Again, there s a disconnect between the policy as compared to the person. and i think that it could improve communication, the messaging. it s really hard to pierce this bubble of young people in terms of where they get information from. there is so much good stuff for this, john. another interesting number in their. 72%, i believe. 70%, 72% of young americans believe that the rights of others are under attack. 59% believe their own rights are under attack. that is a striking number. how will this impact, do you think, the likelihood to get them up and out of seats to vote? listen, they, young people, as you said from those numbers, young people are voting as a means of self-defense. seven out of ten are concerned about the rights of other americans. 59% are concerned about their own rights. specifically women. specifically members of the lgbtq community.
Double the accounts of people threatening members of congress over the last five years, it has more than doubled than what we are used to. you heard amy klobuchar alluding to it. in terms of talking about accountability online, we saw today, elon musk, a new owner of twitter, amplifying a conspiracy theory about the attack on paul pelosi. amplifying something police basically said it was not accurate because that conspiracy theory had insinuated paul pelosi and his attacker might have known each other prior to that police confirming to us today that that was not true. they did not know each other before that incident. obviously, as you see this kind of rhetoric online, this disinformation which can result in physical violence like this. twitter hq not too far from where you are standing right now. mara barrett in san francisco for us. thank you so much. following the attack on pelosi, there are concerns about the nation s intense political climate, as we were just discussing. it all
Politically motivated violence has ebbed and flowed throughout u.s. history. according to researchers, america is currently going through an upsurge in right-wing violence. incidents now range from the unprecedented, the january siege of the u.s. capital, to the more quotidian death threats. joining me now to discuss, nbc political analyst and democratic strategist, and senior national political reporter for nbc news, natasha. natasha, let s start with you on this. the u.s. government, in a now warning of heightened threats, which we were hearing from myra and her reports about what is being said and discuss not only with nancy pelosi but as well there in san francisco, but the conversation around this issue remains divided on party lines, right? yes, it does. to some extent, we did see rick scott today come out and condemn the attack. however, he danced around the
This is something we have seen well before dobbs is concerned about individual rights and freedoms under attack. again, a crosses partisan and party lines. all right. john to little tape, great steady, great information thank. you for joining us. the human cost of playing politics with the lives of those seeking a better life in the u.s.. at least yemen ended with a look at the situation in new york city. rk city. when moderate to severe ulcerative colitis persists. put it in check with rinvoq, a once-daily pill. when uc got unpredictable,.