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#retaliation
9 events across 7 weeks
3
Damage
3
Hype
3
Noise
18.3
Avg Dmg
24.5
Avg Hype
WEEK 61
Feb 22 – 28
DMG
2025-03-25
Trump Targets Law Firm Jenner & Block with Executive Order
Policy Change
federal · narrow
Damage
55.3
Hype
38.3
WEEK 60
Feb 15 – 21
NOISE
2026-02-12
Federal Judge Blocks Pentagon's Effort to Punish Senator Mark Kelly
Judicial/Legal Action
federal · narrow
Damage
1.8
Hype
1.6
WEEK 52
Dec 21 – 27
NOISE
2025-12-25
Stephen Miller Calls for CBS News Producer Firings
Norm Erosion Only
federal · narrow
Damage
3.4
Hype
24.2
WEEK 33
Aug 10 – 16
DMG
2025-08-16
Media Matters Wins Preliminary Injunction Against Retaliatory FTC Investigation
Information Operation
federal · narrow
Damage
36.5
Hype
25.2
WEEK 23
Jun 1 – 7
NOISE
2025-06-07
Chad Suspends Visas to US Citizens in Response to Trump Travel Ban
Policy Change
international · narrow
Damage
0.1
Hype
22.6
WEEK 18
Apr 27 – May 3
HYPE
2025-05-03
Trump Renews Threat to Strip Harvard Tax-Exempt Status
Enforcement Action
federal · narrow
Damage
10.3
Hype
24.8
DMG
2025-05-03
Federal Judge Blocks Trump Executive Order Targeting Perkins Coie Law Firm
Judicial/Legal Action
federal · narrow
WEEK 4
Jan 19 – 25
HYPE
2025-01-24
Trump Revokes Security Detail for Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
Resource Reallocation
federal · narrow
Damage
22.3
Hype
29.1
HYPE
2025-01-24
Weather Reporter Fired for Criticizing Elon Musk
Norm Erosion Only
single state · narrow
Damage
33.2
Hype
22.8
Damage
1.5
Hype
32.0