$150 credit per season per home so PG&E can tap into batteries and draw power from residential homes to shore up their own grid. 🤬 California Successfully Tests 'Virtual Power Plant', Drawing Power From Batteries in 100,000 Homes - Slashdot hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/08/09…

I have just discovered Title 32 Special Districts. And I’m still sitting here with my jaw permanently embedded in the floor.

Whenever I get a call at 4:45 in the morning, I assume it’s the worst news and when it’s just the hospital asking me to authorize a blood transfusion, it takes me a few minutes to recover from the adrenaline spike.

“Willoughby? Maybe it’s wishful thinking or maybe it’s the last stop in the vast design of things… Whatever it is, it comes with sunlight and serenity and it’s part of The Twilight Zone.” Rod Serling: “ A Stop at Willoughby”

I’m not doing well. Everything I’ve worked to make stable in my life is shattering around me and I’m trying to hold on, but I don’t know how much more I can take right now.

Sáncta María, Máter Déi, óra pro nóbis peccatóribus, nunc et in hóra mórtis nóstræ. Amen.

Today has been school registration hell. Thank god for the nice lady who went in and found the kids transcripts.

Since today is #NationalPollworkerRecruitmentDay I’m going shamelessly beg y’all to consider working an election at least once in your life. It changed the entire trajectory of my life, and I’m not being hyperbolic with that statement.

Southern California elections officials raise concerns about redistricting vote costs – Press Enterprise A snap redistricting is going to create a significant amount of work for CA’s election officials. They just want clarity regarding timelines and cost. ocregister.com/2025/08/15/sou…

Online posts claim the IRS is set to send $1,390 stimulus checks to low- and middle-income taxpayers by summer’s end. The IRS says that’s false — and explains why no payments are coming. fox13news.com/news/irs-stimu…

My Grammy always said “Don’t worry about what other people think. Worry about what you think.” She was surprisingly based for a Southern girl.

House of Commons hit by cyberattack from 'threat actor': internal email | CBC News There is a patch for the current SharePoint vulnerability, federal, provincial and local governments, please get your IT team on this promptly. Via ⁦CBC⁩ cbc.ca/news/politics/…