Dekleptocracy Alliance — Putting anti-corruption on the national political agenda.
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Dekleptocracy Journal: The Oil Refinery Announcement Was a Tell
CNBC: Trump says US will build first refinery in 50 years with Reliance
Inside Climate News: Trump Claims Indian Investment for Brownsville Refinery
America First Refining Press Release (PRNewswire)
CNN: Donald Trump Jr. joining PSQ Holdings board
CNBC: US offers India 30-day waiver for buying Russian oil
Euronews: Reliance seeking Russian crude following waiver
The Wire: Reliance leadership helped India get Russian oil waiver
CNBC: Democrats demand reversal of Russian oil sanctions waiver
CNN: Trump wanted India off Russian oil, Iran war undermining goal
Fortune: Trump says US will open first new oil refinery in 50 years
CFR: Oil Energy, India-US Relations, and the Russia Conundrum
Reinforcing the rule of law is how we fight authoritarianism, and both political parties should make it fundamental to their national platforms.
Updates
May 8
War on the Measure of American Harm The Trump administration has deleted more than 8,000 federal web pages and 3,000 public datasets since January 2025 — including the gold-standard databases that track why mothers and infants die, how many Americans go hungry, where overdoses happen, who dies in a...Read more
Apr 24
NEW: Trump's inner circle is cutting deals with Putin allies that would idle 25M t/yr of U.S. LNG capacity and gut 400,000 jobs. Gentry Beach, Joseph Flynn, Jesse Binnall, Don Jr. in Banja Luka. Full investigation → dekleptocracy.substack.com
Apr 23
HEADER The Eric Trump Pentagon Heist — April 23, 2026 DESCRIPTION The president's son just went on Fox Business to brag about a $24 million Pentagon contract. His business partner's last company collapsed two years ago with up to $96 million of ordinary Americans' savings missing. Meanwhile Ukraine...Read more
Apr 23
Hungary Voted Out Orban. Here's the Playbook. After 16 years, Viktor Orban lost - not over ideology, but because of corruption. Peter Magyar won by making corruption tangible every single day: naming names, showing receipts, connecting the theft to citizens' lives. The American opposition needs to ...Read more
Apr 22
Pay to Play: How Crypto Bought the SEC and Is Now Buying Congress Fairshake PAC has $193 million for the 2026 midterms — 150% of the previous all-time corporate record. 7 SEC crypto cases were dismissed in 2025. Every dismissed company had donated to Trump's inauguration or affiliated PACs. Ripple'...Read more