it's crazy that 500 years ago, you would see the ruler of your country maybe once in your life and hear whispers that they're the Sun God, but now with social media, you get to see on a daily basis that they're the most unhinged, idiotic, and unhappy person you know

BREAKING: Judge Sequerah says Malaysian ex-PM Najib Razak convicted on first charge of abuse of power in his biggest #1MDB trial. "I find that the accused has not rebutted the presumption of gratification under the MACC Act," he said.

I can't emphasize enough how Najib's legal defense in his 1MDB trial has essentially been "the dog ate my homework".

Najib "Badut" Razak didapati bersalah dalam kes 1MDB! Satu kemenangan besar buat semua rakyat jelata yang tidak henti2 melawan korupsi elit pemerintah! Sepandai-pandai badut merompak, akhirnya masuk ke dalam juga!

🚨 BREAKING: Najib Razak has been found guilty on all four abuse-of-power charges and all 21 money-laundering charges in the RM2.3 billion 1MDB–Tanore trial, ending more than six years of proceedings.

This is what the phrase "guilty as charged" means.

Perlis Subplot:

Freeing Najib is such an unpopular and politically radioactive hill to die on that Anwar should *dare* UMNO to do something about it.

That's it, Shafee. Some good old fashioned verbal sexual harassment. That'll get the court on your side.

Shafee's having what the kids call a "crash out".

Rozanna Latiff Rozanna Latiff gets my vote for the best live reporting on the 1MDB case today. Steady. Clear. Calm. Nail biting. Pengsan inducing. Thanks for your updates which were better than several of the usual media which we depend on (staff cuti ke?).