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Trump is basically just sticking his middle finger up to the United States Senate, and the rest of us for that matter, as he continues to pick dangerous, unqualified zealots to fill cabinet positions, and now nut job conspiracy theorist Kash Patel for FBI Director. (Ed. Note: we have an FBI director, Christopher Wray, whose term expires in 2027.) As he fills out his incoming administration, Donald Trump’s nominees have ranged from absolutely unqualified to ideological nightmares.

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A story that should be drawing more attention than it is.

Remote work can be critical for federal employees who are also small farmers. If the Trump administration wants to keep small farms healthy, they must retain this flexibility.

COVID hysteria brought out the worst in bureaucrats already prone to overbearing abuse of authority.