This year is the 25th anniversary of that terrible day. Starting next Tuesday, every day I will post a video of the event, so that we will all be reminded of what happened, so that purposeful lies about it can’t gain a foothold.

In the meantime, here is an article by DrJohn at Flopping Aces covering the fallout (literally) of the events.

The real 9-11 death toll continues to mount

The 25th anniversary of 9-11 nears. It is burned into my mind. I literally shook as I watched the second Tower fall on TV. Despite the bright sunshine, the entire day was dark. I lost acquaintances that day and some of my friends and colleagues lost a lot more. Two weeks later I would visit the Pile. The air was still heavy with an acrid smell. A haze hovered over lower Manhattan. Traffic was snarled.

Like so many Americans, I was furious.  I still am furious.

My fury was stoked further by seeing the celebrations in the Middle East.

Nothing would ever be the same.

The official death toll is pegged at 2,977. The truth is, it’s a lot higher than that. The heinous Islamic attacks have taken many more casualties since then. Exposure of toxic substances has taken the lives of many first responders and the those who cleaned up the Pile. As of early 2025, official World Trade Center Health Program data indicated that about 3,767 enrolled responders and survivors who had been certified for a 9/11-related cancer had died (from any cause). Not all can be directly attributed to the toxic Pile but many, many clearly are.

This -3767- is the figure most commonly cited in reporting on cancer deaths linked to the pile and related exposures. It is a lower-bound count because:

The program only covers people who enrolled and received a cancer certification.

Roughly 400,000 people are estimated to have had some exposure; only about 145,000 are in the program.

The program records deaths of members who had a certified cancer, not a confirmed cause-of-death determination that the cancer itself was fatal in every case.

The number has been rising steadily. Earlier snapshots were lower (roughly 1,510 by mid-2021 and about 2,780 by the end of 2023). Lifetime cancer certifications in the program now exceed 57,000.

That puts the current death toll (on the low end) at 6,744 and it’s not over. Those are the deaths. The casualties are much, much higher.

Read the remainder of the article at the link (above).