The Omega Dork
@theomegadork.bsky.social
Writer, TTRPG enthusiast, movie geek, traveler, indolent urbanist, dog's best friend, and all around swell cat.
DC Ward 4.
He/Him
DC Ward 4.
He/Him
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My local library system has a small number of ttrpgs. While perusing the shelves, I saw Root, which I had never read. So I checked it out and read it.
The moral of the story is that Libraries might have ttrpgs you can check out, and you can even recommend some to buy.
Libraries: 10/10
The moral of the story is that Libraries might have ttrpgs you can check out, and you can even recommend some to buy.
Libraries: 10/10
November 29, 2025 at 1:21 PM
My local library system has a small number of ttrpgs. While perusing the shelves, I saw Root, which I had never read. So I checked it out and read it.
The moral of the story is that Libraries might have ttrpgs you can check out, and you can even recommend some to buy.
Libraries: 10/10
The moral of the story is that Libraries might have ttrpgs you can check out, and you can even recommend some to buy.
Libraries: 10/10
I just heard that some people I don't know might be playing a TTRPG I don't play in a way that I wouldn't want to.
Let me rush to YouTube to make an hour-long video about my horror and rage...
Let me rush to YouTube to make an hour-long video about my horror and rage...
a woman in a red dress is making a surprised face with her mouth open .
Alt: a woman in a red dress is making a surprised face with her mouth open .
media.tenor.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:58 AM
I just heard that some people I don't know might be playing a TTRPG I don't play in a way that I wouldn't want to.
Let me rush to YouTube to make an hour-long video about my horror and rage...
Let me rush to YouTube to make an hour-long video about my horror and rage...
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If you're scrolling right now, we don't need to tell you what day it is.
Fight back against the e-commerce giants with @freedcproject.bsky.social's shopping guide, which features dozens of local businesses that have pledged to support D.C.'s autonomy.
Fight back against the e-commerce giants with @freedcproject.bsky.social's shopping guide, which features dozens of local businesses that have pledged to support D.C.'s autonomy.
Shop local with Free DC's holiday shopping guide
A new shopping guide features dozens of places that have pledged to support D.C.'s autonomy.
51st.news
November 28, 2025 at 2:40 PM
If you're scrolling right now, we don't need to tell you what day it is.
Fight back against the e-commerce giants with @freedcproject.bsky.social's shopping guide, which features dozens of local businesses that have pledged to support D.C.'s autonomy.
Fight back against the e-commerce giants with @freedcproject.bsky.social's shopping guide, which features dozens of local businesses that have pledged to support D.C.'s autonomy.
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When I say I don't want to have kids but I still want to be involved in their lives, this is what I mean
November 1, 2025 at 2:22 PM
When I say I don't want to have kids but I still want to be involved in their lives, this is what I mean
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New Quinns Quest review is a boxed RPG special! 📦✨
I dunno folks, I think running RPGs out of 400 page hardback books might be dumb and bad
I dunno folks, I think running RPGs out of 400 page hardback books might be dumb and bad
Quinns Quest Reviews: The Boxed RPG Special!
YouTube video by Quinns Quest
www.youtube.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:17 PM
New Quinns Quest review is a boxed RPG special! 📦✨
I dunno folks, I think running RPGs out of 400 page hardback books might be dumb and bad
I dunno folks, I think running RPGs out of 400 page hardback books might be dumb and bad
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Get me a mayor whose achievements are making DC more equitable, affordable, inclusive, safe, & just. A mayor who can say all public schools improved. A mayor who can demonstrate historic environmental protections & investments. Get me a mayor who we end up calling Governor. #DCStatehood
Muriel Bowser, who helped make DC the vibrant city it is, kept the Capitals and Wizards from leaving, lured back the Commanders, navigated Trump's attacks and offered steady leadership in turbulent times, opts not to run for a fourth term. @campbellnyt.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser Says She Won’t Run for a Fourth Term
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Get me a mayor whose achievements are making DC more equitable, affordable, inclusive, safe, & just. A mayor who can say all public schools improved. A mayor who can demonstrate historic environmental protections & investments. Get me a mayor who we end up calling Governor. #DCStatehood
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Billionaires: capable of imagining a world where intellectual property and copyright law are meaningless irritations to be ignored. Absolutely baffled by the idea of a 1% tax rise.
November 27, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Billionaires: capable of imagining a world where intellectual property and copyright law are meaningless irritations to be ignored. Absolutely baffled by the idea of a 1% tax rise.
In researching who was behind the traffic engineering of 14th St through Columbia Heights...It all starts to make sense.
a man with a very spiky head is standing in a dark room holding a knife .
Alt: a man with a very spiky head is standing in a dark room holding a knife .
media.tenor.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:13 AM
In researching who was behind the traffic engineering of 14th St through Columbia Heights...It all starts to make sense.
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Anybody who is like “Piracy is activism!”—trust me, supporting your local library is about 1000% more effective activism, and it’s still free for you and authors still get paid!
November 26, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Anybody who is like “Piracy is activism!”—trust me, supporting your local library is about 1000% more effective activism, and it’s still free for you and authors still get paid!
Ice cold take: edge lords of all stripes suck & 13 year old me's edge lord phase is still embarrassing almost 40 years later.
a man in a tie is standing in an elevator and saying file me under e for edgy !
Alt: a man in a tie is standing in an elevator and saying file me under e for edgy !
media.tenor.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Ice cold take: edge lords of all stripes suck & 13 year old me's edge lord phase is still embarrassing almost 40 years later.
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No need to delay: Not only did the Board of Elections clearly state that they are ready and capable of implementing ranked choice voting, but the voters already told us how they "assessed the need" by overwhelmingly passing it at the ballot box.
NEWS: Ward 7 Councilmember Wendell Felder is introducing emergency legislation that would delay ranked-choice voting, which is currently set to be rolled out in D.C. in 2026. His bill would mandate that Board of Elections conduct an assessment on what it would need to implement RCV.
November 25, 2025 at 10:43 PM
No need to delay: Not only did the Board of Elections clearly state that they are ready and capable of implementing ranked choice voting, but the voters already told us how they "assessed the need" by overwhelmingly passing it at the ballot box.
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A partial summary of Bowser's recent transportation accomplishments:
• Streateries canceled
• Circulator canceled
• Bus lanes & busways canceled
• Streetcar extensions canceled
• Streetcar itself canceled
• Bike lanes canceled
• Bike lanes ripped out
• Streateries canceled
• Circulator canceled
• Bus lanes & busways canceled
• Streetcar extensions canceled
• Streetcar itself canceled
• Bike lanes canceled
• Bike lanes ripped out
November 25, 2025 at 10:32 PM
A partial summary of Bowser's recent transportation accomplishments:
• Streateries canceled
• Circulator canceled
• Bus lanes & busways canceled
• Streetcar extensions canceled
• Streetcar itself canceled
• Bike lanes canceled
• Bike lanes ripped out
• Streateries canceled
• Circulator canceled
• Bus lanes & busways canceled
• Streetcar extensions canceled
• Streetcar itself canceled
• Bike lanes canceled
• Bike lanes ripped out
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A low-hanging fruit for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social and the new City Council in their first 100 days would be to approve legislation making outdoor dining year round and have it go into effect immediately. Given all the existing design regulations it should be easy to flip the switch on this.
Thousands of outdoor dining areas might not return to the city's roadways next spring, the result of what activists call a costly approval process created by the Adams administration when the program became seasonal.
Outdoor Dining Has Faded Out — And Not Just Because It's Winter - Streetsblog New York City
From thousands of pandemic-era eateries to perhaps just a few hundred, thanks to a seasonal, not year-round, program.
buff.ly
November 25, 2025 at 7:14 PM
A low-hanging fruit for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social and the new City Council in their first 100 days would be to approve legislation making outdoor dining year round and have it go into effect immediately. Given all the existing design regulations it should be easy to flip the switch on this.
Downside; I won't get to vote against her my first time voting in DC.
Upside; literally everything else.
I know what I'm thankful on Thursday.
Upside; literally everything else.
I know what I'm thankful on Thursday.
Quite the pre-Thanksgiving news: Mayor Muriel Bowser will not seek a fourth term in office. That's a huge opening a mayoral race that still doesn't have any major candidates in it, but with possible entries from Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George and At-Large Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie.
November 25, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Downside; I won't get to vote against her my first time voting in DC.
Upside; literally everything else.
I know what I'm thankful on Thursday.
Upside; literally everything else.
I know what I'm thankful on Thursday.
Not having to worry about Black Friday and the whole holiday shopping season...
Priceless.
At my first job, it wasn't really a thing. But in 2021 I experienced it first hand, working at KB Toys. For the next 15 or so years, it was an annual nightmare.
Corporate retail sucks.
Priceless.
At my first job, it wasn't really a thing. But in 2021 I experienced it first hand, working at KB Toys. For the next 15 or so years, it was an annual nightmare.
Corporate retail sucks.
a group of cartoon characters are standing in a crowd with their mouths open
Alt: a group of cartoon characters are standing in a crowd with their mouths open
media.tenor.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Not having to worry about Black Friday and the whole holiday shopping season...
Priceless.
At my first job, it wasn't really a thing. But in 2021 I experienced it first hand, working at KB Toys. For the next 15 or so years, it was an annual nightmare.
Corporate retail sucks.
Priceless.
At my first job, it wasn't really a thing. But in 2021 I experienced it first hand, working at KB Toys. For the next 15 or so years, it was an annual nightmare.
Corporate retail sucks.
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Duffy is a completely unserious person who is focusing on this because he has undone all the Airline Passenger Rights enacted under Biden and Buttigieg and he doesn't want people to focus on that. Ironic, of course, because if you're delayed you're going to want some comfy clothes and shoes.
Duffy on his demand that air travelers not wear slippers or pajamas: "It honors our country ... don't take your shoes off and put your feet on the chair ahead of you"
November 24, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Duffy is a completely unserious person who is focusing on this because he has undone all the Airline Passenger Rights enacted under Biden and Buttigieg and he doesn't want people to focus on that. Ironic, of course, because if you're delayed you're going to want some comfy clothes and shoes.
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This situation is becoming an increasing issue for those on the vendor/supplier/operator side of travel because AI literacy is low even among seasoned travelers and social media users. It is increasingly easy to get duped or not realize that your source is AI-generated.
www.bbc.com/travel/artic...
www.bbc.com/travel/artic...
The perils of letting AI plan your next trip
An imagined town in Peru, an Eiffel tower in Beijing: travellers are increasingly using tools like ChatGPT for itinerary ideas – and being sent to destinations that don't exist.
www.bbc.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:27 PM
This situation is becoming an increasing issue for those on the vendor/supplier/operator side of travel because AI literacy is low even among seasoned travelers and social media users. It is increasingly easy to get duped or not realize that your source is AI-generated.
www.bbc.com/travel/artic...
www.bbc.com/travel/artic...
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AOC with the facts on MTG
November 22, 2025 at 2:21 PM
AOC with the facts on MTG
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Don't miss this week's opportunities to get involved locally:
💸 The Punk Rock Flea + a clothing bazaar for Gaza Relief
✏️ A teach-in on migrant sanctuary policy
🎥 A documentary screening on the history of the vote in D.C.
✊ Picketing at Whole Foods
💸 The Punk Rock Flea + a clothing bazaar for Gaza Relief
✏️ A teach-in on migrant sanctuary policy
🎥 A documentary screening on the history of the vote in D.C.
✊ Picketing at Whole Foods
Your weekly roundup of ways to get involved in D.C.
Plus, a Whole Foods picket, a local film screening, and more.
51st.news
November 22, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Don't miss this week's opportunities to get involved locally:
💸 The Punk Rock Flea + a clothing bazaar for Gaza Relief
✏️ A teach-in on migrant sanctuary policy
🎥 A documentary screening on the history of the vote in D.C.
✊ Picketing at Whole Foods
💸 The Punk Rock Flea + a clothing bazaar for Gaza Relief
✏️ A teach-in on migrant sanctuary policy
🎥 A documentary screening on the history of the vote in D.C.
✊ Picketing at Whole Foods
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I felt like I was losing my mind watching this person's remarks and had to write about how disgusting they are.
Sarah Hurwitz Profanes the Holocaust
Holocaust education has worked too well for the Obama speechwriter, since when she rationalizes Israel's genocide, "I sound obscene." Maybe sit with that, Sarah
www.forever-wars.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I felt like I was losing my mind watching this person's remarks and had to write about how disgusting they are.
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Steak ’N Shake Employee Screams After Nude RFK Jr. Climbs Out Of Beef Tallow Fryer
Steak ’N Shake Employee Screams After Nude RFK Jr. Climbs Out Of Beef Tallow Fryer
SOUTH BEND, IN—Expressing horror at the sight of the health secretary’s bare torso emerging from the vat of grease, a local Steak ’n Shake employee reportedly screamed Friday after a nude Robert F. Ke...
theonion.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Steak ’N Shake Employee Screams After Nude RFK Jr. Climbs Out Of Beef Tallow Fryer
An extra (and extra nerdy) video on the channel this week.
Throw Down Your Dice Challenge...Answered?
YouTube video by Matthew Constantine
www.youtube.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:48 AM
An extra (and extra nerdy) video on the channel this week.
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Two recent shootings by federal agents in D.C. have highlighted the big gaps in training, transparency, and accountability that exist between them and D.C.'s local police officers. MPD has one set of rules, federal agents another: 51st.news/federal-poli...
When federal agents shoot people in D.C., there are few details – and little accountability
D.C. police officers are held to one standard, federal agents another.
51st.news
November 20, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Two recent shootings by federal agents in D.C. have highlighted the big gaps in training, transparency, and accountability that exist between them and D.C.'s local police officers. MPD has one set of rules, federal agents another: 51st.news/federal-poli...
If I believed in the gods, I would ask that they grant me the oblivious effrontery of Ted Cruz thinking about running for president. Whatever the opposite of imposter syndrome is.
a man in a suit and tie is smiling and looking at the camera .
Alt: a man in a suit and tie is "smiling" and looking at the camera .
media.tenor.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:11 AM
If I believed in the gods, I would ask that they grant me the oblivious effrontery of Ted Cruz thinking about running for president. Whatever the opposite of imposter syndrome is.