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• How loose social ties can help heal political division | Eva M Meyersson Milgrom

  22-02-2026 13:00
  Weak connections known as ‘bridge ties’ cross the boundaries that normally structure our lives. We must restore this connective tissueThe first time a woman I’ll call Shoshana went toBrandi Carlile’s music festival, she arrived alone. She had just been through another unsuccessful round of IVF. During one of the songs, about motherhood, she began to cry in the middle of the crowd. Then two women she had never met stepped closer and wordlessly wrapped their arms around her
  
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• Teen Cannabis Use Doubles Psychosis and Bipolar Risk, Study Finds

  22-02-2026 10:11 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Google News - HealthA massive study of over 460,000 adolescents suggests that even occasional cannabis use during teenage years is a major risk factor for severe mental illness. The research followed participants from age 13 through 26, revealing that those who used cannabis were twice as likely to develop psychotic or bipolar disorders, with the disorders typically emerging within two years of initial use, regardless of the teen's prior mental health history.
  
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• Common Pneumonia Bacterium May Fuel Alzheimer’s Disease

  22-02-2026 10:11 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Science Daily - Top HealthA common bacterium best known for causing pneumonia and sinus infections may also play a surprising role in Alzheimer's disease. Researchers found that Chlamydia pneumoniae can invade the retina and brain, where it sparks inflammation, nerve cell death, and the buildup of amyloid-beta—the hallmark protein linked to Alzheimer's. Higher levels of the bacterium were found in people with Alzheimer's and were tied to more severe cognitive decline.
  
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• Women and Men Both Show Biases in Rating Responses to Sexual Assault

  22-02-2026 10:10 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: PsyPostStudies on gender differences in perspective-taking suggest that accuracy may be domain-specific, especially in areas where men and women have divergent experiences. One such domain is sexual violence, where women have disproportionately experienced victimization. Accordingly, a new study finds that men tend to underestimate how upset women would feel after sexual assault by an intimate partner, whereas women tend to overestimate how upset men...
  
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• Remembering Reverend Jesse Jackson, an American Original

  22-02-2026 10:09 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsIn 1988, the Reverend Jesse Jackson ended his outsider campaign for president with a stirring speech for the history books: "We must never surrender. America will get better and better. Keep hope alive! Keep hope alive! Keep hope alive!" In a decade when America was turning against big government, Jackson ran on a message of economic support and faith-based compassion for the working class and poor of all backgrounds. He called it his "Rainbow...
  
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• New Research Highlights the Enduring Distinctiveness of Marriage

  22-02-2026 10:08 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: PsyPostNew research suggests that when given the option between marriage and domestic partnership, same-sex couples in the United States overwhelmingly choose marriage. The findings, based on governmental data as well as national survey results, indicate that marriage retains a distinct and powerful status due to its legal benefits, social clarity, and perceived level of commitment. The new study appears in the Journal of Marriage and Family.
  
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• Ghana Taking Transatlantic Slavery Case to United Nations

  22-02-2026 10:07 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: DW- top storiesGhana's President Mahama has received the African Union's backing to ask the United Nations to recognize transatlantic slavery as the "gravest crime against humanity." With the support of 40 African Union members, Mahama says the "truth about the story of the transatlantic slave trade must be told." It's estimated that over 400 years, 15 million men, women, and children were kidnapped, most of whom were enslaved. Between 1.5 and 2 million died...
  
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• Former Top General Calls Removal of Trans Troops a Costly Mistake

  22-02-2026 10:07 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: NPRAs 71-year-old retired four star Gen. Stanley McChrystal approaches the podium, the room applauds. "I can't believe he's here," someone whispers. Almost as if he heard them, McChrystal says this into the microphone. "First off, we shouldn't be here." The "here" he refers to is a retirement ceremony for five transgender service members who have been forcibly separated from the military under the Trump administration's second ban, which he calls a...
  
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