## The Most Powerful Man in America is a Nazi Sympathizer

Authored by currentaffairs.org

The world’s richest man singlehandedly hijacked the negotiations for the spending bill that Congress passed last week in order to narrowly avoid a government shutdown.

With this in mind, we should probably talk about the fact that the most powerful man in the world is also an overt Nazi sympathizer.

The press, especially in America, tends to default to the less-loaded term “far-right” to refer to AfD.

But this does more work to hide their explicit Nazi ideology than AfD does themselves.

Many sitting AfD figures express open admiration for Hitler—or, at least, as open as one can be in a country where disseminating Nazi propaganda is a crime.

Major newspapers like Der Spiegel describe them as descendants of Nazi ideology who harbor “ethnic racism and nationalism” across their ranks.

After being met with backlash over his endorsement of a Nazi party, Elon Musk has attempted to feign ignorance. »

### US Treasury says it was hacked by China in 'major incident'

Authored by bbc.com

The Treasury Department deemed the breach a "major incident" after disclosing it via a letter notifying lawmakers to the incident.

There was no evidence to suggest the hacker had continued to access to Treasury Department information since, the statement continued.

"In accordance with Treasury policy, intrusions attributable to an APT are considered a major cybersecurity incident," Treasury Department officials said. »

### Jimmy Carter took on the awful Guinea worm when no one else would — and he triumphed

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Jimmy Carter took on the awful Guinea worm when no one else would — and he triumphed.

"He really put Guinea worm and other neglected diseases on the map," says Adam Weiss, director of the Guinea Worm Eradication Program at the Carter Center.

When Carter got involved in Guinea worm eradication in 1986 there were 3.6 million cases. »

### Pakistan faces unprecedented resurgence of Taliban violence

Authored by lemonde.fr

The main road that connects the Kurram region to the rest of Pakistan has been cut off by the authorities for over 70 days, in an attempt to curb a surge of violence.

A long-standing land dispute has pitted the two communities against each other, but the resurgence of violence is rooted in the district's geography.

One of the first decisions made by Afghanistan’s new rulers was to free members of the Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) group, the Pakistani branch of the Taliban, who had been imprisoned by the previous government. »

### Team17 co-founder Martyn Brown dies aged 57

Authored by gamesindustry.biz

Games industry veteran Martyn Brown has died aged 57.

In the years since Team17, Brown formed consultancy group Insight For Hire, and has supported studios including Double Eleven, Exient and New Star Games.

Riot Games' EMEA senior director of publishin Hannes Seifert said it was a huge honour to have known Martyn Brown over 28 years. »

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