Weekly civic intelligence report · v2.2
Thousands of protesters participated in 'No Kings' rallies across multiple U.S. cities including Chicago, Dallas, Nashville, Charlotte, Denver, and New York to oppose Trump's expansion of executive power. Protests occurred simultaneously with the military parade.
A-score (5.2): Protests represent legitimate civil_rights expression (3) and separation_of_powers concern (2) regarding executive authority expansion. However, protests themselves cause minimal constitutional damage - they are a democratic response mechanism, not damage. Information_operation mechanism reduces score (0.7x) as protests are response to perceived rather than actual documented constitutional breach. Multi-state scope adds modest boost (1.15x). Low severity multipliers (0.9) reflect that protests are temporary, reversible democratic expression. B-score (46.4): Extremely high media_friendliness (5) with 13+ articles covering same event across multiple cities. Strong outrage_bait (4) and meme_ability (4) with 'No Kings' branding. Layer 2 shows perfect timing (5) synchronized with military parade for maximum contrast/optics, strong mismatch (4) between protest scale and actual constitutional mechanism, and pattern_match (4) to coordinated resistance movements. High intentionality (12/15) from coordinated multi-city execution, unified branding, strategic parade timing, and explicit information_operation mechanism. Delta: -41.2 strongly indicates List B classification.
Monitor for actual executive actions that protesters reference - if specific orders/policies emerge with constitutional implications, re-score those separately. Track whether protest movement translates into legal challenges or legislative responses that would have measurable constitutional impact.