Deep patterns and trends across 502 documented actions.
Category Breakdown
Government Oversight
135
10
80
43
10 Level 580 Level 443 Level 32 Level 2
Immigration & Civil Rights
88
6
67
15
6 Level 567 Level 415 Level 3
Rule of Law
56
11
36
9
11 Level 536 Level 49 Level 3
Foreign Policy & National Security
53
5
28
19
5 Level 528 Level 419 Level 31 Level 2
Federal Workforce
51
39
11
1 Level 539 Level 411 Level 3
Electoral & Voting Rights
37
14
23
14 Level 523 Level 4
Economic Policy
22
8
9
3
2 Level 58 Level 49 Level 33 Level 2
Press & Speech Freedom
22
3
18
3 Level 518 Level 41 Level 3
Military & Veterans
18
4
13
4 Level 513 Level 41 Level 3
Technology & Surveillance
5
4
1 Level 44 Level 3
Education
4
3
1 Level 43 Level 3
Environment & Science
4
4
4 Level 3
Labor & Workers Rights
4
2 Level 42 Level 3
Healthcare & Social Services
3
1 Level 52 Level 4
Most Common Constitutional Violations
1
Inspector General Act of 19785 U.S.C. § 3(a)Separation of Powers DoctrineFirst Amendment (whistleblower protections)Congressional Oversight Powers
1
2
14th Amendment Equal Protection Clause5th Amendment Due ProcessPotentially 18 U.S. Code § 2383 (Rebellion or Insurrection)Potentially 14th Amendment, Section 3 (Disqualification from Office)
1
3
Fifth Amendment Due Process ClauseFirst Amendment Protection against political retaliationPendleton Civil Service Reform ActHatch Act protectionsAdministrative Procedure Act
1
4
14th Amendment Equal Protection ClauseSeparation of Powers DoctrineFirst Amendment right to equal protectionArticle III judicial independence
1
5
Posse Comitatus Act4th Amendment14th Amendment Equal Protection ClauseArticle I Section 8 Congressional war powers
1
6
14th Amendment Equal Protection Clause4th Amendment protection against unreasonable searches and seizures5th Amendment due process rights10th Amendment state powers limitations
1
7
14th Amendment Due Process ClauseAdministrative Procedure ActFourth Amendment protection against unreasonable seizureFifth Amendment substantive due process rights
1
8
Article I, Section 8 (Congressional power of the purse)Article I, Section 9 (Congressional spending authority)Antideficiency ActForeign Assistance Act of 1961
1
9
Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 (Appropriations Clause)Separation of Powers DoctrineArticle I legislative powers
1
10
Inspector General Act of 1978Fifth Amendment due processSeparation of Powers doctrineCongressional oversight provisions
1
Counter-Argument Verdicts
JUSTIFIED0
UNJUSTIFIED299
INDEFENSIBLE194
Steel-manning the administration's arguments reveals that the vast majority of actions
are unjustified or indefensible when examined against legal, factual, and principled standards.
Institutional Recovery Difficulty
DIFFICULT277
MODERATE143
GENERATIONAL47
Many institutional damages will take generations to repair, if they can be repaired at all.
Cross-Reference Patterns
Most common coordinated pattern identifiers across actions:
Institutional Capture
46 actions
Executive Power Consolidation
36 actions
Immigration Crackdown
27 actions
Loyalty Consolidation
16 actions
Judicial capture
13 actions
Loyalty consolidation
13 actions
Institutional capture
9 actions
Judicial Capture
9 actions
Media Suppression
8 actions
Institutional Power Consolidation
6 actions
Acceleration & Escalation
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489 actions show signs of escalation or acceleration
The pace and severity of actions has intensified over time, with coordinated attacks
on multiple democratic institutions simultaneously. This suggests a systematic rather
than opportunistic approach to dismantling checks and balances.
Key Insights
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Systematic Targeting
Actions cluster around key democratic institutions: oversight bodies, the judiciary,
federal agencies, and electoral systems.
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Legal Violations
The majority of actions violate federal law, constitutional provisions, or both.
Counter-arguments rarely withstand legal scrutiny.
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Long-term Damage
Many institutional harms are classified as requiring generational recovery or being
permanent, affecting democratic norms for decades.