diff --git a/capsulflask/admin.py b/capsulflask/admin.py
index 0cac03b..1352cca 100644
--- a/capsulflask/admin.py
+++ b/capsulflask/admin.py
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import sys
 import json
 import ipaddress
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
-from flask import Blueprint, current_app, render_template, make_response
+from flask import Blueprint, current_app, render_template, make_response, session, request, redirect, url_for
+from flask_mail import Message
 from werkzeug.exceptions import abort
 from nanoid import generate
 
@@ -18,11 +19,38 @@ bp = Blueprint("admin", __name__, url_prefix="/admin")
 @admin_account_required
 def index():
 
-  # first create the hosts list w/ ip allocation visualization 
+  if request.method == "POST":
+    if "csrf-token" not in request.form or request.form['csrf-token'] != session['csrf-token']:
+      return abort(418, f"u want tea")
+
+    if 'action' not in request.form:
+      return abort(400, "action is required")
+
+    if request.form['action'] == "megaphone":
+      emails_list = get_model().all_accounts_with_active_vms()
+      current_app.logger.info(f"sending '{request.form['subject']}' email to {len(emails_list)} users...")
+      for email in emails_list:
+        current_app.logger.info(email)
+
+      current_app.config["FLASK_MAIL_INSTANCE"].send(
+        Message(
+          request.form['subject'],
+          sender=current_app.config["MAIL_DEFAULT_SENDER"],
+          body=request.form['body'],
+          bcc=["forest.n.johnson@gmail.com", "forest@sequentialread.com"]
+        )
+      )
+      current_app.logger.info(f"sending email is done.")
+      return redirect(f"{url_for('admin.index')}")
+    else:
+      return abort(400, "unknown form action")
+
+
+  # first create the hosts list w/ ip allocation visualization from the database
   # 
    
-  hosts = get_model().list_hosts_with_networks(None)
-  vms_by_host_and_network = get_model().non_deleted_vms_by_host_and_network(None)
+  db_hosts = get_model().list_hosts_with_networks(None)
+  db_vms_by_host_and_network = get_model().non_deleted_vms_by_host_and_network(None)
   network_display_width_px = float(270)
   #operations = get_model().list_all_operations()
 
@@ -33,9 +61,9 @@ def index():
   {'}'}
   """]
 
-  vm_by_id = dict()
+  db_vm_by_id = dict()
 
-  for kv in hosts.items():
+  for kv in db_hosts.items():
     host_id = kv[0]
     value = kv[1]
     display_host = dict(name=host_id, networks=value['networks'])
@@ -48,13 +76,13 @@ def index():
       network['allocations'] = []
       network_addresses_width = float((network_end_int-network_start_int)+1)
 
-      if host_id in vms_by_host_and_network:
-        if network['network_name'] in vms_by_host_and_network[host_id]:
-          for vm in vms_by_host_and_network[host_id][network['network_name']]:
+      if host_id in db_vms_by_host_and_network:
+        if network['network_name'] in db_vms_by_host_and_network[host_id]:
+          for vm in db_vms_by_host_and_network[host_id][network['network_name']]:
             vm['network_name'] = network['network_name']
             vm['virtual_bridge_name'] = network['virtual_bridge_name']
             vm['host'] = host_id
-            vm_by_id[vm['id']] = vm
+            db_vm_by_id[vm['id']] = vm
             ip_address_int = int(ipaddress.ip_address(vm['public_ipv4']))
             if network_start_int <= ip_address_int and ip_address_int <= network_end_int:
               allocation = f"{host_id}_{network['network_name']}_{len(network['allocations'])}"
@@ -76,38 +104,43 @@ def index():
   # Now creating the capsuls running status ui
   # 
 
-  db_vms = get_model().all_vm_ids_with_desired_state()
-  # TODO will be replaced
-  #virt_vms = current_app.config["HUB_MODEL"].virsh_list()
+  virt_vms_by_host_and_network = current_app.config["HUB_MODEL"].get_all_by_host_and_network()
 
-  virt_vms_dict = dict()
-  for vm in virt_vms:
-    virt_vms_dict[vm["id"]] = vm["state"]
+  # virt_vms_dict = dict()
+  # for vm in virt_vms:
+  #   virt_vms_dict[vm["id"]] = vm["state"]
   
-  in_db_but_not_in_virt = []
-  needs_to_be_started = []
-  needs_to_be_started_missing_ipv4 = []
+  # in_db_but_not_in_virt = []
+  # needs_to_be_started = []
+  # needs_to_be_started_missing_ipv4 = []
+
+  # for vm in db_vms:
+  #   if vm["id"] not in virt_vms_dict:
+  #     in_db_but_not_in_virt.append(vm["id"])
+  #   elif vm["desired_state"] == "running" and virt_vms_dict[vm["id"]] != "running":
+  #     if vm["id"] in db_vm_by_id:
+  #       needs_to_be_started.append(db_vm_by_id[vm["id"]])
+  #     else:
+  #       needs_to_be_started_missing_ipv4.append(vm["id"])
+  #   elif vm["ipv4"] != current_ipv4
+
+  # current_app.logger.info(f"list_of_networks: {json.dumps(list_of_networks)}")
 
-  for vm in db_vms:
-    if vm["id"] not in virt_vms_dict:
-      in_db_but_not_in_virt.append(vm["id"])
-    elif vm["desired_state"] == "running" and virt_vms_dict[vm["id"]] != "running":
-      if vm["id"] in vm_by_id:
-        needs_to_be_started.append(vm_by_id[vm["id"]])
-      else:
-        needs_to_be_started_missing_ipv4.append(vm["id"])
-    elif vm["ipv4"] != current_ipv4
 
   csp_inline_style_nonce = generate(alphabet="1234567890qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnm", size=10)
   response_text = render_template(
     "admin.html", 
+    csrf_token=session["csrf-token"],
     display_hosts=display_hosts, 
-    in_db_but_not_in_virt=in_db_but_not_in_virt,
-    needs_to_be_started=needs_to_be_started,
-    needs_to_be_started_missing_ipv4=needs_to_be_started_missing_ipv4,
+    # in_db_but_not_in_virt=in_db_but_not_in_virt,
+    # needs_to_be_started=needs_to_be_started,
+    # needs_to_be_started_missing_ipv4=needs_to_be_started_missing_ipv4,
     network_display_width_px=network_display_width_px,
     csp_inline_style_nonce=csp_inline_style_nonce,
-    inline_style='\n'.join(inline_styles)
+    inline_style='\n'.join(inline_styles),
+
+    db_vms_by_host_and_network=json.dumps(db_vms_by_host_and_network),
+    virt_vms_by_host_and_network=json.dumps(virt_vms_by_host_and_network),
   )
 
   response = make_response(response_text)
diff --git a/capsulflask/db_model.py b/capsulflask/db_model.py
index e1922ad..231c012 100644
--- a/capsulflask/db_model.py
+++ b/capsulflask/db_model.py
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@ class DBModel:
 
     return hosts
 
-  # def all_vm_ids_with_desired_state(self):
-  #   self.cursor.execute("SELECT id, desired_state FROM vms WHERE deleted IS NULL")
-  #   return list(map(lambda x: {"id": x[0], "desired_state": x[1]}, self.cursor.fetchall()))
+  def all_accounts_with_active_vms(self):
+    self.cursor.execute("SELECT DISTINCT email FROM vms WHERE deleted IS NULL")
+    return list(map(lambda x: x[0], self.cursor.fetchall()))
 
   def operating_systems_dict(self):
     self.cursor.execute("SELECT id, template_image_file_name, description FROM os_images WHERE deprecated = FALSE")
diff --git a/capsulflask/spoke_model.py b/capsulflask/spoke_model.py
index f87536d..5b13030 100644
--- a/capsulflask/spoke_model.py
+++ b/capsulflask/spoke_model.py
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@ class MockSpoke(VirtualizationInterface):
     return VirtualMachine(id, current_app.config["SPOKE_HOST_ID"], ipv4=ipv4, state="running")
 
   def get_all_by_host_and_network(self) -> dict:
-    return get_model().non_deleted_vms_by_host_and_network(None)
+    to_return = get_model().non_deleted_vms_by_host_and_network(None)
+    current_app.logger.info(f"MOCK get_all_by_host_and_network: {json.dumps(to_return)}")
+    return to_return
 
   def create(self, email: str, id: str, template_image_file_name: str, vcpus: int, memory_mb: int, ssh_authorized_keys: list, network_name: str, public_ipv4: str):
     validate_capsul_id(id)
@@ -139,6 +141,8 @@ class ShellScriptSpoke(VirtualizationInterface):
     self.validate_completed_process(vm_list_process)
     list_of_vms = json.loads(vm_list_process.stdout.decode("utf-8"))
 
+    current_app.logger.info(f"list_of_vms: {json.dumps(list_of_vms)}")
+
     vm_state_by_id = dict()
     for vm in list_of_vms:
       vm_state_by_id[vm['id']] = vm['state']
@@ -147,6 +151,8 @@ class ShellScriptSpoke(VirtualizationInterface):
     self.validate_completed_process(net_list_process)
     list_of_networks = json.loads(net_list_process.stdout.decode("utf-8"))
 
+    current_app.logger.info(f"list_of_networks: {json.dumps(list_of_networks)}")
+
     networks = dict()
     vms_by_id = dict()
     vm_id_by_mac = dict()
diff --git a/capsulflask/static/style.css b/capsulflask/static/style.css
index 515f1a6..2877e22 100644
--- a/capsulflask/static/style.css
+++ b/capsulflask/static/style.css
@@ -378,3 +378,17 @@ footer {
   box-sizing: border-box;
   position: relative;
 }
+
+form.megaphone {
+  margin-top: 1rem;
+  width: 640px; 
+  max-width: 100%;
+}
+
+form.megaphone input[type=text],
+form.megaphone textarea {
+  width: 100%; 
+}
+form.megaphone textarea {
+  height: 360px; 
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/capsulflask/templates/admin.html b/capsulflask/templates/admin.html
index a52b02b..7b6d236 100644
--- a/capsulflask/templates/admin.html
+++ b/capsulflask/templates/admin.html
@@ -36,6 +36,43 @@
     
     <hr/>
   {% endfor %}
+
+  <div class="row">
+    <h1>db_vms_by_host_and_network</h1>
+  </div>
+  <div class="row">
+    <pre>
+{{db_vms_by_host_and_network}}
+    </pre>
+  </div>
+
+  <div class="row">
+    <h1>virt_vms_by_host_and_network</h1>
+  </div>
+  <div class="row">
+    <pre>
+{{virt_vms_by_host_and_network}}
+    </pre>
+  </div>
+
+
+  
+</div>
+
+<div class="third-margin">
+  <div class="row">
+    <h1>📢 Admin Megaphone: Email All Users With Active Capsuls 📢</h1>
+  </div>
+  <div class="row">
+    <form method="post" class="megaphone">
+      <input type="hidden" name="action" value="megaphone"></input> 
+      <input type="hidden" name="csrf-token" value="{{ csrf_token }}"/>
+      <input type="text"  name="subject"  placeholder="Capsul Maintenance blahblahblah" />
+      <textarea name="body" placeholder="Hello, ..."></textarea>
+      <input type="submit" value="SEND"/>
+    </form>
+  </div>
+ 
 </div>
 {% endblock %}