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The Dekleptocracy Project @dekleptocracy.bsky.social · Jul 28

Help us send letters to state governments to force their pension plans to divest from Truth Social (yes, a lot of them are invested in it). Please sign up to send letters to your state government.

Protect public pensions: Tell states to divest from Truth Social and all of Trump's shady companies

We, the undersigned public employees and concerned citizens, demand that governors and state legislatures protect our retirement funds from being weaponized to enrich Donald Trump. Millions of…

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8d

AOC: "This will experiences the consequences of this, but we have to be the consequence. Which is why we have to stand tall right now alongside everyday Americans who want us to be standing up."

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RichardB @richardbrophy.bsky.social · 8d

'Trump's Shell Game Threatens American Security. When a phantom foundation with no address, no registration and a founder who might not exist, wires $100 million to the president's crypto company, America has a problem.'

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Trump's Shell Game Threatens American Security

We're pushing to make anti-corruption a top priority on the political agenda to fight authoritarianism, strengthen the rule of law and protect democracy.

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The Dekleptocracy Project @dekleptocracy.bsky.social · 12d

Often the wackiness of MAHA drowns out any discussion about the foundation of corruption on which is has been built. And boy is it a lot. My latest on just some of it. Please subscribe to our feed and share. buff.ly/X94rXeL

It profits by harming pregnant women

The Dekleptocracy Project @dekleptocracy.bsky.social · 12d

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Desi Doyen/Green News Report @greennewsreport.bsky.social · 14d

“Every serious foreign policy discussion today misses the fundamental reality—Trump's strategic corruption has become America's primary vulnerability. China doesn't need to steal our technology when they can simply buy Trump”

The Dekleptocracy Project @dekleptocracy.bsky.social · 15d

Trump's corruption is the country's top national security threat. This story is beyond belief. buff.ly/8pcAn0o

The Dekleptocracy Project @dekleptocracy.bsky.social · 13d

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The Dekleptocracy Project @dekleptocracy.bsky.social · 14d

The UN speech was deeply embarrassing for the country. Deeply. We rounded up some of the reaction from around the world. Just brutal. buff.ly/FzWKa4C

The Dekleptocracy Project @dekleptocracy.bsky.social · 15d

Trump's corruption is the country's top national security threat. This story is beyond belief. buff.ly/8pcAn0o

The Dekleptocracy Project @dekleptocracy.bsky.social · 16d

Trump’s corruption is — by far — the largest national security threat.

Trump's Shell Game Threatens American Security

We're pushing to make anti-corruption a top priority on the political agenda to fight authoritarianism, strengthen the rule of law and protect democracy.

The Dekleptocracy Project @dekleptocracy.bsky.social · 26d

We have an investigation coming of Trump's Greenland push. It's extremely shady. Please sign up to our mailing list and/or Substack to receive the full investigation, when we're finished.

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Trump’s man in Greenland

Friends,Thomas Dans, a former Trump official with long-standing Russian ties, is now running an outfit called “American Daybreak” to advance Trump’s agenda overseas.

The Dekleptocracy Project @dekleptocracy.bsky.social · 26d

DKP is relaunching our Kleptocracy in America report. This is a tiny fraction of what our investigative platform will do. America faces a local corruption epidemic. Please read, share and support our mission to shed light on it

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The Return of the Kleptocracy in America Report

State Round-up -- 9/12/2025

The Dekleptocracy Project @dekleptocracy.bsky.social · 29d

Under no circumstances should the Democrats vote to approve the NDAA. Please sign up to sen your Member or Congress a letter. Help them understand that the rules of the game have changed. The simply get no credit but cause great harm by voting to pass this.
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The Dekleptocracy Project @dekleptocracy.bsky.social · Sep 4

Murder a couple hundred thousand people, attack American democracy = @Exxon approved, apparently.

The Dekleptocracy Project @dekleptocracy.bsky.social · Sep 2

The American people will soon start questioning the legitimacy of the court. Clearly, it views the balance of powers as disputed. When citizens consider the rule of law also as disputed, it will be a very unpleasant, and the legal profession will own that. bit.ly/4lZRIW3

Court Hands a Loss to Groups Seeking Billions in Frozen Climate Funds

The nonprofit organizations are fighting a Trump administration effort to claw back climate and clean energy grants.

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Raw Story @rawstory.com · Aug 28

'Cowardice of a leader': CDC official hits Trump and RFK with blistering rebuke on way out

'Cowardice of a leader': CDC official hits Trump and RFK with blistering rebuke on way out

A top official at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced his resignation in a lengthy social media post in which he delivered a blistering rebuke of the Department of Health and Human Services under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for undermining science and endangering public heal...

The Dekleptocracy Project @dekleptocracy.bsky.social · Aug 27

RFK, Jr has made the Kennedy name a national disgrace, and if doctors and medical groups just cower and excuse it, they too are a national disgrace.

What good is the Hippocratic Oath if this doesn’t trigger it?

RFK Jr. Could Blow Up the Vaccine Industry With One Simple Move

A seemingly obscure change to liability laws could wreck the market for some vaccines.

The Dekleptocracy Project @dekleptocracy.bsky.social · Aug 26

The corruption in Washington DC is about to hit you in the pocketbook. Trump and his enablers will blame this on national security, but this was protectionism and corruption--and it'll cost you money. Help support our mission to explain how the corruption impacts you.

Trump’s Corruption means you pay more — Europe is fed up

The National Council of Textile Organizations — which is clinging to life — "somehow" successfully lobbied Trump to eliminate the de minimis tax exemption on packages under $800 from overseas.

The Dekleptocracy Project @dekleptocracy.bsky.social · Aug 26

Can they all lose?

Elon Musk's xAI sues Apple and OpenAI, alleging anticompetitive collusion | TechCrunch

According to Musk, Apple and OpenAI are colluding to stifle competition from other AI companies.

The Dekleptocracy Project @dekleptocracy.bsky.social · Aug 25

We have joined with faith leaders and churches to take action against the archipelago of internment camp. Behind the cruelty is scaffold of corruption and self-dealing. Please help send letters to the White House Faith Office to tell them to stop.

Add your name: Shut down Trump’s internment camps

Friends,We’ve told you about the horrors inside “Alligator Alcatraz” — maggots in the food, denied medications, toilets overflowing, swarms of mosquitoes, tents flooding, blocked attorneys, denial of…

The Dekleptocracy Project @dekleptocracy.bsky.social · Aug 24

Ukraine, please blow this up.

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Anne Applebaum (@anneapplebaum)

This was published by RT, Russian state media, on their Telegram channel. It's what they want us to see

The Dekleptocracy Project @dekleptocracy.bsky.social · Aug 23

Is your retirement fund invested in Truth Social? There’s an extremely good chance that it is and that you don’t know it.

We’ve sent 170,000 letters to legislators and state governments around the country. Click here and send one to yours.

Is your retirement fund invested in Truth Social? It might be.

Friends,Your retirement money is being hijacked by Donald Trump, but governors and state legislators have the power to fix it.

The Dekleptocracy Project @dekleptocracy.bsky.social · Aug 22

A documentary about America’s newest ally.

🇷🇺🇰🇵 Documentary about North Korea's troops fighting in Kursk. A 19-minute film telling about North Korea's help in liberating the Kursk region from the Ukrainian army. The most interesting moments that we had not really seen before: 1:30 - arrival in Russia and preparation https://t.co/ZhBPJpNrWI

The Dekleptocracy Project @dekleptocracy.bsky.social · Aug 22

Yeah, but Google didn’t give Trump a gold bar

Pixel 10 puts Apple on notice

Google's new phones pack on-device AI tools for photos, translation and messaging ahead of Apple's fall launch.

The Dekleptocracy Project @dekleptocracy.bsky.social · Aug 22

Trump posts 'provocative' Putin photo after Russian leader makes him 'look weak' - The Mirror buff.ly/WCkmeKr

Trump posts 'provocative' Putin photo after Russian leader makes him 'look weak' — The Mirror

Donald Trump posted the image after Moscow unleashed one of its heaviest bombardments of Ukraine, in what critics say was a bid to show himself standing firm against Russia's strongman

The Dekleptocracy Project @dekleptocracy.bsky.social · Aug 22

The EU needs to sanction Elon. buff.ly/20GQCFm

DOGE Targeted Him on Social Media. Then the Taliban Took His Family.

Afghan scholar Mohammad Halimi, who fled the Taliban in 2021, had worked to help U.S. diplomats understand his homeland. Then DOGE put his family’s lives at risk by exposing his sensitive work for a…