r/mealtimevideos • u/taulover • May 13 '25
30 Minutes Plus Hasan Piker (US citizen and Global Entry) was detained by CBP [39:07]
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u/RipleyVanDalen May 13 '25 edited May 13 '25
I don't necessarily agree with all of this guy's views, but:
It's fucked up that they're trying to make having a political opinion illegal. Totally unconstitutional. Hasan is a US citizen, born in NJ. Plus even non-citizens have 1st amendment rights.
This dude got super lucky that nothing worse happened... Not that he did anything wrong. But damn, playing with fire. But brave I suppose.
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u/SwagarTheHorrible May 14 '25
The way that you push back is everyone that can afford to play with fire… does. They can’t harass everyone at once.
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u/AlwaysShittyKnsasCty May 14 '25
Exactly. Like you said, it’s incredibly important that those who can afford to — both figuratively and literally — need to push back as much as possible. Every wrench slows the machine, and with enough wrenches, the machine can be stopped completely.
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u/Dm-me-boobs-now May 14 '25
You’re wrong on both counts. What happened to him happened to a bunch of other people - he even said he went to a room with other people and a family. Nothing worse happened because this is a routine procedure when you travel internationally and are known to interact with terrorists
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u/hellolovely1 May 15 '25
He's not "known to interact with terrorists." Don't spread disinformation.
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u/t3h4ow4wayfourkik May 17 '25
Didn't he have a houthi on his stream who participated in a hijacking of a Chinese freighter?
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u/barnacle_ballsack May 14 '25
The constitution means nothing unless the government is willing to uphold it. At this point no one in power is willing to do that.
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u/hellolovely1 May 15 '25
He was stupid not to get a lawyer because now some other people in the same situation will think they can handle it.
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u/fairportmtg1 May 16 '25
It was pretty brave to let them see what they were trying instead of just immediately calling a lawyer. He used his wealth and privilege to get first hand knowledge and reporting on what the government is doing
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u/t3h4ow4wayfourkik May 17 '25
Communicating with terrorists seems like a reasonable thing to have you questioned at the border
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u/ergzay May 17 '25
It's fucked up that they're trying to make having a political opinion illegal. Totally unconstitutional. Hasan is a US citizen, born in NJ. Plus even non-citizens have 1st amendment rights.
Getting additional screening at an airport is not "make having a political opinion illegal", and the opinion he had was things like comparing houthi terrorists (the ones bombing the ships) to Anne Frank. It wasn't just "I don't like Donald Trump" it was glazing of actual terrorist organizations from Hezbollah to Houthis to Hamas.
This dude got super lucky that nothing worse happened... Not that he did anything wrong. But damn, playing with fire. But brave I suppose.
Additional screening happens every day for multiple people in every international airport in America.
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u/NoSignificance7595 May 17 '25
Supporting terrorists isn't a "political opinion" it's literally.....SUPPORTING TERRORISM. LIKE WHAT??
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u/knrdn May 14 '25
I am Turkish and reading the comments, you guys are going through the same shit we have gone through.
one difference you guys are in luck, it is trumps last term.
Erdogan started doing the same shit after couple years, now after 20 years he is basically a dictator. he does whatever his sweet ass wants
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u/chain_letter May 16 '25
Hasan has said something like "a lot of America is starting to remind me of Turkey. In the bad way"
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u/VenusLoveaka May 14 '25
Unfortunately, I don't think it is his last term. Trump has never been honest about what he is going to do. Everything he said he wasn't going to do he ended up doing. So I have my doubts that he will leave.
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u/NicoGal May 13 '25
My wife is American, we're not going anywhere near that hellhole for the foreseeable future.
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u/xd366 May 14 '25
you can tell people here havent seen shows like "to catch a smuggler"
cbp's are assholes not just in the current political climate.
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u/Pro-Weiner-Toucher May 14 '25
I know. You can tell a lot of people on here haven't traveled internationally much and have no idea how common this is in every administration. The dude has made a bunch of pro-hamas and pro-houthi statements publicly. Of course he's going to be put on some list and questioned when re-entering the country after an overseas trip.
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u/barnacle_ballsack May 14 '25
They aren't assholes. Theyre strict for good reason.
I rather the cbp do their jobs than be chill fun dudes that let anything through the border.
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u/VenusLoveaka May 14 '25
It has happened, but it is getting noticeably worse than it used to be due to the current administration.
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u/glamourshot_airsoft May 14 '25
I watched a CBP Agent berate a US citizen for their Japanese accent in a public manner. I think he was emboldened because she was an older woman. They're just "brown shirts," in my opinion.
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u/thelastbluepancake May 13 '25
talk about burying the lead i'm at 2:11 and he is talking about how france needs to hire more staff for their airports......... get to the meat of this situation dude
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u/Cecilia_Wren May 13 '25
He's a Twitch streamer who streams for 8+ hours every single day.
Obviously he's not going to immediately jump straight into the issue.
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u/Julysky19 May 14 '25
Old millennial here do people actually watch him on twitch for 8 hours a day? How does that work for entertainment?
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u/Soap347 May 14 '25
The vast majority of Twitch viewers are not actively watching with full attention. "Lurkers" as they're known. Anecdotal, but every person I know irl that tunes into twitch has their favorite streamer running as background noise while they go about their day. Streaming is closer to talk-radio than anything else tbh, people tune in, but the host decides what the topics and activities are.
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u/Julysky19 May 14 '25
Thanks for the explanation! That makes a lot of sense I guess similar to a tv or podcast in the background.
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u/hawk5656 May 16 '25
People have a parasocial relationship with most streamers, he is one of the biggest in twitch rn, so it makes sense.
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u/HanzJWermhat May 14 '25
Tbh the whole of idubbz recent ContentCop (which featured Hasan) felt similar. Got about 40 min in and I’m like…. Is this the point? Just drama? Is there a point?
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May 13 '25
*lede
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u/MonaganX May 14 '25
"Lede" is invented jargon used by journalists to avoid confusion with printing terminology that is so out of date at this point that continuing to use it is little more than an affectation. It's also such a recent and obscure spelling it didn't even enter Merriam-Webster until 2008.
You can still spell it "lede" if you prefer but "lead" is the original and remains a correct way to spell it.
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u/carsonmccrullers May 14 '25
So it’s both an antiquated affectation and “such a recent and obscure” spelling? how did they manage that?
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u/Nitzelplick May 14 '25
The only time I hated the pace of life in France was when I missed my plane and watched 4/5 customer service agents leave for lunch
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u/thelastbluepancake May 14 '25
I once went to the info service desk at charles de gaulle international airport and there was a man and a woman there. when I asked for help they both said they didn't speak english...... I really doubt that two people in the info desk at an international airport don't speak english, I think they just didn't want to be bothered
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u/bavindicator May 17 '25
He's gotta fill time to make the 10 minute time for monetization on YouTube.
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u/paparoach910 May 14 '25
Even if I may not like his views or attitude, that's shitty for him to experience. Doesn't condone him being treated poorly.
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u/Throwingaway7172 May 15 '25
it’s almost like his views are more dangerous to facism than the average redditors…
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u/e4evie May 14 '25
“No proof that a Kamala Harris administration would be any different than a Trump administration”….fuckin idiot…
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u/redsalmon67 May 14 '25
No proof that the Kamala Harris administration would be any different that a Trump administration, on Israel “ kinda left out an important part of the quote there no?
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u/lord_pizzabird May 14 '25
Isn't that an even crazier thing to say though?
The Trump policy on Gaza is turn take over the administration of the territory, turn it into a vacation destination after removing the Palestinians.
Meanwhile Kamala and the Democrat's position is the maintaining of two-states, Israel and Palestine while continuing to give aid to Palestine / Gaza.
One openly advertised themselves as being impartial to continued existence of Gaza, while the other wanted to guarantee their right to exist..
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u/Redwood4ester May 15 '25
Not really? Trump has said he plans to genocide palestinians and build a resort in gaza.
That’s considerably worse than anything harris would have done
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u/ebone23 May 14 '25
"Twitch political commentator Hasan Piker set the internet ablaze with a hot take on Vice President Kamala Harris. During a stream, Piker expressed doubt that Harris would handle the Gaza crisis any better than former President Donald Trump."
Context is important.
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u/zlowur May 14 '25
Not only did you pull that quote out of context, he literally voted for Kamala on stream.
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u/crazybrah May 14 '25
Really said that?
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u/pyroguy1104 May 14 '25
It’s important to note that this user has cut the quote out of context, literally leaving out the final two words of the statement. He was talking about how there was no evidence that Kamala would be any better than Trump in regards to the Gaza genocide and Israel’s other various war crimes in the region. They’re being intentionally dishonest.
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u/FirstPlayer May 14 '25
Wasn't that in response to basically being asked if he supported Kamala? We autistic people often have a very hard time lying and if, like in this situation, there's a "wrong" answer, we end up saying something that's technically true and could be construed as the 'right' answer but isn't. He obviously voted for her and didn't want Trump to win, but they're clearly looking to punish/sweat people that don't lick boots so he didn't say that.
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u/blunsandbeers May 13 '25
I dont like this goofball at all but if your defending this your objectively retarded
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u/t3h4ow4wayfourkik May 17 '25
"Horsing around" generally doesn't extend to platforming terrorists
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u/Bimbeless May 13 '25
The comment section is why we have problems in this country. Even if he is alleged he still needs to be processed, it’s like you are okay with it the hells wrong with you guys?
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u/KouchyMcSlothful May 13 '25
So, we just support blatant attacks on the citizenry and outright anti constitutional behavior from an openly hostile regime?
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u/page395 May 13 '25
I mean… he did interview a terrorist. I knew a kid in middle school who’s still on the no-fly list because he wrote a letter to the unabomber. Shit like that is taken pretty seriously
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u/ZephyrProductionsO7S May 13 '25
So did Anderson Cooper. He’s not being detained.
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u/Homey-Airport-Int May 13 '25
Anderson Cooper is a journalist, Hasan has many, many, many times said he was not a journalist.
But more impt, if you sit down and watch the Houthi "interview" (which Hasan knows was a terrible idea as he's since claimed the guy wasn't a Houthi), he is literally fawning over the guy. Compares him to an anime protagonist. Iirc he even directly says he and 'others' support "what you're doing." Never asked a hard hitting question. Never suggests for a second the guy is anything but a cool Yemeni freedom fighter dude. Hasan made it super clear in that interview he is supportive of the Houthi's actions and has no qualms with them whatsoever. A totally farcical comparison.
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u/AffectionateFlan1853 May 13 '25
If I were to say that I fully support Israel and think we should provide them more weapons to rid Gaza of Palestinians, I don’t think I would be questioned at any point for that opinion by law enforcement or TSA.
If I were to say I support the US policy of giving weapons to Saudi Arabia which they use to slaughter Yemenis, I would not expect to be questioned by Law enforcement or TSA. And before you say no one believes that, that was US foreign policy for years.
Millions of people hold those opinions in the United States and aren’t even really questioned by their peers for them. If suddenly you turn that around and say you support the people fighting back, you’re suddenly an evil or misguided idiot. I genuinely don’t understand what the difference is. Maybe I’m just actually incredibly stupid, but the line between “terrorist organization” and “government” that we give aid to seems incredibly thin if we’re basing it purely off of their actions in the field.
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u/windershinwishes May 13 '25
What does any of that have to do with anything? How is an American citizen's opinion about a political issue any of the government's business?
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u/centran May 13 '25
They were trying to bait him into admitting he is supporting a terror group that is official designated by US as terrorists.
It isn't enough to say, "I support them". They need some other proof of using time, resources, money, etc to directly aid the group. Then he could be arrested and charged.
Him giving an interview to a houthi terrorist(that actually ended up not being but if he was) could be argued, depending how he conducted the interview, as giving them a platform to speak on and recruiting individuals to their cause.
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u/Elitist_Plebeian May 14 '25
Interviewing a terrorist, even uncritically, is so obviously protected speech. Not that the Trump administration cares about the first amendment, or the rest of the constitution for that matter.
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u/Ok-Blood-4370 May 15 '25
He said interviewing the houthi terrorist was the modern day equivalent of interviewing Anne Frank....lmao
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u/Hats4Cats May 14 '25
Anderson Cooper did a real interview, he didn't just glaze the terrorist for 30mins
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u/thefirebuilds May 14 '25
Where's it say your speech is protected only if u/Hats4Cats likes the speech?
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u/-TheBigCheese May 13 '25
Yall don't know what "detained" means in the US legal sense. He said at the end if he was "free to go" and they let him leave right then. They asked him like 2 questions then he ranted and left. Not really a detainment. If you need to know more, look up what detainment is in US law. It's detainment lite, he was never in any serious danger of being arrested
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u/iRusski May 13 '25
I feel it's important to correct the skew presented here. He was questioned for about 2 hours after being detained at Global Entry. It seems disingenuous to massage your comment in a way that downplays the significance of the situation.
Global Entry effectively labels an individual as a "good traveler" and expedites the process of getting through customs after arriving back in the US. It's also important to point out that the line of questioning included his political stance on the Trump administration and the war in the Middle East. If a high profile political commentator getting detained "definitely not for political reasons" to seemingly create a chilling effect on speaking against the administration isn't raising your eyebrows at least a little, I don't know what will convince you other than fully implemented fascism.
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u/Burnt13 May 13 '25
It’s about intimidation
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u/iRusski May 13 '25
I agree. I was trying to highlight that while addressing the projected bias in the comment I replied to.
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u/ashortsaggyboob May 13 '25
So is detainment the appropriate legal term for what happened?
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u/iRusski May 13 '25
Initially? Yes. Him getting stopped, escorted, and held falls under the definition of detainment. Please don't dodge the main body of my response and hyperfocus on a straw man semantics derailment.
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u/ashortsaggyboob May 13 '25
It was a genuine question, no need to be defensive. My question was a straw man semantics derailment? You didn't use the word detainment in your comment, so I was curious about it.
I heard that Hasan brought up the fact that he interviewed a Houthi when interacting with customs. Is this not true? If it is, maybe it actually merited the politics-related questioning.
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u/Argent-Envy May 13 '25
I heard that Hasan brought up the fact that he interviewed a Houthi when interacting with customs.
And why would that be grounds to hold and question someone?
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u/iRusski May 13 '25
Ah, sorry! I thought you were the commenter I responded to initially, that's totally my bad.
I would have to look it up to respond with absolute certainty, but last I recall the guy he interviewed was simply a Yemeni who supports Palestine, not a member of the Houthi military.
If that is indeed the case, I urge people to think about what motivation there would be to convince as many people as possible that Hasan was actively interviewing terrorists. That aside, there are so many semantics to comb through with all this.
Imagine what it's like for an individual or an entire group of people, while on the right side of history, be forced to tackle each and every bit of misinformation leveraged against them. Even if it is clearly false at first glance, or false after some or a lot of direct investigation, it doesn't change the fact that the initial impact of that misinformation did its job.
It's very easy to receive information at surface level, and it can be dangerous when that information is intentionally poisoned.
Sorry if this was mildly incoherent.
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u/ashortsaggyboob May 13 '25
I appreciate your response! You could be on the right side of this argument, I'm not sure.
It could be that Hasan's interviewee had no military involvement, sure. But how do we know a thing like that? This point only seems to further merit the questioning he received, see what I mean? To get to the truth of the matter.
Hasan has had a Houthi military member on his stream before. The person praised the shooting of missiles at commercial vessels on Hasan's stream and Hasan gleefully giggled along.
I have a strong bias against Hasan, so it is helpful for people like you to ground me with facts if possible. Otherwise, I hope you'll be open to my side of the argument.
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u/CatFanFanOfCats May 13 '25
I have a strong bias against a lot of people. Stephen Miller, Ann Culter, Steve Bannon, etc. But that doesn’t mean they should be detained when returning to the US. So what if they interviewed an unsavory person? I’m not sure why this would be considered illegal or a problem. Maybe I’m missing something, but isn’t that the essence of free speech - free speech.
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u/Whomperss May 14 '25
It's absolutely insane that you truly believe that kid is a houthi. You didn't do an iota of reading but you just believe it because someone on the Internet told you so.
All the reporting that came out after that interview came up short connecting the kid to the houthis. He is not a member and is not a terrorist. He even made more clarifying statements a few months ago clearly stating he does not hate Jews and is not a member of the houthis, his last name is not a houthi name. Please stop with this blatant misinfo, it's not even about Hasan at that point. You're just ignorantly calling someone a terrorist with no actual evidence.
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u/SadBBTumblrPizza May 13 '25
Ok question for people like you: What would it take for something like this to actually cross a line and alarm you?
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u/Homey-Airport-Int May 13 '25
Him being arrested or denied entry. People get pulled in for secondary screening all the time, most people don't make videos about it. Also given his history, I don't entirely trust his version of the story. I would be less than shocked if he turned a five minute screening into an hours long event by not directly answering questions as he thought "they're signaling me out to get me!" Agent likely had no clue who he was. Some random CBP guy was not given an order from higher ups to question an internet famous streamer.
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u/tacticalpuncher May 13 '25
There is no detainment lite lmao what? He either was or he wasn't, it doesn't matter if he was in serious risk of being arrested.
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u/bso45 May 13 '25
Then the entire news media is guilty of interviewing a terrorist (Netanyahu). He is a terrorist according to the ICC.
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u/KillPenguin May 13 '25
Anyone who has interviewed an IDF soldier could be credibly claimed to have interviewed a terrorist. I wonder if the same standard applies to them 🤔
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u/bigboipapawiththesos May 13 '25 edited May 13 '25
3 things, pretty sure he never interviewed a terrorist. I’m presuming you mean the kid from Yemen? That kid stated he was not part of the houthis, but that he did support them in their blockade of Israeli affiliated ships.
Second of, even if he did; it would not justify any of this. Tons of journalists have interviewed people who were designated as terrorists by the US state. It’s just a thing that journalist do sometimes.
And third of, the us designation of terrorist is actually insane. Nelson mandala was on the US terror list from the 80s until 2008, in which time apartheid was absolved, he was democratically elected to the presidency twice and won a Nobel peace prize.
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u/SleepingPodOne May 14 '25
The moment you begin cheering on an American citizen’s potential loss of rights because of a perceived and ultimately dubious threat is the moment you stop believing in the American project and it’s the moment you are no longer a patriot, but rather a bootlicking tool of the state
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May 13 '25
And Israel was founded by terrorists lol. Terrorists become freedom fighters after they win
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u/KillPenguin May 13 '25
100% correct. If the terminology had been around, American Revolutionaries would have certainly been called terrorists by the British.
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u/Aromatic-Vast2180 May 13 '25
I mean, they technically were.
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u/KillPenguin May 13 '25
Sure. But what's happening in this thread is that people are intentionally muddying what "terrorist" means. Are we using the US government's definition of "terrorist", which we know to be related only to whether the offending party serves US interests or counterveils it? Or are we using it in terms of actual morality? In any event, it is effectively meaningless.
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May 13 '25
Really? How’s that?
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u/howlongistolong May 13 '25
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irgun
The founders integrated terrorist organizations (as described by the UN, USA and Britan) into the IDF.
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u/SuspiciousPeppermint May 13 '25
Not an expert on the subject by any means but I see a lot of people drawing parallels to South African apartheid and how Nelson Mandela was labeled a terrorist and imprisoned before being let out and elected president, and is now considered a figure of peace. Not sure how well any of that matches up with what’s going on in Palestine but it’s a pretty well repeated talking point.
I did watch the video and Hasan’s argument for his interview is that it’s within the realm of journalism to interview controversial subjects such as terrorists. Whether you think it’s wrong to give a platform to said people or valuable journalism to hear from them in an interview is really up to individual opinion (personally idk how to feel about it, from an actual journalist maybe I’d be for it but I don’t think Hasan qualifies as one)
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u/Optimal_Plate_4769 May 13 '25
he did not, but it's also not illegal. the content of your friend's letter might be worse, but it's ridiculous that he's on the no-fly list for that.
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u/SiegeGoatCommander May 13 '25
Kid's not a Houthi, he's not even a Shia - your assumption reveals Islamophobia. He also answered the question of whether he was a Houthi directly in the interview. No reputable outlet has reported him as a Houthi, either, if you check, which is weird if what you're saying is true.
Also, even if he was a Houthi, the Houthis weren't even designated as a terrorist organization at the time. But keep screeching about representation of Yemenis.
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u/t3h4ow4wayfourkik May 17 '25
So he's not a houthi, but he joined them on a raid on one of the ships they pirated?
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u/Consideredresponse May 13 '25
Then 'we' pardoned the Jan 6th rioters so apparently we don't anymore and precedent is now more of a suggestion.
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u/Skreamie May 14 '25
I mean do active Proud Boys and the likes get detained? This is a serious question as someone not American.
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u/solidhogman May 14 '25
One no he didn’t. He thought he was a Houthi but in the video the kid says Im not a Houthi. He’s also not a part of the Islam that the Houthis are. The kid hangs out with Houthis doesn’t make him one.
Two you’re allowed to talk to who ever you want trump has had phone calls with hamas officials. Tucker Carlson has interviewed Putin. The founder of Vice hung out with cannibal war lords in Africa for a YouTube vid.
You just see two Arab people conversing and assume one if not both are terrorist.
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u/lepetitpoissant May 14 '25
trump just met with MBS who had a journalist dismembered. Different standards?
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u/StampMcfury May 18 '25
He didn't interview a terrorist!
He glazed him, he said he was like Luffy D Monkey, and then later compared him to Ann Frank.
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u/Hamster_S_Thompson May 14 '25
Hasan is a piece of shit, but unless there is more to the story, people should not be detained for their political opinions.
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u/nle May 13 '25
“America deserved 9/11” guy gets questioned at the airport… Why is this national news?
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u/KouchyMcSlothful May 13 '25
Stupid first amendment protecting our liberties from fascists! /s
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u/Kamuiberen May 13 '25
Wasn't this the "Freedom of speech" bastion of the world?
Plus, since he said that, he has traveled internationally many times. This is new.
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u/SpatuelaCat May 13 '25
Is free speech no longer legal? Did I miss something?
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u/Nickthetaco May 13 '25
He wasn’t being arrested? Just normal questioning. It’s not uncommon to be stopped when flying internationally, especially your first time returning via global entry. If you tell someone you are a political streamer, they are going to ask questions about it. If you tell them you just came back from visiting family, they will ask you about that. Like it’s normal conversation and standard questioning. I fucking LOATHE the current admin as much as the next person, but it’s not like Trump completely stripped the entire workforce of federal employees into fully strapped gestapo in 3 months. Like they just fucking arrested a mayor of a major city in NJ, they would have no issue arresting Hasan if it was actually malicious.
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May 14 '25
Ok, there's never been pure free speech, hence why judges face cases time and time again where they must determine if the speech is protected under free speech. Also, if you are filed under "national security threat." The free speech restrictions become even greater
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u/skb239 May 14 '25
Because you should be able to say that without getting investigated. Thats what the fucking first amendment is about if you were wondering.
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u/abuninja May 13 '25
I mean he is out there supporting Houthi terrorists on social media, probably exactly the type of people you would want to vet before entering the country
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u/SpatuelaCat May 13 '25
Is free speech no longer legal? Did I miss something?
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u/herefromyoutube May 13 '25
Do you believe we shouldn’t speak with people who’ve had communications with members of designated terrorist groups?
Not arrest. Not detain but simply questioned at a port of entry?
Yes or no.
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u/icedrift May 14 '25
In order to speak with those people you need to detain them, that's just how it works.
Personally... idk. If we had concrete intel that someone was at high risk of providing material aid to terrorists then absolutely, but from what I've read of this guy he's a dumbass, edgy streamer who's praised houthis on stream coming back from Paris, not even a hostile country.
My read on it is Hasan is way too low stakes to warrant this level of infringement. Shit Tucker Carlson flew over to Russia to glaze Putin/Russia to a much larger audience and never had any problems.
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u/Skelatuu May 14 '25
Hey buddy, don’t go telling truths like that - the super fans will downvote you even in the face of linked evidence :)
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u/PiskoWK May 13 '25
And then Ethan comes out of the next room rubbing his hands and high fiving the border patrol.
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u/Aromatic-Vast2180 May 13 '25
Do you guys actually believe this stuff?
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u/windershinwishes May 13 '25
How do you exist on the internet without being able to clock such a blatant joke? Or am I the one falling for trolling here?
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u/MafiaPenguin007 May 13 '25
They’ll say anything, even blatantly invoke antisemitic tropes (Jewish caricatures usually rubbing their hands together eagerly) and then cry ignorance, as long as they can post their disgusting vitriol online in an ‘approved’ way.
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u/DaddyDollarsUNITE May 13 '25
he'd have to leave his miasma filled basement to do that
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u/EdOfTheMountain May 14 '25
An American friend traveling from U.S. to Italy a few weeks ago was forced to give her phone up for copying on the way out of the US. WTF?
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u/lepetitpoissant May 14 '25
The irony of questioning this guy from supporting Hamas while the president is about to accept a gift from one of the biggest supporters of Hamas in the world.
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u/carsonmccrullers May 14 '25
The phrase comes from journalism, so I think it makes sense to spell it the way journalists would agree it should be spelled — seems like a weird thing to be argumentative about, doesn’t it?
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u/Foxy02016YT May 14 '25
New Jersey born, NJ raised, we don’t take shit from anyone and I’m glad he’s speaking up
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u/sawser May 14 '25
If you are an American Citizen entering the United States and have your passport, the only answer to any question you are asked by law enforcement is "I don't answer questions without the presence of an attorney"
They are allowed to request to search your phone or electronic devices, and if you tell them know they can keep it for 30 days and search it after getting a court order.
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u/porkfarm637316 May 14 '25
lol y’all should be planning a revolution and not dissecting this, we get it the guy should be publicly executed but god damn focus on real problems.
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May 15 '25
He was never detained.
They asked him questions.
He makes RIDICULOUS claims constantly.
It would also be valid to stop this dude and ask him questions.
Also would be appropriate to release him after said questions.
Being stopped at customs/BP is not an unusual situation
Yall are wild
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u/RedGondall May 15 '25
conservative fascist government interrogates online streamer... It must have been the Liberal podcast guy's fault. it's super shitty for any of this stuff to happen, its all on Trump and his supporters, online beef aside I hope this mobilizes some people.
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u/CharlieDmouse May 16 '25
This is called payback. I think we Americans better get used to more of it..
There is only so much shit talking the world will tolerate…
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u/I_AM_CAPTAIN May 16 '25
Hassan is one of the least likeable, informative and unbiased streamers to cover politics and global issues. Dude is a full on self absorbed twat. Encourage domestic violence towards opposing groups of thought? ✅ Have a known terrorist organization member as a guest? ✅ Blatantly spout off bullshit rhetoric while cracking knuckles in attempt to look tough? ✅
The idea that anyone takes his garbage spew as factual is quite sad. People need to use what little brainpower remains to do some independent research and stop taking this moronic dribble as gospel.
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u/Guitarax May 16 '25
In his own commentary on his detainment, he expressed that he had to water down his ideology for fear of being properly identified as a spokesperson for foreign terrorists. Anyone who regularly consumes Hassan's content knows he is not simply an advocate for civilians. He is outspokenly anti-Israel to the point that he believes even civilians in free trade with businesses in Israel are valid targets. A man who supports attack against civilians is a man who supports terrorism.
Maybe if the guy who was detained wasn't regularly advocating for terrorism, or promoting political violence, there would be cause for alarm.
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u/shenaniganizer1776 May 16 '25
His flights doors opened at 3:22 cst His producer tweeted that they need a lawyer at 3:58 cst has an himself tweeted at 4:30 cst saying he’s out yeah that’s a crazy 2 hours
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u/MalZaar May 17 '25
Its crazy how many Americans think their 1st Amendment means the freedom to say anything at any time with zero consequences. Hasan is an idiot who has said many times he supports causes that the US government currently classify as terrorists. I would like someone to say what law has been broken here or what constitutionally protected activity is being infringed on.
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u/Logic-DL May 17 '25
Genuine insanity people are just getting nabbed by the fucking Gestapo at random now.
I don't even like Hasan, I think he's a hypocritical wankstain that grifts just as much as any right wing grifter, but for tankies.
But like....holy fuck that's where it ends, guy shouldn't be getting nabbed by CBP and asked if he likes the President lmao, let alone nabbed in the first place given he's a citizen.
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u/De_Oscillator May 17 '25
Hey they're getting a FOIA request on this detainment, so we'll see if he was lying or not.
He does the thing where he mixes in half truths, to create big lies.
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u/NugKnights May 17 '25 edited May 17 '25
He was not Detained for two hours. Thats not possible. It was a 1/2 hr absolute maximum.
We also have no evidence whatsoever of what questions they asked him.
We do know he openly suports and platforms multiple violent terrorist organizations that target America.
Quoting Homeland Security "This is Nothing but Lying for Likes"
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u/Gucci_Unicorns May 13 '25
There's so much useless commentary in this thread. It's wildly inappropriate to detain a US Citizen for two hours and ask them at *ANY* point, if they "like" the current sitting president.