'I'm afraid': Texas butterfly sanctuary forced to close after far-right threats

Feb 06, 2022 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    -4% Center

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  • Policy Leaning

    30% Medium Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    64% Negative

Bias Score Analysis

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Sentiments

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"This week, the butterfly center was forced to close its doors indefinitely amid ongoing threats from far-right conspiracists and QAnon followers who falsely claim it is a haven for human-trafficking and illegal migration."
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34% Conservative
"The North American Butterfly Association (NABA), which runs the center, decided to close it down indefinitely on Wednesday as a precautionary measure, after being warned to be armed at all times or out of town during a We Stand America rally in support of a border wall."
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6% Conservative
"Treviño-Wright said the construction of sections of the border wall, and the subsequent vitriol that came from QAnon followers and Trump supporters, had a profound effect on the butterfly center and its staff."
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-2% Liberal
"A court date for the case about the section of border wall on the center's property has not been set yet."
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-10% Liberal
"Treviu00f1o-Wright said the construction of sections of the border wall, and the subsequent vitriol that came from QAnon followers and Trump supporters, had a profound effect on the butterfly center and its staff."
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-4% Liberal
"Treviu00f1o-Wright and the NABA made headlines for suing the organizations behind the construction of a section of Donald Trump's border wall after they sought to build straight through the butterfly preserve."
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-20% Liberal
"The nature preserve on the US-Mexico border became a target of rightwing ire after it opposed construction of Trump's wall"
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-22% Liberal
"Those groups included We Build the Wall, led by Trump's former chief strategist Steve Baon and founder Brian Kolfage, which is now facing corruption and fraud charges."
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-30% Liberal

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

67% : This week, the butterfly center was forced to close its doors indefinitely amid ongoing threats from far-right conspiracists and QAnon followers who falsely claim it is a haven for human-trafficking and illegal migration.
53% : The North American Butterfly Association (NABA), which runs the center, decided to close it down indefinitely on Wednesday as a precautionary measure, after being warned to "be armed at all times or out of town" during a We Stand America rally in support of a border wall.
49% : Treviño-Wright said the construction of sections of the border wall, and the subsequent vitriol that came from QAnon followers and Trump supporters, had a profound effect on the butterfly center and its staff.
45% : A court date for the case about the section of border wall on the center's property has not been set yet.

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