Hasan is surprisingly candid, so it’s confusing that so few in the media understand him at all. He does the “I just want everyone to have health care” thing and 99% of journos leave it there.
This article is extremely rare in that the author accurately describes Hasan’s goals.
I arrived at the conclusion that you agreed to an Atlantic podcast interview with me, then postponed, then cancelled, because that is exactly what happened. What, if anything, are you denying?
Hasan Piker wants to be taken seriously
Here @jonathanchait does just that—and finds somebody who is fundamentally illiberal, doesn’t really believe in democracy
https://t.co/joPE1uMrrX
this man has spent the past 2 decades trying to discipline the left and make the dems more right wing. he got his wishes. we live in his world. trump won twice. and while all the chaos unfolds around us, he sits in his ivory tower, continuing to attack the left.
As I prepared for the interview by researching his commentary, I realized that Piker is right to complain that the handful of frequently repeated controversial statements fail to accurately represent his worldview.
In fact, it’s much worse than those quotes suggest. https://t.co/FdJ1ey5pPA
Hasan Piker's super fan, Benjamin Song, was convicted of attempted murder of law enforcement officers and was sentenced to 100 years in federal prison.
Hasan Piker regularly glorifies terrorism and tells his viewers to commit acts of violence. And they end up becoming actual terrorists.
Why won't @Twitch and @djclancy999 enforce their TOS against terrorism?
We were the first to call on Democrats to reject Hasan Piker. We have taken an immense amount of grief for that, as have allies like @shannonrwatts and @neeratanden. But we are right, as Jonathan Chait makes crystal clear in this must-read piece.
As I prepared for the interview by researching his commentary, I realized that Piker is right to complain that the handful of frequently repeated controversial statements fail to accurately represent his worldview.
In fact, it’s much worse than those quotes suggest. https://t.co/FdJ1ey5pPA
Reposting because the previous version had visibility limited by twitter for some reason.
CCP INFLUENCE IN U.S. PRO-PALESTINIAN ACTIVISM:
https://t.co/f0TVFvZaIb
Hovagim interview by The Free Press:
https://t.co/9XmUnPFYcz