Forking Off

The sun is setting on Forking Off—for now. In 2025, nearly 400,000 civil servants left federal service. We started this podcast so you could meet the people behind those numbers and understand what they left behind. 30 episodes later, here is our final chapter. 🧵 forkingoff.com/zero-forks-l...

This was not about politics, this was about shining a light on things that are actually happening in the government. forkingoff.com/zero-forks-l...

Crisis management is 'ride the horses until they die.' That's sort of how the culture works. It's not any individual leader. It's the entire leadership culture. So everybody has this idea that once in crisis, you must simply work until you drop. forkingoff.com/jeremy-boss/

We were so glad to have Stacey as a guest, and we look forward to watching the good work Justice Connection continues to do!

Stacey Young left her role as attorney after 18 years at the Justice Department to found @justiceconnection.bsky.social. Now she provides direct support to those trying to defend the institution from the inside. forkingoff.com/stacey-young

If 1,200 former colleagues publicly opposed our promotion, we’d take the hint. Especially at the Justice Department, where alumni rarely speak out against nominees. Senators should take their warning seriously.

"The era of statesmen and statecraft is over. We are truly living in this era where it is entirely about individual politicians' careers and political aspirations."—Danielle Carnes, Former USAID Democracy Officer. @altusaid.altgov.info forkingoff.com/danielle-car...

Instagram temporarily suspended our account after posting this. Please help us convey to Lady Streisand the importance of diplomacy. Also, Jeff talks about resigning from the State Department after being told to weaponize sanctions against judges and the ICC. #FFF forkingoff.com/jeffrey-size...

When FBI agents fear retaliation for following the facts, they start thinking about who wields power instead of where the evidence leads. That makes us less safe. Justice Connection’s FBI Support Network is here to support the people holding the line. www.thejusticeconnection.org/fbi-support-...

Justice Connection just launched the FBI Support Network to help current and former FBI personnel being fired, investigated, intimidated, or pushed out for doing their jobs. The FBI’s apolitical workforce is under attack. They need to know they are not alone.

What!? You haven't heard? Michael Duffin (@duffin.bsky.social) is advocating for former feds by running for a seat in the US House of Representatives in Virginia's 8th District. Check out our most recent interview with him to find out how because Diplomacy Matters, and Feds Matter!

Michael Duffin was targeted by the richest man in the world, but he didn't run away. Now he's memorializing the moment and advocating for former feds. forkingoff.com/michael-duff...

Please listen to my former colleague Liz Ginexi on @forkingoff.com. She does a great job explaining what happened inside NIH before she retired early in protest last year. forkingoff.com/liz-ginexi/ You can also follow her on substack: substack.com/@elizabethgi...

Democracy and science are linked. You can't have a vibrant scientific community if you don't have a vibrant democracy. @standupforscience.net forkingoff.com/liz-ginexi/

Thank you @justiceconnection.bsky.social for highlighting our work and continuing to stand up for the rule of law by protecting our former colleagues who've been targeted by the administration. If you're a DOJ employee or alum, check out the Justice Connection. www.thejusticeconnection.com

"Thankfully, my time as an FBI intelligence analyst prepared me well for projects like this. I wanted to build something approachable that would enable anyone to dig for the stories they cared about..." For example...

While armchair developers and infosec experts have questioned some of the app’s technical design choices, a former FBI intelligence analyst uncovered an unusual fact: The small business owner behind the White House app has a side hobby as a conspiracy theorist.

"We have to determine ways that are creative and forward looking; otherwise, the shadow of the past holds the future hostage." Alec Chapa, Former Conciliator, DOJ/Community Relations Service forkingoff.com/alec-chapa/

What do you do if you get fired in Central Asia? @thelastmileusaid.bsky.social @altusaid.altgov.info

Over 1,800 intelligence professionals left their federal jobs between January 2025 and January 2026. A third of those were through deferred resignation. Learn more about what the federal government lost in 2025 through our new data visualization project at data.forkingoff.com.

Did you know over 20k IRS employees left government service through deferred resignation in 2025? The states hardest hit? Texas, Utah, and Georgia. Learn more about what the federal government lost in 2025 through our new data visualization project at data.forkingoff.com

We're ready to talk about the bad place. Listen in now! Website: forkingoff.com Podcast: creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...

Why stop at impeachment? Kash Patel's handling of the FBI's response to the Epstein Files Transparency Act is justification for inherent contempt. Congress shouldn't just fire him and let him go back to podcasting with Bongino. They should hold him accountable now.

We're just a boy and a girl, standing outside America's window holding up a boombox saying, "Pick Liberty. Choose Justice. Love Democracy." Want more inspiring quotes? Check out our newest episode. Website: forkingoff.com Podcast: creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...

Let's compel some out of check, lawless bureaucrats to think twice about what they're doing! #InherentContempt Website: forkingoff.com/dan-tully Podcast: creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...

"At a certain point, this childish indulgence in an unchecked id and a bottomless compulsion to be the center of attention takes a toll on the FBI’s actual work."

"We live in an era of unprecedented executive power. Shouldn't we expect the Congress to use unprecedented constitutional power?" Check out our discussion with former Commerce attorney and US House candidate @dantully.bsky.social for tips on restoring the rule of law. forkingoff.com/dan-tully/

Upstanding AG's respond to Congressional oversight with facts, not ad hominem attacks. AG Bondi’s lack of decorum at today’s hearing demeans the office and further undermines trust in DOJ’s independence.

"The story of our civil servants is the story of America in 2025." Targeted: Portraits of Civil Servants Under Trump by Allan Dinkoff forkingoff.com/allan-dinkoff/

What the fork!?

The year is 1984.

"This isn't my FBI. I don't recognize this FBI." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

This #FedWorkerFriday... Service is a passion Maria has held for a long time. Throughout her career, she has served FEMA, the VA, the State Dept, & other local communities. Maria joined #CDC in 2020 as an emergency responder for the COVID-19 Joint Information Center. 1/4 🧵

I'm incredibly grateful to everyone who contributed to this, and for the opportunity to be a minor part of this historic record. I encourage everyone to sit with it quietly for a bit. Inside Kash Patel’s F.B.I.: Meltdowns, Chaos, Vendettas www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Now's the time, people. Wake the fork up! forkingoff.com/wake-the-for...

You know it's bad when you start nodding in agreement with Joe Rogan.

This week Kayla Staph makes the case for a return to 'Integrity' in the FBI, and describes the changes she saw as an FBI Special Agent when the White House decided to acquit the guilty and condemn the innocent. Listen to the full episode now. 🎙️ forkingoff.com/kayla-staph/

250 years; truer than ever. "A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right, and raises at first a formidable outcry in defense of custom. But the tumult soon subsides. Time makes more converts than reason." Thomas Paine, Common Sense January 10, 1776

It's been five years since the attack on the US Capitol. Last January Mike Romano watched four years of work bringing the rioters to justice wiped away with the stroke of a Sharpie. Find out more in this week's episode. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...

It's been 5 years since the attack on the Capitol threatened to end the American experiment. Former DOJ prosecutor Mike Romano spent 4 years building cases against the rioters. Mike doesn't mince words. #Jan6 was #DomesticTerrorism. The pardons were the injustice. forkingoff.com/michael-roma...