Allen Braude (he/him) 🏳️🌈
@allenbr.bsky.social
Gay/Queer - Lover of Arts, Culture, Movies, Music and LGBTQIA+ rights. Enjoy Running and Hiking. Environmentalist born at 324 ppm CO2. Associate Director, Communications at Environmental Defence Canada. Posts are my own.
I’ve been silent recently as I navigate living with ALS. But I have great news. I got married to my husband Ken on our tenth anniversary - May 21. Photo by Shay Markowitz.
September 4, 2025 at 11:47 PM
I’ve been silent recently as I navigate living with ALS. But I have great news. I got married to my husband Ken on our tenth anniversary - May 21. Photo by Shay Markowitz.
I been silent for a while as in late February I was diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) which is genetic due to a faulty gene - a C9orf72 expansion.
I am fortunate to be very well supported as I face this illness.
I welcome words of encouragement.
I am fortunate to be very well supported as I face this illness.
I welcome words of encouragement.
April 2, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I been silent for a while as in late February I was diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) which is genetic due to a faulty gene - a C9orf72 expansion.
I am fortunate to be very well supported as I face this illness.
I welcome words of encouragement.
I am fortunate to be very well supported as I face this illness.
I welcome words of encouragement.
Can anyone provide an example where tax cuts for the very wealthy helped anyone other than the very wealthy? I’m not aware of a single one.
February 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Can anyone provide an example where tax cuts for the very wealthy helped anyone other than the very wealthy? I’m not aware of a single one.
Hey Ontario - please vote!
So far only 6% of eligible voters have cast a ballot.
In the recent German election a record 83.5% voted. Something to aspire to!
No voter card? No worries - you can still vote! The link has all the info you need.
And yes, I voted.
www.elections.on.ca/en/voting-in...
So far only 6% of eligible voters have cast a ballot.
In the recent German election a record 83.5% voted. Something to aspire to!
No voter card? No worries - you can still vote! The link has all the info you need.
And yes, I voted.
www.elections.on.ca/en/voting-in...
ID to vote in provincial elections
www.elections.on.ca
February 24, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Hey Ontario - please vote!
So far only 6% of eligible voters have cast a ballot.
In the recent German election a record 83.5% voted. Something to aspire to!
No voter card? No worries - you can still vote! The link has all the info you need.
And yes, I voted.
www.elections.on.ca/en/voting-in...
So far only 6% of eligible voters have cast a ballot.
In the recent German election a record 83.5% voted. Something to aspire to!
No voter card? No worries - you can still vote! The link has all the info you need.
And yes, I voted.
www.elections.on.ca/en/voting-in...
It's #MusicMonday and each week in 2025 I'm celebrating #LGBTQ+ music artists.
Mister Wallace is a rapper, DJ and producer. I love the song IT GIRL from the FAGGOT EP and its sexy fabulous video. Enjoy!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEnm...
Mister Wallace is a rapper, DJ and producer. I love the song IT GIRL from the FAGGOT EP and its sexy fabulous video. Enjoy!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEnm...
Mister Wallace - It Girl (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by FUTUREHOOD
www.youtube.com
February 24, 2025 at 1:43 PM
It's #MusicMonday and each week in 2025 I'm celebrating #LGBTQ+ music artists.
Mister Wallace is a rapper, DJ and producer. I love the song IT GIRL from the FAGGOT EP and its sexy fabulous video. Enjoy!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEnm...
Mister Wallace is a rapper, DJ and producer. I love the song IT GIRL from the FAGGOT EP and its sexy fabulous video. Enjoy!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEnm...
This so-called 'Congestion Action Plan' from the Toronto Region Board of Trade completely misses the best way to reduce congestion - reduce the number of cars on the road!
That means more public transit, more bike lanes & more affordable housing close to jobs.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
That means more public transit, more bike lanes & more affordable housing close to jobs.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
A congestion czar, fewer lane closures, more cameras: How Toronto's board of trade wants to tackle traffic | CBC News
The Toronto Region Board of Trade released its congestion action plan with five key recommendations to help alleviate Toronto's congestion crisis today.
www.cbc.ca
February 20, 2025 at 4:55 PM
This so-called 'Congestion Action Plan' from the Toronto Region Board of Trade completely misses the best way to reduce congestion - reduce the number of cars on the road!
That means more public transit, more bike lanes & more affordable housing close to jobs.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
That means more public transit, more bike lanes & more affordable housing close to jobs.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The experts agree: a tunnel under the 401 is a terrible idea. Here's how to reduce congestion now:
1. Improve public transit, especially Bus Rapid Transit
2. Expanding bike lanes
3. Build more homes close to public transit
4. Congestion pricing
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
1. Improve public transit, especially Bus Rapid Transit
2. Expanding bike lanes
3. Build more homes close to public transit
4. Congestion pricing
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
We asked three experts about Doug Ford’s plan to build a Highway 401 tunnel. Here’s why it won’t stop congestion and why you might be retired before it’s done
Ontario PC Leader Doug Ford said the tunnel will reduce highway gridlock. Transportation experts, however, say it might just cost a lot of money.
www.thestar.com
February 19, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The experts agree: a tunnel under the 401 is a terrible idea. Here's how to reduce congestion now:
1. Improve public transit, especially Bus Rapid Transit
2. Expanding bike lanes
3. Build more homes close to public transit
4. Congestion pricing
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
1. Improve public transit, especially Bus Rapid Transit
2. Expanding bike lanes
3. Build more homes close to public transit
4. Congestion pricing
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
It's #MusicMonday and I'm celebrating #LGBTQIA+ music artists.
Today it's the super fabulous Sylvester and their timeless classic queer dance floor anthem: You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real).
Get dancing!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gD6c...
Today it's the super fabulous Sylvester and their timeless classic queer dance floor anthem: You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real).
Get dancing!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gD6c...
Sylvester - You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
YouTube video by SylvesterVEVO
www.youtube.com
February 17, 2025 at 8:46 PM
It's #MusicMonday and I'm celebrating #LGBTQIA+ music artists.
Today it's the super fabulous Sylvester and their timeless classic queer dance floor anthem: You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real).
Get dancing!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gD6c...
Today it's the super fabulous Sylvester and their timeless classic queer dance floor anthem: You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real).
Get dancing!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gD6c...
As a youth I read a book titled “Small is Beautiful”
Time to apply that to cars to make life safer for all.
Also, invest in public transit, separated bike lanes and wider sidewalks so that it’s easier to not drive at all.
Time to apply that to cars to make life safer for all.
Also, invest in public transit, separated bike lanes and wider sidewalks so that it’s easier to not drive at all.
🛻📈 There would have been a more than 30% bigger drop in emissions if there hadn’t been a growing market share in SUVs and trucks!
Our study found its way to the pages of the @theglobeandmail.com and details this ugly phenomenon.
Our study found its way to the pages of the @theglobeandmail.com and details this ugly phenomenon.
Green gains from EVs, more fuel-efficient engines curtailed by demand for trucks and SUVs, study shows
Drop in emissions would have been 30 per cent bigger if market share for SUVs and trucks, which produce about 30 per cent more CO2 tailpipe emissions than cars, had not grown
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 13, 2025 at 3:46 PM
As a youth I read a book titled “Small is Beautiful”
Time to apply that to cars to make life safer for all.
Also, invest in public transit, separated bike lanes and wider sidewalks so that it’s easier to not drive at all.
Time to apply that to cars to make life safer for all.
Also, invest in public transit, separated bike lanes and wider sidewalks so that it’s easier to not drive at all.
The new climate denial
File this under "The task is too daunting, so let's give up"
I say let's go for it and do as much as we can, except for nuclear, which is far too expensive & has a waste problem
Also, no mention of offshore wind, hmm.....
energynow.ca/2025/02/unre...
File this under "The task is too daunting, so let's give up"
I say let's go for it and do as much as we can, except for nuclear, which is far too expensive & has a waste problem
Also, no mention of offshore wind, hmm.....
energynow.ca/2025/02/unre...
OTTAWA'S UNREALITIC TARGET: Study - Canada Must Build 840 Solar-Power Stations or 16 Nuclear Power Plants to Meet Ottawa’s 2050 Emission-Reduction Target
energynow.ca
February 13, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The new climate denial
File this under "The task is too daunting, so let's give up"
I say let's go for it and do as much as we can, except for nuclear, which is far too expensive & has a waste problem
Also, no mention of offshore wind, hmm.....
energynow.ca/2025/02/unre...
File this under "The task is too daunting, so let's give up"
I say let's go for it and do as much as we can, except for nuclear, which is far too expensive & has a waste problem
Also, no mention of offshore wind, hmm.....
energynow.ca/2025/02/unre...
Due to travel plans made before Ontario called an election, I had to vote early. So early I had to write in the name of the person I was voting for. I quite liked voting this way. I might do it again for a future election.
February 12, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Due to travel plans made before Ontario called an election, I had to vote early. So early I had to write in the name of the person I was voting for. I quite liked voting this way. I might do it again for a future election.
It's #MusicMonday and I'm celebrating #LGBTQIA music artists. Today it's Meshell Ndegeocello. I first listened to her back in '93 when I got her debut album Plantation Lullabies. Here's a live version of my favourite track: I'm Diggin' You (Like An Old Soul Record)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2AN...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2AN...
Me'shell Ndegeocello - I'm Diggin' You (like n old soul rec)
YouTube video by julesfrominglewood
www.youtube.com
February 10, 2025 at 1:21 PM
It's #MusicMonday and I'm celebrating #LGBTQIA music artists. Today it's Meshell Ndegeocello. I first listened to her back in '93 when I got her debut album Plantation Lullabies. Here's a live version of my favourite track: I'm Diggin' You (Like An Old Soul Record)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2AN...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2AN...
I'm back after a personal break
I'm here to celebrate #LGBTQIA+ musicians this #MusicMonday
Black Mona Lisa is the most recent album from the multi-talented Billy Porter.
CHILDREN is my favourite song on the album and has a super fabulous video. Enjoy!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4aq...
I'm here to celebrate #LGBTQIA+ musicians this #MusicMonday
Black Mona Lisa is the most recent album from the multi-talented Billy Porter.
CHILDREN is my favourite song on the album and has a super fabulous video. Enjoy!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4aq...
Billy Porter - Children
YouTube video by BillyPorterVEVO
www.youtube.com
February 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I'm back after a personal break
I'm here to celebrate #LGBTQIA+ musicians this #MusicMonday
Black Mona Lisa is the most recent album from the multi-talented Billy Porter.
CHILDREN is my favourite song on the album and has a super fabulous video. Enjoy!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4aq...
I'm here to celebrate #LGBTQIA+ musicians this #MusicMonday
Black Mona Lisa is the most recent album from the multi-talented Billy Porter.
CHILDREN is my favourite song on the album and has a super fabulous video. Enjoy!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4aq...
In 2001, I saw a weekday matinee screening of Mulholland Dr.
There were two older conservative-looking women a couple of rows in front of me. At the end, one woman said to the other: “Wasn’t that just fantastic!”
A moment as Lynchian as the film.
R.I.P. David Lynch
There were two older conservative-looking women a couple of rows in front of me. At the end, one woman said to the other: “Wasn’t that just fantastic!”
A moment as Lynchian as the film.
R.I.P. David Lynch
January 17, 2025 at 4:09 AM
In 2001, I saw a weekday matinee screening of Mulholland Dr.
There were two older conservative-looking women a couple of rows in front of me. At the end, one woman said to the other: “Wasn’t that just fantastic!”
A moment as Lynchian as the film.
R.I.P. David Lynch
There were two older conservative-looking women a couple of rows in front of me. At the end, one woman said to the other: “Wasn’t that just fantastic!”
A moment as Lynchian as the film.
R.I.P. David Lynch
Week two of #MusicMonday celebrating LGBTQ+ musicians features Tightrope by Janelle Monae. I've been fortunate to see them in concert twice, each time proving what an outstanding performer they are!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwne...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwne...
Janelle Monáe - Tightrope (feat. Big Boi) [Official Music Video]
YouTube video by Janelle Monáe
www.youtube.com
January 13, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Week two of #MusicMonday celebrating LGBTQ+ musicians features Tightrope by Janelle Monae. I've been fortunate to see them in concert twice, each time proving what an outstanding performer they are!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwne...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwne...
While this blog is about fires this past summer, it applies to the current ones:
Staying silent about the connection between climate change & natural disasters won’t lead to the action needed to address these tragic events. It simply perpetuates the crisis.
environmentaldefence.ca/2024/05/15/w...
Staying silent about the connection between climate change & natural disasters won’t lead to the action needed to address these tragic events. It simply perpetuates the crisis.
environmentaldefence.ca/2024/05/15/w...
Why We Must Talk About Climate Change When Things Are on Fire - Environmental Defence
This blog was updated on July 24, 2024 to reflect the increase in wildfires in Alberta, the evacuation of the town of Jasper and the closing of Jasper
environmentaldefence.ca
January 9, 2025 at 4:54 PM
While this blog is about fires this past summer, it applies to the current ones:
Staying silent about the connection between climate change & natural disasters won’t lead to the action needed to address these tragic events. It simply perpetuates the crisis.
environmentaldefence.ca/2024/05/15/w...
Staying silent about the connection between climate change & natural disasters won’t lead to the action needed to address these tragic events. It simply perpetuates the crisis.
environmentaldefence.ca/2024/05/15/w...
For 2025, every #MusicMonday I'll post a song by an artist in the #2SLGBTQ+ community.
To start, here's I'm Still Standing by Elton John, featuring an iconic music video and a fantastic anthem to start the year. Enjoy!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHwV...
To start, here's I'm Still Standing by Elton John, featuring an iconic music video and a fantastic anthem to start the year. Enjoy!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHwV...
Elton John - I'm Still Standing
YouTube video by EltonJohnVEVO
www.youtube.com
January 6, 2025 at 2:49 PM
For 2025, every #MusicMonday I'll post a song by an artist in the #2SLGBTQ+ community.
To start, here's I'm Still Standing by Elton John, featuring an iconic music video and a fantastic anthem to start the year. Enjoy!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHwV...
To start, here's I'm Still Standing by Elton John, featuring an iconic music video and a fantastic anthem to start the year. Enjoy!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHwV...
New research shows that climate change is leading to more wildfires in Canada. As temperatures increase so will fires. What the article doesn't say is that the main cause of climate change is the use of fossil fuels: oil, gas & coal.
Time to phase out fossil fuels!
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Time to phase out fossil fuels!
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Canadian forests primed for more severe wildfire days, new research warns | CBC News
The country is increasingly primed for severe, uncontrollable wildfires, a study published Thursday said, underlining what the authors described as a pressing need to proactively mitigate the "increas...
www.cbc.ca
January 3, 2025 at 9:09 PM
New research shows that climate change is leading to more wildfires in Canada. As temperatures increase so will fires. What the article doesn't say is that the main cause of climate change is the use of fossil fuels: oil, gas & coal.
Time to phase out fossil fuels!
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Time to phase out fossil fuels!
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Happy New Year! A reminder that if Canada gets rid of the carbon tax this year, most Canadians will be worse off (no more carbon tax rebates), except for the very wealthy who will be better off. So if you care about income inequality (and the environment) don’t get rid of the carbon tax.
January 3, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Happy New Year! A reminder that if Canada gets rid of the carbon tax this year, most Canadians will be worse off (no more carbon tax rebates), except for the very wealthy who will be better off. So if you care about income inequality (and the environment) don’t get rid of the carbon tax.
This Christmas Eve, I'll be watching an excellent Xmas film that isn't It's A Wonderful Life or Die Hard (both solid choices).
It's TANGERINE! If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it.
Merry Christmas to all who celebrate it.
It's TANGERINE! If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it.
Merry Christmas to all who celebrate it.
December 24, 2024 at 12:16 PM
This Christmas Eve, I'll be watching an excellent Xmas film that isn't It's A Wonderful Life or Die Hard (both solid choices).
It's TANGERINE! If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it.
Merry Christmas to all who celebrate it.
It's TANGERINE! If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it.
Merry Christmas to all who celebrate it.
Reposted by Allen Braude (he/him) 🏳️🌈
Destroy this myth. Please share if you have visited and researched in a library this past year! RT And give a shout out to your favorite library you have ever visited.
December 21, 2024 at 12:49 AM
Destroy this myth. Please share if you have visited and researched in a library this past year! RT And give a shout out to your favorite library you have ever visited.
Although it’s important for governments to phase out electricity generated from fossil fuels (coal, gas and oil) and move to a fully renewable energy grid, I do think balcony solar is great.
‘If a million Germans have them there must be something in it’: how balcony solar is taking off
‘If a million Germans have them there must be something in it’: how balcony solar is taking off
Balcony solar panels can save 30% on a typical household’s electricity bill and, with vertical surface area in cities larger than roof space, the appeal is clear
They are easy to install, and knock chunks off electricity bills. It may not be Romeo and…
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2024 at 5:49 PM
Although it’s important for governments to phase out electricity generated from fossil fuels (coal, gas and oil) and move to a fully renewable energy grid, I do think balcony solar is great.
One of may favourite things when Friday is the 13th day of a month is I get to use the word triskaidekaphobia as in "No, I don't suffer from triskaidekaphobia but have sympathy for those who do."
Happy Friday the 13th!
Happy Friday the 13th!
December 13, 2024 at 6:21 PM
One of may favourite things when Friday is the 13th day of a month is I get to use the word triskaidekaphobia as in "No, I don't suffer from triskaidekaphobia but have sympathy for those who do."
Happy Friday the 13th!
Happy Friday the 13th!
Why AI isn’t always helpful proofreading:
Yesterday I received an email that meant to say: Our main focus is a sustainable environment.
Instead it said: Our main fuc&s is a sustainable environment.
And the & was actually a k
Yesterday I received an email that meant to say: Our main focus is a sustainable environment.
Instead it said: Our main fuc&s is a sustainable environment.
And the & was actually a k
December 13, 2024 at 2:26 PM
Why AI isn’t always helpful proofreading:
Yesterday I received an email that meant to say: Our main focus is a sustainable environment.
Instead it said: Our main fuc&s is a sustainable environment.
And the & was actually a k
Yesterday I received an email that meant to say: Our main focus is a sustainable environment.
Instead it said: Our main fuc&s is a sustainable environment.
And the & was actually a k
I love not love how the fossil fuel lobby, which for decades hid research that showed that fossil fuels would create a climate crisis and then worked to convince people that fossil fuel are not a problem, keeps saying that the environmental movement runs disinformation campaigns
December 12, 2024 at 9:23 PM
I love not love how the fossil fuel lobby, which for decades hid research that showed that fossil fuels would create a climate crisis and then worked to convince people that fossil fuel are not a problem, keeps saying that the environmental movement runs disinformation campaigns