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

submitted 2 days ago by Domino@lemmings.world to c/world@quokk.au

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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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[–] vga@sopuli.xyz 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Like so many other political pundits, Hasan Piker is an asshole but obviously he should have the right to be that without anyone (edit with official authority) questioning him.

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[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 14 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Hopefully the border agents learned something.

[–] lnxtx@feddit.nl 7 points 2 days ago

Brain rot and no accountability 🤷

[–] eugenevdebs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Border agents aren't capable of learning anything but new laws to punish brown people with. Smart people aren't good strongmen for fascism.

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