TriplePlaid

Curious to hear how those opposed to the conflict see this playing out - diplomacy? Containment? How does this play out for the region in the long term?

For me it is hard to see how this could resolve without the demilitarization of Iran, or at the very least the dissolution of the IRGC.

IIRC the government has actually always had a large number of nodes because the government helped to create the Tor network. I don’t think they operate “most” of the entry and exit nodes though. With appropriate precautions it is still a hugely effective tool to preserve privacy.

For example, the person who ran the “Silk Road” (formerly the most famous website marketplace on the darknet) was only caught because of revealing personal information theough forum posts and on the clearnet, not because the government can see the traffic of anyone using Tor (which they cannot if you are using https). There are way too many curious high schoolers out there for it to make sense for them to monitor like that anyway. The more people who use it, the more effective of a tool for privacy it becomes.

Am I being overly paranoid?

Yes, simply connecting to the Tor network is not a sketchy thing and browsing the clearnet using Tor is a smart way to preserve your privacy if you aren’t in a hurry for your pages to load.

I used to browse the clearnet with Tor regularly but eventually I decided it was overkill and stopped (Tor really is slow a lot of the time so it isn’t always a walk in the park).

GTX 760 🫡

It’s “super clocked” so you know it’s good!!

While I can see how that bank account is a can of worms and potentially connected to more than one reason Trump could/should be impeached, I am not aware of/was not able to find any connection between the TikTok deal and that account.

While looking that up, I found this article that does a better job describing why the TikTok deal may be connected to an impeachable offense (the people running the companies that are involved in the purchase have given Trump money in the past).

I am not seeing why the massive fee here is being seen as a reason for impeachment, maybe someone can explain?

Sounds to me like the fee goes to the treasury department, so it’s not like Trump is getting this money. Maybe I am misunderstanding this?

Pretty soon you’ll be hearing folks say things like “why are you worried if you don’t have anything to hide” as if personal privacy has no value whatsoever. It’s a slippery slope!!!