A public-comment session at the Township of Cranford Municipal Building in New Jersey on Tuesday 7 July 2026 descended into farce, according to a recording described by Stereogum. A man calling himself "Bongholeo", dressed in a purple bong costume and accompanied by a baby doll named "Bonholita" outfitted as a red bong, performed a cannabis-themed parody of Lizzo's "About Damn Time" before the committee. The spectacle underlines how local government meetings have become a stage for viral stunts and performative protest.

Following Bongholeo's applauded exit, Will Thilly, a longtime government critic who previously went viral for breakdancing at a committee meeting, took the podium with a "Refuse Gov't Abuse" sign, delivered a speech against government overreach, and closed by singing Morrissey's "The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get". After being warned three times that he had exceeded his allotted speaking time, he continued and was removed, prompting the committee to recess. Thilly was subsequently arrested and reportedly charged with aggravated assault causing bodily injury to a law enforcement officer, after which a man named Leon Truth took the podium, read a "parody poem" and chanted "Free Will Thilly".