Executive Director Bertelsmann Foundation North America, writing in a personal capacity on all things transatlanctic and that matter.https://bsky.app/profile/irenebraam.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/irenebraam.bsky.social/post/3msedmr74s22sPeople’s greed seems to have no boundaries https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/04/kalshi-predictions-market-clinical-trial05 Aug 2026 20:12 +0000at://did:plc:wsiqfaycfffcvwsrc7xfmvk2/app.bsky.feed.post/3msedmr74s22shttps://bsky.app/profile/irenebraam.bsky.social/post/3mscdaymdjs24Excellent read, hits the nail on the head 👇 [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Aug 2026 01:00 +0000at://did:plc:wsiqfaycfffcvwsrc7xfmvk2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mscdaymdjs24https://bsky.app/profile/irenebraam.bsky.social/post/3mrrv4rvyck2hResistance to data centers is growing across the U.S. - and now Willie Nelson has joined the fight 👇 [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Jul 2026 12:05 +0000at://did:plc:wsiqfaycfffcvwsrc7xfmvk2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrrv4rvyck2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/irenebraam.bsky.social/post/3mr73ltatxc2j$3,000 per book seems peanuts [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Jul 2026 00:40 +0000at://did:plc:wsiqfaycfffcvwsrc7xfmvk2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr73ltatxc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/irenebraam.bsky.social/post/3mpyibyree223Obvious 👇https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-workers-tech-ceos-job-losses-afc71e1506 Jul 2026 16:14 +0000at://did:plc:wsiqfaycfffcvwsrc7xfmvk2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpyibyree223https://bsky.app/profile/irenebraam.bsky.social/post/3mptu4uwmq22rIf the media would just do their job [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Jul 2026 20:02 +0000at://did:plc:wsiqfaycfffcvwsrc7xfmvk2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mptu4uwmq22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/irenebraam.bsky.social/post/3moxmztjgsc2phttps://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/the-generational-clash-pitting-democrats-against-democrats-across-the-u-s-acc3e80923 Jun 2026 14:41 +0000at://did:plc:wsiqfaycfffcvwsrc7xfmvk2/app.bsky.feed.post/3moxmztjgsc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/irenebraam.bsky.social/post/3mod5y4pkis22Respect! https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7360923/2026/06/14/japan-fans-litter-soccer-world-cup/15 Jun 2026 11:18 +0000at://did:plc:wsiqfaycfffcvwsrc7xfmvk2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mod5y4pkis22https://bsky.app/profile/irenebraam.bsky.social/post/3mo3haee6p22eHard to make up 👇 [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Jun 2026 09:42 +0000at://did:plc:wsiqfaycfffcvwsrc7xfmvk2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo3haee6p22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/irenebraam.bsky.social/post/3mloq6okgw22iWhy Americans dread AI- excellent read by @edwardluce.bsky.social https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/42a8d0dd-79db-4e15-ba4b-7e3980c6426e12 May 2026 21:27 +0000at://did:plc:wsiqfaycfffcvwsrc7xfmvk2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mloq6okgw22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/irenebraam.bsky.social/post/3mlldeadpes2dBut buying increased amounts of Russian LNG does not seem to bother Spain….. 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