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John Oliver is selling a kids book about Mike Pence's rabbit. But there's ... a twist.

Believe it or not, two kids books about Mike Pence's family pet rabbit, Marlon Bundo, were just released.

But they tell wildly different tales.

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One of them, "Marlon Bundo’s Day in the Life of the Vice President," is a story created by the Pence family about their furry creature's experiences living in Washington.

Perfectly innocent. Right? Eh, not quite.

On a new episode of "Last Week Tonight With John Oliver," the TV host spotted something discouraging about Marlon Bundo's book tour.

It stops by Focus on the Family — a vehemently anti-LGBTQ group that opposes a number of basic human rights for queer people and has a history of supporting gay conversion therapy (a harmful practice that attempts to change a person's sexual orientation).

The vice president, who is one of the most anti-LGBTQ legislators in the country, is a big fan of the organization. Naturally.

With that in mind, the "Last Week Tonight" team decided to make their own rabbit-inspired book too: "A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo."

"You’ll notice right away that our rabbit has a bow tie, so there’s that," Oliver pointed out about the differences between the two publications on the March 18, 2018, show. But there's an even more striking contrast: In "A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo," Marlon is gay. He falls in love with another boy rabbit in the garden.

Yes, the book is for kids. Yes, it's real. And yes, it's actually for sale.

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The best part? All of the proceeds from the "Last Week Tonight" book benefit two terrific groups helping LGBTQ people.

One is The Trevor Project, a crisis intervention nonprofit that helps struggling LGBTQ youth, and the other is AIDS United, an organization aimed at ending HIV/AIDS in the U.S.  

"Those are two great reasons to buy this book," Oliver said. "Another is that selling more books than Pence will probably really piss him off."

"Last Week Tonight" has a page where you can find out how to get your own copy of "A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo," and you can watch Oliver's segment on the book below:

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She has the perfect question to ask once your partner gets defensive.

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Therapist Lauren Consul has one trick to stop arguments before they begin.

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Raul Torres is a guardian angel.

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Becca Moore is a popular TikToker with over 800,000 followers who's known for her funny, laid-back takes on dating. Like any influencer-type she was at the Coachella music and arts festival in Indio, California recently. While she was at Coachella, she was robbed of her phone, rental car keys and wallet.

“I went to Coachella this weekend and I thought this guy was kinda hitting on me but then he just robbed me,” Becca says at the beginning of her three-minute TikTok video with over 3 million views. After the festival, she was left with no ride, money, or means to get in contact with friends and family. She was stranded in the desert.

Becca’s friend’s hotel called her an Uber so she could get to a local store to buy a new phone. The driver she was incredibly lucky to be connected with was a lot more than a guy with a car in a time of need, he was a guardian angel named Raul Torres from Fresno, California, six hours north of Indio.

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Sorry, Labradors. After 31 years, America has a new favorite dog.

The American Kennel Club has crowned a new favorite.

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According to the American Kennel Club, for the past 31 years, the Labrador Retriever was America’s favorite dog, but it was eclipsed in 2022 by the Frenchie. The rankings are based on nearly 716,500 dogs newly registered in 2022, of which about 1 in 7 were Frenchies. Around 108,000 French Bulldogs were recorded in the U.S. in 2022, surpassing Labrador Retrievers by over 21,000.

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44 years ago he became her protector after a terrible act. Today, they've been reunited in love.

Betsy and Irv are finally getting the happy ending they deserve. Together.

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This old adage was brought to life in a whole new way after two friends who thought they booked tickets to Budapest, Hungary, instead found themselves heading to Bucharest, Romania.

Just a minor 500-mile difference, but who’s counting?

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