The editor-in-chief of Scientific American has resigned from his position after going on a rambling rant about supporters of President-elect Donald Trump.
On Thursday, Laura Helmut took to social media platform Bluesky to announce his departure from Scientific American. oldest continuously published magazine in American history.
“After four and a half exciting years as editor-in-chief, I have decided to leave Scientific American,” she wrote. “I'm going to take some time to think about what's next (and go bird watching).”
The statement itself is fairly innocuous and seems to obscure the hateful context in which it was made.
On election night, after Trump was declared the winner, Hellmuth got into a verbal tirade at Blue Sky. As Blaze News previously reported, rather than directing his anger at the former and future president, Helmut took aim at the 75 million or so Americans who voted for him.
Her statement that night included:
- “I apologize to my young voters that my Gen
- “Solidarity with everyone celebrating early results as the meanest, stupidest, most bigoted high school classmates sent them to the moon and back.”
- “Every four years, I remember why I left Indiana, why I respect the people who stayed, and why I try to eliminate racism and sexism. “and
- “The moral arc of the universe does not bend itself.”
In a post shortly after the election, she added, “Do you have any advice on what workplaces can do to help those devastated by the election? Thank you so much.”
Her comments quickly spread online, and users began calling for her resignation.
She also claimed that she “respects and values people across political lines” and “always values civic communication and editorial objectivity.”
Although her apology seemed to demonstrate a bipartisan spirit, Helmut reverted to left-wing ideology in the Blue Sky thread in which he announced his resignation. Perhaps as a tribute to herself, Hellmuth also included a list of Scientific American articles she owns in the thread.Some are more focused on promoting far-left narratives than actual science, such as “I’m so proud to support you.”
One headline — “Gender-affirming care for transgender children is good health care” — not only promotes the possibility of genital mutilation and sterilization of children, but three of them also promote “justice.” He professes to tell “stories” related to.
- “Racial justice is a science.”
- “Environmental justice is about science.” and
- “Reproductive justice is about science.”
“I would like to thank Laura for leading Scientific American for four years, during which time the magazine won major science communication awards and created a new digital newsroom,” Lau said in a statement. was also seen,” he said. “We wish her all the best for the future.”
