A protest as American as American cheese

Regular readers of the Tynanfiles (all 12 of you) may recall that I'm taking a hiatus from most social media these days. I don't really miss it much, and I feel slightly more sane as a result. But there have been a few times where I've had to make an exception and dive in, mostly for research purposes.

I'm not alone. 404 Media's Jason Koebler recently spent quality time on Facebook checking out the pain and suffering owners of Tesla Cybertrucks are enduring these days:

A Facebook group for Cybertruck owners is full of videos and photos of passersby and other drivers flicking them off, leaving notes that say “WHAT’S ELON’S CUM TASTE LIKE?,” and “NAZI CAR,” and people kicking their cars, throwing slices of cheese at it, etc.

To my mind, this is the feel good story of 2025.

There are several dozen Facebook groups devoted to Cybertrucks, most of them private. But this particular group is public, which means you don't have to actually own one of these Wankpanzers to join in on the fun. Here's a post from the past 24 hours from a woman complaining how someone wrote "Cybercuck" on the back of her, well, Cybercuck.

She writes:

I'm amazed by the number of middle fingers, aggressive driving, and even a hurtful message left on our tailgate. It's truly puzzling why some people feel entitled to behave this way....yes, I’m aware of the political landscape. My point seems to be being made by the negative comments written right here on what was meant to be an innocent intention post. We ordered this vehicle in 2019… seriously 5 years ago! My question for the most part is: What is wrong with our society?

She's asking the right question, but I suspect the correct answer is eluding her.

Praise cheeses

That's not the only way people are making their disgust with Elon and his DOGEbags known. Per Koebler:

Another post shows images of words people had drawn on the side of a dirty Cybertruck with their fingers, which included “KYS [Kill Yourself],” “Cyber Chode,” “CUCK,” and two different penises, one of which was hairy and ejaculating. The owner of the Cybertruck posted videos taken by his Cybertruck that showed two snowboarders scrawling the art on the truck. A photo posted by the owner after “two washes” showed that one of the penises faintly remained on the car.

Cybertruck owners are urging each other to turn the car's external-facing cameras to "Sentry Mode" to record what people are doing to their Swastikars when they're not around, then try to dox them later. This led to a brief video of my favorite protest so far, when some one decided to splatter a particular vehicle with individually wrapped slices of Kraft American Cheese (note: not actual cheese).

The bad news here is that Cybertrucks are rolling surveillance vehicles.

The good news is that every time you flip the bird at a Klanbourghini, even an empty one parked on the street, their owners can see you do it — and it really gets under their skin.

Personally, I no longer flip off (or "flick off" as Jason K. says) one of these Deploreans every time I see one. I now use a different one-finger salute, with the pinky extended — the universal symbol for 'You have a micropenis, and it's no secret to anyone who knows you.' [1]

This has the added advantage of confusing most WankTank owners, whose brains are just as small and flaccid as that other vital organ.

Elon go home

These public Intercourse Elon displays have also been accompanied by more traditional protests at Tesla dealerships, which are getting uglier by the minute. To wit:

Nine people were arrested during a raucous demonstration outside a New York City Tesla dealership on Saturday, protesting owner Elon Musk's role in sweeping cuts to the federal workforce at the behest of President Donald Trump.... Throngs of protesters also descended on the electric vehicle maker's showrooms in Jacksonville, Florida, Tucson, Arizona, and other cities, blocking traffic, chanting and waving signs reading "Burn a Tesla: Save Democracy," and "No Dictators in the USA."

I am morally and professionally prohibited from urging anyone to commit physical damage to an Incel Camino or the places where such ClusterTrucks are sold. For example, I would not suggest feeding laxatives to a flock of pigeons and releasing them over a Tesla dealership. Pigeons deserve better than that, and PETA would be livid. [2]

But it's fun to think about.

The need for creative forms of civil disobedience has never been greater. The Germans, who know a little something about the rise of fascism, have the right idea. A parade in Dusseldorf recently featured several satirical (and highly detailed) floats lampooning Trump, Putin, and their newest lackey:

It doesn't require tens of millions of people to resist autocracy. Harvard sociologist Erica Chenoweth has found that it takes just 3.5 percent of a country's population to drive change through nonviolent civil resistance. [3]

FrameLab's Gil Duran opines that this the real reason why Trump is threatening to quash 'illegal' campus protests (First Amendment be damned). Duran writes (emphasis in original):

[3.5% is] not a huge majority. That's not waiting for "everyone else" to wake up. That's a small, determined group of people who can decide enough is enough. And here's what matters: In Chenoweth's extensive data set, nearly every nonviolent movement that reached that 3.5% threshold succeeded – whether toppling dictators, dismantling apartheid, or securing fundamental rights.

It starts with flipping the bird at an AparthRide parked at a charging station. [4] It moves to joining others at groups like 50-50-1 in creative protest. And it ends up with getting our democracy back. Or, at least, not letting it go down without a fight.

What do you do when you see one of these Dumbvees on the road? Share your responses in the comments or email me: [email protected].

[1] Tip of the hat to faithful reader NatHB for suggesting this.

[2] Also, be sure to bring an umbrella.

[3] Thanks to PeteTheTroubadour for originally sharing that info-nugget.

[4] More fun CT nicknames can be found here.