Welcome back to New World next week. I'm James Corbett of open source education.com.

And I'm James Evan Pallato, still ofmediamonarchy.com.

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We have that story, plus the new gas world order.

But first, I was just talking about the monarchy Discord server last week.

Nepal's first female prime minister chosen in digital uprising through

Discord. The platform for gamers not fighting and arguing all the time. In an unprecedented moment in

global political history as diplomatic watch.com writes, Nepal has become the first country to

select a world leader through a digital

vote on the social media platform Discord. On September 12th, 2025, Sushila Karki,

73-year-old former Chief Justice, was sworn in as Nepal's interim prime minister,

marking a historic milestone not only for digital democracy, but also for gender equality

as she became the nation's first female prime minister. The extraordinary event driven by Nepal's

Gen Z activists, who, after toppling the government of Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Ali,

through widespread anti-corruption protests, turned to discord to propose and endorse Karki as their interim leader.

Nepal's journey to this historic moment began with a wave of youth-led protests

that erupted in response to a controversial government decision

to ban 26 different social media platforms, including the Biggs, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, X,

for failing to comply with registration requirements.

Watch me now. I want to try not side with the state for just trying to protect your kids

from groomers online. The ban announced in early September 2025, so not a lot of warning was perceived as an attempt to stifle free expression and curb the growing influence of digital activism.

This move, coupled with long-standing grievances over systemic corruption, nepotism, and economic inequality, ignited a firestorm among Nepal's youth, particularly those from

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