Delaware Liberal

This is terrible. Coons' famous bipartisanship shows up just in time to stab middle class Americans in the back.

Biden along with some Democratic lawmakers are open to limiting the $1,400 direct payment to individuals earning under $50,000, with $2,800 going to married couples who earn under $100,000, the Post reported. Biden told Democrat leaders in the House and Senate Wednesday in a private meeting that he would consider using a lower income level to target direct payments to the people who need them most. “Maybe we can — I think we can better target that number,” Biden said, according to a source at the meeting who spoke to The New York Times on the condition of anonymity. “I’m OK with that.” Sen. Chris Coons, D-Delaware, confirmed to reporters Wednesday that a conversation about a more targeted payment had taken place. “We did have a conversation about the direct payments and how those might be modified in a way to ensure they’re targeted,” Coons said.

Tax filings as a requirement for political candidates: § 5502 Persons eligible to Run for Office (a) No person shall qualify to appear on the general election ballot of this…

Elon Musk keeps promising that the fully autonomous car is just days weeks months years away. Now Apple wants to build a fully autonomous electric car by 2024.   I mean, is there some research somewhere that says Americans are clamoring for self-driving cars?   Am I just being an old fart and all the kids want self driving cars so they can take their Tik-Tok selfies and play Call of Duty while eating their avocado toast and drinking their soy bubble tea?  

oops... I was supposed to put up an open thread this morning and flat out forgot. I'll just drop this Cape Gazette letter to the editor here and add to…

This is a straight grab from a Lawyers Guns & Money post by  PAUL CAMPOS. Like Campos, I watched the video and now wish I hadn't.   I don't think the right people are going to watch it.  

"He Fights"  How the Republican Party Can Recover and Thrive Going into the Midterms

This one is for Democrats only.  No DEGOPer's are allowed to click this link to listen to this FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast. in which  Galen Druke speaks with pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson and writers Ramesh Ponnuru and Henry Olsen who have some great insights and discuss how Republicans can keep the Trumpist populism while ditching the craziness.

Everyone's favorite socialist egghead Professor, Harvey J Kaye, joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about the first days of the Biden presidency and how they compare to his promise of a FDR-Size Presidency vs a continuation of the Obama administration.