VALUE FOR VALUE
Thank you to the Bowl After Bowl Episode 261 Producers: Kevin S, harvhat, Starship Alves, Lavish, Sir TJ the Wrathful, DarthSnark, Tjunta, Boolysteed, Boo-Bury, HeyCitizen, memes1337
Thank you Mary-Kate Ultra and MakeHeroism for joining us for another Bowls With Buds on Episode 260!
Intro/Outro: e s c p – Drive
ON CHAIN, OFF CHAIN, COCAINE, SHITSTAIN
KC Bitcoiners’ Coffee Meetup and Beer with Bitcoiners
Head of Chainalysis Investigations admits there’s no scientific evidence proving their surveillance software works (No BS Bitcoin)
FBI seizure of Mastodon server data is Fediverse wakeup call (Electronic Frontier Foundation)
PayPal shut down GrapheneOS Foundation’s account used for donations (No BS Bitcoin)
Coinbase CEO says SEC asked them to halt everything except Bitcoin (Financial Times)
TOP THREE 33
New home sales in China fall 33% in July (CNN)
Canadian banks propose disclosing just 33% of capital markets emissions (BNN Bloomberg)
Senate passes FY2024 Defense Authorization with 33 Sullivan provisions (KINY)
Wildfire in northeast Burnet County approximately 33 acres, fully contained (KXAN)
A state crime report says Kentucky homicides fell by 33% but the numbers are wrong (WDRB)
33 died in Onondaga County, NY from drug overdoses in first quarter of 2023 (Syracuse)
BEHIND THE CURTAIN
Mastercard demands shutdown of marijuana purchases on its debit cards (Bloomberg)
Food and Drug Administration approves second OTC naloxone nasal pray, RiVive (FDA.gov)
Bipartisan concurrent resolution calls for the release of Marc Fogel (Rep. Mike Kelly)
DEA head Anne Milgram pledges to seek federal marijuana rescheduling review timeline (Forbes)
Alabama company seeking medical cannabis license says agency meeting records improperly destroyed (AL.com)
*Weed is officially legal in Minnesota but businesses struggle with banking (FOX 9 KMSP)
Missouri regulators can now subpoena records from marijuana facilities and third parties (MO Independent)
Missourians voting on 3% pot sales tax August 8th (Legends 1063 KRZK)
Ohio 679 signatures short for November ballot (Frank LaRose, OH SOS)
*Oregon pot farmers file lawsuit against mold zero-tolerance rule (KOIN)
Former OLCC Director Steve Marks files tort claim notice alleging Gov. Tina Kotek fired him at La Mota CEO’s behest (Willamette Week)
Central Texas mother opens up after son dies in DFPS custody (KWTX)
Washington launches Blake Refund Bureau (Courts.WA.gov)
METAL MOMENT
The Rev CyberTrucker brings us AC/DC’s The Jack.
FIRST TIME I EVER…
This week, Bowlers called in to talk about the First Time They Ever took a selfie.
Next week, we want to hear about the First Time YOU Ever went to a Brazilian steakhouse.
FUCK IT, DUDE. LET’S GO BOWLING.
Colorado breweries win impressive 33 medals at national competition (CBS)
11-year-old girl arrested over false report of ‘kidnapped’ friend in online challenge gone wrong (ABC)
Small Vermont college giving upperclassmen $10K to skip semester amid enrollment boom (Fox)
California family faces prison time for recycling scheme (Not the Bee)
Naked man terrorizing Los Angeles-area apartment complex, residents say (FOX)
Naked woman armed with gun opens fire at passing cars on Bay Bridge (ABC 7)
Murdered woman’s head stolen from grave in ‘witchcraft ritual’ (New York Post)
Florida deputies: stop calling us about manatee sex (WFLA)
Manatee dies of injuries from sexual encounter with his brother at Florida aquarium (NBC)
Man who spent $14K to transform himself into collie steps out for first-ever walk in public (New York Post)
Massachusetts town scrambling to take action after typo painted on road near middle ‘shcool’ (Boston 25 News)