Reposted by Dan Vock19thnews @19thnews.org · 2hA deadly measles outbreak in Pennsylvania has infected more than 975 people this year and been linked to five deaths. It has also infected at least 50 pregnant women in the state, causing doctors in outbreak areas to change how they care for pregnant patients and their babies.19thnews.orgWhat Pennsylvania’s measles outbreak could mean for pregnancy care across AmericaIt's raising new questions about immunity testing before pregnancy, early vaccinations for babies and the many complications that could rise from infection. 01815
Reposted by Dan VockJudy Stone @drjudystone.bsky.social · 13hImmune amnesia from #measles. With growing cases and the anti-vax craze, we're going to be in big trouble with a variety of infections. www.cidrap.umn.edu/measles/meas...cidrap.umn.eduMeasles outbreaks could leave thousands vulnerable to infectious diseases for years 01810
Dan Vock @danvock.bsky.social · 1hI’ve been saying that state legislatures have been stuck in a post-2010 world for more than a decade. It looks like this year’s elections could do the most to shake up that dynamic since the Tea Party Republican surge wapo.st/4hwCZmswapo.stGOP is at risk of significant state legislative losses, Post analysis findsDemocrats have a rare chance to boost their state presences after years of Republican gains. 000
Reposted by Dan VockSteve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 3hJustice Alito devotes an entire chapter of his new book to the emergency docket—and to responding to people like me (“the most prolific academic critic of the emergency docket”). As I explain over at “One First,” it … didn’t go well: www.stevevladeck.com/p/256-so-une... 651571326
Reposted by Dan VockBarry Butler Photography @barrybutler9.bsky.social · 2hSunrise Silhouette. This morning's start in Chicago. 112631
Reposted by Dan VockSam Halpert @samhalpert.bsky.social · 2hThe 2nd birthright order isn’t significant bc of its legal impact as an order, but bc in it Trump personally explicitly endorsed a policy vision fundamentally opposed to 14A as interpreted by SCOTUS ICE actions destabilizing the meaning of US citizenship are consistent with Trump’s official policy 15915
Reposted by Dan VockCNBC @cnbc.com · 2hCar buyers are stretching loans to afford payments — it's a 'potential warning light,' analyst sayscnb.cxCar buyers are stretching loans to afford payments — it's a 'potential warning light,' analyst saysA record number of car buyers took out 84-month or longer loans in the third quarter, but rising amounts financed are pushing monthly payments to new highs. 145
Reposted by Dan VockShola Hoon @sholahoon.bsky.social · 2h“[Hegseth] believes that wars are won by whichever side’s soldiers can do the most pushups, and whose obsession with creating an all-white, all-male military leadership is dragging the Department of Defense down by the day.” @paulwaldman.bsky.social says what National Media is reluctant to. 1538388
Dan Vock @danvock.bsky.social · 2hSome context FYI iowacapitaldispatch.com/2026/08/14/l...iowacapitaldispatch.comLahn criticizes 'personal attacks' on residency, family in Iowa governor race • Iowa Capital DispatchAs he spoke, opponents to the gubernatorial candidate held signs calling him a "part-time Iowan," referencing frequent flights to Kansas. 000
Reposted by Dan VockKatie J. Wells @katiejwells.bsky.social · 2hdc, as the waymo debates unfold, take note... 152
Reposted by Dan VockJoanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 2hThis is an important thread, folks. @propublica.org is doing such good work. Important work. 07922
Reposted by Dan VockProPublica @propublica.org · 2h13/ Collectively, these cases show that as the administration has relentlessly pursued immigrants, federal agents have run roughshod over the constitutional rights of citizens too. Read our investigation:projects.propublica.orgMore Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublicaThe government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati... 3399138
Reposted by Dan VockProPublica @propublica.org · 2h12/ We spent months compiling every case we could find of immigration agents detaining Americans. We did it because the government hasn't. And now, we're sharing every one of those cases with you. Explore our database: propub.li/4egbSK2 2483230
Reposted by Dan VockProPublica @propublica.org · 3h3/ 100+ Americans have been held after agents questioned their citizenship. Nearly all of them were people of color. They say they were profiled — detained because of their skin color, accents or jobs. “ICE isn’t looking for criminals. They’re looking for Latinos,” one said. 5483158
Reposted by Dan VockProPublica @propublica.org · 3h2/ Federal agents have detained at least 70 children and teens who are American citizens. Some were handcuffed or zip-tied. In one instance, a 15-year-old with disabilities was handcuffed outside a school in Los Angeles when agents mistook him for an alleged gang member. 4436155
Reposted by Dan VockProPublica @propublica.org · 3hThe government *still* isn’t tracking how often immigration agents detain U.S. citizens. We are. 500+ Americans have been handcuffed, held at gunpoint or held against their will in Trump’s second term. Our tally is almost certainly an undercount. THREAD (content warning: violence) ⬇️ 5033011940
Reposted by Dan VockThe Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 14hRep. Joyce Beatty is asking a federal judge to force the DOJ to turn over documents about President Trump’s role in the Kennedy Center’s planned two-year shutdown, accusing the administration of improperly shielding evidence behind presidential privilege.washingtonsun.comRep. Beatty Asks a Judge to Compel Evidence in Kennedy Center LawsuitThe Justice Department has asserted presidential privilege over requests involving Trump and White House officials. 418962
Reposted by Dan VockAAUP @aaup.org · 18h🚨🚨🚨 BREAKING: The AAUP is suing the Trump administration over new policies that threaten green card applicants with family separation. 1/ 127093
Reposted by Dan VockHeather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 05/10/2026fourth (!) paragraph "Mr. Hastert admitted at his sentencing that he sexually abused teenage wrestlers as young as 14 whom he coached at Yorkville High School in Yorkville, Ill., where he worked from 1965 to 1981. The federal judge who sentenced Mr. Hastert called him 'a serial child molester.'" 1316678
Reposted by Dan VockAndrew Deck @andrewdeck.bsky.social · 18hChatGPT is adding the signatures of real New Yorker cartoonists to its AI-generated images. So far, I've found the signatures of more than 15 contributors. "It’s slop, and unlike the other slop that I’ve encountered, this is slop that’s pretending to be me." www.niemanlab.org/2026/10/chat... 7634941380
Reposted by Dan VockBrendan Kevenides @bkevenides.bsky.social · 17hNow I want "Safety Sticks." Can we have safety sticks to id drivers who park in Chicago's bike lanes? 0124
Dan Vock @danvock.bsky.social · 15hMy experience was pretty much the opposite. I learned if you worked hard enough, you could do pretty much anything. But people got v frustrated when it turned out that wasn’t actually true. Meritocracy only goes so far, but money, connections etc go farther. That’s the root of a lot of resentment 110
Dan Vock @danvock.bsky.social · 16hWayne’s take is so foreign to me. Yes, I was on a spelling team in middle school. But my kids’ elementary school in DCPS literally has a spelling bee club for 3rd through 5th graders that’s oversubscribed 110
Dan Vock @danvock.bsky.social · 17hTwice in the last few weeks, National Guard members have appeared in places where residents did not expect to see them: congregating outside D.C. public schools around student drop-off times. wapo.st/4rMScmAwapo.stThe National Guard keeps appearing outside D.C. schools, stoking tensionsThe U.S. Marshals Service says the guard members and federal agents are there to deter crime. Families say their presence is ineffective and unsettling for students. 000
Reposted by Dan VockPrison Policy Initiative @prisonpolicy.org · 19hMidterms are around the corner, and the way local law enforcement collaborates with ICE is on the ballot. New guide by @boltsmag.org outlines the races across the U.S. that could reshape Trump's deportation agenda👇boltsmag.orgThe 25 Sheriff and Prosecutor Races Set to Shape Criminal Justice and ICE CollaborationVoters face stark choices for offices with vast powers on policing and punishment. Bolts walks you through key contests to watch across a dozen states. 02712
Reposted by Dan VockJared Rutecki @jaredrutecki.bsky.social · 05/10/2026My latest: “They knew he had this misconduct on his record and hired him anyway.” Anjanette Young responds after the former Chicago Police sergeant fired over the raid of her home was hired by Niles and transferred to its detective bureau. (with @heathercherone.bsky.social)news.wttw.comCPD Sergeant Who Led Botched Raid at Home of Anjanette Young Now Working as a Suburban Police DetectiveRecords show the department is standing by Alex Wolinski even after an appellate court upheld his termination. Anjanette Young criticized the move: “They knew he had this misconduct on his record and ... 33218
Reposted by Dan VockKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 19hJudge Stadtmueller, a Reagan appointee in Wisconsin, orders the release of an ICE detainee in part because of the "systemic rigging of bond hearings against detainees." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 192741930
Reposted by Dan VockNew York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 19hSecretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and the CDC have stopped recommending seven vaccines for children, including vaccines that protect against hepatitis B, RSV, and meningitis. These vaccines have kept millions of children out of the hospital and saved countless lives. I'm suing. 36660194
Dan Vock @danvock.bsky.social · 18hHere’s an excerpt www.npr.org/2026/10/03/n...npr.orgNo one expected Leo to be pope — except everyone who knew him as 'Bob'When the 2025 conclave began, no one expected an American pope. But by its end, Cardinal Robert Prevost had become Pope Leo. Here's a look behind the scenes. 010
Reposted by Dan VockDaniel Burke @burke13.bsky.social · 30/09/2026On this day in 2023, Pope Francis officially made Robert Prevost a cardinal, leading to this joyful moment -- one of my favorite images in our new biography, American Pope 072
Reposted by Dan VockBen McAdams (The Resurrection Arc) @purrtah.bsky.social · 19hDems are adding an additional $3m to Kansas Senate in digital and TV ads 217027
Reposted by Dan VockClara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 23h 11-yo Andrés lived with his dad in Texas—but was deemed “unaccompanied” by ICE and sent to foster care. “They’re kidnapping people’s kids and keeping them in government custody,” a former Biden official told us. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...motherjones.com“You kidnapped my son”ICE is now separating children from their parents and deeming them “unaccompanied.” 3364232
Dan Vock @danvock.bsky.social · 19hI just ordered this book (which comes out tomorrow) from my friend @scottdetrow.bsky.social about the makings of America’s first pope and I can’t wait to read it. He and his coauthor have traveled and reported far and wide to write it bookshop.org/p/books/amer...bookshop.orgAmerican Pope: Leo XIV's Road from the South Side of Chicago to Vatican City"Prevost, known as Pope Leo XIV, gets his first of perhaps many biographies to come, but NPR’s Daniel Burke and Scott Detrow set the bar high. . . . A fascinating portrait of a man who has already mad... 131
Reposted by Dan VockWill Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 05/10/2026This is happening all over rural America. We need to wake up, people. There's no Greg Bovino in his Nazi coat to blow whistles it. It's daily Gestapo-type terror, aided by the banality of evil local cops www.sltrib.com/news/2026/10...sltrib.comICE enforcement in a small Utah town sent a community into fear. Local police played a key role.ICE enforcement in a small central Utah town has residents afraid to leave home, avoiding main roads and keeping their children home from school, one resident said. 14947428
Dan Vock @danvock.bsky.social · 05/10/2026What an incredible downfall www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/o...nytimes.comDennis Hastert, Powerful Politician Disgraced by Child Sex Scandal, Dies (Gift Article)The longest-serving Republican speaker of the House admitted in 2016 to abusing teenage boys decades earlier. He was 84. 100
Reposted by Dan VockJon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Icymi, I spoke to author @brian-goldstone.bsky.social about his Pulitzer-winning book, ‘There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America.' It's amazing journalism that illuminates the tension at the heart of our society -- many people aren't paid enough to live. share.google/1DZNPcBxv98S...share.google‘There is No Place for Us’ tests America's promise that hard work brings securityThe Pulitzer Prize-winning nonfiction narrative “There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America” follows five families around Atlanta as they seek to keep a roof over their heads and their ... 04922
Dan Vock @danvock.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Also good context here www.the-downballot.com/p/why-the-go...the-downballot.comWhy the GOP's spending advantage is nowhere near as big as it looksNew data shows Republicans are getting very poor bang for their buck 010
Dan Vock @danvock.bsky.social · 05/10/2026A good look at the state of Senate races now, with nifty graphics from @dannydougherty.bsky.social (gift link) www.wsj.com/articles/dem...wsj.comDemocrats Inch Into Red Territory, but Have Problems on Home TurfSenate seats in states that President Trump won handily are now seen as tossups, but the GOP has its own list of targets. 110
Reposted by Dan VockMark Histed @markhisted.org · 05/10/2026Oh I shd add: Deisseroth’s work was (say it w me!) supported with public funding through federal science agencies incl NIH, NSF, and DARPA. And I daresay few political deciders in 2004 would have been excited to put algal proteins in HEK cells or neurons. Scientists knew, though. 17727
Reposted by Dan Vocke.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 05/10/2026he really does look like he's about to step off into a bold new future with none of us in it 2124622
Dan Vock @danvock.bsky.social · 05/10/2026“I honestly don’t think there are any Hispanics that live in Doddridge,” said Boring, whose West Virginia jurisdiction has about 7,600 residents. Even so, he added, “When you get an opportunity to get possibly $100,000 for equipment or vehicles, that’s a no-brainer.” 🎁 🔗 www.wsj.com/us-news/immi...wsj.comExclusive | How Local Police Get Paid Big Money for Just a Few Immigration ArrestsThe Department of Homeland Security gives local agencies as much as $2 million for each arrest in a nationwide task force. 000
Dan Vock @danvock.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I was 1995 to 1999, so no overlap but pretty close! My first experience with email was my students at UIUC account, so, yeah, I’m old. Haha 100
Dan Vock @danvock.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Hand coding your own webpage in HTML on a UIUC Unix account was a thing way back in my day 2212
Reposted by Dan VockDoctora Malka Older @older.bsky.social · 04/10/2026we fucking loved it, even when there was basically nothing on it, and let me tell you something else: we loved it because of human connection, human diversity, human creativity. WE DON'T NEED A SINGLE THING ANY OF THESE COMEMIERDAS HAVE MADE AND TRIED TO SELL US IN ORDER TO HAVE A GREAT INTERNET. 312226536
Reposted by Dan VockDoctora Malka Older @older.bsky.social · 04/10/2026there was streaming before the big companies, and they criminalized it when it was free because it was unfair to artists, and now that it's for-profit it's legal and it's still fucking unfair to artists. 144059
Reposted by Dan VockPierce @pierceah66.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The chair of the KS Republican Party just came out & admitted he has right-wing friends who attend or have attended Hamilton’s church. If that’s not a free “I can reach everybody” ad idk what is… 1104