Here we go again.

Umm what?

Those motherfuckers. Things are bad enough without Mountain Dew and Taco Bell piling on.

Code Red (2001): Released three months before the September 11 attacks, with “Code Red” interpreted as a reference to emergency or danger.

Maui Burst (2019): Launched the same year as the devastating Maui wildfires, with some theorists linking the brand name “Mountain Dew” to “D.E.W.” (Directed Energy Weapons), falsely claiming these caused the fires.

Star-Spangled Splash (2024): Released before the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, linked to Key’s authorship of “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

Pitch Black (2023/2024): Associated with the July 2024 CrowdStrike IT outage, described as a global “blackout.”

Baja Midnight (2025): A new flavor announced for release on August 14, 2025, exclusively at Taco Bell, sparking speculation about events tied to “midnight,” such as nuclear risks (due to the Doomsday Clock set at 89 seconds to midnight in 2025) or a potential blackout in Baja California. Some connect it to the “Midnight Hammer” callsign used in a U.S. military operation in Iran in June 2025.

Mango Rush (2025): Linked by some to flash floods in Kerr, Texas, in July 2025, after influencers predicted flooding in Houston following the flavor’s release.