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 @effies@wandering.shop 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 object to the Ben Gvir led passage in preliminary Knesset vote of capital punishment for terrorists. But Hamas condemning it as a violation of humanitarian law and human rights is a bit rich.
November 11, 2025 at 7:52 AM
I object to the Ben Gvir led passage in preliminary Knesset vote of capital punishment for terrorists. But Hamas condemning it as a violation of humanitarian law and human rights is a bit rich.
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Let’s be clear: this is class warfare.
Tens of thousands of working-class Americans are going to die because of this “deal.”
Real people. Real deaths. For another tax break for the rich.
Those who voted for it — Republicans and Democrats — are on the side the 1%, fighting against the rest of us.
Tens of thousands of working-class Americans are going to die because of this “deal.”
Real people. Real deaths. For another tax break for the rich.
Those who voted for it — Republicans and Democrats — are on the side the 1%, fighting against the rest of us.
This deal to reopen the government is fucking disgraceful.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
November 11, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Let’s be clear: this is class warfare.
Tens of thousands of working-class Americans are going to die because of this “deal.”
Real people. Real deaths. For another tax break for the rich.
Those who voted for it — Republicans and Democrats — are on the side the 1%, fighting against the rest of us.
Tens of thousands of working-class Americans are going to die because of this “deal.”
Real people. Real deaths. For another tax break for the rich.
Those who voted for it — Republicans and Democrats — are on the side the 1%, fighting against the rest of us.
Jupiter says trans rights
🔭 Jupiter in Ultraviolet from Hubble
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble; Processing & License: Judy Schmidt
star.ucl.ac.uk/~apod/apod/a...
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble; Processing & License: Judy Schmidt
star.ucl.ac.uk/~apod/apod/a...
November 11, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Jupiter says trans rights
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🔭 Jupiter in Ultraviolet from Hubble
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble; Processing & License: Judy Schmidt
star.ucl.ac.uk/~apod/apod/a...
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble; Processing & License: Judy Schmidt
star.ucl.ac.uk/~apod/apod/a...
November 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🔭 Jupiter in Ultraviolet from Hubble
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble; Processing & License: Judy Schmidt
star.ucl.ac.uk/~apod/apod/a...
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble; Processing & License: Judy Schmidt
star.ucl.ac.uk/~apod/apod/a...
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For the late night/timezone crowd ✨️
Indie Ink Award nominations are now open! The Dragon Next Door is eligible! Head over to indiestorygeek.com/story/10108 and hit the “nominate” button at the bottom. Some categories to consider: ace rep, LGBTQ+ rep, book cover, friendship, side character MVP, made me hungry 😂 #booksky 🌈📚
November 11, 2025 at 7:39 AM
For the late night/timezone crowd ✨️
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Authors, Beware! There's a firm called "ClaimsHero" doing aggressive social media outreach claiming to
"help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.
"help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.
November 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Authors, Beware! There's a firm called "ClaimsHero" doing aggressive social media outreach claiming to
"help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.
"help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.
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Right before finding out which way SCOTUS comes down on the question of starving millions of children? That's the worst, stupidest time to cave. It's really weird that Dem Senators are posting pretending like they don't know that.
Sheldon Whitehouse absolutely understood what Jackson, J did. 🧵
Sheldon Whitehouse absolutely understood what Jackson, J did. 🧵
November 11, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Right before finding out which way SCOTUS comes down on the question of starving millions of children? That's the worst, stupidest time to cave. It's really weird that Dem Senators are posting pretending like they don't know that.
Sheldon Whitehouse absolutely understood what Jackson, J did. 🧵
Sheldon Whitehouse absolutely understood what Jackson, J did. 🧵
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If SCOTUS actually had ruled against feeding 42 million people, if you need to surrender at that point? they're actually starving millions of children so I accept any Senator saying, 'I will go on a hunger strike, but I can't let them starve four year olds'
We were about to get those court orders 🧵
We were about to get those court orders 🧵
November 11, 2025 at 7:29 AM
If SCOTUS actually had ruled against feeding 42 million people, if you need to surrender at that point? they're actually starving millions of children so I accept any Senator saying, 'I will go on a hunger strike, but I can't let them starve four year olds'
We were about to get those court orders 🧵
We were about to get those court orders 🧵
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I think there are a lot of really smart lawyers in the Senate who absolutely did not come away from the stay order believing — genuinely, actually believing — that Justice Jackson would do anything other than maximize the odds the judiciary kept people from going hungry. 🧵
November 11, 2025 at 7:24 AM
I think there are a lot of really smart lawyers in the Senate who absolutely did not come away from the stay order believing — genuinely, actually believing — that Justice Jackson would do anything other than maximize the odds the judiciary kept people from going hungry. 🧵
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And by caving, i.e. by folding in exchange for nothing meaningful on healthcare, the suffering was done for nothing? The deaths weren't avoided...
I don't think the administrative stay from Justice Jackson was a sign to surrender, quite the opposite. It was smart, strategic, harm reduction 🧵
I don't think the administrative stay from Justice Jackson was a sign to surrender, quite the opposite. It was smart, strategic, harm reduction 🧵
November 11, 2025 at 7:20 AM
And by caving, i.e. by folding in exchange for nothing meaningful on healthcare, the suffering was done for nothing? The deaths weren't avoided...
I don't think the administrative stay from Justice Jackson was a sign to surrender, quite the opposite. It was smart, strategic, harm reduction 🧵
I don't think the administrative stay from Justice Jackson was a sign to surrender, quite the opposite. It was smart, strategic, harm reduction 🧵
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A bunch of suffering was endured by folks who are all much poorer than any US Senator, in the name of avoiding all those needless health care deaths. Folks were struggling to pay bills, buy food, take care of their families.
Trump / MAGA were correctly getting the blame from the public 🧵
Trump / MAGA were correctly getting the blame from the public 🧵
November 11, 2025 at 7:11 AM
A bunch of suffering was endured by folks who are all much poorer than any US Senator, in the name of avoiding all those needless health care deaths. Folks were struggling to pay bills, buy food, take care of their families.
Trump / MAGA were correctly getting the blame from the public 🧵
Trump / MAGA were correctly getting the blame from the public 🧵
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The reason why I'm so angry has a lot to do with the lives that will be lost — people are absolutely going to die as a direct result of Senate Democrats folding on health care. It also has a lot to do with the suffering that was endured — people were struggling to get by without food assistance. 🧵
November 11, 2025 at 6:58 AM
The reason why I'm so angry has a lot to do with the lives that will be lost — people are absolutely going to die as a direct result of Senate Democrats folding on health care. It also has a lot to do with the suffering that was endured — people were struggling to get by without food assistance. 🧵
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Ladies, you do not need to get pregnant or become a tradwife. You need to unionize your workplace.
November 11, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Ladies, you do not need to get pregnant or become a tradwife. You need to unionize your workplace.
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This story is so good!
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...
DP FICTION #123B: “Laser Eyes Ain’t Everything” by Effie Seiberg – Diabolical Plots
www.diabolicalplots.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:34 AM
This story is so good!
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The actual finding here is that a huge percentage of the population believes things that are not true. Democrats objectively did not spend significant time on climate change or LGBTQ issues in the last election campaign.
Duh. Those of us on the ground last year actually speaking with middle class/working class voters and who heard from these voters every single day the same - “Trump is an asshole, but Democrats are out of touch” - could’ve saved my new political party a lot of time & money producing this “report.”👇
October 28, 2025 at 12:52 PM
The actual finding here is that a huge percentage of the population believes things that are not true. Democrats objectively did not spend significant time on climate change or LGBTQ issues in the last election campaign.
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Yes. There is a near-unanimous bipartisan conventional wisdom about the Democrats becoming 'too woke' even though — again, objectively — they avoided prioritizing social issues in the 2024 campaign.
one of the reasons voters believe the caricatures of the democratic party pushed by republicans is because the democratic party itself believes in the caricatures of the democratic party pushed by republicans
Duh. Those of us on the ground last year actually speaking with middle class/working class voters and who heard from these voters every single day the same - “Trump is an asshole, but Democrats are out of touch” - could’ve saved my new political party a lot of time & money producing this “report.”👇
October 28, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Yes. There is a near-unanimous bipartisan conventional wisdom about the Democrats becoming 'too woke' even though — again, objectively — they avoided prioritizing social issues in the 2024 campaign.
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"This guy showed up with a 3x5' poster board that said GREAT US PRESIDENTS and had a picture of Trump's face on it" I dunno guys that sounds like exactly the way to get trump to agree to something. We should try this with UBI.
POLITICO: “.. The White House was blindsided by the idea, according to two people familiar with the situation .. and is now dealing with a furious backlash from conservative allies, business leaders and lawmakers.” 🤡
@politico.com $XHB
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
@politico.com $XHB
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 11, 2025 at 2:29 AM
"This guy showed up with a 3x5' poster board that said GREAT US PRESIDENTS and had a picture of Trump's face on it" I dunno guys that sounds like exactly the way to get trump to agree to something. We should try this with UBI.
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Loved this story
It's awards season! I have two short stories I'm most proud of this year.
If you only read one thing of mine, make it "Laser Eyes Ain't Everything", a piece Locus called a "sharp satire" which should give you lols and catharsis. www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1...
1/4
If you only read one thing of mine, make it "Laser Eyes Ain't Everything", a piece Locus called a "sharp satire" which should give you lols and catharsis. www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1...
1/4
DP FICTION #123B: “Laser Eyes Ain’t Everything” by Effie Seiberg – Diabolical Plots
www.diabolicalplots.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Loved this story
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It is incredible — the blind spots you develop when you’ve never, ever been poor.
Trump claims that food stamps "puts the country in jeopardy. People that are able-bodied can do a job, they leave their job because they figure they can pick this up, it's easier."
November 11, 2025 at 12:34 AM
It is incredible — the blind spots you develop when you’ve never, ever been poor.
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I looove "Laser Eyes" and it's so worth the read.
It's awards season! I have two short stories I'm most proud of this year.
If you only read one thing of mine, make it "Laser Eyes Ain't Everything", a piece Locus called a "sharp satire" which should give you lols and catharsis. www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1...
1/4
If you only read one thing of mine, make it "Laser Eyes Ain't Everything", a piece Locus called a "sharp satire" which should give you lols and catharsis. www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1...
1/4
DP FICTION #123B: “Laser Eyes Ain’t Everything” by Effie Seiberg – Diabolical Plots
www.diabolicalplots.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I looove "Laser Eyes" and it's so worth the read.
so either 1) he's lying and wanted to cave, which is bad, or 2) he's incompetent and couldn't stop people from caving, which is also bad
SCOOP: Schumer privately fought to extend government shutdown
Scoop: Schumer privately fought to extend government shutdown
"We let him know what we were doing," said Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.).
www.axios.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 AM
so either 1) he's lying and wanted to cave, which is bad, or 2) he's incompetent and couldn't stop people from caving, which is also bad
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When I first read "Laser Eyes Ain't Everything," I remember thinking OMG, YES, THIS. It was like my fury written in comic form. I adore it and recommend it to any/everyone.
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...
DP FICTION #123B: “Laser Eyes Ain’t Everything” by Effie Seiberg – Diabolical Plots
www.diabolicalplots.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:09 AM
When I first read "Laser Eyes Ain't Everything," I remember thinking OMG, YES, THIS. It was like my fury written in comic form. I adore it and recommend it to any/everyone.
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30 new things went up today including holiday themed things and stitch markers. All money spent here supports LGBTQIA+ artisans. Flat $4 US shipping.
Thank you for peeks/shares!
www.peculiarityshop.com
Thank you for peeks/shares!
www.peculiarityshop.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
30 new things went up today including holiday themed things and stitch markers. All money spent here supports LGBTQIA+ artisans. Flat $4 US shipping.
Thank you for peeks/shares!
www.peculiarityshop.com
Thank you for peeks/shares!
www.peculiarityshop.com
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This is Oakley. He has an injury that requires physical therapy and at-home massages. Luckily, his cat sibling River has been training his whole life for this. 14/10 for both
November 10, 2025 at 11:58 PM
This is Oakley. He has an injury that requires physical therapy and at-home massages. Luckily, his cat sibling River has been training his whole life for this. 14/10 for both
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This is textbook racial profiling: Federal agents cast suspicion and targeted a U.S. citizen with invasive questions based solely on his Indian identity and appearance. As South Asian figures like Zohran Mamdani rise in visibility, hate acts affecting South Asian people are becoming all too common.
Indian IDOT employee questioned about immigration status, if he was 'aware' of NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani
Gov. JB Pritzker is speaking out about the incident, which happened Friday morning, calling it another example of President Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem "continuing to question…
chicago.suntimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:34 PM
This is textbook racial profiling: Federal agents cast suspicion and targeted a U.S. citizen with invasive questions based solely on his Indian identity and appearance. As South Asian figures like Zohran Mamdani rise in visibility, hate acts affecting South Asian people are becoming all too common.