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Lebanese protesters used to

artappraiser — Sat, 08 Aug 2020 18:30:42 +0000

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Lebanese protesters used to give special deference to Nasrallah, whether they saw him as more honorable or b/c they didn’t want to alienate those who revere him.

Above all, he’s a Sayed, a religious figure.

It seems many are done walking on eggshells. There will be a backlash. https://t.co/UtN69nC2ct
— Alison Meuse (@AliTahmizian) August 8, 2020

Powerful scenes as France's

artappraiser — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 11:28:24 +0000

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Powerful scenes as France's President Macron visits #Beirut https://t.co/IZ1U14WGqS
— Anna Ahronheim (@AAhronheim) August 6, 2020

“Do not give money to our government” devastated #Lebanese tell #France Pres @EmmanuelMacron.

“We will support you,” he replies.

“We want Chapter 7,” another says, pleading for international mandate to govern #Lebanon instead of its politicians. pic.twitter.com/rmYZQ18hKc
— Firas Maksad (@FirasMaksad) August 6, 2020

Yeah, 8th circle of hell.

artappraiser — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 04:47:23 +0000

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Yeah, 8th circle of hell. (For all our troubles, got to remember to count our comparative blessings):

If there's one writer who can be trusted to explore the full dimensions of the catastrophe in Beirut, it's Lina Mounzer. https://t.co/YDfVX34YJC
— Adam Shatz (@adamshatz) August 5, 2020

I read from this that he sees

artappraiser — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 23:55:55 +0000

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I read from this that he sees that, like Syria, Lebanon too has now descended into the 8th circle of hell:

Syrian guy lighting candles for Lebanon at the embassy in DC. This thread! https://t.co/5qLT3phCsc
— Anne Barnard (@ABarnardNYT) August 5, 2020

Amusing comments

PeraclesPlease — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 13:33:17 +0000

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Amusing comments

Some more details.

A Guy Called LULU — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 13:12:58 +0000

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Some more details.

Video

PeraclesPlease — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 07:16:19 +0000

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Video

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-53656220

Mapping the Damage From the

artappraiser — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 06:31:13 +0000

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Mapping the Damage From the Beirut Explosions
By BY ANJALI SINGHVI, SCOTT REINHARD, ALLISON MCCANN, LAUREN LEATHERBY AND BLACKI MIGLIOZZI from NYT World https://t.co/FfPfpRyHz7
via IFTTT <(br)> News, NYT pic.twitter.com/Ci8cImI52p
— Whatsapp status 2020 (@Arslan34483235) August 5, 2020

Beyrouth pic.twitter.com

artappraiser — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 06:19:12 +0000

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Beyrouth pic.twitter.com/zKI58OYDQ5
— emilie sueur (@sueur_emilie) August 4, 2020

Occam's Razor is your friend

PeraclesPlease — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 06:18:00 +0000

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Occam's Razor is your friend

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/05/ammonium-nitrate-what-is-t...

While heat seems to have set off the Tianjin explosion, some speculation that armaments stored nearby at the port - "a stupid thing to do" - may be responsible for setting off the Beirut explosion

(Live feed - Scroll Down for discussions of causes)

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/middleeast/live-news/lebano...