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Left-wing songwriter and singer Richard Marx shared his disdain for Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) in a social media post on Sunday, telling his 302k Twitter followers he would love to hug Rene Bouche, Paul’s neighbor who attacked him. Marx said he’d buy Bouche “as many drinks as he can consume.” “I’ll say it again: If I ever meet Rand Paul’s neighbor I’m going to hug him and buy him as many drinks as he can consume,” the Grammy award-winning 1980s pop star said.

Conspiracy theories circulated online via social media contribute to a shift in public discourse away from facts and analysis and can contribute to direct public harm. Social media platforms face a difficult technical and policy challenge in trying to mitigate harm from online conspiracy theory language. As part of Google's Jigsaw unit's effort to confront emerging threats and incubate new technology to help create a safer world, RAND researchers conducted a modeling effort to improve machine-learning (ML) technology for detecting conspiracy theory language. They developed a hybrid model using linguistic and rhetorical theory to boost performance. They also aimed to...

Dr. Rand Paul Questions Rachel Levine During Confirmation Hearing (Transgender Children) Video...

Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul brought to light a $6.9 million provision for a “smart toilet” that was part of his annual federal government waste report that tabulated $54.7 billion in government waste in the past year.

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., lambasted governors for locking down their states during the coronavirus pandemic. "You know, nobody ever intended that governors would be sort of czars or dictators in charge of the economy ... Governors around the country have imposed restrictions to varying degrees during the pandemic. In Paul's home state, Democrat Gov. Andy Beshear has implemented a mask mandate, limited private gathering sizes, and set minimal capacity for indoor small businesses such as gyms . .. New York Democrat Gov. Mario Cuomo ordered restaurants to again stop indoor dining in mid-December. California Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday...

Monday on FNC’s “The Story,” Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) questioned the efficacy of the measures instituted by government authorities done so in the name of COVID-19. Paul, a physician and coronavirus survivor, told Fox News’ Marth MacCallum that there was no proof any of those measures were doing anything to contain the virus’ spread.

Kelley Paul, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul’s wife, said video footage of counterprotesters attacking Trump supporters this weekend reminded her of the “media bias” she encountered after she and her husband spoke out about being confronted by a mob following the Republican National Convention.

"Speaking during her afternoon show on Fox News on Friday, host Harris Faulkner reported that Paul is 'lucid and optimistic' at the hospital."

@RonPaulYouTube has censored today's Ron Paul Liberty Report discussing two whistleblowers challenging parts of the coronavirus narrative. They have issued my YouTube channel a "warning" which they say could lead to the removal of my channel. I have appealed their decision. -- The video can be viewed on Parler if you have an account: Covid Whistleblowers Expose Narrative As 'Total Fraud' Two insiders have recently emerged to give a shocking view behind the scenes of the ongoing Covid narrative. A former chief science officer at pharma giant Pfizer and a former official at the CDC have both come forward with...

Rand Paul SPARS with Dr. Fauci over the Failures of the Lockdowns Video...

A seemingly irritated Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, scolded Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) at a congressional hearing on Wednesday after the senator claimed that COVID-19 cases might not be rising in New York because of herd immunity. Fauci, the country's top infectious disease doctor, told Paul he was wrong to make the suggestion, and he said Paul had also been wrong in other public comments about the concept of herd immunity. "No, you've misconstrued that, senator, and you've done that repeatedly in the past," Fauci said. Fauci also appeared to single out...

From 2017:Senior administration officials tell me they think Paul is playing them—that he gets all the perks of associating himself with the president without actually helping advance his agenda. "We've had this conversation recently," one senior official vented. "It's like, 'Wow, Rand really doesn't help us on anything.'Why Trump doesn't care: Paul has found the way to Trump's heart. Here's how he does it: -He spends a lot of time on the phone with him, listening patiently as Trump rattles on about his latest rounds of golf and, per one administration official, "all kinds of random stuff." -He never asks...

Sen. Rand Paul joins You World with Neil Cavuto on Fox News. "I didn't run for office to be slightly less bad than the Democrats!"Video...

@RandPaulAs a libertarian Republican, there are often times I agree with those on the other side of the aisle. Among those issues are war and criminal justice reform. Many if not all of my efforts in these areas have been rooted in my commitment to lead...

Senator Rand Paul comments exclusively on Congress' stalemate over new stimulus provisions and breaks down President Trump's executive orders in response to the stall in progress. Paul also reacts to comments made regarding the executive orders made by Senator Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. - with Newsmax TV's Bob SellersVideo...

Sen. Rand Paul joins Your World with Neil Cavuto on Fox News. Harsh words from Rand to his colleagues Re: spending. "They make President Obama look conservative." Watch...

.... He took a few minutes to make his short stump speech about his parents coming to this country legally and how he has lived the American dream. He then addressed two issues, with the first being the COVID crisis, which he said is real and serious. “But this Fauci guy,” said Sethi obviously connecting with his audience, “I’ve had about enough of this guy.”Over the cheering and applauding crowd, Sethi continued, “It’s time for the president to bring him into the board room and say ‘You’re fired!’” With regard to hydroxychloroquine, Sethi said we’re not sure, but it saved...

@RandPaulICYMI: Today in the Foreign Relations Committee hearing I questioned Elliot Abrams on regime change and the socialist plight in Venezuela. Video...

Sen. Rand Paul is joined by Sen. Mike Lee for a discussion on current events, freedom and individual liberty in the first lecture of the 2020 Capitol Hill Lecture Series. This is Great!They discuss: - The Tea Party and why Rand and Lee are senators. - Big government Republicans. - Bail outs. - Bush/Obama deficits. - Coronavirus and the the tyrannical governors. Plus a wide ranging discussion about the Constitution, the states and individual liberty. [51:00 mins] Video....

Tens of thousands of Germans marched through Berlin on Saturday, proclaiming a “Day of Freedom” and demanding an end to government-mandated face masks and “social distancing.” The UK and Netherlands also saw large protests against their governments’ tyrannical actions in response to the coronavirus outbreak. ... Europeans are realizing that their government-mandated lockdowns did little or nothing to protect them from the virus, while causing economic catastrophe ... Sweden, which never locked down its economy, rejected face masks, and kept its restaurants and other places of business open, did not fare any worse than the countries that have been turned...