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1. Edition 006Tuesday, 22 September 2026Pattern break

   The federal court tier that requires no exam has had its pay raised 89% since 2015. The tier that requires the exam: 48%.

   Two published fee schedules, eleven years apart. On 1 October 2015 the US courts paid a language skilled interpreter — someone with no certification whatever — $202 for a day. On 1 October 2026, nine days from now, that same tier is paid $382. Over the same eleven years the federally certified…

2. Edition 005Monday, 21 September 2026Pattern break

   Disability advocates told the FTC that 60–82% of the days a broken wheelchair sits unrepaired are caused by the vendor having nobody to send.

   Advocates' FTC filing puts 60–82% of wheelchair-repair delay days on the vendor's own staffing, not insurance. Six states now compel manufacturers to give independent repairers documentation and tools at no charge, and Medicare's 2026 schedule pays K0739 labour at $32.02/15 min in Washington — $128.08/hour. $5,000/month = 39 billable hours.

3. Edition 004Saturday, 19 September 2026Pattern break

   The federal government spent $39.4 billion on credit cards last year, and below $15,000 the regulation says the seller does not have to be registered in SAM.

   US federal purchase cards moved $39.4B over 82M transactions at a $480 average in FY2025. Below the micro-purchase ceiling — raised 50% to $15,000 on 1 Oct 2025 — the FAR requires no competitive quotes and exempts the seller from SAM registration. $5,000/month = 10.4 orders at $480.

4. Edition 003Friday, 18 September 2026Pattern break

   On the only Stripe-verified revenue database, the AI category has the lowest median revenue of any category measured.

   AI has the lowest median revenue ($156/mo) of any category across 5,079 Stripe-verified projects. Postiz — a Buffer clone — is at $208,089 per 30 days, verified, after shipping a CLI and an MCP server rather than becoming an AI product. $5,000/month is 173 accounts at $29.

5. Edition 002Thursday, 17 September 2026Pattern break

   A state agency published the exact dollar line where its automation stops. The line is $500.

   Pennsylvania now auto-returns unclaimed property under $500 with no claim filed, and North Carolina caps a finder's fee at 20% or $1,000. The statutory cap is the barrier to entry — $5,000/month is 5–10 claims inside a legislated $500–$5,000 face-value band.

6. Edition 001Wednesday, 16 September 2026Pattern break

   The acquisition multiple did not move while product supply exploded.

   Median SaaS profit multiple flat at 3.9x through the AI supply shock. Buyers price distribution, not product. Channel-first beats product-first at $500.