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Brian D. Clarke
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The Mad Canadian. Generalist. Ronin Librarian. Research Magpie. Unexpected Textbook Co-Author.

Host, Forthcoming Podcast Project

Also; not a Russian bot, and BLM. Needs to be said.
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I feel like this is unfair to Pasco, somehow
Logo of the city of Pasco, Washington
November 21, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Follow me for extremely urgent rabbit updates.
A grey rabbit, flopped over on his side asleep.
October 17, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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So, which of your books would you recommend I start with, as a guy who enjoys Napoleonic wargaming and your game room posts?

Also enjoy this complimentary rabbit soother.
A very very sleepy and relaxed grey rabbit, lying down like a bread loaf.
October 15, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Here emergency rabbit
October 13, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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Our brains lie to us sometimes and it's hard. But you do good work and are a delight to follow.

Did you know Canada goslings have this goofy intermediate phase where their legs are long and gawky but their wings are still stubby, so they're like a little ostrich?
Some Canada goslings, watched over by their parents. Yes, they look like little ostriches.
June 2, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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@kristadb1.bsky.social. @skeskali.ca I saw these magnificent jerks strutting down Burrard Street today. It's hard to convey to people outside the country just how much we weirdly revere these bullies even here in the big city. Traffic stops for them, in another era people would doff their cap.
2 Canada geese, obvious punks, nesting on a city boulevard who simply DGAF
May 22, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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If he wakes up again, show him this, tell him it's a live cam, and he needs to keep close watch for when the rabbit moves.
A still photo of a very very sleepy grey rabbit, sprawled out next to his water dish. It's not a video. Don't tell Jersey.
May 21, 2025 at 5:16 AM
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@kristadb1.bsky.social That press conference seems exhausting and I feel you could use some rabbits.
A group of about 15 assorted rescue rabbits (of various colours and sizes) from a local rabbit rescue charity, on a colorful child's playmat in a low toddler-style enclosure, just after playing with schoolchildren all day.
May 6, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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@kristadb1.bsky.social psst...have a rabbit
A fluffy grey rabbit, asleep on his side, looking dead but just passed out asleep.
May 2, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Chris, this is for you and your good doggo in particular:

www.threepanelsoul.com/comic/dog-ph...
Excerpt from the 3 Panel Soul comic strip "Dog Philosophy". In the first strip a young woman is leaning down to ask her alert and handsome looking German Shepard dog, "Who's a Good Boy?" The dog thinks, "Who among us can truly be said to be good? What is Goodness?". In the Next panel we see over the woman's shoulder as she says "You are!" The Dog thinks, in Big bold text "WHAT". The woman says "yes!" The Dog has a stunned and happy look, ears up, his jaws open, eyes wide, like a complete dork, and he thinks "THIS IS AMAZING!"
April 20, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Can I offer you a soothing rabbit in this trying time?
A sleeping fuzzy grey rabbit sprawled out on his side amidst a lot of straw. Rabbits do this when feeling extremely relaxed and safe.
April 18, 2025 at 5:37 AM
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Yes...ha ha ha...YES
Rulebook for the miniatures game Gaslands Refueled , with an adorable miniature balloon animal sitting on it A toy mariokart kart, about 4 cm long. It's red and white snd has Mario as the driver A variety of MarioKart style toys lined up at the starting line on a game table A group of MarioKart toys being moved down the track towards various markers, poker chips miniature tiy balloons, a bridge and an arched gateway
April 13, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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A Car Wars record sheet recording the damage when one car has just driven through another one.
April 12, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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AT THE GAMING CONVENTION

Me: Man, I used to love Car Wars. I wonder why I fell off playing it.

[20 minutes later]

Oh, right.
The classic 1980s box art for the game Car Wars. The box is surrounded with pencils, dice, and similar tools. A 1:250 scale Car Wars Arena where one car has literally driven through the other one, both vehicles are burnt out husks, and smoke, oil, debris, and paint counters are everywhere and both players are now out of the game.
April 12, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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Krista, in these trying times, please enjoy a fluffy bunny tail.
A grey brown rabbit, named Bogey, lying down like a loaf, with his tail so relaxed that it's flat against the ground.
April 9, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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In lieu of popcorn, perhaps a snack.
Some bags of new poutine-flavour Ruffles potato chips. An actual thing in stores now.
April 9, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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You never said 'Thank you'
A picture of John Cena taunting the bloodied chamption Cody Rhodes in the middle of the wrestling ring. Cena is holding Cody's head up to taunt him while about to punch him, using Cody's rolex as a set of brass knuckles. Cody was wearing a suit, it didn't save him.
March 2, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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I just saw Superman 1978 in concert, and it's crazy how delightful everyone is. His Luthor feels so original now, even compared to the Silver Age. He's just so jovial.
Audience view of a concert hall with a live Orchestra and a movie screen with "Superman in Concert" projected on it. The Orchestra is tuning up and the show has not yet started.
February 27, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Picture of some delicious looking Canadian red lettuce with a sign that says Red Leaf lettuce 'PRODUCT OF CANADA' in large white letters on a red background
February 26, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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That's funny, with me it's usually just something descriptive like "THE INTERVIEW" or "ONE MONTH LATER" but I actually haven't seen one in a while-

Oh.
Fuck.

OH FUCK
Title card from Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining" that says TUESDAY in all capitals. In the movie, things start to get very bad very quickly from this point.
February 26, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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All luxury cars can seem douchey, but these things are basically just people driving around in a giant middle finger.
A cyber truck parked in front of a red sign that says no stopping anytime. The truck stayed in the spot for about 40 minutes.
February 24, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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HOWEVER, a rabbit who is *really* relaxed and feeling safe will flop over, go fully asleep and look stiff and lifeless. Do not panic, he is still breathing, just a stinker.
A cute grey brown rabbit lying on his side who looks stiff and lifeless but is just sleeping with one eye open. He is breathing and totally alive. But also a stinker.
February 23, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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PSA: A rabbit who is relaxed and happy will stretch out like a cat.
Pictured is a very relaxed grey-brown rabbit in a large living room pen full of toys. He is probably dreaming of escaping and chewing up all your computer cords
February 23, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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Merci Boulet! Hello Kitty is famously 5 apples tall but weighs three apples. I wonder if there was some French inspiration there.
February 4, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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The perfect storm.
In the left panel, A Stereotypical Canadian Lumberjack, having just read the news from America, is balling up the newspaper (The newspaper is called the Mild Observer) while his wife, in a lumberjack dress, says "They Made fun of us! And it's Stanley Cup Season". In the right panel we see a close up of the Lumberjack, grinning a furious grin through his manly beard as he cracks his knuckes and says "The Perfect Storm"
February 2, 2025 at 4:09 AM