#Killer Rabbit

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THE BUNNY RABBIT BRACKET: ROUND TWO

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𝕽𝖆𝖇𝖇𝖎𝖙 𝖔𝖋 𝕮𝖆𝖊𝖗𝖇𝖆𝖓𝖓𝖔𝖌 𝖇𝖞 𝕬𝖛𝖔𝖎𝖈𝖊

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Jax The Killer Rabbit

I was watching Monty Python The Holy Grail and had to draw this

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I'm digging up my old art from my old phone (it's kinda work)

Fanarts

My sona

Cuphead ocs I have put in a draft forever

An early concept of the G.H.O.S.T Staff human design

The first Pac-man fanart

Two bad guy's hencemen (Their name is Stulus and Fossor)

An early concept of Maddox

And finally, the silly mad rabbid and the emo killer rabbit

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Secret Service: "Use the Gate." Jimmy Carter: "Hold my Peanuts." Life is full of obstacles. Pres. Carter showed us how to jump them like a boss. RIP #JimmyCarter

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Jimmy Carter’s final gift to America.

December 29, 2024

Robert B. Hubbell

Dec 30, 2024

One of the most decent men ever to hold the office of President of the United States passed away in his 100th year on December 29, 2024. I am not a historian, so I will leave the assessment of his presidency and equally consequential post-presidency to others who are better equipped to make those judgments. But one does not need to be a historian or student of politics to know that President Jimmy Carter was a good man whose decency acted as a balm for a troubled nation following a time of crisis.

It impossible to reflect on Carter’s decency, humanity, and humility without experiencing a foreboding sense of dread about the lack of integrity and amorality of the incoming presidency. Many tributes make oblique references to that contrast. President and Dr. Jill Biden issued the following statement:

[T]o all of the young people in this nation and for anyone in search of what it means to live a life of purpose and meaning – the good life – study Jimmy Carter, a man of principle, faith, and humility. He showed that we are great nation because we are a good people – decent and honorable, courageous and compassionate, humble and strong.

If there is any lesson in the life and passing of President Carter, it is that we are a good people capable of electing good leaders. We should not surrender to a false sense of inevitability that lies and narcissism are permanent fixtures of the American political landscape.

Over the coming weeks, I will highlight commentary regarding President Carter that deserves the attention of readers of this newsletter, and I invite readers to use the Comment section to post links to non-paywalled articles.

As of Sunday evening, James Fallows has published a freely accessible version of an article he previously published in The Atlantic. See James Fallows, Breaking the News (Substack), Jimmy Carter: Unlucky President, Lucky Man.

Fallows’ article is a bracing reminder of how much has changed since Carter’s presidency. Fallows reminds us:

In office [Carter] also had the challenge of trying to govern a nearly ungovernable America: less than two years after its humiliating withdrawal from Saigon, in its first years of energy crisis and energy shortage, on the cusp of the “stagflation” that has made his era a symbol of economic dysfunction. It seems hard to believe now, but it’s true: The prime interest rate in 1980, the year Carter ran for reelection, exceeded 20 percent.

Imagine running for re-election when 20% interest rates put home ownership out of reach for all but the wealthiest Americans.

And the political landscape in 1980 is unrecognizable today:

The South was then the Democrats’ base, and the West Coast was hostile territory. Jimmy Carter swept all states of the old Confederacy except Virginia, and lost every state west of the Rockies except Hawaii. In Electoral College calculations, the GOP started by counting on California.

The Democrats held enormous majorities in both the Senate and the House. Carter griped about dealing with Congress, as all presidents do. But under Majority Leader Robert Byrd, the Democrats held 61 seats in the Senate through Carter’s time. In the House, under Speaker Tip O’Neill, they had a margin of nearly 150 seats (not a typo). The serious legislative dealmaking was among the Democrats.

Writer and journalist Steven Beschloss published a tribute to Jimmy Carter in America, America (Substack), Jimmy Carter's Enduring Humanity. Beschloss writes:

At a time when too much of our political sphere is poisoned by cruelty and hate and malignant narcissism—and where too many self-described Christians appear driven by grievance and self-righteous aggression—the good works of Jimmy Carter offer a refreshing antidote and a necessary reminder of the power of humanity.

Beschloss quotes Jimmy Carter on the role of immigrants in America’s tradition of service to others. Carter said,

America is the most diverse or heterogeneous nation, comprised primarily by immigrants who were not afraid of an unpredictable future in a strange land. Almost all of them had great need when they arrived here and were then inspired to be of help to others. This concept of service to others is still a crucial element in the American character and has always prevailed in overcoming challenges and correcting societal mistakes.

“Service to others” as a defining trait of an immigrant nation. The difference between Carter's and Trump's views regarding immigration could not be more stark.

There is much more to be said, but I would like to end on a personal recollection of the unfairness of media coverage of Carter’s presidency. I was in law school as Carter’s presidency sputtered and groaned under the weight of serial international crises: the oil crisis, the Iranian hostage crisis, and international recession.

Carter worked tirelessly to navigate crises that were beyond the control of any global leader. The media—recently emboldened and vindicated by reporting on the Watergate scandal—was merciless. For understandable reasons, the media no longer trusted American presidents. Journalists were keenly aware that the road to Pulitzers and lasting fame ran through aggressive reporting on the president.

Even when Carter did everything right, he could do nothing right—at least according to the media. When the media learned that Carter shooed away a swamp rabbit from his boat while fishing in a Georgia pond, the story became front-page news on the Washington Post, New York Times, and all three broadcast news networks—at a time when Carter was successfully negotiating the SALT treaty limiting the proliferation of nuclear weapons.

The “killer rabbit” story dominated major media outlet coverage for a week—often with the self-serving angle, “President Carter can’t shake bad press over the killer rabbit story.” Carter couldn’t shake bad press over the rabbit story because the media had settled on a negative narrative about Carter—and they wouldn’t let it go.

[Sigh. Even today, on the day of his passing, the NYTimes has an above-the-fold story, “That Time President Carter Was Menaced by a ‘Killer Rabbit’ - The New York Times.”]

Watergate broke journalism—and the profession has never recovered. As will become plain in the coming weeks, the re-assessment of Carter’s presidency will show that he was a strong president who accomplished great things. For example, the Camp David Accords created a framework for peace between Israel and Egypt that remains in place today.1

At the time, a peace treaty between Israel and Egypt seemed impossible. Carter achieved the impossible because sworn enemies put their trust in Jimmy Carter. Few presidents can claim an achievement solidly built on their universally recognized reputation for integrity.

President Jimmy Carter was a good and decent man whose presence elevated the office of the presidency.

[Robert B. Hubbell Newsletter]

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Winners' Round 2 – Match 6

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Marcille's secret bunny dance Done in AIDN https://aidn.jp/wowa/ *I know there's a much more popular page for this but it's owned by Meta and it feeds your art to their AI.

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Killer bunnies wouldn’t have stood a chance if this was the guy sent to take them out.

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The Tale of The Rabbit of Caerbannog

Cringetober 2023, Day 17: "It was a dark and stormy night. . ."

On AO3

Rating T - 592 words - Monty Python and The Holy Grail

Summary: The rabbits of the forest of Caerbannog tell the tale of the night when one of their own became the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog.

Story:

“It was a dark and stormy night.” they whispered, many voices becoming one voice. Their breath was a wind that battered its way through the trunks of the old Caerbannog forest. 

“The dark was complete black. There were no stars. There was no light. Nothing existed in the woods. We ourselves stopped existing in that dark. 

“The storm was unexpected. A shattering of meteorological forces that was everywhere and nowhere. We dragged ourselves through thick air. The atmosphere was laden with water and electricity. Our fur clung to our trembling bodies. Our long sensitive ears were deafened by the greatness of the thunder.

“We were rabbits before that dark and stormy night. Now we are something else. A rabbit can fight, but doesn’t. A rabbit runs. A rabbit hides in the burrow. We were born with sharp teeth and sharp claws. But they weren’t meant to taste blood. They were to dig and chew and build the burrow. We were architects of safety before we were remade as machines of war.

“We have tasted blood.

“It was a dark and stormy knight who stumbled through the forest then. He was huge (as all humans are huge). Slow (as all humans are slow). His clanking metal skin would be warning enough any other night. But the thunder had been so loud and the storm so sudden.

“Many of us were out on the forest floor foraging for food. Among them was a new mother from our burrow, a lovely lady fair of feature. The storm frightened her (as it did all of us). She tried to calm her heart and find her way home. She was blinded by the darkness (we all were). She was deafened by the thunder (we all were). She was unable to smell anything but the drowning rain as it poured into her. 

“The knight came upon us. He was a lumbering useless fool. But he was hungry. He grabbed at any of us within his reach. His meaty arms flailed. His grotesquely bent fingers grabbed.

“We ran. We’re rabbits. We ran. We are the fastest creatures on the forest floor. Faster than wolves. Faster than human witches. Faster than human gods. But the storm. The knight kept pace with us in the storm.

“He followed us through the shrubbery. He followed us to the burrow. The lady fair was the last of us to make the dive. He saw her bright white fur, even in the darkness. We thought we escaped him into the safety of the burrow. Until, the knight began to dig.

“He dug up the burrow. He dug up the children. He laughed. His laughter was like the thunder. He grabbed the lady fair’s kit, crushing it in his terrible human hands.

“As her kit drew its final breath, something changed within the lady fair. She raised her nose to the heavens. Her ears alert and haunches raised to fight. She called to any god listening to give her the power to kill any knight who crossed her path.

“Her call was answered.

“A violent new strength took up residence in her body. The lady fair’s teeth and claws had a new purpose. She devoured the knight. Blood mixing with the downpour of the storm.

“She made a new burrow, a giant burrow. Where we are all eternally safe. A burrow big enough that knights could walk right in. And her God would lead the knights to her. Wolves to the slaughter. Entertainment to satiate her bloodlust.

“But there is never enough knight’s blood spilled to appease the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog.”

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Beware the bunnies Bob

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THE BUNNY RABBIT BRACKET: ROUND ONE, PART TWO

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Why Were Rabbits Killing People in Medieval Manuscripts? The Strange Wor...

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Komatu (Creature)

(Komatu Profile by Keenan Taylor)

(More kaimere! I won't be converting too much of kaimeran animals; many of them closely resemble their prehistoric or modern counterparts, and it would be kinda pointless to convert em. Outisde the Known World- the focal point of Kaimere and equivalent to the Inner Sea- life gets Weirder, and that's probably where I'll be focusing my attention. The komatu is one such out-of-towner, and one whose design I particularly love. Killer rabbit!)

CR3 TN Medium Animal

Komatu are wolf-sized multituberculates, animals distantly related to most modern mammals who possess powerful front teeth and large, shearing premolars. Komatu are specialists in the group, cursorial predators who have a powerful bite with their shearing, iron-infused teeth and venomous spurs. They hunt in packs, and their powerful bite and simple teamwork lets them take on animals much larger than themselves. 

Despite their ferocious appearance and deadly hunting tactics, komatu are not obligate carnivores- rather, they can subsist on fruits and nuts when such resources are abundant, and scavenge on marrow when times are lean.

Komatu Companions

Starting Statistics: AC: +3 Natural Size: Small Speed: 30ft Attack: Bite (1d8), 2 Kick (1d4 plus poison, Secondary) Ability Scores: Str:15 Dex:20 Con:10 Int: Wis: Cha: Special Qualities: Poison (See below)  4th Level Advancement: Size: Medium Speed: 40ft Attack: Bite (2d6) Ability Scores: Str +4, Dex -2, Con +4 Special Qualities: Armor-Piercing Bite (See below), +2 racial bonus to Sunder

This animal has ears like a rabbit but long legs like a wolf. Its hind legs have long, sharp spurs. Misc- CR3 TN Medium Animal HD4 Init:+8 Senses: Perception: +7 Stats- Str:19(+4) Dex:18(+4) Con:14(+2) Int:2(-4) Wis:14(+2) Cha:10(+0) BAB:+3 Space:5ft Reach:5ft Defense- HP:22(4d8+8) AC:17 (+4 Dex, +3 Natural) Fort:+5 Ref:+7 Will:+3 CMD: 21 Offense- Bite +8(2d6+6) or 2 Kick +5(1d4+4 plus Poison) CMB:+7 (+2 racial bonus to Sunder) Speed:40ft Special Attacks: Crushing Bite Feats- Weapon Focus (Bite), Improved Initiative Skills- Acrobatics +9, Perception +7 Ecology- Environment- Plains and Forests (Temperate) Languages- None Organization- Pack (2-4) Treasure- None Special Abilities-Armor-Piercing Bite (Ex)- A komatu’s iron-enforced bite is strong enough to pierce armor. It ignores object hardness when making a sunder attempt with its bite. Additionally, it does not provoke an attack of opportunity when attempting to sunder this way. Poison (Ex)- Kick-Injury Save: Fort DC12 Effect: 1d2 Str damage, victim is staggered in pain. Frequency: 1/round for 1d6 rounds Cure: 2 consecutive saves.

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Familiar faces

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All three of my sonas now have their Halloween costumes/outfits and are ready to go!! Which one is your favourite?