James Talarico

That hat that I wear, which is related to the politician hat, to me, that's where the solutions are going to come from.

Like I said, I'm all for this.

In fact, I've already worked on those policies.

If we pass that, I'm all for it.

All I'm telling you is that the economic and political solutions are not sufficient.

Sometimes I think my team and I feel like Luke Skywalker infiltrating the Death Star to destroy it.

And sorry to keep bringing everything back to Scripture.

I think it's because we started with a conversation about faith.

But Jesus tells his disciples something really weird.

He says to have the heart of a dove and the mind of a serpent.

Dr. King would later reinterpret this as, for the members of his movement, as tough minds, tender hearts.

The idea is that if you're gonna change the world, if you're gonna challenge the powers that be, you gotta be smart and strategic to do it.

And it's not something we should be ashamed of.

And my team, I think I have some of the brightest young minds in Texas politics on our team, which is a real joy and a privilege.

And I think we have figured out

how to use these platforms against the platforms themselves.

And so, yes, we are building things that can reach as many people as possible.

Because if no one hears a message, it doesn't really matter.

And we are learning what these algorithms like, what these platforms promote,

And we're using that against them.