The editor-in-chief of a once-acclaimed scientific publication has apologized after expletive-laden chaos erupted on election night, which was won by former President Donald Trump.
Last Tuesday night, Laura Hellmuth, editor-in-chief of Scientific American, said: oldest continuously published magazine He left his mark on American history — reportedly unleashing a series of taunts on social media against his contemporaries who voted for Trump.
“I apologize to my young voters that my Generation X is full of fascists,” she wrote, according to a screenshot shared by the newspaper. daily mail.
“Solidarity with everyone whose meanest, stupidest, most bigoted high school classmates are celebrating their early results by going to the moon and back,” she apparently added.
Helmut was clearly ashamed of his Midwestern roots and denounced the entire state of Indiana as a haven for bigotry.
According to the Daily Mail, she said, “Every four years, I remember why I left Indiana, why I respected the people who stayed, and why I wanted to end racism and sexism. I'm remembering if I'm there,” he said.
“The moral arc of the universe does not bend itself.”
As expected, these alleged comments were not well received, and soon social media users began calling for Helmut's resignation.
According to the Daily Mail, one user commented: “This poor editor should be fired. She needs a cushion somewhere and a long break.”
“She should be stripped of her membership in the scientific organization she belongs to. Trust in science has been destroyed because of these horrible, pathetic, bigoted scientists,” another woman added. That's what it means.
“I value civic communication and editorial objectivity.”
By Friday, Helmut had backpedaled, apologizing for the “shock and confusion” the election results had caused him.
“On election night, I made a series of offensive and inappropriate posts on my personal Blue Sky account. I am sorry,” Helmut said in a statement, according to the newspaper. new york post. “I respect and value people beyond their political affiliations. These posts, which I have deleted, do not reflect my beliefs. They are a false expression of shock and confusion over the election results. did.”
Despite evidence to the contrary, Helmut also claimed to have the necessary temperament to separate his personal views from his professional responsibilities. “I value civic communication and editorial objectivity,” she said.
But Scientific American has not avoided political issues under her leadership. 2020, same year Helmut took the reins As editor-in-chief, the magazine endorsed Joe Biden for president, breaking a nearly 200-year tradition of formal exclusion from political contests.
The media also endorsed Kamala Harris as a 2024 presidential candidate.
Perhaps even more damning, Scientific American magazine seems to embrace junk science, especially when it comes to gender. As previously reported by Blaze News, in April the paper published an interview in which a man posing as a woman accused those who oppose gender ideology of spreading “misinformation” and committing “epistemological violence.” has been republished.
The media also denied the possibility that wealthy elites were profiting from the pandemic, stressed that COVID-19 vaccines are safe, and said lab leak theories about COVID-19 were “false.” ”, he asserted. Scientific American magazine even wasted ink, time, and money on multiple articles claiming that math, the NFL, and the fight against obesity are racist.
In a post after the election, Helmut hinted that other employees at the store were having trouble coming to terms with the results as well, asking for advice on what workplaces can do to help those devastated by the election. Is there one? Thank you very much,” he reportedly posted.
Despite his obvious left-leaning leanings, Hellmuth said in a statement Friday that his aggressive insults toward Trump supporters “certainly do not reflect the position of Scientific American or my colleagues. ' he claimed.
Scientific American did not respond to Blaze News' request for comment.
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