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The Bulwark's Tim Miller and James Talarico Discuss God's Genitalia, and Dems Wonder Why They Lose Texas

Brad Slager
Brad Slager  |  May 28, 2026
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Legalized Press-titution – THE BULWARK

  • Apparently, these Democrat experts think blasphemous commentary will win the hearts of voters.

It has become a week of desperation for the backers of James Talarico, as the deeply odd candidate is a desperate and rather unhinged sort. His campaign is grappling with claims of a girlfriend, wrestling with whether he prefers meat or veganism, and his past comments on various issues are becoming more of an anchor.

One of those topics involves his hot take that God is non-binary, and thinking he is helping out on the matter is Tim Miller from The Bulwark. There may be no one from that outlet you would want less to be weighing in on theistic matters, and Miller is more than happy to display why that is.

He comes out with what he felt was an indictment of Ted Cruz, commenting on the genitalia of the Almighty.

Then, to compound the disturbing approach to things, there was Talarico on stage with Miller at a Bulwark event. Tim was playing to the crowd with this same level of scatological seminary commentary, and Talarico had to laugh along with all of the talk of God’s genitals.

Gun control, anti-meat posturing, and now vulgarly degrading Christianity – and this party cannot wrap its head around why it struggles to make serious inroads in the state of Texas.


Glossary Over Things – THE DAILY MAIL

  • You do know there is an existing clinical term for that, correct?

Continuing with the phallic content, at the Daily Mail, they were covering the story of a trans individual who was targeted with new standards at a YMCA after exposing his crank in the women’s locker area. The news outlet understood it was veering into Ricky Gervais punchline territory if it accurately detailed that the “woman” had exposed “her” penis to other actual women.

So they had to go forward with contorting the language in order to avoid insulting the individual who was flashing women against their will.


Artisanally-Crafted Narratives – THE ATLANTIC

  • Does this mean you will be suspending all future claims that the president is homophobic?

Continuing with the YMCA content, the blessed-for-time reporter at Ashley Parker delves into the willingness of President Trump to be comfortable with gay culture. His longstanding preference for the song “YMCA” is considered a factor, but so too is his fondness for…gilded interiors…???


Gilded Reframe – CBS NEWS

  • We think we see why Jill selected this interviewer.

With an upcoming book release, Dr. First Lady Professor Mrs. Joe Biden sat for a cozy interview on “CBS Sunday Morning” with her hand-picked interviewer Rita Braver. The challenging or even probing questions were kept to a minimum, and this was clearly on display as Jill was commenting on her reactions the night of President Biden’s debate meltdown.

Jill stated that she had feared that Joe might have had a stroke while up on stage. Ms. Braver saw no need to dive deeper into the subject, even though Jill’s own words and actions that night were not those of a spouse worried for her husband’s condition.

Jill was effusive at a post-debate event, touting how Joe had done a good job — “You answered all of the questions!” she gushed, like her 8-year-old did well on a quiz.

This was also the gathering where she was chanting, “Four more years!” and not calling for Joe to be examined by a medical professional


News Avoidance Syndrome – CNN

  • You guys would probably be better suited to avoid this topic, do you think?

Continuing with the debilitated Biden topic, on CNN, they were discussing Jill’s interview, where guest Alex Thompson, co-writer of the post-Biden book “Original Sin”, sat in and discussed the matter with Jake Tapper.

He mentions how it was that for a month prior, people saw problems with Biden, while Jill claimed not to see any problems.

What this becomes is an indictment of the press, as much as one of Jill Biden.


Borderline Obsessions – ABC NEWS

  • Sounding the alarm on this but not on other problems shows where the sympathies reside.

At ABC News, they have what they were sure was a gripping, troubling statistic. They looked into the storyline of immigration detainees who have committed suicide while held by authorities. We are told that this is taking place at an “alarming rate”, making it out to be something of an epidemic that needs to be addressed immediately. We remain rather unconvinced, for reasons that will be made apparent.

Considering first that the number of individuals taken into custody during the elevated immigration enforcement procedures has obviously exploded, it would stand to reason that cases related to this would also rise. That alone is cause for a pause on the panic. Then, when you consider the sheer amount of those detained number into the tens of thousands (hundreds of thousands?), you become even less impressed by the total they have come up with.

Ten. That is the “alarming” figure they tabulated - 10.

Now, consider they had to go back more than a year just to boost that total, and weigh that against a number of other metrics, and this becomes an absolute laughable expose by the network.