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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What the Epstein files reveal more than anything is a gilded elite who believe the rules and laws don't apply to them.
The test of our times is do these bastards end up in jail
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
The test of our times is do these bastards end up in jail
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Rape allegation against ex-Barclays CEO Jes Staley was raised in US Epstein investigation
Newly unsealed files claim the banker, who has denied any wrongdoing, forced a woman to touch his genitals during a massage before raping her
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:27 AM
What the Epstein files reveal more than anything is a gilded elite who believe the rules and laws don't apply to them.
The test of our times is do these bastards end up in jail
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
The test of our times is do these bastards end up in jail
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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By the way, for those of you not in MN: Homan’s strategy was to withdraw some agents, so it felt like we were in the denouement of the crisis, and then escalate hard against observers. They’re being incredibly aggressive with observers now. National media may not want to check out just yet
February 7, 2026 at 3:38 AM
By the way, for those of you not in MN: Homan’s strategy was to withdraw some agents, so it felt like we were in the denouement of the crisis, and then escalate hard against observers. They’re being incredibly aggressive with observers now. National media may not want to check out just yet
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Looted them from a Native reservation, too, which is the kicker. I would *love* to know who acted as a guide.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. went hunting for dinosaur bones in the Dakotas with child sex traffickers Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
RFK Jr.’s Bizarre Trip With Epstein and Ghislaine Exposed in Files
The trip took place on a Native reservation where collecting fossils without explicit tribal permission is considered looting.
trib.al
February 7, 2026 at 4:52 AM
Looted them from a Native reservation, too, which is the kicker. I would *love* to know who acted as a guide.
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February 6, 2026 at 7:12 PM
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Oh no, my story "Bots All The Way Down" came true AGAIN.
www.wired.com/story/ai-bot...
(read the story at www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/bots..., and tell people to stop making the torment nexus)
www.wired.com/story/ai-bot...
(read the story at www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/bots..., and tell people to stop making the torment nexus)
AI Bots Are Now a Signifigant Source of Web Traffic
New data shows AI bots pushing deeper into the web, prompting publishers to roll out more aggressive defenses.
www.wired.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Oh no, my story "Bots All The Way Down" came true AGAIN.
www.wired.com/story/ai-bot...
(read the story at www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/bots..., and tell people to stop making the torment nexus)
www.wired.com/story/ai-bot...
(read the story at www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/bots..., and tell people to stop making the torment nexus)
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"Disabled people aren't allowed to work" and "Disabled people can't get married" tells most of the 1 in 4 American adults who are disabled that they don't count as disabled, it shrinks the community and diminishes our political power.
In 2016 I started talking about the brutality of SSI 🧵
In 2016 I started talking about the brutality of SSI 🧵
February 6, 2026 at 11:43 PM
"Disabled people aren't allowed to work" and "Disabled people can't get married" tells most of the 1 in 4 American adults who are disabled that they don't count as disabled, it shrinks the community and diminishes our political power.
In 2016 I started talking about the brutality of SSI 🧵
In 2016 I started talking about the brutality of SSI 🧵
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Just unspeakably cruel
Metry and her husband of 4 years go to DHS to get their I-130 in motion. "Good news" a DHS employee told them, the form to start her naturalization was approved.
DHS employee asks the husband to follow him through a secure door. When it locks behind him, ICE detains his wife to deport her.
DHS employee asks the husband to follow him through a secure door. When it locks behind him, ICE detains his wife to deport her.
EXCLUSIVE: Terez Metry was 13 when her family fled to Tennessee from Egypt in 2011. Then, they left her behind. She only recently discovered she had an order of removal from 2011. But she was following the legal path to citizenship. On Monday, at a routine DHS meeting, Metry was detained.
February 6, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Just unspeakably cruel
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The government has withheld details of the investigation of Renee Good's killing—but an unrelated case involving the ICE agent who shot her could force new revelations. www.wired.com/story/jonath...
ICE Agent's ‘Dragging’ Case May Help Expose Evidence in Renee Good Shooting
The government has withheld details of the investigation of Renee Good's killing—but an unrelated case involving the ICE agent who shot her could force new revelations.
www.wired.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:21 PM
The government has withheld details of the investigation of Renee Good's killing—but an unrelated case involving the ICE agent who shot her could force new revelations. www.wired.com/story/jonath...
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NEWS: “We want to make sure that Virginia families know that here in Virginia, it is not just a Supreme Court decision that protects them, but it is also our state constitution," the Democratic governor said.
www.advocate.com/politics/sta...
www.advocate.com/politics/sta...
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger sends marriage equality & abortion rights amendments to voters
“We want to make sure that Virginia families know that here in Virginia, it is not just a Supreme Court decision that protects them, but it is also our state constitution, the Democratic governor said...
www.advocate.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:21 PM
NEWS: “We want to make sure that Virginia families know that here in Virginia, it is not just a Supreme Court decision that protects them, but it is also our state constitution," the Democratic governor said.
www.advocate.com/politics/sta...
www.advocate.com/politics/sta...
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even if you don't care about sports you gotta admit it's awesome that this guy had to hear to his face how the world feels about him
I'm at the Olympics and the entire stadium booed JD Vance. 😌
February 6, 2026 at 9:27 PM
even if you don't care about sports you gotta admit it's awesome that this guy had to hear to his face how the world feels about him
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Federal judge: "The presumption of regularity that has previously extended to [the United States Government] that it could be taken at its word—with little doubt about its intentions and stated purposes—no longer holds."
This is in a case where the Trump admin sued Oregon.
This is in a case where the Trump admin sued Oregon.
February 6, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Federal judge: "The presumption of regularity that has previously extended to [the United States Government] that it could be taken at its word—with little doubt about its intentions and stated purposes—no longer holds."
This is in a case where the Trump admin sued Oregon.
This is in a case where the Trump admin sued Oregon.
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Does anyone wanna see a really good Getty image of Rita Moreno and Sam The Eagle having dinner in 1979?
December 20, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Does anyone wanna see a really good Getty image of Rita Moreno and Sam The Eagle having dinner in 1979?
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"I need AI to make art, human art is only for the rich and privileged-"
February 6, 2026 at 7:29 PM
"I need AI to make art, human art is only for the rich and privileged-"
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the experience of having a dance spectacle narrated by the sports team always makes me want an option to go to a ballet where you have, like, John McEnroe in an ear saying “I’m being told that this is Drossel… Drosselmeyer? ominous cape there! watch how he jumps on the clock! no capes in my day”
February 6, 2026 at 7:37 PM
the experience of having a dance spectacle narrated by the sports team always makes me want an option to go to a ballet where you have, like, John McEnroe in an ear saying “I’m being told that this is Drossel… Drosselmeyer? ominous cape there! watch how he jumps on the clock! no capes in my day”
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Queer bookstores died in 2010. We had a funeral and everything!
Except... a ton of people decided to roll up their sleeves and start *new* queer bookshops, all over the place. In cities. In tiny towns.
My latest newsletter is about the rebirth of the LGBTQ bookshop:
buttondown.com/charliejane/...
Except... a ton of people decided to roll up their sleeves and start *new* queer bookshops, all over the place. In cities. In tiny towns.
My latest newsletter is about the rebirth of the LGBTQ bookshop:
buttondown.com/charliejane/...
The Death and Rebirth of the Queer Bookstore
Hi! Before we get started… Right now, you can get a Humble Bundle including everything Annalee Newitz and I have published with Tor for just $18 (plus...
buttondown.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Queer bookstores died in 2010. We had a funeral and everything!
Except... a ton of people decided to roll up their sleeves and start *new* queer bookshops, all over the place. In cities. In tiny towns.
My latest newsletter is about the rebirth of the LGBTQ bookshop:
buttondown.com/charliejane/...
Except... a ton of people decided to roll up their sleeves and start *new* queer bookshops, all over the place. In cities. In tiny towns.
My latest newsletter is about the rebirth of the LGBTQ bookshop:
buttondown.com/charliejane/...
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IT'S HERE! We are SO thrilled to officially reveal our Issue 1 table of contents! Every single piece in this issue is unbelievably good, and we cannot wait for you to read these stories and poems in March. These authors are amazing 🪐🗡️
More details in the thread! 🧵 (1/6)
More details in the thread! 🧵 (1/6)
February 4, 2026 at 8:38 PM
IT'S HERE! We are SO thrilled to officially reveal our Issue 1 table of contents! Every single piece in this issue is unbelievably good, and we cannot wait for you to read these stories and poems in March. These authors are amazing 🪐🗡️
More details in the thread! 🧵 (1/6)
More details in the thread! 🧵 (1/6)
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“As Ida B Wells noted in her 1892 book Southern Horrors: ‘They forget that a concession of the right to lynch a man for a certain crime … concedes the right to lynch any person for any crime.’”
State violence against Black Americans laid the groundwork for fascism | Jason Stanley
Fascism feeds on the arbitrary killings that have long plagued the US. Ending the horror starts with abolishing ICE
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:18 PM
“As Ida B Wells noted in her 1892 book Southern Horrors: ‘They forget that a concession of the right to lynch a man for a certain crime … concedes the right to lynch any person for any crime.’”
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NEW: At least 12 protesters were arrested last night in a heavy handed show of force by a mixture of state and local police. The protesters were taking part in the fourth noise demo against ICE being housed at the Graduate Hotel on the University of MN campus. [Full story at our website]
Another Mass Arrest by Large Police Force in Minneapolis After 4th Noise Demo at the Graduate Hotel
YouTube video by Unicorn Riot
youtu.be
February 6, 2026 at 9:20 PM
NEW: At least 12 protesters were arrested last night in a heavy handed show of force by a mixture of state and local police. The protesters were taking part in the fourth noise demo against ICE being housed at the Graduate Hotel on the University of MN campus. [Full story at our website]
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1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
February 6, 2026 at 5:42 PM
1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
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Which reminds me of a thought I often have: life is finite. You have to make choices. Maybe taking the time required to become a skilled artist isn't something you can do right now without giving something else up, and you don't want to give it up.
Okay.
Okay.
February 6, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Which reminds me of a thought I often have: life is finite. You have to make choices. Maybe taking the time required to become a skilled artist isn't something you can do right now without giving something else up, and you don't want to give it up.
Okay.
Okay.
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It's amazing that 4 congressional Dems voted to make it *illegal for married women to vote*, and the rest of the Dems didn't respond "ok yeah you are not allowed to call yourself a Democrat anymore, we're not going to help fundraise for you, just go fuck yourself"
April 12, 2025 at 8:13 AM
It's amazing that 4 congressional Dems voted to make it *illegal for married women to vote*, and the rest of the Dems didn't respond "ok yeah you are not allowed to call yourself a Democrat anymore, we're not going to help fundraise for you, just go fuck yourself"
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Every instance of "AI democratizes the arts, you're classist and ableist and a gatekeeper for trying to stop it" is a slap in the face to the literally centuries of poor, disabled people making art on the margins and a crass lie in service of a machine that strips down and regurgitates dreams
February 6, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Every instance of "AI democratizes the arts, you're classist and ableist and a gatekeeper for trying to stop it" is a slap in the face to the literally centuries of poor, disabled people making art on the margins and a crass lie in service of a machine that strips down and regurgitates dreams
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Abolish ICE and DHS. Shut it all down.
A man taken into custody in Rochester Thursday by federal immigration agents and now held at the Whipple Federal Building in the Twin Cities is a recent organ transplant recipient who is without his needed anti-rejection medication, state Rep. Kim Hicks tells MPR News.
Transplant recipient arrested by federal agents in Rochester needs medicine, state representative says
State Rep. Kim Hicks told MPR News she drove to the Whipple Federal Building near Ft. Snelling Thursday night to give the man his medication but authorities wouldn't take it without a doctor's note. S...
www.mprnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Abolish ICE and DHS. Shut it all down.
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I'd like to see ppl support UBI rather than use AI as an answer to income and time resource inequality.
I grew up extremely poor and AI would not have been the solution for my economic and housing instability.
I grew up extremely poor and AI would not have been the solution for my economic and housing instability.
February 6, 2026 at 7:14 PM
I'd like to see ppl support UBI rather than use AI as an answer to income and time resource inequality.
I grew up extremely poor and AI would not have been the solution for my economic and housing instability.
I grew up extremely poor and AI would not have been the solution for my economic and housing instability.
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It’s Black History Month in the US and LGBTQ+ History Month in the UK. I’m a citizen of both, and I have a book that’s both Black and queer, like me.
Black queer surfers. Black queer bank-robbers. Black queer sea monsters. Black queer sorcerers. Black queer rootworkers. Black queer sailors. Black queer saints. Black queer sinners.
It’s Black!
It’s queer!
It’s Here!
Now available!
www.neonhemlock.com/books/call-a...
It’s Black!
It’s queer!
It’s Here!
Now available!
www.neonhemlock.com/books/call-a...
Call and Response by Christopher Caldwell (pre-order) — neon hemlock
A collection of short stories. Publication date: October 14th, 2025. An 8” x 5” paperback. 188 pages. This is a pre-order—any other books ordered with it will ship when the pre-order is ready to ship....
www.neonhemlock.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:43 PM
It’s Black History Month in the US and LGBTQ+ History Month in the UK. I’m a citizen of both, and I have a book that’s both Black and queer, like me.