Flashing to pass ‘might’ have been a thing long ago. When I was taught driver’s ed in the 1980s, we were told not to do it, so perhaps it was done in previous decades.

He doesn’t have $270 billion dollars. He has $270 billion dollars worth of assets.

Very common. Almost every home built in the past 50 years would have one. Not sure about apartments.

Does he “claw” the towel? By this I mean he reaches up to the towel and stretches, resting his front paws on the towel, then flexes his claws so that the catch into the fabric of the towel. Then, when he is done stretching, because his claws are embedded into the towel, pulls the towel down?

What political opponents have been killed? Of any political stripe??