{"id":11983,"date":"2026-06-01T03:31:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T03:31:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=11983"},"modified":"2026-06-01T03:31:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T03:31:43","slug":"hasan-piker-defends-pro-communist-anti-ice-singham-network-activists-as-wonderful-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=11983","title":{"rendered":"Hasan Piker defends pro-communist, anti-ICE Singham network activists as &#8216;wonderful people&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft wp-block-nypost-editor-partner-article-links\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>NEWARK, N.J. \u2013\u00a0As he navigated the crowds in an impromptu appearance at a protest outside the Delaney Hall\u00a0ICE detention\u00a0facility, Marxist political influencer Hasan Piker defended figures in the pro-China activist network funded by American Marxist tech millionaire Neville Roy Singham as \u201cwonderful people,\u201d while dismissing scrutiny surrounding his Cuba trip.<\/p>\n<p>Asked about reporting on Singham\u2019s network and its connections to\u00a0far-left activism, Piker said there is \u201cthis environment of suspicion\u201d surrounding Singham and his activities, taking a \u201csinister shape,\u201d but they are \u201ctotally above board and totally legal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In recent months, many agitators from the Singham network have fueled, coordinated and organized fiery protests against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minneapolis, New York City, Los Angeles, New Jersey and elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>The remarks by Piker are noteworthy because the online influencer isn\u2019t just a livestreamer on the Twitch platform. With millions of mostly young followers across Twitch, YouTube and social media platforms, he has emerged as one of the most influential \u2014 and polarizing \u2014 figures on the American left, regularly mobilizing support for candidates and causes aligned with the Democratic Socialists of America. Piker wore a baseball cap emblazoned with the group\u2019s logo.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Hasan Piker has emerged as one of the most influential \u2014 and polarizing \u2014 figures on the American left, regularly mobilizing support for candidates and causes aligned with the Democratic Socialists of America. <span class=\"credit\">Sportsfile via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Piker has used his platforms to interview, promote and campaign alongside candidates backed by Democratic Socialists of America, helping introduce them to younger voters who consume political content online. His audience reach has made him a significant force in Democratic politics, giving him the ability to shape narratives and drive grassroots enthusiasm for candidates running on socialist and anti-establishment platforms.<\/p>\n<p>As reported, Singham is an American Marxist tech tycoon who has\u00a0pumped $285 million since 2017\u00a0into a network of nonprofits that have organized and coordinated divisive anti-American street protests, such as the one unfolding in New Jersey.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t have any personal contact with Roy Singham or any of these other people,\u201d Piker said, in response to questions from Fox News Digital. \u201cI mean, I know some of these people. They\u2019re wonderful people in general. They\u2019re activists\u2026.None of it is actually hidden or illegal in any way, shape or form.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The remarks come as\u00a0federal investigators have expanded scrutiny\u00a0of activists involved in travel to communist Cuba, including organizations and individuals linked to the broader network of nonprofits and advocacy groups that have received funding from Singham and his wife, Code Pink co-founder Jodie Evans.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Tear gas spreads over the protesters outside Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey on May 30, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">Leonardo Munoz for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As reported exclusively by Fox News Digital last Saturday, the\u00a0Treasury Department\u2019s Office of Foreign Assets Control\u00a0(OFAC) sent Piker and CodePink an administrative subpoena as part of an investigation into a March convoy to Cuba. Piker claimed he hadn\u2019t personally received any legal notice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFox News Digital says I have a subpoena, but I have yet to be served one,\u201d Piker said. \u201cSo I don\u2019t even know what\u2019s going on. It kind of feels like you guys have more insight into what the\u00a0federal government\u2019s\u00a0doing than I do, and I\u2019m supposed to be subpoenaed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Piker\u2019s comments follow disclosures by\u00a0CodePink co-founder Medea Benjamin\u00a0that Evans received the query via an email that initially landed in a spam folder.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe heard this on Fox News, that there was this subpoena out,\u201d Benjamin said in an interview shared publicly by BreakThrough News, another nonprofit that Singham has funded. \u201cI was going outside my front door looking around for somebody to serve me. And it turns out that it was an email that was sent to Code Pink co-founder Jodie Evans, and it was so unofficial that it landed in our spam box.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As reported, the Treasury Department\u2019s Office of Foreign Assets Control sent investigative letters seeking financial, logistical and communications documents about the March convoy. The Office of Foreign Assets Control administers and enforces U.S. sanctions programs, including restrictions governing financial transactions and certain travel-related activities involving Cuba.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Protesters light a fire outside Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey. <span class=\"credit\">Leonardo Munoz for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Fox News Digital has reported that the March 2026 convoy to Cuba involved a\u00a0transnational network of activists organized\u00a0by another Singham-funded group, the People\u2019s Forum, and a nonprofit, Progressive International, both with close ties to the communist regime in Cuba.<\/p>\n<p>The activists are protesting U.S. sanctions on the communist island. Piker participated in the trip alongside members of Code Pink and a network of 145 organizations, according to a Fox News Digital investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Piker framed the investigation as part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to target political activists and protesters, arguing that scrutiny of Cuba travel conflicted with Trump\u2019s campaign promises to defend\u00a0free speech.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like there are a lot of people who believed in that message, and now he\u2019s betrayed that message,\u201d Piker said.<\/p>\n<p>Piker told Fox News Digital that he welcomed a debate with Fox News host\u00a0Sean Hannity.<\/p>\n<p>Piker, who was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, was visiting his home state from his $2 million home in West Hollywood, California, canvassing at a Saturday rally in Trenton for a controversial candidate, Adam Hamamy, endorsed by Democratic Socialists of America in his race for the U.S. Congress.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The New York Times published a profile on Saturday, noting the candidate\u2019s \u201cties to a militant cleric.\u201d Piker defended Hamamy.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, on a livestream on the Twitch platform where he talked for about six hours nonstop, the influencer dismissed concerns about his connections to organizations involved in the Cuba convoy, while acknowledging that\u00a0Singham finances a network\u00a0of left-wing nonprofits engaged in \u201cpolitical advocacy\u201d and \u201ca lot of political movements.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>State Police officers stand guard near Delaney Hall. <span class=\"credit\">Leonardo Munoz for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Critics have argued the network functions as a coordinated activist infrastructure advancing pro-communist causes, including support for Cuba, China and other authoritarian governments opposed to U.S. foreign policy.<\/p>\n<p>As Fox News Digital asked Piker about 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