Progressive streamer detained & ?ed for hours over politics
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.
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He was detained in Chicago 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. "They straight up tried to get something out of me that I think they could use to basically detain me permanently," Piker said on stream following the incident. " ... [the agent] kept saying stuff like, do you like Hamas? Do you support Hamas? Do you think Hamas is a terror group or a resistance group?" "DHS flagging and detaining one of the U.S.'s largest left-wing voices for their political opinions while the Trump admin suggests they might suspend habeas corpus does not portend well for the future," said lawyer and content creator Alex Peter.
"They straight up tried to get something out of me that I think they could use to basically detain me permanently," Piker said on stream following the incident. " ... [the agent] kept saying stuff like, do you like Hamas? Do you support Hamas? Do you think Hamas is a terror group or a resistance group?"
"DHS flagging and detaining one of the U.S.'s largest left-wing voices for their political opinions while the Trump admin suggests they might suspend habeas corpus does not portend well for the future," said lawyer and content creator Alex Peter.
#1 | Posted by Gal_Tuesday at 2025-05-12 06:00 PM | Reply
Story already posted:
drudge.com
#2 | Posted by Gal_Tuesday at 2025-05-12 06:03 PM | Reply
You know what happens when you fire and miss in the Old West, er, I mean Social Media against another big media name?
He still has a loaded pistola.
His YT channel vid from yesterday:
www.youtube.com
#3 | Posted by Corky at 2025-05-12 06:08 PM | Reply
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