Musk’s Purges Suddenly Take a Horrific Turn—and Wreck an Ugly MAGA Lie

newrepublic.com — March 2, 2025

It has a dry, bureaucratic name, but Ready to Use Therapeutic Food has functioned for over a decade as a lifeline for countless starving children around the globe. Manufactured in the United States and distributed by the U.S. Agency for International Development, it’s a paste made of peanuts, milk, and vitamins that alleviates a form of acute malnutrition known as “severe wasting.”