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Burn Baby Burn: Russian Guy Turns His Lada Into An Insane Flamethrower
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If you were driving in Russia and came across this Lada 2106, you could be excused for thinking it was just like any other. However, it has a very unique feature.
Perhaps taking inspiration from the handful of supercars that can spit flames from their exhausts, or maybe some action movie, the owner of this Lada has equipped it with a truly insane flamethrower system so intense that it would be better suited to the military than a civilian.
Footage of the car was uploaded to Reddit and shows that two of the four headlamps have been removed and in their place are the nozzles for the flamethrower. When activated, the system fires off two streams of fire roughly 30 feet long.
The video doesn’t actually show the Lada driving so it’s hard to know if the driver has removed the engine to fit everything needed for the flamethrower or if they have opted for a neater solution and managed to retain the engine while hiding the flamethrower’s various components somewhere else. Whatever the case may be, you certainly wouldn’t want to engage in a road rage incident with this Lada on the street as the owner could pretty much burn you to a crisp.
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If you were driving in Russia and came across this Lada 2106, you could be excused for thinking it was just like any other. However, it has a very unique feature.
Perhaps taking inspiration from the handful of supercars that can spit flames from their exhausts, or maybe some action movie, the owner of this Lada has equipped it with a truly insane flamethrower system so intense that it would be better suited to the military than a civilian.
Footage of the car was uploaded to Reddit and shows that two of the four headlamps have been removed and in their place are the nozzles for the flamethrower. When activated, the system fires off two streams of fire roughly 30 feet long.
The video doesn’t actually show the Lada driving so it’s hard to know if the driver has removed the engine to fit everything needed for the flamethrower or if they have opted for a neater solution and managed to retain the engine while hiding the flamethrower’s various components somewhere else. Whatever the case may be, you certainly wouldn’t want to engage in a road rage incident with this Lada on the street as the owner could pretty much burn you to a crisp.
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Same, but could it be rear-mounted? I have a lot more trouble with people riding my ass than slow fucks making me drive ten under.
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Came across this spectacularly bitter and whiny op-ed takedown of black billionaires by someone who’s contribution to the world is…a podcast. They’re not jelly. Absolutely not.
https://www.theguardian.com/comment...hanna-black-billionaires-working-class-people
Rihanna just became the newest member of the Black billionaire class. She did it through her ambitious and game-changing makeup company, Fenty Beauty. Fenty rejects eurocentric beauty standards and provides a wide array of cosmetics that celebrate darker skin tones often ignored by the beauty industry. That’s great. Unfortunately, the last thing we need right now is another billionaire, regardless of their skin color.
While headlines like Yahoo’s “How Rihanna became a billionaire (as she should be)” and the Cut’s “The only acceptable billionaire” may feel good, the framing is harmful. Rihanna’s genius should be celebrated, but the wealth that she has amassed must be criticized. The mere existence of billionaires is a detriment to us all; celebrating the success of another Black billionaire obscures the dangers that the Black upper class poses to the Black working class and working-class people of all ethnicities.
The current ranks of Black billionaires leave a lot to be desired. While many of them espouse a pro-Black rhetoric, they have often stood on the wrong side
of Black empowerment. Jay-Z, now ranked No 12, undermined the efforts of Colin Kaepernick – football player turned Black liberation icon – by providing political cover to the NFL and forming a partnership between the league and his company Roc Nation. As the writer Jemele Hill put it in the Atlantic in 2019: “Jay-Z has given the NFL exactly what it wanted: guilt-free access to black audiences, culture, entertainers and influencers.”
Robert Johnson, the first African American billionaire, built his wealth by pioneering Black television with the creation of BET (Black Entertainment Television), but he officially reached billionaire status after selling it to a white-owned corporation, Viacom. Whatever commitment he may have to Black politics seems to be overpowered by his affinity with wealth and power. In 2020, he continued his trend of rhetorically supporting the economic policies of Donald Trump: “As a businessman, I will take the devil I know over the devil I don’t know anytime of the week.”
Even the nearly universally beloved Oprah Winfrey seemed tone-deaf and aloof when, in 2015, she described the newly born Movement for Black Lives as leaderless and without clear direction. After much chiding from Black youth, her tone has changed over the years, but her initial position was one common among the Black elite. For wealthy Black activists, social movements need clear leaders so that they can be funded and directed on a path toward safe reforms that don’t buck the system. It was easier for Oprah to get behind a milquetoast reformist movement like 8 Can’t Wait, which pushed policies like banning chokeholds (already banned by many major police departments), over the more radical demand to defund the police. It is, and probably always will be, rare to find a Black billionaire interested in significantly transforming the political and economic system that allowed them to amass their wealth in the first place. In that respect they are no different from white billionaires.
Rihanna’s wealth was built in what appears to be an admirable way, but no billionaire’s hands are clean. The cosmetics industry produces 120bn units of packaging every year, much of it unrecycled plastic that can take 1,000 years to decompose. Good on You, an organization that rates companies based on their impact on workers, animals, and the environment, places Savage X Fenty, Fenty’s lingerie brand, in its lowest category due to its lack of providing sufficient information about its environmental and labor practices. The brand has also been accused of deceiving customers into a monthly subscription plan, a popular strategy among large corporations. There is also the question of Fenty’s partnership with the global worker-abusing behemoth Amazon. The very nature of our capitalist system – one based on maximizing profits at the expense of worker pay – means that anyone who climbs the economic ladder does so on the backs of others. Rihanna is obviously not to blame for all the ills of capitalism, but there are no ethical
means of becoming a billionaire. And while everyday consumers of these products should be excused, those making more money than can be spent in dozens upon dozens of human lifetimes should not so easily escape scrutiny.
Rihanna has long been lauded for her philanthropic efforts. But billionaires’ philanthropy is also suspect. Non-profit foundations often serve as tax shelters for the hyper-rich. The Clara Lionel Foundation’s global advisory board includes Evan Jehle, whose company profile describes him as specializing in “wealth preservation and growth strategies”. At the same time, these foundations allow individual wealthy people or their appointed boards of directors to dictate the direction of non-profit organizations and social movements.
Even those with good intentions can distort or dilute the work of activists. The Ford Foundation, which often presents itself as a supporter of movements to promote justice and inequality, only put significant moneybehind the Movement for Black Lives when it began to fear societal instability after a gunman killed five police officers at a protest in Dallas, Texas, in 2016. Rihanna may have a desire to change the world for the better, but, if philanthropists before her are any indication, she will misdirect the social movements she cares about. At best she will reinforce the idea of the “good billionaire” at a time when most Black Americans remain neutral on the existence of billionaires.
There have always been wealthy Black Americans. Even at the height of slavery and Jim Crow there were rich African Americans, like the entrepreneur Robert Reed Church and the abolitionist Mary Ellen Pleasant. It is worth celebrating their ability to overcome adversity and compete against the white ruling class, especially those, like Pleasant, who used their money to support poor members of their community.
But we must always hold that celebration in tension with the inherent corruption of the system in which some may rise to great power while most live in great misery. Black billionaires have fundamentally different interests from other Black people, and we cannot let our love of them get in the way of seeing the role that they play in perpetuating the system as it is. Rihanna is a brilliant, talented and extraordinary individual, but she does not deserve to be a billionaire, and her success should not be used to further the acceptance of the super wealthy.
https://www.theguardian.com/comment...hanna-black-billionaires-working-class-people
Rihanna just became the newest member of the Black billionaire class. She did it through her ambitious and game-changing makeup company, Fenty Beauty. Fenty rejects eurocentric beauty standards and provides a wide array of cosmetics that celebrate darker skin tones often ignored by the beauty industry. That’s great. Unfortunately, the last thing we need right now is another billionaire, regardless of their skin color.
While headlines like Yahoo’s “How Rihanna became a billionaire (as she should be)” and the Cut’s “The only acceptable billionaire” may feel good, the framing is harmful. Rihanna’s genius should be celebrated, but the wealth that she has amassed must be criticized. The mere existence of billionaires is a detriment to us all; celebrating the success of another Black billionaire obscures the dangers that the Black upper class poses to the Black working class and working-class people of all ethnicities.
The current ranks of Black billionaires leave a lot to be desired. While many of them espouse a pro-Black rhetoric, they have often stood on the wrong side
of Black empowerment. Jay-Z, now ranked No 12, undermined the efforts of Colin Kaepernick – football player turned Black liberation icon – by providing political cover to the NFL and forming a partnership between the league and his company Roc Nation. As the writer Jemele Hill put it in the Atlantic in 2019: “Jay-Z has given the NFL exactly what it wanted: guilt-free access to black audiences, culture, entertainers and influencers.”
Robert Johnson, the first African American billionaire, built his wealth by pioneering Black television with the creation of BET (Black Entertainment Television), but he officially reached billionaire status after selling it to a white-owned corporation, Viacom. Whatever commitment he may have to Black politics seems to be overpowered by his affinity with wealth and power. In 2020, he continued his trend of rhetorically supporting the economic policies of Donald Trump: “As a businessman, I will take the devil I know over the devil I don’t know anytime of the week.”
Even the nearly universally beloved Oprah Winfrey seemed tone-deaf and aloof when, in 2015, she described the newly born Movement for Black Lives as leaderless and without clear direction. After much chiding from Black youth, her tone has changed over the years, but her initial position was one common among the Black elite. For wealthy Black activists, social movements need clear leaders so that they can be funded and directed on a path toward safe reforms that don’t buck the system. It was easier for Oprah to get behind a milquetoast reformist movement like 8 Can’t Wait, which pushed policies like banning chokeholds (already banned by many major police departments), over the more radical demand to defund the police. It is, and probably always will be, rare to find a Black billionaire interested in significantly transforming the political and economic system that allowed them to amass their wealth in the first place. In that respect they are no different from white billionaires.
Rihanna’s wealth was built in what appears to be an admirable way, but no billionaire’s hands are clean. The cosmetics industry produces 120bn units of packaging every year, much of it unrecycled plastic that can take 1,000 years to decompose. Good on You, an organization that rates companies based on their impact on workers, animals, and the environment, places Savage X Fenty, Fenty’s lingerie brand, in its lowest category due to its lack of providing sufficient information about its environmental and labor practices. The brand has also been accused of deceiving customers into a monthly subscription plan, a popular strategy among large corporations. There is also the question of Fenty’s partnership with the global worker-abusing behemoth Amazon. The very nature of our capitalist system – one based on maximizing profits at the expense of worker pay – means that anyone who climbs the economic ladder does so on the backs of others. Rihanna is obviously not to blame for all the ills of capitalism, but there are no ethical
means of becoming a billionaire. And while everyday consumers of these products should be excused, those making more money than can be spent in dozens upon dozens of human lifetimes should not so easily escape scrutiny.
Rihanna has long been lauded for her philanthropic efforts. But billionaires’ philanthropy is also suspect. Non-profit foundations often serve as tax shelters for the hyper-rich. The Clara Lionel Foundation’s global advisory board includes Evan Jehle, whose company profile describes him as specializing in “wealth preservation and growth strategies”. At the same time, these foundations allow individual wealthy people or their appointed boards of directors to dictate the direction of non-profit organizations and social movements.
Even those with good intentions can distort or dilute the work of activists. The Ford Foundation, which often presents itself as a supporter of movements to promote justice and inequality, only put significant moneybehind the Movement for Black Lives when it began to fear societal instability after a gunman killed five police officers at a protest in Dallas, Texas, in 2016. Rihanna may have a desire to change the world for the better, but, if philanthropists before her are any indication, she will misdirect the social movements she cares about. At best she will reinforce the idea of the “good billionaire” at a time when most Black Americans remain neutral on the existence of billionaires.
There have always been wealthy Black Americans. Even at the height of slavery and Jim Crow there were rich African Americans, like the entrepreneur Robert Reed Church and the abolitionist Mary Ellen Pleasant. It is worth celebrating their ability to overcome adversity and compete against the white ruling class, especially those, like Pleasant, who used their money to support poor members of their community.
But we must always hold that celebration in tension with the inherent corruption of the system in which some may rise to great power while most live in great misery. Black billionaires have fundamentally different interests from other Black people, and we cannot let our love of them get in the way of seeing the role that they play in perpetuating the system as it is. Rihanna is a brilliant, talented and extraordinary individual, but she does not deserve to be a billionaire, and her success should not be used to further the acceptance of the super wealthy.
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The Corona-chan cult gets real prickly when their god isn't worshipped.
Failed Congressional candidate Steve Cox proposes shooting anyone refusing the Mark of Fauci.
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Failed Congressional candidate Steve Cox proposes shooting anyone refusing the Mark of Fauci.
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I posted earlier how the British counter-terrorism experts had concluded that autists are vastly overrepresented among those arrested for terrorism. The body of evidence about the autistic terror-menace keeps on growing:
www.theguardian.com
Prevent is a British deradicalization program. Maybe the Incest saga prevented ISIS saga. Who knows?
Up to 70% of people referred to Prevent may have mental health issues
Exclusive: increasing numbers of children also being radicalised by far-right groups, say police
Prevent is a British deradicalization program. Maybe the Incest saga prevented ISIS saga. Who knows?
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I am curious how something alcoholic can have "zero sugar," but whatever.
Alcoholic Mountain Dew coming in 2022 as hard beverage trend explodes / Archive
As if alcoholic tea, lemonade, fruit punch and seltzer aren’t enough, one of the largest craft beer companies in the U.S. announced a partnership Tuesday to create three flavors of hard Mountain Dew. The Boston Beer Company -- parent company of Samuel Adams and Truly -- have entered into an agreement with Pepsi Co. to create alcoholic versions of the popular soda that will be available in early 2022.
“We know that adult drinkers’ tastes are evolving, and they are looking for new and exciting flavorful beverages. The combination of our experience in brewing and developing the best-tasting hard seltzers and hard teas, and MTN DEW, a one of kind multi-billion dollar brand, will deliver the excitement and refreshment that drinkers know and love,” said Dave Burwick, Boston Beer’s CEO.
According to promotional materials, the three flavors will be original Mountain Dew, black cherry and watermelon. The label for the drinks says there is zero sugar in the beverages and they will contain 5% alcohol. The companies will market the drink as a flavored malt beverage.
“For 80 years MTN DEW has challenged the status quo, bringing bold flavors and unmatched beverage innovation to millions of fans,” said Kirk Tanner, PepsiCo Beverages North America CEO. “The Boston Beer Company partnership combines two recognized leaders in our respective industries to address the changing tastes of drinkers and we are thrilled at the opportunity to create HARD MTN DEW that maintains the bold, citrus flavor fans know and expect.”
Alcoholic Mountain Dew coming in 2022 as hard beverage trend explodes / Archive
As if alcoholic tea, lemonade, fruit punch and seltzer aren’t enough, one of the largest craft beer companies in the U.S. announced a partnership Tuesday to create three flavors of hard Mountain Dew. The Boston Beer Company -- parent company of Samuel Adams and Truly -- have entered into an agreement with Pepsi Co. to create alcoholic versions of the popular soda that will be available in early 2022.
“We know that adult drinkers’ tastes are evolving, and they are looking for new and exciting flavorful beverages. The combination of our experience in brewing and developing the best-tasting hard seltzers and hard teas, and MTN DEW, a one of kind multi-billion dollar brand, will deliver the excitement and refreshment that drinkers know and love,” said Dave Burwick, Boston Beer’s CEO.
According to promotional materials, the three flavors will be original Mountain Dew, black cherry and watermelon. The label for the drinks says there is zero sugar in the beverages and they will contain 5% alcohol. The companies will market the drink as a flavored malt beverage.
“For 80 years MTN DEW has challenged the status quo, bringing bold flavors and unmatched beverage innovation to millions of fans,” said Kirk Tanner, PepsiCo Beverages North America CEO. “The Boston Beer Company partnership combines two recognized leaders in our respective industries to address the changing tastes of drinkers and we are thrilled at the opportunity to create HARD MTN DEW that maintains the bold, citrus flavor fans know and expect.”
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They can get away with calling it "Zero sugar" because a lot of people don't count alcohol as what it is.
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Neutral grain spirits like vodka contain no sugar. It does contain calories. Contrary to popular belief, the metabolism of ethanol does not have sugar as a byproduct. Some of the intermediate products can be burned as energy, though, which is why it does have calories. Also since it's a poison, the liver prioritizes getting rid of it as quickly as possible, and the body preferentially burns the toxic byproducts of this over metabolizing other potential sources of energy.
And don't realize that it does have calories and interferes with fat metabolism. That's why they say "zero sugar" because "zero calories" would be a lie.
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On LinkedIn *an 'Add your Pronouns' call to action message has appeared for some people:
"Show your pronouns on your profile to let others know how to refer to you. Add pronouns"
Which leads to a form with these choices:
She/Her
He/Him
They/Them
Custom
'Learn More' links to a help page: www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/129291
(Might vary depending on what region, country, part of the world you are in)
Saying....
^Use Gender Pronouns on LinkedIn
Important: This feature is being gradually rolled out only in a few select regions/languages at this time.
We’re committed to building a more diverse and inclusive platform, and gender pronouns play an important role in creating a welcoming community for members of all gender identities. Now, you can add your gender pronouns to your profile to let others know how to refer to you.
This is optional, and if you choose to display your gender pronouns, you’ll be able to control who sees them. The visibility options are:
1st degree-connections: Only LinkedIn members you’re directly connected with
All LinkedIn members: All members signed into LinkedIn
Based on your visibility choices, your gender pronouns will appear next to your name on LinkedIn in three places: your profile, the feed (whenever you share or comment on a post), and in messages.
We understand details about your identity are personal, so members won’t be able to search for you based on your pronouns.
Note: If you choose the pronouns she/her or he/him from the pronouns dropdown (options available in select regions only), we may use this selection to infer your gender.
"Use Gender Pronouns on LinkedIn
Last updated: 2 months ago
Important: This feature is being gradually rolled out only in a few select regions/languages at this time.
We’re committed to building a more diverse and inclusive platform, and gender pronouns play an important role in creating a welcoming community for members of all gender identities. Now, you can add your gender pronouns to your profile to let others know how to refer to you.
This is optional, and if you choose to display your gender pronouns, you’ll be able to control who sees them. The visibility options are:
1st degree-connections: Only LinkedIn members you’re directly connected with
All LinkedIn members: All members signed into LinkedIn
Based on your visibility choices, your gender pronouns will appear next to your name on LinkedIn in three places: your profile, the feed (whenever you share or comment on a post), and in messages.
We understand details about your identity are personal, so members won’t be able to search for you based on your pronouns.
Note: If you choose the pronouns she/her or he/him from the pronouns dropdown (options available in select regions only), we may use this selection to infer your gender."
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South Africa turned a car into a flamethrower decades ago and they actually sold them commercially and they were legal to drive.
Blaster (flamethrower) - Wikipedia
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New island discovered south of Tokyo after submarine volcano erupts
The Meteorological Agency has issued warnings about smoke and large ash deposits in nearby waters as an active eruption is expected to continue.
China eyes some potential new territory
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We have more proofs then socialists like socialism until it gets too close to their own backyards. It's been a while since Vice published something that gived me a chuckle.
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Socialist Publication Current Affairs Fires Staff for Doing Socialism
"We were fired by the editor-in-chief of a socialist magazine for trying to start a worker co-op," five fired staffers wrote in a letter posted on Tuesday.
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The name "Shaniqua" popped into my head and I couldn't stop laughing at it for some reason
“Your name’s Shaniqua?” How a name can affect your life.
“Your name’s Shaniqua?” How a name can affect your life.
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Zambian Pastor James Sakala is Dead after being buried Alive - CameroonOnline.org
VENAS NEWS | A pastor by name James Sakala from Zambia was buried alive by his church members as he
I hope he brought a gopro with him.
Tldr retard evangelical pastor had his congregation bury him saying he would return from the dead after three days just like jesus
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Thank you for removing yourself from the gene poolZambian Pastor James Sakala is Dead after being buried Alive - CameroonOnline.org
VENAS NEWS | A pastor by name James Sakala from Zambia was buried alive by his church members as hewww.cameroononline.org
I hope he brought a gopro with him.
Tldr retard evangelical pastor had his congregation bury him saying he would return from the dead after three days just like jesus
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Someone in my county has been stealthily installing dildoes in public places. Coverage of the latest has one of the best photosets I've seen in ages.