Museum curator recounts rescuing remnants from 9/11 Pentagon rubble

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3 comments (Latest Comment: 09/11/2026 20:49:38 by TriSec)

It's that time of the year again. I don't mean pumpkin spice or football, or leaf-looking or hayrides. I mean it's almost 9/11, which means "Never Forget!!!" drilled into us along with the usual disaster porn. Seeing as how this is the 25th anniversary of that terrible day, the "festivities" are extra-extra.

With that in mind, I will post my personal story one last time. After this, it's going into the archives for good....
My 9/11 story:
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Rather, let's go back a bit more
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4 comments (Latest Comment: 09/07/2026 16:37:13 by Will_in_Ca)

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5 comments (Latest Comment: 09/04/2026 21:03:07 by BobR)

It appears we have reached the end of the primary battles. Massachusetts was the last one, and - from my vantage point - there weren't any big surprises. Ed Markey is going to keep his seat, despite his advanced age (not pounding McDonald's every day probably helps, health-wise). Other older democrats also fended off younger challengers.

There's something else, though, I'd like to put forth as a hypothesis. It has to do with domain knowledge and expertise...
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4 comments (Latest Comment: 09/04/2026 15:12:26 by Raine)