Jonathan M. Winer

This kind of prepation of the public for how to manage what may be coming is of huge importance. The situation in Philadelphia is especially fraught because it is already so partisan. All but one GOP member of PA house earlier voted to impeach this Dem DA for not doing Philadelphia crime their way.

Seven deadly Sins
Pride- Excessive love of oneself, the original & most serious sin.
Greed-Excessive desire for wealth. Wrath - Uncontrolled hatred, rage, & fury.
Envy.
Lust.
Gluttony.
Sloth: Spiritual & physical laziness, indifference to the divine.

Something to reflect on in this period.

His language is absolutist, grievance-laden, & punitive. The very existence of an authority beyond himself provokes him to try to destroy it. He will “never submit or yield,” urging his legions to find glory in rebellion and vengeance. Of course I am describing Satan in Milton’s “Paradise Lost.”

Everybody knows that the boat is leaking
Everybody knows that the captain lied
Everybody got this broken feeling
Like their father or their dog just died...
And everybody knows that the Plague is coming
Everybody knows that it's moving fast...

YouTube video by LeonardCohenVEVO Leonard Cohen - Everybody Knows (Official Audio)

Everybody knows that the dice are loaded
Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed
Everybody knows the war is over
Everybody knows the good guys lost
Everybody knows the fight was fixed
The poor stay poor, the rich get rich
That's how it goes
Everybody knows

m.youtube.com/watch?v=Gxd2...

Unnoticed Whistle-Blower Document Alarms Justice Department Veterans

Not an accident and not a
surprise but still a travesty. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/u...

The Icemen Cometh | Washington Spectator On July 9, 2025, the House of Representatives passed a sweeping legislative package that dramatically expanded the operational scope and funding of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)…

Its a strategic decision by this Administration inder this president to behave this way. And there os likely to be far worse to come. washingtonspectator.org/the-icemen-c...

The Icemen Cometh | Washington Spectator On July 9, 2025, the House of Representatives passed a sweeping legislative package that dramatically expanded the operational scope and funding of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)…

This isn't accidental - its part of an intentional policy of intimidation by an unaccountable Presidency. And they are just getting started.
washingtonspectator.org/the-icemen-c...

The Icemen Cometh | Washington Spectator On July 9, 2025, the House of Representatives passed a sweeping legislative package that dramatically expanded the operational scope and funding of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)…

They've only just begun. Here's my take on what they're planning: washingtonspectator.org/the-icemen-c...

First Amendment forbids govt role in curtailing speech on basis of content. Settled law. Heritage can do whatever it wants but feds cannot lawfully follow them. When they do, up to SCOTUS to stop it. Yes, I know.

The Icemen Cometh | Washington Spectator On July 9, 2025, the House of Representatives passed a sweeping legislative package that dramatically expanded the operational scope and funding of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)…

Exactly the people who need to take action. Precisely because too many people now live in justifiable fear. And there is much more of that likely to come. washingtonspectator.org/the-icemen-c...

The Icemen Cometh | Washington Spectator On July 9, 2025, the House of Representatives passed a sweeping legislative package that dramatically expanded the operational scope and funding of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)…

These are exactly the critical people who have some power to resist authoritarian rule. washingtonspectator.org/the-icemen-c...

The Icemen Cometh | Washington Spectator On July 9, 2025, the House of Representatives passed a sweeping legislative package that dramatically expanded the operational scope and funding of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)…

washingtonspectator.org/the-icemen-c...

The Icemen Cometh | Washington Spectator On July 9, 2025, the House of Representatives passed a sweeping legislative package that dramatically expanded the operational scope and funding of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)…

washingtonspectator.org/the-icemen-c...

The Icemen Cometh | Washington Spectator On July 9, 2025, the House of Representatives passed a sweeping legislative package that dramatically expanded the operational scope and funding of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)…

washingtonspectator.org/the-icemen-c...

The Icemen Cometh | Washington Spectator On July 9, 2025, the House of Representatives passed a sweeping legislative package that dramatically expanded the operational scope and funding of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)…

washingtonspectator.org/the-icemen-c...

The Icemen Cometh | Washington Spectator On July 9, 2025, the House of Representatives passed a sweeping legislative package that dramatically expanded the operational scope and funding of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)…

Maybe ICE will be used for that too. washingtonspectator.org/the-icemen-c...

I did not address the issue of corruption in my piece but suspect there is that too.

The Icemen Cometh | Washington Spectator On July 9, 2025, the House of Representatives passed a sweeping legislative package that dramatically expanded the operational scope and funding of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)…

Much more. Unfortunately, to come. Thry have only just begun. I lay out some of what's next as well as what has happened in this new piece. washingtonspectator.org/the-icemen-c...

The Icemen Cometh | Washington Spectator On July 9, 2025, the House of Representatives passed a sweeping legislative package that dramatically expanded the operational scope and funding of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)…

With good reason: washingtonspectator.org/the-icemen-c...

The Icemen Cometh | Washington Spectator On July 9, 2025, the House of Representatives passed a sweeping legislative package that dramatically expanded the operational scope and funding of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)…

And here is the link to the piece: washingtonspectator.org/the-icemen-c...

The Icemen Cometh | Washington Spectator On July 9, 2025, the House of Representatives passed a sweeping legislative package that dramatically expanded the operational scope and funding of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)…

Likely to be a lot of people who will need to know their rights. I lay out potential broad uses of ICE in this piece, just published. washingtonspectator.org/the-icemen-c...

The Icemen Cometh | Washington Spectator On July 9, 2025, the House of Representatives passed a sweeping legislative package that dramatically expanded the operational scope and funding of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)…

That's the subject of this piece, just published. washingtonspectator.org/the-icemen-c...

The Icemen Cometh | Washington Spectator On July 9, 2025, the House of Representatives passed a sweeping legislative package that dramatically expanded the operational scope and funding of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)…

Yes they will choose to use the new ICE resources very broadly. I cover some examples on this piece. just published. washingtonspectator.org/the-icemen-c...

The Icemen Cometh | Washington Spectator On July 9, 2025, the House of Representatives passed a sweeping legislative package that dramatically expanded the operational scope and funding of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)…

Exactly. washingtonspectator.org/the-icemen-c...

The Icemen Cometh | Washington Spectator On July 9, 2025, the House of Representatives passed a sweeping legislative package that dramatically expanded the operational scope and funding of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)…

washingtonspectator.org/the-icemen-c...

E.P.A. Is Said to Draft a Plan to End Its Ability to Fight Climate Change

E pur si muove. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/c...

Working on a piece about ICE's new budget, mission, and potential capacities. It's not a pretty picture and it has implications that go well beyond what will happen to people deemed to be illegal immigrants.

Democrats walked out of a committee vote Thursday to advance the judicial nomination of Emil Bove as Sen. Cory Booker accused the committee chairman of rushing the vote without following Senate rules.

Surely this study is retrospective and situation likely to get a lot worse over next couple of years for rural people in need of healthcare. So what then? Double down on Trump and his entourage? Maybe thats the opportunity for Musk's third party.