Dr. Martin Erdmann discusses the historical and modern persistence of mercantilism, portraying it as an ongoing global system driven by centralized banking cartels, state-sanctioned monopolies, and the systematic creation of credit money out of nothing. The conversation links this financial exploitation to historical practices such as the enclosure of common land and the drug trade, arguing that these methods intentionally trap populations in wage slavery and financial precarity. Furthermore, the discussion explores the occult and hermetic origins of the financial and technological revolutions, highlighting how figures like Isaac Newton pursued alchemical goals of immortality alongside financial control. Watch on BitChute / Brighteon / Rumble / Substack / YouTube *Support Geopolitics & Empire! Become a Member https://geopoliticsandempire.substack.com Donate https://geopoliticsandempire.com/donations Consult https://geopoliticsandempire.com/consultation **Listen Ad-Free for $4.99 a Month or $49.99 a Year! Apple Subscriptions https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/geopolitics-empire/id1003465597 Supercast https://geopoliticsandempire.supercast.com ***Visit Our Affiliates & Sponsors! Above Phone https://abovephone.com/geopolitics Escape The Technocracy (15% off w/ GEOPOLITICS) https://escapethetechnocracy.com/geopolitics My Latin Life Services (5% off w/ GEOPOLITICS) https://mylatinlife.com/services PassVult https://passvult.com Sociatates Civis https://societates-civis.com StartMail (50% off) https://www.startmail.com/partner/?ref=ngu4nzr Wise Wolf Gold https://www.wolfpack.gold/?ref=geopolitics Websites Verax Institute https://veraxinstitut.ch Musings of the Court Jester https://drmartinerdmann.substack.com Books https://veraxinstitut.ch/books Unbekoming Greed for Gold and Glory Reader’s Guide & Audio Deep Dive https://www.unbekoming.com/p/the-greed-for-gold-and-glory-2025 About Dr. Martin Erdmann Martin Erdmann earned his doctorate in church history from Brunel University London in 2000 and completed his habilitation in dogmatics at Gáspár Károli University Budapest in 2017. He has directed the Verax Institute since 2003. His professional background encompasses roles in the IT sector, as well as serving as a Baptist minister, overseeing the New Testament division at STH Basel, and teaching as an associate professor at Patrick Henry College in Virginia, USA. As a senior scientist at University Hospital Basel, he authored a study on the ethical questions of nanotechnology. Since 2024, he has led the Christliche Gemeinde Südschwarzwald. He researches and publishes books and articles in German and English, gives sermons and lectures, produces videos, and advises Christian leaders and church members. *Podcast intro music used with permission is from the song “The Queens Jig” by the fantastic “Musicke & Mirth” from their album “Music for Two Lyra Viols”: http://musicke-mirth.de/en/recordings.html (available on iTunes or Amazon)

Dutch political economist Kees van der Pijl discusses the rise of Zionism, the founding of the state of Israel, the Global War on Terror as a framework created by Israeli Zionism, 9/11, the workings of power, and the limits of academic freedom. His book challenges readers to question established narratives and rethink Israel’s role in recent world history. Watch on BitChute / Brighteon / Rumble / Substack / YouTube *Support Geopolitics & Empire! Become a Member https://geopoliticsandempire.substack.com Donate https://geopoliticsandempire.com/donations Consult https://geopoliticsandempire.com/consultation **Listen Ad-Free for $4.99 a Month or $49.99 a Year! Apple Subscriptions https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/geopolitics-empire/id1003465597 Supercast https://geopoliticsandempire.supercast.com ***Visit Our Affiliates & Sponsors! Above Phone https://abovephone.com/geopolitics Escape The Technocracy (15% off w/ GEOPOLITICS) https://escapethetechnocracy.com/geopolitics My Latin Life Services (5% off w/ GEOPOLITICS) https://mylatinlife.com/services PassVult https://passvult.com Sociatates Civis https://societates-civis.com StartMail (50% off) https://www.startmail.com/partner/?ref=ngu4nzr Wise Wolf Gold https://www.wolfpack.gold/?ref=geopolitics Websites Israel and 9/11: The Rise of Atlantic Zionism https://www.amazon.com/Israel-11-Rise-Atlantic-Zionism/dp/B0HJZKKV2Y X https://x.com/KeesvdPijl1 About Kees van der Pijl Kees van der Pijl (1947) taught at the University of Amsterdam and was professor at the University of Sussex, UK, from 2000. He made his name with The Making of an Atlantic Ruling Class (1984, reprint 2012) and was awarded the 2008 Deutscher Prize for Nomads, Empires, State, Vol. I of a trilogy on Modes of Foreign Relations and Political Economy (2007-2014). He also wrote novels and edited a number of works, most recently STATES OF EMERGENCY: Keeping the Global Population in Check (2022) and The Militarization of the European Union (2021). His previous monograph, Flight MH17, Ukraine and the New Cold War (2018) has been translated into four other languages. *Podcast intro music used with permission is from the song “The Queens Jig” by the fantastic “Musicke & Mirth” from their album “Music for Two Lyra Viols”: http://musicke-mirth.de/en/recordings.html (available on iTunes or Amazon)

Join the gang once again as they connect the dots between the week’s headlines and the bigger picture. With rumors of war, looming cyberattacks, and whispers of impending emergencies, there’s never been a better time to stay informed. After all, forewarned is forearmed—and who better to forewarn (and forearm) you than the Cognitive Dissidents! Watch on BitChute / Brighteon / Rumble / Substack / YouTube *Support Geopolitics & Empire! Become a Member https://geopoliticsandempire.substack.com Donate https://geopoliticsandempire.com/donations Consult https://geopoliticsandempire.com/consultation **Listen Ad-Free for $4.99 a Month or $49.99 a Year! Apple Subscriptions https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/geopolitics-empire/id1003465597 Supercast https://geopoliticsandempire.supercast.com ***Visit Our Affiliates & Sponsors! Above Phone https://abovephone.com/geopolitics Escape The Technocracy (15% off w/ GEOPOLITICS) https://escapethetechnocracy.com/geopolitics My Latin Life Services (5% off w/ GEOPOLITICS) https://mylatinlife.com/services PassVult https://passvult.com Sociatates Civis https://societates-civis.com StartMail (50% off) https://www.startmail.com/partner/?ref=ngu4nzr Wise Wolf Gold https://www.wolfpack.gold/?ref=geopolitics Websites Monica Perez Show https://monicaperezshow.com Monica Perez Substack https://monicaperezshow.substack.com Parallel Mike https://parallelmike.com PM Report Substack https://parallelsystems.substack.com About Cognitive Dissidents Cognitive Dissidents is a collaborative roundtable podcast between Geopolitics & Empire, Parallel Mike and The PM Report, and The Monica Perez Show.

Gene Owens of the rock band Faithless Town talks music, culture, media, dissent, and the New World Order. Owens explains how AI and streaming platforms have devalued music by treating art as cheap commodities while squeezing out independent creators. He discusses his creative process and the sanctity of music. The conversation expands into a critique of corporate media, globalist agendas, and mainstream musicians who have abandoned anti-establishment roots to support elite politics. Finally, Owens emphasizes that listeners can fight back against mainstream culture by actively purchasing physical or digital media and supporting independent artists and creators. Watch on BitChute / Brighteon / Rumble / Substack / YouTube *Support Geopolitics & Empire! Become a Member https://geopoliticsandempire.substack.com Donate https://geopoliticsandempire.com/donations Consult https://geopoliticsandempire.com/consultation **Listen Ad-Free for $4.99 a Month or $49.99 a Year! Apple Subscriptions https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/geopolitics-empire/id1003465597 Supercast https://geopoliticsandempire.supercast.com ***Visit Our Affiliates & Sponsors! Above Phone https://abovephone.com/geopolitics Escape The Technocracy (15% off w/ GEOPOLITICS) https://escapethetechnocracy.com/geopolitics My Latin Life Services (5% off w/ GEOPOLITICS) https://mylatinlife.com/services PassVult https://passvult.com Sociatates Civis https://societates-civis.com StartMail (50% off) https://www.startmail.com/partner/?ref=ngu4nzr Wise Wolf Gold https://www.wolfpack.gold/?ref=geopolitics Websites Faithless Town https://www.faithlesstown.com Linktree https://linktr.ee/faithlesstown About Faithless Town Faithless Town is a Nashville-based rock band known for their unique blend of indie, alt-country, folk, and alternative rock. After successfully crowdfunding their debut album American Refugee (2012), the band gained attention with the single “Ghosts of My Hometown.” Their follow-up, Empires (2020), featured standout tracks like “California Come Home” and “New World Order.” In 2022, Into The Light Vol. 1 received critical acclaim, and the 2023 release of Into The Light Vol. 2 introduced the infectious wedding anthem “Bride,” a lively duet with Leora Joy Perrie. In 2024, the band released a string of singles, including “Woke Town,” “These Things I Do,” “I’ll Miss You,” and the anthemic “Stand Together.” Their single “Little One,” released January 23, 2026, was produced by multi-platinum artist Greg Camp (Smash Mouth, The Defiant). Their latest single, “You Are the Sea,” released October 15, 2026, is a reflective song about love, loss, and the enduring presence of those we’ve lost. The track features Dakota Holden of Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real on pedal steel. Renowned for their electrifying live performances, Faithless Town has played iconic venues like The Whisky a Go Go and The Viper Room, sharing the stage with acts such as Chris Knight, The Band Camino, and Jake Clemons of the E Street Band. Their full discography is available on all major digital platforms. *Podcast intro music used with permission is from the song “The Queens Jig” by the fantastic “Musicke & Mirth” from their album “Music for Two Lyra Viols”: http://musicke-mirth.de/en/recordings.html (available on iTunes or Amazon)

William Ramsey discusses the Knights of the Golden Circle, a forgotten nineteenth-century secret society that attempted to expand slavery and imperial supranational territorial control across the Americas. They were also linked to parapolitical activities such as the assassination of President Lincoln. The conversation connects this historical adventuring group to the contemporary movements of technocracy, regional federation, and the broader trajectory of world government. Recurring patterns of centralized authority, feudalism, supranational federation, and covert maneuvering persist across centuries of global history. Watch on BitChute / Brighteon / Rumble / Substack / YouTube *Support Geopolitics & Empire! Become a Member https://geopoliticsandempire.substack.com Donate https://geopoliticsandempire.com/donations Consult https://geopoliticsandempire.com/consultation **Listen Ad-Free for $4.99 a Month or $49.99 a Year! Apple Subscriptions https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/geopolitics-empire/id1003465597 Supercast https://geopoliticsandempire.supercast.com ***Visit Our Affiliates & Sponsors! Above Phone https://abovephone.com/geopolitics Escape The Technocracy (15% off w/ GEOPOLITICS) https://escapethetechnocracy.com/geopolitics My Latin Life Services (5% off w/ GEOPOLITICS) https://mylatinlife.com/services PassVult https://passvult.com Sociatates Civis https://societates-civis.com StartMail (50% off) https://www.startmail.com/partner/?ref=ngu4nzr Wise Wolf Gold https://www.wolfpack.gold/?ref=geopolitics Websites William Ramsey Investigates https://www.williamramseyinvestigates.com Books https://www.williamramseyinvestigates.com/store Substack https://williamramseyinvestigates.substack.com X https://x.com/WilliamRamseyIn Rumble https://rumble.com/user/williamramsey YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@OccultInvestigationsInc Spreaker https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/william-ramsey-investigates–1898073 About William Ramsey Attorney, Author, and Researcher William Ramsey is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, with a degree in History. Mr. Ramsey also has a J.D. and is a State Bar of California member. He has written Prophet of Evil, Abomination, Children of the Beast, Global Death Cult, and The Smiley Face Killers. William Ramsey has also made five documentaries—Occult Hollywood, Prophet of Evil, Smiley Face Killers Vol. 1 and 2, and Children of the Beast. *Podcast intro music used with permission is from the song “The Queens Jig” by the fantastic “Musicke & Mirth” from their album “Music for Two Lyra Viols”: http://musicke-mirth.de/en/recordings.html (available on iTunes or Amazon)

Geopolitics & Empire returns to the Christian White Podcast. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVSRvieP-7k

Palestinian-Syrian-Canadian journalist Laith Marouf, founder of Free Palestine TV, discusses the situation in the Middle East, arguing that Western powers and Israel have used systematic conflicts to maintain dominance in Western Asia despite facing demographic and historical resistance. He analyzes the global impact of the October 7th Al-Aqsa Flood, which Marouf describes as a pivotal historical event that shook the world and exposed mechanisms of control. The dialogue explores the slow decline of American empire, Western relations with vassal states like Turkey, and the possible future of the Arab region. Watch on BitChute / Brighteon / Rumble / Substack / YouTube *Support Geopolitics & Empire! Become a Member https://geopoliticsandempire.substack.com Donate https://geopoliticsandempire.com/donations Consult https://geopoliticsandempire.com/consultation **Listen Ad-Free for $4.99 a Month or $49.99 a Year! Apple Subscriptions https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/geopolitics-empire/id1003465597 Supercast https://geopoliticsandempire.supercast.com ***Visit Our Affiliates & Sponsors! Above Phone https://abovephone.com/geopolitics Escape The Technocracy (15% off w/ GEOPOLITICS) https://escapethetechnocracy.com/geopolitics My Latin Life Services (5% off w/ GEOPOLITICS) https://mylatinlife.com/services PassVult https://passvult.com Sociatates Civis https://societates-civis.com Starlink (1 month free) https://starlink.com?referral=RC-2544516-42805-61 StartMail (50% off) https://www.startmail.com/partner/?ref=ngu4nzr Tello ($10 off) https://tello.com/account/register?_referral=P3S8CH2D Wise Wolf Gold https://www.wolfpack.gold/?ref=geopolitics Websites Free Palestine TV https://freepalestine.video About Laith Marouf Laith Marouf is an award-winning journalist and political commentator, working in media since 1999. He regularly appears on television and radio, including Radio Sputink, Press TV, Al Mayadeen. He has also published with independent media such as Electronic Intifada, Mint Press, and more. Previously, Laith worked as the Executive Director of Community University Television (CUTV) and developed its award-winning Quebec Spring live broadcasts embedded within the student movement (2010-13). Laith launched and hosted “Under the Olive Tree” the Palestinian community radio show airing on CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal and CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston (2005-10). He won the “Best Special Programming” award at the NCRA for his work on a 12-hour radio marathon with stations from Palestine, England, Canada and the United States that commemorated the 60th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba (Radio Free Palestine, 2008). *Podcast intro music used with permission is from the song “The Queens Jig” by the fantastic “Musicke & Mirth” from their album “Music for Two Lyra Viols”: http://musicke-mirth.de/en/recordings.html (available on iTunes or Amazon)

Hakeem Anwar discusses the rapid global expansion of the control grid, highlighting how governments and corporate entities are aggressively laying the infrastructure for surveillance, including the multi-billion-dollar BEAD Program for expanding satellite and fiber internet access to enforce digital ID and tracking. Furthermore, the conversation examines the troubling rise of AI-driven automation, ranging from autonomous warfare and teacher-free schools to the systematic sunsetting of copper landlines in favor of monitored networks. To counter, Hakeem emphasizes the vital importance of community, digital sovereignty, urging individuals to adopt privacy-focused technology, alternative communication devices, and cash-based barter systems to protect their personal autonomy. Watch on BitChute / Brighteon / Rumble / Substack / YouTube *Support Geopolitics & Empire! Become a Member https://geopoliticsandempire.substack.com Donate https://geopoliticsandempire.com/donations Consult https://geopoliticsandempire.com/consultation **Listen Ad-Free for $4.99 a Month or $49.99 a Year! Apple Subscriptions https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/geopolitics-empire/id1003465597 Supercast https://geopoliticsandempire.supercast.com ***Visit Our Affiliates & Sponsors! Above Phone https://abovephone.com/geopolitics Escape The Technocracy (15% off w/ GEOPOLITICS) https://escapethetechnocracy.com/geopolitics My Latin Life Services (5% off w/ GEOPOLITICS) https://mylatinlife.com/services PassVult https://passvult.com Sociatates Civis https://societates-civis.com Starlink (1 month free) https://starlink.com?referral=RC-2544516-42805-61 StartMail (50% off) https://www.startmail.com/partner/?ref=ngu4nzr Tello ($10 off) https://tello.com/account/register?_referral=P3S8CH2D Wise Wolf Gold https://www.wolfpack.gold/?ref=geopolitics Websites Above Phone https://abovephone.com/geopolitics TBOT https://tbot.substack.com Data Center Map https://aidatacentermap.org Real World Ayurveda https://realworldayurveda.substack.com About Hakeem Anwar Hakeem Anwar is a technologist and educator who dropped his career in big tech to work on meaningful social movements. He founded #TakeBackOurTech to teach freedom lovers how to use technology privately, and created Above: a privacy-first technology company that develops phones, laptops, and communication services. *Podcast intro music used with permission is from the song “The Queens Jig” by the fantastic “Musicke & Mirth” from their album “Music for Two Lyra Viols”: http://musicke-mirth.de/en/recordings.html (available on iTunes or Amazon)

Geopolitics & Empire guests on the What is TRUTH Podcast to discuss current events and media. Original video on Rumble: https://rumble.com/v7gyxg0-322-what-the-hrvoje-is-going-on-hrvoje-moric-geopolitics-and-empire.html Original video on Odysee: https://odysee.com/@Weezy:a/-322-What-the-Hrvoje-is-Going-On—-Hrvoje-Moric—Geopolitics-and-Empire:2 Original audio on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5VvSWIgvoY1yB6mcujsmkM?si=c65364b9c271457c

Geopolitics & Empire guests on the William Ramsey Investigates podcast to talk technocratic tyranny. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mco8WpmS6Co