Unattended Baggage Show Notes 9/28/2024
Episode #263: This isn’t what we meant when we asked for a sloppy blow
Alex and Adrian tell tales of their wild night with Helene, we discuss the real economics of homeowner’s insurance and why your claim will be denied, Israel picks a fight and hopes their big brother ends it, NYC mayor gets caught with his finger in the Turkey, legal loophole lets “non-profit” lobbyists buy politicians, and DNA testing uncovers kidnapped children and slave owners.
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Insurance companies are estimating they will payout $3-6 billion in claims – which goes to show you it’s a scam
Hurricane Helene insured losses projected at $3B-6B
Residential flooded ~1200 Business flooded ~200
Flooded house repair cost: $50K Structure repair: $100K
Vehicle total loss average: $25K Inventory & assets: $100K
Household goods (furniture/appliances): $25K
Total direct repair cost for this 1 mile: $160,000,000 time 28 miles of inhabited barrier islands in Pinellas = $4.5B
Israel reportedly kills Hezbollah leader
IDF strike targets Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut
NYC Mayor Eric “The Turk” Adams indicted, claims Biden out to get him over immigration
AGI is here…and we’re fucked
OpenAI wants to become a for-profit business – CTO, CRO and VP of Research all resign
OpenAI considering restructuring to for-profit, CTO Mira Murati and two top research execs depart
Flashback May 2024: OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever says he will leave the startup
Non-profit organization run by lobbying firms, funded by Fortune 500, pay for Congress members’ lavish trips
Lobbyists exploit massive loophole to wine and dine lawmakers, aides at fancy getaways - POLITICO
“U.S. representatives and their staff have taken at least 17,000 trips since 2012 that were paid for by private parties, many of them nonprofits with deep ties to lobbyists and special interests.”
“Of the institute’s dozen board members, 11 are current or former federal lobbyists who have worked for some of Washington’s top lobbying firms…”
“Board members’ recent clients include major economic players on the Fortune 500 list, including Exxon Mobil, Toyota, JPMorgan Chase and Meta (formerly Facebook).”
“In February, the Congressional Institute hosted its annual conference for House legislative and communications directors at the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort, Spa and Marina in Cambridge, Maryland. There, executives from Microsoft, Google and Meta led a panel about artificial intelligence…”
Crime rate drops, Biden & Harris take credit, Trump calls it fake news
Murder and other violent crime dropped across the U.S. last year, FBI data shows
So, you’re saying you shot down a balloon, right? RIGHT?
Image released of mysterious object shot down over Yukon in 2023
Putin threatens to use nukes for the 578th time
Putin issues nuclear warning to the West over strikes on Russia from Ukraine | Reuters
Lost child found unharmed after 73 years
Some James Bond shit goin on here
Sunken superyacht believed to contain watertight safes | CNN
More Ukraine war
Video Shows Ukraine's New Drone-Dropped Robot Dog in Action - Newsweek
Unattended Baggage Episode #263: This isn’t what we meant when we asked for a sloppy blow