Effie Seiberg
@effies.bsky.social
SFF/middle-grade fiction/satire writer. Strategy/marketing consultant. Bagel the Dog's emotional support human. Dadjoke teller. Sentence-fragment lover. Disabled with #MECFS She/her effieseiberg.com/stories (or @[email protected] on Mastodon)
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Effie Seiberg
@effies.bsky.social
· May 16
DP FICTION #123B: “Laser Eyes Ain’t Everything” by Effie Seiberg – Diabolical Plots
www.diabolicalplots.com
New story day! "Laser Eyes Ain't Everything" is free to read on @diabolicalplots.com !
My wheelchair-using superhero does battle with the non-ADA-compliant superhero union.
Come for the punny superhero names, stay for the disability access rage & catharsis!
www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1...
My wheelchair-using superhero does battle with the non-ADA-compliant superhero union.
Come for the punny superhero names, stay for the disability access rage & catharsis!
www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1...
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Khaless wept, if this isn't a fucking word.
"...that place you're softly stepping your way towards is full of the bodies of our dead friends, put there by folks just asking questions about our humanity."
"...that place you're softly stepping your way towards is full of the bodies of our dead friends, put there by folks just asking questions about our humanity."
We are hostile to anyone being less than supportive because we understand where this two step you're doing into transphobia leads.
And that place you're softly stepping your way towards is full of the bodies of our dead friends, put there by folks just asking questions about our humanity.
And that place you're softly stepping your way towards is full of the bodies of our dead friends, put there by folks just asking questions about our humanity.
February 12, 2026 at 5:39 AM
Khaless wept, if this isn't a fucking word.
"...that place you're softly stepping your way towards is full of the bodies of our dead friends, put there by folks just asking questions about our humanity."
"...that place you're softly stepping your way towards is full of the bodies of our dead friends, put there by folks just asking questions about our humanity."
This is a good time to call your senators to prevent the erosion of voting rights
5calls.org will help you find phone numbers and scripts to use
5calls.org will help you find phone numbers and scripts to use
Terrible. The bill now goes to the Senate. Make those calls. 202-224-3121
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
House passes SAVE America Act, sending Trump-backed election bill to the Senate
The legislation would overhaul federal election laws in all 50 states by imposing new voter ID and proof-of-citizenship requirements. But it faces a daunting path in the Senate.
www.nbcnews.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:41 AM
This is a good time to call your senators to prevent the erosion of voting rights
5calls.org will help you find phone numbers and scripts to use
5calls.org will help you find phone numbers and scripts to use
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This is a long thread but you should read it.
In related news, judges *must* start holding AUSAs in contempt (and then locking them up) if we want this to stop without more bloodshed.
In related news, judges *must* start holding AUSAs in contempt (and then locking them up) if we want this to stop without more bloodshed.
I don’t really know what I expect in posting this, but maybe some people see it and can learn from it.
I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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February 12, 2026 at 2:04 AM
This is a long thread but you should read it.
In related news, judges *must* start holding AUSAs in contempt (and then locking them up) if we want this to stop without more bloodshed.
In related news, judges *must* start holding AUSAs in contempt (and then locking them up) if we want this to stop without more bloodshed.
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Chris Murphy: "I sat with the kids for an hour. They saw things in these prisons they'll never forget. The bottom line is we have a constitutional obligation to only fund an administration that's operating lawfully. We cannot, we should not fund DHS if it committing these crimes."
February 11, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Chris Murphy: "I sat with the kids for an hour. They saw things in these prisons they'll never forget. The bottom line is we have a constitutional obligation to only fund an administration that's operating lawfully. We cannot, we should not fund DHS if it committing these crimes."
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Hey definitely call your senators about this. Like seriously.
BREAKING: The House passed the so-called SAVE America Act which threatens to upend our freedom to vote.
The bill could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters by requiring documents like passports or birth certificates to register to vote and forcing voter roll purges. The Senate must reject it.
The bill could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters by requiring documents like passports or birth certificates to register to vote and forcing voter roll purges. The Senate must reject it.
February 12, 2026 at 3:29 AM
Hey definitely call your senators about this. Like seriously.
Thread. Long but worth reading.
I don’t really know what I expect in posting this, but maybe some people see it and can learn from it.
I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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February 12, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Thread. Long but worth reading.
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To everyone thanking me, much appreciated but not why I posted! Pls support your local immigrant defense group like:
The Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota: www.ilcm.org/donate/
Or my hometown LUCE: www.lucemass.org/donate
Or Google your city/state & “immigrant defense” to find your local heroes!
The Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota: www.ilcm.org/donate/
Or my hometown LUCE: www.lucemass.org/donate
Or Google your city/state & “immigrant defense” to find your local heroes!
February 12, 2026 at 12:29 AM
To everyone thanking me, much appreciated but not why I posted! Pls support your local immigrant defense group like:
The Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota: www.ilcm.org/donate/
Or my hometown LUCE: www.lucemass.org/donate
Or Google your city/state & “immigrant defense” to find your local heroes!
The Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota: www.ilcm.org/donate/
Or my hometown LUCE: www.lucemass.org/donate
Or Google your city/state & “immigrant defense” to find your local heroes!
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And please thank lawyers doing this work. We’re carrying a lot of trauma for voiceless clients. We are tired. We have become experts in new law under the most dire circumstances.
If you can, donate to immigration defense funds. They’ve been at it the longest and have the least resources.
30/end?
If you can, donate to immigration defense funds. They’ve been at it the longest and have the least resources.
30/end?
February 11, 2026 at 9:57 PM
And please thank lawyers doing this work. We’re carrying a lot of trauma for voiceless clients. We are tired. We have become experts in new law under the most dire circumstances.
If you can, donate to immigration defense funds. They’ve been at it the longest and have the least resources.
30/end?
If you can, donate to immigration defense funds. They’ve been at it the longest and have the least resources.
30/end?
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“ These people came along and decided that they wanna build a machine God, and then they end up stealing data, killing the environment, exploiting labor in that process.”
- @timnitgebru.bsky.social
- @timnitgebru.bsky.social
February 11, 2026 at 11:01 PM
“ These people came along and decided that they wanna build a machine God, and then they end up stealing data, killing the environment, exploiting labor in that process.”
- @timnitgebru.bsky.social
- @timnitgebru.bsky.social
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Governance by conspiracy theory.
This article is wild.
This article is wild.
Meet the ‘Cabal’-Hating ‘Special Government Employee’ Involved in the Fulton County FBI Raid
Clay Parikh unloaded in a nearly two hour conversation with TPM.
talkingpointsmemo.com
February 12, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Governance by conspiracy theory.
This article is wild.
This article is wild.
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i just drove past a yard full of longhair dachshunds munching on the grass and they looked like a herd of small cows
February 11, 2026 at 11:31 PM
i just drove past a yard full of longhair dachshunds munching on the grass and they looked like a herd of small cows
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Jayapal: To the survivors in the room, if you are willing, please stand. And if you are willing, please raise your hands. If you have still not been able to meet with this DOJ. Please note for the record that every single survivor has raised their hand.
February 11, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Jayapal: To the survivors in the room, if you are willing, please stand. And if you are willing, please raise your hands. If you have still not been able to meet with this DOJ. Please note for the record that every single survivor has raised their hand.
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You know what we need? More Daily red pandas playing in snow :3
February 11, 2026 at 11:53 PM
You know what we need? More Daily red pandas playing in snow :3
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WTAF:
“Defense Secretary Hegseth signed an agreement for the Pentagon to loan the directed energy counter drone platform to DHS”
Apparently CBP using DOD tech led to the FAA shutting down airspace over El Paso.
“Defense Secretary Hegseth signed an agreement for the Pentagon to loan the directed energy counter drone platform to DHS”
Apparently CBP using DOD tech led to the FAA shutting down airspace over El Paso.
February 11, 2026 at 11:52 PM
WTAF:
“Defense Secretary Hegseth signed an agreement for the Pentagon to loan the directed energy counter drone platform to DHS”
Apparently CBP using DOD tech led to the FAA shutting down airspace over El Paso.
“Defense Secretary Hegseth signed an agreement for the Pentagon to loan the directed energy counter drone platform to DHS”
Apparently CBP using DOD tech led to the FAA shutting down airspace over El Paso.
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For those eligible to vote you can do so for my poem Cassandra published by Ucanny Magazine in 2025:
www.uncannymagazine.com/uncanny-maga...
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/cass...
www.uncannymagazine.com/uncanny-maga...
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/cass...
Nominations are now open for the 2026 Hugo Awards!
Emails are going out to eligible nominators (those who became a member of LAcon V by January 31, 2026, or were a member of the Seattle Worldcon 2025) about how to set up their LAcon V virtual convention account.
Emails are going out to eligible nominators (those who became a member of LAcon V by January 31, 2026, or were a member of the Seattle Worldcon 2025) about how to set up their LAcon V virtual convention account.
February 11, 2026 at 8:55 PM
For those eligible to vote you can do so for my poem Cassandra published by Ucanny Magazine in 2025:
www.uncannymagazine.com/uncanny-maga...
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/cass...
www.uncannymagazine.com/uncanny-maga...
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/cass...
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🚨 In which 5 major insurance carriers confirm everything I've been warning about.
Carriers representing ~50% of total ACA enrollment expect over 1.8M to drop coverage by the end of the year.
https://charlesgaba.substack.com/p/in-which-major-insurer-earnings-reports?r=d1tjh
Carriers representing ~50% of total ACA enrollment expect over 1.8M to drop coverage by the end of the year.
https://charlesgaba.substack.com/p/in-which-major-insurer-earnings-reports?r=d1tjh
In which major Insurer earnings reports confirm everything I've been warning about
Carriers representing ~1/2 of total enrollment expect over 3.2M to drop coverage by the end of the year
charlesgaba.substack.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:49 AM
🚨 In which 5 major insurance carriers confirm everything I've been warning about.
Carriers representing ~50% of total ACA enrollment expect over 1.8M to drop coverage by the end of the year.
https://charlesgaba.substack.com/p/in-which-major-insurer-earnings-reports?r=d1tjh
Carriers representing ~50% of total ACA enrollment expect over 1.8M to drop coverage by the end of the year.
https://charlesgaba.substack.com/p/in-which-major-insurer-earnings-reports?r=d1tjh
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'Tis the season! If you're a nominator I would love for you to consider Transmentation | Transience by @darklylem.com. Eligible in the Novel category.
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Nominations are now open for the 2026 Hugo Awards!
Emails are going out to eligible nominators (those who became a member of LAcon V by January 31, 2026, or were a member of the Seattle Worldcon 2025) about how to set up their LAcon V virtual convention account.
Emails are going out to eligible nominators (those who became a member of LAcon V by January 31, 2026, or were a member of the Seattle Worldcon 2025) about how to set up their LAcon V virtual convention account.
February 11, 2026 at 7:59 PM
'Tis the season! If you're a nominator I would love for you to consider Transmentation | Transience by @darklylem.com. Eligible in the Novel category.
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DC statehood yesterday
Congressional Republicans are going to deprive D.C. of $700 million in revenue and repeal a local program projected to reduce child poverty by 20 percent, solely to spite District residents and make us suffer. They’re also throwing our tax filing into utter chaos. This is a disaster.
February 11, 2026 at 11:16 PM
DC statehood yesterday
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I would be very honoured if anyone wanted to nominate one of my eligible works for a Hugo.
February 11, 2026 at 7:57 PM
I would be very honoured if anyone wanted to nominate one of my eligible works for a Hugo.
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If you are a Hugo nominator, and you liked PRESS 1 FOR INVASION, it would be a lifetime-level honor for me to be nominated for a Hugo, so just putting that out there....
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Press-...
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Press-...
February 11, 2026 at 7:54 PM
If you are a Hugo nominator, and you liked PRESS 1 FOR INVASION, it would be a lifetime-level honor for me to be nominated for a Hugo, so just putting that out there....
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Press-...
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Press-...
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I am eligible for Best Long Form Editor, but there are about fifteen editors I would vote for before myself 😁 Talented folk, in the SFF editorial field!
Nominations are now open for the 2026 Hugo Awards!
Emails are going out to eligible nominators (those who became a member of LAcon V by January 31, 2026, or were a member of the Seattle Worldcon 2025) about how to set up their LAcon V virtual convention account.
Emails are going out to eligible nominators (those who became a member of LAcon V by January 31, 2026, or were a member of the Seattle Worldcon 2025) about how to set up their LAcon V virtual convention account.
February 11, 2026 at 7:51 PM
I am eligible for Best Long Form Editor, but there are about fifteen editors I would vote for before myself 😁 Talented folk, in the SFF editorial field!
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If anyone wants to nominate Ahu Tiiko for a Hugo, I wouldn't complain.
Nominations are now open for the 2026 Hugo Awards!
Emails are going out to eligible nominators (those who became a member of LAcon V by January 31, 2026, or were a member of the Seattle Worldcon 2025) about how to set up their LAcon V virtual convention account.
Emails are going out to eligible nominators (those who became a member of LAcon V by January 31, 2026, or were a member of the Seattle Worldcon 2025) about how to set up their LAcon V virtual convention account.
February 11, 2026 at 7:48 PM
If anyone wants to nominate Ahu Tiiko for a Hugo, I wouldn't complain.
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CNN confirms what MSNBC reported live a few hours ago: DOJ is surveilling Dem lawmakers when they go to the DOJ to search unredacted Epstein files.
CNN: "Another photograph - these are notes AG Bondi brought to the hearing today. This shows a list of Rep. Jayapal's search history. Lawmakers are allowed to go to a DOJ facility to search unredacted files. We learned from this photo that the searches are apparently being tracked & read by the DOJ"
February 11, 2026 at 9:36 PM
CNN confirms what MSNBC reported live a few hours ago: DOJ is surveilling Dem lawmakers when they go to the DOJ to search unredacted Epstein files.