David Holmes
@dholmes.us
Programmer guy in Minnesota.
Probably not the David Holmes you're thinking of. It's a fairly common name.
Probably not the David Holmes you're thinking of. It's a fairly common name.
I drove down 50th from there to France and was just astonished. Hundreds of people with candles over like half a mile.
January 25, 2026 at 2:55 AM
I drove down 50th from there to France and was just astonished. Hundreds of people with candles over like half a mile.
I'm an actual Minneapolitan and there are a whole bunch of good reasons people should not come here from across the country. There are much more constructive ways they can help out in their own communities.
January 24, 2026 at 9:25 PM
I'm an actual Minneapolitan and there are a whole bunch of good reasons people should not come here from across the country. There are much more constructive ways they can help out in their own communities.
By the end the temperature reached a toasty -8F, a bit warmer than expected. It was quite a bit colder at the start though.
January 24, 2026 at 1:36 AM
By the end the temperature reached a toasty -8F, a bit warmer than expected. It was quite a bit colder at the start though.
As for businesses, independent counts on social media were well over 700 yesterday and they can't count everyone, so I'd be very surprised if it's less than 1000
January 23, 2026 at 2:56 PM
As for businesses, independent counts on social media were well over 700 yesterday and they can't count everyone, so I'd be very surprised if it's less than 1000
Others have been closing due to ICE activity anyways, though. In my inner suburb they closed last Friday so teachers could prepare to go back to online learning, because many parents have been keeping kids home out of fear.
January 23, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Others have been closing due to ICE activity anyways, though. In my inner suburb they closed last Friday so teachers could prepare to go back to online learning, because many parents have been keeping kids home out of fear.
Yes, but it's also pretty normal for schools here to close when it's -19F, which it is now. Many are only citing that as the reason; some are probably glad for the chance at ambiguity.
January 23, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Yes, but it's also pretty normal for schools here to close when it's -19F, which it is now. Many are only citing that as the reason; some are probably glad for the chance at ambiguity.
Yes, the Star Tribune is the largest paper in Minnesota.
January 23, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Yes, the Star Tribune is the largest paper in Minnesota.
Just you wait, people will start calling their smartphones "PDAs" again and OMW will seem prescient
January 21, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Just you wait, people will start calling their smartphones "PDAs" again and OMW will seem prescient
Wait, if it's not a link, how would it do anything? I understand how it could track someone if it WAS a link.
January 21, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Wait, if it's not a link, how would it do anything? I understand how it could track someone if it WAS a link.
Figuring out how to bring these people along is part of the task of liberalism.
January 20, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Figuring out how to bring these people along is part of the task of liberalism.
I think some of the people dismissing her don't understand just how deeply conservative many older first-generation Somali immigrants were. If we were to let the leopards eat the faces of all people like this, we'd be abandoning a lot of the most vulnerable people we need to be helping.
January 20, 2026 at 10:22 PM
I think some of the people dismissing her don't understand just how deeply conservative many older first-generation Somali immigrants were. If we were to let the leopards eat the faces of all people like this, we'd be abandoning a lot of the most vulnerable people we need to be helping.
It sounds ridiculous to politically-engaged people but millions of American voters are really, REALLY ignorant about politics. Millions of people follow no news at all and don't try to learn about candidates or issues at all. It's not that surprising to me.
January 20, 2026 at 9:26 PM
It sounds ridiculous to politically-engaged people but millions of American voters are really, REALLY ignorant about politics. Millions of people follow no news at all and don't try to learn about candidates or issues at all. It's not that surprising to me.
It was meant to deal with situations like a president having a stroke, not a president being exactly who he was on election day. The constitutional remedy to remove a bad president is impeachment.
January 20, 2026 at 8:29 PM
It was meant to deal with situations like a president having a stroke, not a president being exactly who he was on election day. The constitutional remedy to remove a bad president is impeachment.
It was Trump himself who designated Brazil a Major Non-NATO Ally back in his first term!
January 14, 2026 at 8:39 PM
It was Trump himself who designated Brazil a Major Non-NATO Ally back in his first term!
sign in loring park - “NO ONE IS COMING TO SAVE US - WE HAVE TO SAVE EACH OTHER - NO MAGA - NO ICE”
January 8, 2026 at 9:10 PM
I could see it that way taking this statement in a vacuum, but in the context of his previous statement about protesting this being "a patriotic duty", and the way the George Floyd protests played out here, I don't think this is an unreasonable statement. He knows things are about to get hard.
January 7, 2026 at 10:23 PM
I could see it that way taking this statement in a vacuum, but in the context of his previous statement about protesting this being "a patriotic duty", and the way the George Floyd protests played out here, I don't think this is an unreasonable statement. He knows things are about to get hard.
Thinking about this more, I'm going to give Frey more credit. The George Floyd protests were the hardest moment of his mayoralty and he has to be more aware than anyone how hard things could be here in the next few days. In that context it's impressive that he's going totally uncompromising anyways
January 7, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Thinking about this more, I'm going to give Frey more credit. The George Floyd protests were the hardest moment of his mayoralty and he has to be more aware than anyone how hard things could be here in the next few days. In that context it's impressive that he's going totally uncompromising anyways
Thanks. I am in MN, yes, and grew up in Minneapolis, though I'm in a suburb now and not quite as informed about Minneapolis city politics as I used to be. The next few days are going to be interesting.
January 7, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Thanks. I am in MN, yes, and grew up in Minneapolis, though I'm in a suburb now and not quite as informed about Minneapolis city politics as I used to be. The next few days are going to be interesting.
Frey is saying the right things right now, but in the past he's proven himself perfectly capable of talking the talk while not walking the walk. We'll see.
January 7, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Frey is saying the right things right now, but in the past he's proven himself perfectly capable of talking the talk while not walking the walk. We'll see.
It's 5F outside right now and yesterday it snowed 12 inches but I still don't want to live anywhere else
December 30, 2025 at 3:23 AM
It's 5F outside right now and yesterday it snowed 12 inches but I still don't want to live anywhere else
Only the author of The Shadow War of the Night Dragons could write such a novel and pull it off
December 26, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Only the author of The Shadow War of the Night Dragons could write such a novel and pull it off
I don't think I'd call it a non-religious holiday, but nearly all American atheists (including me) celebrate Christmas, usually in a totally secular way, so I do think it's at least arguable. And Christmas does have many non-Christian influences.
December 24, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I don't think I'd call it a non-religious holiday, but nearly all American atheists (including me) celebrate Christmas, usually in a totally secular way, so I do think it's at least arguable. And Christmas does have many non-Christian influences.
I was just there. The jewelry stand in the east corner had Milk-Bones to hand out to passing pups!
November 30, 2025 at 3:11 AM
I was just there. The jewelry stand in the east corner had Milk-Bones to hand out to passing pups!