The Distraction Index

This week saw two significant constitutional developments proceed with limited public attention. The TikTok US business sale deal reached closure with Oracle and Silver Lake as buyers, establishing a framework for the platform's continued American operations, while the Florida Supreme Court upheld death sentences imposed by nonunanimous juries, marking a notable judicial decision on capital punishment procedures that affects fundamental due process protections. Meanwhile, the information environment remained saturated with competing narratives: the Trump administration's immigration enforcement announcements, the ongoing Fani Willis election case defense, military bonus announcements, space exploration initiatives, and personnel decisions at federal agencies dominated headlines and social media discourse, effectively fragmenting public attention across twelve separate stories that collectively obscured sustained focus on the constitutional questions embedded in the week's structural developments.