# Pro Deo et Libertate For God and Liberty: news and opinion pieces from an honest, common sense perspective in the spheres of culture, politics, liberal arts, and religion. Page: Feed: --- ## [Feds Find 24K Noncitizens Who Voted in 2020, Likely More](https://catherinesalgado.substack.com/p/feds-find-24k-noncitizens-who-voted) _2026-08-19 · Catherine Salgado_ The Commerce Department has already identified over 24,000 noncitizens who voted in the 2020 election, and they expect to find tens of thousands more as they review voter records going forward. ## [History: V-J Day, Crockett, Macbeth, Cleopatra, Omagh, Babe Ruth, Joao I, Tenochtitlán Falls, Sons of Liberty &More](https://catherinesalgado.substack.com/p/history-v-j-day-crockett-macbeth-d3c) _2026-08-18 · Catherine Salgado_ “I leave this rule for others when I’m dead, Be always sure you’re right — THEN GO AHEAD!” —Davy Crockett ## [Saints: Assumption, I.Bakanja, Kolbe, Helena, Daig, Zacchaeus, Tarcisius, Stephen, Roch, Sarah, Hyacinth &More](https://catherinesalgado.substack.com/p/saints-assumption-ibakanja-kolbe-969) _2026-08-17 · Catherine Salgado_ “For behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.” —Mary, Luke 1:48 ## [Untold Stories: American Patriots Seek Vital Ingredient From Spanish in New Orleans](https://catherinesalgado.substack.com/p/untold-stories-america-patriots-seek) _2026-08-16 · Catherine Salgado_ When the American Revolutionaries were fighting the world’s most powerful empire (Britain) with scarcely any gunpowder or other supplies, the Spaniards stepped up to assure the “General de los Estados Unidos Americanos” Washington and his men that they were not alone. ## [Death as a Doorway: The Dormition and Isidore Bakanja](https://catherinesalgado.substack.com/p/death-as-a-doorway-the-dormition) _2026-08-15 · Catherine Salgado_ Today, August 15, is the feast day of the dormition (falling asleep) of the Blessed Virgin and her miraculous assumption, body and soul, into Heaven by a special grace of her Son. ## [81 Years Ago, Japan Surrendered and WWII Ended](https://catherinesalgado.substack.com/p/81-years-ago-japan-surrendered-and) _2026-08-14 · Catherine Salgado_ “When Imperial Japan laid down its arms on this day in 1945, America stood victorious over the forces of tyranny, proving to every generation that freedom survives only when brave citizens stand ready to defend it. ## [Did a Cali Attorney Solve ICE’s Sanctuary State Problem?](https://catherinesalgado.substack.com/p/did-a-cali-attorney-solve-ices-sanctuary) _2026-08-14 · Catherine Salgado_ For over a year, federal immigration authorities have been expressing frustration that sanctuary state Democrats will not hand over illegal alien criminals to ICE custody. ## [Iranian Leaders Want to Nuke U.S., Cut Off Americans' Feet](https://catherinesalgado.substack.com/p/iranian-leaders-want-to-nuke-us-cut) _2026-08-13 · Catherine Salgado_ In your latest reminder that we absolutely cannot make deals with the America-hating, genocidal, terrorist regime of Iran, a new top security official and a military commander have both issued vile and dire threats against Americans. ## [Indiana Election Margin Shows Why Fraud Matters](https://catherinesalgado.substack.com/p/indiana-election-margin-shows-why) _2026-08-12 · Catherine Salgado_ After an Indiana state race went for Trump-endorsed Republican Paula Copenhaver by a margin of single digits, it should be obvious that clearing illegal aliens, deceased people, and other illicit names off voter rolls is a top priority. ## [America250: King George Learns Americans Have Declared Independence (PJM)](https://catherinesalgado.substack.com/p/america250-king-george-learns-americans) _2026-08-11 · Catherine Salgado_ PJ Media: Exactly 250 years ago to the day, King George III of Great Britain found out that the American colonies had declared themselves free and independent states. ## [Transcript-Driven Stock Discovery (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/8jgCcB60sIFC) _2026-08-11 · **Sponsored**_ Ranked, evidence-backed watchlists from indexed executive transcripts for 1–2 quarter horizons ## [USA250: Nathanael Greene Becomes a Major General](https://catherinesalgado.substack.com/p/usa250-nathanael-greene-becomes-a) _2026-08-10 · Catherine Salgado_ To quote a classic opera song, today (Aug.9) we mark the 250th anniversary of the appointment of a man who was the very model of a modern major general: Nathanael Greene. ## [History of the Week: Guadalcanal, Hiroshima, Mobile Bay, W.Wallace, Solzhenitsyn, Coast Guard, Berlin Olympics &More](https://catherinesalgado.substack.com/p/history-of-the-week-guadalcanal-hiroshima-d01) _2026-08-09 · Catherine Salgado_ “Hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, and weak men create hard times,” wrote G. ## [Purple Heart Day](https://catherinesalgado.substack.com/p/purple-heart-day) _2026-08-08 · Catherine Salgado_ Today, August 7, is Purple Heart Day, referring to the award which fallen or wounded U.S. troops receive ## [Daniel O’Connell and Christ’s Transfiguration](https://catherinesalgado.substack.com/p/daniel-oconnell-and-christs-transfiguration) _2026-08-07 · Catherine Salgado_ On Aug. 6, 1775, Daniel O’Connell, the great 19th century Irish nationalist leader, was born. It is fitting that a man who earned the name of “the Catholic Emancipator”… ## [Adm. Farragut, Full Speed Ahead](https://catherinesalgado.substack.com/p/adm-farragut-full-speed-ahead) _2026-08-06 · Catherine Salgado_ The Union cause needed a strategic victory, especially the taking of a Confederate port. Farragut’s fearless determination won the battle. ## [Muhammad, Illegal Immigrant and Conqueror](https://catherinesalgado.substack.com/p/muhammad-illegal-immigrant-and-conqueror) _2026-08-05 · Catherine Salgado_ Islam is a thoroughly evil religion that spreads primarily through violence and land theft. ## [Saints: Dominic, J.Vianney, Maccabees, Ignatius, P.Chrysologus, Solanus, Peter in Chains, Alphonsus, Nonna &More](https://catherinesalgado.substack.com/p/saints-dominic-jvianney-maccabees-b63) _2026-08-04 · Catherine Salgado_ This upcoming week we celebrate the Transfiguration, when Jesus revealed Himself to three of His Apostles in the glory of His Divinity. ## [250 Years Ago: The Signing of the Declaration of Independence](https://catherinesalgado.substack.com/p/250-years-ago-the-signing-of-the) _2026-08-02 · Catherine Salgado_ Exactly two and a half centuries ago today (August 2), delegates to the Continental Congress began the official signing of the Declaration of Independence, which they had first approved July 4. ## [Ignorance Begets Fear — Which Is What Commies Want](https://catherinesalgado.substack.com/p/ignorance-begets-fear-which-is-what) _2026-08-02 · Catherine Salgado_ “Ignorance is the parent of fear,” wrote Herman Melville in his masterpiece Moby-Dick. Commie politicians and educators seem to agree with Melville, though for a different reason than he said it, because they deliberately try to keep most citizens ignorant in order to make them more susceptible to fear—and thus to autocratic control. ## [Refer a Friend, Earn Rewards (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/uyzWS4FwaPP4) _2026-08-02 · **Sponsored**_ Earn rewards when friends get the Graphite Business Card through your referral. ## [History: Passchendaele, Melville, Cannae, Bach, Spanish Armada, Robespierre, Wm.Clark, Solzhenitsyn, Bismarck &More](https://catherinesalgado.substack.com/p/history-passchendaele-melville-cannae-af1) _2026-08-01 · Catherine Salgado_ “The history of the world is but the biography of great men.” —Thomas Carlyle