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Joe King's avatar

“𝑊ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑒 𝐽𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑠 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑢𝑛𝑎𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑜𝑓 ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑛 𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑦,” 𝐸𝑛𝑛𝑖𝑠 𝑠𝑎𝑖𝑑, “ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑜𝑒𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑗𝑢𝑑𝑔𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑖𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑦 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑜 𝑎𝑛 𝑒𝑓𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑐𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑘𝑏𝑎𝑖𝑡 𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑙𝑒𝑠. 𝑇ℎ𝑎𝑡’𝑠 𝑒𝑥𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑙𝑦 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝐶ℎ𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑛 𝑓𝑎𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑠 ℎ𝑖𝑚 𝑡𝑜 𝑑𝑜.”

He does not judge them for it. THAT is why this is not the scandal they think it is. I don't care if he's actively paying all of them. What matters is that he is not hypocritically trying to force his faith on everyone.

When the far right assholes try to enforce their idea of Christian morality on all of us while violating the same morality in their private lives, that is a scandal. Supporting the rights of someone to live according to their own morality instead of imposing yours is not.

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Sko Hayes's avatar

Gee, can we get Axios to look at the people Kash Patel follows or perhaps Kegseth?

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Die Anyway's avatar

That has to be a rhetorical question because otherwise the answer is an obvious NO.

😉

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Bensnewlogin's avatar

Let’s see. For the Epsteinth time. Texas Republican politicians support Grabby McPussy, an adjudicated sexual assaulter, a self proclaimed sexual assaulter, a man who bragged about sexual assault, an associate of a pair of sex traffickers, a man who has publicly cheated on each of his three wives, and who was screwing a prostitute while his third wife was pregnant with his fifth child.

And let us not even get into super Christian and Texas politician ken Paxton, who has had more mistresses than either of us can count, and who wants the 10 Commandments posted in classrooms when those would make him a criminal if they were actually the cornerstone of American law that he claims.

And the worse they can come up with about Talerico is he said thank you?

Someone’s more barometer seems to have lost its mercury. Or maybe the sense of morality is actually mercurial.

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Troublesh00ter's avatar

I suspect it may also have something to do with Talarico's putting a POSITIVE and WHOLESOME face on Christianity instead of THEIR FACE on Christianity.

Cue the: "Are we the baddies?" video! 🤣

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Holytape's avatar

Yeah, but these people that this man texted and followed have vaginas and do not appear to be ashamed of that. Nor does it appear that this man attempted to shame, exploit or harassed these individuals. Is that the kind of person we want in government? Some one who treats women as people? At least the interact between Donald and the pornstar were transactional with no indication that Trump saw her as anything other that an object to be bought and used. But this man acted as if these women, harlots to be specific were people! What has America come to?

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Bensnewlogin's avatar

Wait! they have vaginas? what fresh hell is this?

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Kukaan Ei Missään's avatar

"Some one who treats women as people?"

Yesterday's chew-toy mentioned a "Mary Magdelene" who apparently some guy called "Jesus" treated well.

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Erin Keith's avatar

Oh goodness

I thought I was so ingenious to bring her up, saw you did it first so guess I’m just average🤦‍♀️🤣

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larry parker's avatar

A fork in the road. I suggest the Slauson Cutoff.

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Die Anyway's avatar

If you see a fork in the road, take it. Some kid probably threw it out of the car window and his folks are not coming back to get it. And, you know, a free fork is a free fork. Can't complain.

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Len Koz's avatar

I haven't found a fork in a road but I do enjoy a nice spoon in bed.

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NOGODZ20's avatar

Kermit and Fozzie found one

youtu.be/p-mGXLgGqkY

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NOGODZ20's avatar

Hey Axios...

Gonna do a story on Mike Johnson and his son's online activities? No?

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Val Uptuous NotAgain's avatar

Oh Noes!! He has a passing connection to loose women. The horror!

Now let’s see, how many republicans politicians have been arrested and prosecuted for child molestation this year? Where’s Axios article about that?

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Joe King's avatar

Buried in the Epstein files.

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larry parker's avatar

Val, I'm going to unfollow you just to be safe.

(That's a joke, I don't follow anyone.)

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Daniel Rotter's avatar

Not the point of the story, I know, but being praised by Joe Friggin' Rogan isn't much of a selling point.

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Black Hole and DM mourner's avatar

I beat you to it by 4 minutes 😁

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Val Uptuous NotAgain's avatar

I agree that Joe Rogan should not be a metric in which we evaluate our politicians, but he is. His podcast does affect people’s perception of candidates and issues. Sad, because he’s such a tool and easily manipulated. But if a decent candidate can get his audience’s attention, then the candidate can, hopefully, steer the audience to seeing issues in a better light than the alpha bros position. We really need to reduce the right’s influence on young men, and Rogan’s podcast is the way to do it, for now.

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ericc's avatar

𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑐𝑎𝑛’𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑜𝑟𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝐼𝑠𝑙𝑎𝑚𝑜𝑝ℎ𝑜𝑏𝑖𝑎 𝑜𝑟 𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑖𝑠𝑚. 𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑐𝑎𝑛’𝑡 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑒’𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝐶ℎ𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑛 (𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦’𝑙𝑙 𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑜𝑢𝑏𝑡𝑒𝑑𝑙𝑦 𝑡𝑟𝑦). 𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑐𝑎𝑛’𝑡 𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑞𝑢𝑜𝑡𝑒 𝑠𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑝𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑑𝑒𝑓𝑒𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑟𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑎𝑐𝑘 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚. 𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑐𝑎𝑛’𝑡 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑒’𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑎 𝑑𝑒𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑑𝑢𝑑𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑖𝑡’𝑠 𝑐𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 ℎ𝑒’𝑠 𝑜𝑛 𝑐𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑎.

Since it's Trump GOP, they will lie about all of that. Truth doesn't matter, just the quick vote hit. I predict they will say all of these:

He's a secret muslim muslim sympathizer, or has some muslim family connection.

He's got hispanic roots.

He's not a real Christian.

And they're already saying he's deep into porn, so the "can't say he's not a decent dude" ship has sailed.

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Die Anyway's avatar

New organization - Decent Dudes Into Porn

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Len Koz's avatar

There are respectable politicians in the modern-day United States of America? Who knew?

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David Marvin's avatar

This article perfectly demonstrates why your writing is always worth reading. I am an atheist, but I grew up evangelical. My parents would have loved Talarico. My church would have hated him. That tension between my parents' faith and my church's teaching still wrestles within me.

You always look at the person. You may disagree with Talarico's faith, but because his expression of his faith is one that neither manipulates nor judges others, you defend his right to express it. I am utterly confident that he would do the same for you or for me

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Troublesh00ter's avatar

Seems to me that Talarico is genuinely interested in SERVICE, in delivering help to his constituents, far more than he is about self-aggrandizement (if the latter at all!). The man gives a damn about his job and his responsibilities to the people he represents.

And once again, that is refreshing as hell!

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NOGODZ20's avatar

Look up Axios' partnership with Koch Industries. My my my.

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Kim Cronan's avatar

There’s a shocker. If we manage to keep this sinking ship afloat & regain control Congress, getting the damn money out of politics needs to be a democratic priority. I won’t say money is the root of all evil, but it’s definitely one of the biggest & best contributors

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Black Hole and DM mourner's avatar

I never heard of axios before today.

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Boreal's avatar

Know who else associated with sex workers, Xtians?

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larry parker's avatar

OT: I was doing a little cleanup on my profile page and notice that substack recommended 3 people for me to follow. They are Zohran Mamdani, NOGODZ20, and Rep. Jasmine Crockett.

One of these things is not like the others. : )

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NOGODZ20's avatar

I'd like to thank the Academy...

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Troublesh00ter's avatar

"You LIKE me, you REALLY LIKE me!" 🤣🤣🤣

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NOGODZ20's avatar

I'd love it if Graf would read what larry said, He'd tear out so much hair he'd look like Stephen Miller. :)

But I have a feeling that Gaffe will treat larry's words like a xtian troll and pretend not to see them. Too late. :D

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Black Hole and DM mourner's avatar

He can only dream of it.

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Black Hole and DM mourner's avatar

What do you have against feisty black women ? 😁

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larry parker's avatar

They're my favorite.

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Black Hole and DM mourner's avatar

I found where it was. There are several commenters, but not NOGODZ and you. The first three I was recommended to follow are

Zohran Mamdani, Val and Jasmine Crockett.

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Len Koz's avatar

I must be antisocial. I got Zohran Mamdani, Pete Buttigieg, and The Bulwark...

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Black Hole and DM mourner's avatar

19 in total, 6 or 7 of them from our community.

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Troublesh00ter's avatar

Far freaking out!

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Bensnewlogin's avatar

So he followed prostitutes.

Back in my younger days, I followed quite a few boys of somewhat dubious virtue. But that was decades before this here Internet thingy, and they had invited me over. And they weren’t in it for the money. We discussed philosophy and religious affairs.

I’m very jealous and upset over this. Why am I not worthy of a salacious and scandalous expose? I can see the headline now: “ old man yells at cloud and kids today!” or even worse!!! “ old man yells “‘get off my awn!’ And he doesn’t even have a lawn!”

SCANDALOUS!

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larry parker's avatar

Run for office, Ben. We'll see what happens then.

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Bensnewlogin's avatar

That sounds suspiciously like work and I’m retired.

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Kukaan Ei Missään's avatar

I see the snowflake-in-chief is suing the BBC for a bazillion dollars - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/11/can-donald-trump-sue-bbc-which-party-would-win

Apparently the demand came from a Florida law firm, was sent to the wrong address, and the lawyer doesn't know what "salacious" means - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/nov/11/bbc-crisis-labour-conservatives-donald-trump-lawsuit-politics-live-updates?page=with%3Ablock-691338138f0889b4d8c8a9d0#block-691338138f0889b4d8c8a9d0

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Troublesh00ter's avatar

Am I the only one who doesn't think that the BBC will cave to Trump's bullshit?

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Black Hole and DM mourner's avatar

How high or low is the bar for slander in GB ?

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Holytape's avatar

I should come to Ted Cruz's defense. I think it was an unnecessary dig.at him to remind people that he like a cuckold MIFL video on the anniversary of the worst terrorist act in recent memory. You need to remember that Ted Cruz is not familiar with human mating rituals. Where he comes from individuals, who are ready to reproduce extrude copious amounts of a very viscous slims from pores imbedded throughout there skin. Then two individuals, as his species technically has not sex nor genders, then while covered in this thick layer of mucus, slither around each other mixing the slime together. Once the slime is mixed, in congeals into small round balls. Both individuals store as many of this balls as possible in their throat pouches, ready to implant them into unsuspecting hosts. So Ted didn't know that liking milf.porn was not a normal part of the human mating ritual.

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Bensnewlogin's avatar

I did not need Ted Cruz in any of those images.

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Holytape's avatar

If it makes a difference he isn't wearing his skinsuit.

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