Comment by tomhow

Normally I'd rather not reply this kind of comment, but so as not to let it just sit here and be presumed to be the slam dunk it purports to be...

1) Yes, Jared posted (nearly three months ago) that DOGE reminded him of (and indeed is the same entity as) USDS, a program launched by Obama in 2014 – evidently a program that Jared liked and supported.

2) Yes, Garry was photographed with Joe Gebbia, a notable YC alum who is volunteering with DOGE.

The next day, Garry posted a photo of himself with prominent Democratic Senator Cory Booker:

https://twitter.com/garrytan/status/1907526506840003025

He also posted the full video of Sen. Booker giving a long, impassioned speech at a YC-hosted conference:

https://twitter.com/garrytan/status/1907537541550469410

People will make up their own minds as to whether the tweets cited by the parent pass the test of campaigning or advocating for the administration or any particular agenda.

They don't for me, given the full context.

Still, the relevant matter for HN moderation is the political signals that will influence us or cause us to be biased. The strongest signal is from pg and it’s in the opposite direction to what is being claimed in the comments that accuse us of bias. Of course we don’t want to be influenced in that direction either.