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On 2026-08-01 Chris (@chriswithans) says YouTube served him a James Talarico…

2026-08-01 · 20:02 UTC ·@sabrdance ·0 min read

Brief

Chris (@chriswithans) reports that on 2026-08-01 YouTube showed him a James Talarico fundraising ad in California after watching Ryan Long comedy videos (including a 'do the Chinese accent' gag). He insists he's neither a Democrat nor in Texas but repeatedly sees the ads and accuses Talarico of heavy out-of-state ad spending to inflate fundraising claims, quoting a consultant saying '25%.'

Why it matters

On 2026-08-01 Chris (@chriswithans) says YouTube served him a James Talarico fundraising ad in California after he watched Ryan Long comedy videos, including one where a character asks a friend to 'do the Chinese accent'.

Key details

  • Chris states he is not a liberal or a Democrat and not in Texas yet keeps seeing Talarico ads, accusing the campaign of 'tossing money everywhere' to raise funds to later boast about fundraising; he quotes a campaign consultant saying '25%'.
Source evidence

"And Talarico's campaign consultant turns to the other two and says: '25%'."

Chris (@chriswithans)

YouTube literally showed me this fundraising ad for James Talarico in California after I watched a series of Ryan Long comedy videos, including the one where he desperately asks his friend to “do the Chinese accent” so he can impress his other friend. I am clearly not a liberal or a Democrat and would never donate to one. And again, I am not in Texas. And yet I keep seeing them.

Dude is just tossing money everywhere trying to raise money so he can brag about raising money after he spent so much money.

— https://nitter.net/chriswithans/status/2083640910013952283#m