New Orleans Boos a Cybertruck Off a Mardi Gras Parade, Breaks One of Its Windows

An orange Cybertruck from Texas with the license plate DUMPST5R took part in the Krewe of Orpheus parade in New Orleans Monday night as part of the kickoff of Mardi Gras. It left the parade route early after fairgoers threw so many beads and pieces of debris at the truck that it chipped the vehicle’s glass. DUMPST5R the orange Cybertruck from Texas is owned by winespring, a woman who blogs about the food in the Wheel of Time fantasy franchise, and MrMoonBound, a man whose account on X links to a website that serves as the “3rd best walkthrough” for the 1994 SNES game Earthbound. winespring livestreamed the Cybertruck’s harrowing journey through the parade on X. The video is more than three hours long, and the couple doesn’t enter the parade route proper until about an hour in. It doesn’t take long for the boos, jeers, and beads to start flying. From inside the Cybertruck, the sound of the beads repeatedly ricocheting off the car is a constant din. winespring and MrMoonBound joke and ... Read full article.