Hey, remember this guy? Brock Pierce, former child actor (career highlight: he’s the 27th listed actor in the credits for The Mighty Ducks) turned failed tech entrepreneur turned crypto billionaire turned wannabe political mastermind? The guy with a long track record of associating with [alleged] pedophiles (hey, Epstein!) and living in the gray areas of the law?

The guy who tried to run for Pat Leahy’s U.S. Senate seat in 2022 despite his apparent residence in Puerto Rico? (And whose campaign — which never actually materialized — was managed by none other than Ben Kinsley, centrist political actor best known for his tenure at the ineffectual pseudo-centrist policy shop Campaign for Vermont?) At the time, I dubbed Pierce “Richie Rich” in homage to Rich Tarrant, the original rich guy who wanted to buy one of Vermont’s Senate seats — and because the now middle-aged Pierce looks exactly like a wealthy child all growed up.

Well, he’s back, and standing resolutely at the side of… disgraced New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

You just can’t make this shit up.

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