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

submitted 5 months 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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[–] goodeye8@fedia.io 263 points 5 months 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.

[–] PumaStoleMyBluff@lemmy.world 79 points 5 months ago

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

[–] Croquette@sh.itjust.works 16 points 5 months ago

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

[–] aeroplayne@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago

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

Probably a warning to others like him, too.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 5 months ago

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