Posts on the brain drain caused by Trump

The DOGE-triggered brain drain has destroyed government science, endangered research, and left America fading to black.

Mother Jones (@motherjones.com) 2025-12-27T17:01:20.525Z

Over the past decade, there has been a rush of scholars moving across the Pacific to China, drawn by Beijing’s drive to become a scientific superpower.But President Trump’s return to the White House has turbocharged this effort.

The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) 2025-11-07T04:00:09.752609732Z

Trump’s university backlash drives US researchers towards Europe on.ft.com/4qKngmk

Financial Times (@financialtimes.com) 2025-11-03T05:17:13.160159Z

The best and brightest scientists won’t put up with this

The US funds the bulk of biomedical research globally by far. It's not like other countries can simply take up the slack. The more likely: people leave research, new people don't become researchers. There is no happy ending. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/sho…

Gregg Gonsalves (@gregggonsalves.bsky.social) 2025-11-01T20:15:47.460Z

We spoke to scientists who left the USA during Trump's first term. Here is their advicego.nature.com/4m6QSqh

Nature (@nature.com) 2025-09-13T14:18:01.251Z

I was a spy catcher. Our numbers are dwindling under this administration: http://www.notus.org/trump-white-…

Frank Figliuzzi (@frankfigliuzzi.bsky.social) 2025-08-26T15:53:08.142Z

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