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KPFA Radio @kpfa.org · 20h

You recognized how important this drive was — and we felt it.
In times like these, supporting public institutions and free speech matters.

We came so close to our goal, and we’re still taking donations through Oct 19 → kpfa.org

Thank you! Mil gracias!

#KPFA #CommunityRadio #FreeSpeech

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KPFA Radio @kpfa.org · 1d

“Every time Palestinians tried to resist nonviolently — Israel gunned them down.”
Chris Hedges joins Cat Brooks on Law & Disorder to expose the illusion of peace plans and the genocide in Gaza.
🎧 Listen: kpfa.org
#KPFA #Gaza #ChrisHedges #FreePalestine #CeasefireNow

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KPFA Radio @kpfa.org · 1d

Time? Oh, we checked. It’s waaay past get-busy o’clock.
Last day of Fund Drive. Let’s crush this goal.

Ask yourself — what if the day came when you tuned in and KPFA was gone?

Donate now → kpfa.org
#KPFA #GuardianMode #FundDriveFinalDay #GiveBack #BayArea #FridayFeels #Timeisup
#yeswecan

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KPFA Radio @kpfa.org · 2d

Your fortune says: You support radical truth.

Fund Drive ends tomorrow — help KPFA stay loud, free, and fearless.

Donate → kpfa.org
#KPFA #FundDrive #Guardian #ListenerPowered #BayArea #GiveBack #Truth #Berkeley

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KPFA Radio @kpfa.org · 2d

Cory Doctorow on Background Briefing:
“It’s not the tech bros — it’s the system that let them rule.”

From his new book The Shittification of Everything, Doctorow explains how bad policy wrecked the internet — and how to fight back.

Full interview at kpfa.org
#KPFA #CoryDoctorow #TechNews #Resist

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KPFA Radio @kpfa.org · 2d

Your phone’s not buzzing — we are.

That little bell? It’s us, reminding you KPFA runs on people, not ads.

Tap that generosity button → kpfa.org
#KPFA #DonateNow #IndependentMedia #BayArea
#GiveBack #Thursdays

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KPFA Radio @kpfa.org · 2d

Chicago Alderperson Jesse Fuentes was detained in a hospital by ICE for asking one question: “Do you have a warrant?”

She tells KPFA’s Flashpoints what happened — and why Trump’s raids mark a new level of lawlessness.
Full interview → kpfa.org
#KPFA #Flashpoints #ICE #Trump #NoKings #AntiFascist

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KPFA Radio @kpfa.org · 3d

Stanford’s Joel Beinin on UpFront:
“Hamas learned the formula — flatter Trump and say yes.”

Trump’s Gaza “ceasefire”? A staged illusion for headlines, not peace.

🎧 Hear more at kpfa.org

#KPFA #Gaza #Trump #Ceasefire
@jvp.bsky.social @stanfordpress.bsky.social @electronicintifada.net.web.brid.gy

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KPFA Radio @kpfa.org · 3d

They tune in for truth.
For sanity.
For community.
What do you tune in for?

Keep KPFA alive — donate now → kpfa.org or call 1800-439-5732

#KPFA #CommunityPowered #TruthToPower #FundDrive #GiveBack #Guardian #BayArea

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KPFA Radio @kpfa.org · 3d

The clock’s ticking — KPFA’s Fall Fund Drive ends Friday.
We don’t answer to advertisers or corporations, only you.
Help us surpass our goal and keep independent media alive.

Be a Guardian → kpfa.org | 1-800-439-5732

#KPFA #Guardian #FundDrive #BayArea #ProtectIndependentMedia #Wednesday #GiveBack

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KPFA Radio @kpfa.org · 3d

Black Hawk helicopters over Chicago.
Children zip-tied. Families terrorized.

On Democracy Now!, Amy Goodman & Juan González report on ICE raids and the ACLU’s fight to stop federal militarization of U.S. cities.

Hear more at kpfa.org
#KPFA #DemocracyNow #ICE #Justice #Chicago #Fascist

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KPFA Radio @kpfa.org · 4d

The situation: urgent.
The tone: slightly dramatic, but warranted.
The goal: still not met.

Guardians, this is your cue — it’s the final week of the Fall Fund Drive.

Do the thing. → kpfa.org or call 1800-439-5732

#KPFA #ListenerPowered #FundDrive #FreeSpeech #BayArea #Resist #TuesdayMotivation

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KPFA Radio @kpfa.org · 4d

“They told me they couldn’t sell a Black woman to a country music audience.”

Country artist Miko Marks on racism, resilience, and reclaiming her roots.

Hear her on Women’s Magazine → kpfa.org

#KPFA #MikoMarks #CountryMusic #BlackExcellence #CommunityRadio

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KPFA Radio @kpfa.org · 5d

Oakland stands up.

At a rally this week, KPFA’s Cat Brooks called it out:
“The whole orchard is rotten... Oakland will not be complicit in genocide.”

No business as usual until the killing stops.
Hear voices like Cat’s on KPFA — Uncompromised AF.
#KPFA #FreePalestine #CeasefireNow #Gaza #Oakland

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KPFA Radio @kpfa.org · 5d

It’s the final week of KPFA’s Fund Drive — and we’re not just trying to meet our goal.
We’re here to blow past it!

Let your donation shout:
“Free speech matters. Public institutions matter.”

Be loud. Be proud. KPFA Strong!
Donate now → kpfa.org or 1800-439-5732

#KPFA #FundDrive #Mondays #BayArea

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KPFA Radio @kpfa.org · 6d

Relax. It’s Sunday.
KPFA’s weekend music block brings roots, rebel rock, indie dreamscapes & soul you won’t hear anywhere else. No algorithms—just real curators.

94.1 FM | kpfa.org
#KPFA #SundaySounds #CommunityRadio

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KPFA Radio @kpfa.org · 6d

Couldn’t sleep last night?
Yeah, we’ve been awake since 1949.

Next time, tune in to KPFA — real people curating music you won’t hear anywhere else.
No algorithms. No filler. Just the good stuff.

kpfa.org | 94.1 FM

Human Intelligence.
The prompt: I need some REAL music!

#kpfa #Insomnia #Sundays

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KPFA Radio @kpfa.org · 7d

We made it to the weekend, y’all! 🎉
That Friday feeling? Already sweet.
Want to gild the lily and make it even sweeter?
Drop a donation to KPFA and feel twice as good.

94.1 FM | kpfa.org

#KPFA #FundDrive #FridayFeels #ProtectKPFA

KPFA Radio @kpfa.org · 8d

Mitch Jeserich, in one of his final Letters & Politics shows, talks with economist Richard Wolff about the decline of empire, the rise of fascism, and why independent media like KPFA matters more than ever.

🎧 Listen → kpfa.org

#KPFA #LettersAndPolitics #RichardWolff #Empire #CommunityRadio

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KPFA Radio @kpfa.org · 8d

We’re halfway there! 💪
Thanks to you, we’ve reached 50% of our Fund Drive goal — but the work’s not done yet.
Momentum is everything. Let’s keep pushing, keep believing, keep giving.

Yes we can. ¡Sí se puede!
Donate now → kpfa.org
#KPFA #FundDrive #SiSePuede #ListenerPowered #CommunityRadio

KPFA Radio @kpfa.org · 9d

It’s that time again!
🎧 Interim Music Director Mike Biggz (host of Living in the Now) drops his latest feature:
Songs to Obsess Over & Over.

Dive in & discover something new → kpfa.org

#KPFA #LivingInTheNow #MikeBiggz #MusicObsessions #CommunityRadio #TopFive

KPFA Radio @kpfa.org · 9d

From Monroe to the global stage — Robert & Mabel Williams stood at the forefront of Black liberation.

Their story helped shape the Civil Rights & Black Power movements.

The Memoirs of Robert & Mabel Williams |Sat Oct 4 | 2–4PM
La Peña Cultural Center, Berkeley

#KPFA #BlackHistory #Resist #BayArea

KPFA Radio @kpfa.org · 9d

2 + 2 = 5. Raoul Peck & Alex Gibney join Democracy Now! to discuss Orwell’s warning about the authoritarian assault on truth — and why it’s more urgent than ever in Trump’s second term.

🎧 Full interview: kpfa.org

#KPFA #DemocracyNow #Orwell #RaoulPeck #CommunityRadio

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KPFA Radio @kpfa.org · 9d

We’ve reviewed the data.
Cross-checked the logs.
Ran it through twice.
The thing beeped plenty.
Yeah, no — your name’s not on the donor list.

Fix that glitch → kpfa.org
#KPFA #FundDrive #CommunityRadio #GiveBack #BayArea #ThursdayMotivation

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KPFA Radio @kpfa.org · 10d

Tired of noise, spin, and talking heads?
Tune in for real news — stories that cut through the clutter and center the voices that matter.

6PM | 94.1 FM | kpfa.org
#KPFA #PacificaEveningNews #IndependentMedia #CommunityRadio #RealNews

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