Scientific American bills itself as an outlet that “covers the most important and exciting research, ideas and knowledge in science, health, technology, the environment and society. It is committed to sharing trustworthy knowledge, enhancing our understanding of the world, and advancing social justice” that “reaches more than 10 million people around the world each month.” On Thursday, editor-in-chief Laura Helmuth resigned after calling Donald Trump voters “fucking fascists.”
Helmuth posted on her Bluesky, the Twitter-like social media platform for liberals who don’t want their echo chamber damaged, account after Trump’s victory, “I apologize to younger voters that my Gen X is so full of fucking fascists.”
Likewise, she posted “Solidtority to everyone whose meanest, dumbest, most bigoted high-school classmates are celebrating early…
