the state of our politics at this moment. even though some republican leaders have condemned the attack, news has been flooded with a what about and conspiracy theories and disinformation from a whole host of right-winged media figures. all of this happening while he s still in intensive care. and while an active investigation is underway, a little more than an hour ago, federal prosecutors filed two charges, attempting to challenge a federal official. federal officials allege the attacker broke into the home intending to kidnap and hurt speaker pelosi and he came armed with a hammer and brought a rope, white tape, and zip ties. he told paul pelosi, he wanted to speaker to, quote, tell the truth. political reports that the attacker had, quote, inhabited a vifd and resentment-fueled world of conspiracy while living a fringed existence, even by the standards of the san francisco bay area, that he appears to embrace falsehoods about the without outcome of the 2020 election. the
Governor in the state of maryland. i don t think much of the messaging has hit them. what have you seen with your students? i have somewhat of a biased sample because i tend to interact with students who are interested in politics and take my intro to politics courses. what i m finding, though, is these students are very resourceful. they re not looking to jamie harrison to give them a message. they re motivating themselves on twitter and tiktok, and instagram, and in what s app in different ways that we just we never thought to mobilize in this way. what s really interesting is it s not just women who are motivated about their right to choose, but then men. if you take away contraception and you re forcing women to have children, that s also a conversation that men have to be involved in. so it s like, when does child support start? what does your life look like?