Hype
Trump Orders Pentagon Coal Purchases to Revive Coal Industry
2026-02-11 · 1 sources · 88% confidence
Hype
53.5
Media Hype
Significant
+44 HYPE
IF YOU ONLY DO ONE THING
Track whether Pentagon coal purchases actually materialize and at what cost premium to taxpayers, while maintaining focus on the election nationalization proposal and Epstein document releases from the same week.
Why This Score
This scores low on constitutional damage (A=12) as it's a reversible procurement directive with modest corruption/capture implications but no fundamental institutional threat. However, it scores high on distraction (B=61) due to strong media-friendliness, clear timing overlap with higher-A events (election nationalization, Epstein revelations), and pattern-match to previous industrial policy announcements used to redirect coverage. The 49-point dominance margin clearly places this on List B.
Damage 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
1.0/5
Civil Rights / Equal Protection×0.14
0.0/5
Institutional Capture×0.14
1.0/5
Corruption / Self-Dealing×0.1
2.0/5
Violence / Intimidation Enabling×0.06
0.0/5
Sev: durability=1 · reversibility=0.8 · precedent=1 · mech=1× scope=1×
Hype Score: Layer 1 — Hype (55%)
Outrage-bait
2.0/5
Meme-ability
2.0/5
Novelty Spike
1.0/5
Media Friendliness
3.0/5
Layer 2 — Strategic (45%)
Media-Volume Mismatch
3.0/5
Timing Overlap
4.0/5
Narrative Pivot
4.0/5
Repeat Pattern Match
3.0/5
Intentionality: 10/15 → Full (0.45)
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