Public evidence archivePrepared November 3, 2026

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HUD publishes waiver for a homelessness funding window that closed September 30

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HUD's published waiver concerns an already-closed application window. Public notification and timing records could help assess access.

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Thirteen resets in twenty-seven days, and a paid one that only pulls your allowance forward. Publish the allowance before December.

Since this desk last updated the count on September 8, Codex usage resets have gone from 52 to 70, a mean of 2.99 days apart. Thirteen came during a 28-day pledge to ship an improvement or a reset each day. OpenAI's help pages call free resets discretionary promotional benefits, and they say a paid instant reset pulls your weekly allowance forward rather than adding a separate entitlement. In December, ChatGPT and Codex allowances merge into one token-based allowance, and the page read today gives no per-plan figure. Subscribers should get that number before the switch.

Prepared November 1, 2026 / 7 min / 13 receipts

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Saving people's AI prompts should require a choice

Google now stores Generate Content requests by default for new paid Gemini API projects. Existing projects keep their settings, and developers can opt out. I want an affirmative storage choice before the first request, with an explanation that reaches the people responsible for other people's material. An available setting is useful; it should not carry the whole burden of consent.

Prepared October 26, 2026 / 3 min / 2 receipts

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Four SNAP approvals restrict different food purchases, all effective November 1

USDA's Food and Nutrition Administration published approvals November 3 for food-purchase restrictions in Montana, North Dakota, South Carolina and Virginia, each with a printed November 1 effective date. The excluded categories differ by state. The notices say most commenters opposed the projects, but the agency allowed them to proceed; they provide no measured health results or store-level checkout verification.

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