I was walking around Gemayze, Mar Mikhael, and Martyrs' Square and took some pictures of graffitis and a couple of other things that pretty much illustrate the situation in #Lebanon. Thread. 
2/ With Hariri being re-re-designated, this trash can represents pretty much the situation in the country: مضحك مبكي.
3/ Whether you're throwing stones or shooting gas canisters, one thing is certain, your suffering is the same. On the other hand, if you're shooting gas canisters, you should question your motives.
4/ The mighty phoenix has never been so controversial. Polarization has drastically increased and it isn't only about supporting the political establishment or the thawra anymore but deciding if we're indeed resilient or not.
5/ On a more serious note, it is true, we're not resilient. But brain drain has always been a major challenge for Lebanon, and indeed many are planning to leave or are at least are thinking about it. But some are still hopeful and planning to stay.
6/ A society always surrounded by danger, but strangely enough, always apathetic.
7/ The many frustrations faced by the youth. From not being heard to not being able to voice their concerns, to the eggplant, the new generation still tries to find its place within this patriarchal society.
8/ There are two Beirut, the corrupted one, surrounded by walls and trees, and the other, beyond the concrete, where billboards and security cameras remind us of security forces overlooking the people crying in despair.
9/ Politicians don't need popularity, only something to bargain. A four of a kind, or a royal flush, in both cases, with these two hands, you're sure to win.
10/ A country where rats have enough to eat while the people only get the crumbs from their zaiim's tables.
11/ As usual, elections, designations, and all "democratic" processes happen behind closed doors. Long live transparency and accountability.
12/ I don't have anything against vegans but damn you guys are loud (and everywhere). PS: Don't forget to follow Ahmad and Hadi on Instagram and make sure to call them activists.
13/ A prelude to a dystopian society with apes taking control? Or they already are?
14/ Same as the diaspora, the Lebanese society is clinging to an imaginary Lebanon. Here, Gemayze lives again but only on a building's facade (the actual building is in ruins).
15/ Indifference, despair, and disapointment. Massive protests are over, peaceful ones? Probably too.
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