Jen Psaki had the perfect response to a Fox New reporter defending violent school board meetings

[Jen Psaki had the perfect response to a Fox New reporter defending violent school board meetings]( School board meetings have become the new front line in America's culture wars. Over the past few months, there have been countless viral videos of angry parents spouting off on school board podiums about a whole host of issues. There have been aggressive debates over mask mandates, the teaching of critical race theory and transgender equality. School board meeting disruptions have become such a regular part of American life they were lampooned last weekend on "Saturday Night Live." [Read the Story]( [Four big takeaways from National Geographic's new 'Fauci' documentary]( When I first saw the preview of National Geographic's documentary about Anthony Fauci, I was confused. My assumption was that the documentary was made to profile his role in the COVID-19 pandemic response as that's how he became a household name. How did the filmmakers know they would need to get footage of Fauci at the very beginning of the pandemic, when no one knew yet what it would become? The answer is: They didn't. This film was never intended to be about this pandemic at all. The profile of Anthony Fauci was planned by award-winning filmmakers John Hoffman and Janet Tobias in 2018 and they began filming in the fall of 2019, several months before anyone had even heard of SARS-CoV-2. The filmmakers originally planned to highlight Fauci as a lesser-known public servant, focusing primarily on his work throughout the AIDS pandemic. What they ended up with is parallel stories of Fauci's AIDS work and Fauci's COVID response, and their "lesser-known" subject becoming a superstar during the making of the film. [Read the Story]( In Partnership with Chewy [A Day in the Life of a Shelter Pet Photographer | Chewy]( [Chewy spotlights the photographers who help pets get adopted]( When a pet is admitted to a shelter it can be a traumatizing experience. Many are afraid of their new surroundings and are far from comfortable showing off their unique personalities. The problem is that's when many of them have their photos taken to appear in online searches. Chewy, the pet retailer who has dedicated themselves to supporting shelters and rescues throughout the country, recognized the important work of a couple in Tampa, FL who have been taking professional photos of shelter pets to help get them adopted. [Watch the video]( [Patient's depression immediately 'switched off' using an experimental new brain implant]( Researchers continue to explore new methods for treating depression that don't cause the harmful side effects or chronic dependency that many prescription treatments do. Alternatives to traditional medication such as psychopsilocybin and ketamine have gained popularity over the years, but the latest innovation is a device surgically implanted into the brain. And for one patient, the results have been life changing. Sarah, 36, had suffered for years from debilitating depression. According to reports from BBC and CNN, the symptoms had become so severe that Sarah claimed, "My daily life had become so restricted and impoverished by depression that I felt tortured by each day and forced myself to resist the suicidal impulses that overtook me several times an hour." Sarah had exhausted other possible treatments, and felt that "any kind of release would have been better than what [she] was experiencing." So she decided the risk was worth the potential reward, and agreed to be the first patient to try a new device created by the team at the University of California San Francisco. [Read the Story]( [Unsung Dutchman who saved as many as 10,000 Jews during the Holocaust is finally getting his due]( When ordinary people who have no intentions of making history step up to do the right thing, it reminds us that we all have the ability to be heroes. Jan Zwartendijk, a company man who risked the life of his wife and three children to help Jewish people flee to freedom during World War II, is finally getting his due after becoming the subject of a biography, "The Just: How Six Unlikely Heroes Saved Thousands of Jews from the Holocaust." [Read the Story]( Let's be social! [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Website]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( Copyright © 2021 GOOD | Upworthy, All rights reserved. 1370 N St Andrews Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90028 You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.