Right now, that discussion is on page 7, below older posts with only 21 and 27 upvotes.

    196. Beastly Clues: T. S. Eliot, Torquemada, and the Modernist Crossword
         21 points by benbreen 1 day ago | flag | hide | 3 comments

    197. CO2 capture by pumping surface acidity to the deep ocean (rsc.org)
         27 points by mmettler 1 day ago | flag | hide | 19 comments

    198. Ask HN: Firefox connection problems after enabling DoH?
         674 points by killdozer 16 hours ago | flag | hide | 386 comments

I'm guessing most Americans didn't see it since it was late at night here when it was posted and it got flagged off the front page before morning.

Apologies I should have checked deeper before posting.