Smokescreen alert:

While "Trump Energy Secretary Refuses to Rule Out $5 Gas Prices" dominated headlines (distraction: 65.5/100)...

"Tennessee Redistricting Plan Reshapes Congressional Districts" flew under the radar (damage: 38.8/100, coverage: 18/100).

This is the pattern. https://distractionindex.org/smokescreen

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Smokescreen Map — Week 72 | The Distraction Index

Week 72 Smokescreen Map: distraction-to-damage pairings with displacement evidence. See which distractions are covering for real democratic damage.

4 events scored as high constitutional damage this week.

- Trump State-by-State Election Control Plan (100/100)
- DOJ Denaturalization and Citizenship Revocation Campaign (58.6/100)
- DOJ Denaturalization Push Against 12 People (53.3/100)

These are the events that matter most — and they're often the ones getting the least coverage.

https://distractionindex.org/week/2026-05-10

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Week 72: May 10 – May 16, 2026 (Live) | The Distraction Index

The Distraction Index for May 10 – May 16, 2026. Live updates throughout the week. Tracking democratic damage vs. manufactured distractions.

New analysis: "Democracy's Quiet Crisis: How D.C. Loses Home Rule While Iran Dominates Headlines"

Data-driven breakdown of this week's democratic damage vs. manufactured distractions.

Read: https://distractionindex.org/blog/week-66-2026-03-29

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Democracy's Quiet Crisis: How D.C. Loses Home Rule While Iran Dominates Headlines | The Distraction Index

Week 66 analysis: Congress strips D.C. of self-governance (72.2 damage) while military threats command attention. What's really happening vs. what we're watching.

Did you hear about "DOJ Denaturalization and Citizenship Revocation Campaign" this week?

It scored 58.6/100 for constitutional damage.

If not, ask yourself why. The Distraction Index tracks what's being buried.

https://distractionindex.org/week/2026-05-10

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Week 72: May 10 – May 16, 2026 (Live) | The Distraction Index

The Distraction Index for May 10 – May 16, 2026. Live updates throughout the week. Tracking democratic damage vs. manufactured distractions.

4 events scored as high constitutional damage this week.

- Trump State-by-State Election Control Plan (100/100)
- DOJ Denaturalization and Citizenship Revocation Campaign (58.6/100)
- DOJ Denaturalization Push Against 12 People (53.3/100)

These are the events that matter most — and they're often the ones getting the least coverage.

https://distractionindex.org/week/2026-05-10

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Week 72: May 10 – May 16, 2026 (Live) | The Distraction Index

The Distraction Index for May 10 – May 16, 2026. Live updates throughout the week. Tracking democratic damage vs. manufactured distractions.

In 60+ weeks of tracking the Distraction Index, we've scored 1,500+ political events on two axes:

🔴 Constitutional damage (real governance harm)
🟠 Distraction/Hype (media amplification)

When damage is high but coverage is low — that's the pattern we exist to expose.

https://distractionindex.org

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Weekly civic intelligence report tracking democratic damage vs. manufactured distractions. See through the noise.

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Did you hear about "Tennessee Redistricting Plan Reshapes Congressional Districts" this week?

It scored 38.8/100 for constitutional damage.

If not, ask yourself why. The Distraction Index tracks what's being buried.

https://distractionindex.org/week/2026-05-10

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Week 72: May 10 – May 16, 2026 (Live) | The Distraction Index

The Distraction Index for May 10 – May 16, 2026. Live updates throughout the week. Tracking democratic damage vs. manufactured distractions.

1 events scored as high constitutional damage this week.

- Tennessee Redistricting Plan Reshapes Congressional Districts (38.8/100)

These are the events that matter most — and they're often the ones getting the least coverage.

https://distractionindex.org/week/2026-05-10

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Week 72: May 10 – May 16, 2026 (Live) | The Distraction Index

The Distraction Index for May 10 – May 16, 2026. Live updates throughout the week. Tracking democratic damage vs. manufactured distractions.

In 60+ weeks of tracking the Distraction Index, we've scored 1,500+ political events on two axes:

🔴 Constitutional damage (real governance harm)
🟠 Distraction/Hype (media amplification)

When damage is high but coverage is low — that's the pattern we exist to expose.

https://distractionindex.org

#DistractionIndex #Democracy #ConstitutionalRights #CivicTech

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Weekly civic intelligence report tracking democratic damage vs. manufactured distractions. See through the noise.

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Event spotlight: "Pete Hegseth Militarized Faith and Pentagon Control"

Constitutional damage: 40.4/100
Distraction score: 37.8/100

Getting attention, but is it the right kind?

https://distractionindex.org/event/3e14c6b4-542a-465f-8db6-54e056696fdc

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Pete Hegseth Militarized Faith and Pentagon Control

Article discusses Pete Hegseth's militarization of faith and his consolidation of Pentagon control through political appointees.

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