So for those of you who don’t have those kinds of acquaintances in your social media feeds, Burning Man is going on right now.

And the news is, this year the Black Rock Desert, the location chosen for the festival specifically for its inability to support any kind of life, has been afflicted by giant swarms of multiple kinds of smelly, biting insects.

That was the news two days ago at least. The news I’m hearing from my Burner friends today is that the festival is now afflicted by giant swarms of rodents and bats, come to eat the bugs.

Burning Man is being scourged by biblical plagues.

2015: It’s Happening™