Though voters approved a binding resolution last fall to expand the program, Gov. Paul LePage has refused to do it, saying he’d rather go to jail.

As Twitchy reported Tuesday, Vox’s David Roberts put up a race-baiting poll to gauge if white people have a positive or negative effect on America. “One thing white people have never experienced,” he tweeted, “is a poll on whether their presence in their own country is intrinsically detrimental.”
Well, the results are in, and a large majority of respondents agreed that whites have a positive effect on the country…

At his peak, Isaac Newton had one of the most rational minds in human history. His was a brain unlike any other, one that allowed him to develop the fundamental laws of gravity and physics as well as make significant contributions to calculus, the latter of which he did in less time than it takes […]
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A small but concerning number of dogs on diets heavy in lentils, chickpeas and other legumes have developed enlarged hearts. Researchers are investigating.

The drug may be the first to successfully attack both the brain changes and the symptoms of Alzheimer’s. Further research will be needed to know if it’s truly effective.

Charles Darwin, “the Father of Evolution,” was born in Shewsbury, England, on February 12, 1809. His father, Robert Darwin, was a well-known high-society doctor with six children, of which Charles was the fifth. Both of his parents were from very prominent English families. His mother was related to the Wedgwoods of world-renowned pottery fame, and […]
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Churches are synonymous with Christianity. We often think of churches as places of worship for Christians even though there are churches that are not targeted at that group. These non-Christian churches are dedicated to the worship of other gods or humans or might not even be involved in the worship of any god at all. […]
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As Twitchy reported earlier, it was pretty easy to tell who had read The Hill’s tweet about the World Cup soccer ball Vladimir Putin gave President Trump as a gift, and who had actually clicked through to the story.

Soccer ball Putin gave Trump contains chip that can transmit data to cell phones: report https://t.co/KcobUjqkTa pic.twitter.com/DDCJaIEWTb
— The Hill (@thehill) July 25, 2018

If you read beyond the spy thriller of a tweet, you learn that the chip is standard issue in the Adidas 2018 FIFA World Cup ball, and all it does is link you to a World Cup promotion on the Adidas website if you hold your smartphone up to it…

The first dinosaur bones weren’t found by scientists. They were uncovered thousands of years ago by early men with no way of understanding what they were seeing. Ancient men stumbled upon fossils just like we do today, and they had to do their best to figure out what in the world they were looking at. […]
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As Twitchy reported earlier Wednesday, the City of Portland was getting ready to clear out the anti-borders Occupy ICE encampment set up by protesters who apparently missed the irony of building border walls around their little fortress made from old couches and other trash. If you missed it earlier, here’s video of their headquarters:

NOW: A look inside what remains at the #OccupyICEPDX camp after Portland Police forced the last protesters out…