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Effie Seiberg is a spooky Cyborg

@effies.bsky.social

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Nebula-winning and Hugo/Sturgeon-nominated writer. Bagel the Dog's emotional support human. Dadjoke teller. Unrepentant punster. Sentence-fragment lover. Disabled w #MECFS She/her effieseiberg.com/stories

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@effies.bsky.socialJun 7, 2026, 3:11 AM Pinned

Thanks so much to everyone who voted for "Laser Eyes Ain't Everything"!!! The other nominees are amazing & you should read them.

Thanks to my husband for helping me make the space to write, to @wiswell.bsky.social and @atgreenblatt.bsky.social for critiquing, & to @diabolicalplots.com for editing.

SScience Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association@sfwa.bsky.socialJun 7, 2026, 2:58 AM

And the Nebula Award for Short Story goes to... 👀 “Laser Eyes Ain’t Everything”, by Effie Seiberg (Diabolical Plots 5/25) 🎉 ALL the short story finalists this year are holding the line in an important time. Congratulations, Effie - and thank you for your work!

And the Nebula Award for Short Story goes to...

"Laser Eyes Ain't Everything"

Effie Seiberg
Diabolical Plots 5/25
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@nytpitchbot.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 6:35 PMReposted by @effies.bsky.social

We wanted to understand the AI proof of Hilbert’s Tenth Problem over the rationals. So we talked to three unvaccinated UFC fans at an Arby’s in Scranton.

@nytpitchbot.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 6:28 PMReposted by @effies.bsky.social

I converted to Catholicism two weeks ago. Here’s why I think Jesus would’ve supported live streaming executions.

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@lookitup.babyOct 11, 2026, 5:07 PMReposted by @effies.bsky.social

Hi, I’m a sighted alt text user! Here are some reasons I use it: - Slow Internet on an airplane - I’m over 40, I have no idea who that celebrity is - Bluesky broke images again - My vision sucks and that text is too small to read otherwise - Conveys further context and authorial intent

@stephanieburgis.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 5:24 PMReposted by @effies.bsky.social

Ooh, now here's a great spark for a historical fantasy story...

@ecatherine.comOct 11, 2026, 4:07 PMReposted by @effies.bsky.social

We are $600 away from halfway there. If you can share, thank you. I got moved to rehab four days ago, and I'm learning to walk again. đź–¤

@djolder.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 2:07 PMReposted by @effies.bsky.social

Very dystopian that on the article about a A.I. data center poisoning the air, there's a little rainbow A.I. chatbot button just lurking at the edge, waiting to poison the air some more to answer your banal question

The article below with a rainbow tab on the side which initiates a chat bot 
Text: 
Gadget Revieu_

HOME Y

EMERGING TECH / AI

Virginia Data Center Ran
Diesel Generators for 24
Hours. Residents Fled Their

Homes

+

Sterling residents had no legal recourse as
189 of Virginia's 197 data-center air permits
allow emergency diesel runs without public

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@saranadosfiction.comOct 11, 2026, 5:07 PMReposted by @effies.bsky.social

Because a) National Coming Out Day, and b) I've already talked about this short story in response to today's AwesomeCharacters prompt about honour and oaths, re-upping a very specific snippet of Sabbat and Archer's backstory: saranadosfiction.com/2021/10/11/s...

@youranoncentral.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 1:11 PMReposted by @effies.bsky.social

Russian bot traffic has dropped to nearly 0 after Ukraine struck a Yandex data center in Vladimir, Russia

• Source Network: AS13238 YANDEX – Yandex LLC (Russian Federation)
• Traffic Breakdown: Prior to the drop, bot traffic accounted for roughly 99.6% of requests compared to 0.4% human traffic.
• Event Cause: The sudden plunge to zero on October 11, 2026, corresponds to a reported military/drone attack on Yandex's data center facility in Vladimir, Russia—marking the third reported attack on Yandex data infrastructure since October 8.
YAnonymous@youranoncentral.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 12:53 PM

Ukrainian drones struck three Yandex data centres in Russia, shutting down two and crippling the third. The attacks disrupted more than 80 services, including banking, transport and cloud infrastructure, following Russian strikes on Ukrainian data centres.

yacnews.comDrone strikes hit three Yandex data centres in four days as Ukraine responds to Russia's attacksUkrainian drones struck three major Yandex data centres in Russia over four days, shutting down two and crippling the third. The attacks disrupted more than 80 services, including banking, transport a...
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@lightspeedmagazine.comOct 11, 2026, 5:11 PMReposted by @effies.bsky.social

According to Kickstarter tracking service, Kicktraq, the LIGHTSPEED + NIGHTMARE campaign is trending toward only reaching 94% of our goal. So WE STILL NEED YOUR HELP. If you love SF, fantasy, and horror short fiction, please consider backing today and sharing this post. bit.ly/LS-NM-26

@wpr.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 9:47 PMReposted by @effies.bsky.social

With Israel’s elections weeks away, the Israeli right wants to “fix as much as it can on the ground” in the occupied West Bank “so that no future government can undo it,” Khalil Tafakji, who maps settlement expansion, told Aseel Mafarjeh.

@juniorhoncho.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 8:35 PMReposted by @effies.bsky.social

ALPHA INFLUENCER (has rabies): i'm not "afraid" of water ok, it's not a phobia, understand? i refuse ok, unlike most people, to let water scare me. "but without water i'll die!" says who? Dasani? stop being Evian's bitch! see this? healthy male mouths naturally produce a nutritious, hydrating foam

@tressiemcphd.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 5:38 AMReposted by @effies.bsky.social

Proposing analog to,”racism can explain every weird thing in America” is, “women are busy working for money is the secret reason everything we miss about a society is now dying.”

@nameshiv.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 3:48 AMReposted by @effies.bsky.social

modi has spent the last 12 years being the guy that Trump wishes he could be and gets about 1/300th as much attention as Orban who was lording it over a country maybe 1/35th the size

AAthul K. Acharya@athul.acharya.ccOct 10, 2026, 8:26 PM

Holy shit they disenfranchised nearly ten percent of the population. It’s like a GOP wet dream

nytimes.comIndia Cut 130 Million From Voter Roll, Fueling Protests Against ModiPublic anger is growing over an exercise that critics say undermines the world’s largest democracy, particularly disenfranchising Muslims under the Hindu nationalist government.
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@robotleblanc.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 3:27 PMReposted by @effies.bsky.social

friday is for kafkaposting

tumblr post poem by kleinergeist

I don't care if Monday's stressed
Tuesday, Wednesday, Kafkaesque
Thursday, feeling like a pest
It's Friday, I'm a bug
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@quatoria.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 7:01 PMReposted by @effies.bsky.social

trans people “apparently able to feel pain,” surprising new study reveals

@tlecaque.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 5:06 PMReposted by @effies.bsky.social

Democratic candidates pivoting to right wing positions in the general is one of the reasons Democratic voters don't trust the party.

@golikehellmachine.comOct 10, 2026, 11:33 PMReposted by @effies.bsky.social

no one reads the articles. all of the quotes assume this is because the party is broke because of (spins wheel) whatever that person is mad about today, but the reason they’re scrambling is because they’re trying to run moonshot campaigns in deep red districts they ordinarily would never attempt

PPolitico@politico.comOct 9, 2026, 6:02 PM

House Democratic campaign arm says it needs $17 million, and fast politi.co/3Wh1xra

politico.comHouse Democratic campaign arm says it needs $17 million, and fast politi.co/3Wh1xraHouse Democratic campaign arm says it needs $17 million, and fast politi.co/3Wh1xra
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@simonwdc.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 10:59 PMReposted by @effies.bsky.social

Trump is helping Russia who is helping Iran attack and kill Americans. So that means Trump is knowingly taking steps to weaken the US and bolster Russia and its close ally, Iran.

Does that make him a traitor? Let's have the debate....

www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...

@andycraig.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 9:26 PMReposted by @effies.bsky.social

It's already illegal. Congress banned it near-unanimously in 2022. That law allows the ban to be lifted only if Russia withdraws from Ukraine. He's simply breaking the law that's already on the books.

DDavid S. Bernstein @dbernstein.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 9:23 PM

Republican US Rep Brian Fitzgerald tweets that he will introduce a bill to block purchases of Russian oil. Don Bacon (R-Neb) tweets that he will co-sponsor. Obviously this won’t happen during campaigning recess (and Trump could veto anyway) but interesting push-back on Trump.

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@jakevig.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 8:01 PMReposted by @effies.bsky.social

If the super wealthy only drain resources and pay no taxes, who cares if they leave if a wealth tax is imposed? 

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