Burning Man is the biggest psyop in the world. For thousands of dollars, people willingly sleep in the desert for a week, poop in port-a-potties, listen to terrible electronic music and forego showering. Last year, torrential rains turned The Playa — that’s what the wooks call the patch of desert where Burning Man is held — into a muddy swamp. And this year, windstorms have turned it into the new Dust Bowl.

But instead of Okies looking for a better life, it’s project managers pulling dirt out of their teeth and hair.

Videos of burners getting swept away in 50 mph winds have been making the rounds, and they warm the soul. This is God’s retribution for white people having dreadlocks, and the good news is, Burning Man only started yesterday, so there are still six more days of plagues ahead. 

However bad your day was at least you weren't in the 50+ mph winds in the middle of the desert ...in a flash flood/storm during the opening of burning man this week. pic.twitter.com/fRTfE5SFzs

— || ᶻʰᵃⁿRock Stands for Justice (@Zhanrock) August 25, 2025

Happy Burning Man week to people heading there….looks like the weather will clear up at some point pic.twitter.com/36q9XXZlrE

— Wu Tang is for the Children (@WUTangKids) August 25, 2025