[Leps-l] QAnon Conspiracy Theorists Force Butterfly Sanctuary to Shut Down

[Neil Jones]

Here is another link. This time there is an actual audio recording of 
the encounter.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/maga-candidate-kimberly-lowe-caught-on-tape-menacing-butterfly-sanctuary-on-texas-border


On 29/01/2022 17:46, Anne Kilmer wrote:
>
> ROFLOL
>
> I always knew there was something evil about those butterfly people.
>
> Glad you’re still kicking, Neil.
>
> I am nearly as extinct as the Miami Blue, and have moved on.
>
> The National Butterfly Center along the Texas-Mexico border is 
> shutting down for 3 days, citing threats and a nearby MAGA rally 
> (msn.com) 
> <https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the-national-butterfly-center-along-the-texas-mexico-border-is-shutting-down-for-3-days-citing-threats-and-a-nearby-maga-rally/ar-AATg2VG> 
> Here’s MSN’s take.
>
> Ah yes, I remember those sex orgies in the woods and fields, the 
> butterflies gathering about us, shocked.
>
> Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for 
> Windows
>
> *From: *Neil Jones <mailto:neil at aurinia.co.uk>
> *Sent: *Saturday, January 29, 2022 11:25 AM
> *To: *leps-l at mailman.yale.edu
> *Subject: *[Leps-l] QAnon Conspiracy Theorists Force Butterfly 
> Sanctuary to Shut Down
>
> Oh my goodness me there are some crazy and stupid people around. This
>
> story is one of the weirdest I've heard, but its true!
>
> It is a butterfly sanctuary for goodness sake!
>
> "Far-right conspiracy theories have latched onto baseless claims that
>
> major Texas butterfly sanctuary is a hub for sex trafficking, leading to
>
> real-world threats against the sanctuary’s staff. On Thursday, the
>
> National Butterfly Center in Mission, Texas, sent out"
>
> https://gizmodo.com/qanon-butterfly-sanctuary-texas-threats-1848440167
>
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