Assessment — Bets, Battles, Positions (2026-11-02)

Category II. Deep Dives & Research — Internal assessment of a citizen research record: a scorecard of inferences tested against primary sources, an assessment of method, and a register of nineteen matters with evidence status and a stated position on each, prepared 2026-11-02. Evidence classes are held separate throughout (Observed / Documented / Claim / Inferred / Hypothesis). Restricted deposit under the author's standing archive rules; the text discusses living individuals only in documented public contexts. Includes the full text and a complete audio reading (TTS, voice avocado_v2:MAI_03) in numbered parts. Related records: Research Record — 2026-11-02 (DOI 10.5281/zenodo.23887731); the companion Layman's Overview deposit and the interactive guide 'The Machine at Home' are linked in the related identifiers.