Winter is coming - Hakeem Jeffries
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/12/viktor-orban-concedes-defeat-as-opposition-wins-hungarian-electionThe election was being closely watched around the world as a test of the resilience of the Maga movement and the global far right, many of whom have long looked to Orbán as an inspiration and sought to follow his playbook.
Days before the election, JD Vance had travelled to Budapest, with the US vice-president saying that he had come to “help” Orbán. Donald Trump had also repeatedly endorsed Orbán, most recently on Friday when he vowed to bring US “economic might” to the country if Orbán was re-elected.
US Democrat Hakeem Jeffries, the US House of Representatives minority leader, said the results of the Hungarian election did not bode well for the Trump administration. “Far-right authoritarian Viktor Orbán has lost the election,” he wrote on social media. “Trump sycophants and Maga extremists in Congress are up next in November. Winter is coming.”
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I never heard it used before GOT. I used to say weeks before Mother's Day when I worked in a restaurant, because that day is a nightmare for everyone in the industry. 
is always spot on!
"Trump sycophants and Maga extremists in Congress are up next in November. Winter is coming."
Buddhist prophet Nichiren wrote:
Winter Never Fails to Turn to Spring
https://www.worldtribune.org/2019/winter-never-fails-turn-spring/
Those who believe in the Lotus Sutra are as if in winter, but winter always turns to spring. Never, from ancient times on, has anyone seen or heard of winter turning back to autumn. Nor have we ever heard of a believer in the Lotus Sutra who turned into an ordinary person. The sutra reads, “If there are those who hear the (teachings), then not a one will fail to attain Buddhahood.” (“Winter Always Turns to Spring,” The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, vol. 1, p. 536)
It is my goal to help turn the darkness of greed, hate and lies into generosity, acceptance and wisdom.
