[blueaquilae]

Experts in flies reproduction leave fro Netherlands.

[mrguyorama]

You mean the thing that held Screwworm at bay for decades and kept our beef prices low? That we will now need to spend $Billions re-curtailing because we don't have as much of the capability to do that anymore?

[bergen]

The US once was proud of its scientific achievements, now parts of it replaced that with being very proud of their ignorance

[drstewart]

I thought Europe was proud and independent and completely decoupled from the US, why do you need US scientists suddenly? Hmm...

[flexagoon]

Independence from a country doesn't require excommunication of all citizens of that country

[vrganj]

That's part of the decoupling. Onshoring as much knowledge as possible.

[drstewart]

Europe needs Americans to decouple from America.

Got it.

[vrganj]

Everybody is welcome to contribute to the free world, be they American or not.

[0xDEAFBEAD]

Interestingly some Europeans also feel that Europe is becoming less free and are fleeing to the US:

https://www.foxnews.com/world/anti-greta-activist-flees-euro...

[drstewart]

Bit of a difference between welcoming and begging to come over.