#911-anniversary — Public Fediverse posts
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Oxford United apologizes and pulls "United 93" merchandise following backlash over 9/11 associations! https://english.mathrubhumi.com/sports/football/oxford-united-united-93-merchandise-apology-2026-qi9axk11?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #OxfordUnited #EFL #FootballNews #911Anniversary
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Today, Sep 14th, is the 25th 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, 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 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 Barbara Lee, September 14th, 2001
For further reading on the subject of the 2001 AUMF and the impact that it has had in the world in the subsequent years, I recommend this article by the Watson Institute.https://costsofwar.watson.brown.edu/sites/default/files/papers/Costs-of-War_2001-AUMF.pdf
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9/11: Wer sind die Opfer? Neue Methode hilft bei der Identifizierung
#NewYork. 25 Jahre nach den Anschlägen in New York sind noch immer 60 Prozent der Verstorbenen nicht identifiziert. Die Stammbaumforschung soll Abhilfe schaffen.
https://t3n.de/news/9-11-dna-stammbaumforschung-hilft-bei-identifikation-der-opfer-1762256/
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Second essay by Garrett Graff discusses the need to dissolve Department of Homeland Security and separate FEMA from these draconian postures. Former leader Jeh Johnson advocates for dissolution. As in the 1990’s, greatest terror threat comes from domestic right.
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Context: 2001 New York Baseball, Bush first pitch toss in NYC two weeks after 9.11.2001. Interviews, what powerful people were thinking, including Barbara Lee, Baseball players, White House including Bush, and anthrax fears. Very interesting quotation (interview) essay structure by Garrett Graff.
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https://www.europesays.com/people/226081/ Far-right provocateur attempts to disrupt 9/11 ceremony with anti-Muslim hate in Lower Manhattan, sparking clashes and arrests #911Anniversary #CityHallPark #islamaphobia #JakeLangProtest #NYPD #protect #racism #Sept11 #ZohranMamdani
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9/11: A Quarter Century of Imperial War
Gilbert Achar is interviewed here by the Rosa Luxembourg Stiftung website on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the attack on the Twin Towers.https://anticapitalistresistance.org/9-11-a-quarter-century-of-imperial-war/
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Newly released CIA intelligence briefs reveal that Osama bin Laden had considered India among countries that could be targeted in terrorist attacks before 9/11. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/india-osama-bin-laden-pre-9-11-hit-list-cia-documents-s0kr3kqo?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #OsamaBinLaden #CIAFiles #CIA #911Anniversary #AlQaeda
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'Happy 9/11 anniversary, I guess everyone is just insane now.'
– Red-n-Black Salamanderhttps://www.patreon.com/RnBScartoons/posts/next-generation-169199489
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Remembering in Dedham
https://www.universalhub.com/2026/remembering-dedhamPhoto by Daniel Sullivan.
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True vocal beauty.
We just watched Cyndi Lauper sing "True Colors" on ABC's "9/11 Tribute In Light."
Cyndi is 73 years old, and you can hear it in her voice. Her voice is strong, but old.
And yet, it was so beautiful and so moving to hear this New Yorker sing about "true colors" - about authenticity, about transparency, about being yourself no matter what others expect. No matter what others wish you were.
I thought, "This is the power of a true performer - to not perform at all, but to simply be authentic."
It was beautiful, not because her voice was that of a songbird - her voice was the voice of an old lady.
It was beautiful because she was real, transparent, herself, soulful, and because it was her GIFT to us.
Thank you, Cyndi. I don't expect you to see this, but thank you, thank you, for a lifetime of giving us - you! - not a performance, ever, but a LIFETIME of giving us you, every time you sing.
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Less than two weeks after 9/11, Larry Ellison offered the Bush administration a free national ID database.
It didn't happen then.
But where there's a will, there is a database, 😉.
Ongoing work around Login.gov:
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Setting up my "9/11 was propaganda of the deed, change me mind" booth to make people really angry.
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So I wrote a blog for the 25th anniversary of 9/11, and the beginning of the so-called '“War on Terror” started by the George W. Bush administration. #911anniversary #911memories #911truth #islamophobia #imperialism #waronterror #waroniraq #waronsyria #warongaza #waronlebanon #waroniran
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There's a lesson we all should have learned from 9/11. Unfortunately, I haven't seen it mentioned anywhere in the various things I've read on the 25th anniversary.
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Today's top ten tag trends:
10: #FursuitFriday
9: #911anniversary
8: #11s
7: #VendrediLecture
6: #WindowFriday
5: #FensterFreitag
4: #mrmcd26
3: #JukeboxFridayNight
2: #70sMoviesTaughtMe
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At the intrepid with #NewYorkCares to be of service on the #911anniversary. Just like 25 years ago tens of thousands of #NewYork folks have shown up for each other. #ILoveNY
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Hard to imagine indeed…
No shame at all.
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Personal pic from NYC, October 2001.
No stories today. I will let the images stand for themselves.
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Empfehlenswerte 9/11-Doku "September", die vorhin im Ersten lief. Eindrückliche Bilder, die ich so auch nicht kannte bzw. nicht erinnere aus dem Fernsehen. #911anniversary #September #ard
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Personal pic from NYC, October 2001.
No stories today. I will let the images stand for themselves.
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I don't have much to say about 9/11 today, only because my heart is far too heavy and I'm struggling to find the right words. I've been trying to distract myself and think of better things. It would be my great-grandfather's 126th birthday today, and a friend also turned 98. We went to the nursing home, brought her flowers, and celebrated with her and the family. It was a wonderful time. These are the things I've been thinking about today. I can't let myself be devoured by dark memories of the past.
I live near Sikorsky Aircraft, the main helicopter manufacturer for the US. We were terrified of what was going to happen that day. We thought we were the next target. It was pure madness in my town. They evacuated all schools. All of them, except for mine. The principle made the wrong decision. It wasn't pretty. I'll never forget the panic in our teacher's eyes, the way they reacted, the way my mother argued with the principle when she came to pick me up.
Let's remember those we lost today, and yes, that certainly includes those who passed away years later due to illnesses caused by the destruction and devastation of that day. We can't forget them. NYC had a very heartwarming ceremony and an extra moment of silence for them. Thank you, Mayor Mamdani.
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Today I commemorate Saint Mychal Judge, O.F.M., "Victim 0001" of the 11 September 2001 attack, FDNY chaplain, friend to those who are poor, lover of the LGBTQ+ community, caregiver to those with AIDS, lover of God.
Icon written by Brother Robert Lentz, O.F.M., available at trinitystores.com.
https://ecumenicallife.com/2020/09/11/my-work-here-is-not-finished/ #911anniversary #911attacks #Saints #September11, #Spirituality #lgbtq #firefighter
