Hey So We Really Need to Talk About MAHA! (Part 2)

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. Download Hily Dating App from the App Store or Google Play, or visit ⁠https://hily.go.link/jRMKW Also, apologies to my Youtube audience for last week’s upload - only 50 minutes was uploaded and I do apologize for the mistake, Part 1 for Youtube will be re-uploaded shortly. Thank you all for your patience while I transition to recording at home, it means the world to me! Make sure to ‘like,’ ‘subscribe,’ and rate me five stars wherever you’re listening, it really helps. 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  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices