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The Board of Regents in New York approved a $155,000 pay raise for Betty Rosa, the state education department commissioner and Board of Regents chair. She has been setting the DEI policies throughout the state. She now makes $489,000 a year. Republicans protested, but this is a one-party state, and they have no say. Rosa […] The post $155K Raise for NY Education Department Commissioner appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

What is the best kind of food? They kind you don’t have to cook yourself, right? And if that food is free, that’s just the icing on the cake—or pancake in IHOP’s case. The restaurant, known for its delicious breakfast offerings, has a sweet deal in the works that’s just too good to resist. On March 4, IHOP will offer free pancakes from 7 am to 7 pm at participating restaurants in honor of National Pancake Day. That’s right, all you need to do is show up, and IHOP will gladly give you a free short stack of buttermilk pancakes. Of course, there are plenty of other delicious items on the menu, so we’re sure you’ll walk away full and happy. View this post on Instagram A post shared by MOUTH ATTACK (@mouthattack) IHOP Offers Free Pancakes In Hopes Of Contributing To The Greater Good According to the Instagram account @mouthattack, IHOP hopes that by providing customers with free pancakes, they will contribute to their favorite charities. “But this annual tradition is about more than just enjoying delicious pancakes—it’s about making a difference. Guests are encouraged to contribute to meaningful causes, including the Children’s Miracle Network, Shriners Hospitals, and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. This year, IHOP is also highlighting Feeding America, where every $1 donated helps provide at least 10 meals to families in need.  Enjoy pancakes with purpose and be a part of something bigger. Don’t miss this chance to indulge and give back—see you there,” the post reads. No official details from IHOP, but fans are excited to celebrate with free pancakes. This person can’t wait, “that’s like a month from now why post so early.” But this one already has their order ready, “With butter and syrup on top of it oh yes.” This fan made an interesting connection between the calendar and National Pancake Day this year, “March 4 is also Mardi Gras!” This story’s featured image is by Tada Images via Shutterstock. The post IHOP Is Handing Out A Surprise For National Pancake Day appeared first on InspireMore.

Ruff and Puff Doggy Day Camp is every dog’s dream come true. In Calgary, Alberta, Canada, the Doggy Day Care bus is part of the fun. Denzel, the owner of the service, loves dogs. He has worked as a trainer and volunteer with CB Rescue Foundation, founded by his wife, Belinda. The dedicated couple donates ten percent of their daycare fees to the non-profit rescue. Life is a grand adventure, and it is even better on puppy bus day! @ruffandpuffyyc It was puppy day on the dog bus yesterday! How cute are tgese guys!? We cant wait to do it again!! ♬ original sound – Ruff and Puff On a typical day, the bus will carry a variety of dogs of every age. Today isn’t a typical day, though. On puppy bus day, every animal is a puppy! Ages range from four to six months for all the puppies. Denzel takes the time to introduce each of his charges. They’re so well-behaved, especially for a Monday when they do puppy days. Image from TikTok. Although most dogs range from four to six months old, they also include a few older but small pups. Denzel thinks they may have a calming influence on exuberant youngsters. Image from TikTok. The real reason is that they wanted to fill all the seats, so Denzel offers a sales pitch for puppy owners to join in on future puppy bus days. The older dogs are just as cute! Image from TikTok. Ruff and Puff do special days for the dogs frequently. On National Golden Retriever Day, they took 16 happy goldens on a field trip to a local dog park. On the way home, the goldens felt appreciated as they shared pup cups. Doggy Daycare buses are gaining in popularity. Mo Mountain Mutts offers a similar doggy daycare bus service in Alaska. Please share these happy puppies as they enjoy their outing. You can find the source of this story’s featured image here. The post Puppy Day On This Dog Bus Is Just As Adorable As You’d Imagine appeared first on InspireMore.

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NPR doesn't exist to promote books by Fox News hosts, but they're an easy mark for MSNBC personalities. Rachel Maddow has counted on it. On January 27, Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep awarded seven minutes to All In host Chris Hayes to promote his new book The Sirens' Call, mourning "the assault of attention capitalism." The favorable New York Times book review called it "An ambitious analysis of how the trivial amusements offered by online life have degraded not only ourselves but also our politics." Degraded by Donald Trump, that is. Hayes, they asserted, argues "this particular stage of capitalism is fueled by a fracking of our minds. It’s not as if Trump is keen to regulate any extraction industry, let alone the one that helped bring him to the White House." INSKEEP: I'm thinking about Trump's media and political strategy and how it fits with some of the things that you write. You point out that it is easier to get someone's attention for a moment than it is to hold someone's attention, and Trump doesn't necessarily try to hold your attention. He gets it [Hayes laughs] over and over again. Just since the election, let's take over Greenland. How about the Panama Canal? Canada. Let's rename Mount McKinley. We've gone on and on. Always there's a new thing to get our attention again. HAYES: This is exactly right. In fact, when he tries to hold attention - famously, when he goes for 90 minutes at a rally -- people leave. INSKEEP: Yep. HAYES: He's actually not good at holding attention. And this is a central dynamic of the attention age. It's replicated in the slot-machine design of the algorithmic feed, where you just grab, grab, grab, grab, grab. You never hold attention. Everything's short. You go to the next one. Trump has the exact same -- you're totally right -- has the exact same approach to this. And that's because interruption and compelled attention are the circuitry that is easiest to fire in us. Inskeep only "balanced" this by noting MSNBC's ratings. "The impression from the outside is that MSNBC is struggling to hold people's attention. Do you see it that way?" Hayes sounded optimistic that the Resistance would soon spring back into action:  I feel like there is a kind of pressing down of a spring happening in our politics amongst what I would call the almost 50% of the country that voted against Donald Trump, or the smaller percentage that deeply, deeply dislikes him and think he's bad for the country. And I can feel that spring being pushed down and pushed down and pushed down. And it's now out of view, but I don't think it's going to stay out of view."