RIFLE RANGE BOY

Dark Waters (2019) One thing the lockdown has shown us is that there are two sets of rules for people. One for affluent, the one perched atop the highest branch and the other for those scrawling at the lowest branch or doodling on the ground. The one close to the ruling party will get just a friendly slap on the wrist while the brunt of the long arm of the law would descend upon the nobody. An 80-year-old vagabond who was waiting for his free food was slapped with a RM1000/= compound without much deliberation. He risks imprisonment. A minister was seen sharing meals with his supporters, and a deputy minister was enjoying his birthday bash without a care in the world of the MCO. The prowling digital spies did manage to capture the moment for the public to judge, but the law seems to be dragging its feet. This type of subservience by the authorities to the people of power is no alien to this country alone. Beware, there is a 2015 horror flick named 'Dark Water' (singular)...

Credit: biography.com Louis XVI’s policy of not raising taxes and taking out  international loans, including to fund the  American  Revolution, increased France’s debt,  setting in motion the  French Revolution. By  the  mid-1780s the country was near  bankruptcy,  which forced the king to support radical fiscal reforms  not favourable with the nobles or  the people.  [Smells like 1MDB] As in many of our meaningless banters, this one too had no simplistic answers. One of my friends proudly announced how he managed to identify a nagging problem on his car dashboard that none of the mechanics in town could correctly identify. An indicator kept on flashing implying that there could be a minor issue with the mixture of fuel and oxygen. With the help of his ever-inquisitive mind and resourcefulness, he got it fixed. With his self-taught knowledge of automobiles and the aid of Youtube, he diagnosed the f...