Weekly civic intelligence report · v2.2
Trump publicly attacked Nancy Pelosi using inflammatory language after she announced her retirement from Congress. This represents a personal attack on a political opponent.
A-score: Minimal constitutional damage. Election driver (0.5) reflects normalized political rhetoric during transitions. Civil_rights (1) captures degradation of political discourse norms. Violence (0.5) reflects inflammatory language that contributes to hostile political climate but no direct incitement. Severity multipliers reflect ephemeral nature (0.8 durability), easy reversibility (0.9), weak precedent (0.9). Mechanism modifier 1.05 for information_operation. Scope 0.95 for narrow population. Final A=0.61. B-score: High distraction value. Layer1 (55%): outrage_bait (4.5) - personal attack on retiring figure maximizes emotional response, meme_ability (3) - quotable insult, novelty (1) - routine Trump rhetoric, media_friendliness (4) - generates clicks/coverage. Layer2 (45%): mismatch (4) - attack on retiring figure diverts from policy, timing (3.5) - exploits retirement news cycle, narrative_pivot (2) - shifts from legislative record, pattern_match (4.5) - classic Trump distraction playbook. Intentionality 9/15 (timing suspicious, pattern repetition, platform amplification, narrative coordination) yields 0.19 weight. Final B=32.87. Delta: -32.26. Classification: List B (B>=25, D<=-10). Classic high-hype, low-damage distraction event.
Monitor for escalation patterns or coordinated amplification networks. Track whether attack generates sustained media cycle displacing substantive coverage of Pelosi's legislative legacy or retirement implications for House dynamics. Document as baseline example of personal-attack distraction tactics.