Democratic-health readout

Data generated 2026-07-05T23:01:20Z · 738 event clusters tracked · contract v1

Overall status

Unknown

Fair Witness has not yet published any score. Nothing here has cleared the publication gate (independent corroboration, confidence floor, and human-certified calibration), so the honest answer — for every cluster, indicator, and alert level — is Unknown. "Unknown" means not yet established, not hidden danger. When this instrument has nothing verified to say, it says so plainly rather than guessing.

Threat posture

Unknown

No threat indicator (Emergency Powers Abuse … Executive Overreach) carries a published level yet. See the indicator reference for what each one tracks.

Institutional health

Unknown

Resilience is news too: health indicators (Judicial Independence … International Solidarity) get equal weight — and the same honest "Unknown" until evidence clears the gate.

Recently active clusters

The 12 most recently active of 738 clusters — a bounded list, not a feed. The full index is paginated and finite.

U.S. judge orders ICE chief to appear in court, threatens contempt ruling Score: Unknown Topic (threat): Violence Enabling Topic (health): Judicial Independence 6 articles · 2 source domains Last activity: 2026-01-29 America at a Boiling Point: From ICE Protests to an Attack on Rep. Omar Score: Unknown Topic (threat): Violence Enabling Topic (health): Civil Society Strength 1 article · 1 source domain Last activity: 2026-01-29 Detainees held at Texas ICE facility protest living conditions and treatment Score: Unknown Topic (threat): Surveillance Expansion Topic (health): Civil Society Strength 1 article · 1 source domain Last activity: 2026-01-29 'The damage is done': Why Trump's DEI retreat in court may be too late for ma... Score: Unknown Topic (threat): Out-Group Repression Topic (health): Judicial Independence 1 article · 1 source domain Last activity: 2026-01-29 CBP has a history of excessive force. Critics say they were unprepared for Mi... Score: Unknown Topic (threat): Violence Enabling Topic (health): Press Freedom 1 article · 1 source domain Last activity: 2026-01-29 Fed keeps rates steady amid Trump backlash, criminal probe Score: Unknown Topic (threat): Watchdog Purges Topic (health): Rule Compliance 1 article · 1 source domain Last activity: 2026-01-29 Watch: Powell gives remarks after Fed keeps interest rates steady Score: Unknown Topic (threat): Watchdog Purges Topic (health): Rule Compliance 1 article · 1 source domain Last activity: 2026-01-29 Trump backs away from military force, says U.S. has 'framework' for Greenland... Score: Unknown Topic (threat): Emergency Powers Abuse Topic (health): International Solidarity 1 article · 1 source domain Last activity: 2026-01-29 What to know about the third No Kings protests happening in March Score: Unknown Topic (health): Civil Society Strength 1 article · 1 source domain Last activity: 2026-01-29 News Analysis: NATO has survived plenty over 75 years. Could Trump's Greenlan... Score: Unknown Topic (threat): Violence Enabling Topic (health): International Solidarity 1 article · 1 source domain Last activity: 2026-01-29 Justice Dept. charges 16 Minneapolis protesters with assault, interference Score: Unknown Topic (threat): Politicized Justice 1 article · 1 source domain Last activity: 2026-01-29 Immigration crackdown fuels tensions as Congress faces shutdown threat Score: Unknown Topic (threat): Surveillance Expansion Topic (health): Legislative Checks 1 article · 1 source domain Last activity: 2026-01-29

Counts shown (articles, source domains) are provenance counts — how much reporting we hold — not judgments. Scores, claim statuses, and alert levels are all "Unknown" in this phase. Read Why Trust This? for the full contract.