Jacob Soboroff

it's almost time to break out the slightly-too-small black t-shirt and walk backwards down the voting line.

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

Trump’s DOJ sent L.A.’s top election official a flash drive, a sticky note with a password, and 48 hours to investigate a list of 20,000 people it identified as “likely noncitizens" who were sent ballots to participate in the midterm elections. Here’s how the “bizarre” episode went down.

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

@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.

have a good week everybody.

L.A. election official on DOJ search for "likely" noncitizen voters: “performative... intended to have a chilling effect... to intimidate and to try and get people in positions like mine to take actions that... we don't believe are aligned with state or federal law." www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuLa...

“It shouldn’t come as a surprise to any of us,” said immigration lawyer Lindsay Toczylowski, “ICE is now the largest law enforcement agency in the entire country.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7cB...

if it's Sunday it's... "prediction markets" on Connect. www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8zW...

Trump says immigration is driving French protests. This French journalist says it’s ‘really not.’ www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYMj...

thanks for showing up for two great shows this weekend. 💙

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thank you @columjournreview.bsky.social for stopping by @connectwithjacob.bsky.social. www.cjr.org/feature/not-...

morning! get your ☕ ready. see you for the Sunday edition of @connectwithjacob.bsky.social at 10AM ET / 7AM PT.

Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes slams Trump's electoral power grab: “these are not normal circumstances. You now have a Department of Justice that has made itself a political actor based on the lawsuit filed in Alaska.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdj7...

asked Subway Takes viral star Debbie Shields (aka Conan's "ex-wife") if she's getting recognied on the street. “Oh my goodness. They’re yelling, they’re running, they’re walking up taking pictures." www.youtube.com/watch?v=er88...

Billy. 💙

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

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the great Billy Crystal! Saturday on @connectwithjacob.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

what do you want to see on @connectwithjacob.bsky.social this week?

SCOOP: 'Tommy' from the now-viral exchange with Abdul El-Sayed is Thomas Teepell, a former staffer for Republican Senator Josh Hawley with close ties to Christian Nationalist Sean Feucht. He's the son of a former Bobby Jindal staffer whose consultant work was instrumental in getting Hawley elected.

“Muñoz, the man whose arrest the DOJ invited the media to witness, is actually a registered Republican, according to voter records reviewed by L.A. Material.” lamaterial.com/p/voter-frau...

Some facts about the 28 people charged today: - Every one was a lawful permanent resident. - 4 of the 28 are accused only of registering, and not voting, and only 22 are accused of voting in 2024. - The median and average age is 50 - 22 noncitizen voters = 0.0001% of the California 2024 electorate.

“They’re desperate. It’s embarrassing for them. They’re in the death throes of this election cycle, staring down a blue wave where they’re going to get thrashed, and they are planning for what they do after they get thrashed,” Bonta told MS NOW. www.ms.now/news/califor...

“I knew that I had to do something.” Latin singer Nezza reflects on her defiant decision to sing the national anthem in Spanish at a Los Angeles Dodgers game on June 14, 2025. Her decision is the subject of the new mini-documentary “La Tierra del Valor,” or “The Home of the Brave."

Capt. Jonathan White, a career civil servant who managed the Office of Refugee Resettlement’s unaccompanied children program during the first Trump administration, reflected on how the program had been taken over, he said, by Trump and his adviser Stephen Miller. @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social

have a great week everybody.

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

Rep. Joaquin Castro: Trump is using taxpayer dollars to enrich his family and friends as Americans struggle with soaring gas prices and the cost of basic goods. “Their money [is] literally being wasted.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMlm...

our spookiest edition of "prediction markets" to date. www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1yV...

CA AG Rob Bonta on Trump's continued claims of noncitizen voting despite evidence. "We've pushed back against their baseless theories and efforts. And we believe that their position violates state law, violates federal law." www.youtube.com/watch?v=5r36...

Nebraska Senate candidate Dan Osborn, an Independent Navy veteran and industrial mechanic says he wants Congress to take back its power, end the war in Iran, lower fuel costs, so we “can worry about little league and bake sales.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=evXo...

on the art of connecting... with Talk Easy's Sam Fragoso. loved having him on the show. www.youtube.com/watch?v=okPh...

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

“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

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morning. see you for the Sunday edition of @connectwithjacob.bsky.social at 10AM ET.

Ahead of a tight Senate race in Maine, Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Democratic candidate for Senate Troy Jackson campaigned together at a rally in Portland. I spoke with them in an exclusive interview last night. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3Wk...

Nezza was slated to sing the national anthem at a 2025 Dodgers during Trump’s ICE raids. Despite pushback, she sang “El Pendón Estrellado," the Spanish language version commissioned by FDR. Her choice is the subject of the new film “La Tierra del Valor." www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq3S...

Investigative journalist Mariana van Zeller has spent her career exposing global black markets and trafficking networks. Now she's going undercover to expose scammers. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocVq...

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa on No Kings Day: protests are important because they "are channeling it towards the point when transformation happens... it needs to be channeled into electoral action." www.youtube.com/watch?v=XO0a...

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.

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

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.

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.