{"id":58851,"date":"2019-11-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/58851\/remember-when-we-found-chickens-in-electricite-du-liban"},"modified":"2023-05-08T12:58:56","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T12:58:56","slug":"remember-when-we-found-chickens-in-electricite-du-liban-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/58851\/remember-when-we-found-chickens-in-electricite-du-liban-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Remember When We Found Chickens In Electricite Du Liban?"},"content":{"rendered":"With a tactical shift in the revolution, protestors are currently holding off on roadblocks and organizing demonstrations that target corrupt public institutions instead. On that occasion, I thought I&#8217;d remind people of what is perceived to be the biggest corrupt body of them all: Electricit\u00e9 Du Liban.<br \/>  <br \/>  Back in 2018, an insane video went viral on social media, showing cages of chickens, quail, chicks, and eggs found on the third basement floor near the parking area for EDL\u2019s main building. <br \/>  <br \/>    <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"ar\" dir=\"rtl\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%AF%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%AC_%D9%88%D8%B5%D9%8A%D8%B5%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%A8%D9%83%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7_%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u062f\u062c\u0627\u062c_\u0648\u0635\u064a\u0635\u0627\u0646_\u0628\u0643\u0647\u0631\u0628\u0627_\u0644\u0628\u0646\u0627\u0646<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cU0StRVPT7\">pic.twitter.com\/cU0StRVPT7<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Sahar\u00ae\ufe0fAlAtrash \u0633\u064e\u062d\u064e\u0631\u0652 (@SahaR_bei) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SahaR_bei\/status\/1022864457830154241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 27, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>  <br \/>  <br \/>  The video stirred a humorous comparison over the company&#8217;s ability to provide around-the-clock power to these chickens, but not to citizens who have been struggling with Lebanon&#8217;s dire electricity crisis and daily power cuts for years on end.<br \/>  <br \/>    <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"ar\" dir=\"rtl\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%AF%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%AC_%D9%88%D8%B5%D9%8A%D8%B5%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%A8%D9%83%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7_%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u062f\u062c\u0627\u062c_\u0648\u0635\u064a\u0635\u0627\u0646_\u0628\u0643\u0647\u0631\u0628\u0627_\u0644\u0628\u0646\u0627\u0646<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mucfJtx9WY\">pic.twitter.com\/mucfJtx9WY<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Sahar\u00ae\ufe0fAlAtrash \u0633\u064e\u062d\u064e\u0631\u0652 (@SahaR_bei) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SahaR_bei\/status\/1022902108956319745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 27, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>  <br \/>  <br \/>  According to a report by MTV, the birds were well-kept, benefiting from 24-hour electricity, light, warmth, and appropriate nutrition over a period of 3 months. <br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/58851.png\"><br \/>  <br \/>  So just in case you needed a reason to hit the streets again, keep in mind that a bunch of chickens had access to electricity while you didn&#8217;t. <br \/>  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With a tactical shift in the revolution, protestors are currently holding off on roadblocks and organizing demonstrations that target corrupt public institutions 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