…revealing the ugly truth.

It continues to remain convenient that these people continue to remind Republicans and independents that the Democrats want them dead, less than two months before the election.

— Not-So-OK Boomer (@Rand_Simberg) September 11, 2026

I’ll be doing anniversary posts here with updates. The first is from Arynne Wexler, who is so much more than a comedian.

“Never Forget” has to mean more than remembering the date.

But also – never forget why it happened.

We do no honor to the dead by remembering their deaths while becoming too uncomfortable to remember the hatred that killed them. A hatred that wants to kill or convert every…

— Arynne Wexler (@ArynneWexler) September 11, 2026

He did well, but I'm pretty sure that I would have done the same thing. My very first thought after seeing the second plane hit was, "They need to ground every plane immediately." https://t.co/Zgl63A0YDH

— Not-So-OK Boomer (@Rand_Simberg) September 11, 2026

And then there’s this:

He lost the war right at its onset. https://t.co/XSAnMHXbbP

— FilmLadd (@FilmLadd) September 11, 2026

Either he didn’t understand the nature of the enemy, or he was too enamored of his Saudi buddies in the oil business.

[Update a few minutes later]

One of the most haunting visualizations of September 11, 2001: watch as the skies over the United States suddenly empty as the FAA grounds all flights. pic.twitter.com/XD0O4ziMgz

— Josh Barzon (@JoshuaBarzon) September 7, 2026

I was in Puerto Rico, about to go to the airport for a flight back to LA, and about to call a cab to the airport. As soon as I saw the second plane hit, I knew there was no point. If I’d been home, it would have been eerie to look toward the east from our balcony, where normally every clear night you can see the planes lined up for final at LAX all the way out to Palm Springs, and see an empty sky.

[Update a few more minutes later]

Yes, the war won’t be over until we actually win, and ending the monstrous regime in Tehran will go a long way toward that.

[Update a while later]

Thoughts on asymmetric warfare, from Supersonic Redhead:

The War Has Changed. Our Thinking Has Not. https://t.co/iPX6Jz4tE8

— Supersonic Redhead🛫 (@Supersonic_Red) September 11, 2026

[Update a while later]

Remembering the heroes of Flight 93, by Salena Zito.

And a related oldie, by Dave Barry a year after the event: On Hallowed Ground.

[Update a few more minutes later]

James Lileks, on the martyred towers.

Replacing them would have been a big FU to the people who cheered as they fell.