Weekly civic intelligence report · v2.2
Trump administration orders federal employees to remove gender pronouns from email signatures by end of day and directs agencies to remove gender ideology from operations. Multiple agencies implement the directive.
A-score: Policy directive targeting federal employee email signatures and gender ideology removal. Civil_rights=3 (workplace expression restrictions, identity-based targeting, chilling effects on LGBTQ+ employees). Rule_of_law=2 (executive overreach into workplace norms, potential conflict with anti-discrimination frameworks). Capture=2 (ideological enforcement across agencies). Separation=1 (executive directive to agencies). Severity: durability=0.9 (easily reversed), reversibility=1.1 (simple to undo), precedent=1.0 (extends culture war into federal workplace). Mechanism_modifier=1.15 (policy_change with enforcement deadline). Scope_modifier=1.2 (federal workforce, moderate population impact). Base=8, Final=11.59. B-score: Layer1=26/40 (high outrage_bait=8 on culture war issue, meme_ability=6 pronoun politics, novelty=5 new front, media_friendliness=7 clear narrative). Layer2=26/40 (mismatch=7 symbolic vs substantive, timing=6 early admin action, narrative_pivot=5 shifts from policy to culture, pattern_match=8 classic distraction playbook). Intentionality=9/15 (culture war framing, symbolic action, rapid deadline creates urgency, coordinated rollout). Intent_weight=0.19. Final=29.14. D=-17.55. Classification: B>=25 AND D<=-10 = List B.
Monitor for: (1) actual enforcement mechanisms and consequences for non-compliance, (2) legal challenges on First Amendment or anti-discrimination grounds, (3) whether this expands to contractor requirements or other identity expressions, (4) impact on federal recruitment/retention in competitive labor market, (5) whether substantive policy changes follow symbolic directive. Track if this is isolated culture war gesture or precursor to broader workplace ideology enforcement. Document any chilling effects on employee speech or LGBTQ+ inclusion programs.