Wen<p>Analogies to the Nazis driving scientists and artists out of Germany before WW2 are apt.</p><p>Once upon a time I ‘did’ mathematics and science in a very welcoming and vibrant US. I left for other reasons, but this should scare the shit out of everyone.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/29/when-the-physicists-need-burner-phones-thats-when-you-know-americas-changed" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m</span><span class="invisible">ar/29/when-the-physicists-need-burner-phones-thats-when-you-know-americas-changed</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/politicisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politicisation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/DeathOfEmpires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeathOfEmpires</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/DeclineAndFall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeclineAndFall</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/USPoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPoli</span></a></p>