Happy 4th of July Castos https://happy-4th-of-july.castos.com Here’s the part of the story they usually leave out. Three years before the American Revolution, a court decision in England challenged the power of slave owners and terrified many colonial elites. The men who shouted “freedom” were often the same men fighting to protect slavery, expand plantations, and take Indigenous land. They called it liberty. But liberty for who? Before there was a United States, there were already nations here: Powhatan. Wampanoag. Lenape. Haudenosaunee. Cherokee. Choctaw. Muscogee. Navajo. Lakota. And hundreds more. Governments. Languages. Cultures. Civilizations. The Fourth of July is not just a story about independence. It is also a story about who was included in freedom — and who was intentionally left out. Be skeptical. Be analytical. Be informed. Stay dangerous. Sun, 05 Jul 2026 03:04:02 +0000 en © 2026 https://episodes.castos.com/static-images/covers/default-cover-microphone-dark.jpg Happy 4th of July https://happy-4th-of-july.castos.com Here’s the part of the story they usually leave out. Three years before the American Revolution, a court decision in England challenged the power of slave owners and terrified many colonial elites. The men who shouted “freedom” were often the same men fighting to protect slavery, expand plantations, and take Indigenous land. They called it liberty. But liberty for who? Before there was a United States, there were already nations here: Powhatan. Wampanoag. Lenape. Haudenosaunee. Cherokee. Choctaw. Muscogee. Navajo. Lakota. And hundreds more. Governments. Languages. Cultures. Civilizations. The Fourth of July is not just a story about independence. It is also a story about who was included in freedom — and who was intentionally left out. Be skeptical. Be analytical. Be informed. Stay dangerous. Javier Gonzalez episodic Here’s the part of the story they usually leave out. Three years before the American Revolution, a court decision in England challenged the power of slave owners and terrified many colonial elites. The men who shouted “freedom” were often the same men fighting to protect slavery, expand plantations, and take Indigenous land. They called it liberty. But liberty for who? Before there was a United States, there were already nations here: Powhatan. Wampanoag. Lenape. Haudenosaunee. Cherokee. Choctaw. Muscogee. Navajo. Lakota. And hundreds more. Governments. Languages. Cultures. Civilizations. The Fourth of July is not just a story about independence. It is also a story about who was included in freedom — and who was intentionally left out. Be skeptical. Be analytical. Be informed. Stay dangerous. Javier Gonzalez javgonz@mac.com false https://feeds.castos.com/pv4g7 yes <![CDATA[Happy Fourth of July]]> Sun, 05 Jul 2026 03:04:02 +0000 Javier Gonzalez https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/70913/episode/2519193 https://happy-4th-of-july.castos.com/episodes/happy-fourth-of-july 4th of July Not so Fun Facts

Happy Fourth of July Here’s the part of the story they usually leave out. Three years before the American Revolution, a court decision in England challenged the power of slave owners and terrified many colonial elites. The men who shouted “freedom” were often the same men fighting to protect slavery, expand plantations, and take Indigenous land. They called it liberty. But liberty for who? Before there was a United States, there were already nations here: Powhatan. Wampanoag. Lenape. Haudenosaunee. Cherokee. Choctaw. Muscogee. Navajo. Lakota. And hundreds more. Governments. Languages. Cultures. Civilizations.

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The Fourth of July is not just a story about independence. It is also a story about who was included in freedom — and who was intentionally left out. Be skeptical. Be analytical. Be informed. Stay dangerous. Full article on Substack.

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Happy Fourth of July Here’s the part of the story they usually leave out. Three years before the American Revolution, a court decision in England challenged the power of slave owners and terrified many colonial elites. The men who shouted “freedom” were often the same men fighting to protect slavery, expand plantations, and take Indigenous land. They called it liberty. But liberty for who? Before there was a United States, there were already nations here: Powhatan. Wampanoag. Lenape. Haudenosaunee. Cherokee. Choctaw. Muscogee. Navajo. Lakota. And hundreds more. Governments. Languages. Cultures. Civilizations.

https://theworldaccordingtojavier.substack.com/p/here-is-a-fun-fact-about-the-fourth?r=16ji1

The Fourth of July is not just a story about independence. It is also a story about who was included in freedom — and who was intentionally left out. Be skeptical. Be analytical. Be informed. Stay dangerous. Full article on Substack.

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