“We’ve Been Told There’s Another Plane in the Air and It’s Heading Here”

Today We Must Finally Remember What The 9/11 Commemorations Ignore

Righteous victimhood fueled the War on Terror. 25 years later, we also have to remember all of those slain under its banner

Trump and Hegseth use 9/11 memorial remarks at Pentagon to defend war on Iran

President and defense secretary try to link worst terrorist attack in US history to current unpopular war

Confronting New York City's Lies About Toxic Air After 9/11

Plus, a selection of some of the best writing on 9/11, and more news to take you into the weekend.

CIA warned of threat of 'explosive airplane' years before 9/11, documents show

The spy agency released 71 declassified presidential briefings, with one showing it had thought Al Qaeda's plans were 'widely known' by extremists.

IMO with Michelle Obama & Craig Robinson on Instagram: "We could all use a reminder to live our lives with just a little more courage. Thank you to @progressive for bringing us this moment."

25K likes, 229 comments - imopodcasts on July 24, 2026: "We could all use a reminder to live our lives with just a little more courage. Thank you to @progressive for bringing us this moment.".

US airman recounts Iran rescue in 60 Minutes segment branded propaganda

Critics say segment about airman’s rescue was made to boost public perception of Trump’s unpopular war

Transcript: 25 Years Later, Mamdani Adminstrtation Opens City's 9/11 Records to the Public and Settles Multi-Year Legal Battle

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani: Good morning, everyone. I want to thank all those who have joined us this morning at City Hall: the survivors of the horrific Sept. 11 terror attack; the first responders who gave so much to so many for so long; the advocates and activists who have fought passionately on their behalf; the elected officials who carried their voices into the halls of power; and the families of those who fell ill from 9/11-related health complications.

Revisiting Iran's Missile and Drone Campaign

An early reflection on my writing and thinking during the war

‘I’m fighting two wars. One against the Russians. And one inside myself.’

A drone pilot and her all-women unit are waging a new kind of warfare on Ukraine’s eastern front

Cancer’s toll on 9/11 survivors is accelerating 25 years later

The number of victims receiving aid has tripled in recent years, a Post analysis finds, as the illness’s toll becomes more apparent.

Transcript of Edward Snowden's comments at IETF93.

Transcript of Edward Snowden's comments at IETF93. · GitHub

Refugees and Searchers Go to the Movies – First of the Month

Spielberg lets the screen go black for about five seconds. The communal experience of film-going then becomes a shared nightmare. With the screen unlit, the emergency lights in the theater are the only source of illumination. If you jump (as I did), you fear for a moment that the movie has stopped—the reel fallen off its plate, the fantasy interrupted by unfunny, drop-dead reality. “Are we still alive?” whispered by Farrier’s daughter Rachel (Dakota Fanning) is an inquiry that invokes our own doubts about our safety, our capacity to dream, our possible awakening to dire reality. It recalls how many people felt after 9/11. Are we dreaming? Are we still alive? Bringing everyday experience and existential contemplation together so forcefully, Spielberg joins the ranks of the most audacious avant-garde filmmakers: He turns the popcorn movie experience into a consideration of the abyss.

The Forgotten Hate-Fueled Shootings in the Wake of 9/11

Several shootings driven by Islamophobia were obscured in the aftermath of that day. In a new analysis by The Trace, we revisit what happened.