Good morning

Some good news. Costco has implemented an independent, on-site energy system at its distribution center in Port St. Lucie, Fla., taking the facility off the grid amid significant energy challenges in the United States.

An update on the Supreme Court’s ruling on mail in ballots: From what I can gather, nothing has really changed yet. FMI check Joyce Vance, Robert Hubbell on Sub Stack and Marc Elias here:

https://newsletters.democracydocket.com

Some not good news but important: there are unscrupulous PACs sending emails asking for donations to insure all kinds of things and help many candidates. Mostly they help themselves. ActBlue is NOT one of them. ActBlue is safe.

It is strongly suggested that if you want to donate to a candidate, go directly to the candidate’s website. Please share this widely.

Now for a few WCID’s.

Jessica Craven wrote a post on many social media platforms about what people can do to protect our election in November. She wrote this “these are the links I shared in the thread” while talking about the posts.

Indivisible is holding the second Hands Off Our Votes election protection training session tomorrow, August 26 @8pm This link should take you to registration

Hands Off Our Vote: Election Protection 101 & 201 · Indivisible

Calling all activists who are ready to demand Hands Off Our Vote! This August, Indivisible is holding two trainings on election protection: the actions you and those around you can take to ensure every eligible voter can vote, every vote is counted, and the results are honored and the winners seated. Join us in a 2-part training series for guidance on how to activate the vote, become a trusted messenger, prepare for election defense scenarios, and get in formation for fall activations. These t...

That’s it for today. As always, thanks for all the WCID’s that you do.

Oh wait. One more. Tomorrow is our regular rally at Mast’s office. And now we know who is going to replace him.

Barbara & Ginger