Texas Dem Senate Candidate James Talarico Proudly Rebrands As "Talafreako," Launches Official Freak Merch Line

AUSTIN, TX—In a bold strategic masterstroke that political experts are calling "the most normal thing a Democrat has done all week," Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico has fully embraced his new nickname "Talafreako," graciously bestowed upon him by Republican opponent Ken Paxton.

Why did Paxton do so? Because Talarico freaking is.

The progressive leftist is now selling "I'm a Talafreako" T-shirts on his campaign website, proving once and for all that nothing says "serious Senate contender" like turning an insult into your entire brand identity, and while one can claim to be a socialist, it's capitalism that paved the way.

While speaking at a general election kickoff event in Houston this week, Talarico encouraged supporters to purchase a T-shirt, saying, "I also saw that Ken Paxton started calling me ‘Talafreako,’ and I am proud to announce that we have ‘I'm a Talafreako’ T-shirts on our website. So, when you go home tonight, make sure you grab one." 

After Talarico exited the stage, the crowd at the Houston rally began chanting "Talafreako" repeatedly, in what observers described as either unbridled enthusiasm or the auditory equivalent of a cry for help.

Despite the bravado, some believe that, with Talarico already having to deal with a series of highly controversial resurfaced comments, the move will backfire with moderate Texas voters. Talarico’s prior comments include saying that "God is nonbinary," that there are six genders and that the Bible supports abortion.

He offered no examples, no proof of his blasphemous and biological claims. For example, he said in 2021 during a Texas House debate on a bill restricting transgender athletes, that there are six biological sexes. “Modern science recognizes that there are many more than two biological sexes — in fact, there are six.” This cretin was referring to chromosomal variations (e.g., XX, XY, XXY, XYY, XXX, XYY). Critics called it unscientific or an overreach to argue sex is a spectrum; he has since clarified there are two sexes (men and women) while noting rare chromosomal conditions deserve dignity.

In 2021 he said "God is nonbinary." In the same or related transgender policy debate, he stated: “God is both masculine and feminine and everything in between. God is nonbinary.” He later explained it as intentionally provocative to mean God transcends human categories, citing Galatians (“in Christ there is neither male nor female”). 

Republicans and critics viewed it as insulting to Christianity or Jesus and even to God the Father.

In 2020 our genius lefty claimed that racism is a "virus." After Ahmaud Arbery’s killing. He posted on X equating racism to a virus and wrote: “White skin gives me and every white American immunity from the virus. But we spread it wherever we go—through our words, our actions, and our systems. We don’t have to be showing symptoms—like a white hood or a Confederate flag—to be contagious.” 

He called for diagnosing it within ourselves and supporting #BlackLivesMatter. 

When restrictions on transgender participation was proposed regarding men in women's sports, this idiot called parental concerns a "far-right conspiracy."

He criticized Christian nationalism, and supported progressive policies on abortion and immigration.

A strategist familiar with the Senate race remarked to Fox News Digital that "Talarico can’t run from his record of supporting every freaky left-wing policy under the sun."

"Selling merch that says ‘Talafreako’ on it is just going to remind people that he is on the wrong side of every 80/20 issue," the strategist said, adding, "It’s so weird."

The thing is, the dude really is a freak and if Texas votes him in, they will learn their mistake the hard way.

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Ex-FBI Agent Convicted of Stealing Money, including a J6er

Nicholas A. Williams, a former FBI agent, repeatedly stole money during searches, including a search on a January 6 protestor.

Williams, a former FBI agent, stole over $10,000 while conducting searches. He's now looking at up to 10 years in federal prison and could be fined as much as $250,000. He was found guilty in September and will learn his sentence next month. This case sheds light on the corruption issues within the FBI, pointing to the urgent need for changes in the agency. It also brings attention to how January 6th protesters have been treated unfairly.

Federal court documents, as reported by Houston Public Media, reveal that Williams, serving in the criminal violent gang and counterterrorism squads, "embezzled and wrongfully converted" $1,200 during a search warrant execution in December 2020 in Houston. Then, in March 2022, he stole over $4,000 while carrying out another search at a residence.

One of the victims was the aforementioned peaceful J6 protester who was just inside the Capitol, The People's House, without causing any disturbance:

The third theft happened on Jan. 12, 2023, when Williams took over $1,500 and several silver bars from someone under investigation for being part of the Jan. 6 protest at the U.S. Capitol. In February, Alexander Fan admitted to a federal misdemeanor charge for being inside the U.S. Capitol during the protest and was sentenced to 12 months in prison.

Williams pulled off two more thefts in July and September 2023. The FBI reported that he also took several phones from the department in 2022 and wrongly used a government credit card.

The total value of the cash and items he stole was over $10,000. He used this money to purchase firearms and their accessories.

According to Houston Public Media, Williams has entered a plea agreement. As part of this deal, he must fully cooperate with any future federal investigations.

And now, with Kash Patel set to head the FBI, maybe he can get the agency squared away.

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The Lakewood Megachurch shooter facts

She gave birth to a child so she had XX chromosomes. But she also went by the name Jeffrey and other male aliases and saw herself as a male at times.

The now dead gun-gender-fluid woman who tried to shoot up Joel Osteen's megachurch in Houston, Texas Sunday afternoon, used an AR-15 with the sticker "Free Palestine" on the stock. She was an Hispanic person, divorced and an anti-Semite, although there is some Jewish blood in the family somewhere--from her ex-husband.

She was 36 and brought along her seven-year-old child for what she planned, but in the shootout with brave police on hand, she only managed to shoot a man in the leg before she was killed. Her child, who she used as a human shield, was shot in the head and is in critical condition as this is being written.

She also uploaded a YouTube video warning of dangerous "psychopath" teachers preying on children online. Now that's a pot-kettle situation if there ever was one.

The pair of off-duty officers—one a Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) agent and the other a cop with the Houston Police Department (HPD)—returned fire, quickly killing the shooter. The two were working an extra security gig at Lakewood Church.

Authorities said they have also uncovered "anti-Semitic writings" in her possession, and somehow some morons are going to blame the Jews for her death.

In addition to the Anderson-manufacturing AR-15, which she used to carry out the church shooting, she possessed a .22 caliber rifle by Blue Line Solutions on her person, but it was not fired at the time.

Chris Hassig, Christopher Hassig, commander of the Houston Police Department's Homicide Division, said police believe there was "a familiar dispute" that took place between her ex-husband and her ex-husband's family. "Some of those individuals are Jewish. So, we believe that might possibly be where all of this stems from," Hassig stated.

There were two victims injured: The seven-year-old boy, allegedly used as a human shield, was hit during the exchange of gunfire and taken to Texas Children's Hospital in critical condition; a 57-year-old man, an innocent bystander, was shot in the leg.

Before succumbing to her wounds, the shooter declared she had a bomb, although a bomb squad later searched the premises and found no evidence of explosives in her backpack or car. The shooter also sprayed "some type of substance" on the ground, but investigators still aren't sure what it is. 

A HAZMAT team and a decontamination crew checked the property to ensure no risk is posed to the public.

"Right now, I can safely say we have not found anything that is of concern to our community or to this location, but we're going to take our time to ensure that we look at every aspect," Houston Fire Department Chief Sam Peña said at Sunday's news briefing.

This, of course, was a terrible tragedy but obviously could have been much worse in a crowded church that has around 45,000 worshipers.

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Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church shooting leaves child shot, suspect shooter down

According to Texas authorities, a child was shot and the suspected shooter is down.

The shooting occurred Sunday afternoon in the Houston, Texas megachurch.

Alan Rosen, a constable of Harris County said the child who was shot is between the ages of 5 and 9, but provided no other information.

The latest report at around 2:00 p.m. was announced by Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez on X. The shooting was also reported in the Spanish language church service which was to start at the time.

"Correction: shooter is down," Gonzalez wrote on social media. "But it does not appear that@HCSOTexas deputies fired shots; other agencies fired."

"We continue to assist in a methodical/thorough search of the complex."

At around 2:10 p.m. CT, Gonzalez said that there were "possible shots fired at/or around Lakewood Church." Less than an hour after that announcement, Texas law enforcement confirmed that the scene was Lakewood Church.

"The active scene is at Lakewood Church on the SW Fwy service road. Traffic is very heavy near and on the service road," Houston Police Department wrote on X.

"Please avoid the area and use alternate routes. We have PIOs en route to the scene and will provide any and all updates here."

Police later advised that anyone with missing family members should head to the "family reunification location" at Greenway Plaza's Life Time Fitness gym.

Lakewood Church confirmed on X that there was a shooting and asked that users "please pray for Lakewood and our community."

In a press release sent to local outlets, Governor Greg Abbott called the shooting "tragic."

"Our hearts are with those impacted by today’s tragic shooting and the entire Lakewood Church community in Houston," Abbott said. "Places of worship are sacred."

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Texas: recently released black career criminal fatally stabs white 80-year-old grandma

If the races were reversed, this would be a huge CNN, MSNBC, ABC etc., story. But the Texas career scumcrumpet who was recently released from prison was black. The guy had nearly 70 prior arrests and is accused of fatally stabbing an 80-year-old woman in broad daylight as she was out shopping.

The scumbag, 38-year-old whose name will not be mentioned here, was shot and killed by a responding officer who was flagged down by witnesses at the scene. Police said the man was armed with the 6-inch blade. Sadly, he wasn't stabbed in the chest by police and left to die as he did to Rosalie Cook after shopping at her local Walgreens in Houston.

Ms. Cook was pronounced dead at a local hospital.

The incident caused outrage from the Houston Police Officers' Union, which blamed the "total failure" of criminal justice reform for his release weeks earlier -- without paying bail.

Her son, Chuck Cook, said his mother was a “perfect” grandma to six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. “Nobody should have to go through this, an 80-year-old woman, disabled, had to walk with a cane,” Rosalie's son said.

The cops were already in the area after receiving calls around 10:15 a.m. about a man matching the stabber's description who was demanding money from shoppers at knifepoint at a nearby grocery store.

Two years ago, the perp was charged with assaulting a public servant -- breaking the person’s nose -- while being transferred to county jail, KHOU reported. Overall, he had been arrested 67 times and faced dozens of charges throughout his career as douche nozzle scum. The charges included assault, theft, trespassing, possession of marijuana, and burglary of a vehicle, according to the Houston Police Officers' Union.

“Rxxxx Lxxxx should never have been free. Now an innocent woman has been murdered. Everyone deserves better. This is absolutely shameful,” the Houston Police Officers' Union tweeted Monday, sharing his public record.

In response to the tweet, union president Joe Gamaldi tweeted, “The monster who stabbed, murdered, robbed an innocent 80 yr old grandmother over the weekend, has been arrested 67 times! And was out on 2 felony PR bonds! The colossal failure of bail and CJ reform in Houston is on full display here. Innocent people are dying. This has to STOP!!

A mental examination conducted in October 2019 deemed the crap weasel “temporarily incompetent,” and he was committed to a psychiatric hospital, KTRK reported. In March, a judge approved a request from the head of the mental facility that his stay be extended by 60 days.

On April 30, a judge waived two bonds -- one for felony theft, the second for the assault on the peace officer – and approved his transfer to a private residential care facility. By May 1, he was released to the Royal Personal Care Home. He escaped before Saturday’s incident, but few details were released by authorities.

“The defendant had a history of mental illness and he should have been kept off the streets. He recently absconded from the personal-care facility where the judge ordered he live instead of being held in jail,” the Houston District Attorney’s Office said in a statement.

“The judge had not issued a warrant for his arrest even when he had absconded, so police did not even know to look for him and unfortunately this tragedy occurred before he could be returned to court.”

The judge evidently sucks or is incompetent, or both. Needless to say, if he purposely refused to issue a warrant, he needs to be removed from the bench and apologize profusely to Ms. Cook's family.

“Where’s the outrage when our cops are putting their lives on the line arresting the same person time and again who’s got a violent history,” Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo told KHOU.

Body camera footage is being reviewed of the take-down of the perp. The cop that shot him is a nine year veteran.

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Pro MMA, aka 'Spiderman' with 3 pending murder raps escapes prison transport in Texas

Cedric Joseph Marks, [aka Spiderman] 44, escaped from a "private prisoner transport" on Loop 336 West in Conroe, about 40 miles north of Houston, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff's Department in a series of posts on Twitter.

Marks is considered "extremely dangerous," the sheriff's office said.

Texas authorities launched a manhunt Sunday after a prisoner who has three pending murder charges and who is a professional MMA fighter escaped from a transport vehicle.

The transport vehicle carrying Marks brilliantly stopped for food when he escaped, Scott Spencer, a lieutenant with the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, said on Twitter. [Although he did not editorialize as I did.]

Marks was last seen wearing an orange jumpsuit and restraints, FOX26 reported. According to deputies, Marks is not wearing a shirt because his was found by law enforcement after he booked it out of there.  But law enforcement might not have considered the notion that he could have found a shirt, or ripped one off, and is actually wearing a shirt.

The search for Marks drew a massive law enforcement presence north of Houston, with part of Interstate 45 being shut down during the manhunt.

Authorities have been interested in Marks after his ex-girlfriend Jenna Scott and her friend Michael Swearingin were reported missing last month, KHOU reported. The two were last seen alive on Jan. 4 before their bodies were found in Clearview, Okla., on Jan. 15.

Marks, who has not been charged in their deaths, was jailed in Michigan awaiting extradition for allegedly breaking into Scott's home back in August, according to the television station.

Based on the fact that he took off, there's a good chance he knows something about the murders that he wasn't telling authorities. . . . like he killed them.

The 44-year-old was released from the Kent County Jail in Michigan on Thursday and picked up by U.S. Prisoner Transportation Services to be extradited to Texas, Kent County Jail officials told KHOU. But the driver was hungry and stopped for a snack--the rest is history.

Anyone who spots Marks is asked to contact law enforcement immediately, but don't approach him because, as President Trump might say, "he's a bad hombre."

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Trump sets another tremendous record

Not only has President Trump passed a record number of legislative bills in his short term in office, and has created a record number of jobs in record time, and fulfilled a record number of campaign promises, more than any other president in the history of the United States, he has also experienced a continental record rainfall, greater than any other in the history of the United States.

The left leaning media was hoping that Trump would screw up so they could attack him as usual. Imagine that--the media would want to see the hurricane take a greater toll on Texas and Louisiana just so they could attack President Trump and perhaps become believable again.

Nearly 52 inches of rain has thus far been recorded in Cedar Bayou, Texas according to the National Weather Service.

That's more rain than Texas gets in a year and more rain than any other president has ever had to deal with, and Trump has been dealing with it very effectively.

Rains near the Mont Belvieu region topped up at 51.88 inches as of 3:30 p.m. CDT. That's a continental record but shy by 0.12 inches set by tropical cyclone Hiki in Kauai, Hawaii in 1950.

Kauai is a lush tropical island where the TV show "Fantasy Island" was filmed.

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner imposted a curfew on residents beginning at 10 p.m. Police Chief Arthur Acevedo said curfew violators would be stopped, questioned, searched and arrested. 

But let's not forget that this incredible hurricane was supposed to ruin President Trump in the eyes of the nation. Instead it made him the Michael Phelps of record setting.

On a sad and serious note, hurricane deaths have thus far reached 15 souls. In one case, an entire family of six people perished.

Let us pray for the all those affected by Harvey in Texas and Louisiana. 



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Muslim pleads guilty to mosque arson

Houston, Texas -- When the fire was first set, it was called a "hate crime" and the Houston chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) called authorities to demand an investigation for a possible bias motive. They cited a "recent spike in hate incidents targeting mosques nationwide."

But it turned out to be a fake hate crime. 

CAIR calling itself a Muslim advocacy group is like Brian Williams calling himself a purveyor of truth. The Hamas-linked CAIR want it all to be about hate crimes against Muslims because that's how they get their influence and power in society. And it makes it harder for the rest of us to call Islam out on jihad terrorism.

Some Muslims need to see themselves as victims to justify jihad activities and use hate crimes against Muslims as a "currency to buy power and influence in our victimhood-oriented society," as Robert Spencer said. It also deflects attention away from jihad terror activities and onto the poor victims of hate crimes.

There have been many instances in which Muslims fabricated "hate crimes" that included attacks on mosques and other Muslims. In February, for example, a New Jersey Muslim was found guilty of murder that he tried to convince the jury was an act of "Islamophobia." And in 2014, a Muslim in California killed his wife and also blamed it on "Islamophobia."

But on Friday, Gary Nathaniel Moore, 38 from Houston, was sentenced to four years in prison. He pleaded guilty to torching a storefront mosque on Christmas Day last year. 

Moore, a devout Muslim, attended that very mosque for five years and prayed there five times a day, seven days a week.

Go figure.

Moore will be eligible for parole in two years.



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Illegal alien soccer coach accused of sexually abusing 8 players

An illegal alien soccer coach in Texas was arrested after being accused of sexually abusing 8 boys between the ages of 10 and 15, and authorities believe more will probably come forward.

Marcos Ramos living illegally in Corsicana,Texas is also wanted in his country of Guatemala for sexually assaulting children, police said. He faces three counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child and five counts of indecency with a child. 

(Michael Moore believes pedophiles should not be incarcerated because it's a 'disease'. I believe they should be chemically neutered.) 

It was discovered that Ramos has been fooling people for years, working under assumed names. U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement place an immigration hold on him.

Ramos fled Central America and came here illegally, first settling in Houston, where he coached a boy's soccer team.

Houston issued a warrant for his arrest for aggravated sexual assault, but he is facing more charges in Corsicana. He has been coaching recreational soccer for the past four years. He only coached recreational teams, never for schools where his background may have been more closely scrutinized.

The Corsicana police haven't released the aliases Ramos used.

And Hillary Clinton wants open borders and refuses to say what she believes about sanctuary cities, which, I believe we already know.




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UPDATE: Houston shooter wounds 9, has been neutralized

Houston, TX. -- At least six people have been shot by an unidentified man. The incident occurred near the corner of Weslayan and Bissonnet in southwest Houston.

Residents have been told to avoid the area at this time as police bravely check for additional shooters.

Police used Twitter to say that the active shooter is no longer active--he was shot and "neutralized" by police.  One witness reported that he heard about 100 "steady gunshots" being fired.

Six people with non-life-threatening injuries were taken to the hospital. Among them was the son of local attorney Skip Cornelius. He had been hit while sitting in his car but was not hurt badly.

The police profiled the man as "black" and used a revolver to shoot his victims. Black Lives Matter and the New Black Panthers both have no comment at this time, but refused to praise the police who rushed to the scene to protect the public.

"He has been neutralized," said the fire chief. When asked if the shooter had been killed he responded, "I don't know if he is dead, but he is no longer a threat to the public."

At one point, police surrounded a vehicle on Law Street and the bomb squad was called in.

UPDATE: It was learned the shooter was a "disgruntled lawyer" who opened fire at a southwest Houston shopping mall. He was shot dead by police and he was identified as Nathan DeSai. He had previously worked at McDaniel & DeSai LLP but the law practice had closed down last year.

Earlier reports mistakenly described the shooter as black. 


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Turkish Airlines jet threat

A Turkish jet flying from Houston to Istanbul had a security scare when a handwritten threat was found on board Turkish Airlines Flight 34 while crossing the Atlantic Ocean last night.

The plane, a Boeing 777, carrying 209 passengers and crew landed safely at Shannon Airport in Ireland. The Irish police are investigating the aircraft, which has been parked a safe distance from the terminal.

Officials haven't yet said whether the flight to Istanbul will resume, or if the passengers will be put on other flights. Maybe they should ask the pilot what he thinks. (No, that isn't being sexist--there are only male pilots from Turkey.)

The same officials have also not said whether the note was perhaps written in Arabic, but the smart money says it is and signed, "Allahu akbar!"


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Muslim refugee: "I want to blow myself up--I am against America"

Texas--an Iraqi refugee who's facing charges of helping ISIS wanted to set off bombs at two Houston malls. He was in the process of learning how to make electronic transmitters that are capable of detonating explosive devices. 

Omar Faraj Saeed Al Hardan came to Houston, Texas from Iraq in 2009. He was indicted last week on three charges, which includes attempting to provide support to a designated terrorist organization (not Obama's buddies, the Muslim Brotherhood). Al Hardan pleaded not guilty to all charges on Wednesday.

Bail was denied by U.S. District Judge Lynn Hughes as it was ruled that there would be a serious risk if Al Hardan fled once released, which he would, if he could. She made her decision after hearing testimony from Homeland Security Agent Herman Wittliff. 

Agent Wittliff said that in addition to Al Hardan wanting to set off bombs at two malls, including the Galleria mall, the misinterpretor of Islam was also learning how to make electronic devices that would be capable of setting off bombs remotely, which would allow him more than one opportunity to wreak havoc and mayhem. "He wanted to build them (the transmitters) for ISIL," the agent said.

For some strange reason, Al Hardan's arrest prompted criticism of Obama's refugee policies from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. The governor has led Republican governors calling for a halt to resettlement of Syrian refugees in their states.

Immigrant advocates who will not be living in the close proximity of any refugees say they have total confidence in the vetting process even though it cannot be done effectively according to rational law enforcement authorities such as Jim Comey, head of the FBI.

Al Hardan's older brother, Saeed Faraj Saeed Al Hardan al Gore bin Al Qaeda, said his brother has denied any wrongdoing and that neither his brother or anyone in their family had ever expressed any support for the Islamic State--at least not openly.

Prosecutors say that Al Hardan was working along with another scumcrumpet Iraqi refugee living in Jerry Moonbeam Brown's state of California. Aws Mohammed Younis Al-Jayab and Al Hardan communicated through Facebook messenger from April 2013 to October 2014. They talked about getting weapons training and slithering their butts to Syria to fight alongside ISIS, Wittliff said.

"Once I get the passport I will leave America; I will leave. I will make a widow of you," Al Hardan said to his cloth-coffin-covered wife, an court excerpt read. "I will go to Syria. I am not a wacko. I am not wacko. I am speaking the truth. I want to blow myself up. I want to blow myself up . . . I am against America."

Then after he does that, he'll make the electronic detonators.

The solution is obvious, according to the Obama administration. Just bring in more refugees. They will point out who the bad guys are and we can send them back to Syria with a baggie lunch/


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