This is a child who at the time of this battery was suspected of being involved in a home burglary along with three other suspects. The other three had been under surveillance; Holley was seen exiting a townhome with two of the suspects. When the police gave chase, Holley ran — and what appears in this video is the outcome of that chase.
Police Brutality Alive and Well in Houston: Teen Battered [Video] |
| By: Rayne Sunday February 6, 2011 8:00 am |
Egypt Sunday: The Day of the Martyrs |
| By: Siun Sunday February 6, 2011 6:30 am |
The protesters in Egypt have called for another large gathering today, as a moment to honor the martyrs, the many who have been killed in this struggle for democracy.
Sunday Talking Heads: February 6, 2011 |
| By: Elliott Sunday February 6, 2011 2:00 am |
A lot of good Egypt interviews scheduled, and Chris Wallace does Dallas.
Late Late Night FDL: Spring Hits A Snag |
| By: Suzanne Saturday February 5, 2011 10:00 pm |
Snagglepuss — Spring Hits A Snag. This Hanna-Barbera cartoon was first aired on October 21, 1961. Grab your popcorn, put your feet up on the coffee table, and try to keep the spitballs off the screen please. This is Late Late Night FireDogLake, where off topic is the topic … so dive in. What’s on your mind?
Late Night: Ronald Reagan Turns 1,000; Sticky Wingnuts Salve Selves in Celebratory Goo |
| By: Thers Saturday February 5, 2011 8:01 pm |
Tomorrow will mark the 1,000th anniversary of the birth of Ronald Reagan. One of the wingnut welfare queens at the Corner burbles: Ronald Reagan is loved by nearly everyone these days — at least, nearly everyone can find something good to say about the man. There is a kernel of truth in there, in the [...]
Trash Talk! SuperBowl XLV |
| By: bmaz Saturday February 5, 2011 7:15 pm |
As of post time, it appears SuperBowl XLV will still be played in Reykjavík Texas despite the spate of injuries to innocent plaintiffs, er fans, from ice falling off of Cowboys Stadium. SuperBowls should be played in reasonable and warm climates, not the frozen tundra of Texas. As Dallas born and bred Stevie Ray Vaughn knows, the Texas Flood will give you the blues; just think what the ice storm they have been suffering the past few days will do.
Mr Dimon, Would You Like Some Cheese with that Whine? |
| By: dakine01 Saturday February 5, 2011 6:30 pm |
And just so folks don’t think I’m picking only on Dimon and JP Morgan Chase, there’s this from Sunday’s NY Times Magazine with an interview with Goldman Sachs partner Abby Joseph Cohen showing that Dimon is far from being the only clueless feck on Wall Street.
Liveblogging The WGA Awards |
| By: watertiger Saturday February 5, 2011 5:43 pm |
Hey, kids. I’m representing FDL at the WGAE Awards tonight. Very exciting.
Video: Evidence of Mubarak Police Arrest of Wael Ghonim, Missing Google Exec |
| By: Siun Saturday February 5, 2011 4:30 pm |
The video comes from a demonstration of journalists in Cairo. At minute 1:04 as the secret police arrive and seize a man believed to be Wael Ghonim and take him away. While there is not yet confirmation that this is Wael, it looks like him – and is quite an example of how the security forces under Mubarak operate.
Awal Gul: “You Cannot Wash Blood with Blood” |
| By: Phoenix Woman Saturday February 5, 2011 4:00 pm |
Awal Gul, a man who like so many other countless thousands of men and women around the world was held for nearly nine years without trial, charge or even official arrest at America’s behest as part of the alleged “war on terror,” has died.


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