Forking Off
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The podcast that gives a fork about former feds.
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Wake the Fork Up
The fire's on, the water's boiling, and people are starting to feel the heat. No one's coming to save us.
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The water is boiling. 🐸🔥
In our post-mortem of the American Experiment, we discuss the hard truth of 2025, and why normalcy bias is the biggest enemy in 2026.
Nobody is coming to save us. We use deception detection and outside-in thinking to build resilieence.
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In our post-mortem of the American Experiment, we discuss the hard truth of 2025, and why normalcy bias is the biggest enemy in 2026.
Nobody is coming to save us. We use deception detection and outside-in thinking to build resilieence.
forkingoff.com/wake-the-fork-up/
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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.
AG Bondi’s lack of decorum at today’s hearing demeans the office and further undermines trust in DOJ’s independence.
February 11, 2026 at 6:36 PM
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.
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
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Targeted: Portraits of Civil Servants Under Trump by Allan Dinkoff
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Allan Dinkoff Bears Witness
The story of our civil servants is the story of America in 2025.
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February 10, 2026 at 8:29 PM
"The story of our civil servants is the story of America in 2025."
Targeted: Portraits of Civil Servants Under Trump by Allan Dinkoff
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Targeted: Portraits of Civil Servants Under Trump by Allan Dinkoff
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What the fork!?
The files are in the computer? It's so simple.
“WITAOD???????”
February 8, 2026 at 11:44 PM
What the fork!?
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This cannot be something a civilian law enforcement agent is allowed to wear in the US — and an agency that has a culture that tolerates this cannot be saved.
Fucking surreal that people dressed like this and carrying assault rifles are permitted to kidnap people off our streets
February 4, 2026 at 12:53 AM
This cannot be something a civilian law enforcement agent is allowed to wear in the US — and an agency that has a culture that tolerates this cannot be saved.
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IRAQ WAR VETERAN: “I wouldn’t do that in a war. There are no rules of engagement I’ve ever had that would justify shooting someone in that situation… and he shot an American citizen. This should scare the shit out of everyone.”
(From Louis Laurant)
(From Louis Laurant)
January 25, 2026 at 3:37 AM
IRAQ WAR VETERAN: “I wouldn’t do that in a war. There are no rules of engagement I’ve ever had that would justify shooting someone in that situation… and he shot an American citizen. This should scare the shit out of everyone.”
(From Louis Laurant)
(From Louis Laurant)
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You’re watching the administration lose control of the narrative in real time.
The more they show their supporters that they don’t give a shit about their gun rights, the worse it gets.
I’ve seen over a dozen right-wing commentators call out the propaganda. That’s progress.
The more they show their supporters that they don’t give a shit about their gun rights, the worse it gets.
I’ve seen over a dozen right-wing commentators call out the propaganda. That’s progress.
January 25, 2026 at 2:58 AM
You’re watching the administration lose control of the narrative in real time.
The more they show their supporters that they don’t give a shit about their gun rights, the worse it gets.
I’ve seen over a dozen right-wing commentators call out the propaganda. That’s progress.
The more they show their supporters that they don’t give a shit about their gun rights, the worse it gets.
I’ve seen over a dozen right-wing commentators call out the propaganda. That’s progress.
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January 24, 2026 at 4:37 AM
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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 🧵
Maria joined #CDC in 2020 as an emergency responder for the COVID-19 Joint Information Center.
1/4 🧵
January 23, 2026 at 5:13 PM
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 🧵
Maria joined #CDC in 2020 as an emergency responder for the COVID-19 Joint Information Center.
1/4 🧵
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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/...
Inside Kash Patel’s F.B.I.: Meltdowns, Chaos, Vendettas www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Kash Patel’s FBI Is Making America Less Safe, Current and Former Employees Say
Forty-five current and former employees on the changes they say are undermining the agency and making America less safe.
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:48 PM
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/...
Inside Kash Patel’s F.B.I.: Meltdowns, Chaos, Vendettas www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Stacey Young, Justice Connection's executive director, joined @jenrubin.bsky.social @contrariannews.org to discuss the wave of resignations from DOJ and a range of other topics, including DOJ's shocking decision to investigate Renee Good's wife instead of her shooter.
DOJ Officials are Resigning Over ICE's Actions
Listen now | And, Minnesota Lt. Gov. and senate candidate Peggy Flanagan talks about life on the ground in the Twin Cities
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January 21, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Stacey Young, Justice Connection's executive director, joined @jenrubin.bsky.social @contrariannews.org to discuss the wave of resignations from DOJ and a range of other topics, including DOJ's shocking decision to investigate Renee Good's wife instead of her shooter.
January 20, 2026 at 6:08 PM
The water is boiling. 🐸🔥
In our post-mortem of the American Experiment, we discuss the hard truth of 2025, and why normalcy bias is the biggest enemy in 2026.
Nobody is coming to save us. We use deception detection and outside-in thinking to build resilieence.
forkingoff.com/wake-the-fork-up/
In our post-mortem of the American Experiment, we discuss the hard truth of 2025, and why normalcy bias is the biggest enemy in 2026.
Nobody is coming to save us. We use deception detection and outside-in thinking to build resilieence.
forkingoff.com/wake-the-fork-up/
Wake the Fork Up
The fire's on, the water's boiling, and people are starting to feel the heat. No one's coming to save us.
forkingoff.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:49 PM
The water is boiling. 🐸🔥
In our post-mortem of the American Experiment, we discuss the hard truth of 2025, and why normalcy bias is the biggest enemy in 2026.
Nobody is coming to save us. We use deception detection and outside-in thinking to build resilieence.
forkingoff.com/wake-the-fork-up/
In our post-mortem of the American Experiment, we discuss the hard truth of 2025, and why normalcy bias is the biggest enemy in 2026.
Nobody is coming to save us. We use deception detection and outside-in thinking to build resilieence.
forkingoff.com/wake-the-fork-up/
It's a double feature. Listen to hosts Jill & Philip's stories now!
"The question is not whether we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be. Will we be extremists for hate or for love? ... The nation and the world are in dire need of creative extremists." #MLK
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"The question is not whether we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be. Will we be extremists for hate or for love? ... The nation and the world are in dire need of creative extremists." #MLK
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January 19, 2026 at 8:53 PM
It's a double feature. Listen to hosts Jill & Philip's stories now!
"The question is not whether we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be. Will we be extremists for hate or for love? ... The nation and the world are in dire need of creative extremists." #MLK
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"The question is not whether we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be. Will we be extremists for hate or for love? ... The nation and the world are in dire need of creative extremists." #MLK
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Small peeve: Punditry (or GOP boosterism) that pretends Greenland would be the 51st state.
Of course it wouldn't. We bought the Virgin Islands from Denmark a century ago. More than 2x the population of Greenland. It's a territory, and its citizens don't have voting DC reps. Neither would Greenland.
Of course it wouldn't. We bought the Virgin Islands from Denmark a century ago. More than 2x the population of Greenland. It's a territory, and its citizens don't have voting DC reps. Neither would Greenland.
January 16, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Small peeve: Punditry (or GOP boosterism) that pretends Greenland would be the 51st state.
Of course it wouldn't. We bought the Virgin Islands from Denmark a century ago. More than 2x the population of Greenland. It's a territory, and its citizens don't have voting DC reps. Neither would Greenland.
Of course it wouldn't. We bought the Virgin Islands from Denmark a century ago. More than 2x the population of Greenland. It's a territory, and its citizens don't have voting DC reps. Neither would Greenland.
You know it's bad when you start nodding in agreement with Joe Rogan.
Rogan: "Now ICE are villains, and people are looking at them like murderous military people that are on the streets of our cities and they're masked up, which is a problem."
January 13, 2026 at 7:25 PM
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.
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January 12, 2026 at 6:38 PM
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.
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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
"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
January 10, 2026 at 11:26 PM
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
"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
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They’re trying to flex, to show they will not be ashamed of their crimes and utter lack of humanity. That’s why today. That’s why a school when kids are present. Bc they want you to believe they don’t know/care they are humongous criminal assholes, breaking more laws than they enforce.
After Minneapolis shooting, ICE Agents swarm Local High School as classes are dismissed. Masked agents appear to assault school staff who are defending students in lockdown. Reportedly, ICE broke windows on a car, deployed teargas, and made arrests.
January 8, 2026 at 7:46 PM
They’re trying to flex, to show they will not be ashamed of their crimes and utter lack of humanity. That’s why today. That’s why a school when kids are present. Bc they want you to believe they don’t know/care they are humongous criminal assholes, breaking more laws than they enforce.
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.
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January 6, 2026 at 4:19 PM
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.
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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.
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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.
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Michael Romano Represents the Best of Us
Terrorism is the effort to coerce a civilian population or influence government policy by violent criminal acts. That’s exactly what the rioters were trying to do.
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January 6, 2026 at 3:35 PM
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.
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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.
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Just sayin...
The @forkingoff.com #podcast is currently ranked 21 spots higher than the official FBI podcast on Apple podcasts. It's a podcast by former FBI analysts sharing stories of public servants who left federal service.
Tell your friends to check it out on Apple Podcasts.
#AltGov #FedNews #Democracy
Tell your friends to check it out on Apple Podcasts.
#AltGov #FedNews #Democracy
December 30, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Just sayin...
As 2025 winds down, Nikki Rutman is sharing advice from her 20 years of intelligence experience and her private sector transition with everyone stuck in the grey right now. Nikki share's virtual hugs and points out that intelligence analysts are today's unicorns.🦄
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Nikki Rutman Believes in Unicorns
What we're seeing right now happen with the intelligence community is almost a deprecation of what is going to be available to the private sector.
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December 29, 2025 at 9:40 PM
As 2025 winds down, Nikki Rutman is sharing advice from her 20 years of intelligence experience and her private sector transition with everyone stuck in the grey right now. Nikki share's virtual hugs and points out that intelligence analysts are today's unicorns.🦄
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Merry Christmas! It's the most wonderful time of the year (to watch Die Hard)! Why not do it with us and Former Feds & Friends on YouTube? While you're at it, check out our interview with creator Madeline Vellturo and learn about their channel's inspiration. ☃️🎄🎁❄️
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December 24, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Merry Christmas! It's the most wonderful time of the year (to watch Die Hard)! Why not do it with us and Former Feds & Friends on YouTube? While you're at it, check out our interview with creator Madeline Vellturo and learn about their channel's inspiration. ☃️🎄🎁❄️
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