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Last Wednesday, a video surfaced of Alex Pretti kicking out the taillight of an ICE vehicle, 11 days before Border Patrol agents shot him to death. Right-wing influencers quickly cast the incident as somehow exonerating the 37-year-old’s killers. In Megyn…

(RNS) — As chaos has unfolded in Minneapolis over the past several days, culminating in the killing of Alex Pretti, conservative Christian commentators have naturally taken up the mantle of the real problem: what the women are posting on Instagram.…

By Kimeko McCoy  •  January 27, 2026  • Subscribe: Apple Podcasts • Spotify The creator economy is bursting at the seams — or is it that influencer marketing is booming? For an industry that’s big on labeling things, there’s one…

Gamesight data shows that rather than running into viewer fatigue, franchise sequels can attract significantly larger audiences for streamers Image credit: Sucker Punch Productions Bradley Webb is a data analyst at Gamesight, where he analyses creator viewership, influencer marketing performance,…

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Look, marketing experts have been yapping on about a “human-first” approach to advertising and promotions since the dawn of time, so much so that it can often feel…

Influencer Jéssica Daugirdas Dead At 35 Published January 26, 2026 6:17 AM PST Jéssica Daugirdas — a popular social media influencer — died Saturday after a 3-year battle with cancer. Jéssica’s family announced her passing on Instagram, saying she had…

Within minutes of Alex Pretti being shot and killed by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis on Saturday, the Trump administration, backed by right-wing influencers, launched a smear campaign against the victim, labeling him a “terrorist” and a “lunatic.” Pretti,…

FBI Director Kash Patel leads news conference to announce arrests tied to illegal sports bettin… FBI Director Kash Patel leads news conference to announce arrests tied to illegal sports betting and poker game schemes, in New York City on October…

By Kimeko McCoy  •  January 22, 2026  • Ivy Liu The creator economy is booming and DICK’s Sporting Goods is vying for a bigger slice of the pie. Applications opened this week for the retailer’s third iteration of its creator…

The new Netflix documentary Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story, directed by Skye Borgman, seeks to understand the shocking crimes of both Hildebrandt and business partner Ruby Franke. In 2023, Hildebrandt and Franke became internationally known when they were arrested…