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It’s Thursday, May 9 — here’s what you’ll find in today’s newsletter:

• Sen. Fetterman’s support of a ban on lab-grown meat

• Apple’s controversial “Crush” ad

• 4 quick hits of news from the last 24 hours

- Jeff (co-founder of Shades)

🥩 Fetterman against lab-grown meat

🥩 Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman supported Florida's ban on lab-grown meat. Vox said Fetterman chose to align with traditional agribusiness interests over emerging food tech.

🥩 @TrackOilPACs on X slammed Fetterman's take: The Senator continues to flip-flop on important climate issues. How disappointing.

🥩 But a Washington Examiner Op believes that Florida’s ban on lab-grown meat protects farming jobs.

🥩 Either way, Salon notes that bipartisan pushback on lab-grown meat is growing: Politicians on both sides of the aisle are rallying to protecting farmers and “real” food — at the expense of consumer choices.

🎨 Apple’s “Crush” ad

🎨 Variety says celebs don't like Apple's “Crush” ad for the M4 iPad Pro. Hugh Grant said the ad depicted “The destruction of the human experience”.

🎨 You can watch the commercial here. The premise is supposed to illustrate the many things you can do on an iPad Pro.

🎨 TechCrunch also hated it: The ad disrespects tangible creativity — no wonder people are up in arms.

🎨 But a Redditor on r/Apple thinks it's just not that deep: “People really do just find anything to complain about these days”.

🎨 Still, the NYT says Apple's ads have missed the mark before — but it did make a legendary “1984”-themed Super Bowl ad back in the day.

4️⃣ Quick hits

✈️ A Boeing 737 caught fire and skidded off the runway at a Senegal airport, injuring 10.

🇺🇸 Barron Trump chosen as a Florida delegate for the Republican National Convention, joining other family members.

⚫ Severe storms claim lives and cause widespread damage in the South, with ongoing threats of more adverse weather.

⚖️ In Trump's hush money trial, defense questions Stormy Daniels's credibility as the former president faces legal challenges.