Matt Gagnon discusses the cultural significance of the American Eagle jeans ad featuring Sydney Sweeney, highlighting her popularity and the ad’s impact on social media and mainstream press. He notes the ad’s light-hearted nature and the backlash from progressive groups. Gagnon contrasts this with past corporate responses to controversy, where companies often apologized to avoid reputational damage. He argues that American Eagle’s decision to stand firm despite criticism signals a cultural shift towards resilience and less fear of offending certain groups. He also draws parallels to political scenarios, emphasizing that standing firm can eventually lead to the issue fading away.
Five years ago, video images from a Minneapolis street showing a police officer kneeling on the neck of George Floyd as his life slipped away ignited a social movement. Now, videos from another Minneapolis street showing the last moments of Renee Good's life are central to another debate about law enforcement in America.
As anger and outrage spilled out onto Minneapolis' streets over the fatal shooting of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, a new shooting by federal officers in Oregon left two people wounded, sparked additional protests and elicited more scrutiny of enforcement operations across the U.S.
The state of Minnesota must play a role in investigating the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, Gov. Tim Walz insisted Thursday, pushing back against the Trump administration's decision to keep the investigation solely in federal hands.
The Senate is expected to vote on a resolution Thursday that would limit President Donald Trump's ability to conduct further attacks against Venezuela, setting up a test for his expanding ambitions in the Western Hemisphere.
