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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] 17 points 1 month ago

Lmao at the number of downvotes, another W for lemmy.

If you're actually curious about why someone might see a group like the Houthis differently than the US state department does, here's an excellent explanation by a well-known and respected Israeli political scientist on the matter. You're free to disagree with him, but there's good reason to be skeptical of the terror designation and more reason still why recognizing their support against a genocide certainly shouldn't be viewed as an endorsement of their ideological perspective.