#911-anniversary — Public Fediverse posts

Today, Sep 14th, is the 24th anniversary of one of the more remarkable events to take place in the days following the September 11th terrorist attacks. I like to refer to it as Barbara Lee Day. A reminder of one of the most remarkable and courageous votes in recent US political history.

"The 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force" bill was passed by House and Senate a mere three days after September 11th. Of the 519 total votes cast, only Representative Lee's lone vote opposed the bill (Senate 98-0, House 420-1). A vote for which she received much negative attention in the media and also received death threats over. This is an important piece of United States history. One which calls out to us today, nearly a quarter of a century later, and forces us to take a hard look at all that has taken place in the world since September 11th and begs the question of what can we, as average citizens, do to move our country away from being a military state, and towards a focus on diplomacy and peace.

Please take a moment today to read Representative Lee's speech on the House floor or watch the video ( https://youtu.be/mvnLtMKzX6Y ) of her delivering the speech.

'Mr. Speaker, Members, I rise today really with a very heavy heart, one that is filled with sorrow for the families and the loved ones who were killed and injured this week. Only the most foolish and the most callous would not understand the grief that has really gripped our people and millions across the world. This unspeakable act on the United States has really -- really forced me, however, to rely on my moral compass, my conscience, and my God for direction.

September 11th changed the world. Our deepest fears now haunt us. Yet, I am convinced that military action will not prevent further acts of international terrorism against the United States. This is a very complex and complicated matter.

Now this resolution will pass, although we all know that the President can wage a war even without it. However difficult this vote may be, some of us must urge the use of restraint. Our country is in a state of mourning. Some of us must say, let's step back for a moment. Let's just pause, just for a minute and think through the implications of our actions today, so that this does not spiral out of control.

Now I have agonized over this vote. But I came to grips with it today, and I came to grips with opposing this resolution during the very painful, yet very beautiful memorial service. As a member of the clergy so eloquently said, "As we act, let us not become the evil that we deplore."'

- Representative Barabara Lee, September 14th, 2001

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Always remember
Those whom we lost on this day
Were loved and cherished

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September 11, 2025

24 years. Sometimes it still feels like it was just yesterday that I was sitting on a plane in Milwaukee getting ready to fly to NYC. Luckily, we didn't take off. So much has changed since that fateful day. Never forget. #911anniversary

“Jihadists have managed to weaken the West by undermining a pillar of free societies: the secular principle of #FreedomOfSpeech.” —Elan Journo

https://newideal.aynrand.org/aris-uncompromising-voice-for-reason-since-9-11/

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“The enemy is #Islamic #totalitarianism — a religious movement long inspired and funded by patrons such as #SaudiArabia, the Gulf states and, above all, #Iran.” —Onkar Ghate

https://newideal.aynrand.org/aris-uncompromising-voice-for-reason-since-9-11/

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Twenty years after 9/11, ARI warned that evading the *ideological* nature of the enemy—#Islamic #totalitarianism—and fighting self‑sacrificial wars would end in failure. From #Afghanistan to #FreeSpeech, the cost of evasion is now #history. Ideas matter.

https://newideal.aynrand.org/aris-uncompromising-voice-for-reason-since-9-11/

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Faculty, staff and students from the University of Houston, along with military personnel, gathered Thursday morning for a remembrance of the terrorist attacks against the United States on Sept. 11, 2001.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/houston/2025/09/11/530674/university-of-houston-students-and-faculty-reflect-on-9-11-attacks-during-remembrance-event/

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On this day, we remember. 🇺🇸🕊️
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@KE0FFT Promoting to #911Anniversary

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“Kelly, can you still see the Twin Towers from your bathroom window?”

That was the start of many surreal conversations I had throughout the day. My first thought was to find people, to hear them. Though I didn’t realize it, I was conducting my first information relay, letting West Coast family know what East Coast family was experiencing. I imagine that I was one of tens of thousands all over the United States who were doing the same thing.

I knew that the day would shape me, as living through President Kennedy’s assasination, watching men landing on the moon, and the horrendous California wildfires shaped me. It made me vulnerable in ways I never imagined I would be. It brought back fears from my nuclear threat childhood. It made me afraid of the crowded sky.

On this day of days I think it’s important that each of you know that I love each of you, your quirks, your passions, your being. I know in a very real way how unique each of you are, how short a time we have in this time and space. And I will remember.

Photo from Porter Gifford/Corbis/Getty Images

24 years ago today I was teaching physics at Elkins High School in Missouri City, TX. Just as 2nd period was getting ready to start, someone came in and told us the news. We turned on the TV and saw the second tower fall.

Etched in my memory is my student Ashley, who was standing there crying. She said "but it's my birthday." I will never forget that moment. And I am getting really choked up remembering and writing this.

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President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump attend 9/11 memorial service at the Pentagon https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/donald-trump-911-pentagon-anniversary-rsqkid0f?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #911Anniversary #Trump #911 #DonaldTrump #LatestNews

343 firefighters
37 Port Authority officers
23 NYPD officers
8 paramedics
3 NY State Court Officers
1 NY Patrolman
1 FBI Agent

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A transcript of “A 9/11 Lawsuit No One Is Talking About Reveals Deep Saudi Complicity”, an #OpeningArguments episode I found interesting about Ashton et. al v. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in which 9/11 victims may eventually win a lawsuit and damages in the Southern District of New York against Saudi Arabia for facilitating the 9/11 attacks. (see “Omar al-Bayoumi”) https://reboil.com/mediawiki/OA_1061 #911anniversary #saudiarabia

Hard day.
https://bit.ly/911-20yrs
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Today, as we reflect on the events of 9/11 and remember the thousands of heroes from that day, please don't forget the rescue dogs who were indispensable in so many ways in the rescue and recovery effort.

#911anniversary #Dogs #Dog #hero

https://www.dogingtonpost.com/remembering-the-hero-dogs-of-911/

The U.S. remembered the lives taken and those reshaped by 9/11, marking an anniversary laced with presidential campaign politics as President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris stood together Wednesday at ground zero.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/national/2024/09/11/499678/us-commemorates-9-11-attacks-with-victims-in-focus-and-politics-in-view/

#National #News #911 #911Anniversary #Memorial #NewYork

#911NeverForget ... today, 23 years ago. We remember and never forget the:

2,606 civilians
343 firefighters
37 Port Authority officers
23 NYPD officers
8 paramedics
3 NY State Court Officers
1 NY Patrolman
1 FBI Agent

#911Anniversary #NeverForget #ServiceDogs #worldtradecenter

Here we have a post sharing two random things on this quiet Sunday evening that have nothing to do with anything anyone other than I would ever care about.

First, I watched an episode of The Trogly’s Guitar Show on YouTube today and accidentally learned something about my first Gibson guitar. It was a Les Paul Deluxe but I never learned what year it was made. Deluxes date from the late 60’s to the mid 80’s (I think). I bought mine in 1987 and always assumed it was from the late 70’s, but I had not learned how to get the manufacture date for a Gibson guitar until after my Deluxe was stolen in 1990.

Thanks to Trogly’s I can narrow the date down a little. The guitar had a Gibson chainsaw case. From a description on the episode I watched it was a version two chainsaw case. Trogly told us that Gibson introduced the version two chainsaw case in 1978. Therefore my guitar (assuming the case I had was the original case) could not have been built prior to 1978. That nocks about 10 years off of the possible dates. Thanks, Trogly!

The second item of note: The anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks is coming this week. That means Jen and I are in now entering our annual 9/11 remembrance period where we binge a shit load of documentaries. We’re watching the first of the season right now. Things have already been super heavy around here due to my father’s passing. Now it’s going to get heavier still.

I just felt the need to share all of that with the wider universe. You’re welcome.

https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/09/08/two-random-things-2/

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Twenty-two years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the #US, #September11 was again a date of #mourning and #reflection in the #UnitedStates. Here are key moments from the remembrance ceremonies for the nearly 3,000 people who died, with President Joe #Biden promising to keep #terrorism at bay.
👉🏼 https://youtu.be/b62anW3zbnE?feature=shared #911anniversary

Among 9/11 memories, I refer you to my 2015 essay Packaged Terror, about how ripples of the attack touched me personally, several states away in New Hampshire.

I'm pretty confident that if you have the time, you'll find it an engaging read.

Had I not lived it, I might doubt some of its details myself, but I quite assure you this is a completely true story. And the take-home message is still very relevant today.

http://netsettlement.blogspot.com/2015/11/packaged-terror.html

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The beams in memory of 9.11.2001. #newyork #911anniversary #photography