🌶️ Ban Flamin’ Hot Cheetos?

It’s Saturday, March 16 — people are talking about California’s proposed ban on Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, the Elon vs. Don Lemon drama, and more.

As always, we’ve summarized and organized the different shades of perspective, so you can see the big picture quickly. Here at Shades we believe that seeing multiple points of view is the best way to stay informed.

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🌶️ Ban Flamin’ Hot Cheetos?

California's bill to ban Flamin' Hot Cheetos in schools stirs up a debate over health and choice.

🌶️ CBS: California could ban schools from providing Flamin' Hot Cheetos. It's about the artificial dyes like red 40 not meeting nutritional standards.

🌶️ Assembly member Jesse Gabriel shared his support for the ban on X. Those artificial dyes are linked to a number of serious health concerns like DNA damage, cancer, hyperactivity, and neurobehavioral issues. We have to protect our kids!

🌶️ But a Redditor on r/UnpopularOpinion says it's stupid. There are so many other unhealthy things kids can eat — why bother banning this?

🌶️ SF Gate wonders whether it will pressure companies to change their recipes. Supporters say they could use natural coloring like turmeric or beet powder instead of the dyes.

🔌 Elon vs. Don Lemon

Elon Musk pulled the plug on an X partnership with Don Lemon, following an uncomfortable interview.

🔌 WaPo: Elon Musk pulled the plug on a streaming deal with Don Lemon's new show on X. Musk said the show was “basically CNN on X”, which wouldn't be a successful business model.

🔌 CNN: Don Lemon says no, it's personal. Lemon asked Musk some tough questions in the interview and Musk got offended — so much for being a “free speech absolutist”.

🔌 Poynter agrees: Musk was being childish. He claims to be pro free speech, but soon as someone says something he doesn’t like, “he takes his ball and goes home”.

🔌 Sky News disagrees: Lemon is the fool here. He obviously hasn't learned from his debacle at CNN — why does anybody listen to him?

🔌 Fortune: Regardless, X is in need of content creators. They have to pay off $13b in debt!

Quick hits

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⚖️ James and Jennifer Crumbley were convicted of involuntary manslaughter for their roles in their son's school shooting.

🇺🇸 Chuck Schumer's rabbi speaks out about his comments on Israel, highlighting shifts in US-Israel political dynamics.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Vaughan Gething is poised to become the first Black leader of Wales, making history in European politics.

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