Feral Mamas Club

This week on the Feral Mamas Club Podcast, we’re back after a short break and diving into a heavy set of stories that show just how much is at stake for families, communities, and our democracy.

We cover:

• The shocking murder of Charlie Kirk and the dangers of political violence

• Another tragic school shooting, this time in Colorado

• Texas’ new abortion pill law — bounty hunting dressed up as justice

• The ongoing legal battle to defund Planned Parenthood

• A California bill moving to protect medication abortion providers and patients

• And finally, a bright spot from bedtime with my toddler

Links & Sources

Charlie Kirk Murder + Political Violence

• NPR: Suspect identified in Charlie Kirk shooting

• ABC News: Minnesota lawmakers targeted in shooting

• BuzzFeed: Charlie Kirk’s gun control beliefs

• Newsweek: Charlie Kirk, Nick Fuentes, and the Groypers

Evergreen High School Shooting — Colorado

• LA Times: Report on child health leaves out gun violence

• CNN: School shootings fast facts

• CPR: Evergreen shooter identified

• CPR: Coverage of Evergreen shooting

• Washington Examiner: Suspect’s neo-Nazi views

Texas Abortion Medication Law

• AP: Texas lawmakers approve new abortion pill restrictions

• Dallas Morning News: New Texas law violates state constitution

• Slate: The fatal flaw in Texas’ abortion bounty law

Planned Parenthood Defunding Case

• Planned Parenthood: Statement on 1st Circuit ruling

• PBS NewsHour: Appeals court allows Trump admin to block Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood

California Bill to Protect Abortion Medication Patients

• NPR: California considers shield for abortion pill prescriptions

• New York Times: California advances new protections for abortion pills

✨ Action Items

• Moms Demand Action – push for common-sense gun reform

• Planned Parenthood PAC – defend reproductive health access

As always, we rage, we grieve, but we also ground ourselves in community, care, and action.

xo

Fiona

This week's short episode (life and health called!) covers:

• A story from the 19th about how PlannedParenthood is stepping into the redistricting fray | The 19th
• Another from the Arizona Mirror about how AZ’sAG is leading the charge to remove federal restrictions on mifepristone | AZ Mirror
• An update on Moises Sotelo’s removal from thecountry – a microcosm of the bastardization of our immigration system by ICE | OregonLive
• And a rad story about how two WNBA Indiana Feverplayers are using their platform to raise funds for reproductive justice | Yahoo Sports
• Of course there's a toddler bright spot to keep us giggling.

Take Action:

• Donate to Planned Parenthood PAC
• Donate to Indiana Reproductive Freedom PAC
• Support your local immigrant rights organization; ours is IRCO

Don't forget: Rest is resistance. Joy is resistance. Being KIND in this world is resistance. KEEP RESISTING.

We're off the next two weeks, but are looking forward to seeing you on the other side of the back-to-school gauntlet.

For now, stay informed, stay loud, and stay feral!

xo

Fiona

This week Fiona breaks down:

• The SB 6 Bill that is currently stalled in Texas (for now), THANK FOOK | The Hill
• The hypocrisy of one Texas DA who paid for a mistress' abortion but tried to jail a different pregnant person for self-medicating hers | Jezebel
• The Indiana Court of Appeals keeping its brutal abortion ban in place | WVXU
• Costco's decision not to provide Mifepristone in its pharmacies | MSN
• And a little bright spot parenting hack

If you'd like to take action:

• Call Costco, especially if you're a member to voice your opinion. You can reach member services at 1-800-774-2678, or the pharmacy at 1-800-607-6861
• Leave a comment on the proposed VA Abortion Ban
• Donate to Planned Parenthood
• Keep talking about these stories, share this podcast, rate, and subscribe!

Thanks so much for listening! And keep on keepin' on!

Stay loud, stay loving, stay feral.

xo Fiona

This week, Fiona talks about:

• How Missouri is running the "confuse to control" playbook to roll back abortion rights voters already approved. ARTICLES | KOMU, MO Senate, KMBC

• Planned Parenthood clinics closing in Louisiana, cutting staff in Ohio, and fighting for survival nationwide. ARTICLES | LA Illuminator, Cleveland.com, FOX8, TV6 Michigan

• Massachusetts doubling down on protections while red states try to rip them away. ARTICLES | The Advocate, The Hill

• Oregon scoring a quiet but powerful privacy win ARTICLE | KOIN

Plus a toddler bright spot about a little bumble bee to help keep us all sane.

Channel your rage:

• Share this podcast & Keep talking about these stories
• Donate to Planned Parenthood PAC
• Support organizations like If/When/How and the Digital Defense Fund
• Call your reps and tell them how you feel about all of this and more - use www.5calls.org for ease!

Keep building community and loving real hard,

XO

Fiona

This week on The Feral Mamas Club Podcast, we’re breaking down what happens when systems punish parents, veterans, and providers alike — and why none of us are safe if we don’t stand together.

We cover the current administration’s move to roll back abortion protections for veterans, Idaho’s loss of OB-GYNs, GOP attacks on interstate shield laws, a temporarily blocked attempt to defund Planned Parenthood, and the ICE detention of a breastfeeding mother married to a Marine vet.

💥 Listen. Rant. Organize. Repeat.

Show notes:

VA Abortion Care Rollback | CNN, MotherJones

Idaho's OB-GYN Exodus | OPB

GOP Attacks on Shield Laws | The Hill

Temporary Block on Planned Parenthood Funding Cuts

| AP, Full Court Ruling

ICE Detains Breastfeeding Mother Married to Marine Corps Vet | CNN

Check Out:

NPR: From the Clinics to the Capitol

Abortion Every Day by Jessica Valenti

Places to Put your Rage:

• Planned Parenthood
• SisterSong
• Plan C Pills
• Yellowhammer Fund
• National Immigration Law Center
• MAKE A COMMENT ON THE PROPOSED VA ABORTION RULE

Stay loud, stay loving, stay feral.

xo Fiona

It's July 27th and this week we break down the jaw-dropping hypocrisy and cruelty of the GOP on every level from:

• The U.S. State Department is preparing to burn $9.7 million worth of donated contraceptives—becausethe manufacturer works with abortion providers. (Yes, really.) YahooNews via UPI
• A Tennessee woman being denied prenatal care because she's not married, thanks to a new "Medical Ethics Defense Act" that allows doctors to deny care based on personal beliefs. Nashville Banner
• A Texas man suing a California doctor for helping his ex partner get an abortion. Washington Post
• Oklahoma's education chief Ryan Walters getting caught with naked women on his PUBLIC OFFICE TV DURING A MEETING. The Advocate
• A Texas anti-abortion lawmaker exposed for adultery and for funding multiple abortions. The New Republic
• Recent polling on American's views on abortion rights (spoiler - 64% support legal abortion in most cases) MSN
• And a little toddler bright spot to lighten things up.

Where to channel your righteous rage:

• Plan C Pills
• Reproductive Health Access Project
• If/When/How
• SisterSong
• Planned Parenthood PAC
• National Immigration Law Center
• www.5calls.org

Keep calling. Keep showing up. You are a beacon in a dark time.

Share this episode. Stay wild, stay loving, stay feral.

xo

Fiona

This week, Fiona cuts through the chaos to focus on the targeted attacks on reproductive rights, medical privacy, and immigrant families. Plus, a joyful "Good Trouble" protest brings hope to the heart of the movement.

Articles:

• Iranian father detained by ICE outside his child's Montessori. | Portland Mercury, OBP

• Heidy Sanchez Update | OnCubaNews

• Moises Sotelo Casas Update | OPB, GoFundMe

• West Virginia court upholds restriction on abortion pill sales | AP, The Hill, The Washington Post

• New York Rejects Texas's second attempt to punish doctor for prescribing abortion pills | The Hill

• Purl v HHS : Resetting Reproductive Health Privacy Landscape | The National Law Review

• Good Trouble Protests | OPB

• Public Media Funding Impacts | Parents

• Coca Cola Fib | The NYTimes

• Admin will burn 500 tons of Food meant to feed 1.5 MILLION CHILDREN | People via YahooNews

Take Action:

• Support NW Immigrant Rights Project, Innovation Law Lab, Plan C Pills, If/When/How, and the Digital Defense Fund

• Donate to Moises Sotelo Casas' Family GOFUNDME

• Use 5calls.org to call your reps!

• Try Stardust period tracker to protect your privacy and still track your period

Share this podcast with your pals, your fam, your group chat that's kicking off with other pissed of feral friends!

And visit www.FeralMamasClub.com for more.

Much love to your big, tender heart & until next time!

xo Fiona

This week Fiona is taking a break from the heavy and disheartening news cycle to send an encouraging note out into the world. Please, do what you can to get connected locally. Our communities are what will get us through this horrendous piece of the wrong timeline, and they'll be what help get us out of this, mess, too. So please, find your people. Reach out to your neighbors. Share more hellos, and how are yous. Do your little piece to connect with people and make the world a little softer when it is trying so hard to be cruel.

Love really will come out on top, we just have to keep radiating it. Activating through it. And staying grounded in it, no matter how ragefilled we may get.

Sending love to all of our feral fam and friends' big BIG hearts. We see you. Take a break. The news will still be horrible and here next week.

For now rest easy and know you're loved. And you're doing something to move the world forward just by being kind yourself.

💞(But also, if you do have any $ you can spare right now, Planned Parenthood needs us now more than ever before. ) 💞

In this week’s episode of the Feral Mamas Club Podcast, Fiona breaks down the newly passed FY2025 Congressional Budget Reconciliation Bill or what we’re calling the Bastard Billionaire’s Bill. This sweeping legislation slashes healthcare, guts reproductive rights, and cuts food assistance while handing billions to the ultra-wealthy and massively expanding ICE detention funding.

We unpack:

How the bill harms families, especially caregivers and low-income parents.

The devastating impact on Medicaid and Planned Parenthood.

The staggering $75 billion ICE expansion—and who profits from it.

The hypocrisy of tax cuts for billionaires at the expense of basic human needs.

PLUS: A Bright Spot roundup of key wins for abortion rights from Montana, Wisconsin, and Missouri that remind us the fight is far from over.

Stay wild. Stay tender. Stay feral.

Show notes and links:

1. The Bastard Billionaire’s Bill - Full Text & Summary: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/14

2. Center on Budget and Policy Priorities - SNAP Cuts Analysis: https://www.cbpp.org/research/food-assistance/snap-works

3. Planned Parenthood Action Fund - CBO Report on Defunding Planned Parenthood: https://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/pressroom/breaking-new-cbo-report-shows-defunding-planned-parenthood-would-cost-taxpayers-52-million-over-10-years

4. Guttmacher Institute - Impact of Defunding Planned Parenthood: https://www.guttmacher.org/

5. KFF Health News - Medicaid and Reproductive Health: https://kffhealthnews.org/

6. Snopes - ICE Budget Fact Check: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ice-budget-big-beautiful-bill/

7. Washington Post - ICE Expansion and Detention Blitz: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/07/04/trump-bill-ice-immigrant-detention/

8. AP News - No-Bid Contracts and Private Detention Expansion: https://apnews.com/article/32e830ffec3956e58977b0bec9c42614

9. AP News - ICE Detention Beds Expansion: https://apnews.com/article/e92b67a388f041b84593d7a29fd93c54

10. Montana Abortion Access Supreme Court Ruling: https://apnews.com/article/0f7b1198b0c8af2a9a17f38bccd8217c

11. Wisconsin Supreme Court Abortion Ban Decision: https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/wisconsin-court-says-19th-century-abortion-ban-cannot-be-enforced-2025-07-02/

12. Missouri Judge Blocks Anti-Abortion Laws: https://apnews.com/article/bf10f0463cd2a5b7f23a2b169f4ac74b

13. Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget - Tax Cuts Impact: https://www.crfb.org/

14. National Alliance to End Homelessness - State of Homelessness: https://endhomelessness.org/state-of-homelessness/

While the baby naps, we rage on.This week, Fiona breaks down:

• 3 years post-Roe — abortions are up, access is harder, and bans are reshaping care across the U.S.
• SCOTUS rulings — a gut punch to Planned Parenthood and a dangerous step toward undermining birthright citizenship
• GOP hypocrisy — Rep. Kat Cammack received abortion care for her ectopic pregnancy, while backing bans that would prevent others from doing the same
• ICE’s violence — detained breastfeeding moms and pregnant women denied care until tragedy strikes
• Bright spot — Zohran Mamdani’s people-powered win in NYC is the hopeful future we’re building toward

Links to Reporting Referenced:

• Roe, 3 Years Later: Yahoo!

• SCOTUS Birthright Ruling: PBS

• SCOTUS Planned Parenthood Medicaid Case: The Hill

• Kat Cammack Ectopic Pregnancy: HuffPost

• ICE Detention Data: Cato Institute

• Marine’s Wife Detained by ICE: OregonLive

• Pregnant Woman Loses Baby in ICE Custody: Yahoo!

• Zohran Mamdani Wins NYC Primary: CBS News

What You Can Do:

• Donate to immigrant & reproductive justice orgs like IRCO and Planned Parenthood PAC
• Use 5 Calls to demand ICE accountability & federal abortion protections
• Share these stories, speak up, get loud
• Make something that nourishes your soul or helps showcase your resistance: protest art, cookies, signs, care packages

This moment needs your energy, whether whispered from the nursery or shouted at a rally.

Stay wild. Stay tender. Stay feral.