Greece promises to replant the forests that have burned, but that seems futile. Whatever trees might grow in drought will burn up again.

Compensation for the destroyed property will be good provided that people are not allowed to use it to rebuild in areas vulnerable to fire. Such areas should be designated as uninsurable.

With 4C of global heating, what used to be extreme once-in-50-years heat waves will happen in most years.

The damage caused by the fires near Athens was exacerbated by funding cuts to the fire departments.

These funding cuts were imposed by the Euro-banksters as a consequence of the Euro-zone rules that stopped Greece from doing the necessary deficit spending in 2010 and following years.

The UK "police bill" will impose so many restrictions on protests that protesting in a way that people will notice will be effectively illegal.

Google, Facebook, and General Motors helped fund the Republican State Leadership Committee, which supports voter suppression.

Those companies say they are against voter suppression, but apparently not against it enough to stop donating.