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It’s once again time for this week’s episode of Schauer Thoughts and the bad news keeps coming. Join us in the communal Schauer for another deep dive on the MAHA Strategy as we’ll be going over the “data” and “sources” they provide for their supposed “health initiatives” with a fine-tooth comb. If you find yourself missing any context, please feel free to listen to Part 1! With all that said, I hope you enjoy this episode or at least learn something new - I know I definitely did.

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Books:

Expecting Inequity: How the Maternal Health Crisis Affects Even the Wealthiest Black Americans - Khiara M. Bridges

Rebel Health: A Field Guide to the Patient-Led Revolution in Medical Care - Susannah Fox

Fragmented: A Doctor’s Guide to Piece Together American Health Care - Ilana Yurkiewicz, MD

How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence - Michael Pollan

Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution - Paul Hawkes, Amory Loving, L. Hunter Lovins

MAHA Information:

For all the “sources” I review during this episode you can find them on the page I mention in the MAHA Strategy & Report

MAHA Strategy

https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/The-MAHA-Strategy-WH.pdf

MAHA Report

https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/MAHA-Report-The-White-House.pdf

Resources:

Cleaver among legislators introducing bill to guarantee minimum wage to incarcerated workers

https://www.kctv5.com/2026/03/19/cleaver-among-legislators-introducing-bill-guarantee-minimum-wage-incarcerated-workers/

For the people of Missouri and others who want to help further the efforts to get prisoners paid for their labor.

Running Behind the DDT Truck: Growing up in the 1950s

https://cospringsrealestatenews.com/running-behind-the-ddt-truck/

SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth

https://www.searchfordiabetes.org/dspHome.cfm

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

https://wwwn.cdc.gov/nchs/nhanes/

Census Information - US States & Territories by Historical Population

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_historical_population

What is Ag-Gag Legislation?

https://www.aspca.org/improving-laws-animals/public-policy/what-ag-gag-legislation

Ag-Gag Across America

https://ccrjustice.org/sites/default/files/attach/2017/09/Ag-GagAcrossAmerica.pdf

IQ: Can Intelligence Really Be Measured?

https://www.polytechnique-insights.com/en/columns/neuroscience/iq-can-intelligence-really-be-measured/

WTAS: Secretary Kennedy Celebrates Hospital Nutrition Commitments, Florida Farm Partnership During Take Back Your Health Tour in Miami

https://www.hhs.gov/press-room/wtas-sec-kennedy-celebrates-hospital-nutrition-commitments-florida-farm-partnership-during-take-back-your-health-tour-miami.html

RFK Jr. is shrinking the agency that works on mental health and addiction

https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/06/06/nx-s1-5424670/rfk-jr-samhsa-mental-health-addiction-overdose-trump-budget-cuts 

Prison Labor Information:

Prison Farms: Former Plantations, Dangerous Conditions, and No Pay

https://worthrises.org/blogpost/2025/6/18/prison-labor-in-agriculture-people-in-prison-are-picking-cotton-on-former-plantations-in-dangerous-conditions-for-no-pay

The Convict Leasing System: Slavery in its Worst Aspects

https://blogs.loc.gov/inside_adams/2021/06/convict-leasing-system/

Prisoners in the US are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brands

https://apnews.com/article/prison-to-plate-inmate-labor-investigation-c6f0eb4747963283316e494eadf08c4e

Locked Up: The Prison Labor That Built Business Empires

https://revealnews.org/podcast/locked-up-the-prison-labor-that-built-business-empires-update-2023/

Prison Labor is Remarkably Common Within the Food System

http://nycfoodpolicy.org/prison-labor-is-remarkably-common-within-the-food-system/

Force prison labor in the “Land of the Free” Rooted in Racism and Economic Exploitation: Spotlight

https://www.epi.org/publication/rooted-racism-prison-labor/

Mental Health Services for Farmers:

Rural Minds

https://www.ruralminds.org/farmerresilience 

Farm Credit East

https://www.farmcrediteast.com/en/resources/todays-harvest-Blog/260512MentalHealthResourcesforAgriculture 

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Welcome to Schauer Thoughts, this week we’ll be dissecting the “MAHA Report” as well as it’s strategy and “MAHA ELEVATE” proposal. Please know that there will be several more parts to this series so if there’s anything you think I didn’t get to or is worth emphasizing, I will absolutely be doing follow-ups and want you to hang tight - I very much hear and mirror your concern. Researching this episode has been heartbreaking like none other and I just appreciate you all taking the time to listen. Please review the sources below for all information, it is of the utmost importance right now that we all stay informed.

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I do also plan on searching for actionable items and ways to recognize front groups, but I do need some time to collect and format that information. Please know that hope is never lost. 

Nuance: I do apologize for my poor pronunciation of some medical conditions and other words, I am someone who loves to research outside of a school context so I don’t get to hear most of these words spoken out loud by others. I foresee some red-hat-supporters running with this point for “evidence” of me being unintelligent and I’m covering my bases for when that eventually happens. My main reason for pointing this out is not to prevent people making fun of my pronunciation but more of a demonstration on how predictable some people are.

Reminder: I love answering questions, if you have an assumption on any of my political stances, please just ask. *Spoiler* I am not a fan of the United States military and have very strong, informed opinions.

Edit for 31:50 - I accidentally referred to RFK Jr. as “JFK” - this was a mistake lol.

Books:

Expecting Inequity: How the Maternal Health Crisis Affects Even the Wealthiest Black Americans - Khiara M. Bridges

Sweet and Deadly: How Coca-Cola Spreads Disinformation and Makes Us Sick - Murray Carpenter

A History of Transgender Medicine in the United States: From Margins to Mainstream - Carolyn Wolf-Gould, Dallas Denny, Jamison Green, Kyan Lynch, Editors

Enshitification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It - Cory Doctorow

Astroturfing: Manufacturing Fake Grassroots Campaigns - S Williams

Gifted Books:

Queer Expressions: Expressive Art and Somatic Therapy Practices for Healing Body Trauma - Wednesdae Reim Ifrach REAT, ATR-BC, CLAT

Healing the Land Teaches Us Who We Are: How Indigenous Cultural Resistance Can Restore the Earth, Recover Community, and Create Sustainable Futures - Maceo Carrillo Martinet, PhD

Sleep and Its Meanings: Sociocultural Investigations from Critical Sleep Studies - Edited by Diletta De Cristofaro

Mad Eden - Morgan Thomas

MAHA Information:

The MAHA Report - https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/MAHA-Report-The-White-House.pdf

The MAHA Strategy - https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/The-MAHA-Strategy-WH.pdf 

MAHA ELEVATE Model - https://www.cms.gov/priorities/innovation/innovation-models/maha-elevate 

Resources:

US Science After a Year of Trump

 https://www.nature.com/immersive/d41586-026-00088-9/index.html 

Senior NIH official pushes MAHA strategy to skeptical ADA audience https://www.statnews.com/2026/06/05/ada-conference-new-orleans-richard-woychik-synergy-nih-maha/

List of Wars Involving the United States

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_wars_involving_the_United_States 

Poisoning the Well: How Astroturfing Harms Trust in Advocacy Organizations

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/23294965221123808

Psychiatrists say RFK Jr’s take on SSRIs is an ‘oversimplification’ of the problem

https://www.kpbs.org/news/health/2026/05/07/psychiatrists-say-rfk-jr-s-take-on-ssris-is-an-oversimplification-of-the-problem

S&T Digital Forgeries Report

https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/23_0630_st_digital_forgeries_report_signed.pdf

Example of why we really need 

Scientific American (2013) - Natural versus Synthetic Chemicals Is a Gray Matter 

https://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/guest-blog/natural-vs-synthetic-chemicals-is-a-gray-matter/

RFK Jr. Parrots Pete Hegseth, Says America is Too Fat for War

https://newrepublic.com/post/205033/rfk-jr-parrots-pete-hegseth-says-america-fat-war-dietary-guidelines-hhs 

White House asks for $16B in cuts to HHS, more money for war

https://healthexec.com/topics/healthcare-management/healthcare-economics/white-house-asks-16b-cuts-hhs-more-money-war

World Ward Wednesday: Farm Cadets

https://www.thefoodhistorian.com/blog/world-war-wednesday-farm-cadets

RFK Jr. talked about ‘reparenting’ kids on wellness farms. We visit one that inspired him.

https://www.npr.org/2026/04/29/nx-s1-5798733/rfk-jr-addiction-treatment-centers

Up to 70% of Farmworkers Not Returning to California Farms following ICE Raids

https://www.thepacker.com/70-farmworkers-not-returning-california-farms-following-ice-raids 

ICE raids have deterred foreign farm workers, but farmers hope to make hiring easier

https://www.npr.org/2025/12/02/nx-s1-5604903/ice-raids-have-deterred-foreign-farm-workers-but-farmers-hope-to-make-hiring-easier

Automatic military draft registration takes effect in December. Here’s how it would work

https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/09/politics/us-military-draft-registration-2026

Selective Service - Who Must Register

https://www.sss.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/WhoMustRegisterChart_1-28-25-2.pdf  

Military Medical Information

Nuance Reminder: I am well aware that there are people in the US military that currently have these disorders/ diseases/ conditions, my *quite specific* emphasis is on the formal documentation and/or diagnosis (it’s been medically charted by a physician) of these conditions PRIOR to entering the United States military.

Apologies for the aggressive nuance, as someone raised around the military, I just know ~ deep in my soul ~ that someone is going to be so tempted to say “my boyfriends in the Army and he has ADHD!!”

I’m very happy for y’all, but again, documented and/or diagnosed before entering the United States military. 

Circular No. 100, War Department, Provost Marshal General’s Office, Washington, November 9, 1863 - Annual Report of the Secretary of War, Washington: Government Printing Office, 1856

https://www.google.com/books/edition/Report_of_the_Secretary_of_War_which_Acc/EMVOAQAAMAAJ?gbpv=1

To find the information I was discussing go to page 74.

Defects Found in Drafted Men (1919)

https://collections.nlm.nih.gov/bookviewer?PID=nlm:nlmuid-9502639-bk

To find the information I was discussing, go to page 49.

Unfit for Service: Physical Fitness and Civic Obligation in World War II

https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/unfit-for-service-physical-fitness-and-civic-obligation-in-world-war-ii.htm 

Iraq War and Afghanistan 

https://dmna.ny.gov/hro/agr/army/files/1557332720--AR%2040-501%20Standard%20of%20Medical%20Fitness.pdf 

Current (2026) Disqualifying Conditions

https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodi/613003_vol1.PDF?ver=8i9QED7mH4XAA4zoSSIwZA%3D%3D 

Military Command Exception

https://www.health.mil/Military-Health-Topics/Privacy-and-Civil-Liberties/HIPAA-Compliance-within-the-MHS/Military-Command-Exception 

Can You Join the Military with ADHD?

https://www.additudemag.com/can-you-join-the-military-with-adhd/
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Welcome back to the communal Schauer, make sure to don your tin foil hat because this week we’re wading into the murky waters of interventionism and bungled progress. A word of warning to those of childbearing age: I swear a lot in this and it has been scientifically proven that profanity makes your ovaries grieve. 

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And yes, I do apologize for the late upload, I’m trying to get the hang of recording at home. I appreciate everyone’s patience, you all are incredible and should be celebrated. I hope you all enjoy this week’s episode!

The Allen Institute’s Collab w/ KEXP 

https://alleninstitute.org/kexp 

I helped with this!

General Resources:

Alzheimer’s Disease

https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1134817-overview#a2 

Anatomy, Abdomen and Pelvis: Celiac Ganglia

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK538129/#article-19097.s6

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK585046/

Toxic Effects of Mercury on the Cardiovascular and Central Nervous System

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3395437/ 

Tampons as a source of exposure to metal(loid)s

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412024004355 

Patents on Psychedelics: The Next Legal Battlefront of Drug Development 

https://harvardlawreview.org/forum/no-volume/patents-on-psychedelics-the-next-legal-battlefront-of-drug-development/

Caffeine-Induced Psychosis: A Case Report and Review of Literature

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11376648/ 

The effect of caffeine and stress on auditory hallucinations in a non-clinical sample

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S019188691000591X 

Scientists Stop Pancreatic Cancer Before It Starts in Landmark Preclinical Study

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-stop-pancreatic-cancer-before-it-starts-in-landmark-preclinical-study/ 

The Brain Waste System Disrupted by Alzheimer’s Mapped

https://neurosciencenews.com/glymphatic-brain-waste-clearance-30785/ 

The Resurgence of Hallucinogen Drugs in Clinical Research

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0034837625001457 

Residential psychedelic (LSD) therapy for the narcotic addict. A controlled study

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4575166/ 

This study is from 1973 - if you would do me the favor of scrolling down to the “similar articles” section I’d like you to note the dates of publication for related research. If you’re seeing what I’m seeing, psychedelics could’ve really helped a lot of people.

Books

Clean: The New Science of Skin and the Beauty of Doing Less - James Hamblin

Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution - Paul Hawken

Undermining Science: Suppression and Distortion in the Bush Administration - Seth Shulman

Sweet and Deadly: How Coca-Cola Spreads Disinformation and Makes Us Sick - Murray Carpenter

How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence - Michael Pollan

Unwell Women: Misdiagnosis and Myth in a Man-Made World - Elinor Cleghorn

A History of Transgender Medicine in the United States: From Margins to Mainstream - Carolyn Wolf-Gould, Dallas Denny, Jamison Green, Kyan Lynch, Editors

Food & Lobbying Resources:

Nutrition Websites & Databases

https://libguides.regiscollege.edu/nutrition/intro

EWG’s Food Scores

https://www.ewg.org/foodscores/

Open Secrets

https://www.opensecrets.org/ 
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Hello everyone! I first need to apologize for the late upload, I had absolutely terrible audio issues and I seriously need a new microphone. I appreciate the patience, truly.

But anywho! This week we’re discussing chronic pain, chronic pain resources, books I’m reading, theories I’m brewing - we’re leaving no stone unturned and no tram unridden. Please also feel free to peruse the Cheesecake-Factory-like list of resources below, there’s almost too many options, but let the record show that I have never claimed to be brief.

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New Research:
Brain Region Discovered for Abstract Thought
https://neurosciencenews.com/ventral-premotor-cortex-abstract-thinking-30753/

Scientists identify brain circuit that helps us ‘change gears’
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-scientists-brain-circuit-gears.html

Yawning: unsuspected avenue for a better understanding of arousal and interoception https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0306987706000600

Association between attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and bruxism: A systematic review protocol https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12425290/

Scientists discover that dopamine receptors act as traffic signals to guide migrating brain cells
https://www.psypost.org/how-brain-cells-use-dopamine-to-guide-migrating-neurons-during-fetal-development/

Using Physics Equations to Map Memory Distortions
https://neurosciencenews.com/quantum-emotions-physics-memory-30741/

Accommodation Resources:
Job Accommodation Network
https://askjan.org/index.cfm

Downloaded their JAN Workplace Accommodation Toolkit
Extensive accommodations lists and information
https://askjan.org/info-by-role.cfm#for-individuals

Patient Advocate Foundation
https://www.patientadvocate.org/
They have services, programs like: Case management assistance, case management programs, a national financial resource directory, an education resource library, etc.

Dysautonomia Support Network
https://www.dysautonomiasupport.org/
Treatment and Lifestyle Management Resources
Various support options:
US Regional Support
Global Communities
Special Interest Communities
Lifestyle Clubs
Dysautonomia Information Network
https://www.dinet.org/
An entire feed dedicated to news and information
Support Fibro
https://supportfibromyalgia.org/patient-services/
They have a whole bunch of patient services!
Chronic Pain and Complementary Health Approaches
https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/chronic-pain-and-complementary-health-approaches-usefulness-and-safety

Additional Resources:
Sapphic Pride LA
https://sapphicla.com/
Sapphic events and resource page
The Brain Science of Elusive ‘Aha! Moments’
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-elusive-brain-science-of-aha-moments/
Youcubed - Stanford Graduate School of Education
https://www.youcubed.org/
Website for math help and finger discrimination and perception
If you’re looking for the book I was reading from, please check out ‘Movement Matters’ below.
Chronic Pain & Disability Advocacy Books:
Tell Me Where It Hurts: The New Science of Pain and How to Heal - Rachel Zoffness, PhD
Visit her website to find more information and resources
All Tangled Up in Autism and Chronic Illness: A Guide to Navigating Multiple Conditions - Charli Clement
Living Well With Orthostatic Intolerance: A Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment - Peter C. Rowe, MD
Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century - Edited by Alice Wong
Rebel Health: A Field Guide to the Patient-Led Revolution in Medical Care

General Books:
Thinking in Systems: A Primer - Donella H. Meadows
ADHD Body and Mind: A Compassionate Guide to Rewilding Your Nervous System with Neuroscience, Nutrition, and Gut-Brain Health - Dr. Miguel Toribio-Mateas
How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence - Michael Pollan
An Elegant Defense: The Extraordinary New Science of the Immune System - Matt Richtel
What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing From Complex Trauma - Stephanie Foo
The Great Nerve: The New Science of the Vagus Nerve and How to Harness Its Healing Reflexes - Kevin J. Tracey, MD
Movement Matters: How Embodied Cognition Informs Teaching and Learning - Edited by Sheila L. Macrine and Jennifer M. B. Fugate
The Psychedelic Gospels: The Secret History of Hallucinogens in Christianity - Jerry B. Brown, PhD and Julie M. Brown, M.A.
Rational Rhetoric: The Role of Science in Popular Discourse - David J. Tietge
Books I’m Ordering for Pride Month:
A History of Transgender Medicine in the United States: From Margins to Mainstream - Edited by Carolyn Wolf-Gould, Dallas Denny, Jamison Green, and Kyan Lynch
Making the Rounds: Defying Norms in Love and Medicine - Patricia Grayhall
Transforming Rights: How Law Shapes Transgender Lives, Identity and Community in India - Edited by Jayne Kothari
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It’s a very special week for Schauer Thoughts listeners as we’re joined by author and psychoanalyst, MJ Corey, as she discusses her new book, Dekonstructing the Kardashians! We’ll be touching on the semiotics, theory, and history of Kim Kardashian and her family as well as cultural impacts of their rise. After you listen to the episode, make sure to check out the book and peruse MJ’s other writings on her socials - both are linked below. Thank you all so much for listening and make sure to like and subscribe on YouTube and rate me five stars on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, any place you get your podcasts.

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mjcorey/ 

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Where to Purchase:

Dekonstructing the Kardashians: A New Media Manifesto

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/741643/dekonstructing-the-kardashians-by-mj-corey/ 

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