Irene Braam
@irenebraam.bsky.social
Executive Director Bertelsmann Foundation North America, writing in a personal capacity on all things transatlanctic and that matter.
People’s greed seems to have no boundaries www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My son has cancer. Kalshi wants you to be able to bet on his medical future | Joshua Pederson
The predictions market is planning to allow betting on clinical trial results and regulatory decisions as our family fights for his survival
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Resistance to data centers is growing across the U.S. - and now Willie Nelson has joined the fight 👇
Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · last wk.WILLIE NELSON: “.. America deserves thoughtful stewardship” of land. “The strength of rural America has never come from big industrial footprints ..”
Obvious 👇https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-workers-tech-ceos-job-losses-afc71e15
Big Tech Has Suddenly Flipped on the AI Jobs Wipeout Scenario
As public opinion of AI has shifted into the negative, warnings of mass employment reductions have also diminished.
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Europa zoekt overal naar kritieke grondstoffen, terwijl we ze hier weggooien”, zegt Klaske Kruk, directeur van de NVCE: www.ad.nl/binnenland/w... #afvalisgrondstof #stopecocide
We zoeken overal naar lithium, maar sturen 1.184.000 kilo in oude batterijen doodleuk naar China
Hoewel iedereen begrijpt dat Nederland minder afhankelijk moet worden van China voor zeldzame metalen, blijkt een fors deel van het lithium uit onze oude batterijen en accu’s juist weg te lekken naar ...
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If the media would just do their job
Politico@politico.com · last mo.Demonstrators in white supremacist attire protest on Capitol Hill
Ford has rehired hundreds of senior engineers after replacing them with AI backfired and has cost the company billions of dollars. AI adoption is blamed for Ford being the most recalled automaker in the U.S. with 51 recalls covering over 11 million vehicles in the first half of 2026 alone.
But buying increased amounts of Russian LNG does not seem to bother Spain…..
Le Monde@lemonde.fr · 3mo agoEurovision 2026 : l’Espagne, l’Irlande et la Slovénie ne diffuseront pas le concours en raison de la participation d’Israël
A 46-year national high in antisemitic assaults should alarm EVERY American. We must confront hate and antisemitism directly and reject hate wherever it appears. Every person deserves to feel safe in our country.
Axios@axios.com · 3mo agoAssaults against U.S. Jews reach 46-year high
Denmark's coal-to-wind transition is one of the most dramatic energy transformations of the past three decades. In 1990, coal provided 90% of Danish electricity. Today it is under 3%. Wind now covers roughly 60% of electricity generation. The last coal plant is scheduled to close by 2028.
Change comes from bottom up
The Atlantic@theatlantic.com · 4mo agoViktor Orbán's defeat came thanks to a broad, diverse, and patriotic grassroots movement—and shatters the assumption of inevitability that has pervaded illiberal movements across the globe, @anneapplebaum.bsky.social argues. Read more: theatln.tc/CPvne6uz
Some may freak out about this, but honestly, this is hilarious. It's clearly unconstitutional, will be blocked immediately, and the only thing it will accomplish is to make liberal lawyers wealthier. He might as well sign an EO banning gravity. dailycaller.com/2026/03/31/t...
EXCLUSIVE: Trump To Crack Down On Mail-In Voting With New Executive Order
President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order Tuesday cracking down on mail-in voting across the country, the Daily Caller learned first.
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@euractiv.com has summarized which foreign policy dossiers Hungary is blocking in the Council of the EU: ✔️ the €90 billion loan for Ukraine ✔️ the use of the European Peace Facility to reimburse weapons donations to Kyiv, ✔️ the opening of accession talks with Ukraine 3/1
So we pay for “the intelligence” that is being built using the works of people who are not being paid, artists, writers, musicians, graphic designers, academia, journalists? the list is long….
Matt Seybold@mattseybold.bsky.social · 5mo ago"We see a future where intelligence is a utility like electricity or water and people buy it from us on a meter and use it for whatever they want to use it for. The demand that we see for that..." - Sam Altman These bros are not okay.
He seems to have a real issue with women…..
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5mo agoPalantir CEO Alex Karp: "This technology disrupts humanity's train, largely Democratic voters, and makes their economic power less, and increases the economic power of vocationally trained, working class, often male voters. These disruptions are going to disrupt every aspect of our society."
The retaliation measures are being drawn up to give European leaders leverage in pivotal meetings with the US president at the World Economic Forum in Davos. ft.trib.al/aKexyt2
