Weekly civic intelligence report · v2.2
Trump redesigned the Oval Office with gold furnishings and statues, including a Declaration of Independence copy. The redesign serves as a distraction from policy actions.
Office interior decoration has zero constitutional impact - no mechanism affecting democratic institutions, rights, or governance structures. However, B-score is exceptionally high: media_friendliness maxed (visual spectacle, easy coverage), high meme_ability (gold/opulence imagery), strong outrage_bait (taste/appropriateness debates). Layer 2 shows high mismatch (trivial aesthetic vs substantive policy), strong pattern_match (classic distraction playbook), and timing correlation. Summary explicitly frames as distraction, yielding high intentionality (9/15). With 60% intent_weight, Layer 2 modulates to 37.8. Final B=76.3. D=-76.3 clearly exceeds -10 threshold. Classic List B: pure spectacle with zero constitutional substance.
Ignore aesthetic theater. Monitor actual policy actions, executive orders, regulatory changes, and personnel decisions occurring during this media cycle. Track what substantive governance moves are being obscured by interior design coverage.