You know how I occasionally grace these Twitter streets with one of my lovely CAM Talks? 💁🏼‍♀️🪄✨ Well, it got me thinking… I have A LOT to say. A lot of opinions. A whole lot of questions. And most importantly, an unwavering sense of morality and compassion for ALL human beings. I happen to think that's a fucking superpower. 🩷 So I figured, why not give all these thoughts a little home? Welcome to the CAM Talk Café! ☕️🦋✨ My very first Substack article is officially LIVE! A little introduction to who I am, how the Karen Read case unexpectedly changed the trajectory of my life, and why I believe choosing joy and fighting for justice can absolutely coexist. And we're just getting started. I'll be following this up very soon with my deep dive into the Sandra Birchmore trial. Witness-by-witness testimony recaps, direct and cross-examinations, thoughtful analysis, and my own perspective, built primarily around the MAGICAL courtroom reporting of @GrantSmithEllis. His reporting. Their testimony. My perspective. No manufactured narratives. Just facts, context, and a whole lot of humanity. Because you can have strong opinions without losing your moral compass. You can demand accountability without abandoning compassion. And you can fight for justice without forgetting how to be a decent fucking human being. Imagine that. 💅🏼✨ Pull up a chair. The café is open, and apparently I have a lot to say. Choose joy. Seek truth. Stay human. 🩷🦋 Thanks for coming to my CAM Talk. 🪄 ☕️👇 camtalks26.substack.com/p/we…

The @MassStatePolice is a fukin MESS!

BREAKING: Confirmed that the latest arrested state trooper is Michael McGuire, most recently from H-9 Tunnel Barracks. He was lugged at 1:50 yesterday (after Halloween) at 150 E. Springfield Street in the South End. Sources say he was in a woman's apartment, sleeping in her bed, when confronted by BPD (who refuse to release the incident report, claiming it's a domestic situation). McGuire was the victim last June in a barroom assault by another state trooper, Christopher Regan, a neighbor of his with whom he worked in Suffolk County DA's office. Regan was charged, but had his case continued in Sept. under the BRAVE Act, which allows veterans to go into VA-approved "treatment" rather than face prosecution. This morning, in BMC, McGuire's lawyer that he would now seek a continuance of the charges under, you guessed it, the BRAVE Act. So both the participants in last summer's incident are citing the same Get-out-of-jail free card. Gov. Maura Healey says she's very "proud" of the State Police.

👀BOLO for MSP Lieutenant Paul Gifford to quietly retire into the sunset. A source tells me he was caught illegally using Flock with a friend from New Bedford’s account. Gifford made just under $270k last year, $88k of that coming from OT and $32k from “other pay.” $27k from paid details. Interesting timing that two New Bedford police officers were just fired for illegally using Flock. Whether or not these are related remains to be seen, but regardless I can’t help but notice how transparent New Bedford Police seems to be about the whole thing: newbedfordlight.org/new-bedf… Meanwhile, MSP was recently ordered to disclose license plate reader locations and audit records to the public, stemming from an ACLU lawsuit that accused MSP of ignoring their requests for 5 years: aclum.org/press-releases/mas…

Dear self,

Since inception the Police Explorers program has been plagued by sexual misconduct allegations. Occurring on average about 3.6 times a year since 1974.

‼️BREAKING: Remember the infamous “Reelhouse Trooper Brawl” over the summer, when MSP Trooper Chris Regan was caught on video pummeling another trooper into oblivion? The victim of that assault, MSP Trooper Michael McGuire, was arrested this weekend. McGuire was arraigned this morning and charged with nighttime breaking & entering. My source tells me he was allegedly involved in a “domestic related incident,” but there are no other charges besides the B&E.

Another @MassStatePolice detective REFUSING to testify in a trial where they were the LEAD INVESTIGATOR. Michael Proctor and John Fanning now have this in common. What ELSE do they have in common? 🤔🤔 (Both criminals!)

U.S. Attorney for MA Josh Levy "has a very different opinion of the circumstances in this case”. They were federal suspects 💯

My peeps living in Ireland, I need your help with something. Please contact me at your earliest convenience. Thank you so much 🙏🏻

Well Well Well... Jury Selection for the Lance Holloman Trial begins tomorrow in Suffolk Co after a 9 year wait!... BUT look who gets to pled the 5th🚨... #michaelproctor Holloman is being represented by the infamous Rosemary Scapicchio. Will this trial push back Aidan Kearney's trial???? #pleadthe5th #Holloman The I-93 Shooting: He is accused of opening fire on a motorcycle on Interstate 93 (Southeast Expressway), killing Scott M. Stevens Jr. (32) and injuring Stevens' father, Scott Stevens Sr...He is accused of shooting and killing his 24-year-old girlfriend, Michaela Gingras, inside a home on Santuit Street after she allegedly witnessed the highway shootings.

This was so good 😂😂

All these people crashing out and the rest of us over here like @GrantSmithEllis

Wow! MSP Crime Techs photographed pendant on Sandra Birchmore’s chest, but it was gone by the time ME employee Caitlyn Bulger arrived to collect body. WHO MOVED BROKEN NECKLACE? #policecorruption #SandraBirchmore

DEATH IN ROOM 2113 When 69-year-old Bryan Murphy called police after finding 21-year-old Joey Domenici dead from a fentanyl overdose in a Lexington hotel room, he claimed he was only trying to keep Joey from the streets. While the overdose isn’t disputed, major questions remain about what happened in the years leading up to Joey’s death. Civil court documents allege a darker, recurring pattern involving money, drugs, and exploitation dating back to when Joey was a minor. While Murphy adamantly denies these claims and they haven't been proven in court, sworn depositions from other young men have been taken. 🎬 Here’s a first look at our reporting that will air on #Boston25 #TrueCrime #InvestigativeJournalism #Boston25 #JusticeForJoey #FentanylCrisis #Accountability

Whitney Houston, One Hell of an Epiphany, and a Mirror.🩷🪄⭐️ Back before I quit drinking, during one of the messier chapters of my life, I was jamming out to Whitney Houston’s “Greatest Love of All,” when I had one HELL of an epiphany. If there was ever a song that defined who the fuck I am, THAT WAS IT. “I decided long ago, never to walk in anyone’s shadows.” And I meant that shit. Quite frankly, I think I made that decision straight out of the womb. 😂 I’ve lived a lot of lives in my 42 years. I’ve made mistakes, I’ve had to face some uncomfortable truths, and I’ve had plenty of opportunities to point fingers at everyone else. But here’s something I’ve learned. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOU. Not what somebody said about you. Not what somebody thinks about you. Not how somebody else behaves. YOU. And that includes how you respond when somebody pisses you off, hurts your feelings, questions your character, or tells a story about you that you don’t particularly like. We live in a world where everybody has an explanation for their behavior, and somehow that explanation almost always starts with what somebody ELSE did. At some point, you have to stop keeping score of everybody else’s bullshit and start taking inventory of your own. That’s called accountability. And believe it or not, it’s LIBERATING. Three years ago, I quit drinking. My life didn’t magically become perfect. But I started getting really comfortable with the woman looking back at me in the mirror. And let me tell you something. I fucking LOVE her. Not because she’s perfect. Not because she’s always right. Not because everybody likes her. Because she’s MINE. Every mistake, every lesson, every scar, every triumph. I own ALL of it. You can think I’m condescending, cliché, fake, or whatever else helps you sleep at night. I genuinely don’t care. I know the life I’ve lived, and I know who I am. And here’s my unsolicited advice. Look in the mirror. Really LOOK. Marinate in that shit. Get comfortable with the person staring back at you. And if loving that person feels like too much right now, start by learning to LIKE them. But understand that loving yourself also means holding yourself accountable. It means being able to say, “I was wrong.” It means recognizing that just because somebody else behaved badly doesn’t give you a free pass to do the same. YOUR ACTIONS ARE YOURS. YOUR REACTIONS ARE YOURS. YOUR CHOICES ARE YOURS. And once you stop handing everybody else the responsibility for your happiness, your peace, and your behavior, life starts changing in some pretty incredible ways. Because here’s the real mic drop. You cannot control the shadows other people cast. But you sure as hell can decide whether you’re going to spend your life standing in them. And THAT, my friends, is why loving yourself truly is the greatest love of all. Choose joy. Choose accountability. Choose YOURSELF. 🩷 Thanks for coming to my CAMtalk. 🩷⭐️🪄

At the 1st press conference announcing the arrest of Matthew Farwell, the Feds gave a subtle message to the state agencies who failed Sandra Birchmore. @ Norfolk DA @MassStatePolice @ Mass Attorney General The feds are watching, MFers. You better make a move.👀 Date: 8/28/24

🚔 “Get Goody Down Here” 🚔 ➡️ CPD SGT Sean Goode was NOT on the schedule to work the morning of 01/29/22❗️ ➡️ How did he end up in dispatch❓ ➡️ Who called him in❓ ➡️ What did he discuss with Brian Higgins at 1:30 A.M.❓ ✅ HE took the 5:00 A.M. missing person call❗️ ✅ He took the 6:03 A.M. 911 call❗️ ✅ HE left dispatch to go to 34 Fairview Rd❗️ ✅ HE sectioned Karen Read to keep an eye on her❗️ ✅ HE went inside 34 Fairview Rd. after they took Karen Read away❗️ ✅ HE was trying to find out who was in the back of the ambulance with John❗️ ✅ His report listed the location as 32 Fairview Road❗️ ✅ HE edited his report to include pictures that were taken days later to make it appear they were taken that day❗️ 🇺🇸 Justice for John O’Keefe 🇺🇸

I forget this detail about Billy Farwell until I began reviewing my notes today after early recess. In August 2024, Billy Farwell hired David Bae, who is Norfolk County DA Michael Morrissey’s old law partner, to represent him at POST. This is the month when the FBI showed up at the OCME office in Boston with new evidence. Tomorrow's witness Dr. Mindy Hall was at that meeting. It's also the month Matthew was arrested by the FBI, ten days after that meeting. And a month after Matthew Farwell's crash in Easton on July 5. More to come on that summer for @LAmag

… and that’s just “preposterous + silly”

Digital forensics expert Jessica Hyde walked jurors through a timeline of Sandra Birchmore’s iPhone activity on Feb. 1, 2021. Full timeline coming shortly..