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Trait 9
Police and military are aligned with elite preservation, not public defense 3Protest rights are abridged through zoning, permits, or security claims 3Chaos is used as a strategy to fragment focus and disable accountability 2Government archives are sealed, sanitized, or destroyed 2Public funds are used for personal glorification and symbolic dominance 2Transparency laws are weakened or unenforced 2Citizenship is stratified by wealth, ideology, and heritage 1Civil service roles are politicized or privatized 1Law is a weapon of the state, not a limit on its power 1
Category 5
Attack target 24
Rule of Law 10Congress 5Public Service 5The Justice Department 4Immigrants & Refugees 3Separation of Powers 3Elections 2Minorities 2Peace 2The Civil Service 2Transparency 2Truth 2Women 2Children 1Culture & the Arts 1Global Democracy 1LGBTQ People 1Low-Income Americans 1The Courts 1The Economy 1The Information Environment 1The Intelligence Community 1The Presidency 1The Press 1
Tier 1 carried by a primary record
Corroborated 2+ independent news desks
Every result is verified and democracy-related.
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Dec 31, 2025 ICE announced a $100 million recruitment campaign for new agents Tier 1 · Primary Power and Authority
The campaign aimed to rapidly expand deportation capacity, deepening the federal government's coercive reach in immigration enforcement.
Independently corroborated by3 independent news desks
Supporting reportingSurfacings — do not carry alone
Supporting reports
- ICE plans $100m media blitz for recruitment — The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has announced a $100 million, yearlong media campaign aimed at recruiting new agents.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 50 – 2025-12-27–2026-01-02
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Dec 31, 2025 The Kennedy Center board changed its bylaws to limit voting to Trump-appointed trustees Tier 1 · Primary Power and Authority
The bylaw change narrowed outside oversight and concentrated control of a public cultural institution in a politically aligned bloc.
Independently corroborated by1 independent news desk
Supporting reportingSurfacings — do not carry alone
Supporting reports
- Kennedy Center changes bylaws to limit voting to Trump-appointed trustees — The Kennedy Center revised its bylaws in May to restrict voting rights to trustees appointed by Donald Trump, excluding ex-officio members appointed by Congress.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 50 – 2025-12-27–2026-01-02
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Dec 30, 2025 Artists canceled performances at the Kennedy Center in protest Corroborated Civil Rights and Dissent
The cancellations used cultural withdrawal as dissent against political control of a public institution.
Supporting reportingSurfacings — do not carry alone
Supporting reports
- Artists Cancel Performances at Trump-Kennedy Center — Artists are canceling performances at the Kennedy Center after Trump unlawfully renamed it the "Trump Kennedy Center." Cancellations include New Year’s Eve performances by a jazz ensemble and a New York dance company.
Attacks
Verified: Corroborated — 2+ independent news desks
Week 50 – 2025-12-27–2026-01-02
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Dec 30, 2025 The Census Bureau submitted a questionnaire pretesting information collection request to OMB Tier 1 · Primary Economic Structure
The request supported federal survey design capacity that underpins reliable public data for representation and policy decisions.
Primary sourceA record that carries the claim alone
Supporting reports
- Census Bureau Submits Information Collection Request to OMB — The U.S.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 50 – 2025-12-27–2026-01-02
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Dec 30, 2025 The Environmental Protection Agency approved South Carolina's regional haze plan Tier 1 · Primary Economic Structure
The approval enforced a state air quality strategy, showing continued federal-state regulation of pollution affecting shared public resources.
Primary sourceA record that carries the claim alone
Supporting reports
- EPA Approves South Carolina Regional Haze Plan — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved South Carolina's Second Planning Period Regional Haze Plan.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 50 – 2025-12-27–2026-01-02
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Dec 30, 2025 The Environmental Protection Agency granted Clean Harbors Lone Mountain a no-migration variance from land disposal restrictions Tier 1 · Primary Economic Structure
The variance relaxed standard hazardous waste limits for one facility, illustrating how regulators can tailor compliance burdens for industry.
Primary sourceA record that carries the claim alone
Supporting reports
- EPA Grants No-Migration Variance for Clean Harbors Lone Mountain — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a notice granting a no-migration variance from land disposal restrictions for Clean Harbors Lone Mountain, Oklahoma.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 50 – 2025-12-27–2026-01-02
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Dec 30, 2025 The Environmental Protection Agency submitted five information collection requests to OMB on airbags, grain elevators, kraft pulp mills, nonroad engines, and TSCA review Tier 1 · Primary Economic Structure
The submissions preserved reporting systems that let regulators monitor compliance across transportation, manufacturing, and chemical sectors.
Primary sourceA record that carries the claim alone
Supporting reports
- EPA Submits Airbag Rule Information Collection Request to OMB — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted a renewal request for the Safe Management of Recalled Airbags Rule to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review.
- EPA Submits Information Collection Request for Grain Elevators to OMB — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted a request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the renewal of the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for grain elevators.
- EPA Submits Information Collection Request for Kraft Pulp Mills — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR) for Kraft Pulp Mills to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 50 – 2025-12-27–2026-01-02
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Dec 30, 2025 The Environmental Protection Agency submitted a pesticide data call-in information collection request to OMB Tier 1 · Primary Economic Structure
The request sustained the data pipeline regulators use to assess pesticide safety and enforce federal standards.
Primary sourceA record that carries the claim alone
Supporting reports
- EPA Submits Pesticide Data Call-In ICR for OMB Review — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an Information Collection Request (ICR) for Pesticide Data Call-Ins to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 50 – 2025-12-27–2026-01-02
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Dec 30, 2025 NIOSH began evaluating a petition for Special Exposure Cohort designation for former United Nuclear Corporation workers Tier 1 · Primary Economic Structure
The review could expand compensation for workers harmed by past exposure, linking administrative process to state accountability for labor risk.
Primary sourceA record that carries the claim alone
Supporting reports
- Evaluation of Petition for Special Exposure Cohort Designation — The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) announced the decision to evaluate a petition to designate a class of employees from United Nuclear Corporation in Hematite, Missouri, for inclusion in
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 50 – 2025-12-27–2026-01-02
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Dec 30, 2025 The Federal Communications Commission sought comments on tariff review plan information collection Tier 1 · Primary Economic Structure
The notice affected how telecom rate data is gathered and reviewed, shaping oversight of incumbent carriers.
Primary sourceA record that carries the claim alone
Supporting reports
- FCC Seeks Comments on Information Collection — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued a notice inviting public comments on its information collection practices under the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 50 – 2025-12-27–2026-01-02
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Dec 30, 2025 The Social Security Administration faced backlogs exceeding 6 million cases Tier 1 · Primary Economic Structure
Large delays in a core benefits agency weakened access to public services that many people need for basic economic stability.
Independently corroborated by3 independent news desks
Supporting reportingSurfacings — do not carry alone
Supporting reports
- Social Security Administration Backlogs — Caseload backlogs at the Social Security Administration have swelled to over 6 million, with applicants facing obstacles in obtaining basic information.
Attacks
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 50 – 2025-12-27–2026-01-02
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Dec 30, 2025 A federal magistrate judge held a detention hearing for Brian Cole Jr. in the D.C. pipe bomb case Corroborated Institutions and Governance
The hearing showed the courts continuing to process major January 6-related criminal allegations through ordinary judicial procedures.
Supporting reportingSurfacings — do not carry alone
Supporting reports
- Detention Hearing for Suspected DC Pipe Bomber — Brian Cole Jr., accused of planting pipe bombs near the RNC and DNC headquarters in Washington DC on January 5, 2021, appeared at a federal detention hearing.
Verified: Corroborated — 2+ independent news desks
Week 50 – 2025-12-27–2026-01-02
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Dec 30, 2025 Judge Amy Berman Jackson ordered the Trump administration to continue funding the CFPB Tier 1 · Primary Institutions and Governance
The order checked an executive effort to starve a congressionally created agency and reaffirmed judicial enforcement of statutory design.
Independently corroborated by3 independent news desks
Supporting reportingSurfacings — do not carry alone
Supporting reports
- Federal judge orders Trump administration to continue funding CFPB — A federal judge, Amy Berman Jackson, has ordered the Trump administration to continue funding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), countering the administration's efforts to dismantle the agency.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 50 – 2025-12-27–2026-01-02
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Dec 30, 2025 Donald Trump claimed Israel's president had said a pardon for Benjamin Netanyahu was on its way Tier 1 · Primary Information, Memory and Manipulation
The disputed claim inserted an unverified statement into a sensitive rule-of-law matter involving a foreign leader facing criminal charges.
Supporting reportingSurfacings — do not carry alone
Supporting reports
- Trump Claims Israel’s President Told Him a Pardon for Netanyahu Was ‘On Its Way’ — During a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump claimed that Israel’s President Isaac Herzog informed him that a pardon for Netanyahu was forthcoming.
Attacks
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 50 – 2025-12-27–2026-01-02
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Dec 30, 2025 USCIS issued guidance seeking 100 to 200 denaturalization case referrals per month Tier 1 · Primary Power and Authority
The guidance expanded the state's capacity to strip citizenship, increasing insecurity for naturalized Americans and widening executive leverage over legal status.
Independently corroborated by2 independent news desks
Supporting reportingSurfacings — do not carry alone
Supporting reports
- USCIS Guidance on Denaturalization Cases — New guidance issued to USCIS field offices instructs them to supply the Office of Immigration Litigation with 100-200 denaturalization cases per month during the 2026 fiscal year.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 50 – 2025-12-27–2026-01-02
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Dec 29, 2025 The Department of Homeland Security adjusted civil monetary penalties for inflation Tier 1 · Primary Economic Structure
The rule maintained the real value of federal penalties, preserving the state's enforcement capacity in regulated sectors.
Primary sourceA record that carries the claim alone
Supporting reports
- Civil Monetary Penalty Adjustments for Inflation — The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a final rule adjusting civil monetary penalties for inflation, effective December 29, 2025.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 50 – 2025-12-27–2026-01-02
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Dec 29, 2025 The Federal Communications Commission sought comments on a workplace discrimination complaint information collection Tier 1 · Primary Economic Structure
The notice affected how a federal regulator gathers data needed to process discrimination complaints and oversee compliance.
Primary sourceA record that carries the claim alone
Supporting reports
- FCC Seeks Comments on Information Collection — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued a notice inviting public comments on an information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 50 – 2025-12-27–2026-01-02
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Dec 29, 2025 The Food and Drug Administration announced fiscal year 2026 OTC monograph order request fee rates Tier 1 · Primary Economic Structure
The fee notice shaped the cost of market access for drug makers and funded federal oversight of over-the-counter products.
Primary sourceA record that carries the claim alone
Supporting reports
- FDA Announces OTC Monograph Order Request Fee Rates for FY 2026 — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the Over-the-Counter (OTC) Monograph Order Request (OMOR) fee rates for fiscal year 2026.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 50 – 2025-12-27–2026-01-02
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Dec 29, 2025 The Food and Drug Administration announced a roundtable on premarket tobacco applications for electronic nicotine products Tier 1 · Primary Economic Structure
The roundtable opened a regulatory channel for industry input on product approval rules that affect public health and market entry.
Primary sourceA record that carries the claim alone
Supporting reports
- FDA Announces Roundtable on Premarket Tobacco Applications for ENDS — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a roundtable discussion scheduled for February 10, 2026, to gather input from small tobacco product manufacturers on premarket tobacco product application (PMTA)
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 50 – 2025-12-27–2026-01-02
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Dec 29, 2025 The Food and Drug Administration authorized emergency use of two animal drugs for New World screwworm treatment Tier 1 · Primary Economic Structure
The authorizations expanded emergency regulatory power to address an animal health threat with economic and public health effects.
Primary sourceA record that carries the claim alone
Supporting reports
- FDA Authorizes Emergency Use of Animal Drugs for New World Screwworm — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued two Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) for animal drug products to treat New World screwworm infestations in dogs, puppies, cats, and kittens.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 50 – 2025-12-27–2026-01-02
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Dec 29, 2025 The Food and Drug Administration determined regulatory review periods for ADZYNMA, ALHEMO, LEQEMBI, OJEMDA, ROMVIMZA, and ZELSUVMI Tier 1 · Primary Economic Structure
The determinations affected possible patent extensions, shaping drug exclusivity, competition, and future pricing power.
Primary sourceA record that carries the claim alone
Supporting reports
- FDA Determines Regulatory Review Period for ADZYNMA — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has determined the regulatory review period for the human biologic product ADZYNMA, which is used for enzyme replacement therapy in patients with congenital thrombotic
- FDA Determines Regulatory Review Period for ALHEMO — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has determined the regulatory review period for the human biologic product ALHEMO, which is used for prophylaxis in patients with hemophilia.
- FDA Determines Regulatory Review Period for LEQEMBI — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has determined the regulatory review period for the human biologic product LEQEMBI, used for treating Alzheimer's disease, to be 4,546 days.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 50 – 2025-12-27–2026-01-02
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Dec 29, 2025 The Food and Drug Administration proposed exempting certain radiology devices from premarket notification requirements Tier 1 · Primary Economic Structure
The proposal would ease market entry for some devices while relying more on post-market controls than preclearance.
Primary sourceA record that carries the claim alone
Supporting reports
- FDA Proposes Exemption for Certain Radiology Devices from Premarket Notification — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a proposal to partially exempt certain radiology computer-aided detection and diagnosis devices from premarket notification requirements.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 50 – 2025-12-27–2026-01-02
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Dec 29, 2025 The Food and Drug Administration proposed withdrawing approval of three abbreviated new drug applications Tier 1 · Primary Economic Structure
The proposal enforced reporting compliance by threatening removal of products from the legal market.
Primary sourceA record that carries the claim alone
Supporting reports
- FDA Proposes Withdrawal of Three Drug Approvals — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed withdrawing approval for three abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs) due to the holders' failure to submit required annual reports.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 50 – 2025-12-27–2026-01-02
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Dec 29, 2025 The Food and Drug Administration submitted an information collection on PET drug manufacturing practices for OMB review Tier 1 · Primary Economic Structure
The submission sustained federal oversight of manufacturing standards that govern safety and quality in a specialized drug sector.
Primary sourceA record that carries the claim alone
Supporting reports
- FDA Submits Information Collection for PET Drug Manufacturing Practices — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has submitted a proposed information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 50 – 2025-12-27–2026-01-02
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Dec 29, 2025 OSHA granted permanent compressed-air variances for two tunnel projects Tier 1 · Primary Economic Structure
The variances altered baseline worker safety rules for major construction projects, balancing regulatory flexibility against uniform protections.
Primary sourceA record that carries the claim alone
Supporting reports
- OSHA Grants Permanent Variance for Potomac River Tunnel Project — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) granted a permanent variance to the CBNA/Halmar Joint Venture for the Potomac River Tunnel Project.
- OSHA Grants Permanent Variance to McNally Tunneling Corp./ASI Marine — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) granted a permanent variance to McNally Tunneling Corp./ASI Marine for the Southerly Tunnel and Consolidation Project in Cleveland, Ohio.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 50 – 2025-12-27–2026-01-02
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