@treeaston@hasanthehun@BenjaminPDixon His support elevated Abdul in the primary -- look at what happened to Abdul after McMorrow compared Hasan to Nick Fuentes
Literally learned who Piker was this month. No functioning adult is watching Twitch streamers all damn day. Media is making him a thing. The rest of us dont give a damn. Bills still need to be paid, costs are still rising. Piker said some objectionable stuff online...so do 90%
Political streamer Hasan Piker notes that more establishment Democrats have condemned him over comments he did not make than have demanded the release of Sama Safi, a 20-year-old American imprisoned by Israel without charge in the occupied West Bank since June. Her doctors warn that Israel’s denial of adequate medical care puts her at risk of irreversible, life-threatening damage to her internal organs.
As journalist Prem Thakker points out, Chris Van Hollen is the only potential 2028 presidential contender in the Senate who has called on the Trump administration to secure Safi’s release.
Van Hollen is also introducing a resolution requiring the State Department to provide answers about nine Americans killed in the West Bank since 2022 with zero accountability, as well as the broader abuses Palestinians face under Israeli occupation. He says he will bring it to a vote when Congress returns.
This is what the institutionalists are focusing their efforts on now: Disavowing #HasanPiker.
Not white Christian nationalists? Not the broligarchs? Not the AI overlords?
Nope, the guy encouraging young people to use their collective political power for good.
F*ck that noise.
Reminder again — While many rush to condemn Hasan Piker for something he never said, Chris Van Hollen is the only 2028 contender in the Senate calling for Trump to free a 20-year-old American from Israeli detention.
No Gallego, Booker, Kelly, Murphy, Ossoff, Slotkin, Warnock.