Why are there two posts right next to each other with the exact same first sentence?

> This turn of events means a likely ossification of American policy for a generation.

This was also posted by: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24522964

I have reported this to the mods, per HN guidelines. Please do likewise if you see this again.

I’m guessing they both read a Vox article that used that word and thought it sounded smart?

Googling "ossification of American policy for a generation" returns one result, this thread.

A google news search for “ossification” turns up a ton of articles starting in 2017. Seems like it became a political buzzword back then.

Kind of like “post-truth”.

Putting aside the "ossification" drop, having the same sentence word for word, posted within a few minutes of each other is weird.

I don't have a link but I know it's happened in a few other HN comment sections.

Of course we have no clue as to how HN's algorithm works and what they do to mitigate manipulation on this platform. I definitely notice corporate spam on certain topics from time to time.

Please report it to the mods if you can find it. They asked that we do.

From what I've read Supreme Court Justices get more liberal with time, whether appointed by Republicans or Democrats, rather than hewing closer and closer to their original positions.

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/supreme-court-justices-...

"My extended family wishes for me to return to Italy for my own safety"

This is ridiculous. As long as you stay out of high-crime ghetto areas, you are as safe in America as most places, moreover, the crime rate has been dropping for 30 years.

Trump hasn't changed anything aside from possibly creating conditions for some protestors and police to be clashing.

Also - consider that a slightly conservative Supreme Court is not really 'out of step' with America, just one side of America.