Uli Koch
@ulikoch.bsky.social
historian and (sometimes) philosopher of the psy disciplines
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The White House has fired members of an outside advisory group to the National Endowment for the Humanities, the latest effort to bring the agency in line with President Trump’s priorities.
Trump Fires Members of Humanities Council
The White House told members of a group of scholars who advise the National Endowment for the Humanities that their positions had been terminated.
nyti.ms
October 1, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The White House has fired members of an outside advisory group to the National Endowment for the Humanities, the latest effort to bring the agency in line with President Trump’s priorities.
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Bomb threats reported at Towson, Morgan State universities
Bomb threats reported at Towson, Morgan State universities
Towson and Morgan State universities are both responding to bomb threats they received this morning.
buff.ly
September 30, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Bomb threats reported at Towson, Morgan State universities
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Increasing prevalence of autism is due, in part, to changing diagnoses www.psu.edu/news/researc... - many cases of what used to be called 'intellectual disability' are now being diagnosed as 'autism'
Increasing prevalence of autism is due, in part, to changing diagnoses | Penn State University
The greater than three-fold increase in autism diagnoses among students in special education programs in the United States between 2000 and 2010 may be due in large part to the reclassification of ind...
www.psu.edu
April 11, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Increasing prevalence of autism is due, in part, to changing diagnoses www.psu.edu/news/researc... - many cases of what used to be called 'intellectual disability' are now being diagnosed as 'autism'
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When I was placed on the Professor Watchlist in 2021, people sent death threats about my children. I had security officers monitor my 8yo at school.
Where is all the outrage for those of us who have been targeted for years? Where is the outrage for our families?
My own colleagues are silent.
Where is all the outrage for those of us who have been targeted for years? Where is the outrage for our families?
My own colleagues are silent.
September 15, 2025 at 8:25 PM
When I was placed on the Professor Watchlist in 2021, people sent death threats about my children. I had security officers monitor my 8yo at school.
Where is all the outrage for those of us who have been targeted for years? Where is the outrage for our families?
My own colleagues are silent.
Where is all the outrage for those of us who have been targeted for years? Where is the outrage for our families?
My own colleagues are silent.
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Just to be blunt, if you want Wired and 404 and The Verge to employ reporters who understand the memes on bullet casings and can connect them to gaming culture while having the legal and support resources to deal with waves of harassment when we do it… you have to subscribe and pay for the work
the entire media ecosystem is just not built or ready for events like this and far right billionaires like larry ellison buying news orgs will only make this worse
September 12, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Just to be blunt, if you want Wired and 404 and The Verge to employ reporters who understand the memes on bullet casings and can connect them to gaming culture while having the legal and support resources to deal with waves of harassment when we do it… you have to subscribe and pay for the work
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this is fucking horrifying
Brian Kilmeade endorses euthanizing homeless people: "Involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill them."
September 13, 2025 at 3:06 PM
this is fucking horrifying
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Black US colleges restrict campus activity after threats reut.rs/4phIpmT
Black US colleges restrict campus activity after threats
Some U.S. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) went into lockdown on Thursday after they received reports of threats against them that were probed by authorities, the educational institutions said.
reut.rs
September 11, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Black US colleges restrict campus activity after threats reut.rs/4phIpmT
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Thousands protest for a ‘Free DC’ on the 4th week of federal control in Washington
Thousands protest for a ‘Free DC’ on 4th week of federal control
WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of protesters marched across Washington, D.C., on Saturday in one of the largest demonstrations against President Donald Trump’s federal takeover of policing in the nation’s...
buff.ly
September 6, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Thousands protest for a ‘Free DC’ on the 4th week of federal control in Washington
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From this month's edition of The Onion.
August 7, 2025 at 4:32 PM
From this month's edition of The Onion.
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Fascinating new article by Rachael I. Rosner is out in History of the Human Sciences
Leon J. Saul, Aaron T. Beck, and the story of recovery inside the Beck Depression Inventory
#histpsych #mentalhealth #histmed
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Leon J. Saul, Aaron T. Beck, and the story of recovery inside the Beck Depression Inventory
#histpsych #mentalhealth #histmed
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Leon J. Saul, Aaron T. Beck, and the story of recovery inside the Beck Depression Inventory - Rachael I. Rosner, 2025
This article offers historical context for psychiatrist Aaron T. Beck's creation of the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), a widely celebrated patient-rated ...
journals.sagepub.com
June 13, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Fascinating new article by Rachael I. Rosner is out in History of the Human Sciences
Leon J. Saul, Aaron T. Beck, and the story of recovery inside the Beck Depression Inventory
#histpsych #mentalhealth #histmed
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Leon J. Saul, Aaron T. Beck, and the story of recovery inside the Beck Depression Inventory
#histpsych #mentalhealth #histmed
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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Fascinating article by @ulikoch.bsky.social out in History of the Human Sciences now:
Abandoning rehabilitation and reclaiming recovery: Methadone maintenance treatment and the undoing of a ‘boundary object’, 1966–74
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Abandoning rehabilitation and reclaiming recovery: Methadone maintenance treatment and the undoing of a ‘boundary object’, 1966–74
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Abandoning rehabilitation and reclaiming recovery: Methadone maintenance treatment and the undoing of a ‘boundary object’, 1966–74 - Ulrich Koch, 2025
This article uses the early history of methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) as a lens to draw out the epistemic and ethical-political stakes of rehabilitation ...
journals.sagepub.com
June 16, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Fascinating article by @ulikoch.bsky.social out in History of the Human Sciences now:
Abandoning rehabilitation and reclaiming recovery: Methadone maintenance treatment and the undoing of a ‘boundary object’, 1966–74
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Abandoning rehabilitation and reclaiming recovery: Methadone maintenance treatment and the undoing of a ‘boundary object’, 1966–74
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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big lesson for america here: one reason you dont elect people who believe bull shit like "theyre eating the pets" or "theyre putting kitty litter boxes in the classrooms" is bc if they get in power theyll believe bull shit like "tariffs are a tax cut actually"
April 7, 2025 at 5:31 PM
big lesson for america here: one reason you dont elect people who believe bull shit like "theyre eating the pets" or "theyre putting kitty litter boxes in the classrooms" is bc if they get in power theyll believe bull shit like "tariffs are a tax cut actually"
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Reminder: The amount of fentanyl seized at the northern border in the most recent month was 0.03 pounds, according to US Customs and Border Patrol data. That's about a dozen jelly beans.
www.cbp.gov/newsroom/sta...
www.cbp.gov/newsroom/sta...
Drug Seizure Statistics
Securing America's Borders
www.cbp.gov
March 4, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Reminder: The amount of fentanyl seized at the northern border in the most recent month was 0.03 pounds, according to US Customs and Border Patrol data. That's about a dozen jelly beans.
www.cbp.gov/newsroom/sta...
www.cbp.gov/newsroom/sta...
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‼️ Tomorrow ‼️
9 AM - Rally with CFPB Union
5 PM - Rally at HUD
9 AM - Rally with CFPB Union
5 PM - Rally at HUD
March 2, 2025 at 7:59 PM
‼️ Tomorrow ‼️
9 AM - Rally with CFPB Union
5 PM - Rally at HUD
9 AM - Rally with CFPB Union
5 PM - Rally at HUD
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Reality check.
Thank you, Financial Times.
Thank you, Financial Times.
February 25, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Reality check.
Thank you, Financial Times.
Thank you, Financial Times.
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Let it all come out. There will be a reckoning. Zelensky is a hero.
Vance: I think it's disrespectful for you to come to the Oval Office to try to litigate this in front of the American media...You should be thanking the president...
Zelenskyy: Have you ever been to Ukraine?...
Vance: I know what happens is you bring people, you bring them on a propaganda tour...
Zelenskyy: Have you ever been to Ukraine?...
Vance: I know what happens is you bring people, you bring them on a propaganda tour...
February 28, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Let it all come out. There will be a reckoning. Zelensky is a hero.
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Jeff Bezos Sends Note To Whole Foods Staff Forbidding Criticism Of Grapes
Jeff Bezos Sends Note To Whole Foods Staff Forbidding Criticism Of Grapes
MIAMI—Asserting that many differing perspectives on the fruit were readily available online, billionaire Jeff Bezos reportedly sent a note to staff at the Amazon-owned Whole Foods this week strictly f...
theonion.com
February 27, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Jeff Bezos Sends Note To Whole Foods Staff Forbidding Criticism Of Grapes
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Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
February 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
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"Young 🇩🇪 voters are flocking to the far rig-"
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February 23, 2025 at 6:43 PM
"Young 🇩🇪 voters are flocking to the far rig-"
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