The Public Records Officer Podcast
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Illuminating the power of public records, transparency, and accountability in Washington state government. thepublicrecordsofficer.com Hosted by @WJamieNixon.bsky.social #OpenGov #ThePROP #waleg
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Ep. 14 Get It Gone 2: The Bureaucracy Strikes Back
In our last episode, we exposed the alleged destruction and withholding of public records inside OMWBE. This case was documented through emails, chats, and timeline…
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Washington has a felony statute for destroying public records. Ep. 14 asks the obvious question: What if the
@atg.wa.gov simply chooses not to enforce it? Spoiler: you get retaliation, silence, and a system that protects the accused. #waleg tinyurl.com/mryv4dvj
@atg.wa.gov simply chooses not to enforce it? Spoiler: you get retaliation, silence, and a system that protects the accused. #waleg tinyurl.com/mryv4dvj
Washington has a felony statute for destroying public records. Ep. 14 asks the obvious question: What if the
@atg.wa.gov simply chooses not to enforce it? Spoiler: you get retaliation, silence, and a system that protects the accused. #waleg tinyurl.com/mryv4dvj
@atg.wa.gov simply chooses not to enforce it? Spoiler: you get retaliation, silence, and a system that protects the accused. #waleg tinyurl.com/mryv4dvj
Ep. 14 Get It Gone 2: The Bureaucracy Strikes Back
In our last episode, we exposed the alleged destruction and withholding of public records inside OMWBE. This case was documented through emails, chats, and timeline…
tinyurl.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Washington has a felony statute for destroying public records. Ep. 14 asks the obvious question: What if the
@atg.wa.gov simply chooses not to enforce it? Spoiler: you get retaliation, silence, and a system that protects the accused. #waleg tinyurl.com/mryv4dvj
@atg.wa.gov simply chooses not to enforce it? Spoiler: you get retaliation, silence, and a system that protects the accused. #waleg tinyurl.com/mryv4dvj
In our latest episode, we shine a light on an allegation of felony records destruction inside Washington’s Office of Minority & Women’s Business Enterprises (OMWBE). A staff member says they were told to delete Teams posts because of a public records request.
Yes, really. #waleg
Yes, really. #waleg
November 24, 2025 at 5:13 PM
In our latest episode, we shine a light on an allegation of felony records destruction inside Washington’s Office of Minority & Women’s Business Enterprises (OMWBE). A staff member says they were told to delete Teams posts because of a public records request.
Yes, really. #waleg
Yes, really. #waleg
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"The top brass at the LA Sheriff’s Department don’t want their deputies to be accountable to the public they serve. The Sheriff’s Department fights all Public Records Act cases," attorney @susanseager.bsky.social tells us about LASD's stonewalling of journalist @cerisecastle.bsky.social.
LA sheriff ducks journalist’s request for deputy photographs
ICE won’t be the only secret police in town if the department gets its way
freedom.press
November 3, 2025 at 10:11 PM
"The top brass at the LA Sheriff’s Department don’t want their deputies to be accountable to the public they serve. The Sheriff’s Department fights all Public Records Act cases," attorney @susanseager.bsky.social tells us about LASD's stonewalling of journalist @cerisecastle.bsky.social.
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🔔 Public records-based reporting should be free. @404media.co and @wired.com are leading the way.
Hear why this is a public service and good for business, ft. @josephcox.bsky.social, @katie-drummond.bsky.social, Caitlin Vogus, and Lauren Harper.
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October 20, 2025 at 8:05 PM
🔔 Public records-based reporting should be free. @404media.co and @wired.com are leading the way.
Hear why this is a public service and good for business, ft. @josephcox.bsky.social, @katie-drummond.bsky.social, Caitlin Vogus, and Lauren Harper.
🗓️ Oct. 29, 2 pm EDT
RSVP: freedom.press/unpaywalled
Hear why this is a public service and good for business, ft. @josephcox.bsky.social, @katie-drummond.bsky.social, Caitlin Vogus, and Lauren Harper.
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2 years into the 7 day auto-deletion of Teams chats and the Public Records Officer at @oicwa.bsky.social did not know how to hold those records. This points to pattern we discuss in Ep. 11 where agencies aren't dutifully searching all the places where records may exist. #waleg
October 20, 2025 at 6:27 PM
2 years into the 7 day auto-deletion of Teams chats and the Public Records Officer at @oicwa.bsky.social did not know how to hold those records. This points to pattern we discuss in Ep. 11 where agencies aren't dutifully searching all the places where records may exist. #waleg
@governorferguson.bsky.social ordered state agencies to stop auto-deleting their messages. Two days later, WaTech held a meeting to explain it. Someone asked if it would be recorded. WaTech's reply: “And make it discoverable? LOL.” Nothing funnier than covering up the public’s business. 🤷 #waleg
October 6, 2025 at 10:46 PM
@governorferguson.bsky.social ordered state agencies to stop auto-deleting their messages. Two days later, WaTech held a meeting to explain it. Someone asked if it would be recorded. WaTech's reply: “And make it discoverable? LOL.” Nothing funnier than covering up the public’s business. 🤷 #waleg
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We are proud to join this brief in support of journalist Mario Guevara, who faces imminent deportation to El Salvador for reporting the news.
If you were outraged about Jimmy Kimmel, you should be doubly outraged about this case.
If you were outraged about Jimmy Kimmel, you should be doubly outraged about this case.
Free Press and the Committee to Protect Journalists Lead Brief in Support of Detained Journalist Mario Guevara
The targeting, muzzling, detention and possible deportation of beloved journalist Mario Guevara is as legally unjust as it is a sign of the Trump administration’s censorship scheme.
www.freepress.net
September 26, 2025 at 4:55 PM
We are proud to join this brief in support of journalist Mario Guevara, who faces imminent deportation to El Salvador for reporting the news.
If you were outraged about Jimmy Kimmel, you should be doubly outraged about this case.
If you were outraged about Jimmy Kimmel, you should be doubly outraged about this case.
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FCC Chair Brendan Carr, who intends to monitor bias while wearing the president's bust as a lapel pin, is the poster child for why the Constitution bars the government from meddling in newsrooms' editorial decisions.
www.cbc.ca/news/worl...
www.cbc.ca/news/worl...
September 18, 2025 at 11:55 PM
FCC Chair Brendan Carr, who intends to monitor bias while wearing the president's bust as a lapel pin, is the poster child for why the Constitution bars the government from meddling in newsrooms' editorial decisions.
www.cbc.ca/news/worl...
www.cbc.ca/news/worl...
Cover Up much!!! One day after @governorferguson.bsky.social announces the suspension of the auto-deletion of Washington's public records, WaTech calls a meeting to discuss the matter with records and IT staff from across the executive branch. #waleg
September 19, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Cover Up much!!! One day after @governorferguson.bsky.social announces the suspension of the auto-deletion of Washington's public records, WaTech calls a meeting to discuss the matter with records and IT staff from across the executive branch. #waleg
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Silly Jimmy Kimmel. He should have just called for all homeless people to be killed and he’d still have a job.
September 18, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Silly Jimmy Kimmel. He should have just called for all homeless people to be killed and he’d still have a job.
🚨 New Episode 🚨
Ep. 9 When Hypocrisy Makes You Vomit. Hypocrisy isn’t just annoying, it’s dangerous. This week we break down Brandi Kruse’s latest meltdown and her bigger game of silencing truth while enabling extremism. thepublicrecordsofficer.com
#ThePROP #waleg
Ep. 9 When Hypocrisy Makes You Vomit. Hypocrisy isn’t just annoying, it’s dangerous. This week we break down Brandi Kruse’s latest meltdown and her bigger game of silencing truth while enabling extremism. thepublicrecordsofficer.com
#ThePROP #waleg
September 15, 2025 at 11:20 PM
🚨 New Episode 🚨
Ep. 9 When Hypocrisy Makes You Vomit. Hypocrisy isn’t just annoying, it’s dangerous. This week we break down Brandi Kruse’s latest meltdown and her bigger game of silencing truth while enabling extremism. thepublicrecordsofficer.com
#ThePROP #waleg
Ep. 9 When Hypocrisy Makes You Vomit. Hypocrisy isn’t just annoying, it’s dangerous. This week we break down Brandi Kruse’s latest meltdown and her bigger game of silencing truth while enabling extremism. thepublicrecordsofficer.com
#ThePROP #waleg
“Secrecy isn’t just about hiding documents it’s about shifting power away from the public.” -@mirandaspivack.bsky.social joined @ssowersby.bsky.social and I to discuss her excellent new book Backroom Deals In Our Backyards #waleg #transparency
September 11, 2025 at 6:15 PM
“Secrecy isn’t just about hiding documents it’s about shifting power away from the public.” -@mirandaspivack.bsky.social joined @ssowersby.bsky.social and I to discuss her excellent new book Backroom Deals In Our Backyards #waleg #transparency
Ep. 6 of The Public Records Officer Podcast is out: @governorferguson.bsky.social comes down hard on Fish & Wildlife for deleted texts… but gives WaTech a free pass after years of IT failures & record destruction. #waleg #transparency #opengov www.thepublicrecordsofficer.com/ep-6-transpa...
Ep. 6 Transparency Isn't a Team Sport
WaTech just burned through a decade and nearly $300 million on a project that never left the planning phase. Meanwhile, Fish & Wildlife commissioners were caught te…
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September 2, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Ep. 6 of The Public Records Officer Podcast is out: @governorferguson.bsky.social comes down hard on Fish & Wildlife for deleted texts… but gives WaTech a free pass after years of IT failures & record destruction. #waleg #transparency #opengov www.thepublicrecordsofficer.com/ep-6-transpa...
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With U.S. Custom and Border Protection agents searching phones at record pace, learn how to prepare your devices in anticipation of international travel.
August 20, 2025 at 8:31 PM
With U.S. Custom and Border Protection agents searching phones at record pace, learn how to prepare your devices in anticipation of international travel.
“The people, in delegating authority, do not give their public servants the right to decide what is good for the people to know and what is not good for them to know” The Public Records Act. Yet, @governorferguson.bsky.social has been conducting a secret review of auto-deletions? #waleg
August 13, 2025 at 3:04 PM
“The people, in delegating authority, do not give their public servants the right to decide what is good for the people to know and what is not good for them to know” The Public Records Act. Yet, @governorferguson.bsky.social has been conducting a secret review of auto-deletions? #waleg
The @wastateauditor.bsky.social's mission is "To promote accountability and transparency in government." So why wont their top attorney explain his accusation of WaTech and their staff of a year long COVER UP? Listen to the explosive audio on Ep. 3 of #ThePROP #waleg tinyurl.com/m36bknwf
Ep. 3 The Watchdog's Blind Eye
What happens when the agency tasked with transparency goes silent? When the watchdog looks away, or worse, helps cover the tracks? In this episode, we confront the …
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August 6, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The @wastateauditor.bsky.social's mission is "To promote accountability and transparency in government." So why wont their top attorney explain his accusation of WaTech and their staff of a year long COVER UP? Listen to the explosive audio on Ep. 3 of #ThePROP #waleg tinyurl.com/m36bknwf
Ep. 3 “The Watchdog’s Blind Eye” Lead counsel at SAO must resign!
The State Auditor says the public deserves answers. Her top attorney told agencies they don’t owe us one.
We dig into the contradiction and the cover-up Rose still hasn’t explained. @wastateauditor.bsky.social
#waleg #opengov
The State Auditor says the public deserves answers. Her top attorney told agencies they don’t owe us one.
We dig into the contradiction and the cover-up Rose still hasn’t explained. @wastateauditor.bsky.social
#waleg #opengov
August 5, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Ep. 3 “The Watchdog’s Blind Eye” Lead counsel at SAO must resign!
The State Auditor says the public deserves answers. Her top attorney told agencies they don’t owe us one.
We dig into the contradiction and the cover-up Rose still hasn’t explained. @wastateauditor.bsky.social
#waleg #opengov
The State Auditor says the public deserves answers. Her top attorney told agencies they don’t owe us one.
We dig into the contradiction and the cover-up Rose still hasn’t explained. @wastateauditor.bsky.social
#waleg #opengov
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As a former #waleg staffer, this is disappointing.
The people of WA deserve better than this. The rules that the Legislature imposes on every other government in Washington State should be good enough for them also. We all deserve to know what happens behind the scenes as laws are drafted.
The people of WA deserve better than this. The rules that the Legislature imposes on every other government in Washington State should be good enough for them also. We all deserve to know what happens behind the scenes as laws are drafted.
WA House lawmakers get OK to auto-delete records after 30 days
A new policy by the state House comes amid a legal battle over lawmakers' efforts to exempt themselves from public records laws.
www.seattletimes.com
August 4, 2025 at 6:08 PM
As a former #waleg staffer, this is disappointing.
The people of WA deserve better than this. The rules that the Legislature imposes on every other government in Washington State should be good enough for them also. We all deserve to know what happens behind the scenes as laws are drafted.
The people of WA deserve better than this. The rules that the Legislature imposes on every other government in Washington State should be good enough for them also. We all deserve to know what happens behind the scenes as laws are drafted.
At some point this month @governorferguson.bsky.social is going to announce a new policy on the retention/autodeletion of Teams chats, and he will not have done ANY of it transparently. Totally behind closed doors. So transparent he is. #waleg #transparency #weakleadership
On the week @thepropodcast.bsky.social unveiled newly unredacted AG’s advice clearly showing agencies were warned of the auto-deletion risks B4 they started deleting 50million of your records each week, today @atg.wa.gov delivered me his latest advice on the same topic. 🤷🏻😅 #waleg
August 5, 2025 at 12:38 AM
At some point this month @governorferguson.bsky.social is going to announce a new policy on the retention/autodeletion of Teams chats, and he will not have done ANY of it transparently. Totally behind closed doors. So transparent he is. #waleg #transparency #weakleadership
As discussed in Ep. 2 of The Public Records Officer,
WA House okays deleting emails after 30 days.
AGO still defends 7-day Teams deletions, despite warning agencies of legal risks. This isn't a partisan issue, or #waleg members would have made clear their opposition. tinyurl.com/casvm3zc
WA House okays deleting emails after 30 days.
AGO still defends 7-day Teams deletions, despite warning agencies of legal risks. This isn't a partisan issue, or #waleg members would have made clear their opposition. tinyurl.com/casvm3zc
WA House lawmakers get OK to auto-delete records after 30 days
A new policy by the state House comes amid a legal battle over lawmakers' efforts to exempt themselves from public records laws.
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August 4, 2025 at 10:44 PM
As discussed in Ep. 2 of The Public Records Officer,
WA House okays deleting emails after 30 days.
AGO still defends 7-day Teams deletions, despite warning agencies of legal risks. This isn't a partisan issue, or #waleg members would have made clear their opposition. tinyurl.com/casvm3zc
WA House okays deleting emails after 30 days.
AGO still defends 7-day Teams deletions, despite warning agencies of legal risks. This isn't a partisan issue, or #waleg members would have made clear their opposition. tinyurl.com/casvm3zc
It seems @governorferguson.bsky.social has scared his staff so badly with his poor decision making that this is what they've resorted to. It takes courage in the face of fear to do something like this when you work with/for powerful people. #courage #waleg #whistleblower #ThePROP #transparency
Gov. Ferguson knew of concerns about top aide Mike Webb years ago, audio confirms. Webb resigned in March amid claims he created a hostile workplace for some women in the governor's office. Webb previously was Ferguson's chief of staff in the WA AG's office. www.axios.com/local/seattl... #waleg
Recording reveals Gov. Ferguson knew of concerns about top aide in 2019
Ferguson was briefed six years ago on concerns state auditors raised about longtime adviser Mike Webb.
www.axios.com
August 2, 2025 at 12:07 AM
It seems @governorferguson.bsky.social has scared his staff so badly with his poor decision making that this is what they've resorted to. It takes courage in the face of fear to do something like this when you work with/for powerful people. #courage #waleg #whistleblower #ThePROP #transparency
Should @atg.wa.gov still defend agencies after warning them their actions carried massive legal risk?
#ThePROP reveals newly unredacted advice from then AG @governorferguson.bsky.social, who still defended agencies in court as they destroyed around 50Million public records every week. #waleg
#ThePROP reveals newly unredacted advice from then AG @governorferguson.bsky.social, who still defended agencies in court as they destroyed around 50Million public records every week. #waleg
August 1, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Should @atg.wa.gov still defend agencies after warning them their actions carried massive legal risk?
#ThePROP reveals newly unredacted advice from then AG @governorferguson.bsky.social, who still defended agencies in court as they destroyed around 50Million public records every week. #waleg
#ThePROP reveals newly unredacted advice from then AG @governorferguson.bsky.social, who still defended agencies in court as they destroyed around 50Million public records every week. #waleg