Evening Medusa

October 11. Roskomnadzor officials accused of fraud

Main topic of the day

Roskomnadzor press secretary Vadim Ampelonsky was accused in a fraud case . His name is listed in the case file on the official website of the Moscow City Court. It is also reported there that on October 5 a suppression hearing was held - the court did not arrest Ampelonsky. The publication Vc.ru found out that together with Ampelonsky, the head of the legal department of Roskomnadzor, Boris Yedidin, and the head of the department’s apparatus, Alexander Veselchakov, are involved in the case. It is unknown what exactly the officials are accused of. Ampelonsky does not answer the phone or on Facebook.

What's going on in Hollywood?

A huge scandal involving one of the most influential producers and the most famous actresses. The American press has been rehashing allegations of sexual harassment brought against Harvey Weinstein for several days now. To date, these accusations seem to have gained critical mass - Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie, Rosanna Arquette, Asia Argento and Mira Sorvino have come out against Weinstein. The producer's wife Georgina Chapman decided to leave her husband . The company Weinstein created fired him . The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) announced that it no longer considers him a member. Only Lindsay Lohan tried to stand up for Weinstein: she published a video on Instagram in which she expressed sympathy for the producer and remarked: “I think everyone needs to stop.” An hour after publication, the post was deleted.

Catalonia declared independence? Or not? Nobody understood

The most important thing is that Spain did not understand this. The country's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy directly demanded to know what it was: the President of Catalonia, members of its government and deputies signed a “declaration of independence” , but did not hold any vote in parliament. Moreover, Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont asked to postpone the official declaration of independence for several weeks in order to negotiate with Madrid. Professor of the Russian Economic School Ruben Enikolopov spoke in detail about the crisis in Spain: according to him, the spread of separatism in Europe is facilitated by the very existence of the European Union.

The state has taken up bitcoins

The participants of the meeting with Vladimir Putin decided to “lead and legislatively regulate” the issue and circulation of cryptocurrencies. They can only be purchased for a certain amount (it is not yet clear what). If you still don't understand what Bitcoins are, it's time to figure it out .

Other news of the day

• Israeli intelligence agencieshacked Kaspersky Anti-Virus and discovered that it was stealing data from the US National Security Agency.
• Donald Trump praised Evgeni Malkin: the Russian hockey player is “the second half of a two-headed monster” (the first half is Sidney Crosby), and their entire team is US patriots (although less than half of its members are Americans).
• The Russian language has appeared in the Telegram messenger.

“The ship, without reasoning, must be saved”

Sasha Sulim spoke with the editor-in-chief of Session magazine, Lyubov Arkus. When you read it, you may not agree, but the main words in this interview are about attitude:

“In the film “Pirates of the Caribbean” there is an episode in which Jack Sparrow drags his ship, once again destroyed to the ground, through the desert, and on the shore stands the crew who returned for him and for the “Pearl” to the other side of the world. So: now it’s me and the editors of “Seance”.

At the same time, it’s completely unclear why such a devil Jack Sparrow was so obsessed with this “Pearl”? He could build a new ship or steal another ship, but for some reason he drags his “Pearl” with manic persistence. A ship is such a topic that if it happened in your life, without thinking, you need to save it.”

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