[iamtheworstdev]

> The following question is "what will they do with the names of the people they pull?".

I'll take a shot at the answer -> Charge them with treason. Because that's the country we live in now, and most of us are just sitting by passively watching it happen.

[an0malous]

There’s a good fraction of people, especially on this forum, who are actively encouraging this. Posts that criticize the administration consistently get flagged off the front page even when they’re related to tech

[quietbritishjim]

You are severely misreading why people flag posts about that discuss the administration (whether for or against): they are tiresome to read about, and it doesn't lead to productive interesting discussion (which is supposed to be what the vote buttons are for here). Politics isn't 100% off topic for HN but mostly I come here to get away from it and I'm sure others do too.

[yoyohello13]

It's pretty shocking how many people on HN are ok with government officials killing citizens in the streets, but writing diversity statements is just too far.

[ap99]

Well it really depends on what was leaked.

[billfor]

It's flagged because its historically not Hacker News. Many of the newer accounts seem to bias towards using this forum as a "reddit" to discuss how much they hate the current administration or their mental issues. The technical "hacker" content is getting less and less -- thank God for https://lobste.rs/. So that's all fine and maybe hackers should just change be a reddit forum, but don't take it personally or be surprised if 15 old accounts are flagging your posts. I say this noting that the account you posted from is only 9 months old.

[kilroy123]

Sadly, a lot of people in Silicon Valley now subscribe to this "dark enlightenment" nonsense.

[lawn]

Or they'll have ICE take them and they'll be deported or made to disappear. Some might even end up dying.

That's how the US is right now.

[cdrnsf]

They also lie to local police. There was a case here where they drove erratically to try and make it look like a legal observer rammed their vehicle. They hit him twice, called the local police, lied to the police and then said observer provided his dash cam footage and was released. Will ICE face any repercussions? Nope.

[mikeweiss]

That only works if they aren't U.S citizens... Which if they're working for the gov means they are. This administration is creative they will find other more 'legal' ways for retribution so the punishment sticks.

[bregma]

Don't be ridiculous. Charging someone can be fraught. They will simply and quietly disappear.

[baggachipz]

But I would think they'd like to publicly make an example of them. So, disappear most, publicly flog the rest.

[actionfromafar]

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/us/prosecutors-doj-resign...

[AnimalMuppet]

If you've got a way for us to not just passively sit by and watch it happen, well, we'd all love to see the plan.

[cmiles74]

Denaturalize and deport?

https://www.npr.org/2025/12/24/nx-s1-5649729/trump-administr...

[expedition32]

Ironic that the orange man is telling Iranians to risk their lives.

[lokar]

His policy is very consistent and clear. He does not care about the form of government, how they treat the population etc, only that they show deference to him (personally).

[immibis]

Charging with a crime is so last decade. Nowadays they just shoot people they don't like.

[parineum]

That's always the country we've lived in.

If these people were caught, they'd always have been punished. What they did is extremely illegal. The issue is with the manner of obtaining evidence, not with the crimes being pursued.