Evening Medusa

The Central Bank wants to ban cryptocurrencies. The security forces monitor citizens through surveillance cameras. Biden notes the anniversary of his presidency

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This is the daily Medusa newsletter about the most important thing that happened during the day. And today we will start with Pokemon. We all heard names such as a bulbosaurus, squirt or a pick -up, and hardly thought about what they mean in the Japanese original and how they could be localized for Russia. But the Blogger Sydenkuk, engaged in the voice acting of the animated series, thought - and offered his options for dozens of the most popular Pokemon. It turned out extremely curious .

Pulse

The main thing is in the day - by points

• The World Health Organization recognized the restrictions on international trips ineffective and offered to cancel them .
• The Central Bank proposed completely banning cryptocurrency and its mining in Russia . It seems that the FSB , who does not like that the crypt is used to finance the opposition.
• NATO announced the largest exercises in the Arctic . 35 thousand military personnel will take part in them.
• The defendants in the case of Cocaine discovered at the Argentine embassy received from 13 to 18 years in the colony .
• The US Congress has submitted a new bill on sanctions against Russia . They affect Putin and his family, as well as Kabaev, Abramovich and Sobyanin.

The texts of the day

A year ago, Joe Biden became the president of the United States. So far, everything is going out of everything, but then it can be even worse!

Today marks the year since the inauguration of Joe Biden 46th President of the United States. During this time, America withdrew its troops from Afghanistan, felt a rapid restoration of the economy and at the same time unprecedented inflation in recent years and encountered a record wave of illegal migration. At the same time, Biden was not able to mobilize even his key problems for their key problems, not to mention the Republicans. And the president’s anti -rating, who promised “return to normality” after Donald Trump, is second only to his predecessor. We tell you what the first year of Biden in the White House was remembered .

How did the case against Petro Poroshenko appear in Ukraine and what does it mean for Ukrainian politics?

On January 17, former President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko returned to Kyiv, where he was facing an arrest in the case of state treason. On the same day, the Pechersky District Court held a meeting on this issue, but the decision was made only two days later. Poroshenko did not arrest, the court appointed a preventive measure in the form of a “personal obligation”. Kristina Safonova spoke about what this means, the special corner of Medusa spoke to Poroshenko’s lawyer Ilya Novikov .

Microsoft buys the publisher Call of Duty, Diablo and World of Warcraft. How will this deal change the industry?

The other day, Microsoft announced the purchase of Activision Blizzard - one of the largest game companies in the world published by popular franchises Call of Duty, Warcraft, Diablo, Starcraft and Overwatch. The amount of the transaction will be recorded for the gaming industry $ 68.7 billion. "Medusa" tells how this deal will change the video game market and whether it will help Xbox to defeat Sony PlayStation.

Podkast "What happened"

How security officials collect information and monitor citizens through surveillance cameras

In April 2021, the practice of detentions after rallies using a person recognition system began to be used in Russia. If earlier the police often sought out the activists already known for past shares, now the recognition system can calculate any participant in protests, including those who have been in the frame by chance. This use of a person recognition system contradicts several laws, including the Law on Freedom of Assembly and the Protection of Personal Data, but in court it is almost impossible to prove this.

In this issue, we are talking with the ABD-Info analyst (we are forced to mention that the OVD-info has been declared in Russia a “foreign agent”) Tatyana Skhkova, how the authorities began to use video surveillance cameras and a person recognition system for political repression. And why is it bad not only for activists, but also for all Russian citizens.

Listen “What happened” on “Medusa” and in Yetube , as well as subscribe to Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , CastBox , Yandex.Musiki and other podcast services.

And - photos of the day

The associates of Alexei Navalny, by the anniversary of the investigation of the Palace of Putin, showed hundreds of photographs of the interiors of the residence in Gelendzhik. In the original film, these interiors were modeled using computer graphics based on the drawings of the building and furniture catalogs. Now it turned out that in most cases, these 3D models with high accuracy coincide with the real interiors of the palace.

We keep your fists so that the governments as soon as possible listen to WHO - and we could travel as before. Your "Medusa"