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Hasan Piker detained at the border and questioned for hours over politics (www.usermag.co)
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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.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

He does say some stupid things sometimes fo sho

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

It happens when your whole schtick is talking incessantly to a stream, especially if you are discussing politics off the dome. Its not like the majority of the dumb takes are in anything like a Speech or actual political messaging. I'm definitely guilty of this.not all of my ideas are good ideas, why would I hold an internet talking head to a higher standard?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Idk it depends on how you respond to those bad takes imo, being wrong sometimes is normal, but doubling down or refusing to see alternatives is an issue. Not saying Hasan does this per-say, I don't watch him frequently enough to say.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

Same. I dont know hasan, couldn't pick him out of a crowd, but I've been on the internet long enough.