Scientific American Editor Resigns Following Incendiary Anti
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Scientific American Editor Resigns Following Incendiary Anti-Trump Rant
Paul Bois.
15 Nov 2024
WASHINGTON, DC - May 23: Laura Helmuth of The Washington Post via Getty Images poses for a
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Laura Helmuth has resigned from her position as Editor-in-Chief from the Scientific American after she sparked significant backlash with an unhinged, incendiary rant against Trump voters.
Last week, in the wake of President-elect Trump’s victory over Kamala Harris, Helmuth referred to Trump voters, specifically Gen-X, as “fascists” in a series of deleted posts on Blue Sky.
“I apologize to younger voters that my Gen X is so full of f-ing fascists,” she wrote in one post.
“Solidarity to everybody whose meanest, dumbest, most bigoted high-school classmates are celebrating early results because f-word them to the moon and back,” she continued. “Every four years I remember why I left Indiana (where I grew up) and remember why I respect the people who stayed and are trying to make it less racist and sexist. The moral arc of the universe isn’t going to bend itself.”
Helmuth then revealed in a follow-up post that Scientific American staffers were “devastated” by Trump winning the election.
Helmuth later apologized.
“I made a series of offensive and inappropriate posts on my personal Bluesky account on election night, and I am sorry. I respect and value people across the political spectrum,” she wrote in a statement on Bluesky.
“These posts, which I have deleted, do not reflect my beliefs; they were a mistaken expression of shock and confusion about the election results. These posts of course do not reflect the position of Scientific American or my colleagues. I am committed to civil communication and editorial objectivity,” she added.
After significant backlash from corners of the science community, accusing the magazine of putting politics above science, Helmuth announced her resignation on Thursday.
“I’ve decided to leave Scientific American after an exciting 4.5 years as editor in chief. I’m going to take some time to think about what comes next (and go birdwatching),” she said before citing several of her past works at the publication.
www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/11/15/scientific-american-editor-resigns-following-incendiary-anti-trump-rant/
Paul Bois.
15 Nov 2024
WASHINGTON, DC - May 23: Laura Helmuth of The Washington Post via Getty Images poses for a
Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty normal
2:43
Laura Helmuth has resigned from her position as Editor-in-Chief from the Scientific American after she sparked significant backlash with an unhinged, incendiary rant against Trump voters.
Last week, in the wake of President-elect Trump’s victory over Kamala Harris, Helmuth referred to Trump voters, specifically Gen-X, as “fascists” in a series of deleted posts on Blue Sky.
“I apologize to younger voters that my Gen X is so full of f-ing fascists,” she wrote in one post.
“Solidarity to everybody whose meanest, dumbest, most bigoted high-school classmates are celebrating early results because f-word them to the moon and back,” she continued. “Every four years I remember why I left Indiana (where I grew up) and remember why I respect the people who stayed and are trying to make it less racist and sexist. The moral arc of the universe isn’t going to bend itself.”
Helmuth then revealed in a follow-up post that Scientific American staffers were “devastated” by Trump winning the election.
Helmuth later apologized.
“I made a series of offensive and inappropriate posts on my personal Bluesky account on election night, and I am sorry. I respect and value people across the political spectrum,” she wrote in a statement on Bluesky.
“These posts, which I have deleted, do not reflect my beliefs; they were a mistaken expression of shock and confusion about the election results. These posts of course do not reflect the position of Scientific American or my colleagues. I am committed to civil communication and editorial objectivity,” she added.
After significant backlash from corners of the science community, accusing the magazine of putting politics above science, Helmuth announced her resignation on Thursday.
“I’ve decided to leave Scientific American after an exciting 4.5 years as editor in chief. I’m going to take some time to think about what comes next (and go birdwatching),” she said before citing several of her past works at the publication.
www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/11/15/scientific-american-editor-resigns-following-incendiary-anti-trump-rant/
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