The Bootie Rumble

Spencer Pratt, reality star and self-described 'fed-up Angeleno,' is shaking up Los Angeles politics with a no-nonsense campaign centered on enforcing the law, cracking down on drug use, and restoring safety to the city's streets. Jack Armstrong and Joe Getty dive into Pratt’s controversial platform—banning public nudity, drug use, and dog abuse—while drawing parallels to San Francisco’s strict enforcement policies. The hosts praise Pratt’s raw sincerity and critique the city’s 'suicidal empathy' toward homelessness and addiction, arguing that letting people live on the streets enables harm rather than healing. A fiery anti-Pratt ad funded by public employee unions attacks his stance on police and unions, but the hosts see it as a predictable backlash from entrenched power. The episode then pivots to a disturbing revelation from 60 Minutes Australia: the Cascio siblings, children of a family once close to Michael Jackson, allege decades of grooming and sexual abuse, including a grotesque ritual called the 'booty rumble' involving forced physical contact and urine consumption. The hosts express disbelief and skepticism, questioning why these claims surfaced only after a new Jackson biopic, and debate whether it's a legitimate reckoning or a money grab. They also condemn the normalization of anti-Semitism in public discourse, citing a British commentator who blamed Jewish support for Israel for a stabbing in London—a sentiment they call dangerously perverse.