Promethean Updates

Promethean Updates

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  • Midweek Update: Trump Breaks the UK's Middle East Shipping Empire

    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 episode argues this outflanked Britain, now labeled a “former ally”, and reshaped the strategic landscape, including U.S. urging Israel to halt strikes on Iran’s energy infrastructure to protect stability and preserve Iran’s oil sector for post-war cooperation, while noting the impact on China’s oil flows. It highlights Bloomberg reporting on Mojtaba Khamenei’s London-centered property empire via offshore nodes tied to the City of London, portraying long-running British financial links to Islamist networks. The script contrasts sidelined figures like John Bolton and Mark Carney with Pentagon voices insisting this is not another 2003-style war.


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    00:00 Midweek Update Intro
    02:00 Lloyd's Blinked: Trump's Three-Front Strike on the Insurance Weapon
    05:52 Iran's Supreme Leader Banks in London: The Money Trail Exposed
    08:15 Bolton's Process vs. Hegseth's Generation: Who's Actually in the Room


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    13 min
  • Monday Brief: It's Over. Trump Severs the "Special Relationship"

    Barbara Boyd argues President Trump’s Truth Social post aimed not to humiliate Keir Starmer but to warn the City of London, claiming Britain stayed out of the Iran conflict because war is bad for City business. She says headlines about oil spikes and Hormuz chaos are a manufactured panic, driven by Lloyd’s of London pulling war-risk coverage to engineer a price rise and profit from disruption. Boyd highlights Trump’s counter-moves: a $20B U.S. maritime reinsurance and escort plan to replace Lloyd’s leverage, criticism of the Financial Times and JP Morgan, and lifting Russian sanctions to keep oil flowing and collapse the spike. She connects this to a broader push targeting London-linked dirty-money networks via hemispheric anti-cartel cooperation and joint development of resources in nations like Argentina and Chile, framing it as a break from the postwar “special relationship.”


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    00:00 Monday Brief Intro
    01:51 There Is No Oil Crisis, There Is a Manipulation
    05:58 Three Moves, One Target
    08:56 A Real War on Drugs and Crime, Choking Off the City's Other Revenue


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    14 min
  • Midweek Update: Trump Broke Britain's 300-Year Grip on Global Trade

    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. She says Britain blocked US use of Diego Garcia and other RAF bases for initial strikes, prompting Trump’s public criticism. Kokinda frames Lloyd’s of London’s decision to cancel war-risk coverage for Gulf shipping as a weapon of British imperial power, and highlights Trump’s response: directing the US Development Finance Corporation to provide political risk insurance and putting the Navy on notice to escort tankers through the Strait of Hormuz. She adds that Iranian strikes on Gulf neighbors pushed GCC states into condemning Iran and aligning more closely with the US.


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    00:00 Midweek Update Intro
    02:19 "This Is Not the Age of Churchill", The Special Relationship Is Over
    06:55 The King's Insurance Market, Three Centuries of Crown Control Over Global Trade
    09:32 Iran's Gift to Trump, The Gulf Alliance Nobody Expected


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    13 min
  • Midweek Update: He Trapped Them: The Democrats Walked Right In

    Join Susan Kokinda for a LIVE update on Trump's State of the Union.


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    1 hr 14 min
  • Monday Brief: They Sent Him: The Third Attempt to Stop Trump

    Another assassination attempt on President Trump is described after a 21-year-old man entered the secure grounds of Mar-a-Lago with a shotgun and a gasoline canister and was shot dead by Secret Service. The episode argues this is the third attempt in less than two years and links rising political violence to increasingly profane Democratic messaging and ads, citing remarks from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and an Illinois Senate campaign ad. Barbara Boyd discusses threats from Susan Rice and Jake Sullivan toward corporations and law firms, framing them as part of a broader “lawfare” and psychological campaign against Trump’s tariff-driven economic agenda. The script then focuses on the Supreme Court striking down Trump’s IEEPA tariffs, criticizing groups and amici opposing the tariffs, and highlights administration claims that tariffs will be re-established under other authorities with revenue unchanged. It closes by citing economic outcomes after one year: a reported 17% decline in the trade deficit, new factory investment, and expanded nuclear and advanced energy initiatives.


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    00:00 Monday Brief Intro
    03:01 Violence, Threats & Cornered Rats: The Democrats' Last Stand
    07:16 The Supreme Court Trap: Who Filed Against Trump & Why
    11:42 The Revolution They Can't Reverse: One Year of Results


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    16 min
  • Monday Brief: It Was Deliberate: Rubio Exposes the 50-Year Plot

    Secretary of State Marco Rubio says at the Munich conference that deindustrialization was a deliberate, decades-long policy choice that stripped nations of wealth, productive capacity, and independence. Susan Kokinda connects Rubio’s claim to a 1977 Council on Foreign Relations report calling for the “Controlled Disintegration” of the world economy, arguing it targeted the Hamiltonian American System and helped drive the hollowing out of U.S. manufacturing and current European industrial decline. The episode highlights European reactions, including ECB head Christine Lagarde’s warning about geo-economic fragmentation and financial fragility, and Belgium’s prime minister citing a dramatic loss of chemical production capacity linked to decarbonization. It then argues the Trump administration is reversing the model through tariffs, industrial policy, large-scale investment, support for critical sectors, and a renewed focus on physical economy and household incomes, citing speeches by Trade Ambassador Greer and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Examples include Energy Secretary Chris Wright’s announcement of deploying a next-generation nuclear reactor to Utah and White House advisor Peter Navarro attacking JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon amid a push to cut credit card rates from 20, 30% to 10%.


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    00:00 Monday Brief Intro
    01:59 Rubio at Munich, and the Globalist Panic
    07:30 The 1977 Blueprint, CFR's "Controlled Disintegration"
    10:30 Trump's Counter-Attack, The American System in Action


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    17 min
  • Monday Brief: Exposed: Globalists Wargaming to Steal the 2026 Midterms

    In this episode, Susan Kokinda reveals the true reason behind the frenzy over a recent Trump ReTruth post. It's not about a racist meme, but the exposure of alleged plans to rig the 2026 midterm elections. Kokinda delves into the globalist strategies, the Trump administration's proactive measures, and the historical significance of the American System. Learn how these dynamics shape the political landscape and the upcoming elections, and discover how you can join the fight to secure the future of American sovereignty.


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    00:00 Monday Brief Intro
    02:41 Caught Wargaming: The Brennan Center's 2026 Playbook
    07:04 From Minneapolis to Texas: How the Psyop Becomes Votes
    10:23 The American System: The Weapon They Can't Fight


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    16 min

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Promethean Updates is the video podcast of Promethean Action: political and economic commentary on the fight to rebuild the American economy and end the era of financial empire.