Critical infrastructure

• Micro: no. It needs 3 rises in a row and has 1. It has 13 publishers, and the test here is fewer than 10.
• Macro: not possible here. It appeared in 9 of the latest 12 weeks and came from 13 publishers, where 10 are needed, but nearly every publisher here belongs to one government.

The tests are in Method 1.3. A topic is a subject. It carries no claim, so nothing here says what any document argues.

A separate count from SEC EDGAR full-text search, in six report forms. Through the week of October 26, 2026, 558 documents matched in the latest 12 weeks, and 3,395 in the latest 52, against 2,533 in the 52 before (+34%). These are not added to the Federal Register count above.

• The test in company filings: passes. It appeared in 12 of the latest 12 weeks, from 30+ filers in 5 regions. Passing here alone is not a macro trend, under Method 1.3.

"critical infrastructure"

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A separate count from Open States, of bills and resolutions with the phrase in their title or summary. Through the week of October 19, 2026, 1 bill matched in the latest 12 weeks, and 80 in the latest 52, against 103 in the 52 before. These are not added to the other counts above.

• The test in state bills: does not pass. It appeared in 1 of the latest 12 weeks, from 1 legislature in 1 region. Passing here alone is not a macro trend, under Method 1.3.

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