Jessie Newburn, Writer

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You had your chance to remove and bar him from the presidency after Jan 6. And you chickened out.

I’ve spent a good chunk of my career relying on American science and engineering to keep me alive. Yesterday, RFK Jr. testified at the U.S. Senate Finance Committee. It was sad to see him try to destroy the life’s work of so many American scientists. He shouldn’t be in this job.

The playa dusts of time No question about it: Burning Man--particularly that big event in the desert--is changing. There are many contributing factors, but I'll offer one I think is more dominant than most people know to kno...

A take and look at how generational change is impacting #BurningMan. Xers, the resilient, risk-taking generation is aging up, and a new generation of (much more) risk-averse folks are coming in.

jessienewburnwriter.com/the-playa-du...

Dang. The road into #BurningMan remains closed.

Well, as burners are quite fond of saying, "You get the burn you need, not necessarily the one you want." (Kinda true of life, too.)

brcdashboard.burningman.org

When forward is the only option In 2013, I went to Black Rock City, home of Burning Man, a week early to help build the French Quarter Village, of which More Carrot, the camp for which I was a theme camp organizer, was located withi...

While not at #BurningMan this year and in the intense dust storms they're experiencing, I have been witness -- and lived to tell -- through some harrowing storms and rains. jessienewburnwriter.com/when-forward...

Burning Man Packing List - Customize your own version - from Jessie Newburn

If you know anyone going to #BurningMan who is doing their last-minute packing, my customizable list is a most-excellent resource: bit.ly/packing-for-...

Liz Oyer on Instagram: "More about Trump’s highly irregular US Attorney nominees. One to watch closely is Bill Essayli in Los Angeles, who has ruffled *a lot* of feathers in just a few months. Check o... 3,118 likes, 118 comments - lawyer_oyer on August 5, 2025: "More about Trump’s highly irregular US Attorney nominees. One to watch closely is Bill Essayli in Los Angeles, who has ruffled *a lot* of fe...

She's good! www.instagram.com/lawyer_oyer/...

Surviving Burning Man: A Packing List for First-Timers, by Jessie Newburn - Free PDF To those of you headed to Burning Man for your first time ever, I’m wishing you the greatest of journeys, both out and about, and deep and within. Surviving Burning Man: A Packing List fo...

If you know anyone going to #BurningMan for the first time (or anyone who wants to go and is planning for the day they do), please share this book with them.

bit.ly/thriving-at-burning-man

Surviving Burning Man: A Packing List for First-Timers, by Jessie Newburn - Free PDF To those of you headed to Burning Man for your first time ever, I’m wishing you the greatest of journeys, both out and about, and deep and within. Surviving Burning Man: A Packing List fo...

Know anyone going to #BurningMan for the first time? My book and the packing tips are a most helpful resource: bit.ly/thriving-at-burning-man

The artist archetype and what’s next Each generation, of which there are four, is an archetype. Those born 2006-(predicted and likely) 2028, and most recently from 1925-1942, are the Artist archetype. As a big overarching statement, the...

Want to know a bit about the 19yo's-and-under generation? The nation's next artist archetype? Here are some things to consider. jessienewburnwriter.com/the-artist-a...

The playa dust of time No question about it: Burning Man -- particularly that big event in the desert -- is changing. There are many contributing factors, but I'll offer one I think is more dominant than most people know to...

Thoughts on Burning Man, generational shifts and culture change. jessienewburnwriter.com/the-playa-du...

Happy 4th of July. 🍦

And narcissistic to the nth degree.

Touché.

If you’re protesting today you should watch this first

A lot of the ‘new media’ folks you see don’t really want to be journalists, they want to be celebrities. There’s a big difference and ‘we the people’ have suffered the consequences of ‘infotaiment’ mightily. Seek out more tips and less clips.

Ick

Trump’s trade war won’t just cripple domestic markets—it will slow global gross domestic product growth to its lowest point in 17 years.

https://trib.al/ZoUo6ID

Oh, Northern Virginia… bastion of rebellious, take to the streets folk.

Oh

Indeed, say the Eternal Souls. Indeed.

The time to speak up was before.
But now is better than never.
Speak up, rich white dudes. Speak up.

So it’s not “Big & beautiful”?

It also costs money. A lot alotta money to make changes like this. Every instance. Every list. Every website. Every purchase order. Every everything.

Talk about GOVERNMENT WASTE?

It also costs money. A lot alotta money to make changes like this. Every instance. Every list. Every website. Every purchase order. Every everything.

Talk about GOVERNMENT WASTE?

The Intercept Sues for Records About Arizona’s Financial Surveillance Dragnet The Transaction Record Analysis Center database logs millions of wire transfers sent to or from Mexico and U.S. border states.

Quite excited for this! The Intercept is suing the Arizona AGO and a nonprofit set up in 2014 by the AGO under the state public records law for records about financial surveillance. Huge thanks to Cornell's First Amendment Clinic and our counsel at Zwillinger Wulkan. theintercept.com/2025/06/03/a...

For the pups, Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin hopes food bill finds a way There’s a wide divide between Republicans and Democrats in Congress. Maybe dogs can bridge the gap?

Nationally, pet stores discard millions of pounds of leftover inventory every year, including perfectly good food, leashes and crates.

I’m introducing the BARK Act to ensure pet suppliers can donate extra food, blankets and other essentials to the rising population of shelter animals in need.

Donald Trump sued me for racketeering, I won and did not back down.

Donald Trump tried to have me investigated, I did not back down.

Donald Trump named me in executive orders, I did not back down.

If your lawyers are so afraid that they are cutting deals with Trump, you have the wrong lawyers.

Map of SF that shows different temps ranging from 53 to 86 — within 6 miles of each other

Just your typical temperate range for a city that's only 7x7 miles