Toward a World that Works for Everyone
YouTube Notes: As attention focused on President Trump’s Iran breakthrough, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney met European and Commonwealth leaders in Armenia, and said the rules-based international order is over, arguing it will be rebuilt out of Europe around Canada, the EU, the UK, and Australia. The episode frames this as a rival power […]
YouTube Notes: Susan Kokinda argues that a Trump-Putin phone call signaled alignment in blaming Zelenskyy and European governments for prolonging the Ukraine war, followed by the Kremlin confirming a Victory Day ceasefire. She says the media focused instead on King Charles’ Washington visit, which she portrays as an effort to preserve the UK-led “Special […]
The 17 minute version is above, the full episode is below. YouTube Notes: Susan Kokinda explains why Britain doesn’t need military strength to control the world; it only needs America to enforce its system. She breaks down how Trump’s second term, energy independence, tariffs, and breaking Lloyd’s of London’s monopoly could be the biggest threat […]
YouTube Notes: Barbara Boyd frames Tuesday as a major display of power by Donald Trump, highlighting three “inflection points”: King Charles’ visit; New DoJ actions; and Iran’s economic unraveling. She argues that the White House ceremony masked a struggle over the “special relationship,” citing FDR’s anti-colonial demands, and interpreting Trump’s beehive visit as signaling […]
YouTube Notes: Susan Kokinda links a third assassination attempt on Donald Trump at the Washington Hilton—where a 31-year-old Californian, Cole Tomas Allen, charged a Secret Service checkpoint with firearms and knives—to a broader political struggle she frames as the British imperial system versus Trump’s “American System.” She argues Trump’s own remarks about assassinations point […]
YouTube Notes: Barbara Boyd covers: The false media narratives about Donald Trump being trapped by impeachment, high prices, and a new Iran war; The administration’s launch of an “accountability” and economic push that highlights a Justice Department indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center for fraud. They allege that the SPLC smeared conservatives while […]
YouTube Notes: Barbara Boyd, Susan Kokinda and Adam Sturman took questions from both the Youtube live chat and our Newsletter Subscribers on Thursday April 23rd. Yesterday afternoon, Trump posted: “THE BLOCKADE, which we will not take off until there is a ‘DEAL,’ is absolutely destroying Iran. They are losing $500 Million Dollars a day…” […]
YouTube Notes: In this midweek update, Susan Kokinda argues that Kevin Warsh’s Senate Banking Committee testimony—calling for “regime change” at the Federal Reserve, and blaming inflation on excessive money creation—signals a broader shift aligned with the Trump administration against what she describes as an Imperial, British-led free-trade order. She highlights Warsh’s criticism of post-2008 […]
YouTube Notes: Susan Kokinda argues that recent U.S. actions framed as confronting Iran are actually aimed at dismantling the British imperial financial and geopolitical system. She cites Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent’s April 16 meeting with UK Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, highlighting the on-record “Economic Fury” campaign and U.S. tracking of financial flows to Iran that […]
YouTube Notes: Susan Kokinda argues that RFK Jr.’s CPAC remarks—praising Trump’s use of power and saying JFK and RFK would back Trump on Iran, Ukraine, and rebuilding the middle class—cut through media narratives and signal a break from post–WWII imperial management. She says Britain and allied institutions are being sidelined, citing Chatham House’s warnings […]
YouTube Notes: President Trump publicly rejected Israel’s strike on Iran’s South Pars gas field and criticized NATO for refusing to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, arguing both reflect a long-running “Great Game” strategy centered on energy choke points and instability. Susan Kokinda says these moves follow Trump’s December National Security Strategy, which prioritizes […]
YouTube Notes: Lloyd’s of London Just Surrendered Two weeks ago, we told you Lloyd’s of London was the key. The 338-year-old insurance monopoly that controlled global shipping, oil pricing, and war risk from the City of London. This week, they waved the white flag — announcing they will cooperate with the United States. The […]
YouTube Notes: Lloyd’s of London reversed its suspension of tanker insurance in the Strait of Hormuz after President Trump moved on three fronts: the U.S. Development Finance Corporation offered political risk insurance, the Navy was put on notice to protect shipping, and Trump eased sanctions on Russian oil while speaking with President Putin. The […]
YouTube Notes: In this Wednesday update, Susan Kokinda argues that President Trump has openly ruptured with the UK over Iran, base access, and broader British policies on energy and immigration, while treating Germany under Chancellor Friedrich Merz as a more reliable partner, and moving to cut trade with Spain over NATO and base issues. […]
YouTube Notes: Susan Kokinda argues Trump’s response to the Supreme Court tariff ruling points beyond China to “foreign interests” tied to the British Empire’s Adam Smith free-trade ideology, defended by the US Chamber of Commerce and Cato Institute. She cites Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Ambassador Jamieson Greer framing the administration’s approach as Hamiltonian […]
