@Scubbie @Tfmonkey
Do you know the funny part? With exception of the time travel shenanigans, I think you're right on the money.
There is this older game, mage the ascension, that is way too right about our world and give us a lot of light and clarification (beside terms) that explains a lot.

The Syndicate are the math money wizards that manipulate reality and behavior, working along the technocracts and globalists to push their fake science agenda forward.