@TheStreetPro Remembering 9/11 and a Great Man * On this day, as has been the case for the past 25 years, my eyes remain full of tears. * The losses are still surreal, those wounds remains fresh and, especially today, it doesn't get easier as time goes by. In the last few years we've seen: - The plot to kidnap Gretchen Whitmer - The storming of the Capitol and pipe bombs left at the RNC and DNC - The break-in to kidnap Nancy Pelosi and the brutal attack on Paul Pelosi - Multiple assassination attempts on President Trump - the assassination of Minnesota's House Speaker Melissa Horman and her husband - The shooting of State Senator John Hoffman and his wife - Luigi Mangione's assassination of Brian Thompson - The assassination of Charlie Kirk "Political violence is contagious. It is spreading. It is not confined to one side or belief system. It should terrify us all. The foundation of a free society is the ability to participate in it without fear of violence. Political violence is always an attack against us all. You have to be blind not to see that." - Ezra Klein I repost this opening missive annually with a heavy heart... Death leaves a heartache that no one can heal but love leaves a memory no one can steal. "What do you want me to do, To watch for you while you're sleeping? Well, please don't be surprised when you find me dreaming too; It's just a box of rain, I don't know who put it there. Believe it if you need it, Or leave it if you dare; But it's just a box of rain Or a ribbon for your hair; Such a long, long time to be gone, And a short time to be there." - Grateful Dead, Box of Rain As many are aware, on every anniversary of the World Trade Center tragedy on Sept. 11, I honor my closest friend who was lost 25 years ago — Chuck "Brown Bear" Zion — as well as the other victims of the terrorist attacks that day. After 2 1/2 decades, it doesn't get easier... (Go To @thestreetpro for the rest of the column) @squawkbox @cnbcfastmoney @cnbchalftime @business @andrewrsorkin @saraeisen @BeckyQuick @SullyCNBC @guyadami @WhitneyTilson @Convertbond @tomkeene @lisaabramowicz1 @ferrotv @annmarie @peterboockvar @KeithMcCullough @Hedgeye_HGRO @Hedgeye_HGRO @Hedgeye_HELS @HedgeyeDJ @LanceRoberts @gnoble79 @carlquintanilla @TheJudgeCNBC