James May

Opinion | My entire career is based on pretending to be from Appalachia. Here’s why we must end DEI.

A blue Tesla Model 3 has been crushed by an Olmec statue. A man with long black braids leans against the hood of the car with his arms crossed, staring down the camera.

Tesla Model 3 crushed by an Olmec statue
By Mexican sculptor @chavismarmol.bsky.social

I maxed out my credit card, emptied my savings account, and took out a loan to move from Alabama to Bethesda, MD. I don’t even qualify for unemployment since I’ve only worked at NIH for a month. I will be financially and medically devastated.

Seeking suggestions for anywhere that’s hiring!!

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If you've never called your Senators/Reps before, you may not know this: you don't have to make an argument for your position. You're just asking an aide to add your name to a list of people supporting or opposing [thing]. Politicians care about the size of that list bc they want to get reelected.

White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.

I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.

“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.

Just, the most beautiful.

The overwhelming majority of Germans today are very proud of being the kind of German who hates Nazis.

lmao no, TikTok users are not moving to Bluesky. They would literally rather learn Mandarin than learn how to read a feed of text posts. This is a millennial retirement home.

a venn diagram. the left circle is “people who understand that climate change is an existential threat” and the right circle is “people who use Al, but, like, not for real work! lol! i just needed a silly pic of a dog on a scooter and it's surprisingly hard to find good reference images”

waaaaay too many people in the middle imo

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Inaugural not-tweet for all 16 of you following me:

- You can listen to my newest piece "dredge ii" for Hypercube here: soundcloud.com/jamesmaycompos…

- I've been offered a Ucross Foundation residency next spring! Really, really excited for this, and grateful for the support.