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So I was actually going to include this as a quick hitter, but I figured we could tie it into a conversation about Doge, because I still get questions rolling in every day about Doge. Let's start with Mana Nutrition specifically, then we'll get into a related story about Doja's website, how you can use it to do your own research.
But we'll also talk about some inaccuracies and errors that have been posted on the site and some things you need to be cautious of. So the CEO and founder of Mana Nutrition says that its company's contracts with USAID were reinstated late last night. after being cancelled last week.
But we'll also talk about some inaccuracies and errors that have been posted on the site and some things you need to be cautious of. So the CEO and founder of Mana Nutrition says that its company's contracts with USAID were reinstated late last night. after being cancelled last week.
But we'll also talk about some inaccuracies and errors that have been posted on the site and some things you need to be cautious of. So the CEO and founder of Mana Nutrition says that its company's contracts with USAID were reinstated late last night. after being cancelled last week.
The development came after Elon Musk wrote on X earlier in the day on Sunday that he would investigate the cancelled contract and fix it. So, Jon Favreau, he's a liberal political commentator and President Obama's former speechwriter, He shared a post on X about the canceled USAID contract.
The development came after Elon Musk wrote on X earlier in the day on Sunday that he would investigate the cancelled contract and fix it. So, Jon Favreau, he's a liberal political commentator and President Obama's former speechwriter, He shared a post on X about the canceled USAID contract.
The development came after Elon Musk wrote on X earlier in the day on Sunday that he would investigate the cancelled contract and fix it. So, Jon Favreau, he's a liberal political commentator and President Obama's former speechwriter, He shared a post on X about the canceled USAID contract.
The post he shared was a screenshot of a CNN article that talked about how there were 400,000 boxes of USAID-branded, ready-to-use therapeutic foods ready to be shipped out, but that if USAID didn't pay Mana Nutrition for those boxes, there would be at least $10 million in wasted peanut butter.
The post he shared was a screenshot of a CNN article that talked about how there were 400,000 boxes of USAID-branded, ready-to-use therapeutic foods ready to be shipped out, but that if USAID didn't pay Mana Nutrition for those boxes, there would be at least $10 million in wasted peanut butter.
The post he shared was a screenshot of a CNN article that talked about how there were 400,000 boxes of USAID-branded, ready-to-use therapeutic foods ready to be shipped out, but that if USAID didn't pay Mana Nutrition for those boxes, there would be at least $10 million in wasted peanut butter.
In sharing that article, Favreau wrote as the caption, Kids will die because Elon Musk starved them of food we already paid for. So Musk then replies to Favreaus post and writes, Dollar store John Favreau is an imbecilic propagandist who lies to score cheap political points. That said, we will investigate whether this is real or not and fix it if it is.
In sharing that article, Favreau wrote as the caption, Kids will die because Elon Musk starved them of food we already paid for. So Musk then replies to Favreaus post and writes, Dollar store John Favreau is an imbecilic propagandist who lies to score cheap political points. That said, we will investigate whether this is real or not and fix it if it is.
In sharing that article, Favreau wrote as the caption, Kids will die because Elon Musk starved them of food we already paid for. So Musk then replies to Favreaus post and writes, Dollar store John Favreau is an imbecilic propagandist who lies to score cheap political points. That said, we will investigate whether this is real or not and fix it if it is.
That night is when the CEO of Mana Nutrition got the notification that the contract termination had been rescinded. So, just to give you a little bit of context, these ready-to-use therapeutic foods are fortified with milk and vitamins and loaded with extra calories, and they're sent to malnourished children around the world.
That night is when the CEO of Mana Nutrition got the notification that the contract termination had been rescinded. So, just to give you a little bit of context, these ready-to-use therapeutic foods are fortified with milk and vitamins and loaded with extra calories, and they're sent to malnourished children around the world.
That night is when the CEO of Mana Nutrition got the notification that the contract termination had been rescinded. So, just to give you a little bit of context, these ready-to-use therapeutic foods are fortified with milk and vitamins and loaded with extra calories, and they're sent to malnourished children around the world.
In this case, this particular contract was for a ready-to-use therapeutic peanut butter paste, but there are other kinds of ready-to-use therapeutic foods as well. Now, I want to segue into our conversation about Doge.
In this case, this particular contract was for a ready-to-use therapeutic peanut butter paste, but there are other kinds of ready-to-use therapeutic foods as well. Now, I want to segue into our conversation about Doge.
In this case, this particular contract was for a ready-to-use therapeutic peanut butter paste, but there are other kinds of ready-to-use therapeutic foods as well. Now, I want to segue into our conversation about Doge.
In case you didn't know, Doge now has a website, doge.gov, and on it you can find updates on the work that Doge is doing, as well as other information like how much money Doge has saved the government, what the government spends its money on, some government workforce information, and some federal regulation information.