First, the FBI Searched Her Home. Then, She Won a Pulitzer.

First, the FBI Searched Her Home. Then, She Won a Pulitzer.(nytimes.com)

58 points by mitchbob 8 days ago | 8 comments

Previously:

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

throwa356262 8 days ago | |

If I was a betting man, I could almost bet someone is abusing that HN flag function.

dgeiser13 8 days ago | | |

Make flags public.

Jtsummers 8 days ago | |

Related in that the behavior is similar on the gov't side, but those are about a different story and reporter.

starkparker 8 days ago | | |

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.

mitchbob 8 days ago |

https://archive.ph/2026.05.06-102156/https://www.nytimes.com...

echelon_musk 8 days ago |

Previous discussion:

FBI raids Washington Post reporter's home (946 points) 14 Jan 2026

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46616745

casey2 8 days ago |

A man could never. In America women are the only line of defense against fascism.