Weekly civic intelligence report · v2.2
Trump called for severe penalties against those vandalizing Tesla vehicles amid rising tensions. The statement appears designed to protect Musk's business interests.
A-score: Rule_of_law (3) for presidential call for 'harsh penalties' outside normal judicial process; separation (3) for executive branch signaling desired judicial outcomes; civil_rights (2) for chilling effect on protest; capture (4) for explicit protection of specific ally's business interests; corruption (3) for using state power to benefit donor/advisor. Violence (1) minimal - vandalism context. Norm_erosion_only mechanism reduces modifier to 0.7. Narrow population (0.9) and federal scope (1.0). Base: (0×0.22+3×0.18+3×0.16+2×0.14+4×0.14+3×0.10+1×0.06)×1.21×0.7×0.9 = 10.08. B-score: Layer1 high (26/40) - outrage_bait (7) protecting billionaire, meme_ability (6) 'Tesla vandals', novelty (5) specific corporate protection, media_friendliness (8) conflict narrative. Layer2 (29/40) - mismatch (8) presidential intervention for property damage, timing (6) amid Musk-Trump alliance scrutiny, narrative_pivot (7) from policy to culture war, pattern_match (8) classic distraction. Intentionality 11/15 - clear protection of ally, disproportionate response, selective enforcement. Final: 26×0.55 + 29×0.45×1.56 = 30.58. D-score: -20.5 strongly negative indicates List B distraction.
Monitor for: (1) actual policy implementation vs rhetoric, (2) whether this becomes pattern of using executive power to protect specific corporate allies, (3) chilling effects on legitimate protest against corporate actors with government ties, (4) normalization of presidential intervention in local law enforcement for political allies' benefit.