> Ms Fox told BBC News she was concerned at what was happening to the science community in the US, but questioned whether ejecting Mr Musk would achieve the Royal Society's overall aims of educating and advancing scientific research.

Yes it will achieve those aims, albeit indirectly. Ejecting Musk sends a message to ignorant impostors pretending to be scientists and engineers. If nothing else that makes room for a few more genuine people.

> members who attended were particularly concerned about the fate of scientists in the US, "amid threats of radical cutbacks in research funding".

So, among all possible criticisms you could reasonably raise against Musk including dishonesty, transphobia, racism, defamation, corruption, what RS members are particularly concerned about is "he's cutting back our US friends' employers government funding"? Come on...