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Undercovered High-Damage

Week 49: Nov 30 – Dec 6, 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 (2)
Trump Pardon of Honduran Ex-President Cited in Sentencing Leniency
Norm Erosion Onlyfederal · narrow
1 source
A
37.1
B
9.3
-28 BALANCED
IF YOU ONLY DO ONE THING

Monitor cascade effects: track whether Trump pardons are cited in other judicial proceedings, document any pattern of executive clemency being used to influence sentencing outcomes, assess whether judiciary pushes back on this precedent or normalizes it, and watch for expansion to other contexts where executive actions are cited as judicial authority.

US Military Executes 22nd Deadly Boat Strike in Caribbean
Enforcement Actioninternational · narrow
2 sources
A
27.3
B
9.3
-18 BALANCED
IF YOU ONLY DO ONE THING

INVESTIGATE: Demand transparency on legal framework authorizing lethal military strikes against suspected narco-terrorists in international waters. What judicial oversight exists? Under what authority is the 22nd operation conducted? Are these strikes authorized by Congress or executive action alone? Request casualty verification, rules of engagement, and assessment of civilian harm. This pattern of militarized enforcement without apparent due process represents constitutional erosion that requires immediate congressional oversight and public accountability mechanisms.

All List A Events (5)
Trump Officials Press CDC to Scrap Hepatitis B Vaccine for Newborns
Policy Changefederal · broad
1 source
A
46.2
B
31.7
-14 BALANCED
Trump Administration Halts Asylum and Immigration Applications
Policy Changefederal · moderate
1 source
A
41.0
B
27.3
-14 BALANCED
Supreme Court Allows Texas Congressional Map Favorable to Republicans
Judicial/Legal Actionsingle state · broad
6 sources
A
29.8
B
22.6
-7 BALANCED
DOJ Orders Prison Inspectors to Stop Considering LGBTQ Safety Standards
Policy Changefederal · narrow
1 source
A
22.0
B
17.2
-5 BALANCED
Trump Administration Denies Visas to Content Moderators and Fact-Checkers
Norm Erosion Onlyfederal · moderate
3 sources
A
33.5
B
32.4
-1 BALANCED