That may well be the case, but also remember that a significant number of HN users aren't American, so while one TSA story may be considered news, a glut of the

That may well be the case, but also remember that a significant number of HN users aren't American, so while one TSA story may be considered news, a glut of them might not be. It probably doesn't take many flags to bury a story. It'd be interesting to see where people burying these stories are from.