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Kerry Kennedy says she ‘absolutely’ blames her brother, Health and Human Services Secretary RFK Jr., for recent measles-related deaths in Pennsylvania. The state has surpassed more than 1,000 measles cases this year, making it the largest state outbreak in 30+ years. @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social

@jacobsoboroff.bsky.social sits down w/ investigative journalist Mariana van Zeller, who went undercover to expose a network of romance scammers for her new Nat Geo doc “Super Scam Me.” They talk about Jacob's experience with an imposter and the toll these scams are taking on people’s lives.

Kasey Jackson, a mother in Kansas, went viral this week after sharing her reaction to the news that Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri would no longer be an in-network provider for Affordable Care Act marketplace insurance plans starting next year. @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social

"Vote for Alex, vote for a step closer to justice for my family, vote for ALL of the victims of ICE, vote for your community and your neighbors. Alex stood up for his community so now it is time we stand up and fight back." @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social

Minnesota officials say that the Trump administration has stopped sharing evidence with local authorities who are investigating the killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good at the hands of federal immigration agents. @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social

"You talkin’ to me? You talkin’ to ME?!" Here’s how Robert De Niro and Democrats are pushing back against Donald Trump’s escalating threats on our elections and election officials. @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social

“I think he’s going to give me a facelift”- New Yorkers predict what else Donald Trump could promise voters in exchange for Republican midterm votes.

Trump’s DOJ wanted Dean Logan, LA’s top election official, to do something even your IT guy at work wouldn’t ask you to do: plug in a random flash drive to his computer. Why? To investigate what they say was 20,000 alleged noncitizen voters in CA. “I was unsure if it was real.”

Trump seems determined to frame the protests in France as an immigration problem. "Really not," says French journalist Aurélie Raya. “Nothing works here now," says Raya. "Everybody is exploding...people can't afford anything."

From seeking to block the Alaska Senate results if the incumbent Republican loses by a small margin, to threatening election officials in California, here are some of the ways President Trump has tried to sow doubt in our elections just this week. @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social

Noncitizen voting is a nonissue. And it seems everyone but the Trump administration knows it. Donald Trump and Stephen Miller use “token prosecutions,” to “intimidate voters before an election,” says immigration lawyer Lindsay Toczylowski.

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Good morning! See you soon on "Connect" ☀️ @shennabellows.bsky.social Trymaine Lee Aurélie Raya @l-toczylowski.bsky.social // @immdef.bsky.social @shustry.bsky.social @kerrykennedy.bsky.social Dean C. Logan @nurselee4az.bsky.social Michael Tubbs @lizplank.bsky.social

we'll take 2 Baby Daddy O'Briens please 😂 what a TREAT having debbie in studio today!!! 💗 @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social

Three years after being honored at the Kennedy Center under President Biden, Billy Crystal weighs in on the turmoil at the institution since President Trump took control and attempted to put his own name on the building. @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social

it's a @connectwithjacob.bsky.social 🤝 @theassignmentmsnow.bsky.social collab!! 💙

“These are two tightly knit, very different communities, but they were real communities,” said actor Billy Crystal about Altadena & the Palisades. Crystal was among thousands who lost their home in the Los Angeles fires. Now, he’s using humor to channel his grief into a new, one-man Broadway show.

Who couldn’t use a laugh when they’re sad? For Billy Crystal, that’s always been the way to do it. And he wants you to join him. “If I can find some relief in the pain it’s good for me, but essential for the audience.”

Debbie, a Brooklyn bar owner, went viral for her off-the-cuff witty banter with Conan O’Brien on “Subway Takes.” She rocketed to internet superstardom overnight. “They’re yelling, they’re running, they’re walking up taking pictures,” she says. It’s “fantastic!”

Concerns over election integrity are mounting—from a DOJ suit targeting Alaska, to federal monitors in Dem-leaning counties. "The DOJ is acting as a political wing of the Republican Party on behalf of Donald J. Trump,” says @azsecretary.bsky.social.

Independent journalist @marisakabas.bsky.social shares what she learned about “Tommy” — the heckler featured in Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed’s viral video — and his ties to the GOP, Republican Missouri Senator Josh Hawley, and prominent Christian Nationalist Sean Feucht.

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We've got a great show today! 10a-1p ET w/ @azsecretary.bsky.social @marisakabas.bsky.social Ayman Mohyeldin Debbie Shields Judge Amy Eddy Kasey Jackson @jessicahuseman.bsky.social // @votebeat.org Billy Crystal

At least five people have been been shot in the eye at immigration and 'No Kings' protests in California since June 2025, according to @cerisecastle.bsky.social. She joined our show to discuss her new reporting and how these protests are "activating" younger generations to take action—and vote.

“Their faith in me is pretty overwhelming.” @samfragoso.bsky.social opens up to @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social about working with Barack and Michelle Obama’s production company, Higher Ground Media, on his podcast, @talkeasypod.bsky.social.

Michigan turning red? Trump stealing the election? What do you think is the spookiest thing that could happen between now and the midterms? @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social

Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa, co-founder and CEO of Rappler and author of the new book, “The Fight Back: A Citizen’s Guide to Standing Up to Dictators,” shares a message to Americans on fighting for democracy. @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social

California Attorney General Rob Bonta rejects the Trump administration’s claims of widespread voter fraud in the state but acknowledges there have been 'one-off' cases—including a Republican woman who pled guilty to illegally registering her dog to vote in two elections. @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social

What do the Ilhan Omar raid & ICE detention centers have in common? Your tax dollars. Americans see “their money literally be wasted, gas is killing them...and somebody is getting paid $50M dollars more for property because they’re friends with the President?” - @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social.

“My spookiest prediction is there's tampering going on, that is hard to control. It's on a level that we haven't seen before,” says Stephen Marble, pumpkin patch proprietor, on the midterms.

Trump won Nebraska by over 20 points in 2024. Now, the Republican incumbent is in a tight race against Independent @osbornforne.bsky.social. “We need to shake up the world order,” says Osborn.

In a media landscape built on hot takes and rage bait, what does it take to really listen? “Talk Easy” host Sam Fragoso says meaningful connection starts with authenticity: “The conversation will be unguarded and fair and led by curiosity and compassion.”

The DOJ is suing California over mail-in ballots it claims (without evidence) MAY have gone to noncitizens. "They're saying disenfranchise all these 20,000 voters," says @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov. It’s all about "planning for what they do after they get thrashed” in the midterms.

“That voter suppression, that willingness to disenfranchise thousands of voters … is very, very dangerous.” Calif. AG Rob Bonta pushes back against a Justice Department lawsuit seeking to block the state from counting mail-in ballots it claims, without evidence, may have gone to non-citizens.

“Would Elon Musk ever donate tens of millions of dollars to help a Republican WIN in TEXAS?! 🤔 “When cars fly!” 🫢 well …. about that … @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social

Please join me on MS NOW 10a-1p w/ @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov @annaleighclark.bsky.social @dhuckelbridge.bsky.social // @paidleaveforall.bsky.social @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social @samfragoso.bsky.social @eliaslawgroup.bsky.social @osbornforne.bsky.social @cerisecastle.bsky.social @laurenbans.bsky.social

Los Jornaleros del Norte are L.A. LEGENDS! 🕺 at today's 'No Kings' Day rally in Los Angeles. @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social

What do you think Democrats will do if they retake control of Congress? Three people at today’s 'No Kings' Day rally in L.A. told @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social what they predict.

MOM, don't call me out on national TV! 😂 Two Ohio voters tell @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social what the energy is like on the ground in the state’s Senate race. Former Sen. Sherrod Brown is campaigning to unseat Sen. Jon Husted, who was appointed to the seat after JD Vance became vice president.

At today’s 'No Kings' Day rally in downtown L.A., @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social spoke with a DoorDash driver named Giovanni about the rising cost of gasoline and groceries. Giovanni said gas now eats up 20% of his earnings.

Latin singer Nezza sang “El Pendón Estrellado” - the official Spanish language national anthem - at a 2025 Dodgers game amid ICE crackdowns. A new mini-doc “La Tierra del Valor” (“The Home of the Brave”) tells the story of her act of defiance: “I knew that I had to do something.”

The power belongs to the people. Not MAGA cronies. Not the ultra-rich. And certainly not Donald Trump. That’s the message of today’s ‘No Kings’ rallies, which are expected to bring out millions of Americans, encouraging them to vote… and vote early.

Americans are losing an estimated $148 billion a year to scams - much of them romance scams. Mariana Van Zeller's new National Geographic doc, “Super Scam Me” is a deep dive on these scammers - and the impact on people they target. “I don’t think we are aware of how big” this industry is.