Monitor whether Kennedy Center closure coverage displaces reporting on the vote-by-mail executive order and special education/civil rights policy changes happening simultaneously this week.
This scores as classic List B distraction material. Constitutional harm is minimal (A=2)—extending renovation timelines is routine administrative discretion with temporary, reversible impact on public access. However, distraction value is high (B=54): the story is media-friendly (easy culture-war framing), dropped during a week with multiple substantive governance actions (vote-by-mail restrictions, civil rights restructuring), and creates massive coverage-to-substance mismatch. The timing and media volume suggest strategic deployment.