What Livestreaming the Execution of Nidal Hasan says about Trump's America

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wanted the whole country to watch the military's Dec. 3 capital punishment of Fort Hood terrorist, Nidal Hasan, and the Pentagon confirmed it would be livestreamed. In this preview episode of Black on Black Cinema, we argue the plan is a sign of American increased barbarism under the Trump administration, and that you can believe Hasan should face his sentence and still believe broadcasting globally crosses a line a democracy shouldn't cross

(Update: This episode was recorded Oct. 14. On Oct. 15, President Trump said the Pentagon will not livestream the event, though victims' immediate families may attend in person).


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