Trump got Xi's "secret garden" tour, Bessent cornered the City of London, and the Senate revolted in his favor. Across this week's shows, one frame keeps surfacing: the American System is back, and the empire is out of moves.
As globalization collapses, America faces a deeper crisis of culture, identity, and purpose. Mike explores Poe’s “Descent into the Maelstrom,” the rebuilding of American industry, the conflict with Iran, and the spiritual foundations needed to revive the nation.
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Mike Steger contrasts U.S. Artemis optimism with the Iran crisis, Trump's tariffs rebuilding industry, NATO weakness exposed by an F-15 rescue, and a "Core Five" great-power concept opposing globalism.
Host Mike Steger delivers a Promethean PAC Monday night strategic update contrasting U.S. space exploration optimism—Artemis missions and a planned 2028 lunar landing—with what he describes as decades of “globalist” damage fueling terrorism, drugs, and deindustrialization. He argues Trump’s tariffs and manufacturing push are slowly rebuilding the industrial base, while the most urgent crisis is Iran, citing Obama-era cash transfers, regional Islamist dynamics, and reports of repression inside Iran. Steger reviews a dramatic U.S. rescue of downed F-15 crew, Trump’s criticism that allies didn’t assist, and his portrayal of NATO as weak. He discusses mediation efforts involving Pakistan, Egypt, and Turkey, a looming escalation deadline, and the need for an off-ramp. The episode also frames Ukraine talks, energy pipelines, and a “Core Five” great-power concept opposing globalism.
00:00 Welcome and Housekeeping
00:20 Moonshot vs Hell on Earth
02:22 Reindustrialization and Tariffs
04:10 Iran and Globalist Terror Networks
07:38 Rescue Mission and NATO No-Show
10:21 Iran Talks and Escalation Deadline
10:40 Regional Mediators and China Angle
16:37 Core Five World Order Concept
20:38 Iran Off-Ramp and Regime Shift
21:28 Ukraine Timing and Europe's Weakness
24:45 MAGA Foreign Policy Fault Lines
28:46 Artemis Roadmap to 2028 Landing
32:09 Space Tech Spinoffs for Earth
36:23 Closing Thoughts and Audience Q&A
As globalization collapses, America faces a deeper crisis of culture, identity, and purpose. Mike explores Poe’s “Descent into the Maelstrom,” the rebuilding of American industry, the conflict with Iran, and the spiritual foundations needed to revive the nation.
Barbara Boyd argues Tulsi Gabbard's resignation as DNI was driven by a family medical crisis — not Iran-policy disputes. The episode also covers the Senate revolt against Trump's Anti-weaponization Fund and Kevin Warsh's "regime change" plan at the Fed.
A political realignment is underway. This episode explores Trump’s long term strategy to rebuild American industry, expand the coalition, and reshape the cultural future of the nation.
Susan argues Bessent's G7 "no room for excuses" warning, the White House counterterrorism strategy naming the Muslim Brotherhood, and the new wave of cartel indictments all point at one target — not Iran, but the City of London.
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