Geopolitics & Empire

Brad Miller: Deep Empire, Occult Black Ops, & WW3 as the Final Play

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Jan 27, 2026
Brad Miller, a former U.S. Army officer turned commentator who resigned over the COVID vaccine mandate, explores hidden power structures. He links 9/11, the pandemic, and cultural operations to engineered consent. He discusses managed politics, occult tactics in statecraft, and a looming technocratic endgame centered on algorithmic control.
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Military Career And Resignation Over COVID Mandate

  • Brad Miller recounts graduating West Point, deploying to Afghanistan, and serving 19 years in the U.S. Army before resigning over the COVID vaccine mandate.
  • He lost battalion command in 2021 and left active duty in 2022 eight months short of retirement, saying he does not regret the choice.
INSIGHT

American Deep State As A Vassal Empire

  • Brad Miller frames the U.S. deep state as a vassal of a hidden, worldwide 'deep empire' that directs national elites.
  • He argues apparent national actors are often subordinate and occasionally merely permitted to appear powerful.
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Resources Fueling The Technocratic State

  • Miller says control of physical resources now serves a larger technocratic goal to power AI and digital governance.
  • He links resource grabs (e.g., Greenland, Venezuela) to building a global technate, not just classic geopolitics.
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