about the PEM disease process as well as how motivated & socialized patients are to push ourselves. When we say this advice is dangerous, THAT’S KNOWLEDGE WE LEARNED IN THE MOST DEVASTATING WAY POSSIBLE. PLEASE DON’T DO THIS TO ANYONE ELSE 😩
Statements like below in this pre-print lead straight back to graded exercise bc few providers understand their pts level of function or trust when pts say they can’t exert more than they are. Which leads providers to feel their pts are difficult or non-compliant, further eroding care.
February 13, 2026 at 1:51 PM
This is dangerously disrespectful of what we know about the PEM disease process as well as how motivated & socialized patients are to push ourselves. When we say this advice is dangerous, THAT’S KNOWLEDGE WE LEARNED IN THE MOST DEVASTATING WAY POSSIBLE. PLEASE DON’T DO THIS TO ANYONE ELSE 😩
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Hi! Our online art gallery, A Quiet Storm, will host an open call group exhibition on International ME/CFS Awareness Day, May 12, 2026.
The submissions will open on March 12th. Our website is currently updated to a dark theme. Full statement below!
1/9
#MECFS #pwME #OpenCall #OnlineExhibition
The submissions will open on March 12th. Our website is currently updated to a dark theme. Full statement below!
1/9
#MECFS #pwME #OpenCall #OnlineExhibition
February 12, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Hi! Our online art gallery, A Quiet Storm, will host an open call group exhibition on International ME/CFS Awareness Day, May 12, 2026.
The submissions will open on March 12th. Our website is currently updated to a dark theme. Full statement below!
1/9
#MECFS #pwME #OpenCall #OnlineExhibition
The submissions will open on March 12th. Our website is currently updated to a dark theme. Full statement below!
1/9
#MECFS #pwME #OpenCall #OnlineExhibition
Can I suggest *not* watching footage of Jiayu Liu’s crash in the women’s half pipe today.
I saw it once, and that was once too many.
She fell on her head/neck, and was seemingly knocked unconscious instantly.
I really hope she recovers as quickly and fully as possible.
#WinterOlympics
I saw it once, and that was once too many.
She fell on her head/neck, and was seemingly knocked unconscious instantly.
I really hope she recovers as quickly and fully as possible.
#WinterOlympics
February 11, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Can I suggest *not* watching footage of Jiayu Liu’s crash in the women’s half pipe today.
I saw it once, and that was once too many.
She fell on her head/neck, and was seemingly knocked unconscious instantly.
I really hope she recovers as quickly and fully as possible.
#WinterOlympics
I saw it once, and that was once too many.
She fell on her head/neck, and was seemingly knocked unconscious instantly.
I really hope she recovers as quickly and fully as possible.
#WinterOlympics
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Turn down the temperature?
Oh he was talking about the protesters
Oh he was talking about the protesters
February 11, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Turn down the temperature?
Oh he was talking about the protesters
Oh he was talking about the protesters
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Liz Watson celebrates her 100th Test tonight, becoming the sixth Australian Diamond to reach the feat.
Congratulations Liz, on a remarkable career to date!
#AUSvJAM
Liz Watson celebrates her 100th Test tonight, becoming the sixth Australian Diamond to reach the feat.
Congratulations Liz, on a remarkable career to date!
#AUSvJAM
February 11, 2026 at 8:02 AM
💎💯👑
Liz Watson celebrates her 100th Test tonight, becoming the sixth Australian Diamond to reach the feat.
Congratulations Liz, on a remarkable career to date!
#AUSvJAM
Liz Watson celebrates her 100th Test tonight, becoming the sixth Australian Diamond to reach the feat.
Congratulations Liz, on a remarkable career to date!
#AUSvJAM
A rare use of AI that I would fully endorse: editing out the drone audio from the #WinterOlympics broadcasting.
It is so loud and annoying 😭
Also we’ve finally had some rain and the circadas outside have just woken up from their slumber. I’d also endorse that audio being way quieter lol.
It is so loud and annoying 😭
Also we’ve finally had some rain and the circadas outside have just woken up from their slumber. I’d also endorse that audio being way quieter lol.
February 11, 2026 at 9:11 AM
A rare use of AI that I would fully endorse: editing out the drone audio from the #WinterOlympics broadcasting.
It is so loud and annoying 😭
Also we’ve finally had some rain and the circadas outside have just woken up from their slumber. I’d also endorse that audio being way quieter lol.
It is so loud and annoying 😭
Also we’ve finally had some rain and the circadas outside have just woken up from their slumber. I’d also endorse that audio being way quieter lol.
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Hey Afghanistan when will you allow women to play cricket?? We blackballed South Africa while they were under apartheid, so I don’t know why we let Afghanistan play 🏏 #T20WC
February 11, 2026 at 6:12 AM
Hey Afghanistan when will you allow women to play cricket?? We blackballed South Africa while they were under apartheid, so I don’t know why we let Afghanistan play 🏏 #T20WC
I haven’t seen enough analysis of the individual police officers involved in the violence on the protesters, who seemingly gleefully and with a sense of impunity, assaulted countless peaceful protestors.
Who gave them that licence? What culture makes it not only acceptable but encouraged?
#AusPol
Who gave them that licence? What culture makes it not only acceptable but encouraged?
#AusPol
February 11, 2026 at 3:53 AM
I haven’t seen enough analysis of the individual police officers involved in the violence on the protesters, who seemingly gleefully and with a sense of impunity, assaulted countless peaceful protestors.
Who gave them that licence? What culture makes it not only acceptable but encouraged?
#AusPol
Who gave them that licence? What culture makes it not only acceptable but encouraged?
#AusPol
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Meanjin's back!
February 11, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Meanjin's back!
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“Apparently, if you’re #disabled, you’re only allowed to exist under 1 condition: Poor. Meek. Sad..Want a garden? Selfish. Go on holiday? Fraud. Dress nicely? Suspicious. Cashmere? Criminal. iPhone? Scam artist. Takeaway curry? Witchcraft.”: buff.ly/OJVO4FM
by goblinbloggeruk
#disability #NEisVoid
by goblinbloggeruk
#disability #NEisVoid
The Unspoken Rulebook of Disabled Life
Disabled people are expected to be poor, meek, sad, and apologetic. Break that stereotype and society short-circuits. A raw, sarcastic blog post on the unspoken rules of disability.
buff.ly
February 9, 2026 at 11:30 PM
“Apparently, if you’re #disabled, you’re only allowed to exist under 1 condition: Poor. Meek. Sad..Want a garden? Selfish. Go on holiday? Fraud. Dress nicely? Suspicious. Cashmere? Criminal. iPhone? Scam artist. Takeaway curry? Witchcraft.”: buff.ly/OJVO4FM
by goblinbloggeruk
#disability #NEisVoid
by goblinbloggeruk
#disability #NEisVoid
Half the flag poles outside Australia’s Parliament House in Canberra have been changed to Israeli flags.
Is this typical for days with visiting foreign leaders?
Our gov truly has no shame in visibly expressing our support for a genocidal government.
I mean, tracks with our own history.
#AusPol
Is this typical for days with visiting foreign leaders?
Our gov truly has no shame in visibly expressing our support for a genocidal government.
I mean, tracks with our own history.
#AusPol
February 11, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Half the flag poles outside Australia’s Parliament House in Canberra have been changed to Israeli flags.
Is this typical for days with visiting foreign leaders?
Our gov truly has no shame in visibly expressing our support for a genocidal government.
I mean, tracks with our own history.
#AusPol
Is this typical for days with visiting foreign leaders?
Our gov truly has no shame in visibly expressing our support for a genocidal government.
I mean, tracks with our own history.
#AusPol
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"Al Jazeera investigation reveals how US-supplied thermal and thermobaric munitions burning at 3,500°C have left no trace of nearly 3,000 Palestinians."
This is what our leaders endorse by their invitation and complicity. May they live to see their harvest spoil in the field.
aje.news/s1ry02
aje.news/s1ry02
Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate
US-made thermal weapons burning at 3,500C caused 2,842 people to "evaporate" in Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation finds.
aje.news
February 10, 2026 at 10:44 PM
"Al Jazeera investigation reveals how US-supplied thermal and thermobaric munitions burning at 3,500°C have left no trace of nearly 3,000 Palestinians."
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"This was planned. And Chris Minns owns it ... I was there".
Andrew Brown with the extraordinary story of NSW Police brutality at the Herzog protest.
While the premier - to great applause - said "Thank you friends" to the Israel Lobby.
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/this-was-pla...
Andrew Brown with the extraordinary story of NSW Police brutality at the Herzog protest.
While the premier - to great applause - said "Thank you friends" to the Israel Lobby.
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/this-was-pla...
This was planned. And Chris Minns owns it. - Michael West
NSW Police have assaulted dozens of peace protestors who gathered to protest the visit by Israeli president Isaac Herzog to Australia.
michaelwest.com.au
February 9, 2026 at 7:11 PM
"This was planned. And Chris Minns owns it ... I was there".
Andrew Brown with the extraordinary story of NSW Police brutality at the Herzog protest.
While the premier - to great applause - said "Thank you friends" to the Israel Lobby.
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/this-was-pla...
Andrew Brown with the extraordinary story of NSW Police brutality at the Herzog protest.
While the premier - to great applause - said "Thank you friends" to the Israel Lobby.
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/this-was-pla...
I was talking to one housemate about the police violence last night. Including Hannah fleeing into a locked 7/11.
My other housemate overheard this, and said “Oh Hannah! Is she ok?!”
She thought I was talking about Hannah, a YouTuber who lives in Minneapolis.
“No. Hannah Thomas. In *Sydney*”
My other housemate overheard this, and said “Oh Hannah! Is she ok?!”
She thought I was talking about Hannah, a YouTuber who lives in Minneapolis.
“No. Hannah Thomas. In *Sydney*”
February 10, 2026 at 6:54 AM
I was talking to one housemate about the police violence last night. Including Hannah fleeing into a locked 7/11.
My other housemate overheard this, and said “Oh Hannah! Is she ok?!”
She thought I was talking about Hannah, a YouTuber who lives in Minneapolis.
“No. Hannah Thomas. In *Sydney*”
My other housemate overheard this, and said “Oh Hannah! Is she ok?!”
She thought I was talking about Hannah, a YouTuber who lives in Minneapolis.
“No. Hannah Thomas. In *Sydney*”
“It could not be any clearer. Your government doesn’t mean “social cohesion,” it means silent complicity. It means OBEY. It means join the ranks of the “good Germans” that looked away while their fascists murdered millions of innocents.”
#AusPol
#AusPol
Here's me. "Why the fuck would we 'socially cohere' for monsters?"
Why the fuck would we “socially cohere” for monsters? - The Shot
Yesterday, the gulf between the will of the Australian people and the actions of the Australian government revealed itself to...
theshot.net.au
February 10, 2026 at 1:32 AM
“It could not be any clearer. Your government doesn’t mean “social cohesion,” it means silent complicity. It means OBEY. It means join the ranks of the “good Germans” that looked away while their fascists murdered millions of innocents.”
#AusPol
#AusPol
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We knew from the moment we heard it that “social cohesion” would be one of those Orwellian terms which would be used to cover all manner of state sanctioned abuse and deprivation of civic freedoms.
It fuels the very unrest it pretends to seek to quell.
It fuels the very unrest it pretends to seek to quell.
February 10, 2026 at 12:13 AM
We knew from the moment we heard it that “social cohesion” would be one of those Orwellian terms which would be used to cover all manner of state sanctioned abuse and deprivation of civic freedoms.
It fuels the very unrest it pretends to seek to quell.
It fuels the very unrest it pretends to seek to quell.
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I'm a bit surprised we haven't seen more applications for this amazing job from within the Pacific. If you're interested, apply now, because the window is closing soon.
If you have questions, reach out.
occrp.bamboohr.com/careers/55
If you have questions, reach out.
occrp.bamboohr.com/careers/55
Regional Editor, Pacific Islands
Location: Applicant to be based in the Pacific Islands (including Aotearoa New Zealand) or Australia.
Application Deadline: 15 February, 2026
About OCCRP
OCCRP is one of the largest investigative jo...
occrp.bamboohr.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:06 AM
I'm a bit surprised we haven't seen more applications for this amazing job from within the Pacific. If you're interested, apply now, because the window is closing soon.
If you have questions, reach out.
occrp.bamboohr.com/careers/55
If you have questions, reach out.
occrp.bamboohr.com/careers/55
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If anyone would like to support my work, I have a Patreon and would love you to sign up! Help me do this commentary www.patreon.com/JessHarwoodA...
Get more from Jess Harwood Art on Patreon
Climate, environment and social justice comics
www.patreon.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:07 AM
If anyone would like to support my work, I have a Patreon and would love you to sign up! Help me do this commentary www.patreon.com/JessHarwoodA...
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#BREAKING 🚨 Former Greens candidate Hannah Thomas says NSW premier Chris Minns "is responsible for every single injury" at the Sydney march against Isaac Herzog
Protesters were pepper-sprayed and punches thrown, with Thomas saying it "felt like war being waged on us by police"
Protesters were pepper-sprayed and punches thrown, with Thomas saying it "felt like war being waged on us by police"
February 9, 2026 at 10:42 AM
#BREAKING 🚨 Former Greens candidate Hannah Thomas says NSW premier Chris Minns "is responsible for every single injury" at the Sydney march against Isaac Herzog
Protesters were pepper-sprayed and punches thrown, with Thomas saying it "felt like war being waged on us by police"
Protesters were pepper-sprayed and punches thrown, with Thomas saying it "felt like war being waged on us by police"
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It can be difficult sometimes to distinguish between social cohesion and common assault
Shared with us from Sydney happening now. He had his hands up.
February 9, 2026 at 10:32 AM
It can be difficult sometimes to distinguish between social cohesion and common assault
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Evil is easy, good is hard work.
Today, I'm focusing on the good work of local councils, NGOs, community groups & social justice movements. Alternatives to LNP/ALP candidates in 2026 Vic state elections. Growth in independent media.
Here are a few of my favourites:
#VicPol #AusPol
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Today, I'm focusing on the good work of local councils, NGOs, community groups & social justice movements. Alternatives to LNP/ALP candidates in 2026 Vic state elections. Growth in independent media.
Here are a few of my favourites:
#VicPol #AusPol
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February 8, 2026 at 6:40 AM
February 9, 2026 at 5:42 AM
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The NDIS changes have forced some people to be hospitalised, and led to regression of capacity for others; some fear being forced out of independent living into a group home. Others have said the changes have led to considering suicide or assisted dying www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
‘Overwhelming sense of doom’: NDIS support cuts leave families in fear – and there are more to come
Many small changes since 2024 have ‘added up to one big cut’, advocates say, and the two biggest changes are due to roll out this year
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 8:57 PM
The NDIS changes have forced some people to be hospitalised, and led to regression of capacity for others; some fear being forced out of independent living into a group home. Others have said the changes have led to considering suicide or assisted dying www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
February 9, 2026 at 5:40 AM
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I can’t express how outrageous this whole thing is, but I’ve given it a go! #auspol
For shame @albomp.bsky.social @chrisminnsmp.bsky.social
For shame @albomp.bsky.social @chrisminnsmp.bsky.social
February 9, 2026 at 1:42 AM
I can’t express how outrageous this whole thing is, but I’ve given it a go! #auspol
For shame @albomp.bsky.social @chrisminnsmp.bsky.social
For shame @albomp.bsky.social @chrisminnsmp.bsky.social