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Mar 22 – Mar 28, 2026
Week 65🟢 LIVE
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Events
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List A
1
-10
List B
2
-2
Noise
9.2
-12.0
Avg A
31.2
-9.7
Avg B
THIS WEEK IN 30 SECONDS

Media attention this week centered on "Trump Executive Order on College Football and Army-Navy Game TV Rights" (B: 48.3) — but no high-damage events rose to prominence. 3 events tracked across 5 sources.

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Trump Executive Order on College Football and Army-Navy Game TV Rights
This Week's Key Stories
Top Distraction
Trump Executive Order on College Football and Army-Navy Game TV Rights

Trump signed an executive order directing protection of the Army-Navy game's exclusive television broadcast window and addressing college football scheduling/broadcast matters. The order appears to involve federal intervention in sports broadcasting arrangements.

3 sources
A
9.1
Constitutional Damage
B
48.3
Media Hype
Full Index
Real Damage
Constitutional Threats · 0 events
No events this week
Distractions
Manufactured Outrage · 1 event
#1
Trump Executive Order on College Football and Army-Navy Game TV Rights
2026-03-20· 3 sources+39 DISTRACTION
A
9.1
B
48.3
Noise Floor
Low Impact · 2 events
#1
DOJ Delays Implementation of Marijuana Reclassification
2026-03-22· 1 source
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#2
Trump Executive Order on Local Pipeline Project
2026-03-21· 1 source
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