[adamnemecek]

is this getting flagged? why isn't it higher?

[dang]

It is getting flagged.

[bhayden]

Any idea why?

[dang]

Presumably because it's an intensely political story and there is likely to be little to learn from the discussion.

"If they'd cover it on TV news, it's probably off-topic."

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html