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

[Dana, Robert (DNR)]

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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<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>


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://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> Here's MSN's take.
Ah yes, I remember those sex orgies in the woods and fields, the butterflies gathering about us, shocked.


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From: Neil Jones<mailto:neil at aurinia.co.uk>
Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2022 11:25 AM
To: leps-l at mailman.yale.edu<mailto: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<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>

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