Actually, the government steals from those who have earned their money (those who haven't don't have any) and then corrupt politicians choose what to spend it on, usually in ways that benefit them. Often this means giving it to people who have not earned it, many of whom are deadbeats.

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Actually, the government steals from those who have earned their money (those who haven't don't have any) and then corrupt politicians choose what to spend it on, usually in ways that benefit them. Often this means giving it to people who have not earned it, many of whom are deadbeats.

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why in the hell do you think I moved my Family Office to Asia? No Capital Gains in Singapore where we are registered. I don't like Dubai which also has no cap gains.

What a coward, should probably get his test levels checked so he can stop being such a btch...

Ken Paxton runs away when asked about gas prices and support for racist candidate:

Q: Do you support Trump’s diesel export ban? Are you still voting for Bo French?

Paxton: *runs away* pic.twitter.com/nB169NaLFA

— Team Talarico (@TeamTalaricoHQ) September 24, 2026

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TEXAS POLL By NPR/Marist (A)

SENATE
🟦 James Talarico: 50%
🟥 Ken Paxton: 44%
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GOVERNOR
🟦 Gina Hinojosa: 49%
🟥 Greg Abbott (i): 46%
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R39/D23/I26 | 9/17-20 | RVhttps://t.co/fiKDQoXqR9 pic.twitter.com/HVaN5UPWxY

— InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) September 23, 2026

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If this is remotely accurate, it is proof we are an unserious people.

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Why?

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Citizens serious about governance and leadership do not nominate candidates like Paxton and Talerico. Neither do they allow political parties to fob these sorts of characters on the public.

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Which is one reason I won't be voting in that election

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I get the sentiment but you should ask, "To whom am I ceding governance of my state and nation, and what are their convictions regarding the unique constitutional republic we inherited in 1789?"

The vote should not be over Paxton's moral status or Talarico's persona: that is a ruse which we have fallen for. The issue should be over governance convictions and commitment to those but citizens looking for simple solutions will likely not dig thru the detritus to find those, defaulting to whatever stirs their animus to the greatest extent. The Christian church, for one, ought to be noting Talerico's apparent ignorance of Scriptural context of human life as well as the lack of integrity of the pastor-grandfather-mentor in his campaign ads. The world already has the evidence of Paxton's "integrity".

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If I had followed your decision making process in 2020 & 2024 I wouldn't have voted for Trump

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TEXAS POLL By NPR/Marist (A)

SENATE
🟦 James Talarico: 50%
🟥 Ken Paxton: 44%
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GOVERNOR
🟦 Gina Hinojosa: 49%
🟥 Greg Abbott (i): 46%
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R39/D23/I26 | 9/17-20 | RVhttps://t.co/fiKDQoXqR9 pic.twitter.com/HVaN5UPWxY

— InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) September 23, 2026

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If this is remotely accurate, it is proof we are an unserious people.

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Why?

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Citizens serious about governance and leadership do not nominate candidates like Paxton and Talerico. Neither do they allow political parties to fob these sorts of characters on the public.

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Which is one reason I won't be voting in that election

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I get the sentiment but you should ask, "To whom am I ceding governance of my state and nation, and what are their convictions regarding the unique constitutional republic we inherited in 1789?"

The vote should not be over Paxton's moral status or Talarico's persona: that is a ruse which we have fallen for. The issue should be over governance convictions and commitment to those but citizens looking for simple solutions will likely not dig thru the detritus to find those, defaulting to whatever stirs their animus to the greatest extent. The Christian church, for one, ought to be noting Talerico's apparent ignorance of Scriptural context of human life as well as the lack of integrity of the pastor-grandfather-mentor in his campaign ads. The world already has the evidence of Paxton's "integrity".

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You mean the Harvard educated current Seminary Student? I don't know your seminary experience, but I will certainly defer to him. I have spent some time on flights trying really understand his govt policies. I ask a level of morality in my senator. Lack of moral clarity gives you Trump. Paxton is a stone cold crook!

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It is wise to consider Tallerico's moral clarity also, if you consider that a seminary-trained person has some basic understanding of Scripture.

A skilled politician with confidence in his platform would relish any opportunity available to speak on front of a camera. He doesn't even have to answer the question being asked, just pivot to you talking points and get your message out there unfiltered. This would be especially valuable to someone not currently in the lead, i.e. Paxton.

Notice how many interviews (in-person and otherwise) and town halls Talarico has done. Has Paxton done any of that? If he has I haven't heard about it. The coward won't even commit to a debate, even after saying he would. It's become very noticeable that Paxton's team is actively hiding their candidate.

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Actually, the government steals from those who have earned their money (those who haven't don't have any) and then corrupt politicians choose what to spend it on, usually in ways that benefit them. Often this means giving it to people who have not earned it, many of whom are deadbeats.

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why in the hell do you think I moved my Family Office to Asia? No Capital Gains in Singapore where we are registered. I don't like Dubai which also has no cap gains.

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Werent you the guy saying America should raise taxes?

Also, how do you avoid capital gains if its an investment made in America?

Ken Paxton keeps dodging debates. So I’m challenging him to a debate on Fox News — his safe space.

I’ll go into the lion’s den. I know what I believe and I’m not afraid of hard questions.

Ken has been running from accountability his whole life. It’s time to stop running. pic.twitter.com/HqDWjBV3l2

— James Talarico (@jamestalarico) September 24, 2026

That tells me Talarico is behind.

interesting.

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Actually, the government steals from those who have earned their money (those who haven't don't have any) and then corrupt politicians choose what to spend it on, usually in ways that benefit them. Often this means giving it to people who have not earned it, many of whom are deadbeats.

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why in the hell do you think I moved my Family Office to Asia?

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Underage hookers?

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no, as I have told you, my partner is Thai, 56yrs old and an Oxford Grad and runs her own fund here. You? Podunk directional law school. lol

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100% something weird going on there

Such a staunch supporter of the gays and trans while living in a sex tourism part of the world? Hmmmm

His overuse of the word "twink"

Dude is fkn weird

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yeah, living in one of the worlds greatest cities while pay NO capital gains. 2 things you obviously know nothing about. Not a lot of capital gains avoidance you need to be concerned with as min. wage as a Sandwich Artist at Jimmy Johns is tight, Twink. Yeah, really weird.

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Actually, the government steals from those who have earned their money (those who haven't don't have any) and then corrupt politicians choose what to spend it on, usually in ways that benefit them. Often this means giving it to people who have not earned it, many of whom are deadbeats.

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why in the hell do you think I moved my Family Office to Asia? No Capital Gains in Singapore where we are registered. I don't like Dubai which also has no cap gains.

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Werent you the guy saying America should raise taxes?

Also, how do you avoid capital gains if its an investment made in America?

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No, what I said was I. would pay a little more address the deficit. Since the Congress or the Trump will not address, I will do what makes sense from a business perspective. Merca is effed up, pal. There are financial engineering that can be done that addresses US born revenue. We make investments in Asia also.

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Talarico has been trying to bury his position pre-Senate-campaign on all the major issues.

So the coward appears to be Jimmy. Speaker Paxton is not attractive in his personal life, but he's not going to force his lifestyle on anyone, while Talarico certainly plans to do just that.

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and you are dumb enough to believe that? Turn off FOX

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Talarico has been trying to bury his position pre-Senate-campaign on all the major issues.

So the coward appears to be Jimmy. Speaker Paxton is not attractive in his personal life, but he's not going to force his lifestyle on anyone, while Talarico certainly plans to do just that.

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and you are dumb enough to believe that? Turn off FOX

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I don't watch FOX, actually.

I follow History and facts. Sorry, I know you have issues on both those fronts.

Hundreds of Texans are the victims of violent crime everyday and how many of them get tweets from Ted Cruz?

Heidi and I are lifting Neria Leiter up in prayer after he was gravely wounded in today’s terrorist attack.

The Leiter family has already endured unimaginable loss. We pray that God places His healing hand on Neria, gives him strength, and brings comfort and peace to the entire… https://t.co/np2u3CXNm2

— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) September 23, 2026

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TEXAS POLL By NPR/Marist (A)

SENATE
🟦 James Talarico: 50%
🟥 Ken Paxton: 44%
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GOVERNOR
🟦 Gina Hinojosa: 49%
🟥 Greg Abbott (i): 46%
——
R39/D23/I26 | 9/17-20 | RVhttps://t.co/fiKDQoXqR9 pic.twitter.com/HVaN5UPWxY

— InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) September 23, 2026

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If this is remotely accurate, it is proof we are an unserious people.

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Why?

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Citizens serious about governance and leadership do not nominate candidates like Paxton and Talerico. Neither do they allow political parties to fob these sorts of characters on the public.

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Which is one reason I won't be voting in that election

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I get the sentiment but you should ask, "To whom am I ceding governance of my state and nation, and what are their convictions regarding the unique constitutional republic we inherited in 1789?"

The vote should not be over Paxton's moral status or Talarico's persona: that is a ruse which we have fallen for. The issue should be over governance convictions and commitment to those but citizens looking for simple solutions will likely not dig thru the detritus to find those, defaulting to whatever stirs their animus to the greatest extent. The Christian church, for one, ought to be noting Talerico's apparent ignorance of Scriptural context of human life as well as the lack of integrity of the pastor-grandfather-mentor in his campaign ads. The world already has the evidence of Paxton's "integrity".

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Very true, but I no longer see Republicans having any more convictions about our constitutional republic than Democrats, if they have any at all.

I’m a Republican senator. America needs more science, not less. https://t.co/PaAmpkxB9O

— Senator John Cornyn (@JohnCornyn) September 24, 2026

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TEXAS POLL By NPR/Marist (A)

SENATE
🟦 James Talarico: 50%
🟥 Ken Paxton: 44%
——
GOVERNOR
🟦 Gina Hinojosa: 49%
🟥 Greg Abbott (i): 46%
——
R39/D23/I26 | 9/17-20 | RVhttps://t.co/fiKDQoXqR9 pic.twitter.com/HVaN5UPWxY

— InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) September 23, 2026

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If this is remotely accurate, it is proof we are an unserious people.

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Why?

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Citizens serious about governance and leadership do not nominate candidates like Paxton and Talerico. Neither do they allow political parties to fob these sorts of characters on the public.

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Which is one reason I won't be voting in that election

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I get the sentiment but you should ask, "To whom am I ceding governance of my state and nation, and what are their convictions regarding the unique constitutional republic we inherited in 1789?"

The vote should not be over Paxton's moral status or Talarico's persona: that is a ruse which we have fallen for. The issue should be over governance convictions and commitment to those but citizens looking for simple solutions will likely not dig thru the detritus to find those, defaulting to whatever stirs their animus to the greatest extent. The Christian church, for one, ought to be noting Talerico's apparent ignorance of Scriptural context of human life as well as the lack of integrity of the pastor-grandfather-mentor in his campaign ads. The world already has the evidence of Paxton's "integrity".

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If I had followed your decision making process in 2020 & 2024 I wouldn't have voted for Trump

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His opponent was...? And held what opinions regarding governance? All "processes" contain nuance.

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I’m a Republican senator. America needs more science, not less. https://t.co/PaAmpkxB9O

— Senator John Cornyn (@JohnCornyn) September 24, 2026

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Typical RINO. Real conservatives know that IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH.

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Which "science" are we talking about, Sam?

Are we talking about the "science" invoked during COVID, when provisional judgments, models, and public-health recommendations were repeatedly presented to the public with far more certainty than the evidence justified, only to be revised later? Is questioning that "science" ignorance?

Or are we talking about biology and sex, where we're routinely told to "follow the science" right up until biological reality becomes politically inconvenient? Is that the settled science you have in mind?

Or perhaps you mean climate science. Are we required to accept every catastrophic prediction made by politicians and activists in the name of science, including predictions that proved spectacularly wrong? Does skepticism of those claims constitute ignorance?

Or maybe we're talking about the science surrounding human development. Can science answer the moral and legal question of when that human life is entitled to legal protection. Should we accept the science Dems have given us about consciousness before we kill babies?

I think you really need to define what "science" you are referencing, Sammy boy. Because I don't have a problem with science. I have a problem with politicians taking contested scientific evidence, mixing it with their preferred policy judgments, stamping "THE SCIENCE" on the result, and then declaring anyone who questions them ignorant.

And, come to think of it, treating officially approved opinion as unquestionable truth is a rather strange way to invoke Orwell.

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I’m a Republican senator. America needs more science, not less. https://t.co/PaAmpkxB9O

— Senator John Cornyn (@JohnCornyn) September 24, 2026

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Typical RINO. Real conservatives know that IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH.

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That is one of the Left's favorite mottos.

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TEXAS POLL By NPR/Marist (A)

SENATE
🟦 James Talarico: 50%
🟥 Ken Paxton: 44%
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GOVERNOR
🟦 Gina Hinojosa: 49%
🟥 Greg Abbott (i): 46%
——
R39/D23/I26 | 9/17-20 | RVhttps://t.co/fiKDQoXqR9 pic.twitter.com/HVaN5UPWxY

— InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) September 23, 2026

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If this is remotely accurate, it is proof we are an unserious people.

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Why?

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Citizens serious about governance and leadership do not nominate candidates like Paxton and Talerico. Neither do they allow political parties to fob these sorts of characters on the public.

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Which is one reason I won't be voting in that election

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I get the sentiment but you should ask, "To whom am I ceding governance of my state and nation, and what are their convictions regarding the unique constitutional republic we inherited in 1789?"

The vote should not be over Paxton's moral status or Talarico's persona: that is a ruse which we have fallen for. The issue should be over governance convictions and commitment to those but citizens looking for simple solutions will likely not dig thru the detritus to find those, defaulting to whatever stirs their animus to the greatest extent. The Christian church, for one, ought to be noting Talerico's apparent ignorance of Scriptural context of human life as well as the lack of integrity of the pastor-grandfather-mentor in his campaign ads. The world already has the evidence of Paxton's "integrity".

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Very true, but I no longer see Republicans having any more convictions about our constitutional republic than Democrats, if they have any at all.

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All comes down to every candidate in every race, doesn't it?

James Talarico's lesbian pastor mocks the virgin birth, says Christ didn't die for sins and no one knows if He was real

https://notthebee.com/article/james-talaricos-lesbian-pastor-mocks-the-virgin-birth-says-christ-didnt-die-for-sins-and-no-one-knows-if-christ-was-even-real

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I’m a Republican senator. America needs more science, not less. https://t.co/PaAmpkxB9O

— Senator John Cornyn (@JohnCornyn) September 24, 2026

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Typical RINO. Real conservatives know that IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH.

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Which "science" are we talking about, Sam?

Are we talking about the "science" invoked during COVID, when provisional judgments, models, and public-health recommendations were repeatedly presented to the public with far more certainty than the evidence justified, only to be revised later? Is questioning that "science" ignorance?

Or are we talking about biology and sex, where we're routinely told to "follow the science" right up until biological reality becomes politically inconvenient? Is that the settled science you have in mind?

Or perhaps you mean climate science. Are we required to accept every catastrophic prediction made by politicians and activists in the name of science, including predictions that proved spectacularly wrong? Does skepticism of those claims constitute ignorance?

Or maybe we're talking about the science surrounding human development. Can science answer the moral and legal question of when that human life is entitled to legal protection. Should we accept the science Dems have given us about consciousness before we kill babies?

I think you really need to define what "science" you are referencing, Sammy boy. Because I don't have a problem with science. I have a problem with politicians taking contested scientific evidence, mixing it with their preferred policy judgments, stamping "THE SCIENCE" on the result, and then declaring anyone who questions them ignorant.

And, come to think of it, treating officially approved opinion as unquestionable truth is a rather strange way to invoke Orwell.

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By THE SCIENCE they mean going to church will spread ronas but burning looing and murdering will not and that men can get pregnant. The Orwellians try to redefine T'SCIENCE as their wacky, anti-intellectual agenda.

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James Talarico's lesbian pastor mocks the virgin birth, says Christ didn't die for sins and no one knows if He was real

https://notthebee.com/article/james-talaricos-lesbian-pastor-mocks-the-virgin-birth-says-christ-didnt-die-for-sins-and-no-one-knows-if-christ-was-even-real

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Talarico definitely is not a Christian.