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About abyssum

I am a retired Roman Catholic Bishop, Bishop Emeritus of Corpus Christi, Texas

YOU CAN’T ALWAYS BE CERTAIN WHO IS YOUR FRIEND

With ‘Friends’ Like Mexico’s Obrador, Who Needs Enemies Like Putin, Xi, Kim Jong Un and the Ayatollahs? By: Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness April 1, 2024 In a recent 60 Minutes interview, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador—who prefers to … Continue reading

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HE WHO HESITATES IS LOST

For Israel, Forbearance Could Be Fatal By: Richard A. Epstein Hoover Institution – defining ideas April 16, 2024 Drones and missiles from Iran spearheaded a large but largely unsuccessful attack in the Negev and the Golan Heights. Launched in retaliation … Continue reading

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“DON’T”

Biden and the ‘Blame America First’ Democrats By: Newt Gingrich April 18, 2024 When President Joe Biden warned Iran not to attack Israel with the single word “Don’t,” he was setting himself up to look foolish and weak. The Iranian theocratic … Continue reading

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THE SUPERBOWL OF ELECTION INTERFERENCE

April 22, 2024>Omega4America    –  The Super Bowl of Election Interference – 2024> Newt Gingrich    –    Biden and the ‘Blame America First’ Democrats> Richard A. Epstein     –    For Israel, Forbearance Could Be Fatal> Eran Ortal        –         Israel’s First Total War and Its Ramifications The Super Bowl of Election Interference – 2024If … Continue reading

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THE WISDOM OF THOMAS JEFFERSON

The Wisdom of Thomas JeffersonApril 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826 “When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe, we shall become as corrupt as Europe.” “The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are … Continue reading

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Gaza: Truths Behind All the Lies

  Gaza: Truths Behind All the Lies By: Victor Davis HansonAmerican Greatness March 28, 2024 “Occupied Gaza.” Prior to October 7, there were roughly two million Arab citizens of Israel but no Jewish citizens in Gaza. Gazans in 2006 voted in … Continue reading

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WHEN AND HOW DID WE GET HERE? GRADUALLY, THEN SUDDENLY?

March 21, 2024Special EditionWhen and How Did We Get Here?Gradually, then Suddenly.By: Victor Davis Hanson Part One –  March 12, 2024Presidents—Bush, Obama, Trump, and Biden—have either doubled the national debt in their four- or eight-year tenures or added several trillion to it. … Continue reading

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WHEN AND HOW DID WE GET HERE?

March 21, 2024Special EditionWhen and How Did We Get Here?Gradually, then Suddenly.By: Victor Davis Hanson Part One –  March 12, 2024Presidents—Bush, Obama, Trump, and Biden—have either doubled the national debt in their four- or eight-year tenures or added several trillion to it. … Continue reading

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THE AMERICA WE HAVE KNOWN AND LOVED WILL NOT EXIST MUCH LONGER IF WE DON’T DO SOMETHING BEGINNING IN OUR ELECTIONS NEXT MONTH

March 17, 2024 Special Edition CRIMINAL GANGS and CARTELS ARE COMINGTO A NEIGHBORHOOD NEAR YOU; FIX IT By: Marvin L. Covault,Lt Gen US Army, retiredMarch 12, 2024 PART 1, WHERE WE ARE TODAYThe Problem as defined in some recent headlines;·       HONDURAS DECLARES NATIONAL EMERGENCY … Continue reading

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THE MYTHOLOGIES OF THE MIDDLE EAST

By Victor David Hanson March 14, 2024 Special EditionThe Mythologies of the Middle East:By: Victor Davis Hanson Part One – March 5, 2024Hamas Is an Aberration Without Popular Support? After the forced removal of all Israelis from Gaza in 2005, and the … Continue reading

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