[Lebanese] Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri is upset by caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati’s attempt to evade passing a law that would allow the government to borrow foreign currency from the central bank, al-Akhbar newspaper said Wednesday.
Context: In Lebanon, both the Chamber of Deputies (or Parliament, legislative branch) and Council of Ministers (executive branch) can propose laws. However, these must be scrutinized and passed by Parliament in order to actually become law.
Berri is one of many warlords rebranded as politicians, siphoning state resources to enrich himself, his family and feed his cult of personality and patronage.
This slight of hand trick saying the law has to be passed by the outgoing cabinet (which doesn’t have a mandate) before it goes to parliament is both patently absurd and not in line with the Lebanese constitution.
The cabinet resigned and the government fell. This cabinet cannot do anything but keep the lights on, until a new government is formed.
Berri, as head of the legislature, refuses to call and force sessions so that a government can be elected and given the mandate to govern.
Yet another example of how the Lebanese state is a series of petty fiefdoms all vying for power, while the people suffer.
GAZA, Thursday, August 3, 2023 (WAFA) – A Palestinian fisherman was Thursday injured after he was shot by Israeli navy forces as he was sailing in the Gaza Sea, sources confirmed.
Israeli occupation forces prevent Palestinian civilians from fishing in their own territorial waters. This, despite Israeli claims of disengagement from the occupied Gaza Strip.
Occupied, yes. Because Israel controls the air, sea, and with the Egyptian military regime’s coordination, land, making the Gaza Strip the world’s largest open air prison.
Israeli officials discuss the accuracy of Nasrallah’s “spider web” theory after the liberation of South Lebanon in 2000, pointing to the internal crises and weaknesses in “Israel.”
I know nothing about the region or its politics. However, two countries pitching military force against foreign involvement in Niger tells me something more significant is happening.
The colonists had invaded and illegally occupied territory. Their presence is contrary to the 4th Geneva Convention. And as such, constitutes yet another in the list of #israeli#warcrimes.
I disagree. My business transaction is with the restaurant owner, not the staff. The price I see on the bill is the price I am required to pay. Anything extra is not obligatory, no matter how engrained it is in the US and Canada. Guilting patrons into subsidizing poor wages only enriches the restaurant owner.
Again, the business transaction is between the patron and the restaurant owner. The employee’s wages are not the responsibility of the patron. They are the responsibility of the owner.
You’re saying “…just for taking it without paying.” However, I am paying. When the bill comes, it is a full account of what the restaurant charges me. End of story.
Edit: No amount of mental gymnastics will change the fact that the restaurant owner is solely responsible for employee wages. Everything else is social shaming.
No? Because a tip should never be expected. It can and is appreciated, but if it’s to be expected then I expect it to be included in the pricing of the meal, not as a separate “worker welfare” line item.
Again you’re expecting the patron to contort themselves through the social custom, instead of simply not participating in it. You seem to have this assumption that patrons expect and deserve a personal slave while dining. Maybe it’s an American and Canadian thing.
I hope you eventually find how freeing it is to not give a shit about what others say or think and just enjoy your meal, pay for it, and be on your merry way.
Your assertion that non-table service restaurants don’t demand tipping is disingenuous. It’s ‘tipping culture’ after all. It’s spread everywhere. Best of luck to you in trying to shame employers into providing proper wages by berating patrons.
Please, send me your paypal link so I can tip you for this interaction.
[Lebanon] Berri reportedly upset with Mikati over government debt law (m.naharnet.com)
[Lebanese] Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri is upset by caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati’s attempt to evade passing a law that would allow the government to borrow foreign currency from the central bank, al-Akhbar newspaper said Wednesday.
Israeli navy opens fire at Palestinian fisherman in Gaza (english.wafa.ps)
GAZA, Thursday, August 3, 2023 (WAFA) – A Palestinian fisherman was Thursday injured after he was shot by Israeli navy forces as he was sailing in the Gaza Sea, sources confirmed.
Workaholic, needs discipline
Rant/sob story/need a kick in the backside:...
Israeli Reserve General: Nasrallah is provoking, humiliating 'Israel' (english.almayadeen.net)
Israeli officials discuss the accuracy of Nasrallah’s “spider web” theory after the liberation of South Lebanon in 2000, pointing to the internal crises and weaknesses in “Israel.”
Burkina Faso, Mali warn against military intervention in Niger (www.aljazeera.com)
Niger’s neighbours say any intervention to restore deposed President Mohamed Bazoum will be considered a ‘declaration of war’ against them.
Palestinian shot dead after six Israelis wounded in illegal settlement (www.aljazeera.com)
Palestinian health ministry identifies suspect in shooting attack as Mohannad al-Mazraa, 20, from a nearby West Bank town.
Niger puts an end to uranium and gold export to France (english.almayadeen.net)
Niger coup leader General Abdourahamane Tchiani, despite being EU’s largest supplier of uranium, halts uranium and gold export to France.
A new trend in tipping emerges (lemmy.world)