The Ironic Labor Day Edition: It's Labor Day, & I'm working for nothing. How ironically American is that?

Also, it's 103°F (39.44°C, "feels like" 107°F) as I type this.

Saturday's Bund Rally, from PM Carpenter.

Rally bonus from Hullabaloo: Many of Trump's statements Saturday, curated from Twitter.

Republican candidate quality & banality, examined by riverdaughter of The Confluence.

From Hackwhackers, a Labor Day item (& book recommendation): The Black Washerwomen Who Changed The Labor Movement.

Music Bonus: First Draft on Todd Rundgren.

By M. Bouffant, who got it done before the power went out or he collapsed from heat exhaustion. Submissions to mbru@crooksandliars.com will be considered.