Jamie Nixon
@wjamienixon.bsky.social
Dad, real rock&rolla 🎸, reluctant political savant, public records nerd, host of @thePROPodcast.bsky.social #waleg alum
The glaring conflicts of interest that @atg.wa.gov works under, in regards to public records, are unacceptable and must be addressed by #waleg immediately. The AG should be enforcing the PRA, but they are the defense attorneys for the agencies... that conflict MUST END.
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…
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December 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The glaring conflicts of interest that @atg.wa.gov works under, in regards to public records, are unacceptable and must be addressed by #waleg immediately. The AG should be enforcing the PRA, but they are the defense attorneys for the agencies... that conflict MUST END.
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The Supreme Court, Presidency, Senate and two party system are all quite anti-democratic institutions as presently constructed.
Our institutions are not only incapable of preventing tyranny—they’re currently enabling it.
When democracy returns, we need to reform our political system.
Our institutions are not only incapable of preventing tyranny—they’re currently enabling it.
When democracy returns, we need to reform our political system.
December 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The Supreme Court, Presidency, Senate and two party system are all quite anti-democratic institutions as presently constructed.
Our institutions are not only incapable of preventing tyranny—they’re currently enabling it.
When democracy returns, we need to reform our political system.
Our institutions are not only incapable of preventing tyranny—they’re currently enabling it.
When democracy returns, we need to reform our political system.
Washington law doesn’t mince words.
RCW 40.16.010:
Anyone who willfully destroys or conceals a public record commits a Class C felony.
RCW 40.16.020:
A public officer who does it? Class B felony. #waleg
RCW 40.16.010:
Anyone who willfully destroys or conceals a public record commits a Class C felony.
RCW 40.16.020:
A public officer who does it? Class B felony. #waleg
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 5:18 PM
Washington law doesn’t mince words.
RCW 40.16.010:
Anyone who willfully destroys or conceals a public record commits a Class C felony.
RCW 40.16.020:
A public officer who does it? Class B felony. #waleg
RCW 40.16.010:
Anyone who willfully destroys or conceals a public record commits a Class C felony.
RCW 40.16.020:
A public officer who does it? Class B felony. #waleg
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In a democracy, the press – reporters – are the representatives of We, the People. That’s why our nation’s Founders protected the press in the First Amendment. When Trump attacks reporters, calling them “Piggy“ and threatening their networks, he is really attacking you and me.
November 18, 2025 at 8:31 PM
In a democracy, the press – reporters – are the representatives of We, the People. That’s why our nation’s Founders protected the press in the First Amendment. When Trump attacks reporters, calling them “Piggy“ and threatening their networks, he is really attacking you and me.
To be fair, this isn’t just about @oicwa.bsky.social This culture of “put it where they won’t find it” was/is pervasive. As we say on the podcast “Get it gone” is like a mantra. If people don’t take transparency seriously and vote on it, they will lose it. #waleg #transparency
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 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM
To be fair, this isn’t just about @oicwa.bsky.social This culture of “put it where they won’t find it” was/is pervasive. As we say on the podcast “Get it gone” is like a mantra. If people don’t take transparency seriously and vote on it, they will lose it. #waleg #transparency
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Qatari soldiers in Idaho will have better access to health care than Americans.
October 11, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Qatari soldiers in Idaho will have better access to health care than Americans.
The @wastateauditor.bsky.social needs to stop digging the hole deeper. They modified their Citizens Hotline request form to make you think they can't perform audits on the records handling practices of public entities. #waleg
October 9, 2025 at 10:56 PM
The @wastateauditor.bsky.social needs to stop digging the hole deeper. They modified their Citizens Hotline request form to make you think they can't perform audits on the records handling practices of public entities. #waleg
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What Governor Pritzker is doing is right for his state, but it is vital for the Republic.
October 8, 2025 at 11:36 PM
What Governor Pritzker is doing is right for his state, but it is vital for the Republic.
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Neon lights Nobel Prize
When a leader speaks that leader dies
You won't have to follow me
Only you can set you free
You gave me fortune you gave me fame
You gave me power in your God's name
I'm every person you need to be
Oh
I'm
The
Cult
Of
Personality
When a leader speaks that leader dies
You won't have to follow me
Only you can set you free
You gave me fortune you gave me fame
You gave me power in your God's name
I'm every person you need to be
Oh
I'm
The
Cult
Of
Personality
Living Colour - Cult Of Personality (Official Video)
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October 8, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Neon lights Nobel Prize
When a leader speaks that leader dies
You won't have to follow me
Only you can set you free
You gave me fortune you gave me fame
You gave me power in your God's name
I'm every person you need to be
Oh
I'm
The
Cult
Of
Personality
When a leader speaks that leader dies
You won't have to follow me
Only you can set you free
You gave me fortune you gave me fame
You gave me power in your God's name
I'm every person you need to be
Oh
I'm
The
Cult
Of
Personality
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Cartoon by @ivan-ehlers.bsky.social.
October 7, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Cartoon by @ivan-ehlers.bsky.social.
7.5 months into what was a 6 month suspension/review of the auto-deletion of Washington’s public records, @governorferguson.bsky.social is silent about what’s happening. Not that it should be his decision alone, but he took it upon himself. This isn’t leadership. #waleg tinyurl.com/yc36auzy
WATCH: Ferguson’s own deadline on public records auto-deletion review has come and gone
(The Center Square) – Seven-and-a-half months after Washington state Gov. Bob Ferguson said he was implementing a six-month suspension of a policy that, for years, let state agencies auto-delete Micro...
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September 30, 2025 at 4:54 PM
7.5 months into what was a 6 month suspension/review of the auto-deletion of Washington’s public records, @governorferguson.bsky.social is silent about what’s happening. Not that it should be his decision alone, but he took it upon himself. This isn’t leadership. #waleg tinyurl.com/yc36auzy
There has been a deluge of news and analysis around @governorferguson.bsky.social increasing lack of transparency this week. He can’t govern like this. It’s not acceptable #waleg
Nearly 24 hours after a notice went out about Gov. Bob Ferguson going out of state for two weeks, we finally got a (vague) explanation about his plans.
Where is Gov. Bob Ferguson until Oct.9? Unclear yet because the press release sent out by his office at 6:41pm last night doesn’t say 🤔
September 26, 2025 at 11:51 PM
There has been a deluge of news and analysis around @governorferguson.bsky.social increasing lack of transparency this week. He can’t govern like this. It’s not acceptable #waleg
Grateful the @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social published my op-ed today. On Feb 17, @governorferguson.bsky.social promised transparency and suspended the auto-deletion of Teams chats pending a 6-month review. 7+ months later, we’ve gotten silence. #waleg tinyurl.com/45tfxz3b
WA residents' right to know about deleted records is overdue | Op-Ed
The public deserves to know the results of a review of auto-deleted electronic chats, which was quietly erasing public records.
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September 26, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Grateful the @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social published my op-ed today. On Feb 17, @governorferguson.bsky.social promised transparency and suspended the auto-deletion of Teams chats pending a 6-month review. 7+ months later, we’ve gotten silence. #waleg tinyurl.com/45tfxz3b
Hard to generate the words that describe how ingrained this culture of secrecy that has infected Washington state’s government is. @governorferguson.bsky.social has been silent for 7 months after starting 6 review of auto-deletions of public records. #waleg
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 1:21 AM
Hard to generate the words that describe how ingrained this culture of secrecy that has infected Washington state’s government is. @governorferguson.bsky.social has been silent for 7 months after starting 6 review of auto-deletions of public records. #waleg
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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…
www.thepublicrecordsofficer.com
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...
When the law says the people, not politicians, get to decide what they should know, and @governorferguson.bsky.social still conducts a secret review of public record destruction… that’s not transparency. That’s the exact opposite. Listen to Ep. 4 of @thepropodcast.bsky.social #waleg #transparency
“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 14, 2025 at 8:25 PM
When the law says the people, not politicians, get to decide what they should know, and @governorferguson.bsky.social still conducts a secret review of public record destruction… that’s not transparency. That’s the exact opposite. Listen to Ep. 4 of @thepropodcast.bsky.social #waleg #transparency
The lead counsel of @wastateauditor.bsky.social accuses WaTech of a year long cover up, doesn’t tell anyone what that cover up was about, then tells agency staff they don’t owe or have to give the public an explanation?
His silence is complicity and he must resign. #waleg
His silence is complicity and he must resign. #waleg
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 6:10 PM
The lead counsel of @wastateauditor.bsky.social accuses WaTech of a year long cover up, doesn’t tell anyone what that cover up was about, then tells agency staff they don’t owe or have to give the public an explanation?
His silence is complicity and he must resign. #waleg
His silence is complicity and he must resign. #waleg
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 12:25 AM
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
I will raise my former colleague here and say WA’s legislative leaders are shameless. No other legislative body in the state could possibly get away with this. Secrecy for me, but not thee. #waleg
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 9:22 PM
I will raise my former colleague here and say WA’s legislative leaders are shameless. No other legislative body in the state could possibly get away with this. Secrecy for me, but not thee. #waleg
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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.
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July 31, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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
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Lemme just say if President Bernie Sanders had unilaterally imposed, by executive fiat, hundreds of billions of new taxes, personally browbeat executives about job cuts and investments and then fired the head of BLS, the Chamber of Commerce and the business orgs would not be sitting idly by.
one thing that keeps happening is Trump taking major steps which impose large, often asymmetric costs on American business, and American business doing fucking nothing in response
Unquestionably the most dangerous and corrupt attack on the independence of US economic data in American history. Trump is firing the head of the BLS, a longtime civil servant confirmed 86-8 by the Senate, simply because the job numbers came in below his expectations today
August 1, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Lemme just say if President Bernie Sanders had unilaterally imposed, by executive fiat, hundreds of billions of new taxes, personally browbeat executives about job cuts and investments and then fired the head of BLS, the Chamber of Commerce and the business orgs would not be sitting idly by.
WaTech gave executive agencies a system that does not “comply with Washington State public records law,” but moved forward auto-deleting 50 million records each week. We’ll discuss and make available previously redacted records showing they knew it wasn’t compliant. #waleg #transparency
July 27, 2025 at 3:27 PM
WaTech gave executive agencies a system that does not “comply with Washington State public records law,” but moved forward auto-deleting 50 million records each week. We’ll discuss and make available previously redacted records showing they knew it wasn’t compliant. #waleg #transparency
Episode 1 is LIVE: The Smoking Gun!
Washington’s state government was auto-deleting your public records. Seven days. Gone. No notice. No debate. No audit.Then someone let the secret slip out, under oath!!👀
Listen now on Apple, Spotify or thepublicrecordsofficer.com #waleg
Washington’s state government was auto-deleting your public records. Seven days. Gone. No notice. No debate. No audit.Then someone let the secret slip out, under oath!!👀
Listen now on Apple, Spotify or thepublicrecordsofficer.com #waleg
thepublicrecordsofficer.com
July 22, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Episode 1 is LIVE: The Smoking Gun!
Washington’s state government was auto-deleting your public records. Seven days. Gone. No notice. No debate. No audit.Then someone let the secret slip out, under oath!!👀
Listen now on Apple, Spotify or thepublicrecordsofficer.com #waleg
Washington’s state government was auto-deleting your public records. Seven days. Gone. No notice. No debate. No audit.Then someone let the secret slip out, under oath!!👀
Listen now on Apple, Spotify or thepublicrecordsofficer.com #waleg
My op-ed in the @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social asks a simple question. Why does #waleg insist it needs to be able to work in secret, when no other legislature in the state of Washington is afforded the same “privilege,” yet they still get the work done? www.seattletimes.com/opinion/wa-l...
WA lawmakers, it's not hard to work in the sunlight | Op-Ed
I’m challenging the Legislature's sweeping claim that “legislative privilege” allows lawmakers to withhold internal communications from public records requests.
www.seattletimes.com
May 31, 2025 at 5:49 AM
My op-ed in the @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social asks a simple question. Why does #waleg insist it needs to be able to work in secret, when no other legislature in the state of Washington is afforded the same “privilege,” yet they still get the work done? www.seattletimes.com/opinion/wa-l...