First, the FBI Searched Her Home. Then, She Won a Pulitzer.
nytimes.comPreviously:
FBI investigating leaks to journalist who wrote explosive article on Kash Patel: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48037332 (flagged)
Kash Patel's Personalized Bourbon Stash: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48043378 (flagged)
A Dangerous New Attack on Press Freedom: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48057315
If I was a betting man, I could almost bet someone is abusing that HN flag function.
Make flags public.
Related in that the behavior is similar on the gov't side, but those are about a different story and reporter.
The first flagged link came out Wednesday and specifically references Natanson's Pulitzer win on Monday.
No idea how to separate the context of Natanson winning the Pulitzer and two days later a leak revealing another FBI investigation into another journalist.
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FBI raids Washington Post reporter's home (946 points) 14 Jan 2026
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