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  • Today's Cryptogram

    09/11/2026 1:33:35 AM PDT · by FroggyTheGremlim · 1 replies
    Hiya kids! Hiya, Hiya!Good Morning Crypto-FReepers.I see some of the same old faces out there.But that's OK - I like you anyway.Today's quote is special - you get three for the price of one. All three have the same cipher - solve one solve all three! Your clues should be interesting.Ha Ha Ha!I'll be good - I will, (like heck) I will. Ha ha ha.This is today's quote: 1.EBP RJQ MEAQG RD R ORP DCAQ. - GRK ORKPZMMC2.CKGCPQ QFQLS EBPQL NQLGEK CG R SEZKJQL NQLGEK VEKPQLCKJ VXRD XRNNQKQP. -WQKKCYQL SRKQ3.DXQ EBPQL C JQD, DXQ AELQ MBQRLBS C LQAQAOQL DXCKJG DXRD...
  • Today's Toons 9/11/26

    09/11/2026 1:33:26 AM PDT · by pookie18 · 3 replies
    The Right Reasons ^ | 9/11/26 | pookie18
    Click on link
  • WOW! More than 100,000 people have signed a petition urging Mayor Mamdani not to attend the 9/11 memorial ceremony.

    09/11/2026 1:28:50 AM PDT · by Freeleesy · 8 replies
    FB ^ | Sep 9, 2026 | America First P.I.
    🚨 WOW! More than 100,000 people have signed a petition urging Mayor Mamdani not to attend the 9/11 memorial ceremony. At an emotional rally, hundreds gathered with a simple plea: Don’t come to the ceremony.
  • United Airlines Flight 93 full transcript

    09/11/2026 1:03:50 AM PDT · by Morgana · 7 replies
    Jim on YouTube ^ | February 17, 2026
    Viewer discretion advised: this material contains distressing real-world events. If you are studying aviation history, CVR analysis, or the events of 9/11, this animation aims to provide an accurate and respectful reference. The transcript is shown for historical, educational, and documentary purposes, helping viewers understand how the situation unfolded and how passengers and crew responded during the hijacking. Spelling and phrasing have been kept as close as possible to the original investigative sources, with only minimal formatting for readability.
  • 9/11 families still waiting for justice 25 years later as trial delays for terror plotters drag on: ‘Unconscionable’

    09/11/2026 12:42:20 AM PDT · by nickcarraway · 1 replies
    New York Post ^ | Ben Kochman and Larry Celona Published Sep. 10, 2026 | Ben Kochman and Larry Celona Published Sep. 10, 2026
    Twenty-five years after Sept.11, 2001, families and friends of the nearly 3,000 people killed that day remain dismayed that still no one has been convicted — or even stood trial — for the terror attacks. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the self-proclaimed architect of the deadliest acts of terror on American soil, and four of his alleged al-Qaida cronies remain behind bars at the US naval base in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. “So many family members have passed in the past 25 years. How sad that these people didn’t live long enough to see justice served,” Maggie McDonnell-Tiberio, whose emergency service NYPD officer...
  • Friday Silliness Thread!

    09/11/2026 12:13:51 AM PDT · by Nateman · 27 replies
    Free Republic ^ | September 11, 2026 | Nateman
    Today is a serious and somber day , the 25th Anniversary of the most evil attack on America since Pearl Harbor. I debated with myself if I should post another silly thread today. I decided I'm not going to let America's worst enemy ruin a fine tradition. So today's silly theme is Alien Invasion.
  • The Measure of a Life: Henry Hyde and the Amendment That Still Bears His Name

    09/10/2026 11:54:06 PM PDT · by Morgana
    National Right to Life ^ | Sep 9, 2026 | Raimundo Rojas
    Henry Hyde had the rare gift of making a grave argument without becoming a grave man. He could thunder on the House floor and charm a room with humor. When Congressman Hyde spoke about unborn children, he did it with a tenderness that never sounded rehearsed. He was brilliant, warm, funny, stubborn when he needed to be, and absolutely clear about why he had come to Washington. He came to defend life. As we prepare to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his Hyde Amendment, the proper tribute is not praise alone, but a clear account of the man who forced...
  • Trump absent as New York marks 25 years since 9/11 with first Muslim mayor

    09/10/2026 11:47:25 PM PDT · by Texan4Life · 6 replies
    France 24 ^ | Sept. 11, 2026 | France 24 and the AFP
    New York marks the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on Friday, with President Donald Trump attending a ceremony at the Pentagon while Vice President JD Vance and four former presidents join commemorations at Ground Zero, where victims’ relatives will read the names of those killed.
  • "Big McLargeHuge" - original power metal, by Yours Truly

    09/10/2026 11:23:08 PM PDT · by Slings and Arrows · 4 replies
    Me, via Rumble ^ | 9/11/2026 | me, as "Hopalong Ginsberg"
    My latest song. IYKYK.
  • Oil Tanker Rates Hit Record Highs as Middle East Shipping Risks Soar

    09/10/2026 11:16:07 PM PDT · by Mount Athos · 6 replies
    OilPrice.com ^ | Sep 10, 2026 | Tsvetana Paraskova
    Oil tanker rates have jumped to record highs as escalating risks to shipping in and out of the Middle East are prompting traders and tanker operators to undertake inefficient and more expensive trade routes. While the crude oil supply is actually there, shipping it through the Strait of Hormuz remains a very risky endeavor, especially in light of the escalating U.S.-Iran tanker war in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, while Saudi Arabia has started to move crude cargoes out of the region through the north of the Red Sea and from Egypt’s Mediterranean ports. The much longer...
  • EXCLUSIVE: A Nigerian chieftain billed Medicaid more than $36 million, then snapped up luxury properties in California and built a magnificent palace in Abatete, Nigeria—including a golden statue of himself.

    09/10/2026 10:56:17 PM PDT · by SmokingJoe · 3 replies
    X ^ | 09/10/2026 | Christopher Rufo
    Christopher Rufo @christopherrufo EXCLUSIVE: A Nigerian chieftain billed Medicaid more than $36 million, then snapped up luxury properties in California and built a magnificent palace in Abatete, Nigeria—including a golden statue of himself. The experts told us it has all the red flags for fraud.
  • Houthis HUMILIATE Saudi Arabia, Massive BREAKTHROUGH To Bab el-Mandab!

    09/10/2026 10:48:15 PM PDT · by EnderWiggin1970 · 5 replies
    Youtube ^ | 9/10/26 | THETI Mapping
    Houthis HUMILIATE Saudi Arabia, Massive BREAKTHROUGH To Bab el-Mandab! - video at link
  • A solemn tribute to Charlie Kirk was just unveiled.

    09/10/2026 10:34:05 PM PDT · by SmokingJoe
    X ^ | 09/10/2026 | Fox News on X
    A solemn tribute to Charlie Kirk was just unveiled. @TPUSA revealed an 8-foot-tall statue of Charlie Kirk outside its Phoenix headquarters today. The statue was dedicated exactly one year after its co-founder was assassinated.
  • Saudi oil pipeline may be hit as Houthi attacks escalate

    09/10/2026 10:24:44 PM PDT · by Mount Athos · 13 replies
    Gulf News ^ | September 11, 2026 | Jay Hilotin
    Satellite imagery and fire-detection data are raising questions over whether Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement has struck Saudi Arabia’s strategically important East-West oil pipeline. There is no independent confirmation that the pipeline itself was hit. A large smoke plume was reportedly visible over the desert southeast of Medina, along the general route of the pipeline toward Mahd adh-Dhahab. NASA’s FIRMS system also showed clustered thermal anomalies in the area. FIRMS provides near-real-time satellite detections of active fires, but its data do not by themselves identify what is burning or establish who caused it. The reported fire comes as the Houthi-Saudi conflict...
  • NYT: Vance sought ‘unvarnished’ views on Iran war directly from commanders

    09/10/2026 10:16:13 PM PDT · by Mount Athos · 7 replies
    New York Times ^ | 11 September 2026 | Jonathan SwanAdam Entous and Maggie Haberman
    Mr. Vance, who opposed the war from the outset and was charged by President Trump with helping to end the conflict, wanted the commanders’ individual judgments, in their own words, before they were consolidated into a Pentagon view. ...commanders were blunt. They were most worried about their depleted stocks of Patriot interceptors. The war had also exhausted the theater’s supplies of the Army Tactical Missile Systems, along with stores of the Precision Strike Missiles. Stocks of critical munitions were the lowest they had ever seen. Mr. Vance came away from some of his conversations with deep concerns about the overall...
  • [Catholic Caucus Devotional] My Catholic Life! Catholic Daily Reflection: Blinded by Self - Friday, September 11, 2026

    09/10/2026 9:53:14 PM PDT · by fidelis · 8 replies
    My Catholic Life! (YouTube) ^ | Friday, September 11, | My Catholic Life!
    Daily Readings from the USCCBJesus told his disciples a parable: “Can a blind person guide a blind person? Will not both fall into a pit?” Luke 6:39As we continue reading from Jesus’ Sermon on the Plain, we encounter what is arguably the shortest parable in all of Scripture—just two brief rhetorical questions: “Can a blind person guide a blind person? Will not both fall into a pit?” Though concise, these lines present a powerful metaphor. Jesus places this parable within a broader moral discourse that warns against rash judgment and exhorts us to mercy. Just before today’s Gospel, He commands,...
  • Acting Navy secretary says Iran ‘blew the hell out of’ US base in Bahrain

    09/10/2026 9:52:07 PM PDT · by Mount Athos · 32 replies
    The Hill ^ | 09/10/26 | Filip Timotija
    The acting U.S. Navy secretary Hung Cao said that the Iranian military severely damaged a major Navy installation in Bahrain, acknowledging the extent of damage sustained by the base during the conflict. “They blew the hell out of Bahrain,” Cao said in an interview with The Epoch Times, which was published Thursday, referring to the Naval Support Activity Bahrain (NASB), which serves as the headquarters for U.S. Naval Forces Central Command and the U.S. Fifth Fleet. The base has been heavily targeted by Iran after the U.S. and Israel launched airstrikes against the Islamic Republic in late February. The Navy...
  • Alison Krauss Cancels Remaining 2026 Tour With Union Station

    09/10/2026 9:50:42 PM PDT · by big truck · 11 replies
    Bluegrass Today ^ | 09.10.2026 | John Lawless
    Alison Krauss & Union Station have announced today the cancellation of all remaining shows on their 2026 tour. In a statement earlier today through management, we learn… “It is with great regret that Alison Krauss & Union Station have announced the cancellation of our upcoming tour dates. After consulting with medical professionals, Alison has been advised to take a period of vocal rest to ensure a full and healthy recovery
  • Iran is producing ballistic missiles again

    09/10/2026 9:44:41 PM PDT · by Mount Athos · 13 replies
    The Hill ^ | 09/10/26 | Ryan Mancini
    Iran has resumed production of ballistic missiles, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday, contradicting the Trump administration’s claims that Tehran’s military capabilities have been destroyed in the months-long conflict with the U.S. Iran has assembled new missiles using existing components in more limited quantities than before the war in several underground sites, including the Khojir missile facility in southeastern Iran, U.S. and Middle Eastern officials told the Journal. The regime is also working on new underground assembly sites to avoid renewed American attacks. The U.S. and Israel have damaged several of Iran’s industrial facilities, and the U.S. naval blockade has...
  • George W Bush Claims Islam Is 'Religion of Peace' for 9/11 Anniversary — So Much for 'Never Forget'

    09/10/2026 9:41:01 PM PDT · by chickenlips · 31 replies
    RedState ^ | Sept 10. 2026 | Kyle Becker
    W. provided us with a helpful reminder of how the warning signs for the biggest terrorist attack on American soil were missed. Because not only did Americans "forget," New York City has an Islamist running the city. As if it were Bush's dutiful mission to push a narrative in stubborn defiance of the facts, he appeared at his presidential center with former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, where he pushed the fact-free talking point that "Islam is the religion of peace." "I also made it clear that Islam was a religion of peace, not a religion of war, and that...