2016 election

21st Century Wire says…
The Democratic Party National Convention hit full swing in Philadelphia yesterday, as fashion and celebrity politics dominated the the presentation.
The First Lady also took to the podium and invoked slavery in order to to stir delegates, and to try and propel DNC nominee Hillary Clinton forward for November’s election.
“I wake up every morning in a house that was built by slaves,” she said. Watch:

Dr Matthew Raphael Johnson investigates the terrorist campaign designed to intimidate Trump supporters and prevent them from attending his rallies. These enemies of free speech are breaking all sorts of laws with their behaviour, but because they are funded by big business and corporate interests they appear to be avoiding prosecution. There have been so many violations of voter intimidation laws that the 2016 presidential candidacy election could potentially be declared null and void.

21st Century Wire says…
All the signs are that something serious might be brewing in the UK this summer. The big question is: is it a genuine grassroots uprising, or is this being engineered by design? 

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(ANTIMEDIA Op-Ed) Dear Bernie Sanders supporters,

“Your government thanks you for your participation.”  – PSA from ‘The Purge: Election Year’
Shawn Helton
21st Century Wire

A hyper-real vision of America serves as a stark backdrop for Hollywood’s social science fiction horror film, The Purge: Election Year.

(ANTIMEDIA) Presumptive Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein has invited Bernie Sanders to run in her place, offering him the opportunity to continue in the running as an alternative to the much-reviled Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.

21st Century Wire says…
Before the dramatic BREXIT vote in the UK, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange gave an insightful interview – delivering key commentary on the EU referendum issue, TTIP and the upcoming US presidential election.
On the issue of Britain’s EU referendum, Assange discusses where he believes the political lines have been drawn for those wanting ‘IN’ (REMAIN) and ‘OUT’ (LEAVE). Presumably, Assange is speaking about the current British Left vs Right political paradigm.

(ANTIMEDIA) United States — As a species, humans tend to behave as a herd, following one another in opinion and action — whether or not the consequences for doing so are dire. Of course, politicians and others holding seats of power, fully cognizant of the opportunities provided by this herd mentality, deftly manipulate the masses — particularly through public polls during the lead-up to presidential elections.