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Alex Ullman

@nerdtothecore.com

Technically I built this deck in the final days of 2024...but it's Mavinda Student's Advocate.

moxfield.com/decks/8AgcXr...

Mavinda, Students' Advocate {2}{W}

Legendary Creature — Bird Advisor

Flying

{0}: You may cast target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard this turn. If that spell doesn’t target a creature you control, it costs {8} more to cast this way. If that spell would be put into your graveyard, exile it instead. Activate only once each turn. (You still pay the spell’s costs. Timing rules for the spell still apply.)
2/3

Illustrated by Wesley Burt

November 1, 2025 at 12:27 AM Everybody can reply

Chuck E and Bennie Beans Have Opinions 🐕🐾

@chucke.com

We’ve got a gale warning here at the moment. I’m not sure the one young family that braves our street each year will get out in this weather. And we’ve got so much candy for some reason. 🍬🍭🍫🎃

November 1, 2025 at 12:27 AM Everybody can reply

Mana the Witch

@mp-potions.bsky.social

Thanks for hosting!
Halloween means I get to draw my OCs in fun costumes >:3c

illustration of two characters walking with amusement park in the background; one is dressed as Alucard (castlevania) while holds onto a huge bear, and the other is dressed as Maria (castlevania) while eats a cotton candy

illustration with low angle pov of night sky with characters and ghosts flying around

illustration of two characters holding onto each other with the moon shining behind them; one wears a pumpkin purple dress and the other a red devil suit.

bust illustration of three characters; one dressed as a white wizard, the second as a ghost with ghosts surrounding them and the third as a bloodborne hunter

November 1, 2025 at 12:27 AM Everybody can reply

Jane

@localnotail.bsky.social

As for "The desperation to make out FON is an outlier is a bit weird"
Find Out Now admit they are an outlier.
It's like a point of pride.

I don't agree with their assessment or their methodology + I take issue with their sample.
I wish FON would FO Now.
They remind me of Goodwin's People Polling

findoutnow

How pollsters may be understating the Reform vote

Tyron Surmon

23rd Jul, 2025

https://findoutnow.co.uk/blog/how-pollsters-may-be-understating-the-reform-vote/

Summary

Find Out Now has been a consistent outlier on Reform voting intentions, giving them a higher share of the vote than other pollsters

However, our recent performance (being most accurate in mayoral elections) suggests that this is not an error

We believe there are three things causing pollsters to understate Reform:

Too many highly-engaged respondents

Overstating turnout

False recall of 2024 GE vote

Reform voting correlates with low political attention. Given most online panels (but not Find Out Now) over-index on highly-engaged respondents, they understate the Reform vote share

Most pollsters over-estimate turnout. Given Reform voters are more likely to vote, this flattens the difference between them and other parties, thus understating their voteshare

Many Con to Reform switchers experience "false recall" and misremember voting Reform in 2024. Pollsters who reask 2024 GE each survey thus understate the extent of Con to Reform switching, and thus the Reform voteshare

The combined impact of these three interventions likely explains the majority of the difference between Find Out Now and other pollsters on Reform voteshare

November 1, 2025 at 12:27 AM Everybody can reply

828 timber

@tenntimber.bsky.social

We did it for 20+ years with around 200 kids per year.

It was 100% totally worth it for those 5-10 kids each year who had their minds blown.

Also never had problems with kids messing with my house and imma say the candy bars didn’t hurt . 🤓

November 1, 2025 at 12:27 AM Everybody can reply

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Kiddnay

@kiddnay.bsky.social

Which isn't a big deal cuz when I was in middle school, i thought the E meme was funny. Each gen will have its own brainrot

a pixelated image of a man wearing glasses with the letter e behind him

ALT: a pixelated image of a man wearing glasses with the letter e behind him

media.tenor.com

November 1, 2025 at 12:27 AM Everybody can reply

soup

@sooooooob.bsky.social

It's so funny every time they beef with each other

November 1, 2025 at 12:26 AM Everybody can reply

Majjy

@mujuraofchaos.bsky.social

"I'm surprised Luci didn't dress as her this Halloween. It would've fit.

Eh. To each their own."

November 1, 2025 at 12:26 AM Everybody can reply

Amos Magliocco

@amosmagliocco.bsky.social

It’s wild he can stand back up after each swing

November 1, 2025 at 12:26 AM Everybody can reply

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⛩️ MDDTK | Blair

@908noirddt.bsky.social

highly agreed, each week has been surprised after surprise. The belt gets exposure every week. Along with talent who otherwise would have been left off the show. The US open challenges have been a bright spot on WWE TV this year

November 1, 2025 at 12:25 AM Everybody can reply

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ǝsoɹ ʎɯɐ

@cosmic-eternity.bsky.social

adrenaline and was a ticking time bomb to his own demise. A fact that came intentionally employed as a fight with Knuckles was *guaranteed* to be loss.

At least . . . in this 𝕧𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕝.

. . . Finally, after each fist connects with an intense passion, "Amy's" feet buckle beneath the flurry of fists,

November 1, 2025 at 12:26 AM Everybody can reply

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ǝsoɹ ʎɯɐ

@cosmic-eternity.bsky.social

One after the other, each fist is connected with an iron strength that is impossible to be ignored. His "knuckles" dig deep beneath the pale, delicate skin of what once was "Amy Rose."

All of it, appreciated. As she knew all to well by *now* he would be operating off of pure

Knuckles @radredechidna.bsky.social · 1h

adrenaline, and the loss of blood from his neck wounds only seemed to increase the rage found within him. Any sense of reasoning had dissipated, knowing that this wasn't an ordinary enemy he was up against.

November 1, 2025 at 12:26 AM Everybody can reply

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★Maichi★

@yummymaichi.bsky.social

I got some spray to make the cats be nice to each other

I think it worked really fast, the territorial one did not attack once towards the scared cat. Can't say the same about the scared cat lol im sure she will get used to it again as time goes on

November 1, 2025 at 12:26 AM Everybody can reply

Andrew™

@anxovert.bsky.social

My #NintendoSwitch activity for October 2025 (by # of days played)

A vertical list displays a monthly summary of eight video games, showing the number of days each game was played, ordered from most to least played.

1. Wreckfest (31 days played): The cover shows a large, chaotic pile of heavily damaged, rust-covered demolition cars in earthy browns and yellows, set against a dark background.

2. Balatro (23 days played): The cover features a stylized illustration of a jester/joker holding a card, rendered in a retro red, white, and blue aesthetic, reflecting the poker-inspired mechanics.

3. Slay the Spire (21 days played): The cover shows a shadowy figure in dark armour holding a glowing, fiery sword, standing on a cracked spire against a dramatic background.

4. PowerWash Simulator 2 (8 days played): The cover features a character in a blue and orange suit holding a high-pressure washing nozzle, actively cleaning a large, grime-covered surface with a clear jet of water.

5. BALL x PIT (7 days played): The cover is a dark, fantasy-themed illustration showing an armoured hero in a defensive stance near a spherical projectile, set against a backdrop of fiery orange and red tones.

6. Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee! (5 days played): The light-blue and white cover is centered on the Pokémon Eevee, a small, fox-like creature with a large, fluffy tail and neck ruff.

7. Satryn DX (3 days played): The cover is a vibrant, chaotic pixel-art scene. It features a dark, geometric central figure firing projectiles amidst detailed pixelated effects, dominated by deep purple and green colours.

8. Pokémon Legends: Arceus (3 days played): The cover depicts a trainer in a historical-style blue outfit, kneeling in a vast, open, snowy mountainous landscape. They look toward the large, white, divine-looking Pokémon Arceus with golden accents, floating in the sky.

A vertical list displays a continuation of a monthly summary of games played, showing the number of days each game was played, from position 9 to 13. All five games listed were played for 2 days.
9. Donkey Kong Country Returns HD: The cover shows the gorilla Donkey Kong wearing his signature red tie, sitting confidently in a lush, green jungle environment next to a wooden barrel.

10. Absolum: The cover is a dark, high-contrast illustration of a fantasy warrior in a helmet with glowing red eyes. The warrior is wielding a long, two-handed sword, with the title art featuring angular, menacing text.

11. NAIAD: The cover is a minimalist, serene, painterly scene showing a water nymph swimming in a dark-green river, surrounded by brightly coloured aquatic plants and small fish, evoking a calming atmosphere.

12. Debris Infinity: The cover is a neon-style space shooter image. It features a spacecraft flying over geometric lines of light, with the title rendered in bold, glowing text, primarily in bright green and yellow.

13. Spelunky 2: The cover shows a small explorer character wearing a pith helmet and holding a lit torch. The explorer is standing in a dark cave entrance, with a large, stylized yellow title graphic at the bottom.

A vertical list displays a continuation of a monthly summary of games played, showing the number of days each game was played, from position 14 to 18. All five games listed were played for 2 days.

14. Super Bit Blaster XL: The cover is a retro-styled pixel art space shooter scene against a dark background, featuring a small spaceship firing at asteroids, with the bold, blocky title text "SUPER BIT BLASTER XL" prominent in white.

15. Geometry Survivor: The cover features a vibrant, futuristic, neon-lit tunnel or pathway receding into the distance, filled with glowing geometric shapes in blues, purples, and pinks, creating an intense, fast-paced atmosphere.

16. HYPER METEOR: The cover art presents a minimalist, geometric style against a light blue and white background. It shows a large, orange, triangle-shaped spacecraft flying through a field of smaller, stylized meteors and geometric hazards.

17. Vampire Survivors: The cover features a dark, intense illustration of a bearded male character with long, dark hair and a menacing expression, set against a fiery red and black background, suggesting a gothic horror theme. The title "VAMPIRE SURVIVORS" is in a distressed, classic horror font.

18. Tallowmere 2: The cover displays a pixel-art style character with light blonde hair, wearing a purple dress and a white apron. The character is set against a dark, starry background, in the typical top-down view often associated with roguelike dungeon crawlers.

November 1, 2025 at 12:26 AM Everybody can reply

Kedrick Stumbris

@kedrickstumbris.bsky.social

Some after-whistle activites lead to Maddie Kaiser and Maggie Scannell each going to the box.

We'll play four on four here for two.

November 1, 2025 at 12:26 AM Everybody can reply

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Eco Politidae

@ecopolitidae.bsky.social

Rising heat kills one person a minute worldwide. Biggest analysis of its kind finds millions are dying each year from combined effects of failure to tackle climate crisis. Full story here and link to the paper in the comments:
www.the-guardian.com/environment/...

www.the-guardian.com

November 1, 2025 at 12:26 AM Everybody can reply

Just Bob 51

@bob-garner.bsky.social

We need more of this. Rank and file service members need to support each other. They are the ones who have to take the lead.

November 1, 2025 at 12:25 AM Everybody can reply

the lockheed martin of rap

@android357.bsky.social

i dont really do Halloween as an adult. i never could fit into any costumes as a kid and living in bumfuck nowhere meant we did "trunk or treat" at the only school in the area, and it was miserable each time

November 1, 2025 at 12:25 AM Everybody can reply

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Red

@deanquinn.bsky.social

AI: 'What are the origins of the names Andrew, Mountbatten, and Windsor? What are the historical significance of each to the current UK royal line?' Mountbatten is an Anglicized version of the German name Battenberg, adopted by Prince Philip's family to avoid anti-German sentiment during World War I

November 1, 2025 at 12:25 AM Everybody can reply

68K Heart 💜🐾

@adrian.68khe.art

Instead, I've been working on cleaning my mom's room while watching the dog. Physical work to take my mind off things. And hopefully it'll be better for her (and my niece) when she gets back from handling my grandpa's affairs. Taking care of each other is important.

November 1, 2025 at 12:25 AM Everybody can reply

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PamelAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH 🏳️‍⚧️⚔️

@pamjamelia.bsky.social

AAAAGH MY HEART, THE WAY THEY'RE LOOKING AT EACH OTHER IS SO CUTE!!

November 1, 2025 at 12:25 AM Everybody can reply

Dean Boooth 🦆🐇

@deanbooth.bsky.social

When the Nazis transported Jews to concentration camps, they paid the usual fee for each train passenger. They got a group discount; children traveled for free.

November 1, 2025 at 12:25 AM Everybody can reply

Orchard Corset

@orchardcorset.bsky.social

✨Our weekend corset giveaway is here! Enter today, and then enter once each day of the weekend to win a free corset or faja of your choosing!

*Please enter only once per day*

https://www.orchardcorset.com/pages/enter-to-win-a-free-corset
#corsetgiveaway #weekendgiveaway #corsetcontest

November 1, 2025 at 12:25 AM Everybody can reply

Little Critter

@parkitect.bsky.social

On Monday I got a tarot TikTok about Halloween (with less than 50 likes and 0 comments) and they said, "ur gonna have a weird mix of ur past friendships/relationships coming together" and today my HS friends invited me to a party and my Luis invited me out w his friends within 15 min of each other

November 1, 2025 at 12:24 AM Everybody can reply

Lawrence

@ldog562.bsky.social

Just for a min once at the beginning of each hr and that's it but they'll talk about bullshit for 20 minutes 24 hr 7 days a week. This should be headlines & Everytime they get back from commercial break start off with the trump regime starting a illegal war with Venezuela, without Congress approval

November 1, 2025 at 12:24 AM Everybody can reply

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