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IcyPeas

(25,876 posts)
Fri May 29, 2026, 11:45 PM Friday

Photo of James Talarico and his girlfriend.

Compare and contrast to Miller and his wife.

Congrats to the GOP for forcing the entire country talk about @jamestalarico.bsky.social’s girlfriend, who it turns out is super hot 👍

Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen.bsky.social) 2026-05-30T03:11:47.690Z


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Photo of James Talarico and his girlfriend. (Original Post) IcyPeas Friday OP
She's got a good looking guy right there underpants Friday #1
They are a handsome couple! GenThePerservering Friday #2
Intelligent females, gravitate to other smart people. OAITW r.2.0 Yesterday #3
Post removed Post removed 20 hrs ago #13
They look so normal Roy Rolling Yesterday #4
He is a very normal guy... Trueblue Texan 17 hrs ago #14
Post removed Post removed 9 hrs ago #21
Enjoy your stay ornotna 9 hrs ago #22
Or not. Poor little troll thinks being Cha 8 hrs ago #26
Happily, I missed all that. NT Trueblue Texan 8 hrs ago #29
I'm glad you did, too, TrueBlue Texan. Cha 7 hrs ago #30
Rumour has it that this has turned Maggotville into a wriggling box of cocaine worms. NBachers Yesterday #5
They're a good looking couple! Cha Yesterday #6
'Rico Suave' is not a compliment. Celerity 23 hrs ago #11
I think she adores him. Ilsa Yesterday #7
Are they at Burning Man? Kinda looks like it... Fil1957 Yesterday #8
Looks like they're at a concert at Zilker Park in Austin. LudwigPastorius 14 hrs ago #17
It is called PENIS ENVY from all the want a be assholes that in their wet dreams pretend they are state of stupid Yesterday #9
We are the same age and PCIntern 22 hrs ago #12
Message auto-removed Name removed Yesterday #10
Here's what Wikipedia says DavidDvorkin 16 hrs ago #15
What's her name? senseandsensibility 15 hrs ago #16
Maybe she does not want it out there. efhmc 14 hrs ago #18
Brianna Menard LudwigPastorius 14 hrs ago #19
Menard? She's not related to the owner of any of the hardware stores slightlv 9 hrs ago #24
No relation, that I know of. LudwigPastorius 4 hrs ago #32
No comparison Marcuse 9 hrs ago #20
Brianna Menard also has an impressive TX pioneer pedigree Tanuki 9 hrs ago #23
She has some pretty deep TX roots. Bristlecone 8 hrs ago #27
They actually look happy, unlike Mr and Mrs Nosferatu struggle4progress 8 hrs ago #25
Sounds like the county carries her family name. Melon 8 hrs ago #28
Heartfelt apologies soon to be extended by FOX adulterer Jesse Watters. Sneederbunk 6 hrs ago #31

Response to OAITW r.2.0 (Reply #3)

Roy Rolling

(7,732 posts)
4. They look so normal
Sat May 30, 2026, 12:31 AM
Yesterday

After the last decade of freaks in GOP government his grounding in issues that affect all Americans is refreshing.

I don’t mean to be ungracious but I’m sick of the reverence society pays to wealthy people, especially vulgararians surrounding the POTUS and GOP.

James Talarico has a good soul.

Trueblue Texan

(4,651 posts)
14. He is a very normal guy...
Sat May 30, 2026, 12:57 PM
17 hrs ago

Any of you would feel comfortable going up and starting a conversation with him. Very approachable and open.

Response to Trueblue Texan (Reply #14)

Cha

(320,958 posts)
26. Or not. Poor little troll thinks being
Sat May 30, 2026, 09:44 PM
8 hrs ago

awake is a bad thing...we should be dead Asleep like fucked up in the grotesque head PEDO

Cha

(320,958 posts)
30. I'm glad you did, too, TrueBlue Texan.
Sat May 30, 2026, 10:30 PM
7 hrs ago

It was just a bunch of sad gibberish from a pedophile fan.

Cha

(320,958 posts)
6. They're a good looking couple!
Sat May 30, 2026, 01:06 AM
Yesterday

One comment said.. "*from now on, James Talarico = Rico Suave"

***Translates to Rich & Smooth!

Mahalo!

Celerity

(55,047 posts)
11. 'Rico Suave' is not a compliment.
Sat May 30, 2026, 06:25 AM
23 hrs ago

The phrase "rico suave" (roughly translating from Spanish to "rich and smooth" ) is a slang term used to describe a flashy, confident, and slickly dressed Latino ladies' man. It is both an archetype of a smooth-talking womanizer and a light-hearted nickname for someone trying too hard to be charming.

https://www.dictionary.com/culture/slang/rico-suave

Who uses Rico Suave?

Rico Suave tends to be used as the name of a stereotypical Latino ladies’ man who is very charming but cocky, often depicted as wearing gold jewelry, with flowing or greased hair, and long, unbuttoned shirts over a muscular torso.

People tend to use the term as a way to refer to Latin men they think fit that profile (e.g. “Check out Rico Suave over there”). It’s important to stress here that Rico Suave is a stereotype, and is considered offensive by many, including the Latino community, who widely criticized Gerardo Mejía for perpetuating such a caricature.

state of stupid

(208 posts)
9. It is called PENIS ENVY from all the want a be assholes that in their wet dreams pretend they are
Sat May 30, 2026, 02:38 AM
Yesterday

Arnie or Sylvester or Chuck or Bruce or some other pumped-up guy they like to believe is a
superhero and try to compare themselves to them. I will be 72 in October and I never in my
life thought I would ever see anything this sad and depressing as what the definition of
manhood has come to!!!!

Response to IcyPeas (Original post)

DavidDvorkin

(20,700 posts)
15. Here's what Wikipedia says
Sat May 30, 2026, 01:49 PM
16 hrs ago

Personal life

As of May 2026, Talarico has been in a four‑year relationship with a woman who previously served as his chief of staff in his Texas House office; she left the position after they developed feelings for each other.

slightlv

(8,052 posts)
24. Menard? She's not related to the owner of any of the hardware stores
Sat May 30, 2026, 09:15 PM
9 hrs ago

is she? I understand he's a raging trumpist. Haven't shopped there since I heard it.

LudwigPastorius

(15,077 posts)
32. No relation, that I know of.
Sun May 31, 2026, 01:48 AM
4 hrs ago

She was born in Texas, while John Menard, Jr. is a Wisconsinite.

...unless he had a lost weekend in Galveston 30 years ago.

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