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Event 118: March 20: Trump rescinds EO targeting Paul Weiss after the firm pledges $40M in pro bono legal work. Corporate compliance under executive coercion? Definitely. Revenge for employing Mark Pomerantz? #IdentityShiftIndex #Trump #LegalEthics #DEI www.businessinsider.com/paul-weiss-l...

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Event 117: US Army quietly deleted—then restored—Medgar Evers profile after public backlash. Populist & Christian Right register soft wins for DEI rollback. Progressive & Liberal factions gain from narrative pushback/ #ISI #HistoricalErasure #Governance #RaceAndIdentity www.nola.com/news/medgar-...

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Event 116: March 21, 2025: Trump’s tariff push triggers corporate forecast cuts from FedEx and Nike, spooking markets. PopRight gain from protectionist framing; TechCons take a hit as economic stability narrative falters. #ISI #TradePolicy #EconomicNationalism apnews.com/article/stoc...

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Event 115: March 14, 2025: Trump calls MSNBC and CNN “illegal,” implies criminal charges were warranted—without evidence. Combined with attacks on the DOJ, this feeds a narrative of delegitimizing both media and institutions. #IdentityShift #FreeSpeech #DeepState www.huffpost.com/entry/donald...

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Event 114 March 2025: At a Florida rally, Trump calls DOJ prosecutors “scum” escalating his attacks on the justice system. PopRight gains +2 in mobilization; ProgLeft and LibLeft rally in defense of rule of law. TechCons feel the ground shift. #RuleOfLaw #Governance abcnews.go.com/US/trump-add...

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Event 112: March 20, 2025: Treasury guts anti-corruption law by halting enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act. PopRight gains +2 as Trump celebrates; ProgLeft gets +1 in narrative traction. ConRight split over deregulation vs. rule of law. #ISI #Governance newrepublic.com/post/192244/...

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Event 113: March 20 2025: Trump signs EO to dismantle Dept. of Education, shifting power to states. Legal & ideological battles over federal oversight. Major identity shift in education governance. #EducationPolicy #Federalism #IdentityShift #ISI apnews.com/article/trum...

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Event 111: March 20, 2025 Disney shareholders reject anti-LGBTQ+ proposal 99-1%, reinforcing corporate DEI policies despite conservative backlash. Culture war tensions rise. #Disney #LGBTQ #DEI #CultureWar www.businessinsider.com/disney-share...

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Event 110: March 2025: Democrats struggle with internal divisions as Trump gains ground with working-class and young voters. Progressives push bold policies, moderates urge caution—2026 midterms loom. #Democrats #PartyCrisis #2026Elections apnews.com/article/c50e...

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Event 109: March 19, 2025: Trump freezes $175M in federal funding over transgender athlete policies—despite UPenn having no current trans athletes. A political move or Title IX enforcement? Debate intensifies. #TransgenderRights #TitleIX #CultureWar www.them.us/story/white-...

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Event 108: March 20, 2025 Russia broke its ceasefire promise within 48 hours, launching massive drone strikes on Ukraine. Diplomacy fails again. NATO pressure mounts. #CeasefireViolation #UkraineWar #Geopolitics www.thetimes.co.uk/article/trum...

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Event 107: January 25, 2025: US State Department ended funding for a program tracking Ukrainian children abducted by Russia. Critics warn this weakens war crime investigations; The administration calls it a cost-cutting measure. #Ukraine #HumanRights #WarCrimes www.reuters.com/world/state-...

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Event 106: March 19, 2025 The Pentagon briefly removed Tribute page to Jackie Robinson's military service as part of a DEI purge. Restored it after a backlash. News articles covering the incident are disappearing. #JackieRobinson #MilitaryHistory #Censorship #DEI www.axios.com/2025/03/19/j...

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Event 105: Arkansas GOP introduces a bill allowing lawsuits against supporting a minor’s gender transition—including hairdressers. Supporters say it's protecting children. Critics call it an attack on LGBTQ+ rights. #LGBTQ #TransRights #Arkansas #Legislation www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/03/gop-...

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Event 104: March 18, 2025 The U.S. considers tighter AI export controls to China, citing national security risks. Supporters see it as protecting U.S. tech leadership, Critics warn of economic fallout. #AI #China #ExportControls #TechPolicy #NationalSecurity www.reuters.com/technology/c...

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Event 103: March 18, 2025 Chuck Schumer postpones his book tour after progressive backlash over his support for a GOP-led spending bill. Critics call it a betrayal, exposing fractures within the Democratic Party. #Schumer #Democrats #Shutdown www.politico.com/news/2025/03...

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Event 102: March 18, 2025 Trump and Putin agree to a 30-day halt on strikes targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, framed as a diplomatic breakthrough. Critics warn it could weaken Ukraine’s position. #UkraineWar #Ceasefire #Trump #Putin #Diplomacy www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

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Event 101: Trump to designate illicit fentanyl as a Weapon of Mass Destruction (WMD) in a draft EO, citing national security. Supporters call it a bold move against the opioid crisis. Critics warn of legal and public health risks. #Fentanyl #OpioidCrisis #WMD www.thehandbasket.co/p/trump-fent...

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The Pentagon erased Major General Charles Calvin Rogers' Medal of Honor page. A UNLV professor killed in a mass shooting was named in a federal DEI probe. Now, news articles on both are quietly disappearing. Is this benign or DEI Purge Damage-control? #Censorship #NarrativeControl #DEI

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Event 100: March 16 2025: The Pentagon quietly erased Major General Charles Calvin Rogers' Medal of Honor page—then backtracked after public outcry. #MilitaryHistory #Censorship #DEI apnews.com/article/dei-...

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Event 99: March 14: Deceased professor named in federal DEI probe at UNLV. Patricia Navarro-Velez was killed in a 2023 campus shooting. Critics call it an error; others see political overreach. #DEI #HigherEd #AcademicFreedom www.8newsnow.com/investigator...

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Event 98: March 17 2025: Trump to negotiate directly with Putin on ending the Ukraine war. Critics fear concessions to Russia; supporters see a path to peace. NATO allies watch closely. Major shift in U.S. foreign policy. #UkraineWar #Trump #Putin #USForeignPolicy www.reuters.com/world/trump-...

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Event 97: March 17 2025: MSNBC’s Symone Sanders Townsend leaves the Democratic Party--live on-air, citing dissatisfaction with leadership. Right-wing media seizes on the moment, Dems brace for impact. #Democrats #PartyFractures #Election2026 nypost.com/2025/03/17/u...

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Event 96: March 17, 2025 U.S. sanctions Iran’s oil minister & 'shadow fleet' transporting crude. Move escalates tensions, sparks oil price spikes, & raises fears of retaliation in the Gulf. #Iran #USSanctions #EnergySecurity www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/u...

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Event 95 March 17: Trump admin deports 261 alleged gang members to El Salvador—despite a federal court ruling blocking the action. Critics warn of exec overreach & judicial defiance. Legal & human rights battles ahead. #Immigration #ExecutivePower #HumanRights www.democracynow.org/2025/3/17/tr...

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Event 94: U.S. launches airstrikes in Yemen targeting Iran-backed Houthi rebels. Civilian casualties spark debate over war powers & executive authority. Critics call it reckless intervention; supporters see it as necessary defense. #USMilitary #Yemen #WarPowers www.democracynow.org/2025/3/17/he...

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Event 93: March 15 2025: SXSW drops U.S. Defense contractor sponsorships after artist backlash over military ties. Supporters call it a stand against war profiteering; critics see it as anti-military activism. Culture & politics collide. #SXSW #MilitaryFunding www.theguardian.com/us-news/arti...

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Event 92: March 15 2025: Big Tech’s shift to Texas sparks concerns: As Meta & X relocate, hate speech & misinformation policies weaken. Critics warn of rising online extremism; supporters see it as a win for free speech. #TechPolicy #ContentModeration #TexasTech www.chron.com/culture/arti...

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Event 91: March 10, 2025: Mark Cuban slams Trump, Musk, & Zuckerberg in his SXSW Hall of Fame speech, accusing them of putting personal power over national welfare. Calls for more investment in diverse talent & HBCUs. #SXSW #MarkCuban #CorporatePower www.mysanantonio.com/entertainmen...

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Event 90: Measles outbreak in Texas & New Mexico: 301 cases, 2 deaths. Health officials blame falling vaccination rates & misinformation. CDC urges immunization, but political divides over mandates deepen. #PublicHealth #VaccineHesitancy #MeaslesOutbreak www.cdc.gov/measles/data...

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Event 89: Columbia University expels students after threats to cut federal funding over campus protests. Critics see it as political overreach; proponents as restoring order. Free speech caught between government pressure and campus activism. #FreeSpeech #CampusProtests apnews.com/article/colu...

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Event 88: Ukraine agrees to a US-backed 30-day ceasefire, aiming for de-escalation in the war with Russia. US diplomacy steps up, but Russia remains silent. Will this hold, or is it just a pause in the conflict? #RussiaUkraineWar #Ceasefire #USForeignPolicy www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03...

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Event 87: March 14, 2025 Trump may invoke the Alien Enemies Act (1798) to detain & remove noncitizens "tied to foreign terror groups." Supporters call it a national security win; critics warn of civil liberties violations. #ImmigrationPolicy #CivilLiberties immigrationforum.org/article/legi...

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Event 86 Mass layoffs at the Dept. of Education--nearly half the workforce. Debates over federal/state control. Critics warn of weakened oversight; conservatives hail it as a win. Public sector unions brace for impact. #EducationPolicy #GovernmentDownsizing www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...

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