Masked pro-Hamas agitators turn violent — 4 cops injured, 13 arrested in Boston



Violence broke out in Boston on Tuesday evening when pro-Palestine protesters gathered for a rally on the two-year anniversary of Hamas' October 7 terrorist attack that caused the deaths of more than 1,200 Israelis and sparked the ongoing war.

'From my perspective, this is all the same ball of wax: Antifa, free Palestine, trans-tifa. They're all the same effectively, far-left/communist agitators.'

Flyers of the protest feature an illustration of people masked in kaffiyehs and a police car on fire.

"Flood downtown for Palestine," the flyer reads. "Rally and march."

John Gately, the host of the "John F Gately Show," captured footage of the downtown protest, which he estimated was attended by roughly 175 people.

Gately recorded a video of a group of masked protesters sitting on the ground, trying to conceal their activities. When Gately approached the group, they quickly formed a barrier, holding up kaffiyehs to block his view, and even appeared to move a police barrier. One protester claimed they were providing first aid to one of their comrades who needed to "rest."

Gately told Blaze News that when the march arrived at Boston's Downtown Crossing, "things got ugly" as protesters blocked emergency vehicles.

"There was a kerfuffle. There was a report of pepper spray; I didn't see that," Gately said. "It was a fight in the middle of Tremont Street."

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He described seeing protesters pushing and shoving before police swarmed in to arrest 13 individuals, eight men and five women.

Four officers sustained injuries, all of which were non-life-threatening but included broken bones.

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Tensions in the community were already high before Tuesday's demonstration, Gately stated. He explained that a visiting professor from Harvard Law School fired off a pellet rifle near a Brookline synagogue last week on the eve of Yom Kippur. The professor allegedly told law enforcement he was "hunting rats."

"From my perspective, this is all the same ball of wax: Antifa, free Palestine, trans-tifa. They're all the same effectively, far-left/communist agitators," Gately told Blaze News. "It's all the same oppressor versus oppressed dialectic."

"I think that effectively, the far-left promotes violence," Gately added.

In a statement provided to Blaze News, Mayor Michelle Wu (D) said, "We are extremely grateful for the work of the Boston Police in keeping the city safe and in supporting the right to peacefully protest. Boston will not tolerate violence, and we categorically condemn those who came into our community to attack our police officers. The individuals who engaged in these attacks must be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law."

Blaze News contacted Gov. Maura Healey's office for comment.

Image source: John Gately

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Trump’s DOJ cracks down on defiant sanctuary city mayor shielding illegal aliens



The Trump administration's Department of Justice is taking legal action against another sanctuary jurisdiction.

The DOJ filed a lawsuit on Thursday against Boston, contending that the city's sanctuary status interferes with the federal government's immigration enforcement.

'If Boston won't protect its citizens from illegal alien crime, this Department of Justice will.'

The agency accused Democrat Mayor Michelle Wu, who recently reaffirmed her support of sanctuary policies, of "repeatedly" shielding criminal illegal aliens from federal immigration agents and endangering public safety.

"In a recent letter to Attorney General Pamela J. Bondi, Mayor Wu went so far as to say that 'Boston will never back down' from its sanctuary city policies," the DOJ's lawsuit read. "Cities cannot obstruct the Federal Government from enforcing immigration laws. When that occurs, a city breaks the law. The City of Boston is doing just that."

The department argued that the city's sanctuary policies, specifically the Boston Trust Act, are illegal under federal law. The act prevents local law enforcement and other city departments from cooperating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement's detainer requests.

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The lawsuit against Boston is part of the DOJ's greater effort to take legal action against sanctuary policies nationwide. The department previously filed complaints in New York, New Jersey, and California.

"The City of Boston and its Mayor have been among the worst sanctuary offenders in America — they explicitly enforce policies designed to undermine law enforcement and protect illegal aliens from justice," Bondi said. "If Boston won't protect its citizens from illegal alien crime, this Department of Justice will."

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Wu responded to the lawsuit by declaring that the city "will not yield."

"This is our city, and we will vigorously defend our laws and the constitutional rights of cities, which have been repeatedly upheld in courts across the country. We will not yield," Wu stated.

"This unconstitutional attack on our city is not a surprise," Wu continued. "Boston is a thriving community, the economic and cultural hub of New England, and the safest major city in the country — but this administration is intent on attacking our community to advance their own authoritarian agenda."

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'F**khead crackers': Apparent trans-identifying genocide advocate allegedly guns down a dad who just took his boy to school



The day after a trans-identifying man shot up a Catholic church full of children in Minneapolis, an apparent trans-identifying radical allegedly opened fire in Massachusetts — this time leaving a father dead who had just walked his 6-year-old boy to school in Shrewsbury.

The Shrewsbury Police Department indicated they received a 911 call just before 9 a.m. Thursday from an individual being attacked on the pathway near Jordan Park, just east of Lake Quinsigamond. The police dispatcher not only heard gunshots during the 911 call but also reportedly heard 56-year-old victim Kevin Doherty say, "He shot me."

'We should kill them all.'

Police arrived at the scene, finding Doherty wounded on the ground.

After administering first aid, police took the victim to the UMass Medical Center, where he succumbed to his injuries. As the suspect had fled the scene, law enforcement issued a shelter-in-place order, locking down the nearby school, then launched a manhunt.

Shrewsbury Police — working with the Massachusetts State Police's Special Tactical Operations Team and supported by other police departments in the area — tracked down the suspect using drone technology. SWAT ultimately captured the suspect at his home without incident.

According to court records reviewed by MassLive.com, the 26-year-old male suspect, Snehal Ansh Srivastava, has been charged with armed assault with intent to murder and carrying a firearm without a license. During his Friday arraignment, Srivastava pleaded not guilty.

Worcester County District Attorney Joseph Early Jr. said during a news conference that Doherty was on his way home from taking his boy to school when he spotted an individual spray-painting an overlook near Jordan Pond. Evidently concerned about keeping his neighborhood clean, Doherty took a photo of the alleged vandalism — and that apparently did not sit well with Srivastava.

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According to local paper Community Advocate, Srivastava identifies as a "transgender." Srivastava — who appears bearded in various photos in videos but wears women's clothing — allegedly notes on his Instagram page that he uses "she/her/hers" pronouns.

One of the suspect's apparent websites is replete with murderous rhetoric, including calls for genocide.

Srivastava allegedly shared a number of "decrees" on a site titled "Nation of Ayodhya," which is linked from the aforementioned Instagram page. In one of the decrees, Srivastava allegedly states:

I call on the Gangstas to assemble towards Revolution. Gangsta is an African Indigenous reclamation of Turtle Island. By the power vested in me by Mami Wata, and my ancestors descendent; I hereby bless every Blac(k) American Gang to establish themselves as a Tribal Society to be represented in the democratic republic of Black Hawk Nation. I authorize every Black American Gang to reclaim their territories as their Blac(k) American Indigenous homelands.

Srivastava allegedly also calls Israel a "terrorist organization"; condemns "f**khead crackers"; says of Israelis, "we should kill them all, save Palestine and be jus [sic] be done with it"; states that "the protection of Palestine requires the eradication of western based genocidal white supremacy"; and calls for the arrest of Elon Musk and the dismantling of all American law enforcement agencies.

It appears Srivastava also wears his extremism proudly.

The Community Advocate noted that his house is spray-painted with leftist tags and slogans including "BLM" and "Free Palestine."

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Unsurprisingly, Srivastava's arrest Thursday was not his first run-in with the law.

In July 2021, police reportedly arrested Srivastava on charges of assault and battery, assault and battery on a police officer, reckless operation of a motor vehicle, disorderly conduct, disturbing the peace, resisting arrest, and malicious destruction of property.

In September 2022, the Westborough Police Department arrested Srivastava on charges of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, disorderly conduct, and mayhem. Witnesses told police at the time that Srivastava allegedly "drove his vehicle toward the victim in an attempt to run him over and then exited his vehicle wielding a machete which he used to cut the victim during the altercation."

He apparently was arrested again for an outstanding warrant in March 2023.

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