Twitch streamer Hasan Piker detained at the border and questioned for hours over politics
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"They straight up tried to get something out of me that I think they could use to basically detain me permanently"

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.

  • sqgl@beehaw.org
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    8 hours ago

    Terrorism is always for a purpose. You listed several purposes, all of which are pursued via terrorism.

    They only exist because of their willingness to use terrorism.

      • sqgl@beehaw.org
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        4 hours ago

        One example. I already revealed another example: The first suicide attacks were on US military occupying Lebanon .

        That is two examples vs countless suicide attacks on civilians and daily rocket attacks which were not military targeted, starting the day after Oct 7 (ie before Israel even retaliated).

        • Deceptichum@quokk.auMEnglish
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          4 hours ago

          I can give you thousands of examples of US indiscriminate bombings on civilians in the Middle East, will you start to say America is a terrorist state?

          Shock and Awe is a terror strategy designed to frighten the public with extreme displays of violence.

          Collateral Damage is a term invented to normalise American killings of innocent civilians.

          And finally Israel didn’t retaliate, Israel started it a century ago.

          • sqgl@beehaw.org
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            2 hours ago

            Firstly, you really ought to see that documentary. I repeat: America is not given a free pass.

            And finally Israel didn’t retaliate, Israel started it a century ago.

            That is arguable however…

            The practical starting point is that neither Jews nor Arabs are leaving the Levant. The Gazans’ inability to accept this is why the conflict continues.

            The West Bank, however, I admit has seen Israeli expansionism regardless of Arab terrorism. Obama disappointed me greatly there.