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Episode 9. The unaccountable FBI Mar 24, 2023

This weeks episode has a lot of interesting research in it, so I will try to have links for all of it, but I encourage you to dig in on anything that stands out for you.

Patrick's bio: https://www.cato-unbound.org/contributors/patrick-g-eddington/
FOIA and state record request guide: https://www.rcfp.org/open-government-guide/
Church Committee findings: https://archive.org/details/ChurchCommittee/Church%20Committee%20Book%20I%20-%20Foreign%20and%20Military%20Intelligence/
Washington Coalition for Open Government Donations: https://www.washcog.org/donate

Bonus: Mar A Lago Search and Transparency Aug 19, 2022

This is a special episode trying to discuss some of the transparency issues that are tangled up in the FBI search of Mar-A-Lago last week.

Episode 7. Who will audit the auditors? Aug 11, 2022

To learn more about the money Garvison stole from the county, check out this article. To learn about Garvison criminal deletion of public records, check out this article.

Support the Washington Coalition for Open Government here or the National Freedom of Information Coalition here.

Episode 6. SEC-rets Jul 04, 2022

Support the Washington Coalition for Open Government or the National Freedom of Information Coalition to make sure that your pet issues stay public too!

Also, check out the New Civil Liberties Alliance or Pacific Legal Foundation if parts of this episode spoke to you.

Episode 5. Pay no attention to the data behind the curtain May 10, 2022

Dr. Anne LeHuray talks through the importance of peer review and access to data in science, even and especially when the scientists are government agencies.

Learn more about the Washington Coalition for Open Government here.

Episode 4. Follow the money, because it works Apr 11, 2022

Rebecca White shares a story she uncovered using public records as a student journalist at Washington State University. See the articles she wrote about her discoveries here:

https://dailyevergreen.com/31099/news/investigation-finds-wsu-athletics-employee-violated-title-ix/

https://dailyevergreen.com/29866/news/wsu-settles-over-offensive-language/

Also, check out the Washington State Coalition for Open Government at washcog.org

Episode 3. Above Average Joe - Public Records Aren't Just For Nerds Mar 25, 2022

Support the Washington Coalition for Open Government or the National Freedom of Information Coalition to make sure that your pet issues stay public too!

washcog.org

nfoic.org

Episode 2: Can the state hold itself accountable? Mar 03, 2022

The State of Washington has a public official called the Public Records Ombuds who was an attorney under the Attorney General. This person is supposed to help the requestors get records to which they are entitled from state agencies. Seems like a good idea, until you realize that this is really just the government policing itself. Now, in the third iteration of the Ombuds, the ombuds stays silent as the Attorney General deftly evades public records requests.

Follow the Washington Coalition for Open Government by joining the fight here: washingtoncog.org/join

Episode 1: Breast Cancer Prevention Fraud Feb 15, 2022

Two normal people discover and destroy a phony charity that preys on those fighting to end breast cancer. Using public records, they get money back from the charity's crooked founder and put it towards mammograms.

Follow the Washington Coalition for Open Government by joining the fight here: washingtoncog.org/join

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