Brief Review: This cold wave has swept over more than half of the United States, with temperatures in New York State dropping to minus 45 degrees Celsius! Even Dallas in Texas is covered by heavy snow! A 28-year-old young elementary school teacher froze to death, over one hundred people have died from the cold in a week, countless homeless people are without homes, enduring freezing temperatures and hunger, 17,000 flights have been canceled, one million households across the country are without power, countless trees have been snapped by the cold, and large areas of the power grid are down. All of this is a result of the anarchic state of capitalist production, which recklessly destroys and pollutes the natural environment. Global warming has caused abnormal changes in wind belts and air currents, leading to frequent unprecedented natural disasters in recent years. Under the heavy oppression and exploitation of capitalism, the poor are utterly powerless to respond to these disasters. In the United States, 40% of the population cannot even set aside $400 for emergencies, living in extreme poverty. How can they withstand this cold wave and blizzard attack?\n\nBelow are reports from official Chinese media:\nAccording to CCTV News, on January 25 local time, a severe winter storm swept across the eastern and southern United States, bringing heavy snow and freezing weather, causing over one million users nationwide to lose power. More than 10,000 flights were canceled on that day, with the most western impact reaching New Mexico.\n\nOn that day, snow, sleet, freezing rain, and extreme low temperatures affected two-thirds of the eastern United States, with power outages continuously increasing. As of 3 p.m. Eastern Time on the 25th, over one million users across the country had lost power, including at least 330,000 in Tennessee, and over 100,000 each in Mississippi and Louisiana.\n\nData from the flight tracking website show that over 10,800 flights scheduled to depart on the 25th were canceled; on the 24th, more than 4,000 flights had already been canceled. Many airports in major metropolitan areas such as New York, Philadelphia, and Charlotte, North Carolina, experienced over 80% flight cancellations that day. Washington Reagan National Airport stated that airlines had canceled all flights scheduled for the 25th.\n\nAccording to Xinhua News Agency, citing U.S. media reports, the severe cold has resulted in multiple deaths.\n\nNBC News reported that from the southern to the northeastern United States, 23 states have declared states of emergency. Several media outlets quoted a meteorologist from the National Weather Service, stating that as of the morning of the 25th, winter weather alerts of various kinds covered approximately 213 million people across the U.S.\n\nNew York City Mayor Adams said that during this snowy weekend, at least five people in New York City have died outdoors. The local police said these individuals appeared to be homeless, and authorities are investigating whether they died from the cold. NBC News cited the Louisiana Department of Health, reporting that two men in the state died from hypothermia caused by the winter storm. CNN reported that the cold would last for a week, and homeless people or those without power at home for several days face greater risks.\n\nThis large-scale winter storm has brought widespread heavy snowfall, sleet, freezing rain, and extreme cold weather. The National Weather Service forecasts that the storm will leave the East Coast for the Atlantic Ocean on the 26th, but snow and freezing temperatures will continue in many parts of the U.S. for several days.\nhttps://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1T36uBMEeA\nVideo title: US·Japan Media: Ice and Snow Cold Wave Sweeps Across the US, Temperatures in New York State Drop to Minus 45°C 
28-year-old elementary school teacher frozen alive 
Over a million households nationwide lose power and water 
Unable to warm up in the face of the low-temperature cold wave 
US faces imminent collapse of infrastructure 
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Capitalism is our disaster! I can’t even imagine how the working people in the United States will survive such a cold winter. But at this moment, those bourgeoisie can stay in their heated buildings and estates, continue their lavish lifestyles, or fly to warmer places to escape the cold. Such a harsh winter is partly caused by climate chaos due to environmental destruction under capitalism, but it also affects different classes in different ways. The bourgeoisie will not be affected by the cold winter; the starving and freezing are all impoverished workers. What is even more shameless is that in this video, some affluent petty bourgeoisie are cheerfully bragging about how well they keep warm, how novel the heavy snow is to them, which is like heaven and earth compared to the little elementary school teacher who was frozen to death—class boundaries are clear. Different classes have different views on snow, and their feelings are also different. In China, there is a popular story about snow that uses simple language to illustrate this truth:
One day in ancient times, Chang’an City was covered with heavy snow, extremely cold. A literati who had just finished eating and was digesting his meal saw the snowflakes falling and was inspired to write a poem, blurted out: “The heavy snow falls all over the ground.”
As soon as he said this, a government official passing by heard it, felt grateful for the imperial grace, and responded with a bow: “It is indeed the auspicious aura of the royal family.”
Next, a merchant who had made a fortune selling cotton-padded clothes and pants was overjoyed and added: “Why not three more years of snow?”
This angered a beggar on the roadside, who was freezing and starving to death, and he cursed loudly: “Damn your dog shit!”
These four people from different social classes each said a line, and together they formed a humorous poem:
The heavy snow falls all over the ground, it is indeed the auspicious aura of the royal family.
Why not three more years of snow? Damn your dog shit!