Show Notes
Warning: In this episode we discuss issues and experiences that could trigger distress or traumatic memories for people, particularly survivors of war, sexual abuse and violence.
In this episode of Mont Icons we speak with Brace Belden about his journey to fight in the Syrian Civil War with the YPG, a Kurdish militia, and following his return to America, his successful campaign to form a workers union.
Brace is the co-host of the True Anon podcast, an investigation into the personal and political connections of Jeffrey Epstein. We speak about Pizzagate, the hysteria of conspiracy theories and the evangelist nature of Q Anon.
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