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Radio Host Resigns After Threatening JD Vance Online

1/12/2026

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A volunteer radio show host for WUML, funded by the University of Massachusetts at Lowell, posted on Bluesky calling for the killing of Vice President JD Vance.
The post stated, "It's simple, we kill JD Vance," prompting alerts to the FBI and Secret Service.
UMass Lowell said there was no immediate threat and the remark contradicts university values.
The alumnus deleted the post and resigned from the volunteer position.

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Story summary

A volunteer radio show host for WUML, funded by the University of Massachusetts at Lowell, posted on Bluesky calling for the killing of Vice President JD Vance.
The post stated, "It's simple, we kill JD Vance," prompting alerts to the FBI and Secret Service.
UMass Lowell said there was no immediate threat and the remark contradicts university values.
The alumnus deleted the post and resigned from the volunteer position.