Apple Bows to Trump, Bond Market Sounds the Alarm, and Kalshi Bans George Santos
September 4, 2026
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5 min readApple Bows to Trump, Bond Market Sounds the Alarm, and Kalshi Bans George Santos
Kara Swisher is joined by Jacob Soboroff, MSNBC anchor and host of Connect, for the final episode of "Scott Free August." Soboroff, whose hair Swisher jokes was chosen "to remind people what hair looks like" before Scott Galloway returns, brings his on-the-ground reporting sensibility to a wide-ranging conversation about tech capitulation, election integrity, and economic warning signs.
Apple's Lake America and the Art of Bowing
On John Ternus's first day as Apple CEO, the company followed Google's lead and renamed Lake Ontario to "Lake America" for U.S. users of Apple Maps. Trump celebrated the update as "ratified and binding" — none of which is true. Swisher calls it "being a quizling," and Soboroff calls it "an unusual choice for John Ternus on his first day and quite disappointing." The move echoes the inauguration moment when all the tech titans sat behind Trump, currying favor.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:08) **Show Introduction & Guest Co-Host** - Kara Swisher introduces Jacob Soboroff, senior national and political reporter for MSNBC, as her final guest co-host of “Scott Free August.”
- 2 (08:10) **Remembering Gloria Steinem** - Kara and Jacob reflect on the life and legacy of feminist icon Gloria Steinem, who died at age 92.
- 3 (15:34) **Apple Bows to Trump, Renames Lake Ontario** - Apple Maps changes Lake Ontario to “Lake America” for U.S. users on John Ternus’s first day as CEO, following Google’s lead.
- 4 (22:41) **Trump’s Voter Fraud Crackdown & Mail-In Voting** - The administration deploys hundreds of DHS agents to find non-citizens on voter rolls, while a whistleblower warns of catastrophic problems with a rushed postal ballot screening system.
- 5 (38:03) **Bond Market Sounds the Alarm** - The global sell-off in government bonds pushes the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield near 4.8%, signaling economic distress.
- 6 (47:51) **Kalshi Bans George Santos** - The prediction market issues its first lifetime ban and a $70,000 penalty to former Congressman George Santos for betting on his own attendance at Trump’s State of the Union.
- 7 (55:31) **Predictions & Final Thoughts** - Kara and Jacob share their predictions for the political and economic landscape ahead.
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Show Notes
As our Scott Free month comes to a close, Kara is joined by MS NOW’s Jacob Soboroff! They remember Gloria Steinem, discuss Apple caving to Trump over “Lake America,” and unpack the administration’s escalating crackdown on mail-in voting. Then, they break down the global bond sell-off and George Santos getting a lifetime ban from Kalshi.
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