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Elise Schuenke
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I'm a cryptid from Minnesota who makes comics and doodles and a lot of puns They/them

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Elise Schuenke @troubledminnesotan.bsky.social · Nov 14
Hello new followers! I’m Elise and I’m a Minnesotan based comic artist and cryptid! Welcome and prepare for puns and shenanigans.

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First panel: a young woman suggests making soup to her girlfriend in bed Second panel: the two girlfriends walk to the grocery store holding hands Third panel: they are grabbing ingredients from the vegetable aisle Fourth panel: their groceries which consists of vegetable stock, two cans of coconut milk, a bag of various goods and a set of chicken thighs Two young siblings talk and play video games while the grown up versions of them stand facing away. They are surrounded by various video game related tech and games. The title: Near You Beside You First panel: A person gets out of bed looking stressed. Second panel: the person is starting to put on a sweatshirt with a dark cloud of swirling thoughts around their head. Third panel: it turns out the person has put the sweater on backwards and the hood flops over their head with the appropriate sound effect saying FLOP Fourth panel: the person stands confused with the hood still over their face Fifth panel: the person starts shaking with laughter saying “…pfft.” Sixth panel: the person leaves the bedroom laughing to themselves First panel: Link from Legend of Zelda stands at a triforce altar with the master sword sitting in stone. Second panel: Link stares nervously at the master sword before him with the floating text, “deep down, you know” Third panel: his hand reaches out to the sword’s handle In between the third and fourth panel, the text says: “you weren’t built for fighting” Fourth panel: at the last second, his hand clenches away, shaking as it hesitates to grab the sword
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bgrueskin.bsky.social
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.

He is a computer safety researcher.

And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.

In under 1600 words.

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I Want You to Understand Chicago Politics Chicago 2025-11-08 I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time. Every day my phone buzzes. It is a neighborhood group: four people were kidnapped at the corner drugstore. A friend a mile away sends a Slack message: she was at the scene when masked men assaulted and abducted two people on the street. A plumber working on my pipes is distraught, and I find out that two of his employees were kidnapped that morning. A week later it happens again. An email arrives. Agents with guns have chased a teacher into the school where she works. They did not have a warrant. They dragged her away, ignoring her and her colleagues’ pleas to show proof of her documentation. That evening I stand a few feet from the parents of Rayito de Sol and listen to them describe, with anguish, how good Ms. Diana was to their children. What it is like to have strangers with guns traumatize your kids. For a teacher to hide a three-year-old child for fear they might be killed. How their relatives will no longer leave the house. I hear the pain and fury in their voices, and I wonder who will be next. Understand what it is to pray in Chicago. On September 19th, Reverend David Black, lead pastor at First Presbyterian Church of Chicago, was praying outside the ICE detention center in Broadview when a DHS agent shot him in the head with pepper balls. Pepper balls are never supposed to be fired at the head because they can seriously injure, or even kill. “We could hear them laughing as they were shooting us from the roof,” Black recalled. He is not the only member of the clergy ICE has assaulted. Methodist pastor Hannah Kardon was violently arrested on October 17th, and Baptist pastor Michael Woolf was shot with pepper balls on November 1st. Understand what it is to sleep in Chicago. On the night of September 30th, federal agents rappelled from a Black Hawk helicopter to execute a raid on an apartment building on the South Sho…
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
troubledminnesotan.bsky.social
I’m so so so so so so so so so so so so so sooooooooooooo tired of living in this country with two parties who don’t care and are absolutely negligent and/or actively harming vulnerable communities
November 10, 2025 at 3:36 AM
troubledminnesotan.bsky.social
I swear to all that is holy, if Democrats fall for this, it’s going to be another instance of Charlie Brown missing that stupid football Lucy keeps setting up for him
mississippifreepress.org Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 1d
Democrats are considering a Republican deal to reopen government with a promise of a later vote on extending health-care tax credits—but no guarantee.

One Democrat says it'd amount to "unconditional surrender that abandons the 24 million Americans whose health care premiums are about to double."
Democrats Consider GOP Deal to Reopen Government, With Promise of Later Vote on ACA Subsidies
Democrats are considering a Republican offer to reopen the government with a promise of a later vote on extending ACA health-care tax credits.
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 10, 2025 at 12:58 AM
troubledminnesotan.bsky.social
DO NOT LET THEM HEAR THE END OF IT

CALL YOUR SENATORS AND TELL THEM NOT TO CAVE
gregpak.net Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 1d
Okay, Ezra is confirming that he's hearing D senators are actually plotting to cave to Trump and end the shutdown WITHOUT any extension of the ACA, just a promise of a vote later down the line.

Call your senators, friends, NOW, and tell them NO DEAL without ACA funding!

Find them here: reps.fyi
November 10, 2025 at 12:53 AM
troubledminnesotan.bsky.social
I tried Slay the Princess on a whim and was absolutely blown away by the storytelling and gameplay! It’s unlike anything I’ve ever played and I absolutely love the amount of storylines and scenarios you can get yourself into
The game Slay the Princess with a pretty princess saying, “Please don’t.”
November 10, 2025 at 12:41 AM
troubledminnesotan.bsky.social
Okay now that Frankenstein is out on Netflix (GO WATCH ITS MAGNIFICENT)

I can’t stop thinking about Victor’s hurting the monster for not immediately having intelligence, mirroring his own father’s impatience and abuse. And later on it shows all it took for the monster to grow was love, investment
November 8, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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iceghost.bsky.social
Very very stressy today
A small ink of me being super stressed
November 7, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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rosebdraws.bsky.social
"--what recourse do you have... but to live?"

#frankenstein @realgdt.bsky.social
dip pen and ink drawing of frankenstein's monster from GDT's new film, colored digitally. he looks forlornly down at a bright autumn leaf
November 7, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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bonedustpress.bsky.social
The Indie Ink Awards are accepting nominations!✨
If you enjoyed The Traitor & The Wretch, please take a few minutes to nominate it!
indiestorygeek.com/story/10063
The Traitor & The Wretch
THE TRAITOR & THE WRETCH is a dark fantasy adventure with a surprisingly tender romance between two very unlikely allies. Written by Jasmine Walls and illustrated by Rowan MacColl, set to be released ...
indiestorygeek.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:45 PM
troubledminnesotan.bsky.social
My parents were gifted these bottle shaped chocolates that each have a different liquor inside and I swear to God that I blindly grabbed one
A hand holds a small bottle shaped chocolate wrapped up with the label Mount Bay Barbados Rum est. 1703
November 6, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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sevenseasentertainment.com
Brand-new license announcement! LIVING WITH MY OLD CAT by Fujihito. The bond between a human and their pet is something to be cherished! In this slice-of-life color manga, see how sweet life is with a senior cat and their habits and quirks.

sevenseasentertainment.com/2025/11/05/s...
New License: Living with My Old Cat. Story and art by Fujihito. A purrfectly delightful slice-of-life color manga about an author and the cat they’ve had since childhood! Life with a senior cat is a whole new experience to that of a brand-new kitten. From fully formed habits and routines to silly quirks, you’ll be surprised just how spry a grandpa cat can be! ©Fujihito 2020 / KADOKAWA CORPORATION. Available from Seven Seas Entertainment October 2026 (Print/Digital).
November 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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kendrawcandraw.bsky.social
If I ordered pronouns for the table would you have some
November 5, 2025 at 3:57 AM
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jesncin.bsky.social
Lunar Boy is one of the 8 books selected for the SEATTLE GLOBAL READING CHALLENGE 📚

Kids will be reading books, answering quizzes on them, and winning prizes! Maybe even a sticker drawn by me 🤸🏼‍♂️

#Booksky
Poster: LUNAR BOY has been selected for... Seattle Public Library's Global Reading Challenge! A partnership between Seattle public libraries and Seattle public schools. Indu sits on a sofa surrounded by Noah, Yuliana and Lastri. They're all reading books.
November 5, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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leximcmenamin.com
thank you for the outpouring of support!

those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
Donate to Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover, organized by Lexi McMenamin
More than half the team at Teen Vogue was laid off this week by our parent co… Lexi McMenamin needs your support for Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover
www.gofundme.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
troubledminnesotan.bsky.social
Good things should happen more often actually

Might be a controversial opinion
November 5, 2025 at 2:59 AM
troubledminnesotan.bsky.social
I CAN GO TO BED WITH A SKIP IN MY STEP LETS FREAKING GOOOOOOOOO
moreperfectunion.bsky.social More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 6d
BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani will be the next mayor of New York City after running on a platform centered on making the city affordable for working people.
November 5, 2025 at 2:45 AM
troubledminnesotan.bsky.social
I forgot to post the spam rice omelet I made with my mom so here you go
A large yellow omelet with furikake, cooked spam and cut up green onion atop rice sits in a black cast iron pan
November 4, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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keezyyoung.bsky.social
i find it weird when people are like "I'm gonna say something creepy and sexual on your inane post. but I'm self aware about it which makes it okay right hahaha"

no,

it does not
November 4, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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rosebdraws.bsky.social
good morning and a very happy gdt's frankenstein starts streaming this week.. here are some dip pen sketches i made in a mad daze after seeing it in theatres. truly couldn't have asked for more!!
dip pen sketch of gdt's frankenstein's monster, his face hidden by fabric wrappings and a big hood dip pen sketches-- portrait of emily from gdt's frankenstein, victor covered in blood holding a butcher knife, and the monster feeding berries to a deer
November 3, 2025 at 5:26 PM
troubledminnesotan.bsky.social
Get out there and vote today! It’s important to show up to local elections for our communities so go go go!
November 4, 2025 at 3:04 PM
troubledminnesotan.bsky.social
Loaded potato soup 🧑‍🍳
A big red Dutch oven sits on a stove, inside is a pale cream soup with green onion, potatoes, cheese and bacon
November 3, 2025 at 11:27 PM
troubledminnesotan.bsky.social
New soup tonight…prepare for pics
November 3, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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tendermiasma.com
Censorship is now coming for your dnd and your warhammer and your farming sim, they don't care if it's not adult content. They wanted everything
acvalens.net Ana Valens | 🔞 @acvalens.net · 8d
MasterCard is marketing its new MasterCard Threat Intelligence platform to issuers & acquirers. A source familiar w/ MasterCard’s internal operations told me MTI is flagging anime, VTubing, adult content, tabletop, video games as potentially “high fraud risk”

fintechmagazine.com/news/how-is-...
How is Mastercard Preventing Payment Fraud at Scale?
Announcing Threat Intelligence at Money 20/20 US, Mastercard showcases its latest technology in preventing fraud, combining insights from Recorded Future
fintechmagazine.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:50 PM
troubledminnesotan.bsky.social
Double feature weekend, Saturday was Frankenstein and today was the Chainsaw Man movie! Needless to say I’m bursting with inspiration…and chainsaws
November 2, 2025 at 8:58 PM
troubledminnesotan.bsky.social
I did early voting yesterday and didn’t realize the hilarious placement of my I voted sticker with one of my pins
A jean jacket with a big red sticker saying “I voted” above a pin saying “UGH”
November 1, 2025 at 5:03 PM