Background Briefing (Monday, 5am)

We examine Trump and Marco Rubio’s escalating threats toward Venezuela and calls for a regional campaign of extrajudicial killings with historian Miguel Tinker Salas, explore Trump’s cynical Ukraine “peace” scheme with analyst Aram Shabanian, and assess the deadly impact of DHS funding cuts on violence prevention with expert Brette Steele following the tragic Minneapolis school shooting.

Trump Escalates Threats Against Venezuela as Rubio Calls For a Regional Latin American Campaign of Extrajudicial Killings We begin increasing threats coming from Trump and Rubio warning Venezuela’s Maduro not to fly his F-16’s near US navy ships off Venezuela’s coast while Rubio in Ecuador outlined plans for a broader regional campaign of extrajudicial murder … Continued


Setting the Standard

Setting the Standard – September 8, 2025

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Setting the Standard has been around 8-10 years, and was originally started by Maya Rise. We kept it going, and continues to evolve into many platforms. We are a all volunteer crew, and bring you information, poetry, music, and much more. You can tune in online at kpfa.org or on the radio at 94.1fm KPFA, … Continued


CounterSpin

CounterSpin – September 7, 2025

CounterSpin provides a critical examination of the each week’s major news stories, and exposes what the mainstream media may have missed in their own coverage. Produced by the national media watch group FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting).