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@PattyHanson@mastodon.social Most of the population is on Reno or Las Vegas where rates would be a higher but even so the quote they gave was high. Premium is more than the car is worth so you do not want full coverage, they will total the car for a fender bender anyway. You want good liability and medical coverage with a reasonable deductible. The State Farm rate does not sound that bad.

@PattyHanson@mastodon.social An unsolicited call. If you have Allstate insurance an agent might call you if rates went down or they might not if it lowered their commission. Regardless as the CEO of an insurance company once told me ‘most agents just want to be out playing golf and do not bother to call customers’. That was clearly a scam.

@AnnieBuddy@mstdn.ca @Su_G@aus.social @heidilifeldman@mastodon.social @mattblaze@federate.social The story is Epstein used women and children as party favors like they were chattel, he trafficked them and his social circle thought that was okay. Blackmail is used against people who care. In Epstein's social circle the way to get shunned and crushed is to talk of these things outside of the circle. Blackmail is the cost, the lawyers handle it, a payoff and an NDA. And it's the only really bi-partisan thing going. (1/3)

Sure American stocks are up. What MAGA types don’t say is foreign stocks were up 15% in while the S&P was up 1.5% in the first half of 2025. Foreign stocks, particularly the Nikkei, are going gang busters in comparison. The reason is anyone with any sense knows the US markets are propped up by an AI bubble, foreign stocks are not and have the added benefit of physical distance from Trump. (1/2)