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Boston Globe
6 days ago
- Boston Globe
Man pleads guilty to making violent threats against officials, children and others in Boston, Springfield and Wilbraham
He is scheduled for sentencing in October and facing up to five years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine up to $250,000. Nyawo made the threats on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, between July 30, 2024, and Oct. 1 , 2024, the U.S. Attorney's office said. He specifically mentioned killing, shooting, and bombing the targets and 'often urged Islamic terrorist groups or holy warriors to commit these acts of violence,' the U.S. Attorney's office said. Advertisement Officials Among the identified targets were current and former U.S. officials, former and current members of local police and fire departments, private individuals, and 'the children of Wilbraham and Boston,' officials said. Nyawo was also charged for making threats against two shopping malls and a Springfield elementary school and harassing a U.S. official and their family on X. Nyawo was arrested on the charges in Florida in February and indicted by a federal grand jury in March. Charging documents indicated Nyawo was unemployed and has a diagnosis of bipolar disorder, the Advertisement Emily Spatz can be reached at
Boston Globe
14-02-2025
- Politics
- Boston Globe
Anti-Trump rally shuts down Washington St.
Large anti-Trump protest heading down Summer St. and shutting down part of Tremont St. — Emily Spatz (@emilymspatz) Lexington resident Fran Ludwig, 83, came out in support of climate change policy. She said the country is 'moving backward.' 'The urgency of climate change demands a government that's going to move us forward,' Ludwig said. 'There's nothing we can do legislatively to stop it at this point, but that's why we're here today, to say yes, we are resisting.' Advertisement Others were there to oppose the Trump administration's recent moves to reshape the government. 'I'm protesting against the dismantlement of the government for the public good by Trump, a self-serving billionaire with (Elon) Musk,' said Richard Allen Lesage, 69, of Cambridge. 'I'm coming here to ask for respect for the Constitution. We are not an autocracy, we are a democracy.' Cambridge resident James Mulloy, 60, said he couldn't believe what was happening in the country and that he was considering leaving the country because of the Trump administration's policies. 'The US is shameful. I'm ashamed to be an American,' Mulloy said. 'I suggest you leave the country if you can.' Emily Spatz can be reached at
