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• FBI Fires Agents Who Knelt During a 2020 Racial Justice Protest

  27-09-2025 10:53 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Google News - HealthThe FBI has fired agents who were photographed kneeling during a racial justice protest in Washington that followed the 2020 death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers, three people familiar with the matter said Friday. The bureau last spring had reassigned the agents but has since fired them, said the sources. The total number of FBI employees terminated for kneeling was not immediately clear, but two people said it was...
  
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• Can Your Smartphone Detect Mental Health Risks Before You Notice Them?

  27-09-2025 10:53 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Science Daily - Top HealthData passively collected from cell phone sensors can identify behaviors associated with a host of mental health disorders, from agoraphobia to generalized anxiety disorder to narcissistic personality disorder. This means that clinicians may soon be able to gather continuous, real-world data about patients instead of being forced to rely exclusively on self-reports. At the same time, this new technology raises ethical and security questions.
  
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• As Orange Shirt Day Spreads, Concerns Grow Over Groups Profiting

  27-09-2025 10:53 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Canadian Broadcasting Company - Canadian NewsOn September 30, Orange Shirt Day—officially recognized as the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation—encourages Canadians to wear orange in memory of the Indigenous children who attended residential schools. But as the shirts become more popular, some Indigenous people are troubled. "I see all these 'Every Child Matters' T-shirts," says Mi'kmaw Stephen Jerome, and he wonders about organizations "profiting off the death of our F
  
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