“The Control Grid”: Digging Deeper into the Revelations of Epstein’s Network, Elites Operating Without Regard for Morality, Borders, and Democracy

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The episode delves into the revelations surrounding Jeffrey Epstein's network and its connections to global elites and political instability in China.

OTTAWA — In this episode, I dug deeper into the Epstein network revelations with Jason James. Building on our earlier conversation in the Christmas special—where we explored the global networks that can bridge Western leaders and bankers, including Mark Carney, with Chinese Communist Party–linked investment funds—I said the late-2025 and early 2026 picture of Jeffrey Epstein had come into sharper focus: not only as a potential intelligence asset of any single nation, but as a fixer and facilitator moving among elites worldwide. I will develop this thread in the coming days, as additional evidence emerges suggesting Epstein had been introduced into the orbit of CITIC Group—described as a Chinese military- and intelligence-connected global investment ecosystem with deep ties to Canadian Liberal Party business backers and former prime minister Jean Chrétien—and tentacles that reached back into the 1990s-era “Clintongate” Chinese influence scandal. On the China theme, we also dug deeper into turmoil inside General Secretary Xi Jinping’s domain. We discussed how a purge or potential counter-coup involving respected PLA leader Zhang Youxia appeared to be unfolding in recent weeks, and…

People in this episode

Host: Sam Cooper

Guest: Jason James

Topics covered

• Epstein network
• global elites
• China
• political instability
• intelligence operations
• international relations

Keywords

• Epstein
• China
• politics
• global networks
• intelligence
• Mark Carney
• Zhang Youxia
• Xi Jinping
• CITIC Group

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CITIC Group, Chinese Communist Party, Canadian Liberal Party, PLA

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