Eminent scientists are fleeing the U.S.A. in droves, going to other countries that provide grant funding and more scientific freedom.
Anyone remember how the U. S.A. got Albert Einstein and Werner von Braun from Nazi Germany and its conquered states?
Ring any bells?
It's Deja Vu all over again....
#BrainDrain
#FascistUSA
#NaziUSA
#braindrain
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Seriously, @Bundesregierung @AuswaertigesAmt @bamf now would be a great time to undo the #BrainDrain caused by the #Nazis - with interest!
- Seriously, consider this unsarcastically…
Infosec.SpaceKevin Karhan :verified: (@kkarhan@infosec.space)#WhatsMissing: The *"#AntiThiel - #Grant"*:
- Pays #StudentDebt, back-owed #taxes and #RenounciationFee for anyone fleeing the #USA and migrating overseas, regardless if seeking #Asylum, #Naturalization or whatever.
- Only condition is the people renounce their #US citizenship either instantly or as soon as they have attained another #citizenship (as #statelessness is a problem for the #stateless!)…
Sadly I'm not a #billionaire, cuz otherwise I would've done so and hired people to be able to do so.
- Instead I'm just gonna continue helping a couple wherever I can…
#DoGoodAndInciteOthersToDoTheSame #USpol #AntiIntellectualism #BrainDrain #Migration #Refugees #PeterThiel #Thiel
#WhatsMissing: The "#AntiThiel - #Grant":
Pays #StudentDebt, back-owed #taxes and #RenounciationFee for anyone fleeing the #USA and migrating overseas, regardless if seeking #Asylum, #Naturalization or whatever.
Only condition is the people renounce their #US citizenship either instantly or as soon as they have attained another #citizenship (as #statelessness is a problem for the #stateless!)…
Sadly I'm not a #billionaire, cuz otherwise I would've done so and hired people to be able to do so.
- Instead I'm just gonna continue helping a couple wherever I can…
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‘[Many] scientists had not planned on relocating, until #Trump began gutting funding and firing researchers.
“This is my home — I really love my country,” says a graduate student at a top US university who works in plant genomics and agriculture. “But a lot of my mentors have been telling me to get out, right now.”
The US is #BrainDrain is definitely underway. I would guess 1/3 of those thinking about it will act on it this year - especially those early career
#UniversityOfToronto hires three prominent Yale #professors worried about Trump
#Fascism scholar #JasonStanley and #historians #TimothySnyder and #MarciShore have taken jobs at the University of Toronto amid concerns about the second #Trump administration
by Allison Smith, Mar 26, 2025
"U.S. President Donald Trump’s reelection has spurred several high-profile Yale #professors to leave New Haven for jobs at the University of Toronto.
"Bestselling author Timothy Snyder and historian Marci Shore are on leave from Yale and joined UofT earlier this year.
"Snyder and Shore, who are married, will begin teaching courses at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy this fall.
"Shore told TorontoToday they plan to stay at UofT 'for the long-term.'
"Snyder is the New York Times bestselling author of #OnTyranny and The Road to #Unfreedom, and an outspoken critic of the #Trump administration.
"UofT began recruiting her and Snyder two years ago, Shore said, 'and we were seriously considering the offers long before the November 2024 presidential elections.'
"'Both Toronto and the Munk School were and are very attractive places unto themselves, even bracketing the American descent into fascism,' she said in an email.
"'All that said, yes, of course our #AmericanCatastrophe played a role in our final decision.'"
Rea more:
https://www.torontotoday.ca/local/education/university-toronto-hires-three-prominent-yale-professors-worried-about-trump-10433643
#UofT #Authoritarianism #BrainDrain #CharacteristicsOfFascism #USPol
TorontoToday.ca · UofT hires three prominent Yale professors worried about Trump
75 Prozent der #Wissenschaftler könnten die #USA verlassen. Ein #BrainDrain, der auch der #US #Wirtschaft weiter schaden dürfte. Und #Europa oder #Asien dafür nützen. https://www.golem.de/news/nature-umfrage-75-prozent-der-wissenschaftler-koennten-die-usa-verlassen-2503-194783.html#amp_tf=Von%20%251%24s&aoh=17431915671442&csi=0&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.golem.de%2Fnews%2Fnature-umfrage-75-prozent-der-wissenschaftler-koennten-die-usa-verlassen-2503-194783.html
Golem.de · Nature-Umfrage: 75 Prozent der Wissenschaftler könnten die USA verlassen - Golem.de
A professor seeking asylum from a dangerous regime in the global south, goes to Canada, struggles to get legal status and eventually gets a job as a janitor.
A professor seeking asylum from a dangerous regime in the US, goes to Canada, gets instant tenure at a new university and the locals celebrate online and call for quick processing of citizenship for them.
Qwhite a big difference.
I would like to claim Cassandra status for predicting a massive #US #braindrain but it was sadly, very predictable
"75% of US scientists who answered Nature poll consider leaving
More than 1,600 readers answered our poll; many said they were looking for jobs in Europe and Canada.”
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We selected mobilities from students aged 18 years old or older, which lasted for 90 days or more. Our data can be used to examine #regional attractiveness, cross-pollination in #Academia, regional #BrainGain and #BrainDrain dynamics, and much more. We provide our data on #LAU and #NUTS levels for easier use in research, regional planning, and policy making.
A positive ‘brain drain’.
Come one US scientists and technologists - it make sense if you value your freedoms. And even if Starmer is being an arse and not seizing the opportunity (retaining extortionate fees), Europe can be very welcoming and teaching/research in English is very accessible as you get into the local culture.
The Guardian · A French university is offering ‘scientific asylum’ for US talent. The brain drain has started