Welcome! Here are the topics for today’s column: 

• Labor Day Picnic 2026
• Union – YES! 
• Condemn & Denounce Socialism Vote
• Kharg Island
• One More Thing

LABOR DAY PICNIC 2026:

The Central Montana Labor Council will be hosting its annual Labor Day picnic on Monday, September 7th, from noon until 3 PM at the Montana ExpoPark in Great Falls. (Source)

There will be free food, live music, yard games, and more. Join them as they celebrate the achievements of labor in America.

UNION – YES! 

Gallup Polling is reporting that nearly half of Americans (47%) want labor unions in the U.S. to have more influence than they do today, a record high in the past quarter century and roughly double the 23% who want unions to have less influence. Another 26% want unions’ influence to remain the same. 

That is good news!

Check out the full report from Gallup HERE. 

CONDEMN & DENOUNCE SOCIALISM VOTE:

Just imagine how productive the U.S. House of Representatives could be if they did not take time to debate and vote on silly resolutions like THIS ONE. 

The Hill is reporting that several Democratic lawmakers in the House of Representatives voted with Republicans to adopt a resolution that formally denounces socialism and the Democratic Socialists of America. The move reflects increasing pressure on Democrats to respond to the successes of DSA-backed candidates in primaries around the country as Republicans look to make anti-socialism a winning message.

The final tally was YEA: 220, NAY: 192, Present: 2, Not Voting: 18. (Source)

Montana’s two U.S. Representatives (Zinke & Downing) voted Yea. 

We should all feel just a little safer from socialism today with the Republicans protecting us. 

KHARG ISLAND:

In case you missed it, on Sunday, August 30, 2026, President Donald Trump published a message on Truth Social accompanied by a highly realistic video depicting massive explosions at an oil facility and a burning tanker. However, the U.S. Department of Defense and independent intelligence agencies quickly confirmed that the post was inaccurate.

The footage was fake: News outlets and intelligence researchers verified that the video Trump shared was completely AI-generated. While the U.S. military had just conducted airstrikes against Iran, the actual targets were rocket launchers located on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz—not the primary oil hub of Kharg Island. 

Meanwhile, the war with Iran is entering its seventh month. 

ONE MORE THING:

Today I’m choosing kindness, but we’ll see. It’s still early.

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