#executive action | The Distraction Index
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#executive action
3 events across 2 weeks
2
Damage
0
Distraction
1
Noise
25.8
Avg A
28.1
Avg B
WEEK 49
Nov 30 – Dec 6
DMG
2025-12-05
Trump Administration Halts Asylum and Immigration Applications
Policy Change
federal · moderate
A
41.0
B
27.3
DMG
2025-12-05
Trump Administration Denies Visas to Content Moderators and Fact-Checkers
Norm Erosion Only
federal · moderate
A
33.5
B
32.4
WEEK 6
Feb 2 – 8
NOISE
2025-02-08
Trump Orders Freeze of Aid to South Africa
Resource Reallocation
international · narrow
A
3.0
B
24.5