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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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[–] goodeye8@fedia.io 257 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Is anyone surprised? This isn't a jab at Hasan, it's just a reminder that fascists will crack down on opponents. The likes of Hasan will be deliberately targeted until they've been silenced one way or another, and then they'll come for you.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 day ago

Is "are you surprised?" the measure we use now to determine if something is worth reporting on?

[–] PumaStoleMyBluff@lemmy.world 78 points 2 days ago

I'm actually surprised it didn't happen sooner, but it's still newsworthy.

[–] Croquette@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 days ago

Trump has been openly talking about persecuting his political opponents, so this is just an extension of that.

[–] aeroplayne@lemm.ee 1 points 2 days ago

This is basically a warning to him to get out of dodge.

Probably a warning to others like him, too.