# SWATTING THE HORNETS NEST

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Podcast: [Evil Thoughts](https://stenobird.com/podcast/evil-thoughts-326350)
Published: 2026-06-23T17:55:56+00:00
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## Resource

Now that Musk and Ro Khanna have swatted the hornets nest that is USAID, we learn some of that money ended up at the Wuhan Institute! Non profit money laundering is a thing in CA, too with Gavin and his wife taking full advantage of state laws which allow them to play fast & loose.

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