Articles By Bluesmurf!
How Our Government Works, Your Rights, Medicare, Social Security and More
Except for the Constitution and the original part of The Declaration of Independence, these links take you to all the articles I have written on our rights as Citizens of the United States and how our government works, as well as other subjects that come up. If you like what you read, please hit like, share with all your friends and readers, and subscribe. It is always FREE
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Now What Do We Do? The Way Out Of This Mess!!!
I see people every day asking what can we do? How do we fight back? How do we make this all right side up again? Well… There is a lot we can do and I have been posting it at the end of my News You Can Use for months… but someone asked me to make it a post today of just the part of
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ICE Facility In Chicago Put Under Court Supervision & Oversight - Bovino is Out!!!!
My Favorite “Pick Me Up Song” About The Frog Brigade Protests
ICE & CBP Get Away With It – But Should They? - The Supremacy Clause & Qualified Immunity
Stephen Miller has once again announced that the Executive branch and the federal government has unfettered ability to do whatever they want however they want with no consequences. So, I again, looked into it. Remember that Stephen Miller is NOT a lawyer. I am also NOT a lawyer, but I can research, I can read, and being an Analyst for 25 years, I can dr…
Gerrymandering – MAGAs Cheat!!!! – So How Do We Combat Gerrymandering?
As we all know, the MAGAs are redrawing their maps in State and Federal elections in order to favor their party – in other words, Cheat! How does it work?
Social Security/SCOTUS Scam - Don't Believe It!
In case you have not seen this heads up, I wanted to get it out for those of you who receive Social Security! If you get any such letter from SCOTUS, report it to ssa.gov/scam or https://oig.ssa.gov/
Rise & Fall Of Other Governments! - Do Not Be Disheartened! We Have A Lot Left To Fight For & With!
https://www.livescience.com/roman-empire
Does the ACA Really Suck? Is Medicaid A Sham? I Think Not!!!
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/stories/poverty-awareness-month.html
Autism & Tylenol – Can You Believe It? - Proving Causality
I am not a medical person, never have been. But I have enough brains to understand how research has to be done in order to really prove anything no matter what that research is. I have been putting up with sham research that tries to prove causation/causality between certain medications and other disorders, something I have been watching out for over th…
Freedom Of Speech & The Public Interest
I see and interact with people who are fearful now of commenting on or publishing on social media that they will be targeted, punished, and/or disappeared. These are very real fears given the current government running our country and the threats from the drumpf underlings to take us all out.
Calling A Constitutional Convention To Amend The Constitution
I see people calling for a Constitutional Convention to amend the Constitution for various issues like better gun control, term limits for elected officials, election of the Supreme Court over presidential appointments, taking the money out of our politics so that We the People have more say in being governed, and more. Is it a good idea, or a bad one?…
Today is 9/11 - On 9/10 Two Children Were Killed In A Colorado School Shooting
Today I am reminded of Alan Jackson’s words “Where were you when the world stopped turning that September day?” I was sitting on the couch waiting for my children to stop arguing and finish getting ready for school so we could leave. As I sat there watching the news, I saw in real time and clear detail the second plane hit the South Tower. I have neve…
Domestic Violence & Women's Rights - To Vote - To Bodily Autonomy - To Own Themselves
I want to write on this subject, but I have very strong and sometimes emotional opinions on all of it from my own experiences and the experiences of others.
Funding the Government - The Federal Budget
This budget cannot be passed with a simple majority and must pass the filibuster in the Senate. “R’s” need cooperation from the “D’s” in order to get a budget passed. If they do not pass a budget, the government shuts down until a budget can be passed or a continuing resolution can be passed funding the government under current funding levels from the…
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Epstein Survivors Press Conference - Release The Epstein Files!
I watched this press conference this morning. It is worth the 90 minutes to hear what these women have to say. We need the files released. We need to help them to heal. We need to bring the others to justice. We need to put a stop to powerful monied predators going after our teen-age girls, our sons. We need to protect our children, because I suspe…
NO Vaccines - Deadly Diseases Will Come Back More Deadly Than Before – COVID & Measles on the Rise!
We are allowing the government to tell us what we can and cannot have for preventative medical care. This is WRONG! We need to be able to choose and make our own health care decisions, but apparently RFK, Jr. does not think so and drumpf is backing him up with whatever crazy notions he has regarding our safety and rolling the dice as to whether we get t…
MAGA Lies! Medicaid, Medicare & SNAP Cuts - Big Ugly Bill
https://theconversation.com/we-the-people-includes-all-americans-but-july-4-is-a-reminder-that-democracy-remains-a-work-in-progress-208354
Tariffs - Taxation Without Representation!
So far, so good! The courts have been consistent in knocking down drumpf’s tariffs as overreach and he has no authority as the POTUS to have implemented the tariffs. It will undoubtedly go to the Supreme Court and no telling what they will do. They are not in session until October 1 and we will have to wait and see if they take this up immediately or…
Splatter Them With The Stains of Their Support – Paint All MAGAs With These Stains! Vote them out of office!
Campaign season is under way and we have to make sure that everyone everywhere knows that the “so-called GOP” (really the MAGAs) be painted as well as any and all who support them with the same brush as those who would do these things to all of us. Make sure that these stains paint their name, reputation, lives, and views with the same paint gun as the …
U.S. Government Extorting Private Companies for Ownership – Next Stop – Communism
I know this is another one of those hypocrisies that the “R’s” are working into their platform, but given time, government ownership of private enterprise leads to communism and socialism. For people who want to know the distinction, here are some definitions:
Tracking Everything Everywhere You Go, Do, Say, Post, Buy, Look At - Now What?
Well, I can tell you that theil is not sharing, but I can give you a little insight into what I am seeing at this time. It is the intention of the current government to put together the ability to find out everything there is to know about any person at any given time. Palantir has been given 30 million tax payer dollars, to start, to build a database…
Tax Changes in Big Ugly Bill – 2025 and Beyond – Part I
This post covers Standard Deductions; Child Tax Credit; SALT Tax Deduction; No Tax on Tips and OT; Car Loan Interest Deduction; Tax breaks that have been terminated; and some of the tax breaks that have been extended for the wealthy. More tomorrow on Part II.
Student Loans/Pell Grants – Part II – Big Ugly Bill
https://www.scholarships.com/financial-aid/grants
Student Loans & Other Stuff – Big Ugly Bill
This article covers the National Debt Limit; No Unemployment Benefits for Millionaires; and Student Loan changes – Part I – there are many changes to this section;
Medicaid – Cuts & Changes – The Big Ugly Bill – Part IV
Welcome to Part IV (the last one on Medicaid) of the Changes and Cuts to Medicaid that were enacted on July 4, 2025, but will trickle in over the next 4-5 years. The real impacts will not really be felt by anyone until after the Midterms in 2026 in the hopes that the “R’s” will get re-elected before anyone finds out exactly what they did.
Medicaid – Cuts & Changes – The Big Ugly Bill – Part III
Welcome to Part III of the Changes and Cuts to Medicaid that were enacted on July 4, 2025, but will trickle in over the next 4-5 years. The real impacts will not really be felt by anyone until after the Midterms in 2026 in the hopes that the “R’s” will get re-elected before anyone finds out exactly what they did.
Medicaid – Cuts & Changes – The Big Ugly Bill – Part II
Welcome to Part II of the Changes and Cuts to Medicaid that were enacted on July 4, 2025, but will trickle in over the next 4-5 years. The real impacts will not really be felt by anyone until after the Midterms in 2026 in the hopes that the “R’s” will get re-elected before anyone finds out exactly what they did.
Medicare Changes & Cuts - The Big Ugly Bill
All the promises not to cut Medicare or touch it were glossed over to the “senility chief” running our country, or maybe no one told him on purpose. As far as he knows, having never set eyes on this Big Ugly Bill, or know anything about what is actually in it, there were no cuts to Medicare.
THE FIGHT IS ON! - Big Ugly Bill – Republicans Cross The Aisle To Battle Medicaid & SNAP Cuts
The Republicans are in such a hurry to take health care away from millions of people, devastate our healthcare system in this Country for everyone, and take food away from children that they are working around the clock. Apparently kissing drumpf’s ass is more important than crafting a budget that is really for all “the People” in this Country and NOT j…
Let The Vote-a-Rama Begin - The Senate's Battle To Stop The Big Ugly Bill!
I am all for the Senate doing their jobs, but I do wonder at the requirement that they stay awake 24 hours per day for days on end to push through any legislation that is not an emergency. The Big Ugly Bill is NOT an emergency and in fact is a tactical missile of destruction and death being aimed at the American People, our economy, our jobs, our health…
Breaking News - This Just In - Big Ugly Bill Continues To Take A Hit From Dems!
https://www.notus.org/congress/democrats-digital-ads-vulnerable-house-republicans-big-ugly-bill
Senate Hearing & Debating Big Ugly Bill!
The Senate has NOT Yet Passed The Bill - only a procedural vote. Keep reminding them that we will vote them out. We still have elections in this country and any attempt to stop them is not going to go over well. Today we still have time to educate the “R’s” in Congress what will happen at the ballot box if they pass this travesty of a bill!
Senate Budget Bill Shags Us All
The Senate’s new budget bill is 940 pages long, too long to read before the supposed start of the ‘votarama’ to begin at 2:00 p.m. EDT today. I did find some overview of some of the changes, but until I can look in the bill specifically, I cannot be certain of specifically what they did differently. Expect that much of the cuts are still there.
Congressional Budget Office Scoring of OBBBA
I read through this documentation and am providing the highlights here. Please remember that the additions and subtractions are to the current deficit. Our deficit spending from 10/1/2023 to 9/30/2024 was 1.8 Trillion Dollars.
Medicaid Is Not Being Cut – You Are Being Cut From Medicaid
First and foremost, the GOP has set these changes to take effect on 1/1/2027 so that they are after the Mid-terms. After all, none of them want to lose their seats in Congress, so they want to be able to tell you that they did not cut your medical care.
Senate Divided On One Big "UGLY" Bill - Fight Back & Be Heard Today!
The Senate is DIVIDED on the ugly budget bill that MAGA Mike, the snake, Johnson threatened them with NOT changing. It’s time to hit them and hit them hard.
A Threat To Our Health & Lives – Our Government & Food Safety
Tainted Food Sickens Millions Each Year - Know Your Food Sources
Big “UGLY” Bill Will Bite Us All Right Where We Live! - Read & Act Today & Everyday!
As House GOP grinds ahead, new CBO report says Trump’s big tax cuts bill will add to deficit
GOP PROPAGANDA: We did not cut Medicaid , Food Stamps, or Medicare! - But That Is The Plan!
The “We DID NOT Cut Medicaid, Food Stamps (SNAP), Or Medicare” Propaganda Has Started - Heavy Into the Propaganda!
House Passes Budget Travesty Bill - What's Next?
Well, the House “R’s” have passed the travesty of a budget bill that will bring harm to all of US! What do WE do now?
Where Are The Dems?
I see this question a lot in other substacks and newsletters. Where are the Dems in all this? Why aren’t they speaking up?
Winners & Losers In the 2026 Budget Bill
The following is a synopsis of what Congress has planned for the next budget bill that Democrats are not allowed to have any input, and only the wealthy are considered winners. Everyone else, including the MAGA base, are going to be hurt by what Congress is planning for us beginning in October 2025. We have to continue to
Social Security - What to Know!
Today I thought I would talk about Social Security. Musk is propagandizing it as a “Ponzi scheme” and a “rip off” and is doing everything he can to make it look like a scam. Why should any of us expect to receive Social Security? Where did the idea come from? Why do we need it?
A Return To The Gilded Age
There is so much news every day, it is totally understandable why people do not read it daily. It can be overwhelming and just “too” much. Of course, that is the point of the “t” ungovernment, flood the media with headlines of all the nonsense to create chaos and overloads so that what they are doing behind the scenes goes unnoticed.
The Panama Canal
The simple answer is “NO!” Trump has no power over the sovereign nation of Panama to just “take back” the control of the Panama Canal.
Daylight Saving Time
Everyone either loves the time change or absolutely hates it. More on my opinion at the end. In the meantime, let’s talk about what it means to “save daylight” and the misinformation that by changing our clocks, we have more daylight in day.
People are Angry and Bitter
I am going to step away from my normal writing today and speak about something important to me, to you, to America: What is wrong with these people that they don’t see Trump is not “FOR” them?
All Federal Programs Funded By Grants, Cooperative Agreements, Procurement Contracts and Other Agreements
The freeze on funding that was recently paused funds various life altering programs across the board in the United States – You, Me, AND Everyone!!! We must fight back on all of them because if we give on any “one,” then that opens the door for a precedent to get rid of them all. Congress approved these programs and funded them. The president has no …
Pausing/Stopping Federal Spending is Illegal
What will be interesting is who is going to challenge this one. Again, Trump wants this to go to the Supreme Court in hopes that his packed Court will overturn the Impound Act and thereby weaken the Constitution further. He wants to grab away the power of the purse from Congress because if he can control the money, he believes he can control everythin…
The Stealing of America
This is an interesting take on what is happening and how it is being “snuck in” under the radar. However, from my viewpoint overlooking what is happening, it does not look like anyone is trying to be “sneaky!” There are so many obvious events taking place that indicate a definite stealing of America.
More Executive Orders & Updates
This article will cover more executive orders or updates to ones that I covered in earlier posts.
Immigration & Birthright Citizenship Continued
One tactic to confuse any opposition to something is to bury them in paperwork, create chaos and confusion, and set an unreasonable time limit to respond, thus giving the aggressor the ability to win by default. The default win is achieved because either there was not enough time to address the issue, the amount of information was overwhelming and not e…
The Federal Budget
I will bet you are all wondering how the federal government actually creates the budget. All the screaming into microphones by Congress and the infotainment networks DO NOT represent who brings this budget about and how it is put together and who is actually responsible. On top of that, the infotainment spreads lies about how the budget works. So, let’s…
House of Representatives on Fire
The Speaker MAGA Mike Johnson and the House of Representatives are currently in the hot seat over funding the government this week and they have made a huge mess of things. While Politics will be Politics, we need to have our representatives doing their jobs and not playing with our lives every day. I thought I would focus this post on what the House of…
The House of Representatives - more...
The House of Representatives is tasked with passing legislation (laws), impeachment of current elected officials (which can be more than just impeaching a president, it can also mean impeaching supreme court justices), be the source of appropriation and spending (revenue) bills, conduct investigations, and potentially select the next president if no one…
How Laws Are Made in the USA
The United States was built on a foundation of laws. We have laws in the Cities, Counties, States, and the Federal levels. It is so important, this making of laws, that each state has a Legislative branch as does the Federal Government and their primary responsibility is to decide on and make laws as needed. Everything they do is supposed to be for the …
The Senate’s Role in US Government
The Senate consists of 100 Senators, two (2) from each State. In the beginning of our Union, the Senate was elected by the State Legislatures, removing them from the influence of the people, as in the House who were directly voted for by the people.
Presidential Powers – Part II
In the last post, I covered the basics of what the president can do. This article is going to dive into more specific activities from this branch of government.
Presidential Power – Part III
Martial Law is an area of law that is considered “unsettled,” meaning that Congress has provided no clarity to who is allowed to declare Martial Law, how it works when it is declared, or how long it will be allowed to be in place.
Presidential Powers!
To hear Donald Trump and his minions tell it, he will have unlimited power to do whatever he wants when he takes the office on January 20, 2025. I remember back in 2016 when Stephen Miller (one of Trump’s narcissistic flying monkeys - a mouth piece to further spread Trump’s narcissism
Constitutional Right to Assemble & Protest
The First Amendment of the Constitution, yes, the “First” Amendment, gives all Americans the right to peacefully assemble and seek a solution to their complaints and concerns. It reads:
The Judicial Branch of the USA
The third branch of the US Government is the Judicial Branch, a co-equal branch set up as a check to the other two branches. In Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution, it states that
The Declaration of Independence
*Note that the original text of the Declaration of Independence is in regular text and my comments are bold and italic.
The Constitution of the United States - https://constitutioncenter.org/the-constitution
First Amendment to the Constitution
We are all familiar with the First Amendment to the Constitution. I have always been surprised that there is so much packed into this amendment. While we see it a lot, it is often shouted down by the second amendment, but it is the first amendment for a reason.
The Second Amendment to the Constitution
The Second Amendment to the Constitution gets a lion’s share of all the press in our Nation. It states,
Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution - Section 1
The Fourteenth Amendment contains five sections and is quite involved. It was created after the Civil War to address many topics that lacked clarity at the time. Because of the enormity of this amendment, I am going to break it down into several posts. The Fourteenth Amendment was finally ratified (July 9, 1868) two years after being passed by Congress …
The Nineteenth Amendment
The Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution guarantees that everyone has the right to vote. People often attribute the 19th Amendment to a “woman’s right to vote;” however, the wording is clear and says otherwise. As you can clearly see, the 19th Amendment says that the right to vote will not be denied on account of sex. It does not say “woman’s righ…
The Twenty-Second Amendment to the Constitution
The Twenty-Second Amendment to the Constitution reads,
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