Weekly civic intelligence report · v2.2
Librarian of Congress is fired as part of broader upheaval of US cultural institutions. This represents significant governance changes in cultural policy.
Firing of Librarian of Congress as part of systematic cultural institution upheaval scores A=32.59, B=20.09, D=+12.50. Constitutional damage driven by institutional capture (4.0×0.14=0.56) and separation of powers concerns (3.5×0.16=0.56) as independent cultural institutions face political interference. Personnel_capture mechanism adds 1.3× modifier, federal scope 1.2×. Severity multipliers reflect precedent-setting nature (1.2×) of politicizing traditionally nonpartisan cultural leadership. Base=(0+2.5×0.18+3.5×0.16+1.5×0.14+4.0×0.14+1.0×0.10+0)×1.1×1.0×1.2×1.3×1.2=32.59. Distraction score moderate: Layer 1 (3.0+2.0+3.5+4.0)/4×0.55=3.44, Layer 2 (2.0+3.0+2.5+4.0)/4×0.45×0.55=1.42, total 20.09. Pattern of broader institutional upheaval raises intentionality (6/15). Delta +12.50 exceeds +10 threshold with A>=25, qualifying as List A: real constitutional damage via institutional capture of cultural policy apparatus.
Monitor systematic pattern of cultural institution leadership changes for evidence of coordinated ideological capture; track reversibility of appointments and institutional independence metrics; document precedent-setting nature for future cultural policy governance.