Author, financial analyst, and former Green Beret E.M. Burlingame joins John Odermatt to expose a 400-year-old predatory financial system — what he calls the "Financialist Kill Chain" — and argues that the same seven-step playbook used to hollow out empires throughout history is now being run on the United States. Burlingame traces the system's origins from the Praetorians of Rome through Venice, Amsterdam, and finally to the City of London, which he describes as a separate financial power occupying the Anglosphere since 1688. The conversation covers how debt, asset seizure, economic destabilization, and elite coercion have been used as weapons against civilizational peoples — and why Burlingame believes the U.S. is currently in the final phase of collapse and abandonment. He also examines why Russia and China have so far resisted the kill chain, what Trump's constraints are, and what ordinary Americans can actually do to push back. Burlingame's unique background — spanning investment analysis, algorithmic trading, Special Forces targeting, and computational engineering — gives him a rare lens to see patterns most analysts miss.ChaptersLinks & ResourcesE.M. Burlingame on Substack: EMBurlingame.substack.comE.M. Burlingame on X: @EMBurlingameE.M. Burlingame's website & books: https://www.emburlingame.com/Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John PerkinsRich Does Politics (YouTube): Crypto Rich's channelSUPPORT LIONS OF LIBERTY:Help keep this podcast going! We rely on listener support to continue bringing you content on freedom, political reform, and personal empowerment.Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lionsoflibertySupport us on Locals: https://lionsofliberty.locals.com/Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you listen – it makes a huge difference!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices