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My fevered brain | 08-18-26 | Auntie Mame

Posted on 08/18/2026 5:52:03 PM PDT by Auntie Mame

Can anyone tell me why "Breaking News (News Activism)" which I have on my sidebar mostly has "Sunday Morning Talk Show Threads" listed. Is there some secret religious thing I'm missing?

I ask because it's annoying no breaking news is posted there, it's always bothered me, but now even more so because someone I know recently said to me, "There's no breaking news on FreeRepublic. It's always the same old things."


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1 posted on 08/18/2026 5:52:03 PM PDT by Auntie Mame
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To: Auntie Mame
There was a time when you got slammed for posting in Breaking News things that were not breaking news.

And so people stopped posting there.

2 posted on 08/18/2026 5:56:05 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (I just want FReepers to READ THE ARTICLE. And then think 30 secs before pounding keyboard.)
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To: Auntie Mame

I don’t know why the sidebar is there at all.


3 posted on 08/18/2026 5:56:48 PM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. )
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To: Auntie Mame

Let’s just say the moderation is different since JimRob’s passing.


4 posted on 08/18/2026 6:03:13 PM PDT by PROCON (Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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To: Auntie Mame; Texas Eagle

Breaking News tab is pretty worthless. Back when FR got 50+ threads an hour it kept important events visible but now 2 days worth of news shows on the Most Recent page. No need to use the Breaking News tab.


5 posted on 08/18/2026 6:08:04 PM PDT by Farmerbob
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To: Auntie Mame

Honestly, I’ve never seen a sidebar...
Does that mean I have to start all over again?


6 posted on 08/18/2026 6:10:17 PM PDT by SuperLuminal (Where is rabble-rising Sam Adams now that we need him? Is his name Trump, now?)
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To: Auntie Mame

Good Points


7 posted on 08/18/2026 6:10:34 PM PDT by Big Red Badger (Good SCIENCE is Not Faith BUT Curiosity. )
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To: Auntie Mame; Alas Babylon!

AB, you are being paged.


8 posted on 08/18/2026 6:10:45 PM PDT by Bernard (“Insanity in individuals is something rare…but in groups, <SNIP> it is the rule." Nietzsche)
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To: Auntie Mame

Every time I put something in it, it gets removed a few minutes later...........


9 posted on 08/18/2026 6:19:19 PM PDT by Red Badger (Iryna Zarutska, May 22, 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine – August 22, 2025 Charlotte, North Carolina Say her name)
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To: Auntie Mame

To be fair, August is traditionally often a slow news month with lots of people on vacation.


10 posted on 08/18/2026 6:22:00 PM PDT by aynrandfreak (Being a Democrat means never having to say you're sorry)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

Yup.

Guilty.


11 posted on 08/18/2026 6:24:03 PM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 "/!i!! &@$%&*(@ -')
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To: Auntie Mame

I have been laughing at that, too.

No Sunday morning talk show is “Breaking News.” They wrap up stuff from the prior seven days.

The lack of proper grooming shows a lack of care.


12 posted on 08/18/2026 6:24:47 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: Red Badger

That’s why I quit posting in BN.


13 posted on 08/18/2026 6:25:50 PM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 "/!i!! &@$%&*(@ -')
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To: Auntie Mame

Good questions. The Breaking News sidebar has become a waste of screen space.


14 posted on 08/18/2026 6:29:59 PM PDT by T Ruth (Mohammedanism shall be destroyed.)
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To: Auntie Mame

Huh, and I thought it was just me…


15 posted on 08/18/2026 6:31:59 PM PDT by azsportsterman
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To: Auntie Mame

Recent Posts page

and your set. ✅


16 posted on 08/18/2026 6:32:02 PM PDT by Varsity Flight ( "War by 🙏 the prophesied set before you." ) I Timothy 1:18. Nazarite warriors. 10.5.6.5 These Days)
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To: Auntie Mame

I have turned it off in my settings...
It has not been helpful for a long time.


17 posted on 08/18/2026 6:34:49 PM PDT by Repeal The 17th ( I am obsessed with not being obsessed with anything.)
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To: SuperLuminal

Are you logged in?

/s


18 posted on 08/18/2026 6:35:21 PM PDT by Disambiguator
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To: Auntie Mame

Maybe it should be renamed “Braking News,” and we can post threads of automotive interest there.


19 posted on 08/18/2026 6:38:21 PM PDT by Disambiguator
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To: PROCON; Auntie Mame

Free Republic Moderators are faceless, nameless, and unaccountable.

Just like the bureaucrats for State or Federal assistance.

I have been a dollar-a-day donor and more for more than a couple decades.

Maybe it is time. Jim’s dream started back in the 90s. The Yahoo page.

Now it’s over $300k/yr.

The boys have other things going on and FR is not being attended.


20 posted on 08/18/2026 6:41:18 PM PDT by KitJ (Shall not be infringed...)
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