BREAKING: Multiple dead after vehicle drives through Vancouver Filipino festival.
Megathread https://www.reddit.com/r/vancouver/comments/1k8v49i/megathread_unfolding_incident_in_south_vancouver/
Megathread https://www.reddit.com/r/vancouver/comments/1k8v49i/megathread_unfolding_incident_in_south_vancouver/
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Learn from America's mistake: it doesn't need an AR-15.
What if it's a slow-moving Kristallnacht.
As someone that's suffered through severe depression and anxiety multiple times, it's no joke how crazy it can make you feel.
We're in the midst of collective fear due to fascism and climate change. Crazy times.🍁
We should look at the fact that people who have various disabilities are welcomed with open arms (to be used) by extremists.
No USA demographic has been hit harder with targeted propaganda than the average white MAGA voter. It's not even close.
Fascism is extremely effectively, and MAGA is legit a cult. Nothing about this is going to end well. We're at the top of the mental health iceberg.
https://youtu.be/kwheqLJisTc?si=jj4Xlk1CvOddfLEM
The government blocks news like this from coming out, but many people see stories like this on Weibo (China’s X),& it is saved before the government removes it.
I’ve seen dozens of videos like this.
https://youtu.be/Jd3Jt4MbOGo?si=3AFIOswXzgADI4GM
Vancouver mayor Ken Sim made an official announcement 2PM PST Sunday. 💔🍁
Here's the latest r/Vancouver Reddit megathread which was timed for discussion after Sim spoke.
https://www.reddit.com/r/vancouver/comments/1k9dp0z/megathread_lapu_lapu_day_suv_attack_news_and/
I've also included a Bluesky thread I've had going these past few hours with lots of content if anyone is interested.
"Driver has been detained, last video is people yelling at him while some protect him until police arrive. He says, "I'm sorry" in the video, so motive unknown."
An extremely tough watch. I'm only posting where op did a solid job of blurring out the victims faces.
CBC British Columbia live on the horrific events tonight at the Filipino festival in Vancouver.
“I got outside my food truck, I looked down the road and there’s just bodies everywhere,” said Vardeh, as his voice broke. “He went through the whole block, he went straight down the middle.”
Latest updates including statements from Eby, Singh and Poilievre.
Ongoing radio updates.
"I heard three big bangs and lots of scream. At first I thought it was a gunshot, and when I looked outside the window, everyone was screaming and running away. I could hear one kids screaming “mommy are we gonna die”.
"Vancouver police have not released any details about what happened but they did confirm that a driver drove into the crowd at East 41st Avenue and Fraser Street just after 8 p.m. PT."
Mayor Ken Sim: "I am shocked and deeply saddened by the horrific incident at today’s Lapu Lapu Day event. We will work to provide more information as soon as we can."
"People on stretchers being loaded into an ambulance. Crowd was growing and police told us to go home."
"We’re all OK physically, but honestly, I’m still very shaken up. I’m in shock and have been experiencing panic attacks after witnessing everything that happened.”
"Horrific video circulating of the aftermath of someone driving a speeding vehicle through Vancouver’s Lapu Lapu Day festival a couple of hours ago."
"Several people killed, others injured after vehicle drives into Vancouver street festival crowd: police"
The handling is so important too. But you may never know why. Im sorry this happened in your community. I understand. I lived in Oklahoma City when a home-grown terrorist attacked. That was thirty years ago. I’m scarred still to be honest and I wasn’t a direct victim.
Those of us that have been fortunate enough to live in Canada our entire lives simply haven't had to deal with what effectively this evening is war trauma.
We can't diminish anyone's pain, but compared to say Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan and Myanmar ...
It's a wake up call.🍁
"The show must go on."
"That was the message from Filipino BC after it was made aware of racist verbal attacks targeting Black performers"
"A number of people have been killed and multiple others are injured after a driver drove into a crowd at a street festival at E. 41st Avenue and Fraser shortly after 8 p.m. tonight."
"The driver is in custody."
"The difference between this event from other street parties in Vancouver I went, usually there are city trucks blocking all the intersections and officers standing at the intersection or roaming through the event"
You'd think having such a high profile person there would have heightened security.
"We saw the SUV driving erratically. He drove right down the street at 100km/h into the crowd. This is horrible. Many are injured, fatally so."
"Fatalities I heard are at 7, and it sounds like the driver was motivated by hate."
Over folks can’t be found.
Fuck this evil bastard.
This is the tip of the iceberg for mental health issues in the coming decades. Temporary insanity is a real thing.