David Holmes
@dholmes.us
Programmer 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.
If you don't mind reading in a web browser, or are willing to jump through the hoops to put it on an e-reader, the entire thing is free online: scalzi.com/agent/
(it was his first novel which he self-published on line for free or pay-what-you-want)
(it was his first novel which he self-published on line for free or pay-what-you-want)
Agent to the Stars -- An Online Novel
scalzi.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:19 PM
If you don't mind reading in a web browser, or are willing to jump through the hoops to put it on an e-reader, the entire thing is free online: scalzi.com/agent/
(it was his first novel which he self-published on line for free or pay-what-you-want)
(it was his first novel which he self-published on line for free or pay-what-you-want)
I'm not so sure about that, simply because a lot of those same people are also doing things that they DO call protest. The people you're talking about also stand on street corners with signs and went to the marches downtown and they generally use the word "protest" when they do.
February 6, 2026 at 2:08 PM
I'm not so sure about that, simply because a lot of those same people are also doing things that they DO call protest. The people you're talking about also stand on street corners with signs and went to the marches downtown and they generally use the word "protest" when they do.
Yeah, I read his post as being specifically about people in Minnesota rapid response, since that's the background discourse
February 3, 2026 at 2:58 AM
Yeah, I read his post as being specifically about people in Minnesota rapid response, since that's the background discourse
*wince*
I hate it, but my parents' whole generation and all our local businesses are there
I hate it, but my parents' whole generation and all our local businesses are there
January 30, 2026 at 2:43 PM
*wince*
I hate it, but my parents' whole generation and all our local businesses are there
I hate it, but my parents' whole generation and all our local businesses are there
I think I saw a fair bit about it here, but I do follow a lot of MN folks. It was plastered all over Facebook in MN though; hard to miss for Minnesotans misfortunate enough to use that site.
January 30, 2026 at 2:36 PM
I think I saw a fair bit about it here, but I do follow a lot of MN folks. It was plastered all over Facebook in MN though; hard to miss for Minnesotans misfortunate enough to use that site.
Apparently it actually was an MPS vehicle, but it was just doing normal MPS business and ran into ICE on the way and people jumped to conclusions.
www.mpschools.org/about-mps/ne...
www.mpschools.org/about-mps/ne...
MPS statement on false reports involving district vehicles
Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) is aware of false reports circulating that MPS vehicles are being used by federal agents for enforcement action. No MPS resources have been or will be used to support ...
www.mpschools.org
January 29, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Apparently it actually was an MPS vehicle, but it was just doing normal MPS business and ran into ICE on the way and people jumped to conclusions.
www.mpschools.org/about-mps/ne...
www.mpschools.org/about-mps/ne...
Thank you. I'm reading the replies to the original post and it's amazing how credulous people are. They look like plain white vans that anyone could have put that text on.
January 29, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Thank you. I'm reading the replies to the original post and it's amazing how credulous people are. They look like plain white vans that anyone could have put that text on.
Does anyone know which suburb this ostensibly was? It would be so hilarious to me if it was Edina.
January 28, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Does anyone know which suburb this ostensibly was? It would be so hilarious to me if it was Edina.
Hands get cold because the body restricts peripheral blood flow as needed to keep the core warm, which will happen more if your core is less insulated.
January 28, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Hands get cold because the body restricts peripheral blood flow as needed to keep the core warm, which will happen more if your core is less insulated.
Any podcast recommendations?
January 27, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Any podcast recommendations?
I have problems with Hasan, but this particular accusation seems to be just totally made up. It's not even close to what he actually said.
bsky.app/profile/skep...
bsky.app/profile/skep...
This popped up on my timeline this weekend. I finally watched this AM & it's just not true. This dude posted a video, said it was prominent lefty streamer Hasan Piker saying something bonkers, and correctly assumed no one would watch to confirm. No reply after 7h so figured I'd put it out there.
January 27, 2026 at 4:06 PM
I have problems with Hasan, but this particular accusation seems to be just totally made up. It's not even close to what he actually said.
bsky.app/profile/skep...
bsky.app/profile/skep...
In 1975, the MN GOP renamed itself the "Independent Republican Party" to try and distance itself from the toxic Republican brand after Watergate.
But the modern MN GOP was already greatly diminished even before the ICE invasion so there's not my there to salvage this time.
But the modern MN GOP was already greatly diminished even before the ICE invasion so there's not my there to salvage this time.
trump has probably destroyed the minnesota republican party for the duration
pretty wild statement re: Republican Chris Madel drop from race for MN governor:
"Saying he cannot support the national GOP's 'stated retribution on citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so."
"Saying he cannot support the national GOP's 'stated retribution on citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so."
January 26, 2026 at 3:36 PM
In 1975, the MN GOP renamed itself the "Independent Republican Party" to try and distance itself from the toxic Republican brand after Watergate.
But the modern MN GOP was already greatly diminished even before the ICE invasion so there's not my there to salvage this time.
But the modern MN GOP was already greatly diminished even before the ICE invasion so there's not my there to salvage this time.
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.