Happy birthday to our nine-year-old doggo, Murphy! We have the best producers to celebrate. Dowodenum comes in as executive producer for this episode and @one made the fabulous SirSpencer art for today's episode!

In Kansas City, a 29-year-old woman was killed trying to get her car towed, Goodwill employees are working alongside robots, and a 33-year-old man was charged with shooting a nine-year-old. Vaccine-supportive narratives are making the rounds and there is even a bus where you can hop on and become a guinea pig for one! Not to mention new COVID guidelines requiring bars to close at 10:00 p.m. while limiting their capacity to 50% were released on this show day. Other instances of magic number 33 in the headlines: 33 COVID deaths in Kentucky Lil NAS X's Roblox concert attracted 33 million views Laurien brings up the recent events in "consequence-free zones" like Washington, D.C. and falls down the abortion rabbit hole because of a budget amendment that passed the Massachusetts House. Originally, it was written to allow girls 12 years and older to get an abortion without a parent's permission. A British soap opera now features a character aborting a baby after finding out it may have Down's Syndrome, but remember: an actor with Down's Syndrome, John Franklin Stephens, told the UN, "My life is worth living." In weed news... A California judge heard a delivery case and has yet to make a decision. Colorado weed sales are up despite the lack of tourism, and $2.5 million in restitution was just granted to four investors in a pot fraud case. A Michigan company is expanding into four states, including Missouri. A panel in New Mexico supports increasing the medical purchase limit. The New Jersey decriminalization bill will not be heard as the state waits for legal sales to begin and the V