The Distraction Index10h ago

Smokescreen pair spotted:

Distraction: "Trump Executive Order to Pay TSA Workers During Shutdown" (hype: 36/100)
Buried: "Trump Executive Order Targeting Social Media Content Moderation" (damage: 55.4/100)

One dominated your feed. The other actually mattered.

https://distractionindex.org/smokescreen

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Smokescreen Map — Week 66 | The Distraction Index

Week 66 Smokescreen Map: distraction-to-damage pairings with displacement evidence. See which distractions are covering for real democratic damage.

Steve Luker17h ago

My latest on trump 2.0's CORRUPTION.
https://stevenluker.substack.com/p/someone-elses-keys-part-2

#Corruption #Accountability #Fiduciary #TrumpCrypto #PredictionMarkets #OpenGovernment #CivicTech #BrokenSpoke

Someone Else’s Keys - Part 2

What the Other Hand Was Doing

The Broken Spoke
air tweets - cannstatt18h ago
DAILY AIR QUALITY UPDATE

#Feinstaub in #Cannstatt / #Stuttgart (04.04.2026 20:06 CET)

PM10: 2.0 µg/m³
PM2.5: 1.7 µg/m³

Details: https://maps.sensor.community/#15/48.8040/9.2280

This is a bot. Code is available on github aschuma/air_tweets.

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Karan Ganesh23h ago

Engaging with your representatives is the best way to hold governments accountable. I made it as easy as possbile with https://trackgov.com

Every level (local coming soon).

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Know how your representative votes. Track legislation across every level of government.

TrackGov
Last 100 Bills1d ago
The last 100 bills in the US #government, analyzed! #dataviz #civictech
The Distraction Index1d ago

This week's Distraction Index (2026-03-29):

18 events scored.

Highest constitutional damage: "Congress Extends Federal Oversight of DC Government Through 2029" (72.2/100)

Top distraction: "Potential U.S. Military Ground Operations Against Iran" (85/100)

Full report: https://distractionindex.org/week/2026-03-29

#DistractionIndex #Democracy #ConstitutionalRights #CivicTech

Week 66: Mar 29 – Apr 4, 2026 (Live) | The Distraction Index

The Distraction Index for Mar 29 – Apr 4, 2026. Live updates throughout the week. Tracking democratic damage vs. manufactured distractions.

air tweets - cannstatt1d ago
DAILY AIR QUALITY UPDATE

#Feinstaub in #Cannstatt / #Stuttgart (03.04.2026 20:06 CET)

PM10: 2.8 µg/m³
PM2.5: 2.2 µg/m³

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This is a bot. Code is available on github aschuma/air_tweets.

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Govdirectory2d ago
In about 1½ hours it's time for our weekly collab call (note that we're on DST again). Join us to ask questions, just chat, hack on the website or improve the data on Wikidata, perhaps on this week's focus country 🇲🇳 Mongolia.
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Govdirectory/Events
#CivicTech #Mongolia #Wikidata
Wikidata:WikiProject Govdirectory/Events - Wikidata

Last 100 Bills2d ago
The last 100 bills in one chart! #dataviz #civictech
The Distraction Index2d ago

Event spotlight: "Congress Extends Federal Oversight of DC Government Through 2029"

Constitutional damage: 72.2/100
Distraction score: 26.8/100

Low media attention on this one. That should concern you.

https://distractionindex.org/event/caa14771-8e8b-4454-9e84-46cad837b683

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Congress Extends Federal Oversight of DC Government Through 2029

Congress voted to extend Trump's federal oversight of the DC government through 2029, maintaining executive control over the District's governance beyond the initial authorization period.

The Distraction Index