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A Communist Takeover In NY (Ep. 2541)

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Texas Senate Candidate James Talarico: Whiteness, Masculinity, and Mom's Checking Account

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Bongino broadens his geographical scope beyond New York to Texas, arguing the radical left threat is not parochial. His target is James Talarico, a Democratic socialist running for Senate in one of America's most conservative states. First he plays a clip of Talarico in an interview saying his 'whiteness' and 'masculinity' limit his imagination about what's possible, and that he must 'continually press against' these limits. Bongino is gleefully contemptuous — noting Talarico is running as a vegan in the 'barbecue capital of the world' and asking Texas voters for help. He then plays a Fox News report by wounded veteran Johnny Joey Jones revealing that Talarico reportedly shares a single checking account with his mother, who covered $1,500 in moving expenses when Talarico was 32. Bongino connects Talarico to the broader DSA / socialist accommodator pattern he's been tracing throughout the episode, and pleads with Texas not to send him to Washington.

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