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Glenn Greenwald
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The way the US corporate media transformed Kamala Harris from a national embarrassment to a transformative pioneer overnight -- without even pretending to care about anything that she thinks or believes -- is a powerful testament to how potent the science of propaganda is:
TIME
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The reintroduction of Kamala Harris https://ti.me/4fCTs5n
10:06 AM · Aug 12, 2024. //
The article is titled, "The Reintroduction of Kamala Harris,” and like similar headlines and stories in newspapers, magazines and websites around the country, they try to depict a candidate who’s been reborn, who’s undergone a magical metamorphosis and gone from an ugly caterpillar to a beautiful butterfly. //
But here’s the reality: Nothing about this woman has changed in the past 22 days, not her record, not her cringe-inducing mannerisms, not her lack of accomplishments as vice president—not a single thing. Yet the media is seemingly in lockstep pumping out story after story about how exciting and competent she’s suddenly become. //
Brian Doherty
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Kamala Harris has been reintroduced more times than the McDonalds McRib sandwich.
7:32 AM · Aug 12, 2024. //
anon-xztj
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Also remember or for those who didn't know Time Magazine had Adolf Hitler on their cover in 1938 as "Man of the Year"!