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Julian Assange’s Roman Citizenship

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The two-day hearing in the UK High Court for Australian journalist Julian Assange’s last appeal was on February 20 and 21, 2024. Following the hearing, the two judges presiding asked for additional information and additional time. Their decision could come any moment. What hangs in the balance is Assange’s chances to appeal through the UK High Court, or he could be put on a plane headed for the Eastern District of Virginia Federal Court in the United States. If this chance is turned down, there is a possibility of applying to the European Court of Human Rights to ask for an emergency injunction to prevent the UK from extraditing him. But it is up to the ECHR to intervene.

Assange did not attend his hearing for health reasons. He is being held in the UK’s harshest prison for murderers and other convicted felons, and the prison conditions have contributed to the decline of his delicate health. He also suffered a mini-stroke last year. He’s not been formally charged, and is only being held on remand for a potential extradition to the U.S. to face a total of 18 accusations based on an old U.S. law from 1917 called the Espionage Act.

On the first day of the hearing, the defense made a point to clarify that U.S. Army Intelligence Analyst C.E. Manning is a whistleblower/leaker, and Assange/WikiLeaks is the journalist/publisher. The whistleblower had been an employee of the U.S. military and has already been punished for breaking confidentiality. As a member of the press and a non U.S. citizen, Julian Assange had no such confidentiality agreement with the U.S. government. The accusations in the U.S. indictment suggest Assange assisted Manning to crack a password, but Manning clearly already had access and clearance through her work, and no hacking was needed. Manning was on leave when she initially spoke and gave documents to more than one news organization before securely uploading to WikiLeaks’ site. She did not speak to Julian Assange until well beyond the transfer of information.

One misstatement often repeated is that people were harmed by what WikiLeaks published, but at C.E. Manning’s trial, the U.S. admitted that in actuality no one was harmed. They could not think of a single incident. Accusations that Assange did not redact names are not true. Several witnesses were present when Assange redacted thousands of names. Redactions were not made in the diplomatic cables because those cables were already out in the public venue published in their entirety on Cryptome.org.

Defense also brought out that the head of the CIA at the time, Mike Pompeo allegedly planned the kidnapping and murder of Julian Assange. Pompeo, then threatened the over thirty witnesses implicating him as chief architect in a CIA conspiracy to commit murder. The defense made the point that extraditing Assange to the U.S. would be putting him in the hands of the same people who plotted his assassination. It was also mentioned that the CIA illegally spied on Assange through a Spanish security company called UC Global, and learning his legal defense strategy while he was in asylum in the Ecuadorian Embassy. A separate, ongoing case has been brought against the CIA by Assange’s lawyers over the violation of privacy.

The importance of this case is what it means to the future of journalism, free speech and press freedoms. If Julian Assange is extradited to the United States and successfully convicted, then the Espionage Act, that has never been used against a journalist before, could then be used to arrest any journalist in the world whom the US state department deems indictable for publishing classified material, whether it is in the public interest or not. It could also affect whether the First Amendment will protect the Free Speech of the Free Press, or not. The future jobs of journalists may be in jeopardy and many Assange supporters feel their right to know the truth will be at risk.

Assange has garnered support from major human rights groups and has won dozens of journalism awards. His release is advocated by two UN Special Rapporteurs on Torture and one UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression. Articles have been written and speeches have been made substantiating that his work as a publisher and journalist falls within free speech protections due to its relevancy to the public’s right to know. There is a healthy support system of dedicated grass-roots activists numbering in the millions worldwide coming from a wide variety of backgrounds such as doctors, law professors, teachers, students independent journalists and free speech supporters. Support for Assange comes from the political left, right and center. Several members of U.S. Congress wrote a bi-partisan letter last year calling on President Biden and Attorney General Merrick Garland to end Assange’s prosecution. Currently in the works is House Resolution 934 to protect journalism as free speech and release Assange home to his family. Lawmakers and parliamentarians in several countries have grown in number and increased the volume in calling for an end to Assange’s persecution and for him to finally be given his freedom.

Stella Assange, wife of Julian, has been leading the heroic battle for her husband’s freedom. She is afraid he would not survive extradition in his fragile health, leaving their two sons fatherless. Doctors and two UN Rapporteurs on Torture agree, leaving their two young sons fatherless. Assange’s brother, Gabriel Shipton, who attended the 2024 State of the Union Address as a guest of Congressman Thomas Massie, expressed the widely-shared concern that Julian Assange, whose health is delicate, will not survive the extradition to the United States. It was admitted by prosecutors at Assange’s hearing that there is no assurance that the Eastern District of Virginia Federal Court would not add the death penalty to the 175 years being held over his head.

Assange was made an honorary citizen of Rome last month. The term Civis Romanus Sum (I am a Roman citizen) historically constitutes a plea for the legal human rights of a Roman Citizen. In 1850 Lord Palmerston thought that the rights of CIVIS ROMANUS extended to British subjects, which includes citizens of commonwealth countries like Australia. A court in the UK may well have precedent to set Julian Assange free. Lord Palmerston said in his famous speech “Civis Romanus Sum so also a British subject, in whatever land he may be, shall feel confident that the watchful eye and the strong arm of England, will protect him against injustice and wrong.”

The Tremendous Effort to Save Julian Assange’s Life

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PRESS RELEASE

March 8, 2024

For Immediate Release

THE TREMENDOUS EFFORT TO SAVE THE LIFE OF JULIAN ASSANGE

The two-day hearing in the UK High Court for Australian journalist Julian Assange’s last appeal was on February 20 and 21, 2024. The two judges presiding asked for additional information and additional time. Their decision could come any moment. Assange did not attend for health reasons. The decision is to allow further appeal through the European Court of Human Rights, or extradite him to the United States.

It is important to note that Assange has not been formally charged, and is only being held on remand to a potential extradition to the U.S. to face the accusations in the U.S. indictment, a total of 18 charges amounting to 175 years in prison on an old U.S. law called the Espionage Act. On the first day, the defense made a point to clarify that Chelsea Manning is a whistleblower/leaker, and Julian Assange/WikiLeaks the journalist/publisher. The whistleblower had been an service member of the U.S. military and has already been punished for breaking confidentiality. As a member of the press and a non U.S. citizen, Julian Assange had no confidentiality agreement with the U.S. government. The accusations in the U.S. indictment suggest Julian Assange assisted Manning to crack a password, but Manning clearly already had access and clearance through her work, so no hacking was needed. C.E. Manning was on leave when she initially spoke and gave documents to more than one news organization before uploading to WikiLeaks secure upload. She did not speak to Julian Assange until well beyond the transfer of information.

The misstatement was made that people were harmed by what WikiLeaks published, but at C.E. Manning’s trial, U.S. admitted in actuality that no one was harmed. Accusations that Assange did not redact names are not true. Several witnesses were present when Assange redacted thousands of names. Redactions were not made in the diplomatic cables, because they were already out in the public venue published in their entirety on Cryptome.org.

The defense also brought out that the head of the CIA, Mike Pompeo planned the kidnapping and murder of Julian Assange. The defense made the point that extraditing Assange to the U.S. would be putting him in the hands of the same people who plotted his murder. It was also mentioned that the CIA illegally spied on Assange, through a company called UC Global, learning his legal defense strategy while he was in the Ecuadorian Embassy.

The importance of this case is what it means to the future of journalism, free speech and press freedoms. If Julian Assange is extradited to the U.S. and successfully convicted, then the Espionage Act, a U.S. law that has never been used against a journalist before, could then be used to arrest any journalist in the world whom the U.S. state department deems has printed classified material, whether it is in the public interest, or not. It could also affect whether the First Amendment will protect the Free Speech of the Free Press, or not. The future jobs of journalists may be in jeopardy and many Assange supporters feel their right to know the truth will be at risk.

Stella Assange, wife of Julian, has been leading the heroic battle for her husband’s freedom. She is afraid he would not survive extradition in his fragile health, and doctors and two UN Rapporteurs on Torture agree. In addition, Assange’s brother, Gabriel Shipton who attended the 2024 State of the Union Address as a guest of Congressman Thomas Massie, expressed the wide concern that Julian Assange who’s health is delicate would not survive the extradition to the United States. Finally, it was admitted by prosecutors at Assange’s hearing that there is no assurance that the Eastern District of Virginia Court would not add the death penalty to the 175 years being held over his head.

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Assange Hearing Recap: Day1

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This is a running live update from a friend on the hearing for Julian Assange’s freedom in the UK High Court today, February 20, 2024. The hearing continues tomorrow. The freedom for all of us to publish our thoughts and feelings hangs in the balance. After that, the judges will deliberate likely for several weeks. *there is no mandatory frame of time, the estimate for a ruling is based on previous time-frames judges have taken in this case. The ruling could also be immediate.* If he is extradited to the US, and convicted which would most certainly happen if he is sent there, all of journalism, free speech, the free press and all of us bloggers will be fair game because of the precedent established. We must fight for Assange’s freedom because his freedom, is ours.

Assange Trial Day 1 live:

Assange’s lawyers have argued today that the CIA plotted to kill Julian Assange, and that he cannot be safely extradited to a country that planned his kidnapping/ assassination.

Fresh evidence shows options were presented directly to President Trump over killing Assange after Vault-7 leaks.

(Defense for Assange is establishing that entire US government was/is hostile to Assange and cannot therefore guarantee a safe trial. They are appealing the scope of previous findings ruled on by the court)

Defense has raised point that document U.S. is relying on for extradition contains clause forbidding extradition of political prisoners. Argues U.S. cannot simultaneously want to extradite because of political embarrassment while ignoring that section of the treaty.

Also raised was fact that Wikileaks was not the first or only outlet to receive said classified documents from Manning, but the prosecution has been selective (targeting Assange) with no explanation for this behavior.
(note*** for posterity. This is not entirely correct as the charges actually revolve around an unidentified WikiLeaks representative offering to help Manning obtain more* But* there is no way for positive identification of Assange possible as that representative, so it is a nonsequitor, legally speaking. Also, no such assistance took place.)

Assange trial live: Court breaks for lunch, will resume 2pm London time.

Defense is raising an Article 7 ECHR/ 5th Amendment argument, stating that multiple forms of classified material have been published and gone unprosecuted, stating there is no precedent in U.S. law for the prosecution of journalists.
They are arguing that the previous judge refused to engage that line of legal argument stating it should be resolved in U.S. courts because it is a 5th amendment issue (due process).
Defense argues that because Article 7 of the ECHR applies, the judge should have had to engage it and acknowledge its legal standing.
(defense for Assange is once more appealing the previous court actions and errors here).

Section 7 of the ECHR protects someone from being prosecuted for future crime. In other words retroactively making something illegal in order to prosecute them.

Sec 7 of ECHR: “No one shall be held guilty of any criminal offence on account of any act or omission which did not constitute a criminal offense under national or international law at the time when it was committed.”

Defense now raises article 10 of the ECHR saying that Manning’s actions in leaking information fall under the protection of freedom of speech and expression.

Article 10 of the ECHR protects whistleblowers if documents are authentic and it is well within the public interest to know.
It protects both their right to receive and send such information; including in cases of classified documents if, like in Manning’s case; said documents were improperly classified to cover up war crimes.

This pertains to the charge against Julian for allegedly (again, unprovable) offering to help Manning procure the documents if needed.

If in fact the documents were improperly classified and covering up war crimes (they were); then Manning as a whistleblower falls under that protection of the ECHR and by extension, the journalist helping break that story in public interest.

This is weighty legally because according to multiple reviews, no one was directly harmed by the release of said information.

Defense raises point about Assistant US District Attorney Gordon Kromberg claiming they could and would deny Assange first amendment rights.

Judge ask for clarification about previous judges saying there is no reason to suspect Assange’s first amendment rights would be infringed.
Defense explains that Both the assistant DA and the then-CIA head Pompeo both said that explicitly. Claiming that Assange had no rights in the U.S. This threat alone raises serious concerns about any guarantees made toward Assange’s safety or right to a fair trial.

Judge then asks if the U.S. actually gave the court any assurances as to Assange’s first amendment rights being protected or the rights of foreign nationals.

Defense replies that no such assurances have been made whatsoever.

Final ground of appeal is put forward by defense.

Given the designation by the CIA head that Wikileaks was a “hostile non state intelligence agency” giving the bureau authority to act without oversight of any kind, there are absolute threats to Assange’s life present in the case under articles 2 & 3 of the ECHR (Right to Life, and Freedom from Torture).

Defense argues that CIA could impose SAMS (Special Administrative Measures – can prevent lawyer access, bar all outside communication or contact for life) or if they wanted to; kill him with absolute legal impunity based on this designation.

Defense requests extradition order be rescinded based on its inconsistency with standing treaty.

House Resolution 934 to Free Assange

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H.Res. 934: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that regular journalistic activities are protected under the First Amendment, and that the United States ought to drop all charges against and attempts to extradite Julian Assange.

Please contact your US Congressman and ask them to sign onto House Resolution 934 to retract the charges and extradition request for Julian Assange and to protect journalism under the First Amendment.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/934/cosponsors?s=1&r=1&q=%7B%22search%22%3A%22julian+assange%22%7D

https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/118/hres934

With Hearing Set, Time For Biden to Drop Assange Charges

For Truth

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We are finding out so much about our three-letter agencies. Finding out they did not have our best interest at heart. That’s kind of shocking and saddening to think that those we entrusted, abused that trust and lied to us about it. Many of us have dealt with betrayal at some point during our lives. It hurts. Our brains go through disbelief and cognitive dissonance. But we are starting to realize that this is being done on a massive scale and we must stand up to it before it gets any worse.

It’s no wonder that people are clambering for government transparency. We learn more with each whistleblower that comes forward and from every release of declassified documents. How many years has it taken for documents to be released that our own CIA may have been behind the death of JFK? By now, anyone responsible for that horrible event is long gone. Where is justice for the public, and for the family? We are too familiar with cover ups and lies. We are finding out three letter agencies have had a hand in controlling governments all over the world in the name of stopping terrorism, but we’ve found out that our government has also secretly been funding the terrorists. Because of Julian Assange, we’ve seen the shocking footage of government committing war crimes against innocent people, in other countries, some were press. Journalists that go into war zones know there is risk, but every journalist would think twice about what they expose after that.

Assange’s detainment sent a message to journalists everywhere to be very careful what information they publish. They have been told to step carefully. Most journalists today know they are under scrutiny. Most won’t even get close to exposing government crimes. Thanks to the Twitter files, we are finding out that the social media and news media is controlled by the CIA and the FBI. We have been finding out that this agency has been getting away with so much devilry, that we do not trust what we are being told anymore. It’s no wonder why citizen journalism is on the rise. The public is trusting ordinary people on the street with a cellphone more than the report on their evening news.

A growing number of people all over the world are yelling for truth. It turns out those pesky three letter agencies have been making mischief in the Assange case all along. Unfortunately truth about the Assange case has been sparse. Stories discrediting Assange have stuck in some minds, but that is changing as court cases emerge such as Kunstler vs the CIA. This case has been brought by Assange’s lawyers whose phones were taken by the CIA when they met with Assange to discuss his case. It turns out that the CIA copied all the information on those phones, violating the Fourth Amendment rights of not only Assange, but of all the other clients of those lawyers.

But the truth is that Assange believed that truth and transparency would solve numerous problems in the world with governments that have gotten out of control. He stood up for the truth and told the world what governments were really doing with the people’s money, in their name. More and more people are catching on that this is where the people need to take a stand and tell their government NO. Assange knew that there would be consequences. He still went ahead and did the right thing. Assange stood for change and he knew it could only happen by exposing these crimes against humanity. He is an exceptional courageous man and he has been detained in horrible prison conditions for years without being charged.

Take a stand. Use your voice. Defend Assange.

For more info: https://dontextraditeassange.com/

2023- The Year for Julian Assange’s Nobel Peace Prize

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Publisher and journalist, Julian Assange, has been nominated for the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize. The letter written by Professor Marcello Ferrada de Noli, outlining the motivation for Assange’s nomination is a testament to Assange’s work for truth and transparency. People don’t really understand what has been done to Julian Assange, because he has been treated as an enemy by government agencies, when all he has done is tell the truth. Assange exposed government secrecy at the highest level. Can we honestly say the public doesn’t have a right to know or a need to know what their government has been doing in their name, using their money? Assange wanted the truth out about what powerful nations do to people without power who are victims of governments exercising that power, and then covering it up. Publishing the truth allows those governments to reform themselves, but instead they have been using the democratic process to deceive the people and criminalize journalism. Human rights are under threat all over the world. Our actions in support of the public’s right to know and in support of Assange can change the course of human rights globally. Assange’s detainment has been an attempt to silence all journalists for publishing evidence of war crimes, human rights abuses, human rights crimes, and crimes against humanity. For Peace in this world, we need more journalists to stand up and publish the truth, to bring it all out into the Light, in order to keep governments in check.

Here is Professor Ferrada deNoli’s letter.

Click to access Nomination-of-Julian-Assange-Nobel-Peace-Prize-2023-by-Prof-Marcello-Ferrada-de-Noli-pdf.pdf

https://www.newsweek.com/2023/02/10/julian-assanges-biggest-fight-notorious-prison-isnt-over-extradition-1774197.html

So Bright That Light

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So Bright That Light
by ThinkCareBelieve

Love breaks through barriers of time and space

The veil thins to nothing

Distant memories come closer

My hand touches your face 

The warmth of your breath

In the quiet and the calm

Sweet cherished moments

An eternal fire burning 

Turning into a blaze

A blaze that is bright 

So bright that Light.

During times like these, it is important to be calm and centered. Remember to keep a list handy of your “GoTo” ways to keep from panicking and staying focused. Here are a few suggestions for your list:

  • Homeopathic Aconitum Napellus- stops fear and panic
  • Herbal Gotu Kola- keeps nerves at an even keel
  • Cut sugar, caffeine, nicotine, alcohol
  • Warm bath with magnesium (epsom salts)
  • Regular exercise
  • Staying hydrated and getting enough electrolytes
  • Music
  • Hobbies

Three things to do every day to keep our light bright.

  1. Every morning, say thank you for the blessings of this day
  2. Send some compassionate thoughts to someone else (be open to receiving back)
  3. Find something to laugh about (yourself is a good answer)

Buds of Promise

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Sonnet in the Shape of a Potted Christmas Tree

by George Starbuck

*
O
fury-
bedecked!
O glitter-torn!
Let the wild wind erect
bonbonbonanzas; junipers affect
frostyfreeze turbans; iciclestuff adorn
all cuckolded creation in a madcap crown of horn!
It’s a new day; no scapegrace of a sect
tidying up the ashtrays playing Daughter-in-Law Elect;
bells! bibelots! popsicle cigars! shatter the glassware! a son born
now
now
while ox and ass and infant lie
together as poor creatures will
and tears of her exertion still
cling in the spent girl’s eye
and a great firework in the sky
drifts to the western hill.

If you are in any kind of emotional depression during these holidays, sadness, and I know it is all too common. Feelings of sadness, loneliness, worry and despair are prevalent now particularly with rising inflation and moving toward recession and financial depression. With things the way they are in the world, right now, people are getting more and more anxious and frustrated putting food on their table and gas in their cars. The love that we are feels squashed and strangled.

Self care is still of the utmost importance. Caring for ourselves is also in service to God and the Universe. Personal hygiene is more than washing down in the shower. It is disengaging from the toxins and poisons of the world… physically, mentally and emotionally. Much of the media messages now are so toxic, that we are left emotionally disenfranchised, which leaves us feeling empty and depressed. We’ve got to find our spiritual rock and stand on it again. Detox from all the chaos. Clean yourself out. Get back to the innocence inside that is the you without all that tainted mind chatter. Step back and do what it takes to get out of your head and into your body so you can trust your gut feeling again. Try to go beyond the layers of what you’ve been taught to believe about yourself and get to the point where you can trust your honesty again.

The next thing I will suggest is to reach out to others in service. A choice founded in love can make you feel light, excited, passionate and give you butterflies. When we give from our hearts outwardly, we have to open them. When our hearts are open, the electromagnetic biofield around us magnifies. This creates a wonderful thing to occur. When hearts are in the vicinity of eachother, they go into harmonic resonance. Harmonic resonance is an organizing force that transcends other forces in the physical world, it is how the natural world retains balance. Not only that but it sets off regeneration through a series of nested cymatic signals. You can learn more about harmonic resonance here.

When we reach out to others, in service, we are also giving to ourselves by starting a circular motion of energy of giving out and receiving back. If we can muster the ambition to perform selfless acts of kindness for others, we receive back things of equal or higher energetic value. Soon we are being showered with light.

Be bright, you are worthy. <3

If you are feeling sad or depressed at all, I want you to know there is good reason for it. We are disengaging from the old system and that feels strange and unnerving. We are stretching out of our comfort zone. We can’t take our normal cues from our guidance and it feels like our GPS is off. The reason I am suggesting self care and service to others is because that is where the momentum is traveling toward our bright new world. By being brighter through cleaning out ourselves and raising ourselves up, and then acting in service to others, we will be on the straight path to our better world.

Just like tree buds in winter, we hold the promise of a bright new spring within us, getting ready to explode with magic.

A bud is a flower-to-be. A flower in waiting. Waiting for just the right warmth and care to open up. It’s a little fist of love waiting to unfold and be seen by the world. And that’s you.

-Christopher Paul Curtis

Send a letter to Julian Assange, a journalist who put his life on the line to bring light to the world to make it a safer, more peaceful place.

Bringing the Light in service to mankind.

Spruce Needle Tea

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Frosty, snowy winter days,

Squinting in the sun’s bright haze.

Bracing back against the bluster,

These wind gusts sure do fluster!

Being Grateful

We are often encouraged to raise our vibration and be grateful. I do think it is very difficult at times to be able to get oneself into that headspace, particularly when one is caught up in the challenges that a normal hectic life incurs. If I may be of any assistance at all, please accept this…

Put all thoughts out of your head. Pick a few moments to breathe and appreciate the simplest thing you can find in your immediate vicinity. Look around and find a thing that makes your life better or a thing that is glad you are here. It’s affirming, in a small way. Work up to something larger from there. Make yourself a cup of Spruce Needle Tea (see below) and go somewhere pleasant and enjoy everything about that experience. Take it in.

Don’t kick yourself if you can’t quite get there, it takes practice. Try. Imagine I am sitting next to you and we are just enjoying the moment together, no speaking, just BEing. 😉

Remember you are here for a reason. Start with small things.

Spruce Needle Tea
(Christmas in a Cup)

1. Snip off a bit of branch from your Spruce tree.
2. Rinse the Spruce and boil some water.
3. Put the Spruce in a mug.
4. Pour boiling water over the Spruce and fill the mug.
5. Sweeten as desired.  I recommend a splash of maple syrup.
6. Sip.  Smile.
7. If you are curious, here is a page of health benefits of Spruce Needle Tea.  The page has great information on identifying Spruce trees (this one isn't, I don't think.)
Winter
from The Vision of Sir Launfal
by James Russell Lowell

Down swept the chill wind from the mountain peak,
From the snow five thousand summers old;
On open wold and hill-top bleak
It had gathered all the cold,
And whirled it like sleet on the wanderer's cheek;
It carried a shiver everywhere
From the unleafed boughs and pastures bare;
The little brook heard it and built a roof
'Neath which he could house him, winter-proof;
All night by the white stars' frosty gleams
He groined his arches and matched his beams;
Slender and clear were his crystal spars
As the lashes of light that trim the stars;
He sculptured every summer delight
In his halls and chambers out of sight;
Sometimes his tinkling waters slipt
Down through a frost-leaved forest-crypt,
Long, sparkling aisles of steel-stemmed trees
Bending to counterfeit a breeze;
Sometimes the roof no fretwork knew
But silvery mosses that downward grew;
Sometimes it was carved in sharp relief
With quaint arabesques of ice-fern leaf;
Sometimes it was simply smooth and clear
For the gladness of heaven to shine through, and here
He had caught the nodding bulrush-tops
And hung them thickly with diamond drops,
Which crystalled the beams of moon and sun,
And made a star of every one:
No mortal builder's most rare device
Could match this winter-palace of ice; 
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
by Robert Frost

Whose woods these are I think I know.   
His house is in the village though;   
He will not see me stopping here   
To watch his woods fill up with snow.   

My little horse must think it queer   
To stop without a farmhouse near   
Between the woods and frozen lake   
The darkest evening of the year.   

He gives his harness bells a shake   
To ask if there is some mistake.   
The only other sound’s the sweep   
Of easy wind and downy flake.   

The woods are lovely, dark and deep,   
But I have promises to keep,   
And miles to go before I sleep,   
And miles to go before I sleep.

Empathy

Lastly, I just want to touch on what it feels like to understand what another is going through and treat them as you would want to be treated if you were in their shoes. Things are so hectic, that person who was rude to you in the parking lot may not just be without manners, they might be hanging onto life by a thread.

Empathy is defined as the ability to recognize, understand, and share the thoughts and feelings of another person, animal, or fictional character. Emotion researchers generally define empathy as the ability to sense other people’s emotions, coupled with the ability to imagine what someone else might be thinking or feeling.

Please if you can, try to remember that the holidays are very, very hard for some people. Please be patient and understanding with them if you possibly can. It can be entirely overwhelming and they are struggling to just get through. Be someone who lifts others up please. Thank you. God Bless You and Yours. <3

“Keeping this case going is corrupting to the legal system.” -Stella Assange

Hear the truth about Julian Assange’s case in this Twitter Spaces podcast. This case is very important to our future. Listen here.

Latest on Julian Assange

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A big world shift like this isn’t easy. It has many moving parts, seen and unseen. Many of those parts are resting on Julian Assange.

Journalists all over the world are being careful. They are worried that the imprisonment and extradition of Julian Assange could mean the end of free press. That doesn’t bode well for a free democracy. News professionals worldwide are concerned that the laws that are being used against Assange could also be used on them and that his imprisonment is setting a dangerous precedent.

Julian Assange’s brother Gabriel Shipton and their father John Shipton have been advocating for Julian giving speeches throughout the world on the facts of Julian’s imprisonment. Julian’s wife, Stella Assange has also been educating groups about the facts of Julian’s case and what it means for journalists everywhere.

The latest: President Biden is receiving pressure to drop the charges against Julian Assange, see the article here. This does give hope because he is talking about respecting free press and AG Merrick Garland stated last October that “a free and independent press is vital to the functioning of our democracy” when the Justice Department revised their news media policy expanding protections for news media journalists. See article here.

Australia’s Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese has put pressure on the US government to bring the Assange matter to a close and appealed for his release. Brazilian President-elect Luis Inácio Lula da Silva called for an end to the “unjust imprisonment.”

International Human Rights Day was December 10th. There were vigils and demonstrations to see Julian Assange free. Here are photos from all over the world. There was a rally in front of the British Embassy in New York City, you can see photos here.

Also, New York Times, the Guardian, Le Monde, Der Speigel, and El Pais all wrote a letter to the US Department of Justice calling for them to drop most of the charges against Assange. They stated that prosecuting under the Espionage Act sets a dangerous precedent and that holding governments accountable is a duty of a free press in a democracy. Article here.

So there is a hopeful momentum building for Julian Assange. I do believe he is a linchpin for many other things leading to greater positive change. If you are willing to add your voice, please call and write your elected officials and tell them you want them to support freeing #Assange. Let them know your opinion. Let them know how you feel about this.

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DOJ Comment Line:
(+1) 202-353-1555

DOJ Main Switchboard:
(+1) 202-514-2000

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(+1) 703-299-3700

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