52 pointsby mitchbob7 hours ago4 comments

starkparker6 hours ago
Previously:
FBI investigating leaks to journalist who wrote explosive article on Kash Patel: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48037332 (flagged)
Kash Patel's Personalized Bourbon Stash: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48043378 (flagged)
A Dangerous New Attack on Press Freedom: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48057315
- throwa3562625 hours ago
  If I was a betting man, I could almost bet someone is abusing that HN flag function.
  - 2 hours ago
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  - dgeiser134 hours ago
    Make flags public.
- Jtsummers6 hours ago
  Related in that the behavior is similar on the gov't side, but those are about a different story and reporter.
  - starkparker5 hours ago
    The first flagged link came out Wednesday and specifically references Natanson's Pulitzer win on Monday.
    No idea how to separate the context of Natanson winning the Pulitzer and two days later a leak revealing another FBI investigation into another journalist.
echelon_musk5 hours ago
Previous discussion:
FBI raids Washington Post reporter's home (946 points) 14 Jan 2026
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46616745
mitchbob7 hours ago
https://archive.ph/2026.05.06-102156/https://www.nytimes.com...
casey2an hour ago
A man could never. In America women are the only line of defense against fascism.