Weekly civic intelligence report · v2.2
Kennedy Center cancels Christmas Eve jazz concert after Trump name added to building, creating cultural controversy and operational disruption.
A-score: Low constitutional damage (1.78). Separation driver scores 1 (symbolic federal institution politicization), capture scores 2 (cultural institution appropriation for political branding). Norm erosion mechanism modifier 0.6 applied. Federal scope, narrow population. Severity multipliers reflect high reversibility and low durability. B-score: High distraction (46.53). Layer 1: Strong outrage bait (4) around Christmas Eve cultural cancellation, good media friendliness (4) with clear visual/symbolic elements. Layer 2: Perfect timing (5) on Christmas Eve, strong mismatch (4) between naming controversy and concert cancellation, pattern match (4) to culture war narratives. Intentionality 11/15 for strategic timing, cultural target selection, and operational disruption framing. D-score: -44.75 strongly negative indicates List B classification.
Monitor for: (1) actual constitutional mechanisms beyond symbolic naming (legal challenges, funding threats, governance changes); (2) whether cancellation was voluntary artist/venue decision vs. coerced; (3) pattern of similar cultural institution targeting; (4) legislative or executive actions beyond symbolic gestures. Current event appears primarily symbolic/cultural controversy amplified by holiday timing rather than substantive institutional capture.