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Trust is the open rulebook for this product: source-linked civic data, honest empties, and verified write gates. This project is not the 2010 campaign-finance court case and it is not a PAC.
Quiet Hours is a time when this device will not send alerts. The usual time is 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. You can change it on the You page. Alerts start off. We never send alerts about outrage, lost Merit, or betting. Why it matters: alerts should not wake you.
Open Alerts on YouA Parked Send is a letter you sent and saved on the Wall with its date. It stays there until the office answers. After 14 days with no answer, the card turns amber. We never show fake mail. Why it matters: you can see and remember when an office stays silent.
Open WallVoter Verification checks your identity before you create an account. It returns only a yes or no and the areas you live in. Citizens United does not keep an image of your ID. Voter Verification is in the works. Creating an account does not mark you verified. Why it matters: each post comes from a real person in a real area.
Open Voter VerificationBrowse Open means anyone can read votes, campaign money, bills, officials, and Trust without an account. You may draft a letter, but you must verify before you send or post it. Why it matters: reading and research never require an account.
Open HouseMerit is a public checklist for posting certain kinds of content. It has monthly limits. It also limits how often work with the same neighbor can count. These limits stop fake activity. Merit never blocks food or neighbor help. Why it matters: the checklist rewards completed work within public limits.
Open MeritThe Truth Meter places a public claim next to an official action or recorded vote from the same time. Results are Matched, Mixed, Contradicted, No Vote, or No Talk. Mixed does not mean Contradicted. The 1–5 dial uses only checked pairs. Why it matters: you can compare words with actions without calling someone a liar.
See Talk Matches VoteMoney Trail shows leading donors from official Federal Election Commission filings. The Federal Election Commission, or FEC, tracks money in federal elections. An empty list means no record has loaded; it does not mean zero dollars. Each card names its source. Why it matters: you can follow campaign money without guessing.
Open OfficialsMedia Pipe is the citizen ownership map at /pipe — who owns which outlet. Filter by owner when one parent runs several outlets. Money at /pipe/money keeps three ledgers apart: holding revenue (A), political spots into station groups (B), and owner FEC giving (C). The Issues pane called Who Owns the Outlet links to Media Pipe. It is not a second ownership map. Why it matters: you can separate ownership structure from news frames.
Open Media PipeGround News teaching at /ground encourages reading the same story across many outlets so you can see blind spots and headline frames. Citizens United links out to Ground News; we do not host their feed or invent a bias score. Ownership stays on Media Pipe. Why it matters: multi-perspective reading is media literacy.
Open Ground NewsPeaceful Protest Guidelines at /protest-guidelines is USA-first civic education for peaceful assembly: public vs private property, recording in public, calm officer contact, buddy systems, and edge cases. It is not personalized legal advice — laws vary by state and city. Suggest edits on Feedback. Why it matters: neighbors get a calm adult guide without inventing statutes or encouraging doxing.
Open GuidelinesPolitical Network shows party office ranks and finance chairs from labeled public leadership roles. Majority and minority are chamber facts. Money at /network/money keeps campaign, Leadership PAC, and Super PAC as separate pipes. Executive rows reuse the same President and Vice President records as Officials — never a Network-only twin. Why it matters: you can read office rank and party money from the public filings.
Open Political NetworkCareer Votes lists a person's recorded votes over time. Each row links to the official House, Senate, or Congress.gov source. You can narrow the list by topic. An empty list means no matching votes have loaded. Why it matters: you can check the official record yourself.
Open OfficialsA receipt is a record that something happened. It may show when a message was sent, delivered, answered, or left unanswered. It also shows the area, destination, method, and time when known. Why it matters: your action leaves a record another person can check.
Open WallSend separates two kinds of letters. A policy letter asks about laws or votes. A casework letter asks for help with a personal government service, such as a passport or veterans benefit. You may confirm one follow-up after 14 days. The app never sends repeated messages on its own. Why it matters: office staff can send your request to the right team.
Open SendA cohort is a group of people who report the same facts on Cost of Silence. Joining is optional. The public can see the number of people, but not their names. You must file your own court papers. Why it matters: people can count a shared problem without exposing each other.
Open CohortFlock Pack is a set of starter public-records requests about license-plate cameras. It asks for contracts, rules for keeping and sharing data, audit logs, and council votes. It does not provide live video or track people. Why it matters: you can ask for records in a clear and lawful way.
Open Flock PackFOIA means the federal Freedom of Information Act, a law people use to request many federal agency records. On Clocks you can draft a practice request, then verify before you queue it. The app does not invent replies or live camera feeds. Why it matters: you can ask for records through a published process.
Open FOIA on ClocksGRAMA means Utah's Government Records Access and Management Act, the state-level path to request many Utah government records. Clocks may surface GRAMA-style asks beside federal FOIA packs. Why it matters: state and federal records laws are separate doors to the same kind of paper.
Open Records Asks on ClocksDay-14 Silence means an office has not answered your letter after 14 days. Its Wall card turns amber. You may confirm one follow-up. The app never sends repeated email on its own. Why it matters: silence becomes visible without spamming the office.
Open WallThe Wall shows sent letters and counts how long each office takes to answer. It groups matching form letters and marks 14-day silence in amber. An office may post a reply after it joins. False replies can be removed. Why it matters: people in your area can see which offices answer.
Open WallAlerts are notices you choose on the You page. They can cover deadlines, unanswered letters, and items waiting for your review. Quiet Hours still apply. We never alert you about outrage, another area's disputes, lost Merit, or betting. Why it matters: alerts stay useful and tied to your choices.
Open AlertsSaved is a private list of posts, comments, and other items you want to read later. Anyone can save up to 100 items on one device. The list does not move to other devices and is not public. Why it matters: you can bookmark a discussion without following a person.
Open SavedThe Shelf is your private list of pinned officials. Anyone can pin up to 100 on one device. Skipped cards are not saved. Pins do not rate an official and are not public. Why it matters: you can keep a short reading list without creating a public following list.
Open ShelfDisplay preferences are settings for language, larger text, and less motion. The Access page saves them only on this device. They never change votes, campaign-money records, or a public profile. Why it matters: your reading choices stay private.
Open AccessDebate Gym walks House Rules, Crash Course, three Gate drills, then fallacy sessions. Composer stays locked until Gate pass. Drills retry forever; ban-from-post is rare and appealable. Why it matters: you practice naming structure before you post on a real bill.
Open GymFallacy Quick Ref is the shared study list of named argument moves. Open it from Gym, Debate Bot, Workshop comments, Community threads, and the Practice nav. Why it matters: you can check whether a comment fits a named fallacy before you reply.
Open FallaciesWorkshop is a kitchen-table rewrite on one bill version and one section. Usual path: propose an edit, endorse strong ones, open a Member Brief, then Send. Gym unlock is required to post; a scope chip keeps debate on the text, not a vibe thread. Why it matters: the floor is the sentence, not the person.
Open WorkshopA Proposed Edit rewrites one part of a bill. It names the problem, points to the section, gives new words, and says who may be helped or hurt. Other people can support it. You can add it to a short Member Brief and send it to an office. Why it matters: staff can review a specific change instead of a slogan.
Open WorkshopService Board boundaries are safety and work rules for neighbor help. Neighbors in nearby counties use the board. Street addresses stay private until both people accept. Both people review the completed work. Merit counts have limits. Why it matters: clear rules help neighbors stay safe.
Open Boundary CatalogCost of Silence offers a practice demand letter, a Utah small-claims checklist, a count of people with the same facts, and links to licensed help. You choose whether to file your own papers. The app does not file cases or send mass claims. Why it matters: the next steps stay optional and under your control.
Open CostPeople's Voice is a 1–5 citizen rating on Rate Your Officials and on an official's page — an opinion shelf of how verified people in the right area scored documented performance. Citizens United hosts the average and count. For a House member, you must live in that district. For a senator, you must live in that state. Verified people anywhere in the United States may score nationwide offices. You may score once each year. The public sees the average and number of scores, not names. Why it matters: local views stay on the record as citizen ratings.
Open Rate Your OfficialsAn official Bad Apple mark appears next to a name when the citizen People's Voice average is below 2 and at least three people have scored. It is that citizen aggregate, not the Talk Matches Vote meter. Why it matters: a low local citizen score stays visible.
Open OfficialsA Possible Fallacy is a small chip on someone else's comment. A verified neighbor names the move from the live fallacy list, including Filled In. Others may agree with a badge upvote. That is not a downvote on the comment. Staff confirm or reject the tag. Why it matters: you can name a weak move without burying the post.
Open FallaciesA talk pair is a talk clip and a public vote that a verified neighbor nominates so people can compare what was said with what was recorded. Neighbors upvote. After three unique votes, staff review it. The pair is never added automatically. An admitted pair is labeled Community, Admin Reviewed. It never changes clerk, campaign-money, or Voteview records. Why it matters: neighbors can fill a missing talk without rewriting the official roll-call.
Open CommunityA Citizen Bad Apple is a small mark on a comment author's name after repeated Reviewed fallacy tags (default three). Citizens do not see this mark yet — it stays off until automated comment review is turned on. Clear it by repairing the flagged reasoning — not by collecting neighbor approval. It is not the official People's Voice Bad Apple, which uses Voice average below 2 and at least three scores. Why it matters: official scores and comment-strike marks stay separate.
Open FallaciesCommunity Votes let people choose which evidence, officials, and issues to review next. You must verify your identity to vote. These counts never change official votes or federal campaign-money records. They are separate from the People's Voice 1–5 score. Why it matters: community attention cannot rewrite the public record.
Open Community VotesCommunity Events are dated public invites from verified neighbors. There are no in-app messages. Flyer links need Merit Citizen standing or the bootstrap cohort. Expired invites leave the board automatically. Why it matters: neighbors can share when and where without a private inbox.
Open Community EventsA form letter is the same office reply sent to many people. The Wall can group replies with matching text. Why it matters: you can tell a mass reply from an answer written for your question.
Open WallDistrict Weight means your support or opposition counts for the official who represents your area. Voter Verification checks that you live there. A like from outside the area does not change the local count. Why it matters: residents have the strongest voice with their own representative.
Open Voter VerificationEvidence is a review list for sources submitted by citizens. A submission includes a link, date, description, and a file fingerprint. A file fingerprint is a code used to check whether a file changed. The Merit checklist and a staff reviewer must approve it before publication. It never changes official vote or campaign-money records. Why it matters: people can add sources without changing the public record.
Open EvidenceFeedback lets verified people send a private bug report, idea, or compliment. Staff review it. Public ideas about the app belong on Suggestions. Why it matters: private product notes do not get mixed into public civic discussions.
Open FeedbackSuggestions is a public board for ideas that improve the app. You must verify your identity to post or vote. Staff review the board. Suggestions is separate from Community Votes and private Feedback. Why it matters: app ideas stay public without changing civic records.
Open SuggestionsEscalate is a button on an amber Wall card. It can guide you to a public reminder, a group with the same facts, a demand-letter packet, a checklist, or licensed help. Nothing is filed automatically. The app does not give legal advice. Why it matters: you choose each next step.
Open WallVault keeps private records of a web link, the time you saved it, and a code that can show whether it changed. You may later choose to submit a record for public review. You can export your records. Why it matters: you can keep proof without exposing personal files.
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