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   SellaTheChemist (sellathechemist@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 19-Sep-2025 20:31:00 JST SellaTheChemist

   It looks like we're reaching some kind of turning point in the titration:

   The #RoyalSociety council is going to meet on October 1st to discuss what to do about their most toxic Fellow. I wonder what they will decide. I don't envy the members of council for being in the position they have got themselves into. https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-charities-and-societies-2025-9-royal-society-to-reconsider-expelling-elon-musk/

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     Rich Felker (dalias@hachyderm.io)'s status on Friday, 19-Sep-2025 20:30:59 JST Rich Felker

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     • David Chisnall (*Now with 50% more sarcasm!*)

     @david_chisnall @sellathechemist It's a club for scientists to cozy up with rich people who want to cosplay scientists.

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     David Chisnall (*Now with 50% more sarcasm!*) (david_chisnall@infosec.exchange)'s status on Friday, 19-Sep-2025 20:31:00 JST David Chisnall (*Now with 50% more sarcasm!*)

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     @sellathechemist

     The real question is why they admitted him in the first place. He's not a scientist. He has never made any contribution to science other than being rich. Is it a society for scientists, or a club for rich people?