In the first half, lecturer and Foreign Policy Adviser Daniel Estulin explained how shadowy groups control the world through high-tech surveillance. He clarified that while the popular image of a dark cabal plotting world domination is a myth, there are indeed supranational structures that exert influence over governments and global affairs. "There's no such thing as a group of old geezers sitting in a dark room underground, holding hands, staring at a crystal ball planning the world's domination. It doesn't work like that," he said. Estulin explained that instead, power operates through a network of royal families, bankers, industrialists, and other elites, forming a "family business" that has existed for centuries.
Estulin elaborated on the role of the Bilderberg Group as the visible face of this elite network, claiming that their main objective is control, not money, since they already possess vast wealth. He asserted these elites view the world's population as a "herd" to be managed. "Unfortunately for us, they don't need that many people anymore," he noted ominously. The discussion also covered the growingly addictive influence of technology and social media. "[Tech companies] are essentially drug dealers," he insisted, outlining how their platforms hijack the brain's reward circuits to maximize user engagement while collecting data for profit. Estulin highlighted the irony that many tech elites restrict their own children's access to these technologies.
Looking ahead, he predicted increasing conflict, including the possibility of civil war in the United States. He noted historical cycles of about 80 years for the US, with major upheavals occurring around 1776, 1860, 1940, and now potentially 2020-2030. Estulin warned, "There's a fork in the road, and the way out of this for the United States is either WWIII... or Civil War 2.0."
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In the second half, Emmy-Award winning producer and author Tim Swartz spoke about time's relationship with consciousness, as well as paranormal phenomena linked to time. Swartz described time as "an immovable wall that's forever teasing us with its permanence," yet noted anomalies like time slips, missing time, and altered perceptions. He explained that while physicists view time as beginning with the Big Bang and flowing linearly, alternative theories suggest time may be an emergent property of a larger universe, making it "an illusion" for those confined to three-dimensional space.
On subjective time, Swartz said, "Consciousness has the ability to manipulate time," pointing out how moments can seem to speed up or slow down based on experience. He recounted Nikola Tesla's near-fatal electrical accident in his Manhattan lab, where Tesla claimed to be "catapulted outside of time and space," perceiving past, present, and future simultaneously. This shaped Tesla's belief that time and space are unified and that linear time is an illusion. Swartz then shared his own time slip as a teenager: after help from a man at an old farmhouse following a flat tire, he later couldn't find the house, which vanished within a week, leaving only wild rose bushes. He described this as a "ghostly experience" where "all of reality around you changed."
Swartz cited cases of apparitions replaying emotionally charged events, such as a ghostly couple seen fighting violently in a house. It turned out the couple was alive and had a history of abuse. He suggested this event might be explained by the "stone tape theory," where strong emotions imprint on the environment. Swartz also discussed Father Pellegrino Ernetti, a 1950s Italian monk who claimed to develop the "chronovisor," a device that could tune into past events like a television. The Vatican reportedly ordered its dismantling, fearing it could "destroy humanity" by revealing all secrets.
News segment guests: Douglas Mulhall, Kevin Randle
