Folks,

We have 24 hours, maybe less, until Julian Assange is potentially remanded into U.S. custody and shoved onto a plane to face charges of espionage.

All for the crime of doing journalism.

I’ve joined forces with the Jill Stein campaign calling on President Biden to drop the case against Assange immediately and end his attack on press freedom. Will you add your name?

Here’s where things currently stand:

Two months ago, the U.K. high court delayed extradition of Assange, who is being held as a political prisoner in Belmarsh Prison, seeking certain “assurances” from the United States.

The high court wanted to know two things:

1. Would Assange be allowed to use “Freedom of Speech” in his defense?

2. Would the U.S. guarantee that his sentence, if convicted, would NOT include the death penalty?

Those two questions tell you almost everything you need to know about this travesty of a case.

Assange has been charged under the Espionage Act, a 107 year old law that explicitly prohibits defendants from invoking their right to free expression as a defense.

From day one, it has been used almost exclusively to persecute whistleblowers, activists, and journalists like Julian Assange.

There are three possible outcomes to tomorrow’s case, according to Reuters.

1. The high court chooses to extradite.

If this happens, Assange will have no further legal recourse in the U.K. His lawyers will then immediately turn to the European Court of Human Rights to seek an emergency injunction blocking the extradition pending a full hearing before their court.

2. The high court rejects U.S. “assurances” of a fair trial.

If this happens, Assange will be allowed to continue his appeal against extradition in cases that will extend into next year while he remains incarcerated at Belmarsh.

3. The high court throws out the case.

This is the best possible outcome, because it will mean Julian could be immediately released.

But there is actually a 4th possibility.

Biden could recognize that Assange’s work falls fairly under the First Amendment and drop the charges immediately.

This could be our last chance to make Joe Biden hear us and set Julian free. Will you add your name now?

Assange has been the target of both Democrat and Republican presidents, because squashing freedom of the press is a squarely bipartisan issue.

Ironically, defending freedom of the press is bipartisan, too. Last year, seven Democratic members of the House, led by Rashida Tlaib, sent a letter to the DOJ calling on them to drop the case against Assange.

In December, a handful of Republicans introduced a resolution to drop the charges and formally recognize that “regular journalistic activities are protected under the First Amendment.” Four Democrats joined them (including Tlaib).

The case against Julian Assange is not a matter of Left vs. Right, it’s about power. And power always protects power.

I’m running for Congress to upend the status quo and be a wrecking ball to the corporate duopoly. No matter what happens tomorrow, I will unequivocally defend freedom of the press in or out of office.

If you’d like to help me unseat the corporate-captured Democrat who’s held this seat for two decades, then chip in $25, $50, $100 or whatever you can give to elect the first Green Party member of Congress today.

In solidarity,

Jason