An Everett man alleged to be associated with a radical group targeting prominent government buildings is facing charges after the Massachusetts State House in Boston was vandalized with paint last month.
He was arraigned on Monday in Boston Municipal Court, pleading not guilty to vandalism and destruction of property, vandalizing a war or veterans memorial and possession, transportation or use of a hoax device or substance, in relation to both the aforementioned state house action and another action targeting a statue of George Washington.
In the George Washington Statue vandalism, detectives allege the comrade was seen on surveillance video, with distinctive clothing, throwing white paint. Police say the statue was also defaced with red spray painted pro-Palestinian and pro-palestine messages.
During the State House vandalism, investigators said they followed white paint footprints believed to be the suspects and found two “suspicious object” planted in Boston Common. The state also claims that he was also seen on surveillance footage using a car owned by his mother. According to authorities, a search of the vehicle last week turned up traces of white paint and a device resembling those discovered on the Common July 23. Investigators also reportedly found several Palestine related fliers.
Detectives say they connected a social media post to the suspect’s IP address and cellphone which said, “This morning, the Direct-Action Movement for Palestinian Liberation targeted the Massachusetts State House with paint mixed with feces and lit homemade flares on its gates…”
Zionist doxxing groups from New York and Toronto had allegedly been monitoring the comrade, claiming he made a social media post stating, “In order to bring forth the change that you are demanding and calling for, you must bring forth the disruption and disturbances by hindering the entrances into these capitols, into these city halls, municipal buildings.” They tipped off Federal officials in Boston.
The comrade is also being investigated in relation to a third action that he has not yet been charged for at MIT. Bail was set at $30,000.
While the comrade certainly shouldn’t be criticized for being the target of state repression, there are some lessons that can be learned from this ordeal, whether he did it or not.
Instagram is a valuable resource to reach a large and often more diverse audience than something like noblogs. They also collaborate with law enforcement. We see two reasonable mitigations to counter this. Our primary recommendation would simply be to not promote our own activities on Instagram. Sites like noblogs provide a secure way to publish action reports and communiques, though they don’t reach as far. If it feels necessary to promote it via social media, consider submitting your reportbacks to other, anonymous accounts that you have no direct relation to and that support this kind of thing (via a secure email of course). Lastly, if it feels absolutely vital (though we certainly don’t recommend it), one could create and run an instagram account entirely through a VPN service or TOR, using a secure email and/or burner phone number. We would also recommend that anyone taking this path do so on a secure browser, on a secure operating system, over public wi-fi. Passwords can be kept in a secure database such as KeepassX, and personal devices should never be connected. Our strongest recommendation, however, is simply to follow this guide: https://www.notrace.how/resources/#how-to-submit-an-anonymous-communique
Additionally, the comrade is alleged to have been seen on surveillance using a distinctive vehicle. According to the reports, it does appear that whoever did the action did park far away (if they used a car) and escaped through the Boston Common. We have seen in the recent cases of Luigi Mangione and (allegedly) Jakhi McCray that even a thorough escape route can be traced through the ever-seeing eyes of the surveillance state. Nowadays it is not always enough to simply park far away and go through seemingly unsurveilled paths. It is hard to plan perfectly for an escape route but we definitely would recommend one or more outfit changes (all of which you burn or dispose of later), utilizing less surveilled terrain like a park (or the Common), but most of all simply not using a car. This is obviously not always possible but when it is, using bikes, public transport and even walking are probably safer methods of escape. If you must use a car consider deep cleaning it of any materials action related or otherwise sketchy.
Lastly, zionist groups dedicated to doxxing pro-palestine actors seem to have targeted the comrade based on public social media posts. You may find it more valuable to your work to be open and public about your political views than to keep it to yourself. That’s okay. But know that you are being monitored not just by the feds and the local police but by zionists and other bad actors as well. Consider at least privating your socials, removing your name/other identifiable info from your profile and not using a selfie as a profile picture.
Further Reading:
https://www.anarsec.guide/recommendations/
https://www.notrace.how/resources/read/practical-security-handbook-no-trace-project-edition.html
https://www.anarsec.guide/posts/nophones/
https://www.notrace.how/resources/read/how-to-have-a-fun-night-to-forget.html
https://www.notrace.how/resources/download/turn-off-your-phone/turn-off-your-phone-read.pdf
News Sources:
https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/massachusetts-state-house-paint-bomb-squad-boston-common/
https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/massachusetts-state-house-vandalism-arrest/
https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2025/08/12/pro-palestinian-activist-arrested-state-house-vandalism/
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Live Free admin note- we will update this page with court support info if the comrade and their support team indicate they are okay with it