The editor-in-chief of Scientific American (SciAm), America's oldest magazine, is being asked to resign after going on a profane anti-Trump rant and describing his supporters as “fascists.”
Laura Hellmuth, who became Siam's editor in 2020, became angry in a series of posts (now deleted) on social media platform Blue Sky after the former president won the election. He uttered a full-blown rant.
“To my young voters, I apologize that my Gen
“Solidarity to all of you whose meanest, stupidest, most bigoted high school classmates are celebrating their early results, because it's bullshit to send them to the moon and back,” she continued, adding, He then attacked his home state.
“Every four years, I remember why I left Indiana (where I grew up), why I respect the people who stayed, and why I'm trying to eliminate racism and sexism.” Hellmuth wrote. “The moral arc of the universe does not bend itself.”
In a follow-up post the next day, Helmut hinted that Siam staff were also “devastated” by the election results.
The magazine has been published since 1845 and features the work of Albert Einstein, Nikola Tesla, and more than 150 Nobel Prize winners.
Shortly after Helmut became SciAm Editor-in-Chief in 2020, approved The first ever presidential candidate, Joe Biden.
In September, approved Vice President Kamala Harris takes office to “support science, health, and the environment.”
Helmut deleted her post and retracted her comments after receiving backlash to her post from readers who clearly didn't want political polarization to undermine the legacy of the once prestigious magazine.
“I am sorry for the series of offensive and inappropriate posts I made on my personal Blue Sky account on election night. I respect and value people across political lines,” she said. wrote. statement At Blue Sky.
“These posts, which I deleted, do not reflect my beliefs. They were misrepresentations of shock and confusion over the election results. Of course, these posts do not reflect the position of Scientific American or my colleagues. “I value civil communication and editorial objectivity,” she added.
Even if she apologized, it was already too late.
Michael Shermer, a longtime SciAm contributor who previously wrote a column for the magazine, said Helmut has made the magazine “now a big deal for woke progressives on the far left.”
Scientist Kevin Bass seemed to agree, writing of X: “Laura Helmut has to go.”
Conservative radio host Diane B. said she found it “interesting” that Helmut locked his X account after receiving criticism.
“As my best friend said, Laura needs to be fired,” she added.
Other X users called the editor a “hateful bigot” who had made the magazine “toxic” and “unscientific.”
