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IcyPeas

(25,875 posts)
Fri May 29, 2026, 11:45 PM 21 hrs ago

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 21 hrs ago OP
She's got a good looking guy right there underpants 21 hrs ago #1
They are a handsome couple! GenThePerservering 21 hrs ago #2
Intelligent females, gravitate to other smart people. OAITW r.2.0 20 hrs ago #3
Post removed Post removed 11 hrs ago #13
They look so normal Roy Rolling 20 hrs ago #4
He is a very normal guy... Trueblue Texan 7 hrs ago #14
Rumour has it that this has turned Maggotville into a wriggling box of cocaine worms. NBachers 20 hrs ago #5
They're a good looking couple! Cha 19 hrs ago #6
'Rico Suave' is not a compliment. Celerity 14 hrs ago #11
I think she adores him. Ilsa 19 hrs ago #7
Are they at Burning Man? Kinda looks like it... Fil1957 18 hrs ago #8
Looks like they're at a concert at Zilker Park in Austin. LudwigPastorius 5 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 18 hrs ago #9
We are the same age and PCIntern 13 hrs ago #12
Message auto-removed Name removed 18 hrs ago #10
Here's what Wikipedia says DavidDvorkin 7 hrs ago #15
What's her name? senseandsensibility 6 hrs ago #16
Maybe she does not want it out there. efhmc 5 hrs ago #18
Brianna Menard LudwigPastorius 4 hrs ago #19
No comparison Marcuse 7 min ago #20

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
20 hrs ago

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

(4,650 posts)
14. He is a very normal guy...
Sat May 30, 2026, 12:57 PM
7 hrs ago

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

Cha

(320,937 posts)
6. They're a good looking couple!
Sat May 30, 2026, 01:06 AM
19 hrs ago

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

***Translates to Rich & Smooth!

Mahalo!

Celerity

(55,044 posts)
11. 'Rico Suave' is not a compliment.
Sat May 30, 2026, 06:25 AM
14 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
18 hrs ago

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
7 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.

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