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To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p>Sen. Paul did create &#8220;a pressure campaign to release the whistleblowers&#8217; names and have them testify as material witnesses.&#8221;</p><p>DNI Gabbard&#8217;s <a href="https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/reports-publications/reports-publications-2026/4153-dni-tulsi-gabbard-exposes-conspiracy-used-by-congress-to-impeach-president-trump">report</a> revealed how Deep State operatives within the Intelligence Community &#8220;concocted a false narrative that Congress used to usurp the will of the American people and impeach duly-elected President Donald Trump in 2019.&#8221;</p><p>Democrats were still mad Trump won, and so they just began fabricating things with a complicit mainstream media more eager to spread government narratives than to challenge them.</p><p>But Paul did. He literally did journalists&#8217; jobs for them.</p><p>Paul spelled out what Gabbard&#8217;s report found. He <a href="https://x.com/SenRandPaul/status/2044036761651761482">said</a> of the whistleblowers:</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GCHe!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe0f7e560-0074-4b52-adc5-bee1c6ebcef9_1192x484.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GCHe!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe0f7e560-0074-4b52-adc5-bee1c6ebcef9_1192x484.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GCHe!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe0f7e560-0074-4b52-adc5-bee1c6ebcef9_1192x484.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GCHe!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe0f7e560-0074-4b52-adc5-bee1c6ebcef9_1192x484.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GCHe!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe0f7e560-0074-4b52-adc5-bee1c6ebcef9_1192x484.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GCHe!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe0f7e560-0074-4b52-adc5-bee1c6ebcef9_1192x484.png" width="1192" height="484" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/e0f7e560-0074-4b52-adc5-bee1c6ebcef9_1192x484.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:484,&quot;width&quot;:1192,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:263228,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.randpaulreview.com/i/194307840?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe0f7e560-0074-4b52-adc5-bee1c6ebcef9_1192x484.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GCHe!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe0f7e560-0074-4b52-adc5-bee1c6ebcef9_1192x484.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GCHe!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe0f7e560-0074-4b52-adc5-bee1c6ebcef9_1192x484.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GCHe!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe0f7e560-0074-4b52-adc5-bee1c6ebcef9_1192x484.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GCHe!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe0f7e560-0074-4b52-adc5-bee1c6ebcef9_1192x484.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h2>A Deep State Plot</h2><p>In other words, they had already decided to impeach him. That was the goal. Any lie needed to get there was fine with them.</p><p>Paul <a href="https://x.com/SenRandPaul/status/2044036763224600765">continued</a> his <a href="https://x.com/SenRandPaul/status/2044036765174948288">thread</a>, naming names:</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!APdX!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9dfe8f2b-bde9-4fcc-9555-77cce3431b5e_1210x668.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!APdX!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9dfe8f2b-bde9-4fcc-9555-77cce3431b5e_1210x668.png 424w, 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The chief justice did not want these names read aloud.</p><p><strong>Watch</strong>:</p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;5733d014-efb9-4e6b-aa18-c54b4a553d96&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><p>Sen. Rand Paul said on the Senate floor that Democrats - who were accusing Trump of abusing the system - were actually the ones abusing the system:</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!qLuz!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffca2ec81-8490-478d-8570-980f923d4b95_1208x1080.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!qLuz!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffca2ec81-8490-478d-8570-980f923d4b95_1208x1080.png 424w, 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And this, along with the politicization of the whistleblower process by a former CIA employee who was working hand in glove with Democrats in Congress, are egregious examples of the deep state playbook on how to weaponize the Intelligence Community.&#8221; </p><p>She added, &#8220;Exposing these tactics and showing how they undermine the fabric of our democratic republic furthers the critical cause of transparency and accountability and will help prevent future abuse of power.&#8221;</p><p>Sen. Paul sees the report as <a href="https://x.com/SenRandPaul/status/2044036769390243902">vindication</a> of his challenge to Democrats and their impeachment sham trial six years ago.</p><p>Paul&#8217;s challenge. Not Lindsey Graham&#8217;s. Not Ted Cruz&#8217;s.</p><p>No, it was Sen. 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A weaponization of one part of the government against another.</p><p>Criminal abuse.</p><p>Rand Paul always knew this, and Tulsi Gabbard just proved it.</p><blockquote><p>Rand Paul is the president we need in 2028. Somebody who cares about liberty, taxes, and America&#8217;s terrible debt. </p></blockquote><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.randpaulreview.com/subscribe?coupon=6a03e96f&amp;utm_content=194307840&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Get 48% off for 1 year&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.randpaulreview.com/subscribe?coupon=6a03e96f&amp;utm_content=194307840"><span>Get 48% off for 1 year</span></a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rand Paul Exposes California’s Election Fraud Scheme and the Evidence Is Unmistakable]]></title><description><![CDATA["CALIFORNIA MASS IN-PERSON ELECTION FRAUD CRIMES CAUGHT ON CAMERA" -- James O'Keefe]]></description><link>https://www.randpaulreview.com/p/rand-paul-exposes-californias-election</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.randpaulreview.com/p/rand-paul-exposes-californias-election</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:04:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/192055646/e25b16fa258a60d54c193510b890a94b.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="pullquote"><p>Don't let the Left tell you voter fraud does not happen. This is yet another reason we must pass the SAVE America Act. &#8212; Rand Paul</p></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.randpaulreview.com/subscribe?coupon=6a03e96f&amp;utm_content=192055646&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Get 30% off for 1 year&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.randpaulreview.com/subscribe?coupon=6a03e96f&amp;utm_content=192055646"><span>Get 30% off for 1 year</span></a></p><p>California&#8217;s Democrats are hiding behind homelessness as they pay desperate homeless men to forge the signatures of registered voters; this is no &#8220;glitch&#8221; &#8212; it&#8217;s the Democrat Machine at work.</p><p>At night on Skid Row, hidden cameras roll. Petition circulators are handing out lists of real registered voters, printing them off. Desperate homeless men are given $2 or $3 per person to write down the names and sign the petitions. &#8220;You only write what I tell you to write.&#8221; &#8220;Robert.&#8221; &#8220;If you mess this up, I&#8217;ll lose my money.&#8221;</p><p>That&#8217;s not speculative. That&#8217;s raw footage from James O&#8217;Keefe&#8217;s latest undercover expose, part 2 of his &#8220;Cash for Ballots&#8221; series. And it&#8217;s happening openly in downtown Los Angeles while Democrats claim that voter fraud is a myth.</p><p>In walks Senator Rand Paul &#8212; the lone Republican who will not be silenced.</p><p>Paul did not give ground. He did not soften the blow. He straight-up quoted the video, and said: &#8220;Do not let the left tell you that voter fraud does not exist. This is yet another reason we must pass the SAVE America Act.&#8221;</p><p>No spin. No excuses. Only cold-hard-truth from a senator who has spent years fighting the deep state machine and the elitists who profit from rigged systems. While Senate leadership dithers and the RINO&#8217;s turn a blind eye, Rand Paul is standing in the breach, demanding real election integrity. That is why patriots from around the country are cheering him on right now.</p><p>So what does this footage actually reveal? It is not a fluke. It is systemic. Paid signature gatherers are using America&#8217;s most vulnerable to commit voter fraud. Real voter&#8217;s names and addresses are pulled from official records. Forged signatures are stamped onto petitions which are used to make law changes or qualify candidates to run for office. These changes create unfair conditions for all parties involved, creating a rigged system prior to casting a single ballot.</p><p>And the left&#8217;s response? Crickets. Or flat-out denials. </p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.randpaulreview.com/subscribe?coupon=6a03e96f&amp;utm_content=192055646&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Get 30% off for 1 year&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;button-wrapper&quot;}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary button-wrapper" href="https://www.randpaulreview.com/subscribe?coupon=6a03e96f&amp;utm_content=192055646"><span>Get 30% off for 1 year</span></a></p><p>They&#8217;ve labeled anyone who questions election security a conspiracy theorist. But there is the video. There are the felony crimes listed in California&#8217;s own election laws. There are the outraged reactions from individuals who had their identity stolen. A homeowner who was featured in the video stated: &#8220;She doesn&#8217;t live here...I purchased this home almost nine years ago. I only know that name because we still receive her mail.&#8221;</p><p>This is why Rand Paul has been warning us of the dangers of voter fraud for years. He understands the stakes. He understands that free and fair elections are the backbone of liberty itself. If we do not have them, then the entire American experiment becomes nothing more than controlled theater. </p><p>Not hyperbole -- a reality when one party uses homelessness, loopholes and cash rewards to produce the illusion of consent.</p><p>The SAVE America Act is not some partisan wish list. It is common sense reform: voter ID, proof of citizenship, same day registration bans and protections against the very fraud that O&#8217;Keefe has proven in his latest video. Rand Paul is pushing this bill because he understands something the swamp does not want the American public to realize: Secure elections are good for all Americans, not just Republicans. They help to protect the homeless individual who is being exploited for $3.00. They help to protect the working family who has their votes diluted by forged signatures. They help to protect the U.S. Constitution.</p><p>However, the last thing the corporate media and the Democrat establishment wants to get exposed is that the Skid Row scheme is merely the surface level of a much larger pyramid. The true extent of who is financing these signature mills and the degree of cooperation will be shocking to even the most cynical of individuals. To see the unreported connections and the next stage of this battle, subscribe now. The information that they do not want ordinary Americans to know about is waiting for you.</p><p>Meanwhile, the dichotomy could not be greater. Rand Paul continues to stand tall for liberty, while the rest of Washington D.C. continues to engage in charades. He is the same senator who took on Dr. Fauci. He exposed wasteful government spending. He opposed endless foreign entanglements. And now, he is doing it again on the one issue that determines all other issues: Does your vote count?</p><p>Why does this matter so much? California is not some anomaly. It is the model. What is done in California will be replicated in other swing states if we allow it. Democrats understand that their policies (open borders, chaos due to soft on crime, continuous hand-outs) cannot prevail in honest contests. Therefore, they manipulate the system to favor themselves. They keep the homeless crisis alive, not to fix it, but to exploit it. They over-register voters with unverified names. They fight tooth-and-nail to prevent the simplest form of protection: Show your ID to vote.</p><p>Rand Paul sees through the fa&#231;ade. And he is not going to wait for permission to push back.</p><p>If we were to enact the SAVE America Act. There would be no more cash-for-signature schemes. There would be no more ballots arriving at an address where the named voter has not lived for ten years. There would be no more treating election security as an option. Real Americans (from the coal miner in Kentucky to the truck driver in California) would finally be able to express their opinions without interference from paid forgers and political operatives.</p><p>The Left labels this &#8220;voter suppression.&#8221; </p><p>We label it HONESTY. </p><p>Rand Paul has never wavered in the fight for election integrity, even when it cost him friendships within the Beltway. That is why he has earned the trust of tens of millions of citizens who are fed up with the lies. While others pursue headlines, he pursues results. 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Forward with Regime Change in Venezuela or Arms Ukraine, MAGA Base Will Erupt]]></description><link>https://www.randpaulreview.com/p/america-first-means-fixing-our-own</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.randpaulreview.com/p/america-first-means-fixing-our-own</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[America Reborn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:02:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/177910304/2b61cf45-5029-4619-9f70-14f69712f327/transcoded-00001.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.randpaulreview.com/subscribe?coupon=6a03e96f&amp;utm_content=177910304&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Get 30% off for 1 year&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.randpaulreview.com/subscribe?coupon=6a03e96f&amp;utm_content=177910304"><span>Get 30% off for 1 year</span></a></p><blockquote><p>America First means fixing our own problems before funding foreign wars.</p><p>If this administration sends money or arms to Ukraine or gets dragged into regime change in Venezuela, it&#8217;s not America First. It&#8217;s America Last.</p><p>Congress must approve any act of war.</p></blockquote><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iTcK!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd65f20f1-dafd-406f-88d7-29f1347e2da4_999x1195.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iTcK!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd65f20f1-dafd-406f-88d7-29f1347e2da4_999x1195.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iTcK!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd65f20f1-dafd-406f-88d7-29f1347e2da4_999x1195.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iTcK!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd65f20f1-dafd-406f-88d7-29f1347e2da4_999x1195.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iTcK!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd65f20f1-dafd-406f-88d7-29f1347e2da4_999x1195.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iTcK!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd65f20f1-dafd-406f-88d7-29f1347e2da4_999x1195.png" width="999" height="1195" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/d65f20f1-dafd-406f-88d7-29f1347e2da4_999x1195.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1195,&quot;width&quot;:999,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:602431,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.randpaulreview.com/i/177910304?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd65f20f1-dafd-406f-88d7-29f1347e2da4_999x1195.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iTcK!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd65f20f1-dafd-406f-88d7-29f1347e2da4_999x1195.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iTcK!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd65f20f1-dafd-406f-88d7-29f1347e2da4_999x1195.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iTcK!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd65f20f1-dafd-406f-88d7-29f1347e2da4_999x1195.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iTcK!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd65f20f1-dafd-406f-88d7-29f1347e2da4_999x1195.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>A quarter-billion here, an endless billion there&#8212;-suddenly &#8216;America First&#8217; is beginning to sound a great deal like &#8216;Everyone Else First.&#8217; &#8220; </p><p>Think about it. We voted for the candidate who vowed to stop the never-ending wars, to end the blank checks to foreign governments, and to cease nation-building using taxpayer dollars.</p><p>There are strikes going on off the coast of Venezuela. There is much speculation regarding regime change. Billions continue to flow to Ukraine. And the same movement that was cheering on &#8220;America First&#8221; is starting to feel betrayed.</p><p>In his recent interview, Sen. Rand Paul didn&#8217;t mince words. He stated that if the administration continues to send arms or large sums of money to Ukraine, or becomes more involved in Venezuelan affairs, the backlash within the MAGA base will be far worse than the controversy surrounding the Epstein files.</p><p>He&#8217;s correct.</p><p>A big chunk of Trump&#8217;s voters didn&#8217;t sign up for Iraq 2.0 or Libya 2.0 in different zip codes. They signed up to stop the hemorrhaging &#8212; at home first. Stop the hemorrhage &#8212; fix the border. Reduce the waste. Send the money back to the American streets, American schools, American families drowning in debt and inflation.</p><p>Paul stated it clearly. He travels Kentucky. He hears it straight. When he asks voters if they would prefer to receive aid to eastern Kentucky or another payment overseas, the response is always overwhelmingly in favor of aid to eastern Kentucky.</p><p>However, here we are.</p><p>[Upgrade to a paid subscription to find out more about what Rand Paul had to say]</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.randpaulreview.com/subscribe?coupon=6a03e96f&amp;utm_content=177910304&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Get 30% off for 1 year&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.randpaulreview.com/subscribe?coupon=6a03e96f&amp;utm_content=177910304"><span>Get 30% off for 1 year</span></a></p>
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They claim to be &#8220;for the people&#8221; and not beholden to special interest groups. They use the right buzzwords and promise to step up where other leaders failed.</p><p>Then, after getting in office, these same folks become typical career politicians.</p><p>Whether they&#8217;re agreeing to quid pro quos or taking handouts from big pharma, the results are still the same&#8230; we the people get the short end of the stick.</p><p>This is most prominent among RINOs. 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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rand Paul Slams Federal Reserve and Terrible Government Overspending ]]></title><description><![CDATA[How much more madness will the Right tolerate?]]></description><link>https://www.randpaulreview.com/p/rand-paul-slams-federal-reserve-and</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.randpaulreview.com/p/rand-paul-slams-federal-reserve-and</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:44:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/191940777/dc0fc7aef505d4748d05a0cfcc733178.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://learn.augustapreciousmetals.com/saving-secrets-af-mid/?apmtrkr_cid=1696&amp;aff_id=4875&amp;apmtrkr_cph=844-752-4974&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;COMPLIMENTARY GUIDE&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://learn.augustapreciousmetals.com/saving-secrets-af-mid/?apmtrkr_cid=1696&amp;aff_id=4875&amp;apmtrkr_cph=844-752-4974"><span>COMPLIMENTARY GUIDE</span></a></p><p>The US national debt is rapidly approaching $40 trillion, yet Rand Paul is one of the few politicians who has continued to sound the alarm.</p><p>This rapid ascent is a betrayal of the American population and a credibility blow to the integrity of the US dollar.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.randpaulreview.com/subscribe?coupon=6a03e96f&amp;utm_content=191940777&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Get 30% off for 1 year&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.randpaulreview.com/subscribe?coupon=6a03e96f&amp;utm_content=191940777"><span>Get 30% off for 1 year</span></a></p><p>The Federal Reserve has been sending money to foreign banks. We haven&#8217;t performed an audit of the gold reserves at Fort Knox since the 1970s. Our government continues to inflate our debt to fund foreign conflicts. The Pentagon still hasn&#8217;t had to be subject to an audit.<br><br>How much more madness will Americans tolerate?</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://learn.augustapreciousmetals.com/saving-secrets-af-mid/?apmtrkr_cid=1696&amp;aff_id=4875&amp;apmtrkr_cph=844-752-4974&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;FIND OUT MORE&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://learn.augustapreciousmetals.com/saving-secrets-af-mid/?apmtrkr_cid=1696&amp;aff_id=4875&amp;apmtrkr_cph=844-752-4974"><span>FIND OUT MORE</span></a></p><p>The federal government appears dead set on destroying the integrity of the US economy, and so far, the efforts of patriots like Rand Paul have been shot down by the uniparty.</p><p>Amid these insane policies, many investors and foreign governments have begun to recognize the value of one of the world&#8217;s most valuable and historically resilient commodities. Gold is the real measure of value, and our decision to abandon the gold standard has been one of the main drivers of the demise of the US dollar.</p><p>Owning gold is one of the clear-cut ways to protect yourself from the policy madness of the Federal Reserve.</p><p><strong>Rand Paul on Fort Knox</strong></p><p>Rand Paul has easily been one of the country&#8217;s fiercest advocates for taking on the Federal Reserve, slashing government debt, and helping to save the integrity of the US dollar.</p><p>One of the latest targets of skepticism from Paul and other libertarians is Fort Knox.</p><p>In a 2025 <a href="https://x.com/RandPaul/status/1981034727382437992">interview</a>, Rand Paul discussed how we should perform an audit of the gold at Fort Knox.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.randpaulreview.com/subscribe?coupon=6a03e96f&amp;utm_content=191940777&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Get 30% off for 1 year&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.randpaulreview.com/subscribe?coupon=6a03e96f&amp;utm_content=191940777"><span>Get 30% off for 1 year</span></a></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0qHm!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd7766b9a-a297-43f9-bb69-17968762f3bc_606x561.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0qHm!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd7766b9a-a297-43f9-bb69-17968762f3bc_606x561.png 424w, 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Why does it seem that the Fed and Pentagon are immune from any form of audits or scrutiny from the public?</p><p>Rand Paul&#8217;s <a href="https://x.com/nextnews/status/1927566512908292531">heavy criticism</a> of this lack of oversight is exactly what our country needs now. These reserves have not been audited since 1974, and the Federal Reserve has been engaged in wasteful and corrupt practices over the past few decades.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ln7x!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2cd7b4cf-45a5-468b-a75e-36bf96c3851d_635x548.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ln7x!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2cd7b4cf-45a5-468b-a75e-36bf96c3851d_635x548.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ln7x!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2cd7b4cf-45a5-468b-a75e-36bf96c3851d_635x548.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ln7x!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2cd7b4cf-45a5-468b-a75e-36bf96c3851d_635x548.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ln7x!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2cd7b4cf-45a5-468b-a75e-36bf96c3851d_635x548.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ln7x!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2cd7b4cf-45a5-468b-a75e-36bf96c3851d_635x548.png" width="635" height="548" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/2cd7b4cf-45a5-468b-a75e-36bf96c3851d_635x548.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:548,&quot;width&quot;:635,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ln7x!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2cd7b4cf-45a5-468b-a75e-36bf96c3851d_635x548.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ln7x!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2cd7b4cf-45a5-468b-a75e-36bf96c3851d_635x548.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ln7x!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2cd7b4cf-45a5-468b-a75e-36bf96c3851d_635x548.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ln7x!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2cd7b4cf-45a5-468b-a75e-36bf96c3851d_635x548.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Patriots like Paul and Musk have proven that our government is full of corruption and deception. The American public is entitled to the truth. No section of our government should be immune to audits and full transparency.</p><p><strong>The Dying Dollar</strong></p><p>The US dollar has been on a nosedive ever since we abandoned the gold standard in the 1930s. The integrity of the U.S. economy is hanging on by a thread now, and the Fed has been determined to make things worse each passing year.</p><p>We are <a href="https://www.morganstanley.com/insights/articles/us-dollar-declines">beginning to see</a> even more weakness in the US dollar, most notably in 2025, and Morgan Stanley projects similar weakness in 2026.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1elk!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4ca39678-b907-45c0-a3ad-57f484bb2180_731x477.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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Morgan Stanley recently noted that the US dollar declined by <a href="https://www.morganstanley.com/insights/articles/us-dollar-declines">more than 11%</a> during the first half of the year, representing the largest decline in 50 years.<br><br>In its current state, the federal government has destroyed the credibility of the US dollar and seems to hold the false belief that it can abuse its reserve status and continue down this path forever.<br><br>As Edward Rutherford noted, this pattern of decline is common among all empires.</p><p>&#8220;&#8203;&#8203;All empires become arrogant. It is their nature. All empires fall, eventually.&#8221;</p><p>The Fed seems intent on speeding this process up.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://learn.augustapreciousmetals.com/saving-secrets-af-mid/?apmtrkr_cid=1696&amp;aff_id=4875&amp;apmtrkr_cph=844-752-4974&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;LEARN MORE&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://learn.augustapreciousmetals.com/saving-secrets-af-mid/?apmtrkr_cid=1696&amp;aff_id=4875&amp;apmtrkr_cph=844-752-4974"><span>LEARN MORE</span></a></p><p>Anyone who has watched the performance of the U.S. dollar following the Great Depression knows that this is <a href="https://www.visualcapitalist.com/charted-the-declining-purchasing-power-of-the-u-s-dollar/">part of</a> a long-term trend to erode the value of the dollar and silently steal from the American middle class.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a 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x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Without any reaction, the average consumer stands to suffer. It is only through investing in stocks, precious metals, or other assets that one can prevent the Federal Reserve from this silent theft.</p><p>Our country&#8217;s perpetual warmongering, coupled with its abandoning the gold standard, has debased our global standing and made the world begin to question the power of the US dollar. We saw this particularly in 2025, when international equities outperformed the S&amp;P 500, the U.S. declined, and precious metals rallied.</p><p><strong>Rand Paul on the Fed and National Debt Crisis</strong></p><p>Is there still time to correct our approach after decades of madness?<br><br>Fortunately, we have a small handful of politicians who still see it fit to hold our government and the Federal Reserve accountable. Every step we take to cut wasteful spending and reduce military spending is a positive step for the integrity of the US dollar.</p><p>Rand Paul <a href="https://x.com/SenRandPaul/status/2031824176143581358">has slammed</a> our recent war-driven debt accumulation and failure to implement all of the promised DOGE reforms.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cKdf!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fda6ea3aa-f639-4d09-b9e9-0114bc26a922_592x679.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cKdf!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fda6ea3aa-f639-4d09-b9e9-0114bc26a922_592x679.png 424w, 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x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Sadly, DOGE just ended up being political theatre, and our national debt has continued to soar!</p><p>Our future is <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/sen-rand-paul-on-us-debt-ice-and-the-future-of-the-dhs/vi-AA1YpVCD?ocid=iehp00LMEMx">bleak</a> if we continue down the path of unconstitutional wars, debt accumulation, and endless money printing.</p><p>Ordinary Americans stand to suffer while our federal government continues down its path of wasteful spending. The collusion of the Federal Reserve and our government has created a situation where foreign spending trumps the preservation of domestic economic success.<br><br>Rand Paul has revealed that the Federal Reserve has been <a href="https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/media/reps/chairman-rand-paul-releases-new-report-revealing-hundreds-of-billions-in-taxpayer-funded-payments-to-domestic-and-foreign-banks-through-the-federal-reserves-interest-on-reserve-balances-progr/">sending money </a>to foreign banks simply so they can hold U.S. dollars in their reserves.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8vnW!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F14e9702b-5914-4937-ab8b-f97b7b6613c8_1107x701.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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Meanwhile, the middle class is being crushed by inflation and taxes amid wasteful government spending.</p><p>Paul&#8217;s <a href="https://www.paul.senate.gov/senator-rand-paul-reintroduces-audit-the-fed-bill/">heroic efforts</a> to crush the Federal Reserve are one of our last chances to reclaim the integrity of our Central Banking and restore the strength of our economy.</p><p>&#8220;No institution holds more power over the future of the American economy and the value of our savings than the Federal Reserve.&#8221;</p><p>This is the largest issue in American politics, yet it has been swept under the rug as the uniparty focuses on wasteful spending and irrelevant social issues.<br><br>The debt clock is ticking, and we are slowly beginning to run out of time to reclaim economic hegemony.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.randpaulreview.com/subscribe?coupon=6a03e96f&amp;utm_content=191940777&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Get 30% off for 1 year&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.randpaulreview.com/subscribe?coupon=6a03e96f&amp;utm_content=191940777"><span>Get 30% off for 1 year</span></a></p><p><strong>The Appeal of Gold in this Environment</strong></p><p>Career politicians are only interested in preserving their power, and we have seen numerous cases of how they are willing to sell out, ignore key issues, and stand by idly while our economy is slowly crushed.<br><br>In this environment, personal agency is the only solution to protect yourself from the careless actions of the government and the Federal Reserve.<br><br>Our national debt has <a href="https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/GFDEBTN">nearly quadrupled</a> while politicians sit by and do nothing.<br><br>Both investors and Central Bankers have begun taking note of the madness of the Federal Reserve and have been choosing to increasingly invest in gold.<br><br>The price of gold has nearly tripled since the beginning of COVID, providing investors with a hedge against the madness of the Federal Reserve.<br><br>Companies like <a href="https://learn.augustapreciousmetals.com/saving-secrets-af-mid/?apmtrkr_cid=1696&amp;aff_id=4875&amp;apmtrkr_cph=844-752-4974&amp;utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email">Augusta Precious Metals</a> have been helping thousands of Americans access physical gold in their IRAs, protecting them from inflation and other shocks in the market. Owning physical gold is a must in this environment, and an excellent insurance policy against inflation.</p><p>Owning physical gold is one of several ways you can protect your wealth as the Federal Reserve continues on its destructive path.</p><h3 style="text-align: center;">LAST CHANCE </h3><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://learn.augustapreciousmetals.com/saving-secrets-af-mid/?apmtrkr_cid=1696&amp;aff_id=4875&amp;apmtrkr_cph=844-752-4974&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;COMPLIMENTARY GUIDE&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://learn.augustapreciousmetals.com/saving-secrets-af-mid/?apmtrkr_cid=1696&amp;aff_id=4875&amp;apmtrkr_cph=844-752-4974"><span>COMPLIMENTARY GUIDE</span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deepfakes: Identity Theft, and the Global Fight to Reclaim Control of Your Own Person]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S.]]></description><link>https://www.randpaulreview.com/p/deepfakes-identity-theft-and-the</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.randpaulreview.com/p/deepfakes-identity-theft-and-the</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:38:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/191392700/1a05c85f25db20ce92715ec0d8b173f0.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>U.S. Senator Rand Paul recently posted on X with a <a href="https://x.com/i/status/2024490533175935384">stark warning</a> about deepfake technology.</p><p>&#8220;<em>Deepfake lies can wreck an election in days. Free speech means you can mock politicians. It does not mean you can falsely accuse someone of crimes or treason. We need real accountability for defamation while protecting satire and dissent</em>.&#8221;</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SyTP!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Feca80897-1b72-40af-9f4c-a09eb4efb1ee_1354x1094.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SyTP!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Feca80897-1b72-40af-9f4c-a09eb4efb1ee_1354x1094.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SyTP!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Feca80897-1b72-40af-9f4c-a09eb4efb1ee_1354x1094.png 848w, 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Someone can accuse a public figure of treason or corruption with chilling plausibility. <a href="https://x.com/RadarHits/status/1780880170481570018?s=20">Microsoft recently revealed deepfake capacity</a> with one audio clip and one photograph, and you can barely tell it isn&#8217;t real.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Bv-A!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F45a2a587-c245-4ad0-9584-c02005960885_1354x1404.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Bv-A!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F45a2a587-c245-4ad0-9584-c02005960885_1354x1404.png 424w, 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Look no further than what they&#8217;re trying to do to politicians who stand up against AIPAC and the war.</p><p>This isn&#8217;t hypothetical.</p><p>Deepfakes have already infiltrated elections worldwide.</p><p>From fabricated candidate speeches to staged scandals, the technology&#8217;s speed and accessibility&#8212;thanks to freely available AI tools&#8212;make it a perfect storm for misinformation.</p><p>A single convincing video can reach millions in hours, eroding trust in institutions faster than any traditional smear campaign.</p><p>Paul&#8217;s call for &#8220;real accountability&#8221; might be too late.</p><p>Blanket censorship risks chilling free speech, but targeted defamation laws, civil penalties, and platform could be the only way we can save a sense of our human identities at all.</p><h2>The Deepfake Threat Extends Far Beyond Politics</h2><p>The same technology that can fake a politician&#8217;s confession is being used to steal ordinary people&#8217;s identities in deeply personal, devastating ways&#8212;most commonly through non-consensual deepfake pornography. Is it any surprise since we&#8217;ve learned that some guy named Mo could be using Ai to make millions off a woman&#8217;s identity on only fans, robbed from her without her even knowing?</p><p>Here, the damage isn&#8217;t just reputational.</p><p>it&#8217;s psychological, professional, and existential.</p><p>Victims see their faces and bodies superimposed onto explicit content without consent, often shared virally. The result can be humiliation, job loss, mental health crises, and a permanent loss of control over their own image.</p><p>Whole countries are stepping up aggressively&#8212;not just punishing creators, but actively helping victims reclaim their identities through lawsuits, takedowns, and compensation.</p><p>The Netherlands stands out as a leading example. In recent years, several Dutch celebrities publicly announced they had become victims of deepfake porn videos. They collectively filed criminal charges, marking a watershed moment.</p><p><a href="https://docs.google.com/document?tab=t.0">Dutch law has adapted rapidly</a>. In 2023, an Amsterdam court handed down the country&#8217;s first conviction for deepfake pornography&#8212;180 hours of community service&#8212;by broadly interpreting Article 139h of the Penal Code (revenge porn provisions) to cover AI-generated &#8220;images of a sexual nature,&#8221; even if no real footage of the victim existed.</p><p>The ruling recognized that realism is what matters: if viewers believe it&#8217;s genuine, the harm is real.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!k-4D!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7920ae38-3db1-44a6-b7fd-70d37019e012_1600x1485.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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Tort law further allows claims for reputational harm and emotional distress.</p><p>Preliminary relief proceedings enable swift court orders to take videos offline before they spread further. In practice, this means victims can force platforms to delete deepfakes, sue anonymous creators when identifiable, and recover financial losses&#8212;literally reclaiming ownership of their digital selves.</p><p>The Netherlands isn&#8217;t alone. A wave of countries is enacting similar measures, blending criminal penalties with civil empowerment:</p><h2>US Laws Against Deep Fakes</h2><p>IN America,  federal proposals like the Defiance Act grant victims explicit rights to sue creators and distributors of non-consensual deepfake pornography for damages. States such as California already allow civil lawsuits (AB 602), while the Take It Down Act (passed the Senate in late 2024) mandates 48-hour removal from platforms. District attorneys, including in San Francisco, have sued websites hosting deepfake generators.</p><h2>UK, South Korea, Australia, Croatia Deep Fake Laws</h2><p>The Uk has amended its Online Safety Act to criminalize both the creation and sharing of sexually explicit deepfakes without consent, with penalties up to two years in prison.</p><p>South Korea has taken the hardest stance, criminalizing not only creation and distribution but even possession and consumption of deepfake porn&#8212;punishable by up to three years in prison or heavy fines. This followed widespread school scandals involving students as victims.</p><p>Australia criminalized both creation and distribution in 2024, treating it as an aggravating factor in sentencing.</p><p>Croatia became the first member state to enact specific deepfake criminal provisions in 2021, with Spain drafting new laws targeting AI-generated images and voices.</p><p>Broader EU efforts aim to harmonize criminalization by 2027, leveraging GDPR across borders for takedowns.</p><p>Deepfakes don&#8217;t just create fakes&#8212;they steal identity.</p><p>By enabling lawsuits for removal, damages, and injunctions, governments are restoring agency. Platforms face pressure too; many now deploy detection tools and respond faster to reports.</p><p>Of course, challenges remain.</p><p>Creators often operate anonymously or abroad. Detection AI lags behind generation tools. Free speech concerns require careful drafting&#8212;Netherlands and others emphasize &#8220;realism&#8221; and &#8220;harm&#8221; thresholds to avoid overreach. Education and watermarking standards will be crucial supplements to legislation.</p><p>Senator Paul&#8217;s post is a timely reminder that deepfakes threaten the public square. But the personal stories of victims in the Netherlands and beyond show the human cost is even more frightening.</p><p>As AI evolves, so must our response to its output.</p><p>We must protect democracy from election sabotage, shield individuals from identity theft, and ensure technology serves truth rather than erases it.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Criminals should be prosecuted, not lauded for destruction ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rand Paul calls out both parties - neither $2 trillion nor $3 trillion in new debt is &#8220;America First&#8221;. 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And there are already people sharpening their knives and preparing for battle.</p><p>President Trump is ready to prepare for the possibility of a government shutdown and possibly millions of furloughed employees. Democrats are dug in. Republicans have their own plan. In the middle of all the action - is one senator who refuses to play along.</p><p>Rand Paul has told it like it is. Neither party is offering anything but fiscal insanity.</p><p>The Republican spending plan would add approximately $2 trillion to our national debt over the course of the first year. The Democratic plan is worse - adding $3 trillion to the national debt. That&#8217;s not negotiation. That&#8217;s giving up to the same old spending addiction that is drowning America.</p><p>Rand Paul is unimpressed by either.</p><p>As I&#8217;ve said for many years, he is finally putting forth an alternative to spending: the Penny Plan. An across the board reduction of just one penny for each dollar. 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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Protecting American Citizens Is The Primary Purpose Of Government]]></title><description><![CDATA[Election Integrity Protects Freedom]]></description><link>https://www.randpaulreview.com/p/protecting-american-citizens-is-the</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.randpaulreview.com/p/protecting-american-citizens-is-the</guid><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 10:31:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!k1CR!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F17b245ab-b950-4d09-bf55-451b2f9b49d0_503x482.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you&#8217;re looking to find common sense on Capitol Hill, head straight to the office of Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky.</p><p>Looking elsewhere, you&#8217;re liable to get lost in the noxious swamp fog that renders common sense inoperable.</p><p>Here&#8217;s an example: Voter fraud undermines the integrity of elections. It should be stopped. The SAVE Act, which is currently in the U.S. Senate, would go a long way in securing American elections.</p><p>It&#8217;s a no-brainer.</p><p>That&#8217;s why Americans <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2026/03/another-new-poll-shows-massive-support-for-save-america-act/">overwhelmingly support</a> the SAVE Act.</p><p>It&#8217;s also why the Left opposes it.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!k1CR!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F17b245ab-b950-4d09-bf55-451b2f9b49d0_503x482.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!k1CR!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F17b245ab-b950-4d09-bf55-451b2f9b49d0_503x482.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!k1CR!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F17b245ab-b950-4d09-bf55-451b2f9b49d0_503x482.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!k1CR!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F17b245ab-b950-4d09-bf55-451b2f9b49d0_503x482.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!k1CR!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F17b245ab-b950-4d09-bf55-451b2f9b49d0_503x482.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!k1CR!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F17b245ab-b950-4d09-bf55-451b2f9b49d0_503x482.png" width="503" height="482" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/17b245ab-b950-4d09-bf55-451b2f9b49d0_503x482.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:482,&quot;width&quot;:503,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!k1CR!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F17b245ab-b950-4d09-bf55-451b2f9b49d0_503x482.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!k1CR!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F17b245ab-b950-4d09-bf55-451b2f9b49d0_503x482.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!k1CR!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F17b245ab-b950-4d09-bf55-451b2f9b49d0_503x482.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!k1CR!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F17b245ab-b950-4d09-bf55-451b2f9b49d0_503x482.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><ul><li><p><strong>71% support the SAVE America Act &#8212; including 69% of independents and half of rank-and-file Democrats.</strong></p><ul><li><p>81% favor requiring voter ID &#8212; backed by 79% of independents and 70% of Democrats.</p></li><li><p>80% want states to purge non-citizens from voter rolls.</p></li><li><p>75% support proof of citizenship to vote.</p></li><li><p>61% support sharing unredacted voting rolls with the Department of Homeland Security.</p></li></ul></li><li><p>60% call the SAVE America Act a &#8220;common sense way to stop fraud and protect the security of our elections.&#8221;</p></li><li><p>58% recognize that at least some voter fraud exists in the U.S.</p></li><li><p>85% agree only U.S. citizens should vote in our elections &#8212; including 84% of independents and 82% of Democrats.</p></li></ul><p>The SAVE Act has so much support because it&#8217;s common sense. The government&#8217;s job is to protect the American people.</p><p>These days, that means protecting them from the Leftists inside the government.</p><p>Sen. Paul gets it.  &#8220;Protecting American citizens is the government&#8217;s job,&#8221; <a href="https://x.com/RandPaul/status/2026496967354827132">Paul posted on X</a>.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!F4pd!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26031760-211b-4414-a089-5cff9c089d5b_608x170.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!F4pd!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26031760-211b-4414-a089-5cff9c089d5b_608x170.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!F4pd!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26031760-211b-4414-a089-5cff9c089d5b_608x170.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!F4pd!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26031760-211b-4414-a089-5cff9c089d5b_608x170.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!F4pd!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26031760-211b-4414-a089-5cff9c089d5b_608x170.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!F4pd!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26031760-211b-4414-a089-5cff9c089d5b_608x170.png" width="608" height="170" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/26031760-211b-4414-a089-5cff9c089d5b_608x170.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:170,&quot;width&quot;:608,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!F4pd!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26031760-211b-4414-a089-5cff9c089d5b_608x170.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!F4pd!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26031760-211b-4414-a089-5cff9c089d5b_608x170.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!F4pd!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26031760-211b-4414-a089-5cff9c089d5b_608x170.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!F4pd!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26031760-211b-4414-a089-5cff9c089d5b_608x170.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>&#8220;Watching the Democrats turn this into political theater is disappointing. All voters must show proof of citizenship to vote. This is common sense, which is why we must pass the SAVE Act.&#8221;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fauci’s Deadly Blind Spot: Steroids Worked]]></title><description><![CDATA[He Just Didn&#8217;t Want To Use Them Anyway]]></description><link>https://www.randpaulreview.com/p/faucis-deadly-blind-spot-steroids</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.randpaulreview.com/p/faucis-deadly-blind-spot-steroids</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[America Reborn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 11:27:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/190353590/2aa71be5223020593ea735a3705c9ea2.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Senator Rand Paul just slammed the last nail in the coffin of the low-cost solution that could have possibly saved thousands of Americans. The slow-burning anger that rises within you whenever you add another piece of the COVID puzzle together and you begin to realize just how badly they messed with you. Senator Rand Paul recently recapped his first attempt (early, urgent) to get Anthony Fauci to consider using High-Dose Intravenous Steroids for those patients who were seriously ill (severe inflammation/crashing lungs). Steroids had proven effective against similar storms in other illnesses. Senator Paul explained this clearly; Dr. Fauci dismissed it flatly, &#8220;No.&#8221; Then Dr. Fauci went back to touting Remdesivir as the golden ticket. A drug that barely improved survival rates for the patients, and at an enormous cost to the patients&#8217; kidneys, and their bank accounts.</p><p>The data did not need permission. The RECOVERY trial provided some irrefutable numbers that nobody could spin: Dexamethasone reduced death rates in ventilated patients by approximately 1/3. From approximately 41% down to 29%. That is not statistics; that is people breathing again, leaving hospitals, returning to their children. Rather than jump onto this life-saving rope, the NIH (with Dr. Fauci leading the charge) continued to push Remdesivir as the de facto standard in-patient treatment. Why? What justification exists for ignoring the obvious when lives are at stake?</p><p>Consider the timeline. Paul suggested the use of steroids in the Spring of 2020. The RECOVERY trial reported the results of the study in June. Thousands of people had already lost their lives due to treatments that ignored the obvious. The FDA granted Emergency Approval to Remdesivir, established it as the standard in-patient treatment, and generated billions of dollars for its manufacturer. Steroids? Generic. Cheap. No patents. </p><p>No revolving-door payoffs. Coincidence?</p><p>Dr. Fauci did not simply miss the boat; he actively undermined the repurposing of existing medications which could have been used to undermine the narrative. Physicians who spoke out against Dr. Fauci&#8217;s dismissal of repurposed drugs were smeared, silenced, or threatened with loss of their licenses. Hospitals responded to money: use Remdesivir, receive the payment. Suggest alternative medications? Lose your job. The pattern was evident from day one. Deny inexpensive alternatives, promote expensive experimental products of Pharmaceutical companies, and when the bodies pile up, blame the virus &#8211; never the gate-keepers.</p><p>This leads to the gut-wrenching question that each American should be asking themselves today: How many ventilated grandparents, parents, siblings could still be alive today if Dr. Fauci had simply listened rather than lectured? And why does a career bureaucrat continue to be allowed to rewrite history on television while the families that he failed will never receive a real apology?</p><p>Arrogance is deep-seated. This was not solely incompetence. This was control masquerading as expertise. Those with centralized power pick winners long before the evidence ever presents itself. Doctors treating patients freely would have solved this problem much quicker. Open debate, real world results, market signals &#8211; that is how medical advancements are achieved. Not through top-down decrees issued by those with conflicts of interests thicker than their resumes.</p><p>Rand Paul continues to pound away because someone needs to. He is the one who questioned Dr. Fauci regarding funding for Gain-of-Function research, definitions being changed to fit the narrative, and mandates that destroyed the livelihoods of Americans while elites celebrated mask-less parties. Rand Paul is also bringing attention to the steroid betrayal again &#8211; a clear, documented failure that cost lives and destroyed trust forever.</p><p>And here is the part they wish you wouldn&#8217;t read &#8211; the full, unfiltered break-down of how each layer of the response apparatus protected its own while Americans suffered. That is why you subscribe and become a paid member &#8211; to see the connections they hide and the receipts they hope you forget.</p><p>Sarcasm seems almost too mild here. The same people who ridiculed Ivermectin as &#8220;horse paste&#8221; later had to admit that steroids &#8211; another generic, off-patent medication &#8211; had been saving lives all along. Isn&#8217;t that interesting? As interesting as seeing Dr. Fauci collecting speaking fees and writing book deals while the rest of us total the destruction: trillions in debt, small businesses decimated, children robbed of normal childhoods, and a medical system that most people now view with distrust.</p><p>Justice delayed is justice denied. But at least the truth is beginning to leak out. Clips such as Paul&#8217;s reminds us that the battle is far from over. What we need is true accountability &#8211; not another hearing where Dr. Fauci smiles and leaves. We need sunlight shined on every conflicted dollar, term limits placed on these untouchable experts, and a hard return to the notion that government serves citizens &#8211; not the other way around.</p><p>So, please leave a comment below: what do you believe drove Dr. Fauci to immediately dismiss steroids so quickly &#8211; pure ego, influence from big pharma, or something more sinister? And if the roles were reversed, do you honestly believe any of us would have received the same kid-glove treatment that Dr. Fauci has received for years?</p><p>Your answers matter. Because until we confront these betrayals without hesitation, we&#8217;re simply waiting for the next &#8220;expert&#8221; to commit the same act. America deserves better. It is time to demand it.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spending is the REAL Tax]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cutting Uncle Sam out of our lives will be a sizable net financial positive]]></description><link>https://www.randpaulreview.com/p/spending-is-the-real-tax</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.randpaulreview.com/p/spending-is-the-real-tax</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Right Flank]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 10:30:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7xl8!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7833b89d-460e-4ca3-a674-bb0007ab91b7_626x369.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Imagine an America where taxes do not exist.  Tariffs on imports pay for infrastructure and national defense.</p><p>The minimalist approach described above would make <em>everyone</em> ecstatic but for tax-hungry liberals.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rD_M!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe923ad58-762b-4bb5-8913-b7f5148abb96_621x79.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rD_M!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe923ad58-762b-4bb5-8913-b7f5148abb96_621x79.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rD_M!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe923ad58-762b-4bb5-8913-b7f5148abb96_621x79.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rD_M!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe923ad58-762b-4bb5-8913-b7f5148abb96_621x79.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rD_M!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe923ad58-762b-4bb5-8913-b7f5148abb96_621x79.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rD_M!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe923ad58-762b-4bb5-8913-b7f5148abb96_621x79.png" width="621" height="79" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/e923ad58-762b-4bb5-8913-b7f5148abb96_621x79.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:79,&quot;width&quot;:621,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rD_M!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe923ad58-762b-4bb5-8913-b7f5148abb96_621x79.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rD_M!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe923ad58-762b-4bb5-8913-b7f5148abb96_621x79.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rD_M!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe923ad58-762b-4bb5-8913-b7f5148abb96_621x79.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rD_M!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe923ad58-762b-4bb5-8913-b7f5148abb96_621x79.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>When others gave the green light for excessive taxation and government spending, Rand Paul slammed on the brakes.  Government spending is similar to a drug in that Uncle Sam has become a fiend <em>who just can&#8217;t stop</em>.</p><p>Stop what?</p><p><em>Spending</em>.</p><p>It&#8217;s the real tax on Americans as public works projects are seemingly endless in number.  Factor in the interest on the money borrowed to finance those projects and our great <em>great</em> grandkids<a href="https://budgetmodel.wharton.upenn.edu/p/2023-10-06-when-does-federal-debt-reach-unsustainable-levels/"> will be paying</a> for <em>today&#8217;s</em> spending.</p><h2><strong>Taxes Can&#8217;t Keep Pace With Spending</strong></h2><p>Most Americans agree we are overtaxed.  The fact that our current tax revenue can&#8217;t pay for the cost of government projects is alarming.</p><p>Who pays?</p><p>Our kids.  Their grandkids.  And so on.</p><p>We&#8217;re passing the buck to future generations through debt, interest on debt and runaway inflation.</p><p>Rand Paul wants the spending to stop.  A halt to government spending even a penny beyond the current budget combined with austerity measures has the potential to save America.</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top Democrat Endorses Child Mutilation While Invoking Christianity]]></title><description><![CDATA[While America is (and always will be) a Christian nation, dark and shadowy forces keep trying to weaponize that against us.]]></description><link>https://www.randpaulreview.com/p/top-democrat-endorses-child-mutilation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.randpaulreview.com/p/top-democrat-endorses-child-mutilation</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 10:12:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/189903947/93bfb112-7f05-4e58-a931-17a8b8c684be/transcoded-00001.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>While America is (and always will be) a Christian nation, dark and shadowy forces keep trying to weaponize that against us.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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We&#8217;ve seen it time and time again.</p><p>Democrats do this when it comes to immigration. They claim it&#8217;s &#8220;ungodly&#8221; to deport illegal aliens. Democrats also try to weaponize Christianity to support reckless economic policies.</p><p>They say it&#8217;s Christ-like to support &#8220;free&#8221; handouts that will only run up the national debt and devalue the US dollar.</p><p>It&#8217;s despicable&#8230;but whenever we think Democrats can&#8217;t get any worse, they ALWAYS find a new low. That&#8217;s exactly what happened when a Kentucky leftist invoked Christianity to justify child mutilation.</p><p>Thankfully, GOP Sen. Rand Paul, a true Christian, did not let this stand!</p><h2>Even Satan Was Able to Quote Scripture</h2>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rand Paul Says He Might Run for President]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why the Kentucky Republican says he might be eyeing the White House in 2028. #56]]></description><link>https://www.randpaulreview.com/p/rand-paul-says-he-might-run-for-president</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.randpaulreview.com/p/rand-paul-says-he-might-run-for-president</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Hunter]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 19:34:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dfPw!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F045da9cc-c84d-41b3-ae62-598d98ad7985_1280x720.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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Will Vance be invincible after supporting his president&#8217;s <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/13/trump-tariffs-poll">unpopular tariffs</a>?</p><p>Rand Paul thinks maybe not.</p><p>In <a href="https://x.com/foxnewspolitics/status/2033589190781555156">an interview</a> Sunday, the senator talked about whether or not he might run for president in 2028 and why.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Bmj7!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F181d2ea2-c90a-4232-9ac6-5d3a828ae75c_1208x1032.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><h2>&#8216;There Needs to Be a Free-Market Wing of the Republican Party&#8217;</h2><p>&#8220;We&#8217;ll decide after 2026,&#8221; Paul said.</p><p>What&#8217;s to decide?</p><p>Paul <a href="https://www.noosphere.app/sen-rand-paul-without-question-iran-attack-is-not-constitutional/">said</a> to NBC&#8217;s Chuck Todd, &#8220;The most important thing to me isn&#8217;t necessarily me or what my role is, but that there is someone who&#8217;s advocating that international trade is good and makes us rich. That big is not bad.&#8221;</p><p>The Kentucky Republican has been an outspoken opponent of Trump&#8217;s tariffs. <a href="https://x.com/factpostnews/status/2025949140258050122">Some</a> polls <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/13/trump-tariffs-poll">have shown</a> that more than 70 percent of Americans believe tariffs have increased the costs of goods.</p><p>Paul described the difference between himself and what a figure like Vance might have to offer in terms of fostering a better economy.</p><p>The senator said that &#8220;the populists also want to break up big business. 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And I want to be part of trying to ensure that still exists.&#8221;</p><p>This criticism of Trump&#8217;s tariffs is not new. Paul told Kentucky&#8217;s <a href="https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/2025/07/15/rand-paul-president-2028-election/85195099007/?gnt-cfr=1&amp;gca-cat=p&amp;gca-uir=true&amp;gca-epti=z116109p000250c000250e1126xxv116109d--xx--b--xx--&amp;gca-ft=203&amp;gca-ds=sophi">Courier Journal</a> in July, &#8220;I think in the Republican Party, though, there needs to be someone representing that international trade is good for America, that we get richer and more prosperous in the world we trade.&#8221;</p><p>Paul ran for president in 2016 in a cycle where every candidate including establishment darlings Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio were crushed by Donald Trump. Paul would eventually endorse Trump and became one of his most ardent supporters <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/impeachment-trial-trump-challenge-sen-rand-paul">and defenders</a>.</p><h2>The Need for a True Anti-War &#8216;America First&#8217; Republican</h2><p>A significant part of Paul&#8217;s support for Trump was his condemnation of George W. Bush-Dick Cheney-Iraq War-style neoconservatism, an antiwar stance the senator shared with his father, libertarian icon Ron Paul.</p><p>Trump ran in 2016, 2020 and 2024 promising not to start any <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/world/us/trump-to-west-point-grads-we-are-ending-the-era-of-endless-wars-idUSKBN23K0PQ/">endless, regime change wars</a> as all other 21st century presidents have done.</p><p>But now that Trump has launched an unnecessary regime change war with Iran, where does that leave an actual <a href="https://x.com/SenRandPaul/status/2030270490837733782">&#8220;America First&#8221;</a> non-interventionist like Paul?</p><p>For starters, speaking out against the Iran War.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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I don&#8217;t think we were ever in danger of Iranian troops or the navy coming over to the United States.&#8221;</p><p>He later <a href="https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/mar/13/sen-rand-paul-says-war-iran-good-america/">told</a> Fox Business that &#8220;The war should never have begun.&#8221;</p><p>&#8220;I think it&#8217;s not good for America. I think what&#8217;s going to happen is it&#8217;s going to turn the public also against the president and against the Republican Party,&#8221; Paul said.</p><p>Poll show Americans are overwhelmingly against this new war of choice  and over half <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2026/03/17/americans-trump-iran-war-epstein-poll/">believe</a> its in part to cover up for the the release of the Epstein Files, the previously classified emails and communications of the late convicted sexual offender Jeffrey Epstein.</p><p>Paul has consistently opposed U.S. wars abroad including the current one with Iran, and has tried to refocus on the American economy instead.</p><p>&#8220;I frankly think the biggest threat to America, the biggest threat to our national security, is actually our debt,&#8221; Paul told Fox Business.  </p><p>The U.S. reportedly spent more than $11 billion in just the first six days of the war in Iran</p><p>Sen. Paul said, &#8220;They&#8217;re talking about another $50 billion they need immediately, but the president is also talking about another $500 billion that he wants to spend on the military. 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I don&#8217;t think we were ever in danger of Iranian troops or the navy coming over to the United States.&#8221;</p><h2>President Rand Paul?</h2><p>When asked back in September if he would make another White House bid, Paul <a href="https://spectrumnews1.com/ky/louisville/politics/2025/09/04/rand-paul-president">replied</a>, &#8220;We&#8217;ll see over time what happens.&#8221;</p><p>When asked this week, Paul said he&#8217;s thought about it, that there needs to be an anti-tariff and antiwar Republican in the presidential mix, and that he&#8217;s keeping an open mind on that front.</p><p>Both Donald Trump&#8217;s tariffs and his war with Iran have been <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/03/11/donald-trump-iran-controversial/89063059007/">unpopular</a> thus far. Both could mean a lot for JD Vance&#8217;s presidential prospects.</p><p>They <a href="https://x.com/amconmag/status/2031366428155076729">could mean</a> a lot for Rand Paul&#8217;s too.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DwOM!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9fa135c-dab2-40d4-a8e4-3005f71c93e2_1210x922.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DwOM!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9fa135c-dab2-40d4-a8e4-3005f71c93e2_1210x922.png 424w, 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GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!UJE2!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa5178295-dd71-4bb3-9019-8965cd48cfe7_545x545.webp" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://amzn.to/4d7JJFg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!UJE2!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa5178295-dd71-4bb3-9019-8965cd48cfe7_545x545.webp 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!UJE2!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa5178295-dd71-4bb3-9019-8965cd48cfe7_545x545.webp 848w, 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They said it was unforeseen. They silenced dissenters, censored any questions and destroyed people&#8217;s lives - all while they knew what really happened.</p><p>We are still very angry. We were deceived.</p><p>Senator Rand Paul, an ophthalmologist from Kentucky who would not back down, called out Anthony Fauci&#8217;s lies during the senate hearings when he stood across from him. Now, he has compiled the entire story in his book *Deception: The Great COVID Cover-Up*, which he narrates with the same passion he showed in those hearings. This is not a soft retelling. It is a scathing condemnation of how the U.S. government (and its associated institutions) funded research using taxpayer dollars to enhance bat coronaviruses at the Wuhan lab and then covered it up to protect its power and its funding.</p><p>Do you remember the fear? Do you remember the &#8220;two weeks to flatten the curve&#8221; that became months of totalitarianism? Do you remember the masks on toddlers? Do you remember the closed churches? Do you remember the lonely deaths?</p><p>Paul peels the mask off the entire charade.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://amzn.to/4d7JJFg&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;LEARN MORE&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://amzn.to/4d7JJFg"><span>LEARN MORE</span></a></p><p>He takes you through the DEFUSE proposal of 2018 - taxpayer funds earmarked to increase the potency of bat coronaviruses at the Wuhan lab. Fifteen federal agencies had knowledge of this plan. There was a whistleblower who took a huge risk to alert the public to the danger of this research. Fauci testified under oath that he had no knowledge of this proposal. But the documents tell a different story.</p><p>The book is more impactful because it is Paul himself reading the devastating blows - chapter after chapter, email after email.</p><p>You will see how Fauci and his team bullied scientists into signing letters declaring the lab leak theory to be conspiracy nonsense - even though they privately acknowledged the virus seemed to have been genetically engineered. You will learn about the millions of dollars in grant money and royalty payments at stake if the truth came to light. You will learn why questioning the narrative made you a threat to society while the real threats to society continued to run things.</p><p>However, the deception did not begin and end with the origin of the virus - and to understand the true extent of how deep this corruption goes, become a paid subscriber so that you can access all of the unedited expose&#8217; we have prepared for you.</p><p>Paul does not simply attack the lab. He dismantles the mask theater that damaged children&#8217;s ability to speak and interact socially for absolutely no positive effect. He attacks the lockdown madness that ruined Main Street while Zoom elites prospered. He explains how early treatments were suppressed &#8212; not because they didn&#8217;t work &#8212; but because they threatened the &#8220;vaccine or bust&#8221; agenda.</p><p>Rand Paul exposed this attack on liberty.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://amzn.to/4d7JJFg&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;BUY BOOK ON AMAZON&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://amzn.to/4d7JJFg"><span>BUY BOOK ON AMAZON</span></a></p><p>The book provides a blow-by-blow account of the hearings, the withheld emails, and the stonewalling by EcoHealth Alliance &#8212; the intermediary that distributed our tax payer dollars to Wuhan. Paul names the players. He cites the contradictions. He shows how unelected bureaucrats assumed God-like authority over Americans and there was no accountability for their actions.</p><p>Fauci was not elected. His agency was accountable to no one except themselves. Nevertheless, they determined policy that overturned the United States Constitution.</p><p>Paul&#8217;s narration gives it a personal touch. You can almost feel the anger of a man who watched America give up freedom to fear and deceit. You can almost sense the clinical acuity of a physician who sees through the pseudoscience. You can almost experience the unwavering dedication of a constitutional conservative who will not allow history to be rewritten.</p><p>Listen to it on your commute, while working out, while walking the dog, and you&#8217;ll find yourself energized by the daily routine, turned into fuel for the fight.</p><p>COVID was not just a virus. COVID was a stress test for big government and we failed because too many Americans trusted the liars who lied to their face.</p><p>Paul&#8217;s book &#8212; and this book especially &#8212; is the wake-up call that Americans still need today. It gives you the facts that the media buried, the courage that the cowards did not possess, and the outrage that every American should carry forward.</p><p>They got away with it once. They have the same playbook waiting for the next &#8220;emergency.&#8221;</p><p>Do not let them. Get Rand Paul&#8217;s *Deception: The Great COVID Cover-Up* today. </p><p>Let the truth come alive with Rand Paul. Understand the truth as it relates to you. Then get ready &#8212; because the battle for liberty never ends and this book is powerful ammunition to help reclaim America.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://amzn.to/4rRPmMB&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;BUY BOOK&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://amzn.to/4rRPmMB"><span>BUY BOOK</span></a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[13 STUDIES DON’T LIE – VACCINATED KIDS ARE SICKER AND BIG PHARMA’S BEEN HIDING IT ALL ALONG]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Government Promised These Shots Would Protect Our Children. Instead, They Have Turned Healthy Babies Into Lifelong Patients. How Much Longer Will We Let Them Get Away With It?]]></description><link>https://www.randpaulreview.com/p/13-studies-dont-lie-vaccinated-kids</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.randpaulreview.com/p/13-studies-dont-lie-vaccinated-kids</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[America Reborn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 11:39:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/189531949/4606e6d6-5265-40e8-965d-6e824d20c893/transcoded-00001.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s an anger that cannot be described. </p><p>You give your newborn to the doctor to trust the system that keeps saying &#8220;safe and effective&#8221; at every turn. They inject them once, twice, heck, dozens of times before kindergarten. Then they bring home the asthma inhaler at age three. The ADHD diagnosis at five. The endless allergies, the seizures, the developmental delays that take your kid&#8217;s future away from you before your very eyes. And now, we have proof &#8212; cold, hard, peer-reviewed proof &#8212; that this wasn&#8217;t just bad luck. This was the shots.</p><p>Rob Schneider brought the hammer down on X the other day and pointed directly at the data that everyone is too afraid to address. Epidemiologist Nicolas Hulscher laid it out clearly &#8212; each and every one of the 13 studies that compared vaccinated children to unvaccinated children found the exact same thing.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MFbZ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5a1c8f58-ce30-4f0d-9602-66975a05d493_1001x1055.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MFbZ!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5a1c8f58-ce30-4f0d-9602-66975a05d493_1001x1055.png 424w, 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rates of neurodevelopmental mayhem. </p></li><li><p>Always higher rates of developmental delays. </p></li><li><p>Always higher rates of allergies that turn mealtime into a battle field. </p></li><li><p>Always higher rates of seizures. Always higher rates of food allergies. </p></li><li><p>Always higher rates of brain dysfunction. </p></li><li><p>Always higher rates of behavioral issues. </p></li><li><p>Always higher rates of learning disabilities. </p></li><li><p>Always higher rates of intellectual disabilities. </p></li><li><p>Always higher rates of chronic infections that never end. </p></li><li><p>Always higher rates of neurological disorders that take the spark away from kids.</p></li></ul><p>Well, you get the point&#8230;</p><p>All 13 studies were done independently. All were done in different countries. All were done using different methods. But the devastating patterns of both the vaccinations and the number of children developing chronic illnesses were the same. While unvaccinated children are not only healthier &#8212; but are thriving &#8212; while their jabbed peers are fighting chronic illness after chronic illness. One huge re-analysis of the Henry Ford Health birth cohort &#8212; the largest of its kind &#8212; dug deeper and found that vaccinated children developed chronic conditions at a rate that should make every parent go to the local health department and demand answers. At age ten, 57% of vaccinated children developed at least one lifelong disorder. Only 17% of the unvaccinated children developed at least one lifelong disorder. Cancer was 54% higher in vaccinated children. Autism-spectrum outcomes exploded by over 500%.</p><p>How did we get to this point?</p><p>And then there&#8217;s the type of corruption that keeps you wondering just how far down this rabbit hole goes. 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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cyber War on Science: Cancer Journal Under Attack After Confirming Turbo Cancer from mRNA Shots]]></title><description><![CDATA[Turbo Cancers confirmed in 333 people in 27 countries &#8212; but the deep state is taking action using cyber attacks to block your access to the information]]></description><link>https://www.randpaulreview.com/p/cyber-war-on-science-cancer-journal</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.randpaulreview.com/p/cyber-war-on-science-cancer-journal</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[America Reborn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 12:31:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/189603000/5f4c702eccad6161af7dd0ea3d0e6863.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Turbo Cancers confirmed in 333 people in 27 countries &#8212; but the deep state is taking action using cyber attacks to block your access to the information</p><p>This is outrageous.</p><p>A prestigious peer-reviewed cancer journal has finally published the evidence that confirms mRNA shots cause turbo cancers.</p><p>Then, BANG!</p><p>The entire website is hit with vicious cyber attacks. Servers are taken down. Readers are blocked off from accessing the information.</p><p>They can&#8217;t hide the truth anymore.</p><p>On January 3, 2026, an Oncotarget study was published which documented the findings of 69 peer-reviewed articles. These studies documented 333 cases of turbo cancer in 27 different countries where tumors were rapidly growing and becoming extremely aggressive just weeks after receiving the mRNA shot(s). The boosters increased the aggression of the cancer dramatically. Lymphoma accounted for 38% of the cases, while breast, lung, colon, pancreas and other types of cancer were also appearing in rapid succession (far too quickly) in many patients.</p><p>The Deep State reacted promptly.</p><p>The editors of the study immediately contacted the FBI regarding the hacking of the website as well as the blocking of readers from accessing the information. They are pointing to the usual suspects tied to smear campaigns on PubPeer. There was no error. The hacking was a purposeful act to prevent the information from getting out.</p><p>The scientific evidence within the study was shocking. The immune systems of the people being studied had been severely damaged. The body&#8217;s natural ability to detect and destroy tumor cells had been eliminated. The spike proteins from the mRNA shots were present in the cancerous tissues of the patients. The plasmid DNA in the mRNA shots contained SV40 promoters which allowed the plasmids to evade the body&#8217;s defenses due to the lipid nanoparticles used in the mRNA shots. The very things that regulators told us would NOT be a problem are exactly what are happening in the bodies of the people who received the mRNA shots.</p><p>The real-world numbers confirm this cold hard fact. Huge studies in South Korea on millions of people. Huge studies in Italy on hundreds of thousands of people. Even huge studies by the U.S. military on over one million troops showing significant increases in lymphoma occurring shortly after the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthy young men and women began.</p><p>If you are angry, fired up and ready to demand answers based on this type of raw, uncensored proof of the most egregious betrayal of medicine in modern history, then sign up today to become a paid subscriber so that you have access to every single explosive report, every single hidden connection, and every single piece of the puzzle that the Deep State keeps trying to erase &#8211; because what is coming next in this fight is going to be even worse.</p><p>Our own government mandated that our citizens receive experimental vaccines under the threat of losing their jobs, being expelled from schools, and having their careers destroyed.</p><p>This betrayal goes far beyond politics.</p><p>Families are now watching their loved ones battle cancers that appear out of thin air. The same politicians and pharmaceutical companies that profited from these vaccines are now either refusing to comment on this issue or are working directly to suppress the evidence.</p><p>The journal fought back. They successfully had the paper indexed properly on PubMed Central -- PMC12893478. It is still there. The attacks did not succeed in erasing history.</p><p>But the desperation of the Deep State is clear. If the data presents a serious challenge to the entire narrative, they do not debate the science. They attack the messenger. They attack the medium through which the message is conveyed. And they attack the truth itself.</p><p>This is no longer about public health. This is about power. Tyranny of big government wrapped in a white lab coat. Hypocrisy at the highest level of the elite class. A regulatory system that has been captured by the industries that it regulates, prioritizing profits over American lives.</p><p>America deserves transparency. America deserves accountability. America deserves an end to mandatory medical experimentation on a free people.</p><p>The signal from the turbo-cancer is deafening. The cover-up is beginning to fall apart. Americans are connecting the dots faster than ever.</p><p>We cannot afford to look away. Demand all of the data. Reject the lies. Stand up against the next &#8220;emergency&#8221; that will result in the next round of this nightmare on our children and grandchildren.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[$$$ Pushing COVID Shots Made Doctors Millions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vaccine Kickbacks Destroy Scientific Objectivity]]></description><link>https://www.randpaulreview.com/p/pushing-covid-shots-made-doctors</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.randpaulreview.com/p/pushing-covid-shots-made-doctors</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[America Reborn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 11:51:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/186906896/c31caf22-ecad-4c8c-a6c1-c3d3b2f5e03e/transcoded-00001.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Imagine you&#8217;re a medical doctor during the COVID pandemic.</p><p>Now imagine that you suspect that <a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7709596/">ivermectin is a viable treatment</a> based on clinical studies.</p><p>You also know that <a href="https://wellcome.org/insights/articles/quick-safe-covid-vaccine-development">most vaccines for diseases take about 10 years</a> to develop, and the COVID vaccine was <a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8052930/">developed in less than a year</a>.</p><p>It would be reasonable for an objective doctor to put a patient on ivermectin and avoid the COVID vaccine until more information became available.</p><p>That&#8217;s not what happened.</p><p>The government pushed vaccine mandates. <a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/10/24/1047947268/covid-vaccine-workers-quitting-getting-fired-mandates">People were fired </a>from their jobs if they didn&#8217;t take the jab.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Those who refused to take the shot were <a href="https://people.com/human-interest/vaccinated-americans-express-anger-with-those-who-refuse-covid-vaccines/">vilified</a> by those who did.</p><p>It was like <em>1984</em> on steroids. Big Brother was watching, and so was your neighbor.</p><p><strong>To make matters worse</strong>, doctors were paid to push the vaccine and punished if they opted for the ivermectin treatment.</p><p>To an objective observer, it appears that the COVID pandemic was used as a tool to make Big Pharma billions, give the government unprecedented power over the people, and make doctors rich.</p><p>If it stinks like a scam, it probably is.</p><p>If you were a doctor during the pandemic, what would you have done? Would you have opted for scientific objectivity or material gain?</p><h3>The Good Doctor</h3><p>Dr. Mary Talley Bowden is a board-certified medical practitioner and a member of the board of the Vaccine Safety Research Foundation.</p><p>Bowden could&#8217;ve gotten rich during the COVID panic if she pushed the vaccine. We&#8217;re talking millions of dollars, and her medical practice was relatively small.</p><p>&#8220;If I had vaccinated the 6000 patients I treated with Covid, I would have made $1.5 million,&#8221; Bowden <a href="https://x.com/MaryBowdenMD/status/1990927948031930812">posted on X</a>.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SYAc!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fedafb0a5-0db2-49f7-9b1d-c1b7879f9ec5_593x246.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SYAc!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fedafb0a5-0db2-49f7-9b1d-c1b7879f9ec5_593x246.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SYAc!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fedafb0a5-0db2-49f7-9b1d-c1b7879f9ec5_593x246.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SYAc!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fedafb0a5-0db2-49f7-9b1d-c1b7879f9ec5_593x246.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SYAc!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fedafb0a5-0db2-49f7-9b1d-c1b7879f9ec5_593x246.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SYAc!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fedafb0a5-0db2-49f7-9b1d-c1b7879f9ec5_593x246.png" width="593" height="246" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/edafb0a5-0db2-49f7-9b1d-c1b7879f9ec5_593x246.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:246,&quot;width&quot;:593,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SYAc!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fedafb0a5-0db2-49f7-9b1d-c1b7879f9ec5_593x246.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SYAc!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fedafb0a5-0db2-49f7-9b1d-c1b7879f9ec5_593x246.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SYAc!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fedafb0a5-0db2-49f7-9b1d-c1b7879f9ec5_593x246.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SYAc!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fedafb0a5-0db2-49f7-9b1d-c1b7879f9ec5_593x246.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>&#8220;Instead, I spent $250,000+ in legal fees defending my license for prescribing ivermectin, &#8220; she added.</p><p>Bowden was in the <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/texas-medical-board-reprimands-houston-225036533.html">national spotlight</a> for her opposition to COVID-19 vaccine mandates and her support for using ivermectin, an anti-parasite medication, to treat the virus.</p><p>She paid the price.</p><p>The Texas Medical Board voted to issue Bowden a public reprimand, and she had to pay a boatload of bucks in legal fees for prescribing ivermectin.</p><p>&#8220;I would do it all over again, without a doubt. I&#8217;m actually proud of myself for what I did,&#8221; Bowden said.</p><p>She&#8217;s one of the good ones.</p><p>Luckily, she&#8217;s not alone.</p><h3>The Good Senator</h3><p>Joe Rogan asked Sen. Rand Paul about Dr. Bowden on his <a href="https://x.com/SenseReceptor/status/2011171340867518586">podcast</a>.</p><p>&#8220;Are you aware of Mary Talley Bowden?&#8221; Rogan asked. &#8220;She said that, in her small practice, if she had [Covid] vaccinated everyone, she would&#8217;ve [made] $1.5 million.&#8221;</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WSFN!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5a90e73c-546f-4a13-820a-7aa2dad3b930_607x644.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WSFN!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5a90e73c-546f-4a13-820a-7aa2dad3b930_607x644.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WSFN!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5a90e73c-546f-4a13-820a-7aa2dad3b930_607x644.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WSFN!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5a90e73c-546f-4a13-820a-7aa2dad3b930_607x644.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WSFN!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5a90e73c-546f-4a13-820a-7aa2dad3b930_607x644.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WSFN!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5a90e73c-546f-4a13-820a-7aa2dad3b930_607x644.png" width="607" height="644" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/5a90e73c-546f-4a13-820a-7aa2dad3b930_607x644.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:644,&quot;width&quot;:607,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WSFN!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5a90e73c-546f-4a13-820a-7aa2dad3b930_607x644.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WSFN!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5a90e73c-546f-4a13-820a-7aa2dad3b930_607x644.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WSFN!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5a90e73c-546f-4a13-820a-7aa2dad3b930_607x644.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WSFN!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5a90e73c-546f-4a13-820a-7aa2dad3b930_607x644.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>&#8220;It&#8217;s insane,&#8221; Paul said. &#8220;And we have all these things preventing kickbacks to doctors except for vaccines.&#8221;</p><p>Paul&#8217;s response was telling. 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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fauci Always Knew the COVID Vaccines Were Dangerous]]></title><description><![CDATA[The COVID vaccine was always worse than the virus it promised to cure.]]></description><link>https://www.randpaulreview.com/p/fauci-always-knew-the-covid-vaccines</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.randpaulreview.com/p/fauci-always-knew-the-covid-vaccines</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[America Reborn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 11:13:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/186454862/78125005-e31b-449f-a549-911086b40b75/transcoded-00001.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The COVID vaccine was always worse than the virus it promised to cure.</p><p>For most people, having COVID meant having a common cold&#8230;but none of that mattered to medical tyrants like Anthony Fauci.</p><p>Fauci, who landed magazine covers, celebrity status, and millions of dollars, was always in it for himself.</p><p>He lied about the need for face masks. He lied about the effectiveness of social distancing.</p><p>Then, he lied about the safety of COVID vaccines.</p><p>Years later, Americans who got jabbed still deal with the adverse side effects. Others aren&#8217;t here to experience these side effects...because the jabs killed them.</p><p>To this day, Fauci has NEVER faced a shred of legal accountability for what he&#8217;s done.</p><p>Thankfully, GOP Sen. Rand Paul is working to change that.</p><h2>Paul Had Fauci&#8217;s Number From the Start</h2><p>In 2026, Fauci continues to enjoy a cushy retirement, along with a presidential pardon from Joe Biden.</p><p>Nevertheless, Sen. Paul made clear that this lying, so called doctor won&#8217;t get away with his crimes.</p><p>Aside from giving bad advice on COVID, <a href="https://x.com/SenRandPaul/status/2013697069756584360">Fauci perjured himself before Congress</a>. That&#8217;s a federal felony that carries years of prison time and thousands of dollars in fines.</p><p>With his lies, Fauci put every single American in danger.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3MW5!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5bdfb639-d470-4232-a6a9-08b723c3c2a0_1170x834.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3MW5!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5bdfb639-d470-4232-a6a9-08b723c3c2a0_1170x834.png 424w, 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Paul Review&quot;,&quot;subscriber_count_string_for_chat&quot;:&quot;43K Members&quot;}}" data-component-name="CommunityChatRenderPlaceholder"></div><p>Fellow patriots and defenders of liberty, as President Trump delivers his State of the Union Address, the Rand Paul Review calls on every freedom-loving American to join our live chat for a no-holds-barred, principle-driven dissection of the speech. Guided by the Constitution-first lens that Senator Paul has championed for years&#8212;demanding fiscal restraint, secure borders without endless spending, an end to foreign entanglements, and real accountability from Washington&#8212;we&#8217;ll cut through the rhetoric to ask the only question that matters: </p><p>Does this advance individual liberty and shrink government power, or does the swamp grow stronger? </p><p>Bring your unfiltered insights, tough questions, and sharp analysis; no corporate media spin, just honest debate among those who refuse to sit on the sidelines. </p><p>The President's State of the Union address is scheduled to begin at 9 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) tonight, Tuesday, February 24, 2026.</p><p>Link is in the comments or bio&#8212;let&#8217;s hold power accountable together and chart the path to a freer America. 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