Rob Franzo

@robfranzo.bsky.social

First Principle Diligence. Sola Fide, Sola Gratia, Sola Scriptura. Collaborative Innovation. Semper Fidelis, Facere vel Mori. Oppose Tyranny. Mundus Sin Caesaribus. Semper Fi, Do-Or-Die.

For my profession, I had to review a document on security policy and the last revision only included this change... Government efficiency - nope, pure nonsense. Peace not War!

$To the Editor, Residents of Leelanau County have a deep connection to the environment and are responsible stewards of our surroundings. But the harsh reality of recent years makes it clear that personal stewardship is no longer a shield against global ecological collapse. We can no longer hide from the externalities of a chaotic world and its impact on our local environment. Our microclimate is flashing massive red flags. Subsurface data shows Lake Michigan’s historic thermal cycles are breaking down. Multiple uncommon, torrential downpours demonstrate that our local climate is fracturing. Meanwhile, we have endured the haze of toxic wildfire smoke over consecutive summers—impacts that harm not only our daily lives, but our gardens and crops as well. Recent research reports outline that high-intensity conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East do far more than steal human lives. Their massive ordnance expenditures and the targeted destruction of petroleum logistics pump millions of tons of black carbon into the upper atmosphere. That soot eventually settles onto our regional snowpacks and lakes, accelerating the warming and volatile weather cycles we experience right here at home. We are caught in a series of compounding, self-reinforcing climate loops. The destruction of global carbon sinks, localized flash floods, and the physical warming of the Great Lakes are symptoms of the same existential crisis. It is time to stop ignoring the macro-picture. We can no longer afford the illusion of geographic isolation. Vote Informed! Rob Franzo Leelanau Township$