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Every week since Dec 2024, the Distraction Index has frozen an immutable snapshot of U.S. political events. No edits. No spin. Just data.

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Week of 2026-08-30 by the numbers:

19 political events tracked
Avg. constitutional damage: 21/100
Avg. distraction score: 24/100
4 high-damage events
5 high-distraction events

Data doesn't lie. https://distractionindex.org/week/2026-08-30

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New analysis: "Week 87: When Voting Rights Disappear Behind Culture War Noise"

Data-driven breakdown of this week's democratic damage vs. manufactured distractions.

Read: https://distractionindex.org/blog/week-87-2026-08-23

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Event spotlight: "Trump Executive Order on Mail-Ballot Voting Restrictions"

Constitutional damage: 75.1/100
Distraction score: 30.8/100

Getting attention, but is it the right kind?

https://distractionindex.org/event/7859435f-6363-4b90-9ad1-0368eefb119f

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3 events scored as high constitutional damage this week.

- Trump Executive Order on Mail-Ballot Voting Restrictions (75.1/100)
- Federal Court Blocks Trump Mail-Ballot Voting Restrictions (53.8/100)
- Trump Executive Order Limiting Birthright Citizenship (48.2/100)

These are the events that matter most — and they're often the ones getting the least coverage.

https://distractionindex.org/week/2026-08-30

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Smokescreen alert:

While "Trump Executive Order Renaming Lake Ontario to 'Lake America'" dominated headlines (distraction: 56.5/100)...

"Federal Court Blocks Trump Mail-Ballot Voting Restrictions" flew under the radar (damage: 53.8/100, coverage: 21.8/100).

This is the pattern. https://distractionindex.org/smokescreen

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