Donating to Daily Kos (NEW Option: Direct via PayPal) 06042025
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2) NEW! Readers and members of the site may now donate DIRECTLY via PayPal.
We are pleased to announce that it is now possible to donate directly to Daily Kos (corporate name, Kos Media, LLC), via PayPal. You may access the PayPal donation route from the Donation section on our home page, between the top news stories and the Trending List, or via a donation appeal posted within staff stories. Both the Donation section and the staff story donation appeal now feature a PayPal button at the bottom.
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