What played out on January 30, 2026, goes beyond politics: it is the officialization of a systematic capture. In one morning, a macabre choreography synchronized a $3 trillion crash, the nomination of Kevin Warsh to the Fed, and the truncated release of the Epstein files. The message is clear: the oligarchy has taken control. Stanley Druckenmiller, without ever having supported Trump, now dictates economic policy via his two protégés, Warsh and Bessent, locking down the Treasury and the Federal Reserve.

But this financial capture masks a darker geopolitical reality. While Warsh (cited in the Epstein logs) takes the keys to the dollar, his father-in-law Ronald Lauder gets his hands on Ukrainian lithium. This predation sheds a harsh light on the cynicism of the US-Russian agreement on the back of Kiev, the famous "Dmitriev Package" which sells off Ukrainian sovereignty in exchange for a resource sharing deal (see my analysis: The Dmitriev Package: The $12 Trillion Betrayal).

The circle is complete: silence on Epstein buys impunity, the crash enriches insiders, and diplomacy serves as a cover for pillage. The transparency promises of 2025 have evaporated. America is no longer led by its elected officials, but by those who hold their secrets and their debts.