DIThe Distraction Index

#personnel terminations

3 events across 1 week

3Damage
0Hype
0Noise
38.7Avg Dmg
22.6Avg Hype
WEEK 7Feb 9 – 15
DMG2025-02-15
Trump Administration Fires Nuclear Security Personnel Without Realizing Weapons Stockpile Oversight
Policy Changefederal · broad
Damage
35.0
Hype
28.2
DMG2025-02-15
Judge Declines to Halt Trump Firing of Inspectors General
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · moderate
Damage
46.3
Hype
20.9
DMG2025-02-15
Judge Blocks Mass Terminations at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
34.7
Hype
18.7