Texas Butterfly Park To Close Indefinitely As Conspiracy Theorists Intensify Attacks

[L. Coyote]

Link to tweet

....... The butterfly conservatory, which pushed back against Trump administration efforts to erect sections of a U.S.-Mexico border wall near its 100-acre nature preserve in Mission, Texas, has been tied up in litigation for years with the former presidential administration and its allies at We Build The Wall, making it an ongoing target for harassment.

The sanctuary closed from Friday to Sunday for the duration of the We Stand America border security rally nearby, headlined by QAnon conspiracy theorists and supporters of former President Donald Trump ......

........... The butterfly center first sued the Trump administration in 2017 on environmental grounds, arguing that proposed border wall construction would destroy crucial habitat for butterflies and birds, and even block migration routes for species that fly lower to the ground. The center alleges that workers began work surveying their land and cutting down trees on their property without permission. ............

It later sued We Build the Wall, a nonprofit led by Bannon that raised more than $25 million with online fundraisers. The lawsuit accuses the organization and its founder, Brian Kolfage, of defaming the butterfly center and Treviño-Wright, and opening them up to “targeted harassment,” among other allegations about its efforts to construct the wall in Texas near the nature preserve.

Kolfage, Bannon and several others were indicted in August 2020 for allegedly using We Build the Wall donations for personal expenses.

[Ohio Joe]

1. Sheesh... What is wrong with these loons...

Yet not a one of them has the least interest in Gaetz... Such a shock.

[Hekate]

2. They. Are. Insane.

[C_U_L8R]

3. It's past time to indefinitely close down the magats

They plague the planet. There isn't a hole deep enough to toss these idiots into.

[vercetti2021]

6. Covid already doing that

They are dying from it. So they are plaguing themselves off the planet

[C_U_L8R]

8. The irony is lost on these clowns.

[BigmanPigman]

13. GOOD!!!!!!!

I hope it continues until they kill off the majority of GQP voters. I dance on their graves..

[vercetti2021]

4. Can we please label QAnon as a terrorist organization already?

These people need to be tossed into a lunatic asylum

[Lucinda]

5. ❤️ ✿❧🌿❧✿ ❤️

[SoCalDavidS]

7. This Shithole Country Is Getting Shittier By The Day nt

[Solly Mack]

9. K&R

[COL Mustard]

10. This is insane

No other word to describe it. In fucking sane.

[sprinkleeninow]

11. They all have a knack for desecration.

[blue-wave]

12. Killing democracy is not enough, they want to kill even butterflies it seems

I would guess this sanctuary is likely a stop on the annual Monarch butterfly migration to/from Mexico. If so, the Monarchs have been dropping in population. People are working to increase their numbers and provide a safe and healthy migration route.

Attacking this sanctuary in any way is absurd.

[Withywindle]

14. Disrespect for nature is a key component of right-wing toxic masculinity

The Fascist ideal of the Ubermensch means white human dominion over everything, including the natural world. Wantonly killing wildlife and destroying ecosystems for power and profit is a matter of pride in this ideology.

White settlers wantonly killed bison for no reason other than because they could, because they took joy in destruction, and because it would harm the Native people who relied on them. Millions of majestic animals slaughtered and the bodies left to rot. With malicious purpose.

The kind of people who did this in the 19th century are still with us. They still have that desire to destroy. They will never admit their ancestors did wrong.

They shamelessly mock everyone who cares about other life forms and wants to preserve the Earth (the place where we all live, there is no Planet B)

It's been a hallmark of the hard right to violently push back on even the tamest environmental protections for decades. It's not rational, it's an id-driven hard-on for conquering and destruction.

[NBachers]

15. My dream is a platoon of men in WW II GI outfits like Sgt. Rock's Easy Co. to clean these Nazis out.

A Twilight Zone episode of dusty guys who believe that the only good Nazi is a dead Nazi to finish the job once and for all.

[eShirl]

16. bullies love a perceived weak target

[maxrandb]

17. Well, I am retired, but if President Biden wanted to recall me to active duty

I would gladly deploy to protect Butterfly Sanctuaries, Public Libraries, schools and School Board meetings, clinics that provide reproductive services, and polling stations.

You might think I am joking, but if people that care about American Democracy don't get off their asses and vote like the very survival of Americans Democracy is at stake, we are not far from the above scenario.

I am not in as good of shape as I used to be, but I am sure I can take on some Nazis.