Burning Man

W.H. official: President Biden has been briefed on the situation at the Burning Man festival in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert.

— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) September 3, 2023

nice of them to let him know

potentially very funny conversation with an old man who is the president

Biden thinks “burning, man” is a punchline of a joke about a stag party

"Is this like Woodstock or one of those 'Crazy Clown Gang' festivals?"

"No sir. Woodstock had Jimi Hendrix while Juggalos bring their own shovels."

Joe Biden has sent 100 billion dollars to Ukraine and NOTHING to Burning Man.

— James (@GravitysRa1nbow) September 3, 2023

He sent Hunter... probably.

you know that's how it used to be back in the 90s right?

I went in 1992. Population 600 and it was free. I had been mixed up with LA Cacophony for several years, still had my pickup truck and most importantly: experience with desert camping since I was a kid. Burning Man then was mostly SF Cacophony folks, their cabaret acts, a couple dozen from LA Cacophony and about a half-dozen "art cars" from somewhere that roamed the playa at any given time. I brought my telescope, a boombox with all my Spacemen 3 tapes, and my own drugs. Good night for the Andromeda Galaxy and Saturn - I hung out on the tailgate of my truck while random weirdos came by to look through the scope. I tossed some of my remaining college undergrad notes into the Man and split as soon as it went up. That was the only time I went. I couldn't deal with the non-stop 24 hour a day drum circle.

Neal Katyal, a law professor at Georgetown University and former acting solicitor general in the Obama administration, said that he and several others hiked six miles to Gerlach, the nearest town.

Mr. Katyal and his group filled their backpacks with the essentials: “flashlights, water, extra socks — some of us like me had to bring our computers,” he said. They put plastic bags on their bare feet, socks over the top of them, and then put their boots or shoes on to “avoid being soaked,” he said.

“The hike was quite hard,” Mr. Katyal said, adding that the mud was“extremely sticky and heavy” and some people in the group almost fell. He expressed concern for those still looking to depart. “I think it is going to be very hard for people to leave for some days, but I think so many of the folks there have such a good spirit, dancing and making the most of it,” he said.

some people in the group almost fell

Article idea: “It used to be art weirdos and now it’s tech lords and Beltway creatures—Is Burning Man the new Bohemian Grove?”

I have a friend who is a law professor at Georgetown, I have to ask him if he knows this guy

katyal is infamous for successfully defending nestles use of child slavery before the supreme court

frequent MSNBC talking head, pretty full of himself

I went in 1992. Population 600

― Elvis Telecom, Monday, September 4, 2023 12:47 AM (nine hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

thats crazy it was so small i remember hearing about it around then in massachusetts

Mr Veg saw one of the early ones on Baker Beach SF in the late 80’s - he and his friends had gone to the beach to drop acid & there was a bunch of art weirdos burning a huge effigy on the beach so they hung out and watched

they’re all going to be fine, and the lesson they’ll learn is how great they are.

i'm a bit worried. the extra time in the desert with drugs might make these geniuses too disruptive next year.

yeah the most disgusting shit will be next year when all these numbskulls are going to be back having learned absolutely nothing and s'ing their own d's about how this year's Burning Man is about preserverence and healing #BurningManStrong

maybe the portapotty servicing has improved since the 90s but ... my memory of it was literally the most disgusting shit

portos that are even a little bit too full not close to overflowing are so nasty a mountain island of shit and toilet paper starts to form

lol what seriously cmon

sorry i just found out there are cops at burning man who will arrest you on drug charges and now if i’m being honest i no longer understand the point of burning man at all

— sorrel (@sorrelquest) September 4, 2023

a little robot should carry our shamepiles away and bury them at an optimum spot based on content readings

Mr Veg saw one of the early ones on Baker Beach SF in the late 80’s - he and his friends had gone to the beach to drop acid & there was a bunch of art weirdos burning a huge effigy on the beach so they hung out and watched

― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, September 4, 2023 11:21 AM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink

lol perfect

oh it was beyond "shamepiles" like some of it was fecal Jackson Pollock

events i regret not going to this weekend, ranked

(1) pirate fetish convention
(2) trans dance party
(3) one of the many fine local farmer's markets
(4) burning man, which i am assured is totally fine and will continue to be totally fine as long as the drugs don't run out.

"totally fine as long as the drugs don't run out" is how i describe myself on grindr but frankly i've never seen estrogen as much of a party drug

The one person I know at burning man has checked in on FB and she's alive. Definitely posting with #burnerstrong energy, I don't assume any lessons are being learned.

learned lessons are but clay pigeons launched before the disruption gun

it doesnt seem that bad honestly tho if it continued to ran it could be

lol at the heroic adventures walking out of there, assume they got someone to take care of their stuff for them

Or they just leave it and try to collect what money they can from REI when home

faced with the post-holiday deadlines of a monster whose identity cannot withstand missing a single meeting, the gortex moans

sorta wish biden would show up and throws some jumpers of tp and papertowels like trump after maria.

fecal Jackson Pollock

ok, sarahell. thank you. that's enough.

when i see this i get stuck at who’s culpable: art hippies, or edward abbey?

then i just “why not both? i still hope u safe. mostly.”

Other than a few people with seriously compromised health who may need to be evacuated by helicopter, these dolts should be left to commune with their own excrement.

Lol According to Diplo Chris Rock was freaking out that people were going to turn to cannibalism

I mean have you ever tasted tech bro execs?

I mean have you ever tasted tech bro execs?

I went to a desert raver in Mojave during the crazy rainstorms of February 2016. Car got stuck in the mud on the way in and out. Was still fun and I'm sure most people out there are adapting and having a great time. Was nearly snowed on in Death Valley while up in the Racetrack Playa. Went to Burning Man in 2015 when it was probably the 2nd or 1st most dustiest year in its history.

People panicking or making a stink about this are either projecting their distaste for BM or "hippies" or "tech people" or haven't ever actually camped in a desert proper. The lede that's buried here is much of this crazy weather causing this scene is yet another obvious sign of climate change.

heh heh, nah. i know the space. hippies or abbey. but our own septic juices the bechamel, u got that right.

People panicking or making a stink about this are either projecting their distaste for BM or "hippies" or "tech people" or haven't ever actually camped in a desert proper. The lede that's buried here is much of this crazy weather causing this scene is yet another obvious sign of climate change.

1) yes
2) yes
3) yes
4) yes and why should that stop me?
5) no duh

The desert is by definition a place prone to extremes and should be treated with great respect. According to Wikipedia, in 2019, 78,850 people participated in the event. There's a lot of hubris on display in the very concept of Burning Man, no matter how many port-a-potties and medical tents they set up.

Desert Blast, "the largest outlaw fireworks show in the West," was always the one I wanted to get to but never did.
https://www.wired.com/1994/12/desert-blast/

Climate change activists tried to block the entrance to Burning Man and attendees mocked them as they drove through and the organizers called the cops

projecting my distaste for BM or "hippies" or "tech people" while reading this

Burning Man yesterday after rain….double rainbow.
The Playa was dry and walkable tonight.
All the artwork,the Man and the Temple were on display
A memorable year. More rain. Less dust.
Discussions of whether eating vegans counted as keeping vegetarian were strictly hypothetical pic.twitter.com/aSAr732ny9

— Grover Norquist (@GroverNorquist) September 3, 2023

Just want to make Grover small enough that he can be drowned in a mud puddle

Norquist and his wife attended the annual Burning Man festival in Black Rock, Nevada in August 2014. Norquist explained that he wished to attend because, "There's no government that organizes this. That's what happens when nobody tells you what to do. You just figure it out. So Burning Man is a refutation of the argument that the state has a place in nature."

is he a full-on libertarian or something? fuck that dude

Burning Man is a refutation of the argument that the state has a place in nature.

Deep thoughts from someone who can't see past the end of his nose.