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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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
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A sweeping boycott has begun — targeting tech giants who participants believe are enabling President Trump and his immigration crackdown.
DVDs and public transit: Boycott drives people to ditch Big Tech to protest ICE
A sweeping boycott has begun — targeting tech giants who participants believe are enabling President Trump and his immigration crackdown.
n.pr
February 8, 2026 at 6:48 AM
A sweeping boycott has begun — targeting tech giants who participants believe are enabling President Trump and his immigration crackdown.
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@mrwilliam.bsky.social said somewhere right now there's a little girl who is being tormented by her male classmates who used GROK or some other AI app to make sexualized images of her while screaming 'your body my choice'
And I feel nauseous because its true
And I feel nauseous because its true
February 8, 2026 at 6:47 AM
@mrwilliam.bsky.social said somewhere right now there's a little girl who is being tormented by her male classmates who used GROK or some other AI app to make sexualized images of her while screaming 'your body my choice'
And I feel nauseous because its true
And I feel nauseous because its true
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🇲🇩🇺🇦 Moldovan President Sandu said that she is against her nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize, because there are more worthy candidates - Ukrainian prisoners of war.
Sandu emphasized that it is Ukrainians who are truly sacrificing themselves for the sake of peace and security in Ukraine and the EU.
Sandu emphasized that it is Ukrainians who are truly sacrificing themselves for the sake of peace and security in Ukraine and the EU.
February 6, 2026 at 7:59 PM
🇲🇩🇺🇦 Moldovan President Sandu said that she is against her nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize, because there are more worthy candidates - Ukrainian prisoners of war.
Sandu emphasized that it is Ukrainians who are truly sacrificing themselves for the sake of peace and security in Ukraine and the EU.
Sandu emphasized that it is Ukrainians who are truly sacrificing themselves for the sake of peace and security in Ukraine and the EU.
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Swear to god, ICE could just announce they're leaving a city but not leave and the media will just stop covering that city completely even though ICE never left.
It's what ICE and the media did with LA and they're doing it with Minneapolis too
It's what ICE and the media did with LA and they're doing it with Minneapolis too
February 6, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Swear to god, ICE could just announce they're leaving a city but not leave and the media will just stop covering that city completely even though ICE never left.
It's what ICE and the media did with LA and they're doing it with Minneapolis too
It's what ICE and the media did with LA and they're doing it with Minneapolis too
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Concentration camps:
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
Exclusive: Detention Center Captives Are Throwing Lotion Bottles Wrapped With Notes to Organizers Outside Otay Mesa Facility ~ L.A. TACO
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh," an Otay Mesa captive communicated through handwritten note. "We are all in one big room with no doors...
lataco.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Concentration camps:
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
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the magic of the Muppets is that there are two fourth walls. they constantly break the one that reminds the audience they are performers. they NEVER break the one that reminds the audience they are puppets. this dynamic is the key to their entire comedy style
MY KIDS: so why are there muppets in the AUDIENCE
ME: THE CONCEIT!! IS THAT THEY'RE PUTTING ON A VARIETY SHOW!!! IN A WORLD WHERE MUPPET AND HUMAN COEXIST!!! YOU ARE WATCHING A DOCUMENTARY!! FILMED!! IN REAL TIME!!!
ME: THE CONCEIT!! IS THAT THEY'RE PUTTING ON A VARIETY SHOW!!! IN A WORLD WHERE MUPPET AND HUMAN COEXIST!!! YOU ARE WATCHING A DOCUMENTARY!! FILMED!! IN REAL TIME!!!
February 8, 2026 at 6:22 AM
the magic of the Muppets is that there are two fourth walls. they constantly break the one that reminds the audience they are performers. they NEVER break the one that reminds the audience they are puppets. this dynamic is the key to their entire comedy style
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This is what the most distant confirmed galaxy looks like. The light we're receiving was emitted when the Universe was ~15x smaller in linear size than today, and right now it's ~30 billion light-years away from us. The light was emitted when the Universe was <300 million years old. Pretty amazing!
News from the edge of the visible universe:
JWST has confirmed this galaxy, MoM-z14, as the most distant one yet studied. We're seeing it as it was 13.5 billion years ago, 98% of the way back to the beginning of time.
(MoM stands for "miracle or mirage.") 🧪🔭
science.nasa.gov/missions/web...
JWST has confirmed this galaxy, MoM-z14, as the most distant one yet studied. We're seeing it as it was 13.5 billion years ago, 98% of the way back to the beginning of time.
(MoM stands for "miracle or mirage.") 🧪🔭
science.nasa.gov/missions/web...
February 6, 2026 at 9:11 PM
This is what the most distant confirmed galaxy looks like. The light we're receiving was emitted when the Universe was ~15x smaller in linear size than today, and right now it's ~30 billion light-years away from us. The light was emitted when the Universe was <300 million years old. Pretty amazing!
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3 yrs ago I started writing a book that is in stores TODAY. It's narrative nonfiction, anti-fascist spy thriller set in Trump era. It's timely as hell & I'm proud of it.
A thread of what people are saying abt it & why I hope you'll help make it a bestseller www.simonandschuster.com/books/To-Cat...
A thread of what people are saying abt it & why I hope you'll help make it a bestseller www.simonandschuster.com/books/To-Cat...
February 3, 2026 at 4:11 PM
3 yrs ago I started writing a book that is in stores TODAY. It's narrative nonfiction, anti-fascist spy thriller set in Trump era. It's timely as hell & I'm proud of it.
A thread of what people are saying abt it & why I hope you'll help make it a bestseller www.simonandschuster.com/books/To-Cat...
A thread of what people are saying abt it & why I hope you'll help make it a bestseller www.simonandschuster.com/books/To-Cat...
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Oh she’s phenomenal. This is Sophia Chang.
February 8, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Oh she’s phenomenal. This is Sophia Chang.
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I know this is about an anti-choice group, so you know, oh well, but as an example it still provides the same lesson: wear a mask to protests and large events. Infecting your allies is harmful and avoidable.
February 8, 2026 at 4:06 AM
I know this is about an anti-choice group, so you know, oh well, but as an example it still provides the same lesson: wear a mask to protests and large events. Infecting your allies is harmful and avoidable.
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I get that everyone who is in the know knows this already but I am quite happy for a publication to be surfacing it again, especially for readers who may not be aware
February 7, 2026 at 6:43 PM
I get that everyone who is in the know knows this already but I am quite happy for a publication to be surfacing it again, especially for readers who may not be aware
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I'd watch a muppet show movie where the muppets infiltrate an academic conference.
February 7, 2026 at 2:45 PM
I'd watch a muppet show movie where the muppets infiltrate an academic conference.
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I'm impressed at how logistically, Sabrina Carpenter is like the perfect height to host the Muppets
February 4, 2026 at 10:42 PM
I'm impressed at how logistically, Sabrina Carpenter is like the perfect height to host the Muppets
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Call to Activism - Joe Gallina
🚨HOLY SHIT! Jon Ossoff calls Trump’s cabinet the “Epstein Class.”
“We were told that MAGA was for working class Americans. But this is a government of, by, and for the ultra rich. It’s the wealthiest Cabinet ever. This is the Epstein class.” 🔥
🚨HOLY SHIT! Jon Ossoff calls Trump’s cabinet the “Epstein Class.”
“We were told that MAGA was for working class Americans. But this is a government of, by, and for the ultra rich. It’s the wealthiest Cabinet ever. This is the Epstein class.” 🔥
February 8, 2026 at 4:22 AM
Call to Activism - Joe Gallina
🚨HOLY SHIT! Jon Ossoff calls Trump’s cabinet the “Epstein Class.”
“We were told that MAGA was for working class Americans. But this is a government of, by, and for the ultra rich. It’s the wealthiest Cabinet ever. This is the Epstein class.” 🔥
🚨HOLY SHIT! Jon Ossoff calls Trump’s cabinet the “Epstein Class.”
“We were told that MAGA was for working class Americans. But this is a government of, by, and for the ultra rich. It’s the wealthiest Cabinet ever. This is the Epstein class.” 🔥
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Reminder that children, elders and immunocompromised folks etc implicated by their bringing this plague to DC certainly don’t have a fucking choice about this at all.
February 8, 2026 at 4:26 AM
Reminder that children, elders and immunocompromised folks etc implicated by their bringing this plague to DC certainly don’t have a fucking choice about this at all.
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An “extraordinary” brain network discovery shows that Parkinson’s disease may not be a movement disorder after all
Scientists discover brain network that may cause Parkinson’s disease
An “extraordinary” brain network discovery shows that Parkinson’s disease may not be a movement disorder after all
www.scientificamerican.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:20 PM
An “extraordinary” brain network discovery shows that Parkinson’s disease may not be a movement disorder after all
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February 7, 2026 at 10:45 PM
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It is really infuriating to see how misogyny really does unite men across the sociopolitical spectrum. And, in so far as the Epstein files go, they sort women into two categories: fuckable or irrelevant. When they near a hint of accountability they complain about not being able to make women prey.
February 5, 2026 at 7:33 PM
It is really infuriating to see how misogyny really does unite men across the sociopolitical spectrum. And, in so far as the Epstein files go, they sort women into two categories: fuckable or irrelevant. When they near a hint of accountability they complain about not being able to make women prey.
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And we have a Slack group and bring snacks each class! And we have non-mandatory meetings outside of class where we go to author readings and bookstores. My last class hosted a Thanksgiving dinner. It’s nice 😊
Thank you!
Thank you!
Thinking of committing to writing a novel? @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social is an extraordinary writer and teacher. A class not to be missed!
My last Novel In A Year class ended last week. I am so sad to see it end, but I'm so very proud of the wonderful work everyone accomplished. If you're in Chicago, join me for my next Novel In A Year. Plus! We meet in StoryStudio's cozy living room.
My past students ranged in genres and styles.
My past students ranged in genres and styles.
February 7, 2026 at 5:51 PM
And we have a Slack group and bring snacks each class! And we have non-mandatory meetings outside of class where we go to author readings and bookstores. My last class hosted a Thanksgiving dinner. It’s nice 😊
Thank you!
Thank you!
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JD Vance Booed for Sleep (10 Hours, No Ads)
LOL.... i wanted to hear JD getting booed at the Olympics and when i searched for it on YouTube i got this
February 7, 2026 at 4:03 PM
JD Vance Booed for Sleep (10 Hours, No Ads)
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Wow, NBC edited out the audience booing JD Vance at the Olympics. And this is one of the few remaining news outlets NOT owned by right-wing billionaire Trump sycophants
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
NBC appears to cut crowd’s booing of JD Vance from Winter Olympics broadcast
The US vice-president, JD Vance, was greeted by a chorus of boos during when he appeared at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Milan on Friday
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Wow, NBC edited out the audience booing JD Vance at the Olympics. And this is one of the few remaining news outlets NOT owned by right-wing billionaire Trump sycophants
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...