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Support the Tor Network: Donate and Run a Relay and spread to others who do the same

Support the Tor Network: Donate and Run a Relay The internet is increasingly centralised, monitored, and restricted. Millions of people around the world rely on the Tor network to access information, communicate privately, and bypass censorship. Journalists, human rights activists, researchers, whistleblowers, and ordinary citizens all benefit from a network that helps protect privacy and freedom online. Tor works because volunteers and supporters make it possible. Why Tor Matters The Tor Project develops and maintains the software that powers the Tor network. Their work helps people: Protect their privacy online Circumvent censorship Access independent information Communicate more securely Support digital rights around the world Without financial support and volunteer-operated relays, the network cannot grow or remain resilient. Donate to the Tor Project If you are able, consider making a donation to help fund development, security resear...

How to Run a Tor Middle Relay on Ubuntu Server

Run a Tor Middle Relay on Ubuntu Server 🧅 Run a Tor Middle Relay on Ubuntu Server (Simple Guide) Running a Tor middle relay helps support privacy and censorship resistance on the internet. It is legal in most countries, lightweight to run, and does not expose your personal browsing. 🧠 What is a middle relay? A Tor middle relay forwards encrypted traffic between other Tor nodes. It does NOT: See websites you visit See your identity Act as a proxy for your browsing It simply helps move encrypted data through the Tor network. 💻 Why use Ubuntu Server? Stable and reliable for 24/7 operation Lightweight (no desktop needed) Easy service management Works well on old hardware ⚙️ Step 1: Install Tor sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y sudo apt install tor -y 🧱 Step 2: Configure your relay Edit the Tor configuration file: sudo nano /etc/tor/torrc Add the following: Nickname MyRelay ORPort 9001 ExitRelay 0...

Economics department corruption

  Some of my usual quotes on why economists, at least those sponsored by deep pockets, make so much money: http://jessescrossroadscafe.blogspot.co.uk/2011/01/charles-ferguson-mit-brunel-lecture-on.html «It is one thing to be honestly correct or not correct about something; it’s another thing for an academic discipline to have a systemic corruption problem. And that’s what I will be talking about in part later, because the economics discipline in my view does have that problem.» http://www.democracynow.org/2012/5/29/inside_job_director_charles_ferguson_wall «And the same interest groups, companies, industries, that began contributing to political campaigns and building up lobbying organizations and engaging in revolving-door hiring in the political sphere also began doing the same thing in American academia, to the point that now there is actually an industry, an industry that’s probably a couple of billion dollars a year, of selling academic expertise for people who have publi...