Twitch streamer Hasan Piker detained at the border and questioned for hours over politics
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"They straight up tried to get something out of me that I think they could use to basically detain me permanently"

Hasan Piker, the biggest progressive political streamer in America, was detained by Customs and Border Protection for hours of questioning upon returning to the U.S. from a trip to France this weekend. Piker posted about the incident on X and later talked about it on stream.

He was detained in Chiago and questioned for two hours about protected journalistic activities like who he’s interviewed and his political beliefs. He was asked whether or not he’d interviewed Hamas, Houthis, or Hezbollah members. He was questioned about his opinions on Trump and Israel and asked about his history of bans on Twitch. His phone and laptop were not confiscated.

  • Sibshops@lemm.eeEnglish
    193·
    1 day ago

    I can’t find any evidence for this? I only found a source of him saying Putin wouldn’t invade Ukraine.

    Hasan Piker: I said Russia will never invade Ukraine, because Putin is a bad person, but he’s not a mad person.

      • Sibshops@lemm.eeEnglish
        123·
        20 hours ago

        Oh I knew about Hasan saying Russia wouldn’t attack Ukraine. I mean I don’t know where the being best buds with Putin came from.

        • Prandom_returns@lemm.ee
          32·
          11 hours ago

          The saying “wouldn’t attack” isn’t my main gripe. It’s the constant blaming of NATO for the conflict. Which is word-for-word out of putin’s playbook.

          Also, there were plenty of terms of endearment from hasan. It was never “putin bad” before the invasion. It was “putin smart, NATO bad”.

          I don’t have any more sources for you, you can believe what you please. I don’t give a rat’s ass about the dickhead, and I’d like to stop talking about him right now.

          • sqgl@beehaw.org
            7·
            8 hours ago

            Even if he is a dickhead, this kind of thought policing by border security is bad for all of us.

              • sqgl@beehaw.org
                2·
                7 hours ago

                But I have changed my mind after reading further about the things he has said. He deserves extra scrutiny.

                Am not going to delete my comment because Lemmy is all about civil disagreement, even if it is with myself 😁

                Elsewhere in these comments, the mod just disagreed with me. On Reddit WorldNews I was banned for less.

    • Prandom_returns@lemm.ee
      616·
      24 hours ago

      I don’t care enough to sift through millions of hasan clips from 3 years ago to provide one person source.

      I used to watch him before the invasion. But when he started banning pro-NATO people from his chat, and saying that putin is just being defensive, because of NATO’s imperialistic nature.

      Dude’s an american idiot.

      • LarmyOfLone@lemm.ee
        44·
        16 hours ago

        Saying Russia’s rationale is supported by evidence like the NATO chief saying that and lots of other “non pro Russia” leaders. Just because it’s a “banned” opinion in mainstream (not political correct) doesn’t make it false, or make one a tankie, or pro-Russia.

        The problem is if you do not accept different viewpoints there is no space for negotiations or peace agreements, only questionable and bloody victory. And that little trick is the real 1984 for me, not the shit MAGA is pulling off. The entire mainstream and “left” have swallowed this narrative and attack anyone with different opinions with personal attacks, even if they have clear evidence supporting their opinions.