Being the world's policeman has always been incompatible with a balanced budget. The meter is running. https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1qxvvkeQbnpxB
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Der Weltpolizist zu sein war schon immer unvereinbar mit einem ausgeglichenen Haushalt. Der Zähler läuft. https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1qxvvkeQbnpxB
Being the world's policeman has always been incompatible with a balanced budget. The meter is running.
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Der Weltpolizist zu sein war schon immer unvereinbar mit einem ausgeglichenen Haushalt. Der Zähler läuft.
Congress handed the president the power to start a war so they could avoid accountability at the ballot box. That is not statesmanship. That is cowardice. The Constitution is clear. War must be declared by Congress, not announced in an 8-minute video at 2:30am. @FoxNews
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/sen-rand-paul-america-war-but-americans-didnt-vote
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Der Kongress übertrug dem Präsidenten die Befugnis, einen Krieg zu beginnen, um sich der Verantwortung an der Wahlurne zu entziehen. Das ist keine Staatskunst. Das ist Feigheit. Die Verfassung ist klar. Der Krieg muss vom Kongress erklärt und nicht um 2:30 Uhr in einem 8-minütigen Video angekündigt werden. @FoxNews
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/sen-rand-paul-america-war-but-americans-didnt-vote
And the left wonders why the public lost trust in government health edicts . . .
https://open.substack.com/pub/rwmalonemd/p/declassified-documents-link-us-bioweapons?r=lmjqq&utm_medium=ios
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Und die Linke fragt sich, warum die Öffentlichkeit das Vertrauen in die Gesundheitserlasse der Regierung verloren hat. . .
https://open.substack.com/pub/rwmalonemd/p/declassified-documents-link-us-bioweapons?r=lmjqq&utm_medium=ios
Congratulations to my longtime friend @DonHuffines for a great victory in Texas last night!
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Herzlichen Glückwunsch an meinen langjährigen Freund @DonHuffines für den tollen Sieg gestern Abend in Texas!
As yet another preemptive war is begun in the Middle East, John Quincy Adam’s words of wisdom still ring true:
“Wherever the standard of freedom and Independence has been or shall be unfurled, there will her heart, her benedictions and her prayers be.”
Like most Americans I have sympathy for the plight of the Iranian people and all subjected people around the globe, from North Korea to Tibet.
But as Adam’s wrote, America: “goes not abroad, in search of monsters to destroy.
She is the well-wisher to the freedom and independence of all.
She is the champion and vindicator only of her own.”
The Constitution conferred the power to declare or initiate war to Congress for a reason, to make war less likely.
Madison wrote that “the Executive Branch is the branch most prone to war, therefore, the Constitution, with studied care, delegated the war power to the legislature.”
As with all war, my first and purest instinct is wish Americans soldiers safety and success in their mission.
But my oath of office is to the Constitution, so with studied care, I must oppose another Presidential war.
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Während im Nahen Osten ein weiterer Präventivkrieg beginnt, klingen John Quincy Adams weise Worte immer noch wahr:
„Wo auch immer der Standard der Freiheit und Unabhängigkeit entfaltet wurde oder entfaltet werden soll, dort werden ihr Herz, ihre Segnungen und ihre Gebete sein.“
Wie die meisten Amerikaner habe ich Mitgefühl für die Not des iranischen Volkes und aller unterdrückten Menschen auf der ganzen Welt, von Nordkorea bis Tibet.
Aber wie Adam’s schrieb, „geht Amerika nicht ins Ausland, auf der Suche nach Monstern, die es zu zerstören gilt.“
Sie wünscht sich die Freiheit und Unabhängigkeit aller.
Sie ist nur ihre eigene Verfechterin und Verteidigerin.“
Die Verfassung übertrug dem Kongress die Befugnis, einen Krieg aus einem bestimmten Grund zu erklären oder zu beginnen, um einen Krieg weniger wahrscheinlich zu machen.
Madison schrieb, dass „die Exekutive am anfälligsten für Kriege ist, daher delegierte die Verfassung mit wohlüberlegter Sorgfalt die Kriegsbefugnis an die Legislative.“
Wie bei jedem Krieg ist mein erster und reinster Instinkt, den amerikanischen Soldaten Sicherheit und Erfolg bei ihrer Mission zu wünschen.
Aber mein Amtseid gilt der Verfassung, also muss ich mich mit aller Vorsicht einem weiteren Präsidentenkrieg widersetzen.
Captain Royce Williams and CW5 Eric Slover are true American heroes who are deserving of the Congressional Medal of Honor. @kelleyashbypaul and I are praying for you both, and thank you for your service to our country.
Protecting American citizens is the government's job. 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.
Billions lost to refugee welfare fraud is outrageous. @POTUS is right to expose corruption that weakens the nation. It destroys public trust. I hope @VP will help put a stop to it, and I would welcome working together, including advancing my End Welfare for Non Citizens Act.
Tonight was a reminder of President Trump’s past calls for restraint in foreign policy. I hope that instinct still prevails. No more Middle East wars, and any action against Iran should come to Congress first.
Our economy grows when Americans keep more of their paychecks, not when Washington takes more. And we’re seeing that in action with the historic cuts @POTUS delivered.
Great to see Team USA recognized tonight at #SOTU2026. Our athletes represent excellence and the best of America.
American energy production is rising, and Kentucky benefits when we produce here at home. Less dependence on the Middle East means more security for our country. Good work @POTUS.
.@POTUS has taken decisive action to secure the border. Enforcing the law works. Illegal admissions are down, and the American people are safer because of it.
I am a cosponsor of the SAVE Act to ensure that only U.S. citizens can vote in U.S. elections. We need clear rules that protect confidence in our elections.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/128/cosponsors?q=%7B%22cosponsor-state%22%3A%22Kentucky%22%7D
I think @elonmusk AI knows a little something about this - who actually believes things and wi slash government waste and fraud. Check the list below.
The Supreme Court makes plain what should have been obvious: “The power to impose tariffs is “very clearly a branch of the power to tax.”
In defense of our Republic, the Supreme Court struck down using emergency powers to enact taxes.
This ruling will also prevent a future President such as AOC from using emergency powers to enact socialism.
Free speech protects humor and parody. It does not protect false accusations that ruin lives. When Big Tech claims “we don’t assess the truth,” that is not neutrality.
US Senators have no power to prosecute but I gathered the evidence for criminal charges and sent it to BOTH the Biden AG and now the Trump AG with the same result — no action from the only people who can prosecute.
This is true, and not enough people trying to solve this problem.
So, let me get this straight - Stephen “let’s suspend the right of habeas corpus” Miller is opposing reform of spy powers that abused President Trump, 8 US Senators, and countless private citizens? Advocating for warrantless abuse of Americans is MAGA?? https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/18/trump-section-702-clean-extension-00787007
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.
$64 trillion in debt. $2.4 trillion more every year. And Washington still refuses to change course.
The only honest, conservative response to this explosion of debt is to vote NO on reckless spending bills.
There is nothing scary about a balanced budget. What is scary is pretending we can spend our way out of debt. I vote no on bloated spending bills. My Six Penny Plan would balance the budget in five years by cutting six cents off every dollar of projected federal spending.
Happy Valentine’s Day to the love of my life, @kelleyashbypaul. Grateful for you today and always.
The one thing that can kill Trump’s economy - American Thinker https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/02/the_one_thing_that_can_kill_trump_s_economy.html
Open borders advocates say ONLY 14% of illegals deported are violent criminals - but that’s 56,000 violent criminals.
If someone in your family is the victim of a crime by one of the 56,000, I’m guessing the ONLY 14% stat is not very comforting…
https://www.foxnews.com/media/rand-paul-calls-out-katie-courics-less-than-14-migrant-crime-defense-gives-her-reality-check
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von @RandPaul 12.02 16:13
🚨 MUST WATCH: Senator Rand Paul and I talk about @Google, defamation, AI lies + more.
Fabricated crimes, victims, evidence and more.
@RandPaul doesn’t mince words:
"I think you’re going to kill them in court"
"They’ve convinced me they have no decency and no moral compass"
"A week before an election, a fake video could destroy someone"
If Big Tech can do what we discuss here, this isn’t just a Robby or Rand problem, it’s a problem for everyone because you could be next.
Overview: For 2+ years, Google's AI has accused me of sexual assault, child rape, robberies, shootings, selling drugs, abuse and much more — crimes that I’ve never been accused of, charged with, or convicted of in my life. It told people detailed lies when they asked for my bio.
It fabricated fake court records, fake police reports, fake victim statements, fake articles from major media outlets, even fake 404-linked "sources" from major media outlets that it would then hallucinate entire stories for if challenged about the page going to a 404 link. I notified Google repeatedly, directly and through lawyers to their legal team, and they didn’t stop it.
The lies continued, reached over two million people according to their own AI, and the damage has been massive, including people in real life confronting me thinking these lies were true.
Senator Rand Paul went through something eerily similar. A video on YouTube accused him of taking stolen money from Nicolás Maduro, essentially treason, which is punishable by death. It looked like a legit news broadcast. He and his office notified Google/YouTube multiple times; and they refused to remove it, saying (according to Sen. Paul) "we don't adjudicate the truth."
Yet when Rand said cloth masks didn’t work for COVID (a view now widely accepted), they took his content down. Selective enforcement. And now Rand says he has received death threats.
Key timecodes to jump to:
2:15 Rand: "What Google did is criminal"
2:30 The Section 230 Problem
4:00 Why This Case Is Different — "They’re not hosting content, they’re CREATING the content" - Paul explains why AI-generated defamation destroys Section 230 protection and why Starbuck’s case is "incredibly strong"
6:00 Paul: "I’ve been against changing 230, but now I think maybe…"
9:20 The nightmare scenario: deepfakes dropped right before a tight election.
10:00 Rand Paul: "I think you are going to kill them in court because…"
13:05 Rand reveals threats he’s received..
13:22 Fat people are protected while we aren’t protected from blatant lies.
14:00 Robby reveals: Insurance companies DENIED him coverage recently.
17:17 Rand wrestles with the implications: How do we prevent fake AI videos from destroying elections? What happens when you can’t tell what’s real anymore? "This is Pandora’s box"
18:00 Rand defends memes!
18:40 Paul describes Google’s insulting response.
19:00 Call for Senate Hearings — Paul commits to investigating: "I happen to know somebody who’s a chairman of a committee and I think he might be persuaded to look at your case"
24:23 Rand can’t believe Google would risk a jury seeing this.
25:50 "There’s seemingly no going back"
27:51 Rand: "They took down my Senate floor speech which is protected by the Constitution… That’s how arrogant these people are"
29:00 Starbuck reminds Paul of their Big Tech disagreement years ago. Paul admits: "That’s part of learning… My opinion has shifted…"
Watch & share. Feel free to clip and use whatever you want for your own social pages. I give you permission!
I am not for chaos or force in the streets. I am for deporting violent criminals who are already in jail. Most Americans agree with that.
Twisting Christianity to defend irreversible procedures on minors is not faith, it is politics. Real compassion protects children from permanent harm and puts parents back in charge.
Good luck @AndyBeshearKY in making child mutilation a centerpiece of your Presidential run!
The irony of a governor who sent state police to arrest churchgoers on Easter Sunday now wanting to nullify federal immigration law
We should build a wall around our welfare system. Taxpayer money isn’t charity. I voted NO on more refugee welfare and pushed to cut waste. If we can’t cut $5B, we’ll never balance a $2T deficit. @CarlHigbie.