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Trait 14
Administrative agencies are deregulated or captured by private interests 3Civil service roles are politicized or privatized 3Political appointments are awarded based on loyalty and wealth 3Chaos is used as a strategy to fragment focus and disable accountability 2Crony capitalism becomes indistinguishable from governance 2Executive power operates without effective oversight 2Memory is curated by power—what cannot be controlled is erased 2National history is rewritten to glorify conquest, not justice 2Universities are pressured to suppress dissent or lose funding 2Dissenters are labeled unpatriotic, subversive, or corrupt 1Government archives are sealed, sanitized, or destroyed 1Police and military are aligned with elite preservation, not public defense 1Policy outcomes are driven by elite lobbying and financial contributions 1Transparency laws are weakened or unenforced 1
Attack target 27
Rule of Law 9The Civil Service 7Immigrants & Refugees 5Public Service 5Global Democracy 4Minorities 4LGBTQ People 3Public Health 3Public Memory 3The Economy 3The Military 3Diplomacy 2Education 2Low-Income Americans 2Science 2Separation of Powers 2Women 2Workers 2Congress 1Disabled People 1Public Norms & Decency 1Religious Freedom 1The Environment 1The Information Environment 1Trade 1Truth 1Veterans 1
Tier 1 carried by a primary record
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Jan 25, 2025 President Trump allowed ICE to enter schools and churches for immigration enforcement Corroborated Power and Authority
The order expanded coercive state power into previously protected civic spaces and increased fear around worship and schooling for immigrant communities.
Supporting reportingSurfacings — do not carry alone
Supporting reports
- Trump issues executive order allowing ICE to enter schools and churches — Former President Donald Trump announced an executive order permitting ICE agents to enter school classrooms and churches to search for migrants.
- Trump administration allows ICE arrests in schools and churches — The Trump administration, supported by Vice-President JD Vance, has issued an order permitting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to enter schools and churches to arrest undocumented immigrants.
Verified: Corroborated — 2+ independent news desks
Week 2 – 2025-01-25–2025-01-31
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Jan 25, 2025 President Trump froze travel and communications at HHS agencies Tier 1 · Primary Power and Authority
The freeze disrupted executive branch health operations and concentrated control over public health communication and agency activity.
Primary sourceA record that carries the claim alone
Supporting reports
- Trump freezes travel and communications at HHS — President Trump has frozen all travel and communications at the Department of Health and Human Services, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health.
Attacks
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 2 – 2025-01-25–2025-01-31
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Jan 25, 2025 The White House screened agency job applicants for loyalty to President Trump Tier 1 · Primary Power and Authority
The screening effort used presidential influence to shift federal hiring from merit toward political allegiance.
Independently corroborated by2 independent news desks
Supporting reportingSurfacings — do not carry alone
Supporting reports
- White House screens job applicants for loyalty — The White House has reportedly begun sending teams to government agencies to screen job applicants for their loyalty to President Trump and enthusiasm for his agenda.
Attacks
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 2 – 2025-01-25–2025-01-31
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