There are easier explanations. A hundred people are checking and occasionally the page, with new posts added every couple of minutes: clearly some will meet a post at "0 minutes", read it as fresh, and possibly react. I have seen it.
sure, that's simplest scenario, just seemed odd that was the first vote. and it's not like writing or running a bot is hard and political stories seem like they'd be a popular target to me.
sure, that's simplest scenario, just seemed odd that was the first vote. and it's not like writing or running a bot is hard and political stories seem like they'd be a popular target to me.