Lots of things impact the day to day of YC readers. The LA wildfires probably affected them, last December's earthquake/tsunami warning in the SFBA probably did, etc. HN isn't the place for this kind of content, there's tons of other forums out there that can be places to discuss US politics. HN isn't the place to discuss government infrastructure or the US job market.
I think we have different views on what this site should be. The article is flagged now so there's folks here who agree with me.
In particular, US politics always brings in low-quality, emotionally-charged comments. That's why I don't like bringing it into a space that isn't ready to moderate those discussions properly.
That may be, but you're probably the first I've ever seen here to complain that the job market is off-topic for a site that tends to be obsessed with the job market. It's run by a venture capitalist firm.
I understand not wanting politics on the website but if i.e. the FTC going after GoDaddy is fair game it seems logical that federal funding for things like technology research or cybersecurity would also be YC content. I understand that the line is blurry and it's probably especially annoying for non-Americans to see more US nonsense on the front page...
