It Occurs To Me That This…

RFK Jr: "President Trump understands that we're engaged right now in spiritual warfare and that the malevolent forces want to drive us apart and end our connection to each other. One of the ways we can remedy that is by reinstituting this sacred ritual of eating with each other… pic.twitter.com/AlhElsSbRx

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 5, 2026

RFK Jr: "President Trump understands that we're engaged right now in spiritual warfare and that the malevolent forces want to drive us apart and end our connection to each other. One of the ways we can remedy that is by reinstituting this sacred ritual of eating with each other and cooking."

…following this, is not an accident. It is wildly out of character for Kennedy (who was hardly raised with any exposure to “sacred rituals,” either religious or secular). I think it was directed by the White House, who are taking Talarico seriously (as a threat) since Tuesday.

"Christian nationalism is not a type of Christianity; it’s a parasitic form of nationalism that infects Christianity, eats it from the inside, and creates a zombie nationalism that wears a Christian skinsuit." Can James Talarico force it to expose itself?https://t.co/xzAiyLBSaE

— The Bulwark (@BulwarkOnline) March 4, 2026

Of course, “I can connect/Nothing with nothing,” but I sincerely believe Talarico is scaring all the right people.

Although, just as Obama didn’t dispel American racism (only fools expected him to), neither will Talarico drive the money changers who are the descendants of Jerry Falwell from the political temple. But it will be nice that have him present another idea of Christian service on the public stage, even if I come (as is likely) to disagree with it.

You gotta remember, Jimmy Carter didn’t really change the world by his example, and either. But it’s the example that matters.