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submitted 1 month ago by Domino@lemmings.world to c/world@quokk.au

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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[-] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

The government is full of career public servants who are very serious about their work, and in nearly every case, have made a conscious decision to make less money in order to be able to use their knowledge and expertise to serve the public.

So I think it's important to make a distinction about who you're referring to when you say "government goons"

[-] Secluded_Serenity@leminal.space 1 points 4 weeks ago

I think my comment and the theme of the post make clear who I was referring to.

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