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Omar H (occasional boardgamer)

@itomarhernandez.bsky.social

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He/him, married PR/Cuban 54yr old in Queens #BoardGames https://bit.ly/ITOmarBGGCollection #TransRights #NYC #MCU #Babylon5 #StarWars #StarTrek #MassEffect #DoctorWho former DJ https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/djomarhernandez BGA https://bit.ly/ITOatBGA

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Omar H (occasional boardgamer) @itomarhernandez.bsky.social · Jul 9

Hello, here's my overdue #intro!

Married, he/him from Queens, NY. Network Admin by day, #boardgames enthusiast by night. I buy more than I can play, so I obviously need to quit work and make more time for gaming. That works, right? Also enjoy a bunch of TV and movies, damn couch potato

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 5h

the elon musk doge plan was to kill black people. its working.

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 5h

The tiny African nation of Lesotho had victories in its HIV fight. Then, the US aid cuts came. Now Lesotho’s care system is crumbling. Clinics shut down, workers were let go, and patients stopped treatment. Experts are sounding alarms.

In Lesotho, US aid cuts leave people living with HIV in limbo

Lesotho, once with the world’s second-highest HIV rate, faces a health crisis as U.S. aid cuts dismantle vital HIV treatment programs, leaving patients without care.

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Michael P. Breen @mpbreen21.bsky.social · 4d

Once American democracy made it possible for a Black man to be elected president, American conservatives decided that it had to be destroyed

Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 4d

While Vought traces the “leftwing revolution” back a hundred years, to the progressive era, there is no question that the election of Barack Obama was a radicalizing moment for him and many key thinkers on the radical Right - as were the multiracial protests in the summer of 2020.

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Omar H (occasional boardgamer) @itomarhernandez.bsky.social · 5h

Hold the phone closer to the ground or do it before you take off next time, I mean seriously!

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 5h

“When you have a disability people can’t see,” Joy says of her daughter, “you don’t get as much empathy.”

The long Covid numbers are enormous, rivaling conditions like ADHD and autism as one of the most common chronic diseases in American youth today.

Read: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

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Omar H (occasional boardgamer) @itomarhernandez.bsky.social · 1d

At least I'm not totally off.

Omar H (occasional boardgamer) @itomarhernandez.bsky.social · 1d

I thought last year was as a civilian? Damn, I hit 55 and the memory is tanking hard.

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Omar H (occasional boardgamer) @itomarhernandez.bsky.social · 1d

I do love me some Hegemony... This really is the right and wrong time, no?

Shadows of Authority - A Hegemony Expansion by Hegemonic Project Games - Gamefound

An expansion to the award-winning Hegemony, Shadows of Authority introduces the axis of Authoritarianism vs Liberty, along with environmental challenges, new policies, and strategic dilemmas.

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Omar H (occasional boardgamer) @itomarhernandez.bsky.social · 1d

Hey @gil.hova.net Saw this and immediately thought of Sector Goa, figure you'll be at least curious

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Goa by Quined Games - Gamefound

A modern classic reborn! Originally released in 2004, Goa by renowned designer Rüdiger Dorn quickly became a cornerstone of the eurogame genre — praised for its elegant blend of auction, resource mana...

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Omar H (occasional boardgamer) @itomarhernandez.bsky.social · 1d

Happy Birthday!

Omar H (occasional boardgamer) @itomarhernandez.bsky.social · 1d

Never heard of I'm Out before.. hope I can try it!

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FISKKI ☄️ @fiskki.bsky.social · 9d

‼️ to all my fellow adobe haters with an ipad:

affinity (adobe's biggest competitor god bless them) has a limited promotion right now where u can get all 3 of their apps for free forever. it includes photo (photoshop dupe), designer (illustrator) and publisher (indesign)

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Sellesion @tweetrinkets.bsky.social · 3d

An annual tradition 😌

A lovely indigenous woman wearing porcupine quill and beaded jewelry, holding up a middle finger at the camera with a smile on her face. Text at the bottom says “Fuck Christopher Columbus”; in direct opposition to the old idea of celebrating the long-dead Spanish colonizing explorer.

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Mx Maddison Stoff @thedescenters.bsky.social · 3d

Far too many cis people are like this. She's comfortable admitting she has no idea what she's talking about and pretends to care about the issue, but she doesn't actually care enough to look at it in any detail. She doesn't even respect us as people enough to try.

Laura 🍁🍄🦇🎃 @tricksyliesmith.bsky.social · 3d

oh no. no. absolutely the fuck not. fuck off.

a bullshit statement from Keira knightley saying she was not aware of a boycott against jk Rowling before taking a job on the new audio series and that she's "sorry" and "we're all going to have to figure out how to live together and we've all got very different opinions"
She can fuck off.

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 3d

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@gooseymaine on Twitter writing: can somebody explain to me why it's bad if immigrants take our jobs but it's good if AI does?

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Omar H (occasional boardgamer) @itomarhernandez.bsky.social · 3d

Phooey on them.

Omar H (occasional boardgamer) @itomarhernandez.bsky.social · 3d

Group not into the theme I guess?

Omar H (occasional boardgamer) @itomarhernandez.bsky.social · 3d

Had Starship Captains sitting unplayed for the longest but finally got it out for a solo game. Got a score of 45. Not bad and it was a quick easy light-medium game. I look forward to playing it again! #BoardGames

Final results of my solo game of Starship Captains.

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Hannah Alexander Artwork @hannahartwork.bsky.social · 4d

Wow I'm sure nobody could've predicted this happening 🙄

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 4d

About a month ago, the Trump administration got rid of the de minimis exemption, whereby packages valued under $800 could slide in without import duties. Now there's a backlog as the government can't process all of this paperwork, leading to UPS just destroying packages

Business Insider headline reads: UPS is telling customers that their packages coming to the US are marked for destruction.

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Omar H (occasional boardgamer) @itomarhernandez.bsky.social · 4d

I was this old when I carved my first pumpkin.

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Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 6d

Buried in Michigan's antiporn bill is a provision to effectively outlaw "circumvention tools," such as VPNs.

Mark my words: legislators will increasingly leverage porn panic to restrict or ban VPNs, and to limit internet privacy far beyond adult sites.

Experts raise privacy concerns over Michigan bill targeting pornography and VPNs

Rep. Josh Schriver, the bill’s sponsor, says the law is designed to target only producers and distributors of pornography, not everyday internet users.

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Omar H (occasional boardgamer) @itomarhernandez.bsky.social · 5d

No surprise from these MFers 😠

US CBP is updating their computer systems, which are used by airlines (probably not just US based ones) to validate passport information, to now reject passports with an X gender marker as invalid

CBP Enforces Binary Sex Codes and Enhanced US Passport Validation in APIS

CBP enforces binary sex codes and stricter US passport validation in APIS effective October 2025. Key compliance updates for business travelers and airlines.

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Omar H (occasional boardgamer) @itomarhernandez.bsky.social · 6d

I think I'm gonna have to do this soon. Thanks for the inspiration!

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Omar H (occasional boardgamer) @itomarhernandez.bsky.social · 6d

Most definitely would try this. And that is a very cool looking effect for the images.

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Omar H (occasional boardgamer) @itomarhernandez.bsky.social · 6d

deja vu! 😉

Omar H (occasional boardgamer) @itomarhernandez.bsky.social · 6d

Damn, not THAT bad!

... Silk bag maybe lol