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2026-09-11 --Tech & Moderator Notes

25 years

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Posted by badanov 2026-09-11 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [518 views ] Top

1 Came here after Insty mentioned it, shortly after 9/11. Stayed since

Posted by Frank G 2026-09-11 01:23|| 2026-09-11 01:23|| Front Page Top

2 [BBC] Spies, strategies and missed opportunities: How the lessons of 9/11 are still being learnt

Posted by Skidmark 2026-09-11 02:11|| 2026-09-11 02:11|| Front Page Top

3 US Mint commemorates 9/11 25th anniversary with new half-dollar coin: ‘NEVER FORGET’

Posted by Skidmark 2026-09-11 02:34|| 2026-09-11 02:34|| Front Page Top

4 Some have forgotten. I haven't. And I will never forgive. Never.

Posted by JFM 2026-09-11 05:47|| 2026-09-11 05:47|| Front Page Top

5 I stumbled onto Rantburg looking for better information pertaining to the War on Terror. The format fit my way of organizing information, the brevity allowed for quick review and the comments were insightful and very funny. Stayed for the next 25 years.

Posted by Airandee 2026-09-11 06:37|| 2026-09-11 06:37|| Front Page Top

6 Love this place, and have deep respect for those that keep it going. I even enjoy most of the comments. Thanks also for the troll-trimming. A few have escaped, but mostly they're kept within bounds. Again, thank you all!

Posted by Old Patriot 2026-09-11 06:47|| 2026-09-11 06:47|| Front Page Top

7 Kudos to Rantburg for your hard, unblinking work. So very thankful for every story, every line ...

Posted by ChicagoNorth 2026-09-11 08:05|| 2026-09-11 08:05|| Front Page Top

8 Thank you everyone that works on and moderates our rants. You have all been so wonderful!

Posted by DarthVader 2026-09-11 08:31|| 2026-09-11 08:31|| Front Page Top

9 Drifted in here some between 911 and 2005

Never left

Posted by badanov 2026-09-11 08:38|| 2026-09-11 08:38|| Front Page Top

10 Scoured the Internet in the days after 9/11 - looking for insights and anything that could help understand how it happened and who was responsible. I found the 'Burg and have been reading and lurking ever since.

Thanks to all that keep Rantburg running! it is still a daily read for me after 25 years.

Posted by WacoInMN 2026-09-11 08:56|| 2026-09-11 08:56|| Front Page Top

11 Yea and I'm still wondering if we rea;;y won anything, over 20 years of war and what do we have to show for it.

Posted by Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2026-09-11 10:17|| 2026-09-11 10:17|| Front Page Top

12 On 9/11, as America was under attack, the order came: Get every goddamn plane out of the sky. Thirty-eight landed at an obscure airport in Newfoundland. What followed was humanity at its best...

Posted by Skidmark 2026-09-11 10:21|| 2026-09-11 10:21|| Front Page Top

13 Rantburg consistently delivers information and viewpoints that are never found on TV or in the newspapers. The comments are sometimes as informative as the articles. And then there's the opportunity to do a little ranting of my own. Sometimes you just need to get things off your chest, so to speak, and nobody else will listen. But if you get too far out of line, other commenters will let you know about it. The debates are lively but usually civil and well reasoned. Keep up the good work, Rantburg.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2026-09-11 11:30|| 2026-09-11 11:30|| Front Page Top

14 Hat tip to TW, Badanov, Fred, the mods, lurkers, and regular contributors. We are indeed blessed to live in a country that permits such a forum and compilation of articles, ideas, and opinions.

Posted by Besoeker 2026-09-11 11:39|| 2026-09-11 11:39|| Front Page Top

15 ^^ Well said, Visitor.

Posted by DooDahMan 2026-09-11 13:50|| 2026-09-11 13:50|| Front Page Top

16 Thank you everyone at Rantburg.

Site was recommended to me, and I was like yeah sure. Then I was at a party with libertarians, which was the fashion at the time, and Bush Whackers, Rantburg was named dropped then described to me a some neocon site. Really, I say to myself, such hate dribble now I have to check the place out.

Posted by swksvolFF 2026-09-11 14:26|| 2026-09-11 14:26|| Front Page Top

17 Although I've been distracted lately, I've been reading and occasionally posting since March 2003. My thanks to all the folks who keep this valuable site running. And I remember with great fondness the contributors who have moved on, such as Pappy and TGA.

Posted by Matt 2026-09-11 15:03|| 2026-09-11 15:03|| Front Page Top

18 <3

Posted by mossomo 2026-09-11 15:24|| 2026-09-11 15:24|| Front Page Top

19 The Burg is the first news I open every day for as long as I can remember....usually at 9 P.M. the day before. 9-11 was a terrible blow, felt a bit like when they killed Kennedy and when the son killed the royal family in Nepal. I know the Lord is in control and He will make it all make sense when we come into His Presence...!!

Posted by Oregon Dave 2026-09-11 15:33|| 2026-09-11 15:33|| Front Page Top

20 A daily read because I trust the people who run it and the regulars who read it and comment!

Trust is in very short supply these days my friends, making this place all the more important!

Posted by NoMoreBS 2026-09-11 15:44|| 2026-09-11 15:44|| Front Page Top

21 I’ve been coming to Rantburg for 25 years. The information, both in the articles and the comments, provides a detailed overview of our world. We are in a fight that we must win. Understanding our enemies is a key to that victory. The Burg is an invaluable resource. Thank you to all who make it happen each and every day. I do miss muck4doo and farminBhard.

Posted by Remoteman 2026-09-11 16:40|| 2026-09-11 16:40|| Front Page Top

22 Thank you guys!

Posted by Secret Master 2026-09-11 17:12|| 2026-09-11 17:12|| Front Page Top

23 Thanks & TRUST!

Posted by Uleting Cromogum6097 2026-09-11 17:40|| 2026-09-11 17:40|| Front Page Top

24 I found this place sometime after 9/11 and to this day I'm still struck by one of the articles found here. It was from the Belmont Club and it was an essay titled "The Three Conjectures". It's still a great read, and I've enjoying having this place to visit.

Posted by Crusader 2026-09-11 17:53|| 2026-09-11 17:53|| Front Page Top

25 You all make this the place I hang out at, for the company as well as the learning.

The Three Conjectures is for sale at Amazon for $2.49. I just threw some money into Mr. Fernandez’s pocket — he deserves it for that essay and much, much more.

Posted by trailing wife 2026-09-11 18:11|| 2026-09-11 18:11|| Front Page Top

26 I came across Rantburg within a month of 9 11 and like so many others have stayed glued to daily reviews. Please keep up the good work!

Posted by Gleanter Ghibelline2578 2026-09-11 20:38|| 2026-09-11 20:38|| Front Page Top

27 Like Frank G, I followed an Instapundit link. I've been daily since. Many changes since then, always Rantburg. I open it like the GWOT weather report. I don't comment much. Simply here paying attention. I appreciate what it takes from alcon to make this thing go.

Posted by Classical_Liberal 2026-09-11 20:49|| 2026-09-11 20:49|| Front Page Top

28 Found the Burg in maybe 2003. Have walked away from time to time and returned. 9-11 is one of the magnets. Watching the line of firefighters march into the building is one image that haunts me. I knew the building was coming down. I knew they knew as well. For them, the line was death, but to step out of line was impossible. It was a different death that they could not choose. RIP.

Posted by Super Hose 2026-09-11 20:58|| 2026-09-11 20:58|| Front Page Top

29 I don't recall which door I came through. The world had changed and the blogosphere was the new New Thing. There was a lot going on - Little Green Footballs, Instapundit, Belmont Club, Rantburg, Gates of Vienna, and more.

For me, Rantburg as a news aggregator has replaced the morning paper. I think Rantburg U has changed the way I look at the world. Whatever the subject, there seems to be somebody here who either knows about it or was there when it jumped off. News, analysis, and snark. Yeah, baby!

Thanks to everyone who made this happen!

Posted by SteveS 2026-09-11 23:33|| 2026-09-11 23:33|| Front Page Top

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