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2024-01-18 
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Director of California LGBTQ
center busted in child sex sting
01/18/2024

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Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades mourns the death of five fighters killed in an Israeli airstrike while they traveled in a vehicle inside the West Bank city of Nablus		Iraq
Iraq lodges a formal complaint against
Iran in the UN Security Council and the United Nations
Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Iranian Baloch channel is reporting a big explosion has been heard in Dashtiari town (near Chabahar, in Iran) near the Pakistan-Iran border		Arabia
@USNavy just launched Tomahawks targeting
missile launch sites in Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen
India-Pakistan
Multiple Pakistani sources are reporting
that Pakistan has hit militant targets in Iran 		Africa Horn
Sustained air strikes In North
Darfur Leave Nine Dead, Others Injured
Director of California LGBTQ
center busted in child sex sting

Posted by Fred 2024-01-18 11:46|| || Front Page|| [11136 views ]  Top

#1 Pulling nose hairs
Posted by Skidmark 2024-01-18 01:29||   2024-01-18 01:29|| Front Page Top

#2 way to ruin the mood, Skid
Posted by Mercutio 2024-01-18 04:16||   2024-01-18 04:16|| Front Page Top

#3 ^ Drain Bamage...
Posted by M. Murcek 2024-01-18 08:12||   2024-01-18 08:12|| Front Page Top

#4 ^ Perhaps, but we have a mod who deletes posts for no reason other than he doesn't like them.
Posted by The Walking Unvaxed 2024-01-18 08:34||   2024-01-18 08:34|| Front Page Top

#5 Prob chooses DC comics.
Posted by Skidmark 2024-01-18 08:35||   2024-01-18 08:35|| Front Page Top

#6 ^ Time to block someone's IP address...
Posted by M. Murcek 2024-01-18 09:37||   2024-01-18 09:37|| Front Page Top

#7 Pretty racy photo for the time.
Posted by badanov 2024-01-18 09:56||   2024-01-18 09:56|| Front Page Top

#8 An early Sharon Stone "Basic Instinct" move?
Posted by Frank G 2024-01-18 10:05||   2024-01-18 10:05|| Front Page Top

#9 Geez #3, #7 and #9.
What are you afraid of Frank? People finding out you're an asshole?
Posted by Cleared Cookies Lost Nic 2024-01-18 10:26||   2024-01-18 10:26|| Front Page Top

#10 ^ Imparnumerophobiaphobia?
Posted by Gliper Smith5937 2024-01-18 10:40||   2024-01-18 10:40|| Front Page Top

#11 We got tired of flame wars over a decade ago, Cleared Cookies.

Given that Frank G is proud of being an asshole rather than otherwise — it’s necessary in his line of work — it makes no sense that he’d want to hide the fact. He is also absolutely dear, from time to time, and utterly gallant; those are the things he would hide if he were to hide anything. I’ve had cause over the years to be grateful for all those aspects of his character.
Posted by trailing wife 2024-01-18 11:27||   2024-01-18 11:27|| Front Page Top

#12 You'll never silence me, you filthy little censor

You do realize that Franky G. is a made man?
Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-01-18 11:31||   2024-01-18 11:31|| Front Page Top

#13 TW: Oh I know Frank takes great pride in being an assh@le. Sorry I cussed.

The saddest thing about his edits is there are few new commenters on this site. If you want the site to grow and profit it can't be just for a few, it needs to be for many. Needless to say, Rantburg is unique, although many of the original 9/11 contributors have dropped out for many reasons.

He snuffs out dumb posts that really are more worthy of leaving alone. I've read posts that basically were dumb, no swearing or threats, just dumb. No reason to delete. There are many lurkers visiting who are wary of posting because of the hostile attitude of Frank. Why don't you want to encourage conversation?

People here like to put the uninitiated in their place. You will note, commenters here like to gang up on unpopular posts. More views, more clicks, maybe more success.

TW, your loyalty is admirable. And I'm sure Frank provides a useful purpose, somewhere. But as long as this site sounds the same every day it's not going to grow. Same guys commenting about the same stuff daily.

Best of luck and I hope your health improves.
Posted by Cleared Cookies Lost Nic 2024-01-18 11:44||   2024-01-18 11:44|| Front Page Top

#14 Mods: Please do not spike any more comments.

Set as a classic thread
Posted by badanov 2024-01-18 11:45||   2024-01-18 11:45|| Front Page Top

#15 The saddest thing about his edits is there are few new commenters on this site. If you want the site to grow and profit it can't be just for a few, it needs to be for many. Needless to say, Rantburg is unique, although many of the original 9/11 contributors have dropped out for many reasons.

If you look (and I have) the site is as active as it has been for the last 10 years. Yes there are a lot of comments from the same people. It was like that for a long time.

As to the issue of backups: the backup site doesn't work at the moment, but we are aware of the issue. In case of a catastrophic loss, we will fix the issue, restore the site, and continue on with Well Reasoned Discourse, as we have since 2001.
Posted by badanov 2024-01-18 11:54||   2024-01-18 11:54|| Front Page Top

#16 As for FrankG: He will be inducted into Rantburg's Hall of Flame. I am a charter member.
Posted by badanov 2024-01-18 11:57||   2024-01-18 11:57|| Front Page Top

#17 Yes. Outside gratuitously abusive posts, personal attacks and the unacceptable calls for violence against public officials, leave the stupid up so everyone can make fun of it.
Posted by M. Murcek 2024-01-18 11:58||   2024-01-18 11:58|| Front Page Top

#18 Ah, shucks ;-)

*blushes*
Posted by Frank G 2024-01-18 12:01||   2024-01-18 12:01|| Front Page Top

#19 Another plaque for you to stick on the wall, Frank.
Posted by Mullah Richard 2024-01-18 12:38||   2024-01-18 12:38|| Front Page Top

#20 is that toilet paper?
Posted by Snaiter Elmineling7911 2024-01-18 13:27||   2024-01-18 13:27|| Front Page Top

#21 Can we delete double-downs?
Posted by Skidmark 2024-01-18 13:33||   2024-01-18 13:33|| Front Page Top

#22 Thank you for your kind wishes, dear Cleared Cookies. I intend to benefit from the current research on Long Covid, after which the party is at my house! :-)

The saddest thing about his edits is there are few new commenters on this site.

It’s kind of hard to tell at a casual glance, given how many here switched to Fred-generated anonymous nyms even before the feds went all arrest-happy following the January 6, 2021 protest, you included.

Lots of former — and future! — active commenters are content for the moment to lurk quietly, enjoying the interplay and information shared. Some speak up during our annual-ish fundraisers, others even donate without comment, though we are no less grateful for their silent generosity. I myself lurked for several years before plucking up my courage to actually post a comment.

And there are many who only check in when something big happens, trusting us to figure it out before the professional newsies get their shoes on.

The other piece is that flame wars drive off even more readers. Not just those who are targetted, but others who are disgusted rather than amused by that kind of interaction.

Finally, please understand that it’s not just Frank G who spamcops egregious comments. I’ve done my fair share over the years, as have the other moderators.

Skidmark — I always delete duplicate comments, unless there is discussion about it afterwards.
Posted by trailing wife 2024-01-18 14:30||   2024-01-18 14:30|| Front Page Top

#23 Snaiter Elmineling7911‘s dupe deleted.
Posted by trailing wife 2024-01-18 14:33||   2024-01-18 14:33|| Front Page Top

#24 I was regular for ten years. Mostly a lurker after that. Still like the site. Frank is fun.
Posted by no mo uro 2024-01-18 17:30||   2024-01-18 17:30|| Front Page Top

#25 What we really need is another physics discussion, you know the kind, the esoteric, universe broken down to the tiniest bits that nobody but the true physicists understand. Those are neat, even if they can't be understood:)
Posted by Silentbrick 2024-01-18 18:52||   2024-01-18 18:52|| Front Page Top

#26 I've enjoyed the civil, reasoned discourse here for going on 18 years. The comments are often educational and sometimes amusing. When we start picking at each other, it makes me think of [looks both ways] democrats.
Posted by Bobby 2024-01-18 18:52||   2024-01-18 18:52|| Front Page Top

#27 Ditto 26, 27.

been here since Insty had you on a blog roll after Sept. 11.

Wonderful work by everyone.
Posted by AlanC 2024-01-18 19:40||   2024-01-18 19:40|| Front Page Top

#28 Freakin' Pic-a-Nic. Anyway...

For a slippery consistency here
At the Burg, Herb McCoy is sans peer!
Sure he'd like to be frank
But he can't, Gottseidank,
Since the party line polices his rear.
Posted by Clyde McCoy5295 2024-01-18 21:12||   2024-01-18 21:12|| Front Page Top

#29 Nice
Posted by Frank G 2024-01-18 21:57||   2024-01-18 21:57|| Front Page Top

#30 ^ he’s never seen Freaknik
Posted by Beavis 2024-01-18 22:04||   2024-01-18 22:04|| Front Page Top

#31 From 10thst across from Piedmont Park
Posted by Beavis 2024-01-18 22:08||   2024-01-18 22:08|| Front Page Top

#32 


Here's another one for you to censor, you petty tyrant.


When you silence a man, you are not proving him wrong. You are only proving you are afraid of what he has to say.

Attention website users: a rogue administrator is deleting posts and not allowing you join the conversation, nor to see what's going on. This is not civil, well-reasoned discourse. Aren't you curious to see what you're not allowed to? Doesn't that make you angry that someone thinks you can't think for yourself and you need your reading material censored?

It's human nature to want to know. So here's what the rogue admin censored and doesn't want you to know. pro-America content.

eSo...We the People's government representatives who dare oppose the interests of a foreign country are threatened with being fired?


How does this even work? How are foreign countries able to get Americans fired like this?


It's like some kind of raving crazy anti-Semitic conspiracy theory about the Jewish Space Lasers taking control of the brains of our politicians. Obviously there are no such mind control lasers. But, if there were, what would be different here?


If you think you're not the only one noticing this, you're right. A LOT of people are noticing this. And all of us are asking why? Why is it this way, and what can we do to change it?


What part of "America First!" is difficult to understand?

Posted by Thrans White2909 2024-01-18 22:45||   2024-01-18 22:45|| Front Page Top

#33 Never seen Freaknik in person, but spent years at a traffic bottleneck that turned into a close facsimile several times a year. Of course I'm going by videos seen fifteen or twenty years ago, so... no, I guess I haven't. Yikes.

Limmie probably works better if you watched the first scenes of Hauptmann last night. Lucky me?
Posted by Clyde McCoy5295 2024-01-18 23:01||   2024-01-18 23:01|| Front Page Top

#34 When you silence a man, you are not proving him wrong. You are only proving you are afraid of what he has to say.

Or, that you will never have to listen to him again. Dead tell no tales.
Posted by Skidmark 2024-01-18 23:22||   2024-01-18 23:22|| Front Page Top

#35 counter argument:
grown impatient, sushi chef
serves blowhard fugu
Posted by Clyde McCoy5295 2024-01-18 23:30||   2024-01-18 23:30|| Front Page Top

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