Guno צְבִי
We fight, We win, Am Yisrael Chai
Legend has it that the butterflies carry the souls of the dead relatives as they make their way to the warmer climes of Mexico.
In the past few years, that legend has been competing with disturbing and unfounded far-right conspiracy theories that the National Butterfly Center, a 100-acre sanctuary for the Monarchs and other species on the banks of the Rio Grande, is the site of child sexual abuse trafficking and illegal immigration. As the misinformation crescendo grew, driven by the hot-button issue of immigration, the center closed its doors in February. Far-right conspiracists and QAnon followers targeted the center and threatened violence because it opposed the construction of Trump’s border wall based on its impact on the surrounding habitat.
Today, the center will reopen to the public in honor of Earth Day, which was celebrated on Friday.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/t...id=EMMX&cvid=2cb1b7c2fe4041bfa1a12f933cd659d6
In the past few years, that legend has been competing with disturbing and unfounded far-right conspiracy theories that the National Butterfly Center, a 100-acre sanctuary for the Monarchs and other species on the banks of the Rio Grande, is the site of child sexual abuse trafficking and illegal immigration. As the misinformation crescendo grew, driven by the hot-button issue of immigration, the center closed its doors in February. Far-right conspiracists and QAnon followers targeted the center and threatened violence because it opposed the construction of Trump’s border wall based on its impact on the surrounding habitat.
Today, the center will reopen to the public in honor of Earth Day, which was celebrated on Friday.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/t...id=EMMX&cvid=2cb1b7c2fe4041bfa1a12f933cd659d6

