Eric Crump
@ewcrump.bsky.social
Community journalist and owner, editor, photographer, bookkeeper and graphic designer for a local newspaper.
Wow. Pure exceptionalist propaganda. We don't conquer anybody? This country was founded by colonizers. Conquest is second nature to the U.S. Ask Indigenous tribes. Ask Mexico. Ask Iraq. Ask Venezuela. Etc.
Greenland Envoy Gov. Jeff Landry: "Look, the United States has always been a welcoming party. We don't go in there trying to conquer anybody and trying to take over anybody's country. We say, 'Listen. We represent liberty. We represented economic strength. We represent protection.'"
December 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Wow. Pure exceptionalist propaganda. We don't conquer anybody? This country was founded by colonizers. Conquest is second nature to the U.S. Ask Indigenous tribes. Ask Mexico. Ask Iraq. Ask Venezuela. Etc.
Quote of the day:
"This country is not ready for a female president."
-- Manny Otiko
bit.ly/3MOgtIU
This country wasn't ready for Black voters, either. Civil rights activists didn't say, "Gosh, if we vote, white people will be mad." They said, "We vote."
"This country is not ready for a female president."
-- Manny Otiko
bit.ly/3MOgtIU
This country wasn't ready for Black voters, either. Civil rights activists didn't say, "Gosh, if we vote, white people will be mad." They said, "We vote."
Slow Down, AOC — Democrats Can’t Afford Another Loss
Hillary and Kamala losses show America not ready for a female president
bit.ly
December 22, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Quote of the day:
"This country is not ready for a female president."
-- Manny Otiko
bit.ly/3MOgtIU
This country wasn't ready for Black voters, either. Civil rights activists didn't say, "Gosh, if we vote, white people will be mad." They said, "We vote."
"This country is not ready for a female president."
-- Manny Otiko
bit.ly/3MOgtIU
This country wasn't ready for Black voters, either. Civil rights activists didn't say, "Gosh, if we vote, white people will be mad." They said, "We vote."
Well, the Epstein Files are due to be released tomorrow. <sarcasm>I'm sure all the incriminating evidence against Trump will be revealed.</sarcasm> Believe the victims, not the redactorama.
December 18, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Well, the Epstein Files are due to be released tomorrow. <sarcasm>I'm sure all the incriminating evidence against Trump will be revealed.</sarcasm> Believe the victims, not the redactorama.
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Minneapolis residents are outraged as an ICE goon kneels on a pregnant woman and drags her into the street, despite being informed of her pregnancy.
December 16, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Minneapolis residents are outraged as an ICE goon kneels on a pregnant woman and drags her into the street, despite being informed of her pregnancy.
Quote of the day:
"My hours are the longest, and my results are among the best. I’ve stopped Eight Wars, saving many millions of lives in the process, created the Greatest Economy in the History of our Country, brought Business back into the United States at levels never seen before ...
"My hours are the longest, and my results are among the best. I’ve stopped Eight Wars, saving many millions of lives in the process, created the Greatest Economy in the History of our Country, brought Business back into the United States at levels never seen before ...
December 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Quote of the day:
"My hours are the longest, and my results are among the best. I’ve stopped Eight Wars, saving many millions of lives in the process, created the Greatest Economy in the History of our Country, brought Business back into the United States at levels never seen before ...
"My hours are the longest, and my results are among the best. I’ve stopped Eight Wars, saving many millions of lives in the process, created the Greatest Economy in the History of our Country, brought Business back into the United States at levels never seen before ...
Quote of the Day:
"We cannot wait for 2026 to see if elections still work, because every month we wait is a month where the machinery of fair elections is being dismantled. By November 2026, we may discover that fair elections no longer exist."
-- Chris Armitage
"We cannot wait for 2026 to see if elections still work, because every month we wait is a month where the machinery of fair elections is being dismantled. By November 2026, we may discover that fair elections no longer exist."
-- Chris Armitage
If You Steal Our Elections, You Don't Get Our Money
Here's how we make this real.
cmarmitage.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Quote of the Day:
"We cannot wait for 2026 to see if elections still work, because every month we wait is a month where the machinery of fair elections is being dismantled. By November 2026, we may discover that fair elections no longer exist."
-- Chris Armitage
"We cannot wait for 2026 to see if elections still work, because every month we wait is a month where the machinery of fair elections is being dismantled. By November 2026, we may discover that fair elections no longer exist."
-- Chris Armitage
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“What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I’ve seen in my time in public service,” Representative Jim Himes (D-CT), the top Democrat on the House Intelligence committee, said. “You have two individuals in clear distress without any means of locomotion, with a destroyed...
December 5, 2025 at 12:26 PM
“What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I’ve seen in my time in public service,” Representative Jim Himes (D-CT), the top Democrat on the House Intelligence committee, said. “You have two individuals in clear distress without any means of locomotion, with a destroyed...
"That ICE would lie about the Cato Institute’s research and its own data is concerning, but the fact that it is wasting billions of dollars on deporting peaceful people who are a fiscal and economic benefit to the United States and are valued by their US citizen families and friends is worse."
New Data Prove DHS Lied About Cato Report on ICE
ICE should reprioritize serious public safety threats and be transparent about its arrests going forward.
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December 4, 2025 at 5:02 PM
"That ICE would lie about the Cato Institute’s research and its own data is concerning, but the fact that it is wasting billions of dollars on deporting peaceful people who are a fiscal and economic benefit to the United States and are valued by their US citizen families and friends is worse."
Judge Ellis blasted ICE/CPB for using unnecessary force on journalists and peaceful protesters. The Court of Appeals disagreed with her ruling, calling it too broad and encroaching on the powers of the executive branch. blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/02/c...
Chicago Media Groups Voluntarily Drop Excessive Force Lawsuit Against Feds
Attorneys for the media groups that brought the suit said "there was nothing more to be gained" since the immigration crackdown has slowed. But the move also followed an appellate court victory for th...
blockclubchicago.org
December 3, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Judge Ellis blasted ICE/CPB for using unnecessary force on journalists and peaceful protesters. The Court of Appeals disagreed with her ruling, calling it too broad and encroaching on the powers of the executive branch. blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/02/c...
Fill in the blank pop quiz:
When you go to work for Nazis, that makes you a ____.
When you go to work for Nazis, that makes you a ____.
RFK Jr. compared Trump to Hitler and praised descriptions of his supporters as ‘Nazis’
RFK Jr. compared Trump to Hitler and praised descriptions of his supporters as ‘Nazis’ | CNN Politics
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of Health and Human Services, has a long history of scathing critiques against Trump, labeling him a “threat to democracy,” a “...
www.cnn.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Fill in the blank pop quiz:
When you go to work for Nazis, that makes you a ____.
When you go to work for Nazis, that makes you a ____.
A problem with objectivity: When a U.S. senator and decorated veteran states the obvious by restating the law as taught to all military personnel (Do not follow unlawful orders), and the Secretary of Defense threatens punishment and the president calls for execution ...
November 27, 2025 at 2:23 PM
A problem with objectivity: When a U.S. senator and decorated veteran states the obvious by restating the law as taught to all military personnel (Do not follow unlawful orders), and the Secretary of Defense threatens punishment and the president calls for execution ...
A reminder what's at stake for the resistance. How long will we allow MAGA to continue? The Black Friday boycott is another moment to "galvanize our resources and our commitments" as Crenshaw says. When the dog barks, don't make deals to shut it up. Shut it up with an economic flex.
"My mentor always tells me, 'Kim, dogs don’t bark at parked cars." They’re coming after critical race theory, 1619, intersectionality because these ideas mobilized people. They gave them the language to actually articulate what they were seeing with their own eyes," says Kimberlé Crenshaw.
November 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
A reminder what's at stake for the resistance. How long will we allow MAGA to continue? The Black Friday boycott is another moment to "galvanize our resources and our commitments" as Crenshaw says. When the dog barks, don't make deals to shut it up. Shut it up with an economic flex.
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"My mentor always tells me, 'Kim, dogs don’t bark at parked cars." They’re coming after critical race theory, 1619, intersectionality because these ideas mobilized people. They gave them the language to actually articulate what they were seeing with their own eyes," says Kimberlé Crenshaw.
November 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
"My mentor always tells me, 'Kim, dogs don’t bark at parked cars." They’re coming after critical race theory, 1619, intersectionality because these ideas mobilized people. They gave them the language to actually articulate what they were seeing with their own eyes," says Kimberlé Crenshaw.
I recommend "The Marketplace of Revolution: How Consumer Politics Shaped American Independence" by T.H. Breen. Boycotts helped us create a nation. Boycotts can help us save it. Let that lesson fuel the blackout.
A call to action
‘We Ain’t Buying It’
open.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I recommend "The Marketplace of Revolution: How Consumer Politics Shaped American Independence" by T.H. Breen. Boycotts helped us create a nation. Boycotts can help us save it. Let that lesson fuel the blackout.
DHS spokesoman Tricia McLaughlin on X:
@TriciaOhio
We aren’t leaving Chicago.
Since start of Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago
-homicides are down 16%
-shootings down 35%
-robberies down 41%
-carjackings down 48%
-transit crime down 20%
@TriciaOhio
We aren’t leaving Chicago.
Since start of Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago
-homicides are down 16%
-shootings down 35%
-robberies down 41%
-carjackings down 48%
-transit crime down 20%
November 11, 2025 at 9:59 PM
DHS spokesoman Tricia McLaughlin on X:
@TriciaOhio
We aren’t leaving Chicago.
Since start of Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago
-homicides are down 16%
-shootings down 35%
-robberies down 41%
-carjackings down 48%
-transit crime down 20%
@TriciaOhio
We aren’t leaving Chicago.
Since start of Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago
-homicides are down 16%
-shootings down 35%
-robberies down 41%
-carjackings down 48%
-transit crime down 20%
DHS under Noem is an empathy free zone. Block Club quoted one detainee as saying, “They treated us like animals, or worse than animals, because no one treats their pets like that.”
A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
November 7, 2025 at 6:44 PM
DHS under Noem is an empathy free zone. Block Club quoted one detainee as saying, “They treated us like animals, or worse than animals, because no one treats their pets like that.”
Attorney for ICE complains about being forced to treat detainees like human beings. abc7.ws/4hPMiwf
Judge issues temporary restraining order against DHS for Broadview ICE facility conditions
A judge on Wednesday issued an emergency restraining order over conditions at a Broadview ICE processing facility.
abc7.ws
November 6, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Attorney for ICE complains about being forced to treat detainees like human beings. abc7.ws/4hPMiwf
Quote of the Day:
"Mamdani didn’t just win an election. No y’all, he breached a centuries-old fortress of white political power and provoked an entire system’s immune response." -- Dr. Stacey Patton
"Mamdani didn’t just win an election. No y’all, he breached a centuries-old fortress of white political power and provoked an entire system’s immune response." -- Dr. Stacey Patton
November 5, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Quote of the Day:
"Mamdani didn’t just win an election. No y’all, he breached a centuries-old fortress of white political power and provoked an entire system’s immune response." -- Dr. Stacey Patton
"Mamdani didn’t just win an election. No y’all, he breached a centuries-old fortress of white political power and provoked an entire system’s immune response." -- Dr. Stacey Patton
Powerful words from Dr. Stacey Patton on the Massey family's response to the 2nd degree murder conviction of Sean Grayson, who could get 20 years -- or probation -- for killing Sonya Massey. bit.ly/47z2L2Z
“I Can’t Wait Until He Goes to Hell.”
After the verdict, Sonya Massey's family showed up at the press conference to rebuke the system, just like their daughter did before a cop shot her in the face.
bit.ly
November 1, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Powerful words from Dr. Stacey Patton on the Massey family's response to the 2nd degree murder conviction of Sean Grayson, who could get 20 years -- or probation -- for killing Sonya Massey. bit.ly/47z2L2Z
I've seen calls lately for antifa to start talking more about what we support and propose and less on what we hate and oppose. Sure. For me, a multi-racial, welcoming, pluralistic, free, dramatically less hierarchical, equitable, sustainable society would be cool. DEI, in other words.
October 29, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I've seen calls lately for antifa to start talking more about what we support and propose and less on what we hate and oppose. Sure. For me, a multi-racial, welcoming, pluralistic, free, dramatically less hierarchical, equitable, sustainable society would be cool. DEI, in other words.
Many of MAGA commenters confidently assert we don't have a king. What we do have is an elected leader who thinks there are no earthly limits on his power. King is just shorthand for immunity + impunity.
Q: What did you mean when you said you're prepared to send 'more than the National Guard' into American cities?
TRUMP: if I want to enact a certain act, I'd be allowed to do whatever I want. The courts wouldn't get involved. Nobody would. I could send Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines -anybody I want
TRUMP: if I want to enact a certain act, I'd be allowed to do whatever I want. The courts wouldn't get involved. Nobody would. I could send Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines -anybody I want
October 29, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Many of MAGA commenters confidently assert we don't have a king. What we do have is an elected leader who thinks there are no earthly limits on his power. King is just shorthand for immunity + impunity.
Law & order quote of the day:
“Well, I don’t think we’re gonna necessarily ask for a declaration of war, I think we’re just gonna kill people that are bringing drugs into our country. OK? We’re going to kill them. You know? They’re going to be, like dead. OK?”
Donald Trump, confessing to murder
“Well, I don’t think we’re gonna necessarily ask for a declaration of war, I think we’re just gonna kill people that are bringing drugs into our country. OK? We’re going to kill them. You know? They’re going to be, like dead. OK?”
Donald Trump, confessing to murder
October 25, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Law & order quote of the day:
“Well, I don’t think we’re gonna necessarily ask for a declaration of war, I think we’re just gonna kill people that are bringing drugs into our country. OK? We’re going to kill them. You know? They’re going to be, like dead. OK?”
Donald Trump, confessing to murder
“Well, I don’t think we’re gonna necessarily ask for a declaration of war, I think we’re just gonna kill people that are bringing drugs into our country. OK? We’re going to kill them. You know? They’re going to be, like dead. OK?”
Donald Trump, confessing to murder
ICE War quote of the day:
"If alcohol, tobacco and drugs aren’t allowed within 1,000 feet of schools—tear gas shouldn’t be either."
U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth
"If alcohol, tobacco and drugs aren’t allowed within 1,000 feet of schools—tear gas shouldn’t be either."
U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth
October 25, 2025 at 12:28 PM
ICE War quote of the day:
"If alcohol, tobacco and drugs aren’t allowed within 1,000 feet of schools—tear gas shouldn’t be either."
U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth
"If alcohol, tobacco and drugs aren’t allowed within 1,000 feet of schools—tear gas shouldn’t be either."
U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth
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This is the ad Donald Trump woke up furious about.
Would be a shame if it went viral.
Would be a shame if it went viral.
October 24, 2025 at 12:59 PM
This is the ad Donald Trump woke up furious about.
Would be a shame if it went viral.
Would be a shame if it went viral.
Scenes from No Kings in Chicago's Beverly neighborhood.
October 20, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Scenes from No Kings in Chicago's Beverly neighborhood.