In just a couple of minutes, the Waukesha PD will be holding a 9 PM CST update regarding the vehicular incident this afternoon at the Waukesha Christmas Parade. Here’s KARE 11 live feed:
Update at 10:10 PM EST
Well that was largely uninformative and anticlimactic.
Open thread!
debbie
The local Fox station just ran a couple of snippets of his interview with Carlson. Apparently he’s a BLM supporter and in no way a racist. ??♀️
RandomMonster
I’m sure the driver felt threatened by the crowd and was thus justified in plowing into them.
Jackie
One death reported so far.?
Gin & Tonic
@debbie: He who?
Percysowner
For what it’s worth, which may be nothing Former FBI terrorism experts saw something fishy in the red SUV attack that is going unnoticed
Kent
It has been reported that the driver and passengers were black. So this isn’t the typical MAGA road rage thing.
Until evidence to the contrary I would assume this is just a garden variety accident due to some sort of negligence by the driver (messing with his phone, speeding, drunk, high on meth, etc.).
It might well have been an intentional act, but I don’t think we know that yet.
Mary G
NotMax, if you’re around, I’ll be getting myself a small Instapot during the sales that’ll probably run through Christmas under one name or another. You’re my go–to price expert and I hope if you spot a good one you’ll post it here for me.
Mary G
@Percysowner: the article doesn’t exactly say that and the second guy, Frank F-something is in many articles spouting doom and gloom.
?BillinGlendaleCA
@Mary G: I have the big instant pot, really like it.
Enhanced Voting Techniques
@Percysowner: The take it with grain of salt this early the SUV was fleeing crime scene, so that observation would fit it.
HumboldtBlue
Tell me you’re from Philadelphia without telling me you’re from Philadelphia.
Adele remembers a teacher who impacted her life. Tissues recced and a laugh to be had.
Discover Card used Shaggy’s It Wasn’t Me in a TV ad. Were they buck naked banging on the bathroom floor?
Adam L Silverman
The disinformation and agitprop started surging shortly after the news broke on this this afternoon. From the usual suspects like Jim Hoft of gateway pundit to the bots and trolls to the white supremacists, neo-fascists, and neo-NAZIs. That’s why I wanted to put up a live feed for the 9 PM CST update. Unfortunately the only real official update is the next update is tomorrow. At this point take everything being reported with a mountain of salt.
Mousebumples
A few things to add –
Children’s Hospital Milwaukee has reportedly received 15 individuals from the attack with no fatalities to report.
One or more death(s) have been indicated from the reporting I’ve seen, but no details given while they notify next of kin. ?
The person of interest is apparently in custody, along with the vehicle.
If you’re in the Milwaukee area, blood donations are needed.
I’m happy to post up some tweets, as well. Stay tuned for that, as i collate some of those.
Mousebumples
Other tweets in that thread from local Milwaukee CBS affiliate news reporter, including –
Suspect in custody – https://twitter.com/BillatCBS58/status/1462602733119234056?t=PT6XBa1INrCUpeoI-yghIg&s=19
Disaster helpline info if you need someone to talk to – https://twitter.com/BillatCBS58/status/1462611460559884288?t=wzrzeL6I6ifo4LZMGVRGcg&s=19
Adam L Silverman
@Mousebumples: thanks!
Chetan Murthy
@?BillinGlendaleCA:
@Mary G: I got the 6qt model, with yogurt-maker setting — the Duo model. It’s a -teensy- bit bulky, but I find that being able to make a decent-sized soup in one go is pretty great. I fear the 3qt model would be too small. I’m cooking for one, but I like that I can make batches of food that’ll last me a week in one go.
Villago Delenda Est
The authorities in Wisconsin are being very cagey about all this.
Mousebumples
I’m sure there’s a limit on links without landing in the spam filter , so apologies for the back to back comments –
WISN is the Milwaukee ABC affiliate, fwiw.
And correction to my above comment –
Though I’d argue that blood donation is always beneficial to the community (if you’re able to donate), it doesn’t appear to be an urgent need at this time.
debbie
@Gin & Tonic:
Sorry. Kyle Rittenhouse.
OGLiberal
Saw plenty of vids and this really looked like some sort of chase. Could have hit a lot more people if that was the intent. Some attempts to miss, some drive by where it would have been easy to hit people, but also a blatant disregard for life when there was no people filled gap to drive through. Multiple reports on suspect in custody and, if details are correct, Jim Hoft is going to be a very happy man, simply based on the rumored race of the suspect in custody.
Terrible, terrible, terrible. These folks were just out having fun, dancing in the streets.
JCJ
Wow. I went to Divino Gelato on Main Street in Waukesha at 2:00 o’clock. I left Waukesha at 3:30. Seeing the videos now is freaky. One view from an apartment shows the SUV hitting a person right in front of Divino.
?BillinGlendaleCA
@Chetan Murthy: I like the 6qt model since I can steam hot dogs in it.
Mousebumples
From a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter (local newspaper) –
Thread includes additional details on what groups in the parade may have been impacted based on the parade lineup. Some groups (including a high school marching band and Catholic church groups) have confirmed that they have affected (eg injured/hit) members.
For those that are religious, there are some Catholic services planned for tomorrow morning, and some online rosary praying – though I’m not sure if that’s still on going at the link.
Not sure if I’ll have much more to add tonight (almost bedtime here), but it sounds like another press conference is planned for 1pm central tomorrow. (2pm blog time) Here’s hoping that those affected get the care and medical support they need to pull through. ???
Adam L Silverman
@Villago Delenda Est: Given how things went with Rittenhouse, I’m not surprised.
Omnes Omnibus
People really need to be careful not to spread rumors and gossip right now. We know very few facts about what happened and a lot of places are a tinderbox right now. Let’s not help start any fires.
Mousebumples has posted pretty much everything that is out there right now. Beyond those few facts, everything is speculation.
JCJ
@JCJ:
Main Street gets narrow heading west past Barstow Street. At 2:00 there were people setting up chairs and reserving spots for the parade. Waukesha Memorial Hospital has about 50 covid patients taking up beds. WMH is not far, but Froedtert and Children’s are the higher level trauma center. The local news just showed a red SUV near Carroll University with a badly damaged front end.
West of the Rockies
@JCJ:
Fortune’s Wheel is a strange, strange gizmo.
Steeplejack (phone)
News story from CNN.
Mousebumples
One more before bedtime (or “sleepies” as my 2 year old has taken to calling it) –
normal liberal
@Mary G: I have a 3-quart Instant Pot Ultra – lots of interesting things it can do, but really too small to be useful. There are several 6-quart models at good sale prices.
dmsilev
@Chetan Murthy: I have the same model, and use it pretty regularly. Most recipes scale down for ‘ cooking for one’ without too much hassle, but I’ve run across some which are problematic in the 6 qt machine; liquid levels not high enough to submerge things, stuff like that. Usually fixable with some tweaking, but something to keep in mind.
rikyrah
????????for everyone hurt ??
frosty
@Mary G: We use a 3-qt in our trailer when we’re traveling, and it’s good enough to make meals for two, sometimes with leftovers. We have the 6-qt at home. IMHO the only reason to go smaller is if you’re short of storage space for appliances.
Mary G
@?BillinGlendalezCA: @Chetan Murthy: Thanks you guys
Having trouble finding a pre-diabetic diet I can cook. My doctor suggested a meal delivery service, so I signed up for Hello Fresh, which sent the first delivery Thursday evening. I procrastinated Friday, then yesterday I ground my teeth and opened the first bag and the first things that came out were a large onion and two huge poblano peppers, with instructions to slice them into very thin straps. Bitch, if I could do that I wouldn’t be paying you a fortune for these meals!
Also I was unable to cancel getting the same meals on Saturday as they had told me I could, because Thursday is Thanksgiving and so my delivery will be on Tuesday instead and I would have to have canceled within the four hours I had on Thursday night after delivery. Good luck getting me to pay for them.
Mary G
@normal liberal:
@dmsilev:
@frosty:
Thanks everybody, think I’ll get a 6 qt. in case the housemate and the teen fall in love with it. Don’t want to end up with both.
Jim Appleton
How weird is it that this thread is about a dire tragedy and cooking appliances?
Thor Heyerdahl
@Mary G: 6 quart user here too – duo evo plus – cooking for one (often with multiple meals in mind). I believe that anything smaller that 6 quarts would have been too small for some of the recipes that I’ve cooked.
West of the Rockies
@Jim Appleton:
Curious juxtaposition.
Alison Rose
@Jim Appleton: Forget it, Jake. It’s Balloon Juice.
prostratedragon
@Jim Appleton: Life goes on. Just watched an English mystery, one of several such I’ve seen, in which people are suddenly having to deal with a grisly crime just as they’ve dressed in ridiculous circus costumes. At least our diversions are homey.
Anne Laurie
New post up top…
JWR
Reuters, from ten minutes ago:
Mai Naem mobile
@Mary G: there was a recall on onions in Hello Fresh and another meal delivery place due to concerns about salmonella. Also, the diabetic cooking – if you can, get a dietitian referral from your doctor. Even if you get only one session with a dietitian, you’ll learn a lot and probably be able to adjust your regular meals to meet your needs.
Enhanced Voting Techniques
So the wingnuts are screaming that this is revenge killings for the Ritterhouse verdict on Twitter, which means they will latch on to that no matter what the actual facts are. So expect more voilance until society gets it’s head of out it collective asses.
Miss Bianca
@Mary G: Me too! I have decided to join the InstaPot cult. : )