Re: Plasma Spewing
"I didn't understand how, with a gravity field able to hoover up light and compress matter to a near singularity it could spew out plasma which could then escape the boundary of the event horizon."
The same reason a dyson doesn't have much dust going through the motor.
The "cyclone effect" flings most of the matter outwards. Only 2-3% of what's in the accretion sidk is destined to cross the event horizon.
Black holes are messier eaters than Cookie Monster.