Facebook and Guber can be seen as cults, with the ability to mobilize millions of members to condemn any regulations that protect people from those businesses.

Poland saved the wolves, but the right-wing government probably wants to wipe them out, as happens also in the US.

The article gives a clear explanation of why the absence of wolves causes big problems with other ecosystems. (But it might make sense to have more hunting of wild boars, whose meat is in demand from European gourmets.)

The UK government cut spending on flood defenses, knowing that this would double the vulnerability over time.

What use is there in provoking rising seas and unusual heavy rains but then preventing them from actually flooding people's homes?

Record-breaking floods have hit many US states. They are especially unusual because of happening in winter, which is not when floods typically occur. This suggests that global heating was part of the cause, which suggests that worse floods are coming.

Salafi Arabia's execution of a Shi'ite leader of peaceful protests has aroused threats of violence from Iran.

I hope that we won't let issues of international rivalries bury the really issue here: a repressive regime has murdered a nonviolent dissident. Iran has done likewise. We don't have to choose a side between them. We can demand they both respect dissent.