The TalaRICO File- Add info as needed

[Idiot]

Meet the 'TransQueer Latinx' theologian James Talarico said 'continues to inspire me' 

New York Post

Oh good grief...

[Wingnut]

Oh good grief...

A whole lot of wrong right there. 

[mountaineer]

Hard to say which is more macho ...
Naah. It's fairly obvious (and it isn't the freako).

[Wingnut]

Hard to say which is more macho ...
Naah. It's fairly obvious (and it isn't the freako).

The one with severe biscuit poisoning.

[bigheadfred]

RNC Research

@RNCResearch
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In an interview with a self-described “TransQueer” activist theologian, Texas Democrat James Talarico says he "hates" Christianity:

"I always think of myself as a Christian who hates Christianity.”

https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/2069421193812148502

[mountaineer]

"I always think of myself as a Christian who hates Christianity.”

No kidding. Tell us something we didn't already surmise, Freako.

[bigheadfred]

RNC Research

@RNCResearch
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Texas Democrat James Talarico says Jesus is a Socialist:

"The most popular figure in our country...is this socialist anarchist from ancient Palestine."

https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/2069449603682853153

[corbe]

Texas's Talarico Scrubbed Website of Statements Supporting 'Trans Kids' and 'Bold, Progressive Ideas' Ahead of Senate Run

Talarico, who represents a deep-blue district in the State House, has excised the word 'progressive' from campaign site

Collin Anderson
June 23, 2026

Texas Democrat James Talarico's website once promoted his support for "trans kids" and "bold, progressive ideas." That was then. Around the time he launched his Senate campaign in a state that hasn't elected a Democrat to the upper chamber since 1988, that changed, a Washington Free Beacon review found. Today, as Talarico tries to break the Texas Democrats' dry spell, his campaign website makes no mention of his "progressive" values.

As a state lawmaker representing a deep-blue Austin district, Talarico was not shy about broadcasting his left-wing views. On his site's homepage, the 37-year-old said he was "not afraid to stand up to Republican extremism" and boasted about leading "the fight against their efforts to bully trans kids, ban books, whitewash our history curriculum, gut public education with a private school voucher scam, and force their Christian nationalist agenda onto the people of Texas." The site's "Accomplishments" section, meanwhile, presented Talarico as a champion of "Bold, Progressive Legislation."

<..snip..>

https://freebeacon.com/democrats/texass-talarico-scrubbed-website-of-statements-supporting-trans-kids-and-bold-progressive-ideas-ahead-of-senate-run/

[mountaineer]

socialist anarchist from ancient Palestine
No, Jesus is neither a socialist nor an anarchist. And Bethlehem was in Judea.
It's really hard to believe this guy really ever attended one day of seminary or ever in his life opened up a Bible.

[Elderberry]

Talarico Called Himself a ‘Christian Who Hates Christianity’ in Resurfaced Podcast

Texas Scorecard  by Brandon Waltens June 23, 2026

The comments surfaced in a 2021 podcast discussion on faith, activism, race, and gender identity.

U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico once described himself as a “Christian who hates Christianity” during a podcast appearance with a progressive theologian known for advocating transgender and queer theology.

The comments were highlighted Tuesday in a report by The Federalist, which unearthed a March 2021 appearance by Talarico on the Activist Theology podcast.

Talarico, an Austin Democrat now running against Attorney General Ken Paxton for the U.S. Senate, frequently speaks about his Christian faith on the campaign trail and has built a national profile as a progressive Christian voice within the Democrat Party.

During the podcast, however, Talarico offered a striking description of his relationship with Christianity.

“I always think of myself as a Christian who hates Christianity, right?” Talarico said.

The podcast was hosted by Roberto Che Henderson-Espinoza, a theologian who identifies as transgender and nonbinary and whose work focuses on progressive and queer interpretations of Christianity.

According to The Federalist, Talarico expressed admiration for Henderson-Espinoza’s work, saying he was a “BIG fan” and that the author’s book “Activist Theology” had been an inspiration to him.

More: https://texasscorecard.com/decisiontexas/talarico-called-himself-a-christian-who-hates-christianity-in-resurfaced-podcast/

[Wingnut]

New polling out today Shows Paxton has jumped ahead of Low-T alarico.

Keep the pressure up my brothers in Texas.

[Elderberry]

Talarico talks about getting tested for STDs.

Jesse Watters
@JesseBWatters
🚨 OH NO! TALARICO thinks STDs are his ticket to popularity

https://twitter.com/JesseBWatters/status/2069595790067077236

[Wingnut]

Talarico talks about getting tested for STDs.

Jesse Watters
@JesseBWatters
🚨 OH NO! TALARICO thinks STDs are his ticket to popularity

https://twitter.com/JesseBWatters/status/2069595790067077236

So, a chlamydial infected trans non binary chap is his friend?  Man have I got an "it" for him!

[corbe]

‘We Could Make Prisons Obsolete’: James Talarico Called To Slash Police Budgets and Spend the Money on Social Programs

Talarico, who has said he does not support defunding police, also said prisons are 'the consequences of systemic racism and global capitalism'

Alana Goodman
June 24, 2026

Left-wing Texas Senate candidate James Talarico says he opposes defunding the police and has a "proven track record" of supporting law enforcement. Perhaps that is true now, but in 2022, he called to slash police and prison budgets and redirect the money to social programs, a move he argued would "make prisons obsolete," video footage shows.

Talarico's remarks came during a 2022 speech he delivered to a group of Texas inmates graduating from a high school diploma program. After approvingly quoting the prominent prison abolitionist Ruth Wilson Gilmore—Talarico described her as an "anti-prison activist" who said "prisons are a catchall solution to our social problems"—he laid out his vision for a "world without prisons."

"Prisons allow us to ignore the consequences of systemic racism and global capitalism," Talarico said. "If we took just half of what we spent on wars, prisons, and policing and spent it on education, health care, and jobs, we could make prisons obsolete."

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https://freebeacon.com/democrats/we-could-make-prisons-obsolete-james-talarico-called-to-slash-police-budgets-and-spend-the-money-on-social-programs/

[mystery-ak]

Exclusive: James Talarico Said Christianity Is the ‘Most Violent’ Religion, Has Done ‘More Damage’ to Islam

Texas Democrat U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico, who is running against Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, has accused Christianity of causing unmatched harm while opposing President Donald Trump’s immigration restrictions on terrorism-prone nations and repeatedly aligning himself with Muslim communities.

more
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/06/24/exclusive-james-talarico-said-christianity-is-the-most-violent-religion-has-done-more-damage-to-islam/

[mountaineer]

Exclusive: James Talarico Said Christianity Is the ‘Most Violent’ Religion, Has Done ‘More Damage’ to Islam

Yeah, I hope so. I hope every Muslim on earth bows his or her knee to Jesus Christ, and that entire fake godless religion is eradicated.

[mountaineer]

The Jesus that James Talarico wants doesn't exist
Peter Heck
Jun 24, 2026

...   Talarico is articulating a worldview that has become increasingly fashionable among progressive Christians:

    Christianity is wonderful. Christians are the problem.

    Jesus is great. It's the Church that has lost its way.

    The Sermon on the Mount is inspiring. The Bible's actual moral teachings are on the wrong side of history.

For many of these people, "Christianity" has come to mean everything they dislike about the faith: traditional doctrine, biblical sexual ethics, church authority, creeds, historic orthodoxy, and the accumulated wisdom of two thousand years of Christian teaching.

Those things are treated as unfortunate baggage that must be discarded so that the supposedly radical and revolutionary message of Jesus can finally be recovered.

The dilemma for such a position is that Jesus Himself never made such distinctions.

    Jesus established a Church.

    Jesus appointed apostles.

    Jesus affirmed the authority of Scripture.

    Jesus spoke repeatedly about sin, repentance, judgment, obedience, marriage, and holiness.

In fact, many of the teachings that modern progressives find most unpalatable are not inventions of the Church at all. They come directly from Jesus Himself.

Modern progressives like Talarico often claim to be rescuing Jesus from Christianity. In reality, they are creating a Jesus more compatible with contemporary political sensibilities than the one revealed in Scripture.  ...

Full essay at Not The Bee

[catfish1957]

New polling out today Shows Paxton has jumped ahead of Low-T alarico.

Keep the pressure up my brothers in Texas.

Best read of all is that exact pollster (UT) had Talarico up by 8 a month ago.  Our work isn't finished, but I think we are making some inroads into exposing his  moderate ideological ruse.  Beto was bad enough.  We need to embarrass this punk so badly that he never tries again . 

[Wingnut]

Dems hang their hat on nacho almost beating Cruz. 

[IsailedawayfromFR]

Exclusive: James Talarico Said Christianity Is the ‘Most Violent’ Religion, Has Done ‘More Damage’ to Islam

Texas Democrat U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico, who is running against Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, has accused Christianity of causing unmatched harm while opposing President Donald Trump’s immigration restrictions on terrorism-prone nations and repeatedly aligning himself with Muslim communities.

more
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/06/24/exclusive-james-talarico-said-christianity-is-the-most-violent-religion-has-done-more-damage-to-islam/

He seems to be offering a deathwish to his campaign to represent Texas.

[catfish1957]

He seems to be offering a deathwish to his campaign to represent Texas.

I am not quite ready to yell "implosion", but he saw a 10 point collapse in polling with the exact left wing pollsters (UT)....  And in just one month.

[IsailedawayfromFR]

I am not quite ready to yell "implosion", but he saw a 10 point collapse in polling with the exact left wing pollsters (UT)....  And in just one month.

This election could not be more dramatic:  A true-blue fired up Texan vs a weird liberal seemingly imported from San Francisco who despises what Texans cherish.

[Wingnut]

Ann Richard's baby killing Daughter would have a better chance in this election Low-T boy.

[Idiot]

Ann Richard's baby killing Daughter would have a better chance in this election Low-T boy.

Talarico is still VERY dangerous.  His acolytes are all over the internet.