Forking Off
banner
forkingoff.com
Forking Off
@forkingoff.com
The podcast that gives a fork about former feds.

Website: https://forkingoff.com

Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/forkingoff

Links: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/forking-off
Pinned
The results are in and according to Spotify Wrapped, the Forking Off podcast's debut season was more popular than 81% of new shows this year, received more shares than 89% of other shows, and our fans listened longer than 76% of other shows.

Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
Check out our new episode with former USAID communications advisor Ali Syverson.

creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
December 15, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Ali Syverson is preserving USAID's history through art. In this episode, Ali describes the day democracy died, why she chose to paint the unraveling, and how it raised $15k for displaced USAID families returning from abroad.

@altusaid.altgov.info #artivism #censorship

forkingoff.com/ali-syverson/
Ali Syverson Paints the Unraveling
I remember I wrote in my journal, "Democracy died today."
forkingoff.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Former immigration judge Sarah Ellison Hernandez details the moment she saw the administration defy a court order and knew she had to resign. This isn't just about immigration policy. It's about intentional defiance of the law, and the people who step up to stop it.

forkingoff.com/sarah-elliso...
Sarah Ellison Hernandez Sounds the Alarm
There aren't any metaphysical guardrails that are going to protect America. The guardrails are us, so it is dependent upon us to say, "No. This is not okay."
forkingoff.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Reposted by Forking Off
There is no sight that more efficiently puts the lie to immigration “court” than the common sight of children “representing themselves.” Children too small to climb into the chair, children in pajamas who don’t know where they are, children not yet old enough to speak.
Three-year-old child forced to serve as her own attorney in Tucson immigration court
More than a dozen undocumented minors were forced to make their case in front of an immigration judge as the Trump administration ramps up removal proceedings.
coppercourier.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The results are in and according to Spotify Wrapped, the Forking Off podcast's debut season was more popular than 81% of new shows this year, received more shares than 89% of other shows, and our fans listened longer than 76% of other shows.

Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
December 4, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Reposted by Forking Off
That is fucking illegal!

There is a process already in place for disability claims.

@altva.bsky.social
@altssa.altgov.info
@alt-ssa.altgov.info
npr.org NPR @npr.org · 14d
A Florida-based company is charging military veterans as much as $20,000 for help with disability claims, even though the VA has said that may be illegal and the service should be free. But so far nobody's stopping the company and others like it.
This company charges disabled vets millions, even after VA said it's likely illegal
A Florida-based company is charging military veterans as much as $20,000 for help with disability claims, even though the VA has said that may be illegal and the service should be free. But so far nobody's stopping the company and others like it.
n.pr
December 2, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Reposted by Forking Off
If you hold a gov or gov adjacent job & you are -
Helping your colleagues keep their jobs as they're being hunted
Fast walking approvals that protect families
Finding creative ways to honor your oath & this nation

We see you. We appreciate you.
Hang in there. 🫶
December 2, 2025 at 5:40 PM
"Hope is not a feeling. It's a choice, and it's a choice that demands action."

Unprecedented assaults on federal employees and the rule of law led Andrew Kreider to leave the EPA after 29 years.

Hear his story in this week's episode of the Forking Off Podcast.

forkingoff.com/andrew-kreid...
December 1, 2025 at 5:28 PM
The Rocky Mountain Regional Office of the #USPTO is closed. 200 jobs are gone. What really happened, and what does that mean for the future of US innovation?

In this episode, Former Director of the Rocky Mountain office, Molly Kocialski, makes it make sense.

forkingoff.com/molly-kocial...
Molly Kocialski Makes It Make Sense
Numbers matter, and truth matters. So, let's talk truth.
forkingoff.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Reposted by Forking Off
DOJ is supposed to protect people from illegal discrimination in the workplace, not perpetrate it. Daniel showed a lot of courage coming forward and standing up not just for himself but for every employee at the FBI.
An F.B.I. Trainee Hung a Pride Flag Near His Desk. He Says He Was Fired for It.
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Reposted by Forking Off
👇

(read this before you apply: www.thejusticeconnection.org/press-disman...)
November 20, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Violence does not end when the government ignores it...

In this episode, we talk to Dr. Sarah DeGue about the future of violence prevention, her previous work at CDC, and her perspective on the shooting that took place there in August.

@firedbutfighting.bsky.social

forkingoff.com/sarah-degue/
Dr. Sarah DeGue Creates a New Path
Violence does not end when the government ignores it.
forkingoff.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Tomorrow is Veterans Day! We hope you'll check out our new episode with Navy veteran and former State Department employee, Mike Johnson (no, not that one)! Mike continues to serve veterans and his community by volunteering at food shelters and mentoring those in need.

forkingoff.com/mike-johnson
Mike Johnson is a Game Changer
Mike didn't think he was in a place where he'd have to worry about his future, but that's not how it turned out.
forkingoff.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Reposted by Forking Off
So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!
November 9, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Reposted by Forking Off
🚨Scam Alert!🚨 I see plenty of bot accounts🤖 on Bluesky, but I don't see much talk about other types of scams and malicious activity.👨‍💻

Attached are a couple of screenshots of a scam attempt I received earlier ☣️masquerading as Bluesky trust & safety.☣️

URL resolves to ⚠️bsky[.]form94799[.]icu⚠️
November 9, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Check out our new episode with former FBI Supervisory Intelligence Analyst Christina Mesesan. From Operation Ghost Stories to the firing of James Comey, Christina saw it all, and she's sharing her advice for leading during crisis.

#ForkingOff #ComeysHomies #AltGov

forkingoff.com/christina-me...
Christina Mesesan is Policing the Police
When I have to hide that I don't believe what I'm saying, maybe now it's time for me to take the step and leave.
forkingoff.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:12 PM
This week Patty Hartman, former DOJ Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist, calls for fired, forked, and former feds to run for office in a referendum on legislators' inability to realize their checks on the executive. Check it out!

#ForkingOff #AltGov #Vote #Furlough

forkingoff.com/patty-hartman
Patty Hartman is Speaking up Against Injustice
If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.
forkingoff.com
October 27, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Reposted by Forking Off
They don’t even pretend to care. This is the only story. You can’t open the government if the House refuses to show up.
October 25, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Forking Off is a podcast by former feds about former feds. It's federal Friday, and most of our former further restricted restricted colleagues aren't getting paid. So, take a break and relax with a catchy jingle. 🎶🎼🎶

#FederalFriday #ReleaseTheFiles #FurloughFriday

www.tiktok.com/@forkingoffp...
October 24, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Special episode! Sometimes leaving public service means rekindling childhood dreams. That's exactly what former Pentagon Police Officer and Marine Corps veteran Bryan Janick is doing at Goatz Sportz Cardz in Herndon, VA. Check out their Grand Opening on November 1st!

forkingoff.com/bryan-janick
October 23, 2025 at 4:34 PM
What a crappy way to start the week?! 💩
October 20, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Reposted by Forking Off
The president's poop video has officially entered the danger zone kennyloggins.com/response-to-...
October 20, 2025 at 4:44 PM
New episode! Get civically fit and join Dr. Ana Mitchell's cultural revolution!

After the RIF at CDC, Ana turned despair into action. Now she's ready to pump up your civic fitness journey!

#ForkingOff #AltGov #AltCDC @altcdc.altgov.info @firedbutfighting.bsky.social

forkingoff.com/ana-mitchell/
Dr. Ana Mitchell is Starting a Cultural Revolution
Ana is on a mission to make civic engagement a part of people's everyday life.
forkingoff.com
October 20, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Reposted by Forking Off
Mike Romano, an 18-yr DOJ veteran prosecutor, explains in our Substack how under Trump's DOJ, there's no room for a prosecutor to exercise good judgment.

They're using the machinery of criminal prosecution to punish political foes, whether or not they're guilty.
The Federal Prosecutor’s Decision Not to Charge
In Trump's DOJ, there is no room for a prosecutor to exercise good judgment. They are using the machinery of criminal prosecution to harm and punish political foes, whether or not they are guilty.
justiceconnection.substack.com
October 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Reposted by Forking Off
An ICE agent, who is being arrested for drunk driving and nearly killing his little kids & others, tries to stop the arrest by racially profiling the officers arresting him. Amazing to watch the courtesy given to him as he is belligerent and uncooperative
October 17, 2025 at 3:11 PM