It should go without saying, but slavery WAS and IS evil. However, the 1619 Project's version of history leaves out a few important details. @nhannahjones' opening essay declares American slavery was "unlike anything that had existed in the world before.” Well...
This document from our @aje1776 collection illustrates how common slavery was in the New World even decades prior to 1619. It is a Spanish royal decree from 1579 forcing Indian slaves in Peru to work in the gold mines.
An estimated 20-40% of Native American cultures were enslaved before their first contact with Europeans. That puts them on par with the slave empires of ancient Greeks, Romans, and yes, even the Confederate South.
Since there seems to be a lack of curiousity about where #JamesGordonMeek went post-FBI raid, we've started our own investigation. Here's where we're at so far:
-Called Meek's phones – one disconnected, the other left a VM – never heard back
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-Called six presumed relatives – all phones disconnected but two; left a message with both and didn't hear back
-Called Meek's attorney – both the law office and his personal line and heard nothing back
-Reaching out to ABC News through various methods. No reply yet.
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-Reached out to Fairfax County Public Affairs Office – no recent record of a missing persons report, but are reaching out to FOIA Department, as the report may have timed out for public viewing
-Reached out to author of Rolling Stone article. No reply as of yet.
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1. Where are all of his friends in Journalism. IF this story from RS is true, is there NO ONE standing up asking what happened to him? The raid happened in APRIL! Does NO ONE at ABC care he hasn’t been seen since? Con’t rollingstone.com/politics/polit…
2. F the raid! Who cares about the raid! The FBI raids all kinds of people – innocent or not – nowadays! WHERE IS HE!?!?
What happened!?!?
When did we become Saudi Arabia? con’t
3. This isn’t the story of the week, this is the story of the year – ABC News should be too ashamed to continue. I’d like to know what the mood in the newsroom is knowing full-well that you could be “disappeared” and your “journalism” employer would act like nothing happened.
Most Americans have no idea how WEAK the office of the president should be. Today, it seems many on BOTH sides prefer a president who can wave a magic wand and change everything. But the Founders knew executive powers become executive ABUSE.
The president CAN'T MAKE LAWS. Neither can the EPA, FDA, DOJ or any other executive department. It doesn't matter how dire the "emergency" is. All legislative power is granted to Congress.
The president takes an oath to "preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States." THAT is his top priority. There's nothing in the Constitution about his "agenda" or taking action because Congress/SCOTUS won't.
If Biden declares a national emergency, RUN FOR THE HILLS.
When your 'climate emergency' is Congress won't do what you want and your 'public health emergency' is the Supreme Court won't do what you want, those AREN'T EMERGENCIES. They're power grabs.
The Atlantic freaked out in 2019 over what Trump could do if he declared a national emergency: Martial law, control internet traffic, freeze financial asset. Weird how the media is now SILENT about what Biden could do to 'climate deniers' under a climate emergency.
Why wasn't the alleged rapist arrested sooner? Investigative journalist @MeganFoxWriter tells me she has the report — from JUNE 22 — when Columbus Police first found out. And they knew who the girl accused on July 6. But she says the police "WON'T TALK."
Did Columbus Police allow the rapist to stay in the SAME HOME as the victim for 6 days?
Ohio's Attorney General confirmed the girl COULD have gotten an abortion in-state under exceptions for the life of the patient. Why was she told she had to go out of state?