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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@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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DEVELOPING: Federal judge will let Marimar Martinez release text messages sent by Border Patrol agent who shot her
From @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/2026/02/06/f...
From @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/2026/02/06/f...
Federal judge will let Marimar Martinez release text messages sent by Border Patrol agent who shot her
U.S. District Judge Georgia Alexakis pointed out that Martinez is "presumed innocent of any offense of which she has not been convicted." Martinez's attorney said the text messages and other evidence ...
chicago.suntimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:18 PM
DEVELOPING: Federal judge will let Marimar Martinez release text messages sent by Border Patrol agent who shot her
From @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/2026/02/06/f...
From @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/2026/02/06/f...
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Terrified Conservatives Lose Ability To Speak English After Exposure To Bad Bunny Performance https://theonion.com/terrified-conservatives-lose-ability-to-speak-english-after-exposure-to-bad-bunny-performance-dios-mio-cry-millions-of-panicking-republicans/
February 9, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Terrified Conservatives Lose Ability To Speak English After Exposure To Bad Bunny Performance https://theonion.com/terrified-conservatives-lose-ability-to-speak-english-after-exposure-to-bad-bunny-performance-dios-mio-cry-millions-of-panicking-republicans/
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February 8, 2026 at 9:54 PM
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Olympics is the perfect time to obsess over this brilliant idea some more.
there was a post going around awhile ago re. what a women’s sports version of “Heated Rivalry” might look like which enforces oppressive norms of femininity the way the men in Rachel Reid’s books feel trapped by oppressive norms of masculinity, and I have been thinking about this nonstop ever since
February 8, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Olympics is the perfect time to obsess over this brilliant idea some more.
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The ears of the Superb Owl🦉are exceptional:
they're INTENTIONALLY ASYMMETRICAL to allow for not only left-right discrimination, but also "up-down" sound orientation.
This ability lets them accurately & quickly find the scurrying mouse under the leaf mold.
they're INTENTIONALLY ASYMMETRICAL to allow for not only left-right discrimination, but also "up-down" sound orientation.
This ability lets them accurately & quickly find the scurrying mouse under the leaf mold.
February 11, 2024 at 9:44 PM
The ears of the Superb Owl🦉are exceptional:
they're INTENTIONALLY ASYMMETRICAL to allow for not only left-right discrimination, but also "up-down" sound orientation.
This ability lets them accurately & quickly find the scurrying mouse under the leaf mold.
they're INTENTIONALLY ASYMMETRICAL to allow for not only left-right discrimination, but also "up-down" sound orientation.
This ability lets them accurately & quickly find the scurrying mouse under the leaf mold.
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I miss media literacy.
Green Day avoids making political statement during Super Bowl 2026 opening performance
Green Day avoids making political statement during Super Bowl 2026 opening performance
A rocking start to the Super Bowl.
pagesix.com
February 8, 2026 at 11:30 PM
I miss media literacy.
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"deprofessionalizing" fields that are majority-women...not by accident!
Public comments needed!
The admin wants to define grad programs in many "helping" fields (social work, nursing, teaching, etc) to no longer be "professional" degrees. This would mean major student loan restrictions: only $20,500/year. Tuition alone is often more.
Please comment by March 2!
The admin wants to define grad programs in many "helping" fields (social work, nursing, teaching, etc) to no longer be "professional" degrees. This would mean major student loan restrictions: only $20,500/year. Tuition alone is often more.
Please comment by March 2!
Reclassifying Social Work Degrees Will Harm Students, Communities, and the Profession
www.cswe.org
February 8, 2026 at 11:17 PM
"deprofessionalizing" fields that are majority-women...not by accident!
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@katemilford.bsky.social Sometimes you read a book and are bitterly envious of its (excellent) illustrator
February 8, 2026 at 11:03 AM
@katemilford.bsky.social Sometimes you read a book and are bitterly envious of its (excellent) illustrator
February 8, 2026 at 9:54 PM
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Oh hey, this is true.
I hope folks are still calling their members of congress. Please keep calling your members of congress. (And if you've been doing that & donating funds where you can, that means a lot.)
(Folks in MN call the governor if you have energy enough.)
I hope folks are still calling their members of congress. Please keep calling your members of congress. (And if you've been doing that & donating funds where you can, that means a lot.)
(Folks in MN call the governor if you have energy enough.)
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
February 8, 2026 at 5:11 AM
Oh hey, this is true.
I hope folks are still calling their members of congress. Please keep calling your members of congress. (And if you've been doing that & donating funds where you can, that means a lot.)
(Folks in MN call the governor if you have energy enough.)
I hope folks are still calling their members of congress. Please keep calling your members of congress. (And if you've been doing that & donating funds where you can, that means a lot.)
(Folks in MN call the governor if you have energy enough.)
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He used to be evil and smart.
Now? Just evil. Billionaire brain rot has eaten his brain.
Now? Just evil. Billionaire brain rot has eaten his brain.
Peter Thiel warns the Antichrist and apocalypse are linked to the ‘end of modernity’ currently happening—and cites Greta Thunberg as a driving example
fortune.com/2026/02/04/p...
*Not satire.
fortune.com/2026/02/04/p...
*Not satire.
Peter Thiel warns the Antichrist and apocalypse are linked to the ‘end of modernity’ currently happening—and cites Greta Thunberg as a driving example | Fortune
The Gen Z Swedish climate activist is a legionnaire of the Antichrist, Thiel claims, a “Luddite” who wants to halt technological progress in its tracks.
fortune.com
February 8, 2026 at 10:10 AM
He used to be evil and smart.
Now? Just evil. Billionaire brain rot has eaten his brain.
Now? Just evil. Billionaire brain rot has eaten his brain.
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I don’t know the difference between doing this intentionally and unintentionally would be. But it’s clearly where we are.
She was then sent back to Dilley from the PICU and denied her prescription medications.
Disease is being weaponized to kill people our government considers undesirable.
I hope you can connect the dots to how they told you to throw off your masks and stop getting vaccinations.
Disease is being weaponized to kill people our government considers undesirable.
I hope you can connect the dots to how they told you to throw off your masks and stop getting vaccinations.
February 8, 2026 at 10:12 AM
I don’t know the difference between doing this intentionally and unintentionally would be. But it’s clearly where we are.
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Stop Cop City gave us a lot of tactics on how to get in the way of fascist infrastructure being built. Those tactics need to be utilized and expanded in the way that ICE Watch has used and greatly developed the tactics of Cop Watch.
The proposed centers are so large that some could house as many as 8,000 detainees at once, according to a DHS spreadsheet of more than 20 potential locations that was verified by NBC News. The largest federal prison in the U.S., for example, has roughly 4,000 inmates.
ICE plans to build mega warehouses for immigration detention spark growing concern
Sources at two government contractors told NBC News they were worried that new warehouses — and the large numbers of immigrants who would be housed in them — would present safety problems.
www.nbcnews.com
February 8, 2026 at 10:18 AM
Stop Cop City gave us a lot of tactics on how to get in the way of fascist infrastructure being built. Those tactics need to be utilized and expanded in the way that ICE Watch has used and greatly developed the tactics of Cop Watch.
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Epstein survivor Anouska De Georgiou: The fact that the very people who are meant to lead this country have completely retraumatized us… it’s—I mean—it’s like being raped by the Department of Justice.
February 6, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Epstein survivor Anouska De Georgiou: The fact that the very people who are meant to lead this country have completely retraumatized us… it’s—I mean—it’s like being raped by the Department of Justice.
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production of The Muppet Show should not be dependent on petty vulgarities like “ratings” or “revenue.” it should be preserved as a vital function of american culture. it should have a taxpayer-funded budget rivaling the CIA
February 7, 2026 at 12:40 AM
production of The Muppet Show should not be dependent on petty vulgarities like “ratings” or “revenue.” it should be preserved as a vital function of american culture. it should have a taxpayer-funded budget rivaling the CIA
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The location, which was built as an Amazon distribution center, was chosen because of its proximity to railroad tracks. It can house up to 10,000 beds (not people -- beds), and will be equipped with a medical incinerator.
A warehouse in south Kansas City could be sold to the federal government to become an ICE detention center. That warehouse, owned by Platform Ventures, had received a $21 million tax incentive from the Port Authority of Kansas City.
Platform Ventures got Port KC tax incentives to build a warehouse. Now they’re selling it to ICE
Platform Ventures pitched a warehouse development as a job creator for south Kansas City. Port KC is concerned that a sale to ICE would undermine job growth in the area.
buff.ly
February 8, 2026 at 7:18 AM
The location, which was built as an Amazon distribution center, was chosen because of its proximity to railroad tracks. It can house up to 10,000 beds (not people -- beds), and will be equipped with a medical incinerator.
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Martinez is pulling off a ~40 point over performance by winning over DEEP SOUTH REPUBLICANS.
Dem seat be damned; this isn’t “it’s just a special election territory.” We’re entering the “make 2010 look like a GOP underperformance” zone.
Congratulations to Iowa Governor-elect Rob Sand
Dem seat be damned; this isn’t “it’s just a special election territory.” We’re entering the “make 2010 look like a GOP underperformance” zone.
Congratulations to Iowa Governor-elect Rob Sand
Just by looking at a cursory glance of the turnout by precinct, this doesn't look like a case of Democratic areas turning out more than Republican areas.
In fact, the opposite. Chasity Martinez won by winning over a bunch of Trump voters
In fact, the opposite. Chasity Martinez won by winning over a bunch of Trump voters
February 8, 2026 at 4:34 AM
Martinez is pulling off a ~40 point over performance by winning over DEEP SOUTH REPUBLICANS.
Dem seat be damned; this isn’t “it’s just a special election territory.” We’re entering the “make 2010 look like a GOP underperformance” zone.
Congratulations to Iowa Governor-elect Rob Sand
Dem seat be damned; this isn’t “it’s just a special election territory.” We’re entering the “make 2010 look like a GOP underperformance” zone.
Congratulations to Iowa Governor-elect Rob Sand
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My Top 10 African Short SFF Stories of 2025
Hey y’all! If you've been following this blog you probably know exactly what this is. At the start of every year, I make a list to highlight the African speculative fiction short stories I read and enjoyed the most from the previous year. This year,…
Hey y’all! If you've been following this blog you probably know exactly what this is. At the start of every year, I make a list to highlight the African speculative fiction short stories I read and enjoyed the most from the previous year. This year,…
My Top 10 African Short SFF Stories of 2025
Hey y’all! If you've been following this blog you probably know exactly what this is. At the start of every year, I make a list to highlight the African speculative fiction short stories I read and enjoyed the most from the previous year. This year, again, the list appears not on this blog but returns to the pages of Reactor…
wtalabi.wordpress.com
February 8, 2026 at 8:46 AM
My Top 10 African Short SFF Stories of 2025
Hey y’all! If you've been following this blog you probably know exactly what this is. At the start of every year, I make a list to highlight the African speculative fiction short stories I read and enjoyed the most from the previous year. This year,…
Hey y’all! If you've been following this blog you probably know exactly what this is. At the start of every year, I make a list to highlight the African speculative fiction short stories I read and enjoyed the most from the previous year. This year,…
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A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
February 8, 2026 at 5:06 AM
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
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elections matter. mutual aid matters. whistles matter. dash cams matter. hand warmers matter. getting folks rent money matters. calling reps matters. checking on your neighbors matters. finding progressives to primary these fuckers matters.
it all matters if you dream big enough.
it all matters if you dream big enough.
February 8, 2026 at 5:21 AM
elections matter. mutual aid matters. whistles matter. dash cams matter. hand warmers matter. getting folks rent money matters. calling reps matters. checking on your neighbors matters. finding progressives to primary these fuckers matters.
it all matters if you dream big enough.
it all matters if you dream big enough.
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With tax season in full swing, here's our reminder that TurboTax owner Intuit spent two decades fighting to prevent Americans from filing their taxes online for free.
(Published 2019)
(Published 2019)
Inside TurboTax’s 20-Year Fight to Stop Americans From Filing Their Taxes for Free
Using lobbying, the revolving door and “dark pattern” customer tricks, Intuit fended off the government’s attempts to make tax filing free and easy, and created its multi-billion-dollar franchise.
www.propublica.org
February 8, 2026 at 4:00 AM
With tax season in full swing, here's our reminder that TurboTax owner Intuit spent two decades fighting to prevent Americans from filing their taxes online for free.
(Published 2019)
(Published 2019)
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Janine di Giovanni has been a war reporter for decades. She knows of what she speaks.
After years spent documenting state terror, I know it when I see it. And I see it now in the US and Israel | Janine di Giovanni
After years spent documenting state terror, I know it when I see it. And I see it now in the US and Israel | Janine di Giovanni
It’s chilling to watch as Trump and Netanyahu adopt the methods of regimes their countries once condemned, says war correspondent and author Janine di Giovanni
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 7:38 AM
Janine di Giovanni has been a war reporter for decades. She knows of what she speaks.
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I was on facebook & it’s bad. Elders, respected oldheads, are virally spreading their caricature drawings of themselves that they instruct ChatGPT to make & giving each other the prompt, make a cartoon of me using everything you know about me. We have to do awareness of AI’s danger for elders.
February 8, 2026 at 2:20 AM
I was on facebook & it’s bad. Elders, respected oldheads, are virally spreading their caricature drawings of themselves that they instruct ChatGPT to make & giving each other the prompt, make a cartoon of me using everything you know about me. We have to do awareness of AI’s danger for elders.
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“Deporting them is condemning them to death.” quote from the article.
February 8, 2026 at 8:13 AM
“Deporting them is condemning them to death.” quote from the article.
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An opinion I pretty firmly hold is that everyone should make a song, paint a painting, act in something, and write a book even if all of those things end up being objectively terrible
February 8, 2026 at 5:41 AM
An opinion I pretty firmly hold is that everyone should make a song, paint a painting, act in something, and write a book even if all of those things end up being objectively terrible