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A private, unelected individual is dismantling the US government from the inside. Congress is doing nothing about it. This is one of the wildest things I've see

A private, unelected individual is dismantling the US government from the inside. Congress is doing nothing about it. This is one of the wildest things I've seen in my life.

kccoder 2y ago
And for some reason there are many commenters here defending it and dismissing the severity. Concerning.
belter 2y ago
History will record that HN decided to Flag every single story about it.
- toomuchtodo 2y ago
  [flagged]
- dredmorbius 2y ago
  HN's moderation is largely by its members, and controversial topics (of any stripe) tend to draw flags. More: <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42931051 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42931051> More on other forms of moderation, mostly automatic, recently by dang (HN's public moderator) at length: <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42911011 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42911011>. If you feel a story is inappropriately flagged, email the mods to request disabling flags at hn@ycombinator.com. For writing effective emails see: <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42922791 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42922791>
  - ttepasse 2y ago
    The ratio of flags needed is a moderation decision. The decision not to change it is a moderation decision. The decision not to override it is a moderation decision.
belter 2y ago
It is gone: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jEBnrzNuUSA https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jEBnrzNuUSA
unsnap_biceps 2y ago
Some in Congress are more then okay with it > Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) told NOTUS that even though what Elon Musk is doing is unconstitutional — “nobody should bellyache about that.” > He added: “That runs afoul of the Constitution in the strictest sense. But it’s not uncommon for presidents to flex a little bit on where they can spend and where they can stop spending.” https://politicalwire.com/2025/02/04/thom-tillis-says-nobody-should-bellyache-about-elon-musk/ https://politicalwire.com/2025/02/04/thom-tillis-says-nobody...

A private, unelected individual is dismantling the US government from the inside. Congress is doing nothing about it. This is one of the wildest things I've seen in my life.

kccoder 2y ago

And for some reason there are many commenters here defending it and dismissing the severity. Concerning.

belter 2y ago

History will record that HN decided to Flag every single story about it.

toomuchtodo 2y ago
[flagged]
dredmorbius 2y ago
HN's moderation is largely by its members, and controversial topics (of any stripe) tend to draw flags. More: <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42931051 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42931051> More on other forms of moderation, mostly automatic, recently by dang (HN's public moderator) at length: <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42911011 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42911011>. If you feel a story is inappropriately flagged, email the mods to request disabling flags at hn@ycombinator.com. For writing effective emails see: <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42922791 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42922791>
- ttepasse 2y ago
  The ratio of flags needed is a moderation decision. The decision not to change it is a moderation decision. The decision not to override it is a moderation decision.

belter 2y ago

It is gone: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jEBnrzNuUSA https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jEBnrzNuUSA

unsnap_biceps 2y ago

Some in Congress are more then okay with it > Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) told NOTUS that even though what Elon Musk is doing is unconstitutional — “nobody should bellyache about that.” > He added: “That runs afoul of the Constitution in the strictest sense. But it’s not uncommon for presidents to flex a little bit on where they can spend and where they can stop spending.” https://politicalwire.com/2025/02/04/thom-tillis-says-nobody-should-bellyache-about-elon-musk/ https://politicalwire.com/2025/02/04/thom-tillis-says-nobody...