# Los Angeles Mayor Race 2026
**URL:** https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/los-angeles-mayor-race-2026/6345
**Category:** General Discussion
**Tags:** los-angeles
**Created:** [12 May 2026 09:09 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/los-angeles-mayor-race-2026/6345 "2026-05-12T09:09:54Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Citizen\_bitcoin](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/Citizen_bitcoin)
#### Post date: [12 May 2026 09:09 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/los-angeles-mayor-race-2026/6345/1 "2026-05-12T09:09:54Z")
**Grok:**
> Filmmaker Charles Curran posted a cinematic campaign ad for reality TV personality **Spencer Pratt** ’s 2026 LA mayoral bid, with the tagline **“LA is worth saving.”**
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> The 98-second video uses dark, action-movie style visuals — including burning City Hall, DSA-clad figures, satirical politician depictions, and a Hugh Jackman cameo — to dramatize urban chaos and position Pratt as the hero LA needs. The post went massively viral (over 4.9 million views and 61k likes), tapping into widespread frustration over wildfires, crime, and governance failures.
**Original post:**
[https://x.com/charliebcurran/status/2051647381981290697](https://x.com/charliebcurran/status/2051647381981290697)
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Grok:
**Charlie Curran** (also known as Charles Curran, @charliebcurran on X) is a New York-based filmmaker, director, editor, and creative director.
### Key Highlights:
- He’s best known for directing the documentary **See Know Evil** (2018), about 1990s fashion photographer Davide Sorrenti.
- His work often blends avant-garde culture, contemporary storytelling, fashion, and experimental media. He has collaborated with major brands including Nike, Google, Spotify, Marc Jacobs, Telfar, Maybelline, and others.
- He runs **Menace Studio** and has recently been experimenting heavily with **AI tools** for filmmaking, creating high-production viral videos (including the Spencer Pratt LA mayoral campaign ad you asked about).
- He’s active in the intersection of internet culture, memes, and film, with recent projects featured in outlets like Spike Art Magazine, Paper Magazine, Artforum, and Dazed.
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### Author:  [@Citizen\_bitcoin](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/Citizen_bitcoin)
#### Post date: [12 May 2026 10:34 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/los-angeles-mayor-race-2026/6345/2 "2026-05-12T10:34:19Z")
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sn_LoO-f9fc)
5 minute video
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### Author:  [@Citizen\_bitcoin](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/Citizen_bitcoin)
#### Post date: [12 May 2026 11:28 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/los-angeles-mayor-race-2026/6345/3 "2026-05-12T11:28:40Z")
> **[LAGOP Endorsement Lookup](https://lagop-endorsement-lookup.vercel.app/)**
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> Find Republican-endorsed candidates in Los Angeles County for the June 2026 primary. Enter your address, ZIP code, or city.
I took a blue pill so yes I am voting harder
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### Author:  [@Hypatia](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/Hypatia)
#### Post date: [12 May 2026 12:05 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/los-angeles-mayor-race-2026/6345/4 "2026-05-12T12:05:17Z")
Here I am, in NEPa, about as far away as I can get from LA and still be in the same country, yet I know more about this mayoral race than I do about Philadelphia politics. There’s no such thing as “local politics” any more.
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### Author:  [@civilwestman](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/civilwestman)
#### Post date: [12 May 2026 18:01 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/los-angeles-mayor-race-2026/6345/5 "2026-05-12T18:01:41Z")
We must hope the votes of living US citizens are sufficient to overcome the cold, dead, non-English-speaking, non-resident, non-citizen, democrat hands (and to overcome those millions of Biden ‘votes’ which simply appear out of thin air, as in 2020).
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### Author:  [@eggspurt](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/eggspurt)
#### Post date: [12 May 2026 20:31 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/los-angeles-mayor-race-2026/6345/6 "2026-05-12T20:31:57Z")
Nearby:
[https://x.com/Byron\_Wan/status/1869994253897843123](https://x.com/Byron_Wan/status/1869994253897843123)
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### Author:  [@drlorentz](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/drlorentz)
#### Post date: [12 May 2026 23:51 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/los-angeles-mayor-race-2026/6345/7 "2026-05-12T23:51:37Z")
One teeny-weenie, itsy-bitsy, little problem: the video misspells _basura_ as _bassura_. Nothing says _Latino!_ like spelling your Spanish slogan wrong. This is a Learing-Center-level screwup. Maybe Somalis helped Pratt with the video.
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### Author:  [@Citizen\_bitcoin](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/Citizen_bitcoin)
#### Post date: [12 May 2026 23:58 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/los-angeles-mayor-race-2026/6345/8 "2026-05-12T23:58:02Z")
I think the typo is deliberate, Karen Bassura
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### Author:  [@Citizen\_bitcoin](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/Citizen_bitcoin)
#### Post date: [13 May 2026 15:47 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/los-angeles-mayor-race-2026/6345/9 "2026-05-13T15:47:15Z")
[https://x.com/LatinosPorPratt](https://x.com/LatinosPorPratt)
Spencer needs to target and win the Latino vote, nothing else matters in my hellscape
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### Author:  [@drlorentz](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/drlorentz)
#### Post date: [13 May 2026 17:32 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/los-angeles-mayor-race-2026/6345/10 "2026-05-13T17:32:47Z")
> [@Citizen\_bitcoin](#):
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> the typo is deliberate
That totally went over my head.
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### Author:  [@Citizen\_bitcoin](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/Citizen_bitcoin)
#### Post date: [13 May 2026 23:54 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/los-angeles-mayor-race-2026/6345/11 "2026-05-13T23:54:14Z")
> **[Lakers Exec Jeanie Buss Donates Maximum Amount to Spencer Pratt](https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2026/04/29/billionaire-lakers-exec-jeanie-buss-donates-maximum-amount-to-spencer-pratts-campaign-for-l-a-mayor/)**
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> Billionaire Jeanie Buss, governor of the Los Angeles Lakers, has donated the maximum amount to reality television star Spencer Pratt.
> **[‘Spencer Pratt’s Rhetoric Is Dangerous,’ Warns Karen Bass To The 30 Angelenos...](https://babylonbee.com/news/spencer-pratts-rhetoric-is-dangerous-warns-karen-bass-to-the-30-angelenos-who-havent-been-stabbed-to-death-by-hobos)**
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> LOS ANGELES, CA — Mayor Karen Bass struck back at mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt on Wednesday, warning the surviving Angelenos who hadn't been stabbed to death by a hobo that his rhetoric was dangerous.
> **[Dems Accuse Spencer Pratt Of Not Wanting To Destroy California](https://babylonbee.com/news/dems-accuse-spencer-pratt-of-not-wanting-to-destroy-california)**
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> LOS ANGELES, CA — Democrats have unleashed vicious attack ads accusing L.A. mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt of not wanting to destroy the state of California.
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### Author:  [@Citizen\_bitcoin](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/Citizen_bitcoin)
#### Post date: [14 May 2026 10:01 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/los-angeles-mayor-race-2026/6345/12 "2026-05-14T10:01:39Z")
> **[Union-funded anti-Spencer Pratt ad sparks backlash as critics say it could...](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/union-funded-anti-spencer-pratt-ad-sparks-backlash-critics-say-could-help-him)**
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> LA unions spent $221,000 on a political ad attacking Republican Spencer Pratt's mayoral campaign, but critics say the messaging could backfire.
Same story on X: [https://x.com/spencerpratt/status/2053535640277709257](https://x.com/spencerpratt/status/2053535640277709257)
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### Author:  [@drlorentz](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/drlorentz)
#### Post date: [14 May 2026 13:07 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/los-angeles-mayor-race-2026/6345/13 "2026-05-14T13:07:16Z")
Gee, I can’t imagine why that ad would backfire. Who doesn’t want more bums in his neighborhood? And doesn’t everybody think more social workers are the solution to increased crime? Man, these Republicans are totally clueless!
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### Author:  [@Citizen\_bitcoin](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/Citizen_bitcoin)
#### Post date: [15 May 2026 15:46 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/los-angeles-mayor-race-2026/6345/14 "2026-05-15T15:46:23Z")
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCpjy3TC8Pg)
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### Author:  [@eggspurt](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/eggspurt)
#### Post date: [15 May 2026 19:58 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/los-angeles-mayor-race-2026/6345/15 "2026-05-15T19:58:38Z")
[https://www.instagram.com/p/DYVnaARNBw3/](https://www.instagram.com/p/DYVnaARNBw3/)
[https://www.instagram.com/p/DYGGlLROIKn/](https://www.instagram.com/p/DYGGlLROIKn/)
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### Author:  [@Citizen\_bitcoin](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/Citizen_bitcoin)
#### Post date: [16 May 2026 22:04 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/los-angeles-mayor-race-2026/6345/16 "2026-05-16T22:04:01Z")
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDfm9RaIIv4)
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9kLAcel2PQ)
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These interviews were in April, i.e. pre Debate
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### Author:  [@Citizen\_bitcoin](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/Citizen_bitcoin)
#### Post date: [17 May 2026 03:30 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/los-angeles-mayor-race-2026/6345/17 "2026-05-17T03:30:53Z")
> **[Nolte: Spencer Pratt Roasts Nithya Raman for Proposing Backyard BBQ Ban](https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/05/15/nolte-spencer-pratt-roasts-nithya-raman-for-proposing-backyard-bbq-ban/)**
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> Republican Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt ridiculed Democrat Councilwoman Nithya Raman over her fascist proposal to ban backyard grilling. | Politics
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More hilarity on X: [https://x.com/ericldaugh/status/2055375029701955632](https://x.com/ericldaugh/status/2055375029701955632)
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### Author:  [@CTLaw](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/CTLaw)
#### Post date: [18 May 2026 00:24 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/los-angeles-mayor-race-2026/6345/18 "2026-05-18T00:24:24Z")
> **[Parler on Instagram: "Brutal! lol"](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYAvghEjasa/?igsh=Y2Q0NmNiMjc3NQ%3D%3D)**
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> 13K likes, 473 comments - parler\_social on May 6, 2026: "Brutal! lol".
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### Author:  [@Citizen\_bitcoin](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/Citizen_bitcoin)
#### Post date: [18 May 2026 01:01 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/los-angeles-mayor-race-2026/6345/19 "2026-05-18T01:01:12Z")
> [@Babylon Bee honeybee and other stuff that is funny](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/babylon-bee-and-other-stuff-that-is-funny/4733/347):
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> [https://x.com/ericldaugh/status/2055375029701955632](https://x.com/ericldaugh/status/2055375029701955632) Grok: The post shares a satirical split-screen video of a man declaring plans to fly to LA and “illegally vote” for reality TV star Spencer Pratt as mayor, highlighting California’s lax voter ID rules with the line “What they going to do, ID me?” It mocks LA Mayor Karen Bass by sarcastically equating potential ID requirements to “Jim Crow 2.0,” using the viral meme to amplify calls for stricter election verification amid ongoing debates over…
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### Author:  [@Citizen\_bitcoin](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/Citizen_bitcoin)
#### Post date: [18 May 2026 09:18 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/los-angeles-mayor-race-2026/6345/20 "2026-05-18T09:18:46Z")
Grok: [https://x.com/spencerpratt/status/2056269156887187640](https://x.com/spencerpratt/status/2056269156887187640)
> - Spencer Pratt, running for LA mayor in 2026 as a celebrity challenger after losing his home in the Palisades fire, attacks councilmember Nithya Raman by claiming her staff leaks reveal internal hatred and that she fabricates endorsement stories to boost fundraising after a widely panned debate performance.
> - The post references Raman’s earlier comments feeling “strange” about celebrating Osama bin Laden’s death under Obama, tying it to her appearances on podcasts with guests who have made extreme statements like America deserved 9/11.
> - This fits Pratt’s campaign strategy of aggressive personal jabs against Raman and incumbent Karen Bass in a competitive three-way race, where recent polls show him surging as a surprise contender ahead of the June primary.
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Grok…
> **Yes, she did say that.**
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> In a May 3, 2011, personal blog post (shortly after the U.S. raid that killed Osama bin Laden), Nithya Raman wrote that while she was “very affected by the news,” it felt **“strange to be celebrating the death of a man in this way.”** She also expressed worry about potential backlash or consequences.
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> Screenshots of the post have circulated widely during the LA mayor’s race (including in Spencer Pratt’s attacks), and the quote matches what’s been shared across platforms like Threads, X, and Reddit. The original blog appears to no longer be online, but the archived excerpts are consistent.
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> ### Context
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> - This was a common reaction in some progressive/left-leaning circles at the time — discomfort with public celebrations of any death, even of a terrorist responsible for 9/11 (which killed nearly 3,000 people). Many others viewed it as legitimate relief and justice after bin Laden’s role in al-Qaeda attacks.
> - Raman has **not** said “America deserved 9/11” herself. That’s a reference to comments by streamer Hasan Piker (whom she’s appeared on podcasts with), not her own words. Critics are linking her through associations and her broader DSA-aligned politics.
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> Her 2011 comment is real and has become a flashpoint in the campaign because it contrasts sharply with the widespread American reaction to bin Laden’s death.
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