Petra Costa

Petra Costa Instagram – Eloquent as ever, US Senate candidate @jamestalarico of Texas speaks with @ezraklein about the Religious Right’s fixation on manufacturing wedge issues while turning a blind eye to immense greed. “Religion is being used to control people and accumulate power and wealth for people at the top. This is a tale as old as time.” An eight-generation Texan who has served in the TX legislature since 2018, Talarico grew up with a front row seat to observe the transactional politics that have played out between the GOP, petrochemical plutocrats, and the Evangelical Right. As a devout Christian, and a Presbyterian seminarian, Rep Talarico seeks to challenge Christian Nationalism by promoting a “politics of love” that seeks economic parity for the working class that is wholly rooted in social justice. “They’re using MY tradition, they’re speaking for ME. And so I think I have a special moral responsibility to combat Christian Nationalism wherever I see it.” We’re rooting for you, Rep. T! | Posted on 20/Jan/2026 05:03:41