Timothy Birdnow

Nepal is exploding.

Rioting erupted in recent days, leaeding to the death of a formmer Prime Minister's wife and the burning of the Nepalese parliament building. The Supreme Court building was also torched. Prime minister Oli has resigned after having his house burned down in the wake of the Gen. Z protests, and the army has been called in to restore order after police lost control and fired on the crowd. 19 people are dead.

They also stormed the Communist Party headquarters and tore down the hammer and sickle insignia. Nepal is officially a democratic republic with strong socialist leanings and the Communist party has a very powerful presence there. Resigning Prime Minister K. P. Sharma Oli is a member of the Communist Party.

The primarily Gen. Z freedom fighters were enraged by corruption and a ban on the internet, among other things.

The media does not appear to be too happy about this.They hate to lose a Communist government anywhere in the world.

It is unclear who will govern the country; it's basically up for grabs. I wonder if China won't try to step in here. Watch out for that.

In honor of the uprising in the mountain country, I give you the song by Bob Segar Katmandu

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