Laura Helmuth, editor-in-chief of Scientific American, faced backlash after posting a series of inflammatory comments following Donald Trump’s decisive victory in the presidential election.
In posts made on Bluesky, a social media platform considered an alternative to X, Helmuth accused her home state of Indiana of being racist and sexist for voting for Trump.
“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,” she posted.
Another post read, “Solidarity to everybody whose meanest, dumbest, most bigoted high-school classmates are celebrating early results because f*ck them to the moon and back.” In a separate post, Helmuth commented, “I apologize to younger voters that my Gen X is so full of f*cking fascists.”
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