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Re: Attorney representing a student protester detained by federal immigration agents

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Post by johnnyanmac »

alabastervlog wrote: post #9
bbor wrote: post #4

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It's surreal to see the usual rewrite-in-Rust articles and such still dominating the main page during an ongoing and fairly open effort to end liberal democracy in the US and upend the entire world trade & security order. I get that it's supposedly a tech forum (and that actually it's an advertising & marketing platform) but still, gives a fella the creeps. Especially when major tech figures (Thiel, Musk, everyone in…

People still have their circuses. Until it hits them personally, many will try to ignore what goes on outside the tent.

Re: Attorney representing a student protester detained by federal immigration agents

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Post by DrillShopper »

alabastervlog wrote: post #9
bbor wrote: post #4

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It's surreal to see the usual rewrite-in-Rust articles and such still dominating the main page during an ongoing and fairly open effort to end liberal democracy in the US and upend the entire world trade & security order. I get that it's supposedly a tech forum (and that actually it's an advertising & marketing platform) but still, gives a fella the creeps. Especially when major tech figures (Thiel, Musk, everyone in…

The vast majority of people on this site approve of what the president is doing or are apathetic to it since they think it will never affect them.

One only need look at how fast the flagging brigade shows up when any story critical of the government or Elon Musk is posted.

Re: Attorney representing a student protester detained by federal immigration agents

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Post by SketchySeaBeast »

ty6853 wrote: post #3

Guy folded like a tent in 90 minutes and gave up his contacts. Attorneys talk a big game about remaining silent, but in the end can't even stand up to a 90 minute intimidation session. I've been through the wringer including shackled, strip searched, locked up with crazy Mexicans, cbp tell me lies until their face turns blue about revoking passports or not being let through into your own country. Don't be like this g…

I think you're blaming exactly the wrong person here.

Re: Attorney representing a student protester detained by federal immigration agents

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Post by lostdog »

bbor wrote: post #4

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It would suck for HN to devolve into politics news. Having a place to discuss and learn about tech topics is important.

That's not to say I don't care about the ongoing crisis (I do!). But I have plenty of other places to read about and discuss it. I don't really want it on HN more than once a week, because it will just drown out everything else.

Re: Attorney representing a student protester detained by federal immigration agents

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Post by gruez »

alabastervlog wrote: post #9
bbor wrote: post #4

[flagged]

It's surreal to see the usual rewrite-in-Rust articles and such still dominating the main page during an ongoing and fairly open effort to end liberal democracy in the US and upend the entire world trade & security order. I get that it's supposedly a tech forum (and that actually it's an advertising & marketing platform) but still, gives a fella the creeps. Especially when major tech figures (Thiel, Musk, everyone in…

>It's surreal to see the usual rewrite-in-Rust articles and such still dominating the main page during an ongoing and fairly open effort to end liberal democracy in the US and upend the entire world trade & security order.

Did you miss this post from yesterday, with 697 points and 1406 comments? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43634806

or maybe a tariff adjacent story with 674 points and 980 comments? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43631543

Re: Attorney representing a student protester detained by federal immigration agents

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Post by ty6853 »

SketchySeaBeast wrote: post #14
ty6853 wrote: post #3

Guy folded like a tent in 90 minutes and gave up his contacts. Attorneys talk a big game about remaining silent, but in the end can't even stand up to a 90 minute intimidation session. I've been through the wringer including shackled, strip searched, locked up with crazy Mexicans, cbp tell me lies until their face turns blue about revoking passports or not being let through into your own country. Don't be like this g…

I think you're blaming exactly the wrong person here.

I know who to blame. I think I know exactly what protocol they were shaking down on this guy because my passport was flagged on a similar list after fighting in a Syrian militia for a US ally that US government employees often support. Which isn't illegal, but for whatever reason seems to have pissed off CBP.

The point is you're dealing with a hostile agency that hates Americans. You can't control what unaccountable tyrants do, only what you do.

Re: Attorney representing a student protester detained by federal immigration agents

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Post by llm_nerd »

bbor wrote: post #4

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It won't be deleted, but instead will be flagged so it won't front page.

You can still find flagged content on https://news.ycombinator.com/active, which seems like a reasonable compromise. This site shouldn't devolve into discussing every political event -- which usually means American political event because that country has descended into an idiocracy that seems to really like Reality TV-style governments full of imbeciles and plastic faced sociopaths -- but people can still have their release valve as necessary if they seek it out.

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