Ezekiel T. Reynolds

Ezekiel T. Reynolds is an American writer who covers working-class politics and culture.

Tuesday

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Why did Kamala Harris do a ‘media blitz’?

While Donald Trump has been serving fries at McDonald’s, Kamala Harris is licking her wounds after spending the past week or so engaged in what some have dubbed a ‘media blitz’. After taking heat for a lack of media presence (or a policy section on her campaign website for that matter), the VP made several appearances across both ‘legacy’ and ‘new’ media. She’s appeared on the TV shows like 60 Minutes and The Late Show, as well as radio shows and podcasts like The Breakfast Club and Call Her Daddy. The stop that has garnered the most attention was her sit down with Bret Baier of Fox News. While I admittedly haven’t listened to every second of every appearance, they all seemed to have been pretty softball interviews, with the exception of Fox.

Sunday

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Why JD Vance ‘created’ the pet-eating immigrants

Last week, Republican vice-presidential candidate JD Vance appeared on CNN’s State of the Union where he was interviewed by Dana Bash. During what could best be described as a testy exchange, Vance said he had ‘created’ the story of Haitian immigrants eating pets. Explaining that statement, he said he ‘created’ the story with memes and tweets, not that he created the substance of the story.  Still, no one listened. In America’s media ecosystem, which has little regard for nuance and context, the proverbial die was already cast. Left-leaning media were quick to point to his statement as proof of the story being completely fabricated. Right-leaning media viewed their reactions as another attempt to distort the words of a high-profile conservative.