Frank Forencich

The constant pumping of music into every public space, every idle second of sport, every supermarket and café, speaks to an underlying sickness, a kind of cultural mental illness. As a society we are allergic to silence, terrified of spending even one second with our own thoughts

Something happened to me over the course of the past few years. I went from holding a deep sense of hope about the future and our ability to fundamentally change our material conditions through uniting, organizing, and supporting one another... to feeling utterly hopeless. This transition has been eye opening in many ways. The human brain is tricky, and I've noticed how this hopelessness has changed the way I think, without me prompting it to. Whereas the current events of the day and the general state of the world used to live in the forefront of my mind, they have since been buried somewhere I have to search to find. I feel so out of touch sometimes. This may sound strange, but the more I speak with other people, the more I realize I'm not the only one experiencing this. I think many of us are in a state of dissociation, freeze, and numbness. We are on autopilot. Our minds are protecting us from the onslaught of negative, terrifying, horrible, unbelievable, and getting worse by the day news. One can only hold so much at once. I believe this is part of the plan. When everyone is on autopilot, then no one can act. Or plan. Or be present. Or use their critical thinking skills all that well. It's like flipping a switch and turning millions of lights off at once. But I don't want to exist in the dark. None of us do. And I don't have all of the answers on getting myself or anyone else back to a place of light and hope. I think the first step is to talk about it. I know I'm not alone and you aren't either. Maybe if enough of us share these experiences with one another and admit where we are at, we can figure out how to move forward.

We must stop seeing the planet as resources for only humans. We are just one species, and we must stop hoarding everything. We are driving the extinction of all species on Earth through our egocentricity, including our own. Human supremacy ultimately benefits no one. End it

People just won’t listen to how serious climate change is

The ecosystem may consist of “higher” multicellular and “lower” monocellular organisms, but as far as rights, entitlements, and even actual, palpable power goes, it is a completely flat structure.

There is something deeply broken in a species that poisons the very insects and ecosystem that allow its food to grow. By killing the pollinators for profit, we are cutting the branch we are sitting on. 🌎

We are burning, cutting, and poisoning the lungs of the Earth and the homes of our pollinators simultaneously. The remaining forests are not "empty land" waiting to be used—they are bustling cities of life that we cannot survive without.

Biologist Paul R. Ehrlich died Friday at 93. He told Scott Pelley in 2023 that humans are to blame for the mass extinction crisis.

Trump to log billions of Trees in 2.5 million acres of western Oregon’s public forest lands Most people are not aware Spread the word Take action Submit your public comment today oregonwild.org/action/stop-tr…

Thoughts I think there needs to be a new "we" for all present and future generations, regardless of their origin, a new "we" for forests, oceans, deserts, wetlands. A new "we" for agriculture, forestry, energy and environmental protection. Together we can change it💚❤️💙☘️🌿🌱🌳

The next time you hear "responsible land use" for clearing primary forest, remember: We're not "using" land. We're exterminating an entire, unique living system that supports life on Earth. The word for that level of destruction? #Ecocide. Time for real protection.

Many Indigenous teachings begin with a simple truth: everything is connected. The health of the environment and of our communities are inseparable. Caring for the natural world is not a separate responsibility. It is part of who we are and how we live. And when we honour those relationships, we create the conditions for all life to thrive.🌎

Senator Chris Murphy was in the confidential intelligence briefings on the Iran war, and what he was able to share coming out was disturbing…

US-British imperialism, and still-continuing colonialism, have wrecked the once largely habitable planet we knew. This is rapid minor mass extinction. Capitalism has put us all in immense danger.

“As I’ve said many times before - when all is said and done, Donald Trump will surpass any historical tyrant and rightfully take his place as the worst human ever to emerge from the privilege and relative peace of post-World War II America. Trump’s withdrawal of the U.S. on climate change initiatives and treaties, coupled with his opposition to environmental conservation and cancelling of renewable energy projects alone will cause untold catastrophes, and compound both economic hardship and human suffering across the globe. Future generations will inherit a far more dangerous and toxic world than the one we were born into - and many of us had hoped to nurture and improve. POTUS is an enemy of progress itself: he has stolen over a decade of momentum and innovation while dulling the spirit of scientific and academic excellence - at a time it was most needed for the betterment of mankind. The irony of it is Donald Trump may destroy what we have come to know as the United States, and much of the world beyond it in the process, and his particular brand of evil couldn’t have been created anywhere else but in America. His french-fried fascism sprung from the greed and ignorance that men like him have not only gotten away with, they have protected and promulgated for centuries. The kicker is that his vulgar mediocrity has become a cornerstone of his appeal to the ‘America First’ base and the craven corporations that bent the knee and allowed this awful and obscene autocrat to flourish.” open.substack.com/pub/noelcasler…

Modern culture treats the body like a machine and the mind like a computer. But you are neither. You are a living ecosystem — sensitive, adaptive, and deeply biological. And ecosystems struggle under constant pressure.

“Stop the fighting. Stop the bombing. There is no military solution.” In Lebanon, @antonioguterres stresses the need for diplomacy, dialogue and the full implementation of the UN Charter. un.org/sg/en/content/…

What are we leaving for future generations?We speak of legacy as if it is only about money or freedom.The real legacy of these strikes is a genetic &respiratory debt. Children born today face higher risks of asthma,cancer, and developmental issues.We are mortgaging their health

Look at what we are doing. We wage wars on forests for timber. We wage wars on oceans for plastic.We wage wars on the atmosphere for profit. And yet, our leaders act as if there is no consequence.They wage war on the environment without remorse, as if the Earth is our enemy.