On the other hand, maybe it is time to claim. It would cut through the Gordian knot of this endless torturous discussion. I would have to admit that recruitment is transcontinental, in order to make the claim about Brazil, but honestly that might be good for us at this point.
Vere and Muffin got treated ok after they claimed.
There's really no response to the arguments about what would/wouldn't have been revealed when. We're just talking in circles and getting mad at each other.
The question is, who are the swing votes going to land on? The pool of the two neutrals, Jman, and Zipped. Outside of them, we can see that Terra is with us, Brazil and Chuggernaut are probably Kosmos, and Sorian and Natiko are not going to be talked around. Wee doesn't have a vote. IMO once we see where those four swing votes are headed we'll know if it's time for me to claim. I'm going to try to wait until at least one or two of them asserts a position.