Dekleptocracy

The Dekleptocracy Alliance is a 501c(4) out of Austin Texas.  There is also a Dekleptocracy Project out of Virginia which is a 501c(3). But they are, if not the same thing, at least related, because the email I want to share from Kristofer Harrison has both.

I would give you a link to the full text, but there isn’t one. So all i can do is quote the email.  I am including a link to donate, but not asking anyone to. There is of course a bunch of information on the Dekleptocracy websites  on what else they do. Here’s the email:

The anti-corruption tool they’re terrified of is almost complete

When a corrupt official cuts a shady deal and walks away unscathed, it’s not an accident.

The powerful have built our country this way by design, free from accountability and oversight.

They’ve made it a point to hollow out our newsrooms and outgun our local watchdogs.

We here at the Dekleptocracy Alliance are taking back control — permanently.

For months, we’ve been developing a first-of-its-kind anti-corruption tool that will track public corruption wherever it rears up in towns, counties, and cities across America.

Here’s an early preview:

With this tool, you can directly contribute to solving real problems in your community, making a tangible difference.

This system consolidates reports and local stories that otherwise slip through the cracks. It flags shady deals. It builds case files. It connects the dots between campaign donations, no-bid contracts, sudden zoning changes, and government favors that just don’t add up.

Once we launch it, you’ll be able to search, follow, and act on those patterns yourself.

And we’ll give it to you for free on release; we just need help to get it over the finish line.

HELP US BUILD THE TOOL

This tool will help power the work of journalists, watchdog groups, honest public officials…and pissed-off citizens who are done letting this stuff slide.

Imagine walking into your next town hall open forum armed with the data you can pull up on this dashboard:

We’re 80% finished with the tool now, thanks to the help of supporters like you, and we’re itching to go live.

The corrupt don’t deserve to stay hidden, and now they won’t be able to.

Thank you,

Kristofer Harrison
President, Dekleptocracy Alliance