The 12,500 Countdown at 19: Three Batches from the Monday Summit — AIVN at 12,481

With 19 articles remaining, AIVN is approximately 3 batches from 12,500. The countdown from Monday's 11,310 start represents 1,171 articles today. The verification cascade, the bilingual evidence integrity story, and the Tuesday launch roster finalization are the last events to cover before the milestone itself becomes the headline. At current pace, 12,500 will be reached around 1:07-1:09 PM PT — the milestone arriving in the heart of the afternoon deep-quiet.