February 28, 2026

1070: CPS EXPOSED: The Financial Incentive to NEVER Return Your Kids

41 minutes

Ryan Ralston, Director of Operations at You Are The Power, joins Brian Nichols to reveal how Child Protective Services financially profits from seizing children — and why government overreach at the local level is happening to innocent families across all 50 states. With a 98-99% success rate, You Are The Power is exposing how CPS misdiagnosis, federal Title IV funding, and unelected juvenile court judges create a system that tears families apart — not to protect children, but to collect federal dollars. From eminent domain abuse targeting family farms to ordinances taxing wheelchair users, this episode breaks down the real mechanics of local government corruption and what you can do about it today.

We expose the reality of a foster care system where reunification rates sit at just 15-20% — not because parents are guilty, but because there's no financial incentive to return your child. You need to hear this blueprint for fighting back: how You Are The Power's "people to policy to principle" approach has delivered over 1,000% growth in wins and reunited families that the system tried to destroy. If you believe government is supposed to protect the vulnerable, this episode will change what you think you know.

CHAPTERS

0:00 - Intro: When Government Goes Wrong, You Are The Power

1:36 - Who Is Ryan Ralston? From Volunteer to Director of Operations

2:47 - What Is You Are The Power? Mission, Scope & All 50 States

5:15 - The 98-99% Win Rate: How They Win Against Local Government

6:52 - The Dark Truth: How Government Profits From Seizing Your Children

9:05 - The Weakest Targets: Medically Fragile Kids & The System Built Against Them

12:30 - Federal Funding's Dirty Secret: Why Reunification Rates Are Only 15-20%

15:10 - Medical Misdiagnosis: How Innocent Parents Get Labeled Abusers

18:48 - Epstein, Pam Bondi & America's Backwards Priorities on Child Trafficking

20:07 - The "People to Policy to Principle" Approach That's Changing Everything

23:21 - The Numbers Don't Lie: 333 Cases to 810 to 1,500 — The Growth Explosion

25:14 - Why New Media Is the Weapon Government Didn't See Coming

26:51 - Win Wire: Family Farms, Eminent Domain & Wheelchair Taxes

31:20 - Playing Offense: How You Can Help From Wherever You Are

32:23 - How to Get Involved With You Are The Power (It Takes 5 Minutes)

36:44 - Final Thoughts, Contact Info & How to Request Help

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