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Smokescreen AlertWhite House Installs Christopher Columbus Statue from Toppled Baltimore Monument → California Sheriff Seizes Ballots While Running for Governor · SI: 70.0 CRITICAL
While they talked about Trump Threatens Iran with Military Action Over Strait of Hormuz, california sheriff seizes ballots while running for governor.
By the Numbers
28Events
+12
1Damage
0
16Hype
+5
11Noise
+7
15.4Avg Dmg
-5.8
36.8Avg Hype
-4.1
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California Sheriff Seizes Ballots While Running for Governor
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Trump Threatens Iran with Military Action Over Strait of Hormuz
White House Installs Christopher Columbus Statue from Toppled Baltimore Monument
Top Damage · Dmg: 100.0
California Sheriff Seizes Ballots While Running for Governor

A GOP sheriff in California seized more than half a million ballots from the 2025 election while running for governor. This represents potential election administration interference and abuse of law enforcement authority.

Dmg: 100.0Hype: 55.32 srcs
Top Hype · Hype: 82.3
Trump Threatens Iran with Military Action Over Strait of Hormuz

Trump issued multiple threats to attack Iranian power plants and obliterate Iran if it does not open the Strait of Hormuz, while simultaneously claiming to wind down the war and sending additional US troops to the region. Iran responded with counter-threats to target US energy and IT systems.

Dmg: 25.3Hype: 82.38 srcs
SmokescreenTrump Threatens Iran with Military Action Over Strait of Hormuzis obscuringCalifornia Sheriff Seizes Ballots While Running for GovernorSI: 70.0
Full Index
Damage1 event
1
California Sheriff Seizes Ballots While Running for Governor
2026-03-22 · 2 src
UNDERCOVERED
100.055.3
Hype16 events
1
Trump Threatens Iran with Military Action Over Strait of Hormuz
2026-03-22 · 8 src
HYPE
25.382.3
2
White House Installs Christopher Columbus Statue from Toppled Baltimore Monument
2026-03-22 · 2 src
HYPE
2.082.3
3
Trump Administration Deploys ICE to Airports During DHS Shutdown
2026-03-22 · 8 src
HYPE
27.879.0
4
Senate Blocks Amendment on Transgender Athletes During Voting Bill Session
2026-03-22 · 1 src
HYPE
9.776.3
5
CNN Segment on Trump and Anti-Semitism Allegations
2026-03-22 · 1 src
HYPE
0.049.3
6
Ted Cruz Suggests Splitting ICE and CBP Funding From DHS
2026-03-22 · 1 src
HYPE
5.049.0
7
Trump Executive Order on College Football and Army-Navy Game TV Rights
2026-03-20 · 3 src
HYPE
9.148.3
8
Mexico Reports Nearly 200,000 Repatriations From U.S. Since Trump Return to Office
2026-03-23 · 1 src
36.447.8
9
Trump Administration Cancels Underground Railroad Museum Grant Based on Race
2026-03-22 · 1 src
41.844.5
10
Federal Government Shutdown - TSA and Employee Impact
2026-03-22 · 3 src
11.437.5
11
Trump's DOJ Waves White Flag in Some ICE Cases
2026-03-20 · 1 src
16.537.0
12
Military Deployment in D.C. Could Get Extended Until End of Trump Term
2026-03-22 · 1 src
16.534.8
13
Opinion: Courts Cannot Save Us From Trump
2026-03-22 · 1 src
HYPE
—33.3
14
Kennedy Ally Quits Vaccine Panel, Cites Sabotage
2026-03-25 · 1 src
2.432.0
15
Opinion and Analysis Content
2026-03-22 · 3 src
HYPE
—32.0
16
Trump Administration Announces Data Center and Gas Plant Development on Ohio Uranium Site
2026-03-22 · 1 src
3.726.5
Noise Floor11 events
1
Detained Immigrant Children Face Concerning Conditions at Texas Facility
2026-03-22 · 1 src
2
Judge Restores Voice of America Jobs After Trump Administration Cuts
2026-03-22 · 1 src
3
Senate Advances Trump Homeland Security Nominee Mullin
2026-03-22 · 2 src
4
Judge Rules Lawsuit Can Proceed Against Trump-Era Student Visa Revocations
2026-03-22 · 1 src
5
DOJ Delays Implementation of Marijuana Reclassification
2026-03-22 · 1 src
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Trump Executive Order on Local Pipeline Project
2026-03-21 · 1 src
7
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2026-03-22 · 1 src
8
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2026-03-22 · 2 src
9
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2026-03-22 · 3 src
10
Noise - Non-Administration Content
2026-03-22 · 36 src
11
Robert Mueller, Former FBI Director and Special Counsel, Dies
2026-03-22 · 2 src