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Tom Nolan

@thomasnolan.org
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Author "Perilous Policing: Criminal Justice in Marginalized Communities," former DHS Senior Policy Advisor, professor of criminal justice @ Boston University, SUNY at Plattsburgh, Merrimack College, and Emmanuel College 💙 #ProsecuteICE #AbolishICE

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Tom Nolan @thomasnolan.org · 29/09/2026
This right here 👇
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Tom Nolan @thomasnolan.org · 18/09/2026
Flock cameras...redux
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Retired Braintree police detective facing criminal harassment charge for alleged Flock misuse - The Boston Globe
License plate readers have come under increasing scrutiny in Massachusetts and across the country.
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Tom Nolan @thomasnolan.org · 18/09/2026
Is this even legal? (Not that it matters with this guy) #1A
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Trump says he is banning CNN, MSNOW, and Politico from the White House - The Boston Globe
Trump said in a post on Truth Social he was banning the outlets due to what he called unfavorable coverage, and threatened that more such prohibitions of media outlets could follow.
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Tom Nolan @thomasnolan.org · 08/09/2026
Not a good look counselor...you certainly know (or should know) better—
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Lindsay Clancy’s defense attorney calls on Trump to pardon her in ‘Good Morning America’ interview - The Boston Globe
In an interview on Tuesday morning, Kevin Reddington said he was open to discussing a plea deal with prosecutors.
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Tom Nolan @thomasnolan.org · 07/09/2026
Wait: the @nytimes.com just published an opinion piece by...Erika Kirk? WTAF‽
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Tom Nolan @thomasnolan.org · 02/09/2026
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/09/02/m... A just verdict on a bullsh*t case that should never have been prosecuted...
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In federal court, Suffolk Sheriff Tompkins acquitted of extortion charges - The Boston Globe
“I’m feeling jubilant, man,” said Suffolk Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins after a jury found him not guilty of two counts of extortion.
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Tom Nolan @thomasnolan.org · 21/08/2026
Ten guys with machine guns to serve a "high-risk warrant" for...failure to register as a sex offender—Video Shows Deck Collapsing as Officers Serve Warrant in Missouri www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/u...
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Video Shows Deck Collapsing as Officers Serve Warrant in Missouri
Footage from a body-worn camera showed the officers and U.S. marshals at the door of a residence in Huntsville, Mo., as a deck gave way beneath them last month.
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Tom Nolan @thomasnolan.org · 15/08/2026
A glaring violation of the rules and procedures of most of the 18,000+ police departments in the U.S.
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Tom Nolan @thomasnolan.org · 01/08/2026
@teamtram.bsky.social
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Tom Nolan @thomasnolan.org · 24/07/2026
Co-sign👇
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Federal accountability for ICE has vanished. States must fill the void. - The Boston Globe
State prosecutors have both the constitutional authority and the public mandate to indict federal officers.
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Tom Nolan @thomasnolan.org · 18/07/2026
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/18/m...
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‘They don’t know what they’re doing’: ICE agents aren’t following safety protocols during traffic stops, experts say - The Boston Globe
Longtime police officers and other experts say ICE officers are in many cases failing to follow basic safety procedures when conducting traffic stops.
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Tom Nolan @thomasnolan.org · 17/07/2026
Is ICE a "Domestic Terrorist" Organization? open.substack.com/pub/nolantom...
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Is ICE a "Domestic Terrorist" Organization?
It certainly seems so...
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Tom Nolan @thomasnolan.org · 16/07/2026
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Is ICE a “Domestic Terrorist” Organization?
(Quite possibly)
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Tom Nolan @thomasnolan.org · 24/06/2026
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The Police Need to Stop Shooting Dogs
This is not a new issue...
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Tom Nolan @thomasnolan.org · 18/06/2026
Police enforcing Immigration Law is (still, always) a bad idea open.substack.com/pub/nolantom...
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Police enforcing Immigration Law is (still, always) a bad idea
Stay in your lane...
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Tom Nolan @thomasnolan.org · 13/06/2026
But I Thought MAGA Said Bud Light Made You Gay? (A genuine gem from @jojofromjerz.bsky.social)! open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...
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But I Thought MAGA Said Bud Light Made You Gay?
Yesterday it was woke poison. Today it’s freedom water.
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Tom Nolan @thomasnolan.org · 03/06/2026
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Before we abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), let’s disarm them.
These goons have no business carrying guns in our communities.
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Tom Nolan @thomasnolan.org · 27/05/2026
Spare me the faux "outrage"
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Spare me the faux "outrage"
(And stifle the "fury")
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Tom Nolan @thomasnolan.org · 22/05/2026
State's Attorneys make prosecutorial decisions, not police. These decisions are non-reviewable and not subject to appeal; whether law enforcement agrees or not is irrelevant. This is why we elect State and District Attorneys.
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A Vermont prosecutor refuses to charge ICE protesters. Police are livid. - The Boston Globe
Critics say State's Attorney Sarah George is emboldening those who break the law at anti-Trump protests.
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Tom Nolan @thomasnolan.org · 20/05/2026
This moron thinks of himself as a "high-level diplomat." He's an embarrassment and the dipsh*t governor of the poorest and most corrupt state in the U.S.
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Tom Nolan @thomasnolan.org · 19/05/2026
This right here👇
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Tom Nolan @thomasnolan.org · 18/05/2026
We need to see much more of this— ICE Agent Charged in Shooting of a Venezuelan Immigrant in Minnesota #AbolishICE #ProsecuteICE www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/u...
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ICE Agent Charged in Shooting of a Venezuelan Immigrant in Minnesota
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Tom Nolan @thomasnolan.org · 15/05/2026
ICE ERO has absolutely no part in investigating “serious federal crimes”—their duties are more akin to meter maids, not law enforcement officers. They shouldn't even be authorized to carry firearms, let alone be issued secret license plates. #AbolishICE #ProsecuteICE
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Healey administration bars ICE from getting undercover license plates - The Boston Globe
The Trump administration threatened to sue Massachusetts, charging that the Healey administration has refused to issue confidential license plates through the Registry of Motor Vehicles to Immigration...
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Tom Nolan @thomasnolan.org · 05/05/2026
Police high-speed pursuit for speeding results in passenger being killed...long past time that we outlaw these police chases—
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Passenger killed after police pursuit ends in crash in Amesbury; driver, two others charged, police say - The Boston Globe
A backseat passenger was ejected during the crash and then struck by another vehicle, police said.
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Tom Nolan @thomasnolan.org · 04/05/2026
Multi-state high-speed pursuit by police leads to...wait for it: misdemeanor charges...
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Maine man allegedly leads police on multistate pursuit, crashes in Haverhill - The Boston Globe
After the crash, the driver tried to run away but was tased and quickly apprehended, officials said.
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Tom Nolan @thomasnolan.org · 03/05/2026
A most worthy charity — @adrianwalkerboston.bsky.social
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Following tragedy, Rina Ambrose is keeping her son’s passion for dance alive - The Boston Globe
This story isn’t about Kyre Ambrose's death. It’s about the legacy of his life.
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Tom Nolan @thomasnolan.org · 27/04/2026
Agreed👇
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Tom Nolan @thomasnolan.org · 27/04/2026
Translation from the world of law enforcement: the gunman fired no shots and the agent was hit by "friendly fire" (gotta love that oxymoron)!
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Tom Nolan @thomasnolan.org · 26/04/2026
This👇
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Tom Nolan @thomasnolan.org · 23/04/2026
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/22/n... Boston and Red Sox fans everywhere to DHS: fu*k off with this foolishness #AbolishICE #ProsecuteICE
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An ‘iconic image’ or ‘white supremacist propaganda’? It’s not clear why the DHS posted a photo of Fenway Park. - The Boston Globe
A meme of Fenway Park posted by DHS on Tuesday night enraged Red Sox fans online.
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Tom Nolan @thomasnolan.org · 22/04/2026
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/22/m... We need more of these lawsuits — #AbolishICE
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Allston Car Wash workers detained by ICE file complaint, claim civil rights violations - The Boston Globe
The complaint says ICE agents conducted a warrantless search without probable cause, racially profiling the workers and denying them due process.
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Tom Nolan @thomasnolan.org · 21/04/2026
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/21/m... When an out-of-control fedral agency with no training, zero experience, and staffed by violent morons is taking charge, no one is safe, choas ensues, and innocent people get hurt and worse #AbolishICE #ProsecuteICE
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‘We’re going to [expletive] take those dudes’: Vermont police told ICE to stand down. The federal agents didn’t listen. - The Boston Globe
New body camera footage and reports shed light on a violent confrontation between protesters and police over a failed immigration enforcement action in South Burlington.
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Tom Nolan @thomasnolan.org · 19/04/2026
Suburban SWAT team (yes, that's actually a thing), shoots and kills man experiencing a mental health crisis (again) www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/18/m...
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Police shoot, kill man with knife in Lexington following medical call - The Boston Globe
Police responded to a home on Mason Street after receiving a call from family members that a man had injured himself with a knife, according to Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan.
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Tom Nolan @thomasnolan.org · 15/04/2026
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz... One day one — (and I think that @adamkinzinger.substack.com should seriously consider a presidential run)
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Hungary's New PM Just Showed Us What Courage Looks Like. Where's Ours?
Hypothetically, if I was elected President, here are the opening salvos of restoration
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Tom Nolan @thomasnolan.org · 12/04/2026
This right here👇
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Tom Nolan @thomasnolan.org · 07/04/2026
open.substack.com/pub/objectio... Noteworthy how many times the people who come into contact with ICE “use their vehicles as weapons” and end up getting shot or killed…something that happens seldom if ever with actual police #AbolishICE @elizaorlins.bsky.social
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Objection: There Is No Death Penalty For Being Accused
ICE shot a man on the side of I-5 in Patterson, California this morning, and within hours the same agency that pulled the trigger had a press release out explaining why he deserved it.
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Tom Nolan @thomasnolan.org · 07/04/2026
open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom... Genocide…the guy is a fuck*ig sociopath — @jojofromjerz.bsky.social
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“A Whole Civilization Will Die Tonight”
He’s Out of His Motherfucking Mind
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Tom Nolan @thomasnolan.org · 01/04/2026
This, all of this—Day One: How the Next President Erases Trump And Restores Our Republic... open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz... @adamkinzinger.substack.com
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Day One: How the Next President Erases Trump And Restores Our Republic...
Trump built an empire of ego inside the presidency. Here's exactly how the next president tears it down — not out of revenge, but out of principle.
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Tom Nolan @thomasnolan.org · 28/03/2026
Completely on point—a must read👇
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Tom Nolan @thomasnolan.org · 27/03/2026
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz... Definitely worth a read — @adamkinzinger.substack.com
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The Open Hangar Problem: America Is Not Ready for the War That's Coming
And the people in charge right now are making it worse.
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Tom Nolan @thomasnolan.org · 22/03/2026
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/rememberin... Definitely worth a read — @vermontgmg.bsky.social
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Remembering Robert Mueller
The reporting subject I knew best
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Tom Nolan @thomasnolan.org · 22/03/2026
What could possibly go wrong?
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Border Goon Doubles Down on Trump’s Absurd ICE Airport Plot
Border czar Tom Homan said he was putting the massive operation together in just a single day.
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Tom Nolan @thomasnolan.org · 22/03/2026
You get more training to work at Home Depot than you do to become an ICE agent...#AbolishICE
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Tom Nolan @thomasnolan.org · 22/03/2026
Paywall...😕
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Tom Nolan @thomasnolan.org · 21/03/2026
“This is not going to be an easy prosecution,” Nolan said. “If this officer can convince the jury that he genuinely believed his colleague was in danger of serious bodily injury, he’s probably going to walk.” www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/21/m...
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‘We hold people accountable:’ Prosecutors send message with swift arrest of BPD officer, experts say - The Boston Globe
Officer Nicholas O'Malley has been charged with manslaughter in the March 11 fatal shooting of a carjacking suspect.
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Tom Nolan @thomasnolan.org · 07/03/2026
What is it with their favorite buzzword “kinetic?”
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Tom Nolan @thomasnolan.org · 06/03/2026
Definitely worth a watch—Objection: The FBI Interviews the DOJ Hid @elizaorlins.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/objectio...
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Objection: The FBI Interviews the DOJ Hid
Tonight, the DOJ released three FBI 302s naming Trump. They'd been suppressed while more graphic files were published. The reason is obvious.
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Tom Nolan @thomasnolan.org · 22/02/2026
Definitely worth a read: The concentration camp society, the role of propaganda, and the mandate to #AbolishICE www.nytimes.com/2026/02/21/o...
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Opinion | What Exactly Is a ‘Concentration Camp’?
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Tom Nolan @thomasnolan.org · 18/02/2026
“Those would be considered felonies if they were committed by an average citizen on the street in Massachusetts,” Nolan said. “Do we call it what it is, or do we call it something else because it’s a federal agent that has committed this offense?”
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As Massachusetts cities stand up to ICE, local police say they’re left in an ‘untenable position’ - The Boston Globe
Some in law enforcement are expressing concern about whether new executive orders in Boston area communities are asking too much of local police.
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Tom Nolan @thomasnolan.org · 17/02/2026
Tragic loss at DHS: Democratic Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker called her a “pathological liar.” Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) accused her of “gaslighting the American people.” www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
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DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin to leave Trump administration
The move comes as public opinion has turned on the administration’s hardline immigration policies.
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