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Undercovered High-Damage

Week 35: Aug 24 – Aug 30, 2025 · 🔒 FROZEN

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These are events where constitutional damage (A-score) far exceeds the media attention they receive (B-score). An Attention Budget below −15 means the event is getting less coverage than its real-world impact warrants — the public should know more about these.

Undercovered (1)
Jim O'Neill Named Acting CDC Director
Personnel Capturefederal · broad
1 source
A
37.1
B
21.9
-15 BALANCED
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Monitor CDC policy changes, vaccine guidance alterations, staff departures, and scientific integrity mechanisms. Track public health outcomes and institutional credibility metrics. Document any suppression of scientific findings or deviation from evidence-based public health practice.

All List A Events (2)
Appeals Court Rules Trump Global Tariffs Unconstitutional
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · broad
29 sources
A
28.4
B
18.3
-10 BALANCED
Missouri Governor Calls Special Session to Redraw Congressional Maps to Boost GOP
Election Admin Changesingle state · moderate
2 sources
A
33.8
B
27.2
-7 BALANCED