Burning Man

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ThheeeNeWGUy

This was actually tribal police with the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe. These protestors were trespassing on Tribal land and were blocking the only road in and out of Burning man. Which again echoes tons of points made here that someone could have been needing emergency medical transport out of the Festival, and literally thousands paid money to get INTO the festival but couldn't. There was a traffic jam MILES long because of this protest. The police response has been hugely celebrated as perfectly justified

CalebTGordan

A couple more points and a correction.

There was a tribal officer killed the night before. I don’t know the details but it absolutely meant that they were already on edge. Also, the tribe HATES Burning Man and the traffic coming through the rez. Can’t blame them when many burners dump tons of trash in Nixon (a town along that road,) and have been assholes to locals for decades.

I’m seeing claims that the protesters were demanding BM ORG ban all single use plastic, which seems pretty silly when the obvious issue is the significant carbon footprint the event carries. Also, they really didn’t think through the protest past “Set up trailer, chain people to it, and yell at people.” If they had done any scouting and planning they would have seen there were far better spots on that road past where the tribal rangers would be.

Lastly, people have found one of the protester’s instagram and he has a private jet he uses to party all around the world.

This wasn’t the only road into Burning Man but it is the most traveled. You could theoretically come from Cedarville, California but that road isn’t as convenient.

Lastly, people have found one of the protester’s instagram and he has a private jet he uses to party all around the world.

Typical hypocrisy

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"bored white people mecca"

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If would rather see the tribal grounds police just tell the hundreds of people stuck on the road to "go remedy the situation".

Border, on both sides, for sure. The local police are not fans either way; it kinda showed.

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Tens of thousands of people at the Burning Man Festival in northwestern Nevada are being told to conserve food, water and fuel and to shelter in place after heavy rain overnight turned the desert to mud.

Organizers said that due to the rain, the gate and airport in and out of Black Rock City — the temporary metropolis that springs up each year in the desert — remained closed as of 10:45 a.m. Saturday.

"Ingress and egress are halted. No driving is permitted until the playa surface dries up, with the exception of emergency vehicles," organizers said in an emailed statement. "Participants are encouraged to conserve food, water, and fuel, and shelter in a warm, safe space."

The Reno Gazette Journal reported that more than 73,000 people are currently at the festival.

Burning Man organizers reported that overnight Black Rock City received 0.6 to 0.8 inches of rain.

Although less rain is expected on Saturday, with only scattered showers, "the rain's not over," Deutschendorf warned.

"We have a higher chance of another round of steady rain later tonight into Sunday morning that could bring another tenth to a third of an inch, possibly even up to half an inch if it persists," he said.

The rain should move out of the area by Sunday evening, he added.

The weather at this year's festival is in stark contrast to last year, when temperatures were in the triple digits, reaching 105. Temperatures were forecast to be in the low 70s on Saturday and possibly not even out of the 60s on Sunday.

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Looks as though boredom increases. I would imagine people will rut it up big time.

This is a TikTok/selfie destination for rich trust fund kids who can't think of a better way to spend their daddy's money.

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Raining Man

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