Oh, look at the mighty US, once the shining beacon of science and tech, now reduced to a dim bulb flickering with fear and uncertainty. The Trump administration, with Elon Musk’s efficiency as a sledgehammer, has taken the research out of ‘science’ and replaced it with the thrill of ‘let’s see what falls apart today’. And for those international students who once saw America as the promised land of innovation? Well, they’re now looking at China’s bright, shiny tech stars and wondering if the grass is greener on the other side of the global village. It’s a sad day when the US has to ask, ‘Is this really the best we can do?’