Yep, probably the “jimjambo.com/BeavisAndButthead4.jpg” “direct-linked” picture....never “hot-link”/”direct-link” photos/graphics...it is considered bandwidth theft and is in bad taste. Host photos on servers/sites you control/own or subscribe to.
See http://www.deuceofclubs.com/switcheroo/switch19.htm for gory details when Freeper “COBAL2Java” got “Switcharooed”.
I occasionally have trouble with FreeRepublic, because of a webpage having a mixed bag of HTTP / HTTPS. The padlock icon will swap out for a red circle. But, all I have to do is reload the webpage 1, or 2, or sometimes 3 times, and the padlock icon displays again: OK.
I do not know what the particulars are, causing that security issue. It happens, and I make sure it is NOT happening before I sign on to FR.
Jimjambo.com is my site. It’s hosted by a company called Turbify. Before that , it was Verizon. Before that, it was Yahoo Business. I pay a quarterly fee and use it to store images.
Occasionally, the secure server certificate has a problem. If my images from my site are causing this much trouble, then I’m not getting my money’s worth. I will stop linking to the pictures, and I will get the service discontinued at my earliest convenience.
Message to Turbify: Die, corporate scum.