American Political Prisoner Jeremy Hammond Just Sent a Birthday Gift to the World

Snippet from The Anti-Media – http://theantimedia.org/political-prisoner-jeremy-hammonds-birthday-gift-world/

(ANTIMEDIA) Jeremy Hammond has given the world gifts before. His hacks and leaks have benefited people all over the world. From Bhopal to Boston, his leaks mattered. The email spools from Stratfor clearly showed the world the depth of the intelligence community’s connections to the corporate world.

Jeremy’s trial was presided over by a judge whose husband’s name appeared in the leaked emails, showing the connections between the corporate world and the American justice system as well. Hammond is currently being held in a federal prison.

Most would agree that Hammond has done his part for the cause of freedom. He’s made significant contributions. He’s sitting in prison, and will likely be there until January 17th, 2021. Nobody would blame Jeremy if he simply gave up the fight, did his time, and faded away into the mists of hacker legends. That doesn’t seem like a course of action he’s ready for just yet.

Thursday January 8 was Jeremy’s birthday. I felt a little down. Having been there, I can say that sitting in a cell on your birthday is pretty lonely. After my morning coffee, there was a knock at the door. The mailman handed me a box. Glancing down, it had the Anonymous Solidarity Network logo and a small sticker saying the box was a birthday gift from Jeremy Hammond.

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