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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>The iguanas are having a bad night. They will recover. Our conviction is firm and glorious and we know our goals. 38F by morning in my bit of South Florida. Vaxxed and boosted, with pleasant plans for the day. Flying here, Zebra longwings, Julias, Giant swallowtails and the sun will come up tomorrow. There are always fools, and we need not let them drive the bus. </p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">Mail</a> for Windows</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:robert.dana@state.mn.us">Dana, Robert (DNR)</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Saturday, January 29, 2022 6:29 PM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:neil@aurinia.co.uk">Neil Jones</a>; <a href="mailto:viceroy@bellsouth.net">Anne Kilmer</a>; <a href="mailto:leps-l@mailman.yale.edu">leps-l@mailman.yale.edu</a><br><b>Subject: </b>RE: [Leps-l] QAnon Conspiracy Theorists Force Butterfly Sanctuary to Shut Down</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'>“. . . the worst/Are full of passionate intensity. . . .what rough beast, its hour come round at last/Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'>W. B. Yeats<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Leps-l <leps-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Neil Jones<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, January 29, 2022 11:55 AM<br><b>To:</b> leps-l@mailman.yale.edu<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Leps-l] QAnon Conspiracy Theorists Force Butterfly Sanctuary to Shut Down<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='background:#FFC845;padding:5.25pt 1.5pt 5.25pt 1.5pt'></td><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:#FFF3DD;padding:5.25pt 3.75pt 5.25pt 11.25pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:2.25pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='color:#003865'>This message may be from an external email source.</span></b><span style='color:#003865'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:2.25pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#003865'>Do not select links or open attachments unless verified. Report all suspicious emails to Minnesota IT Services Security Operations Center.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><img border=0 width=708 height=2 style='width:7.375in;height:.0208in' id="Horizontal_x0020_Line_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D8157A.32654280"><o:p></o:p></p><div><p>Here is another link. This time there is an actual audio recording of the encounter.</p><p><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedailybeast.com%2Fmaga-candidate-kimberly-lowe-caught-on-tape-menacing-butterfly-sanctuary-on-texas-border&data=04%7C01%7Crobert.dana%40state.mn.us%7Ceb1b92562e624bb320bb08d9e3508c54%7Ceb14b04624c445198f26b89c2159828c%7C0%7C0%7C637790757385118274%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=9eBVeowoHEiyKVB1VA6fKium0zjmaQSP9rbrHNuEGiI%3D&reserved=0">https://www.thedailybeast.com/maga-candidate-kimberly-lowe-caught-on-tape-menacing-butterfly-sanctuary-on-texas-border</a></p><p><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 29/01/2022 17:46, Anne Kilmer wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal>ROFLOL<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I always knew there was something evil about those butterfly people. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Glad you’re still kicking, Neil. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I am nearly as extinct as the Miami Blue, and have moved on. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.msn.com%2Fen-us%2Fnews%2Fus%2Fthe-national-butterfly-center-along-the-texas-mexico-border-is-shutting-down-for-3-days-citing-threats-and-a-nearby-maga-rally%2Far-AATg2VG&data=04%7C01%7Crobert.dana%40state.mn.us%7Ceb1b92562e624bb320bb08d9e3508c54%7Ceb14b04624c445198f26b89c2159828c%7C0%7C0%7C637790757385118274%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=44bZtLh22s28akWMBF3hpLQakmxfEyaB6QMkAct0Pck%3D&reserved=0">The National Butterfly Center along the Texas-Mexico border is shutting down for 3 days, citing threats and a nearby MAGA rally (msn.com)</a> Here’s MSN’s take. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ah yes, I remember those sex orgies in the woods and fields, the butterflies gathering about us, shocked. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.microsoft.com%2Ffwlink%2F%3FLinkId%3D550986&data=04%7C01%7Crobert.dana%40state.mn.us%7Ceb1b92562e624bb320bb08d9e3508c54%7Ceb14b04624c445198f26b89c2159828c%7C0%7C0%7C637790757385118274%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=CwUG%2FiLnVlq%2FvK9WusSc4VzoVRTs3CGA6GQXfLozPaM%3D&reserved=0">Mail</a> for Windows<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:neil@aurinia.co.uk">Neil Jones</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Saturday, January 29, 2022 11:25 AM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:leps-l@mailman.yale.edu">leps-l@mailman.yale.edu</a><br><b>Subject: </b>[Leps-l] QAnon Conspiracy Theorists Force Butterfly Sanctuary to Shut Down<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Oh my goodness me there are some crazy and stupid people around. This <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>story is one of the weirdest I've heard, but its true!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>It is a butterfly sanctuary for goodness sake!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>"Far-right conspiracy theories have latched onto baseless claims that <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>major Texas butterfly sanctuary is a hub for sex trafficking, leading to <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>real-world threats against the sanctuary’s staff. On Thursday, the <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>National Butterfly Center in Mission, Texas, sent out"<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgizmodo.com%2Fqanon-butterfly-sanctuary-texas-threats-1848440167&data=04%7C01%7Crobert.dana%40state.mn.us%7Ceb1b92562e624bb320bb08d9e3508c54%7Ceb14b04624c445198f26b89c2159828c%7C0%7C0%7C637790757385118274%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=xT0Wz3O%2BYOUQcxuY8%2Fp9Mdk3XduAELoHAGTK7og87%2Bg%3D&reserved=0">https://gizmodo.com/qanon-butterfly-sanctuary-texas-threats-1848440167</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Leps-l mailing list<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:Leps-l@mailman.yale.edu">Leps-l@mailman.yale.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmailman.yale.edu%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Fleps-l&data=04%7C01%7Crobert.dana%40state.mn.us%7Ceb1b92562e624bb320bb08d9e3508c54%7Ceb14b04624c445198f26b89c2159828c%7C0%7C0%7C637790757385118274%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=ZMUjhCHq8Gn18WwBYHatkRqJ24xA3QuORp8DUUZY0zA%3D&reserved=0">https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/leps-l</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:.5in'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>