And...
https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/06/opinions/gans-john-bolton-and-the-lost-art-of-honest-brokering/index.html
It's only surprising because of how quickly they're being published. CNN was, one way or another, prepared for this.
The board settings should be such that you don't have permissions to start threads. It's not about you; there's apparently a bug in the board software.