Something under my desk is beeping. 😳

More accurately, on the desk or in the cubbyhole under the monitor. That could be one of two laptops, or several electronic devices. 🤔

I'll wait and see if something catches fire before I go digging. 🤷‍♂️ 😂

@p3R1n01D someone somewhere knows exactly what that set up entails. They lost that job and left this guy in charge to figure stuff out. He's not working. He's sleeping. 😴

@Jezibaba
Oh, you've seen the website I'm working on? 🤣

@p3R1n01D Mayyyyyybe. 😏
Actually, I have.

@Jezibaba
You've seen DemCast? Right on! ❤️ I remember sharing that with you now. Wait until you see the new version, it's so much better!

We launched that one in the run-up to the election in 2020. Everybody scrambling, I was leading three teams of volunteers and training new leaders... Needless to say, we cut some corners building it. 😂

@p3R1n01D You did. I don't remember if I joined joined but I did peruse the site.

How are they doing these days?

@Jezibaba
If you didn't join yet, you'll have plenty more chances. Trust me! 😉 😂

They're doing really well, thanks! There's a lot less interest during "off years," but we have a core of really dedicated volunteers who kept the messaging flowing.

Behind the scenes, we've been plotting, planning, re-structuring and fine-tuning. We have strong alliances with other organizations, and we're getting more and more recognition! 💪

@p3R1n01D How ready for 2024 are they? This is going to be a roller coaster year.

@Jezibaba
Not nearly as ready as we'd like to be, but ready for battle as we are! 💪

Lots of work to do, and I always have ideas for improvement, but I think on the whole we're in pretty good shape.

We'll get a huge flood of social media volunteers next year, they're the troops in the trenches. ❤️ They spread strategic messaging, promote candidates and causes, alert DemCast to local issues, etc.

We really need grants to take it to the next level, and Nick is working on that right now. 🤞

@Jezibaba
Oh, and we need to update our sign-up form to reflect our new direction of a platform-agnostic approach.

Most of us met on the bird, and that was our strongest foothold. Luckily, we already saw the danger in that and were branching out before the muskrat took over last year.

We even have a Slack channel just for CoSo! 😎 If you join, I won't be the only one posting in it! 😉 😂

@p3R1n01D Whats the link? (I know nothing about Slack)

@Jezibaba
I'm new to it too, we switched last year from Basecamp. Also not sure what may have changed in our sign-up process, but I know it's outdated and only mentions FB and twX. 😖 😂

If you want to get involved, I'll totally make sure it happens! 😊

The Slack group is only open to DemCast volunteers. Once you've signed up, I *think* you can automatically join the Slack group.

You'll need to create an account on Slack, too. Then you join the "DemCast USA" group.

https://slack.com/