Noise🔒 v1
NOISE: Federal Funding and Research Coverage
2026-03-02 · 1 sources · 95% confidence
🏛 Research institutions👤 geologist👤 federal government#federal funding#research#environmental science
Summary
Geologist crowdfunding efforts to continue Bears Ears research after federal funding cuts.
IF YOU ONLY DO ONE THING
Ignore this story in the context of constitutional threats; focus attention on the week's actual List A events involving election seizure attempts and institutional capture.
Why This Score
This is a routine funding story about a geologist seeking crowdfunding for research after federal budget cuts. It involves no constitutional mechanism, no administration action, no institutional capture, and no governance harm. The federal funding cuts appear to be routine budget decisions rather than targeted political actions. This is a human-interest story about scientific research funding, not a civic intelligence event.
A-Score Drivers
Election Integrity & Transfer of Power×0.22
0.0/5
Rule of Law / Due Process×0.18
0.0/5
Separation of Powers×0.16
0.0/5
Civil Rights / Equal Protection×0.14
0.0/5
Institutional Capture×0.14
0.0/5
Corruption / Self-Dealing×0.1
B-Score: Layer 1 — Hype (55%)
Outrage-bait
0.0/5
Meme-ability
0.0/5
Novelty Spike
0.0/5
Media Friendliness
1.0/5
Layer 2 — Strategic (45%)
Media-Volume Mismatch
0.0/5
Timing Overlap
Score History
v1 Mar 3: A=0.0 B=2.8 (auto) — Initial automated scoring
v1 Mar 5: A=0.0 B=2.8 (system:48h_auto) — 48-hour auto-freeze
Factual Claims
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Geologist is crowdfunding to continue Bears Ears research after federal funding cuts— Article title
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This involves single-state scope and narrow affected population— Event metadata
Sources (1)