Three critical developments are discussed regarding the Epstein saga, Trump’s strategy, and Putin’s perspective.
- Epstein’s expanded role and its geopolitical context: It is claimed that Epstein wasn’t merely running a blackmail operation but was a key financial player in maintaining British imperial banking domination. The narrative notes that during Epstein’s first conviction in 2009, lord Peter Mandelson—current British ambassador to the United States and a figure from Tony Blair’s administration—stayed at Epstein’s house. The implication is that this links Epstein to deeper power dynamics beyond sex trafficking and political kompromat.
- Putin’s comments and the postwar imperial context: In a recent interview, Putin remarked that in former colonial empires like Britain or France, they consider the United States responsible for the collapse of their colonial empires, and that this historical negativity persists. The account asserts that after World War II, the United States and Russia helped destroy these empires and assist colonies in achieving independence, a vision associated with Franklin Roosevelt’s postwar outlook, which was said to have been sabotaged when Truman aligned with British imperial schemes. Putin is said to have stressed that only sovereignty will protect Russia, and that until Russia asserts itself as an independent, sovereign power, it will not be respected. The narrative uses these comments to frame Trump’s approach to Russia and Ukraine as recognizing Russia as a sovereign nation with legitimate interests, rather than treating it as a perpetual adversary.
- Trump’s counteroffense and the Ukraine question: The speaker contends that Trump understands sovereignty and has approached the Ukraine conflict from the standpoint of treating Russia as a sovereign nation with legitimate interests. It is claimed that Trump’s posture is not a capitulation to neocons or a betrayal of his base, and is connected to a broader movement toward freeing the United States from empire and imperial tools of war and money. The recent big announcement by Trump is cited as aligning with this sovereign-first strategy.
Additional context is provided by Susan Kokinda, who recalls being at the 2024 Republican convention and describes Trump’s 2024 campaign momentum in a narrative tying together Epstein’s financial role, the anti-imperial aims, and the potential for a world where empires are relegated to history.
Speaker 0: Here's something Steve Bannon, Charlie Kirk, and Tucker Carlson haven't told you about Jeffrey Epstein. That while Epstein was serving time on his first conviction in 2009, lord Peter Mandelson stayed at his house. Mandelson is the current British ambassador to The United States and was part of Tony Blair's political machine when he was prime minister. That should begin to give you a little more insight into how all of the sound and fury about the Epstein files is obscuring a much deeper battle that is going on. Most people think that the Epstein story is just about sex trafficking and compromising politicians and billionaires with underage girls.
Well, that's certainly part of it. But if you're fixated on that, you'll miss Trump's history making moves. Because the real battle is Donald Trump's commitment to free The United States from the empire's control, control which is exercised with the classic imperial tools of war and money. Epstein wasn't just running a blackmail operation. He was a key financial player in maintaining British imperial banking domination in the world.
This is Susan Kokinda. And one year ago today, I was on the floor of the Republican convention in Milwaukee as part of the Michigan delegation, where I was privileged to watch Donald Trump launch his triumphant march to a second term as president. With over fifty years of political organizing against the modern day British empire under my belt, I can tell you that those four days in July, coming just after Trump's miraculous escape from assassination, marked a turning point in history. Now add to that a recently released interview with Russian President Putin, and you'll see emerging the potential for a coming world in which nations are sovereign economically and strategically, and in which empires, today's globalists, are relegated to the dustbin of history. So in this midweek update, I'm gonna look at three critical developments.
How Putin's recent comments about the British and French empires provide the necessary context for understanding Trump's latest moves on Ukraine, Epstein's role as a financial player in maintaining British imperial banking domination, and Trump's political and economic counteroffense. So let's start with Putin's comments that provide some crucial context for what Trump is doing. In a recently released interview, Putin dropped an observation about one of the most important elements of post World War two history. He said, in some former colonial empires like Britain or France, they consider us responsible for the collapse of their colonial empires. And this historical negativity persists.
The fact is, after World War II, The United States, along with Russia in some ways, worked toward the destruction of these empires and worked to assist the colonies in getting their independence and sovereignty. Now that's the same outlook that Franklin Roosevelt had for the postwar period, an outlook which was sabotaged when British puppet Harry Truman instead threw America's might in with the British imperial and geopolitical schemes instead. And Putin kept coming back to the geopolitical underpinnings of how Russia was treated and lied to in the post Soviet period. And he made clear that only sovereignty will protect Russia. He said, it became clear that until we assert ourselves as an independent sovereign power capable of defending our future, we will not be respected.
Now Trump understands that, and he's approached the question of settling the Ukraine war from the standpoint of treating Russia as a sovereign nation with legitimate interests, not as a perpetual enemy to be threatened and challenged. Look at his big announcement on Monday from that standpoint. It's not a capitulation to the neocons or a betrayal of its base.
During a committee hearing, a senator questioned a witness about their relationship with Workers Dignity. The senator stated the witness did not disclose their relationship with the group to the committee. The senator claimed the witness told Senator Grassley they had never represented the group, then told Senator Lee they had advised them as a member of a legal advisory board ten years ago. The senator stated the witness then told Senator Cruz they had advised them for three years, and Senator Durbin that it was fifteen years ago. The senator noted the witness's bio lists them as a legal advisor to the group from 2013 to the present, and the Tennessee Bar Association cited this work for their nomination. The witness stated they served on a legal advisory committee for two or three years more than a decade ago, helping them set up as a non-profit. The senator accused the witness of lying to Senator Grassley about doing legal work for the group. The senator then asked if the witness agreed with Workers Dignity's condemnation of Israel's ethnic cleansing of Palestine.
Speaker 0: So let's just let's just get this nailed down. First of all, did you disclose your relationship with workers' dignity to this committee? Don't look at the chairman. Look at me.
Speaker 1: I'm not sure I'm not sure that I included that. I I don't remember, senator.
Speaker 0: Oh, I I think you do. The answer is no. You did not disclose it to this committee. Then you told senator Grassley, I've never represented that group. Then you told senator Lee next that you had indeed advised them and that you'd advise them as a member of a legal advisory board.
You said ten years ago. Right? Then you told senator Cruz that in fact you had advised you told senator Lee you'd advise them briefly. You told senator Cruz, actually, you'd advise them for three years. Then you told senator Durbin that it wasn't ten years ago.
It was fifteen years ago. So what is it exactly? You didn't disclose your association with this radical group to the committee. You're currently listed now. Your own bio lists you as a as a legal adviser to the Workers Dignity Group from 02/2013 to the present.
To the present. The Tennessee Bar Association cited your work with this group for your nomination. So what what is the story? When did you start working for Workers Dignity?
Speaker 1: Senator, more than a decade ago, for two or three years, I served on a legal advisory committee or board.
Speaker 0: So you gave them a legal advice?
Speaker 1: We were helping them set up as a non
Speaker 0: So you represented them. So you lied to senator Grassley earlier when he explicitly asked you did you do any legal work and you said no. Senator In fact, you served on a legal advisory board. That's your testimony now. Correct?
Speaker 1: Senator, I served on this board.
Speaker 0: On a legal advisory board. Correct? Correct. Okay. So you lied to senator Grassley here under oath.
What else have you lied about? Workers' dignity has condemned Israel's ethnic cleansing of Palestine. They have said that Israel is engaged in ethnic cleansing. Do you agree with that?
Speaker 1 confirmed signing a memo but denied being the author of the family separation policy. Speaker 1 stated they gave Secretary Nielsen numerous recommendations on how to secure the border and save lives. Speaker 2 claimed that Speaker 1 recommended family separation as option three. Speaker 1 stated they recommended zero tolerance, the same as when any US citizen parent gets arrested with a child. Speaker 2 stated that legal asylees are not charged with any crime. Speaker 1 stated that being in the country illegally is a violation and that if one wants to seek asylum, they should do it the legal way at the port of entry. Speaker 1 referred to a congresswoman as the dumbest ever to listen to congress.
Speaker 0: Mister Homan, your name is on this. Is this correct?
Speaker 1: Yes. I signed that memo.
Speaker 2: So you are the author of the family separation policy?
Speaker 1: I am not the author of this memo.
Speaker 2: You're not the author, but you signed the memo.
Speaker 1: Yes. A zero a zero tolerance memo.
Speaker 2: So you provided the official recommendation to secretary Nielsen on families for The United States to pursue family separation.
Speaker 1: I gave secretary Nielsen numerous recommendations on how to secure the border and save lives.
Speaker 2: But it says here that you you gave her numerous options, but the recommendation was option three, family separation.
Speaker 1: What I'm saying, this is not the only paper where we've given the secretary numerous options to secure the border and save lives.
Speaker 2: And so the recommendation of the many that you recommended, you recommended family separation.
Speaker 1: I recommended zero tolerance.
Speaker 2: Which includes family separation.
Speaker 1: The same as is when every US citizen parent gets arrested with no other child.
Speaker 2: Zero tolerance was interpreted as the policy that separated children from their
Speaker 1: If I get arrested for DUI and I have a young child in the car, I will be separated. When I was a police officer in New York and I arrested a father for domestic violence, I separated
Speaker 2: Mister Houma, with all due respect, legal asylees are not charged with any crime.
Speaker 1: When you're in the country illegally, it's violation eight United States Code thirteen twenty five.
Speaker 2: Seeking asylum is legal.
Speaker 1: If you want seek asylum, to the court of entry, do it the legal way. The attorney general of The United States has made that clear. Okay. She's she's the dumbest congresswoman ever to listen to congress, and she approves that every day.