biweekly links 8-14-2019

Bloodstained ice axe used to kill Trotsky emerges after decades in the shadows: it bothers me that the previous custodian of the axe didn’t permit DNA testing for authentication, but it sounds like the current owner found a persuasive paper trail.

Epstein death brings birth of mainstream conspiracy theories: don’t know about your social media, but speculation about what “really” happened started from the word go.  Evidently no one trusts the mainstream media anymore but in this case everyone appears to be overthinking the matter: Epstein was incarcerated in a filthy, dangerous prison and realized no amount of cash or connections would get him off the hook this time. Not sorry to see him go, but disgusted that he avoided justice.

Bernie Sanders Pledges to Release Any Information About Aliens If He’s Elected in 2020: Report: well, not exactly. For those keeping track, Carter and both Clintons hinted at Disclosure™ (plus that weird fixation Reagan had with alien invasion) and nada. Besides, of all the issues for the 2020 election the existence or not of extraterrestrials is so low on my list as to not even rate.