Though he ran as an Independent, LA mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt was always aligned with Republicans during his campaign. Ever since Pratt definitively fell to third place over the weekend, thus knocking him out of the race, Republicans nationally have been loudly performing their SHOCK and OUTRAGE! Nevermind that LA hasn’t had a Republican mayor since Richard Riordan served two terms in the 90s, and before him you have to go back to the 50s to hit another Republican mayor. And nevermind the fact that California always takes her time to methodically count votes. Republicans can’t be deterred from their unsupported conviction that because Pratt was in second place on election night, and only fell to third after five days of counting the votes, that obviously fraud has occurred.
So now one tech bro is putting his money where his mouth is, and offering $1 million for “credible” proof of fraud in the race, and you may have heard of this guy before: Brock Pierce. I thought for sure anyone named “Brock Pierce” had to be a minor himbo character on The Simpsons, but he’s actually a living man who was a former child star, most known for playing the younger version of Emilio Estevez’s character in the first two Mighty Ducks movies. Brock left Hollywood and built his fortune in cryptocurrency (because of course), which is now funding his rightwing efforts. Entertainment Weekly reported on his latest stunt, and just WAIT til you see who Brock’s recent associates are:
Pierce launched the Cure the Vote initiative on Monday, as a result of the news that Nithya Raman had surged past The Hills alum in the primary election and will face off against incumbent mayor Karen Bass in November.
The local L.A. election drew national attention and the “unexpected rise” of Pratt, notes Cure the Vote’s press release. And after Raman, a progressive candidate and current City Councilperson, defeated the conservative reality star, “debate surrounding vote counting, election administration, and the reporting of results prompted calls from some observers for greater transparency and accountability.”
…Cure the Vote “doesn’t presume wrongdoing occurred,” he says in the press release, “but is intended to encourage transparency and ensure credible allegations receive independent review.”
With the rise of absentee voting and mail-in ballots, fraud has been a hot topic in recent elections, however it’s a rare occurrence, according to experts.
There are various protocols in all states, including requirements for a voter’s signature, that strive to make fraud virtually impossible. Additionally, federal law requires voter list maintenance to track voters who have moved.
Pierce himself is no stranger to politics. In the 2020 presidential election, the cryptocurrency entrepreneur ran as an independent candidate. His campaign, which was managed by singer Akon, pushed “America 2.0,” a government that embraced technology. Pierce ultimately received only 0.03 percent of the vote.
After leaving Hollywood in the 1990s, Pierce got into Internet gaming, a venture that found him working with Steve Bannon in the decade before he became Donald Trump’s chief strategist in the 2016 presidential election.
Pierce’s next business partner was Jeffrey Epstein, whom he helped invest in the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase. The two also swapped emails about women: “I had a great time with the girls,” Pierce reportedly wrote to Epstein in 2012. “Hope they had fun too. Thanks.” During his 2020 presidential run, Pierce expressed regret for his ties to Epstein.
Spencer Pratt, Donald Trump, Steve Bannon, and f–king Jeffrey Epstein??? That’s bingo, right? (Or does it not count until Prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is involved as well?) I started this article thinking it was about a has-been trying to drum up relevancy, then all of a sudden we’ve got the four horse’s asses of the apocalypse. It’s madness!! And by the way, Brock Pierce (I’ll never get past that name) was still friendly with Epstein well into 2018, inviting the PDFile to “a boat in Antigua full of amazing Ukraine’s finest.” Guess what Epstein responded? “im currently 2 blocks from mara lago.” And to bring it all full circle: remember Don Colossus, the ugly-ass golden statue of Trump that a pastor twisted himself in knots swearing wasn’t like a golden calf? Yeah, well Brock Pierce was the ribbon cutter at the unveiling ceremony in May. Thanks for joining me for this episode of six degrees of depravation.
I mean, haven’t most of us learned as a collective that dumb as dirt, low moral, entitled morons are not good leaders? Spencer Pratt, ( what a fitting last name) it was never going to be you.
Now that is too much orange.
God all of this shit is so mind-numbingly stupid. LA has 15% registered Republicans., 15%!!!!!
The idea that Pratt would win was always laughable, despite how much money he had backing him.
The GOP are obviously testing out the election fraud narrative they’re going to use in midterms.
Oh yes Dems rigged the LA mayoral election so that the incumbent can go against a progressive challenger. Bass would MUCH preferred to go against Pratt because it would have been an easy win for her.
The endless idiocy is exhausting.
I doubt this Ahole really believes this, just some stupid grift or publicly ploy
If you only gave me the text then asked me to describe what I thought Brock Pierce looked like, that dude is 100% what I would be seeing in my mind.
If it’s not bad enough…”His campaign, which was managed by singer Akon…” oh Lawd!
“From Ew”. Nailed it.
It is a HUGELY far cry to refer to this person as a Mighty Ducks star. Please.
It’s a pathetic, sad story of yet another depressingly stupid person with no morals or character. But “four horses’ asses of the apocalypse” is golden and I won’t soon forget it!