Iran hit tankers, we hit the coast, the Houthis took a port, and oil's at $100. On the 9/11 anniversary, the Middle East is the one thing America has consistently remembered to bomb for 25 years.

The president marked 9/11 with a steel beam from the World Trade Center at a ceremony near the White House. The beam has been to more solemn events than most of the people standing next to it.

Friday, September 11, 2026: 25 years since the towers, 196 days into the next war, a $5,000 bribe on the table, a president who remembers being carried, a quarterback who remembers being carted, and 100,000 Australians who couldn't see the field. Never forget. Also, what time's the tennis.

The 9/11 anniversary is Friday. Twenty-five years. The airport security we built afterward still takes your water bottle, and the House wants to privatize it. Never forget, and never get through the line either.

Apple's folding phone costs $2,000 and preorders were moved off September 11 out of respect. Then it was priced like a funeral. For that money in Detroit you get a Buick, and the Buick also folds if you hit a pole.

Friday, September 11, 2026: twenty-five years since the towers, 196 days into the next war, a $5,000 bribe on the table, a quarterback carted off six plays into a title defense, a kid who beat the best player alive at 3:30 a.m., and a hundred thousand Australians who couldn't see the field. Never forget. What time's the tennis.

Twenty-five years after 9/11, the airport still makes you take off your shoes, and the country's at war in the same neighborhood. Never forget. We didn't. We just didn't learn either.

Twenty-five years and the TSA finally lets Grandma back to the gate. She's 89. She can wave at the plane, the war, the tariffs, and the grandkids who can't afford the flight.

Twenty-five years since 9/11, and the TSA is restoring gate access for people without tickets. It took a quarter century to let Grandma back to the gate. Your shoes still come off.

Twenty-five years, and the president says two firefighters carried him from the rubble. Footage shows him on TV that morning. The last man who wasn't there has the most detailed memory, and the men who were there have the shortest life expectancy.

Apple moved iPhone preorders to avoid September 11. Respectful. Then they priced the phone at $2,000, which is its own kind of attack on the family.

Twenty-five years since September 11 this week. A quarter century. The kids who were born that morning are now old enough to be sent to the next one.

Good Wednesday, everybody. The phone costs $2,000, the war's in month seven, the giraffe's still loose in Texas, and Apple skipped 9/11 for preorders out of respect, then charged the price of a funeral. Surprise and shine.

Twenty-five years, two wars, one new one, $8 trillion, 4.7 million dead, and the TSA is finally letting you back to the gate. It took a quarter century to get Grandma past security. It took eleven minutes to get a $5,000 bribe into a speech.

Trump said two firefighters lifted him up and carried him away at Ground Zero. Footage shows he was watching TV that morning. Twenty-five years later, the last man who wasn't there has the most detailed memory.

New York's mayor released 170,000 pages showing the government knew the Ground Zero air was toxic while telling people it was safe. Twenty-five years later. Everyone who was misled is either sick, dead, or about to read a PDF.

Twenty-five years after 9/11 we're at war in the same neighborhood, the airport still confiscates your water, and the Pentagon just polygraphed its own generals. Never forget. We didn't. We also didn't learn.

The 25th anniversary of 9/11 is tomorrow. Tomorrow's also the day Persona 6 players hit hour 40, the day the Rams wake up in Australia, and the day Shelton plays Tiafoe. The country will hold a moment of silence and then check the score. Never forget, but also, what time's the match.