Welcome back to Schauer Thoughts, this week we’re covering vast expanses of the topical board, and yes, I checked my medication and realized I did not take my Vyvanse. Thanks to that ADHD misstep we will be going over: a *potential* case of securities fraud, the ins and outs of heart failure, erectile tissue in the nose, what’s happening with Russia and what it means for American elections, as well as a new documentary coming out on *slams head against wall* Elon Musk.
Thank you all for your continued support, it means the absolute world to me. I would just like to say, if your child was automatically enrolled into a Trump Kids Account, please strongly consider picking up “The Second Estate” (listed below) as it’ll give you an amazing primer into why the Trump Kids accounts are a bad idea and potential ways to navigate the situation. There will be a separate episode on that coming soon.
Hope you all enjoy this weeks episode!
ShopMy Books:
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Books:
Tech Agnostic: How Technology Became the World’s Most Powerful Religion, and Why It Desperately Needs a Reformation - Greg M. Epstein
The Exquisite Machine: The New Science of the Heart - Sian E. Harding
The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth - Zoe Schlanger
The Cancer Journals - Audre Lorde
Gerontocracy in America: How the Old Are Hoarding Power and Wealth — and What to Do About It - Samuel Moyn
The Second Estate: How the Tax Code Made an American Aristocracy - Ray D. Madoff
Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It - Cory Doctorow
How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence - Michael Pollan
Sources:
HeartMate Email in Ep Files
https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA00102513.pdf
Susan Harriman, July 13, 2019 if the link doesn’t work
Gerardo Reyes (journalist)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerardo_Reyes_(journalist)
HeartMate II and 3 LVADs Recalled Due to Potential for Outflow Graft Obstruction (April 2024)
https://www.tctmd.com/news/heartmate-ii-and-3-lvads-recalled-due-potential-outflow-graft-obstruction
FDA announces another new recall involving Abbott’s HeartMate 3 LVADs after 70 injuries, 2 deaths (May 2024)
https://cardiovascularbusiness.com/topics/clinical/heart-failure/fda-new-recall-abbott-heartmate-3-lvad-implant
HeartMate 3 LVAD Linked to 16% risk of stroke, other neurological issues — what heart failure specialists should know (2026)
https://cardiovascularbusiness.com/topics/clinical/heart-failure/heartmate-3-lvad-linked-16-risk-stroke-other-neurological-issues-what-heart-failure-specialists
Abbott Agrees to Pay Over $384M to Settle Allegations Related to Contaminated Infant Formula
abbott-agrees-pay-over-384m-settle-allegations-related-contaminated-infant-formula
Should You Take Daily Aspirin?
https://health.clevelandclinic.org/do-you-need-daily-aspirin-for-some-it-does-more-harm-than-good
Anatomy, Head and Neck, Nasal Concha
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/books/NBK546636/
ENT Surgeon Dharambir Sethi tells Joan Chew Why Some People Get Nasal Blockages During Sex
https://drsethi.com.sg/the-nose-mechanic/
What Is Honeymoon Rhinitis?
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-50899-9_6
Did Ukraine’s strikes on data centers really silence Russian bots?
https://mashable.com/tech/ukraine-strikes-yandex-data-center-bot-traffic-decline
The Many Ways Trump is Trying to Tip the Scales for the Midterms
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/07/02/us/politics/trump-midterm-election-strategies.html
U.S. accuses Russia of sophisticated influence campaigns against U.S. voters (2024)
https://www.npr.org/2024/09/04/nx-s1-5100329/us-russia-election-interference-bots-2024
Reduced trolling on Russian holidays and daily US Presidential election odds
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8966999/
Free Course on Calling BS (Not Sponsored):
Calling Bullsh*t: Data Reasoning in a Digital World
https://callingbullshit.org/index.html
For the syllabus: https://callingbullshit.org/syllabus.html
News Regarding Medical Devices and Recalls
Device Events
https://deviceevents.com
Please check this out if you’re a physician.
Socialist Voting Guide (CA)
https://www.instagram.com/p/DeIITtIEvVQ/?vrfl=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==
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