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TOP STORY
Hugely popular progressive influencer interrogated at border

Progressive live streamer Hasan Piker (right)
In their latest attempt to silence outspoken critics, the Trump administration stopped, detained, and questioned the most popular progressive live streamer on the internet Sunday.
Hasan Piker, whoβs been hailed as the βJoe Rogan of the leftβ, was pulled aside and interrogated by border agents at Chicagoβs OβHare airport after returning from France.
Itβs a chilling move towards autocracy for an administration that is βactively consideringβ suspending the right to a fair trial.
SOME BACKGROUND: Hasan is the nephew of The Young Turks founder Cenk Uygur, and streams daily to his 2.8 million followers on the live streaming platform Twitch.
The handsome 33 year old, born in New Jersey, was recently described in a profile for the New York Times as βa progressive mind in a body made for the MAGA manosphere.β
Heβs an outspoken critic of Trump, Israelβs genocide, and capitalism.
THE DETAILS: Hasan shared details of the incident on X and during a livestream, saying Customs and Border Protection officers questioned him for over two hours.
They asked if he had interviewed or supported Hamas, Hezbollah, or the Houthis, and grilled him on his opinions about Donald Trump and the Israeli government.
βThey straight up tried to get something out of me that I think they could use to basically detain me permanently,β Hasan said.
The Department of Homeland Security said it lawfully detained Hasanβto which he responded, βWhat part of a 'lawful routine inspection' requires DHS to question me about my political views, my opinions on Donald Trump, or my stance on Israel and Palestine?β
THE BIGGER PICTURE: Pikerβs detention comes as more and more U.S. citizens are being stopped leaving and entering the country.
Hasan was not charged with any crime, and his devices were not confiscatedβbut the intent is clear: intimidation.
Speak out against Trump, Israel, or capitalismβand you could be stoppedβor worse.
WHY IT MATTERS: Detaining U.S. citizens over their beliefs or speechβespecially those who publicly challenge powerβis a hallmark of authoritarian regimes.
Itβs not national security. Itβs political repression.
Piker didnβt mince words: βThey know who the fuck I am and they wanted to put the fear of god into me... But thatβs not going to work at all.β
Could you imagine the OUTRAGE had Border Agents done this to a popular conservative streamer? There would be wall-to-wall coverage on Fox and Congressional investigations.
PREPARE YOURSELF: If youβre traveling across the border soon, hereβs what you need to know about reentering the U.S.
ποΈ Making News
Even MAGA thinks Trump accepting a $400 million plane is ridiculous
Despite Trump claiming Monday that only βstupidβ people reject gifts, top MAGA scum are turning on him over this particular issue. Both Laura Loomer and Ben Shapiro have come out against the blatantly unconstitutional βgift,β with the former saying it would be a βstainβ on the Trump presidency. Full story from Business Insider.
Trump might claim China tariff victoryβbut this is Capitulation Day
Overnight Monday the Trump administration walked the world back from a fiscal cliff in a detente with China over tariffs. The White House was quick to claim victory, but as one economist points outβthis was a capitulation. Trump caved. Full story from The Guardian.
U.S. popularity collapses worldwide in wake of Trumpβs return
A new poll shows that while the world may be bitterly divided on some issues, thereβs one that everyone agrees on: our countryβat least under Trumpβis awful. In fact, China is now more popular worldwide than the U.S. The least popular country? Israel. Full story from Politico.
Gavin Newsom declares all-out war on the unhoused
Apparently hoping to court voters by moving to the right, California Governor Gavin Newsom is at it again: heβs declared all-out war on his stateβs unhoused population. Heβs pushing cities and towns to fully criminalize living on the street. Full story from the AP.
β‘οΈ Question of the Day
Yesterday we asked, is a $400 million airplane to Trump a legit gift or clear bribe? The answer was overwhelming.

The outrage is real. EAM said, βEvery day increases the Trump family wealth at our expense. Immoral thieves.β
LalaPlant knows whatβs up: βHe is for sale to anyone with deep pockets.β
And we couldnβt agree more with Cathy: βNothing about Felon 47 says democracy. He is an authoritarian oligarch, who is emulating Putin. Felon 47 should be impeached and arrested.β
TODAYβS QUESTION: Given the blowback over the plane, do you think Trump will end up getting it? Or will somebody step in and stop him? Tell us what you think after you vote!
Will Trump actually get the plane?
IN DEPTH
The truth about Republicansβ Medicaid cuts

Two sick Americans
Despite repeated promises from Donald Trump that he would never cut Medicaid, Republicans quietly revealed their plan late Sunday night to kick over 8 million working-class Americans off the program.
The move comes as the party struggles to come up with cuts big enough to pay for the massive tax cut they want to give rich people.
Andβsome Republicans are angry because the cuts donβt go far enough.
SOME BACKGROUND: Trump has also promised repeatedly to cut taxes for his core constituencyβthe wealthiest 1% and huge corporations.
So-called deficit hawks say that theyβll only support those tax cuts if more spending is cut from elsewhere in the budget.
The problem is that nearly 60 cents of every dollar paid in taxes goes to Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, or the defense budget.
Any substantial reduction in incomeβlike a big tax cut for the wealthyβhas to impact one or all of those areas.
THE PROPOSAL: The latest idea from Republicans would mostly affect Medicaidβwhich insures one out of every 5 Americans (more than 71 million people).
The bill would free up at least $715 billion for tax cuts for the wealthyβbut leave at least 8.6 million people without healthcare.
The plan also has new work requirementsβwhich when experimented with at the state level, have ended in disaster for working-class Americans.
THE BOTTOM LINE: Republicans arenβt cutting Medicaid because itβs wasteful. Theyβre cutting it because they want to hand the savings to billionaires.
The people losing healthcare arenβt freeloadersβtheyβre average American workers, seniors in nursing homes, and children with disabilities.
This isnβt fiscal responsibility. Itβs class warβwaged from the top down.
RELATED: House Republicans are also proposing a $5 billion handout to private and religious schools.
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π Kept Out of Your Feed
Here are some stories the algorithms may be keeping out of your feed.
Angry Trump kills βwokeβ programβand accidentally screws MAGA voters
AOC says there will be hell to pay if Republicans do this
There is one clear loser in the Trump-Elon breakup (and itβs not Donald Trump)
A mom cooperated and took her sons to an ICE check-in. She never saw them again
Inside Trumpβs $400M gift from Qatar (itβs just as tacky as you expect)
Attorney General Pam Bondiβwhoβs defending the bribeβmade a ton of money as a lobbyist for Qatar
And: how Trumpβs free plane could cost U.S. taxpayers millions
Jon Stewart reveals the big hole in Trumpβs Qatar jet Excuses
This tracks: RFK Jr. went swimming in Rock Creek β despite his own governmentβs warnings about dangerous fecal bacteria levels
Hamas released a 21-year-old Israeli-American hostage in whatβs seen as βa gesture of goodwillβ toward the Trump administration
One of the Senateβs most conservative voices just said Republicans have an βidentity crisisβ over Medicaid
Pope Leo's brother has posted some truly vile content about Nancy Pelosi, Barack Obama, and trans kids
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