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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    1 day ago

    How did we get here? First some dude claims that I’m lying and that I have no sources, and then when I provide undeniable evidence, discussion swiftly switches from defending Hasan to defending Hamas. Are you really defending them because you think their attacks on civilians are justified, or you just like Hasan and don’t want his image to be stained?

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      18 hours ago

      Sorry to say, but you are a special kind of stupid. One day the terrorist state known as Israel will collapse and we will celebrate.

      I will not excuse the abhorrent atrocities the IDF did. Not today, not ever.

      Ps. From long Ethan viewer: he is an unstable person and his argument are in bad faith.

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      1 day ago

      Yeah, I sure was defending Hamas. Boy howdy. That sure is exactly what I said.

      I suspect you are intentionally just trying to stir shit by not reading the messages you’re getting and pretending they say something else. If that is not the case, I would really encourage you to go back, carefully read what I wrote, and then after tell me back what you learned about what my attitude is towards Hamas, because you have severely misunderstood.