Friday's two things: Catchy as hell

Item 1. Anthem

Listen to Fiona Apple's first new song in five years. Then:

• If you can contribute even a bit ➡️ Give to a cash bail fund near you or #FreeBlackMamas via National Bailout.
• Not an option rn? ➡️ Find and start following your closest bail fund. Share the Let Her Go Home song + website. Learn how Chicago activists abolished cash bail in Illinois.
• Everything is connected ➡️ Follow along right now as Rümeysa Öztürk's hearing progresses.

Item 2. Formula and car seats

Rep. Ayanna Pressley pressed the Treasury Secretary to end tariffs on essential baby products and he said it's "under consideration." (YouTube / transcript)

➡️ Thank her for her work, and/or contact your electeds to ask them to build on it.

P.S.

Below the next image are links about a certain greeting card holiday this weekend. Heads up in case you'd prefer to avoid it.

Love to all the people who mother / parent-as-a-verb. Love to everybody for whom today is complicated; to everybody screaming; to everyone who just wants a handwritten note and a weekend alone in a quiet room.

Extra love to my mama and Those Pittsburgh Women.

Here's a last-minute gift guide for parents/caregivers you love. All the $ goes to legit places!

• USPS hoodie or Public Library Defender tee
• Gratitude box (proceeds to survivors of gender-based violence)
• Abortion tumbler, glitter banner, or sweatshirt
• Patreon subscription or paid version of her favorite newsletter/podcast/indie media maker
• Enroll her in my mom's upcoming virtual memoir classes (a ridiculous steal + a very encouraging experience): See page 9 of this course catalog and register them here. They don't have to live in MD or be a senior to participate in the Zoom classes.

And a few more links:

• Amanda Hess's wish
  • And Ms. Rachel's action for the children of Palestine
  • And Molly Shah's endless vetting and sharing of GoFundMes like this one
• Dandelions* throwbacks: "Do something for yourself" | Choosing care in the face of violence | Bodies and selves | AAPI Family Mix (Spotify playlist we made with Little Miss Ann) * the newsletter I co-created with Joanna Eng from 2019-2023
• Instagram: What if? | Daycare backlash ahead? | Boy mom

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