+3 BALANCED
IF YOU ONLY DO ONE THING
If you're a Maine resident, review the actual five takeaways from your local press to understand what policies were passed and how they affect your community—this is legitimate local governance, not a distraction event.
Why This Score
This is routine state legislative coverage with no constitutional harm drivers, no federal connection, and minimal hype characteristics. The event represents normal democratic functioning at the state level with standard local press coverage. Without specific policy details, this appears to be a generic legislative session recap with no distraction or governance damage elements.
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
0.0/5
Civil Rights / Equal Protection×0.14
0.0/5
Institutional Capture×0.14
0.0/5
Corruption / Self-Dealing×0.1
0.0/5
Violence / Intimidation Enabling×0.06
0.0/5
Sev: durability=1 · reversibility=1 · precedent=1 scope=0.95×
Hype 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
0.0/5
Narrative Pivot
0.0/5
Repeat Pattern Match
0.0/5
Intentionality: 0/15 → Minimal (0.10)