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Education Dept. pauses wage garnishment for student loan borrowers
https://thehill.com/homenews/education/5693408-student-loan-wage-garnishment-debt-relief/

"But as you can see, the programs do come at a cost... we estimate about $27.4m a year goes to the administrative costs and also the projected fare revenue reduction."
I'm waiting for the slide where they estimate the much higher cost of all the unmetered parking spaces across the city, and of turning off meters at 6pm and on Sundays. I'm sure that'll definitely be later in this presentation, right?

Energy secretary says Americans could feel relief on gas prices 'in a few more weeks' (Alexandra Marquez/NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/energy-secretary-americans-relief-gas-prices-iran-wright-hormuz-oil-rcna263541
http://www.memeorandum.com/260315/p27#a260315p27

🌞 Nine-city study finds richer neighborhoods get more sidewalk shade
#urban

Nine-city study finds richer neighborhoods get more sidewalk shade
One of the best forms of heat relief is pretty simple: trees. In cities, as studies have documented, more tree cover lowers surface temperatures and heat-related health risks. However, as a new study led by MIT researchers shows, the amount of tree cover varies widely within cities, and is generally connected to wealth levels. After examining a cross-section of cities on four continents at different latitudes, the research finds a consistent link between wealth and neighborhood tree abundance w…

Clémence Dubois, 350 dot org, said: “The right response is a strong windfall tax, which should be redirected to support households and accelerate the transition to clean energy.
(...)Cutting fossil fuel taxes during a crisis is not a relief for families, it’s a subsidy for companies that are already enjoying windfall profits.” https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/15/oil-company-shares-soar-to-all-time-highs-as-middle-east-war-turbocharges-price-per-barrel?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Today was another one of those days where I was in pain for over 12 hours. These days suck so bad. I did get a few hours of relief this evening though and even worked for over an hour today.

Trump and Iran Strike Defiant Tone as Oil Markets See Little Relief (Courtney Subramanian/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-12/trump-iran-strike-defiant-tone-as-oil-markets-see-little-relief
http://www.memeorandum.com/260312/p79#a260312p79

When Congress recessed in December, it left three crucial cyber priorities in the air, including the confirmation of Sean Plankey's nomination as CISA Director.
Although Plankey's renomination announcement is good news, experts say Congress's delay in acting on cyber priorities damages the nation's ability to counter rising threats.
Check out my latest CSO piece, which looks at the setbacks created by Plankey's confirmation delay and the other key priorities l…

US cybersecurity weakened by congressional delays despite Plankey renomination
Sean Plankey’s renomination as CISA director offers some relief, but stalled legislation on cyber threat information sharing and state and local grants continues to strain the nation’s ability to counter rising cyber threats.

Acupuncture for Rescued Elephants Provides Relief from Chronic Pain and Nerve Damage in India Care Center https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/acupuncture-for-rescued-elephants-provides-relief-from-chronic-pain-a…

Acupuncture for Rescued Elephants Provides Relief from Chronic Pain and Nerve Damage in India Care Center
An India wildlife rescue group is using acupuncture to help elephants recover from chronic pain and nerve damage from years of hard labor.

Cowboys Headlines: $66M new cap relief, Aubrey speaks, no Crosby leaks https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2026/03/05/cowboys-headlines-66m-new-cap-relief-aubrey-speaks-no-cro…

As with Putin's Russia, a successful Ukraine throws Russian failings into relief, so with the US Europe...
Why Maga loathes London - https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/2ebeee78-0c53-4bb0-af04-c901718685e9 via @FT

Ravens restructure Lamar Jackson's contract, create salary-cap relief: Source https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7108061/2026/03/11/ravens-lamar-jackson-contract-restructure/

Democratic senator Chris Van Hollen, viewed as a potential 2028 presidential candidate, will unveil a plan that he says would ensure roughly half of all U.S. workers pay no federal income taxes.

Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland is expected to release the measure next week as Democratic lawmakers search for a sharp economic message to counter last year’s Republican tax law.

Under Van Hollen’s proposal, workers making at or below a “living wage”
— $46,000 for taxpayers filin…

Democrat’s plan would eliminate federal income taxes for half of U.S. workers
Sen. Chris Van Hollen’s tax relief plan could benefit tens of millions of middle-class workers, with a focus on those making at or below a living wage.

The CEO of Boston NPR station GBH says "it would make a lot of sense to merge" with WBUR, another Boston NPR station; both have good short-term finances (Aidan Ryan/The Boston Globe)
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/12/business/gbh-wbur-merger-defundin…

GBH open to WBUR merger after public media defunded
Public broadcasters across the country have so far weathered $1.1 billion in federal cuts. But public media executives fear the relief is temporary.

Save important peat moss in Greater Manchester.
Trafford Council is applying for planning permission for the Carrington Relief Road, and we have until 27 February to object.
The Carrington Relief Road will cause harm to Carrington Moss, a 335 hectare peat moss, which Natural England considers to be an irreplaceable habitat. It will also damage or totally destroy 40 hectares of productive agricultural land, and increase traffic,.
Take action::

Hopeful reading for the dark times we’re in
❤️ https://brennan.day/our-shared-oblivion/

Our Shared Oblivion
How the inevitability of oblivion can be a source of relief, while also examining our sacred duty to make things better in the present moment through persistent, stubborn action in the direction of care.

Illinois appeal for summer storm disaster relief denied by Trump administration (Tina Sfondeles/Chicago Sun Times)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/illinois-governor/2026/02/09/trump-administration-denial-illinois-appeal-summer-storms-disaster-relief
http://www.memeorandum.com/260209/p107#a260209p107

1. Prices have increased for what I am looking for.
2. Many models are not available.
3. Machines that are available have crap for specs.
https://flip.it/AEIYw9

Some days I'm glad for a little light relief in my news feed. Special mention for the pun headline
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/08/runaway-sheep-storm-german-supermarket

On the lamb: 50 sheep break away from flock and storm German supermarket
Ewes and lambs coaxed out of store in Burgsinn after about 20 minutes, leaving trail of destruction in drinks section

CachyOS is not for me. Both me and the Cachy devs exhale a big sigh of relief.
On to Arch proper!

We're going to #emfcamp! I got the tickets, but by the gods you had to be fast on the mouse. The screen came up saying they were reserved, so don't panic about completing payment. But then the payment link didn't respond, so I hit "Reload" and was told "Sold out". Went and logged in with my email address, and to my relief the tickets were waiting.
If you were…

@… @…
Yeah. I got that. Wasn't trying to criticize. Just sharing my take.
When you're poorer, how you do really is Bishop lottery. Some bishops are freer with funds and the bishop's storehouse (food bank) …

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
P Relief:
🎵 Fluff
#PRelief
https://pdrecords.bandcamp.com/album/fluff

"What a privilege to collaborate with microbes and chicken manure. What a relief to recognize that the call to healing and life is a call to all creation. We do not work alone!"
—Nathan T. Stucky, Director of the Farminary project at Princeton, in his piece for the new issue of the YDS journal Reflections

Colts exploring Zaire Franklin trade as they seek salary cap relief: Sources https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7091977/2026/03/05/colts-zaire-franklin-trade-talks/

Here's some comic, er, ... relief ...for you 😂
https://youtu.be/YBsPOHKOU7c?si=EjMoQVahjybMRu_z

What a relief - #researchfish is closing. Let's hope they're not coming up with a new desaster mess.
https://help.researchfish.com/en_US/re

I added enough Linux support to picolibc to run lua; the lua test suite found a number of core picolibc bugs. This whole adventure suddenly turns out to have actual value and not just comic relief.
I now have a shell script that adapts gcc to using picolibc and have built a small number of applications including snek, nickle and lua.
exec cc -static --specs=picolibc.specs "$@"

Fixes for oslib/linux usage by keith-packard · Pull Request #1184 · picolibc/picolibc
Remove fatal meson warnings from the new scripts. Pre-1.10 meson fix. Add picolibc_linux.ld

While staying vigilant, we’re embracing the chance to catch our breath and to start healing. The city right now has a bit of the feeling of the days after a natural disaster: there is so much damage to repair. Thousands of people are still sheltering at home, understandably reluctant to go to work and/or school. Thousands are facing imminent eviction when March rent comes due.
There’s organizing around rent relief, talk of a rent strike. Food delivery is still in full swing. Mutual aid is not letting up.
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Bonus 214: Emergency Relief from State Courts (Steve Vladeck/One First)
https://www.stevevladeck.com/p/bonus-214-emergency-relief-from-state
http://www.memeorandum.com/260305/p47#a260305p47

Court orders Samsung to stop "spying" on Texans through its TVs
https://www.sammobile.com/2026/01/07/court-orders-samsung-to-stop-spying-on-texans-through-its-tvs/

Court orders Samsung to stop “spying” on Texans through its TVs
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton had filed lawsuits against Samsung and other TV manufacturers last month, alleging that they're spying on Texas residents through their TVs. A preliminary relief has been granted, as a Temporary Restraining Order has been granted by the District Court, which stops Samsung from doing what it was doing. Similar lawsuits

After failed Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to obtain video footage of ICE actions in Los Angeles and Chicago,
the "Center for Investigative Reporting" is seeking declaratory relief that these videos are public record and open to disclosure.
“To date, neither agency has complied with FOIA’s statutory deadlines,”
the Center for Investigative Reporting says in its suit.
“ICE and CBP have therefore violated the FOIA and have contravened the FOIA’s p…

In December, the authors of #watchtower decided to archive their own project.
There are a few forks out there - unfortunately I know nothing about them so can't really vouch for their legitimity. If you want to continue using Watchtower, please assess them yourself wit…

new tiki bar downtown looks popular

This is the definition of an unnecessary cover, surely.
Only seems like a few weeks ago we had Johnnie & Denise.
I guess they're relying on the Boyzone fans to raise money for Comic Relief.
But can't we just edit in Billy Ocean now? #TOTP

"Italy and France seek exemption on fertilisers from EU's carbon border tax"
#Italy #France #EU #EuropeanUnion

Italy, France seek relief on fertilisers from EU's carbon border tax
France and Italy are calling on the European Commission to exempt carbon tariffs on imported fertilisers from the bloc's carbon border tax, which came into force on January 1. They argue that the measure will help preserve European competitiveness for local farmers.

I suspect it's been said before, yet many have forgotten:
California's CPUC polices on the TNCs (Uber, Lyft, etc) that prohibited local regulation are example of how wealth transfer really works - Toward capital, not those at the lower income levels. This situation is absolutely shameful.
Pity I haven't heard concerns about this from politicians, especially those with strong SF connections, like Governor Newsom, or our reps in Sacramento.
SF taxi drivers wan…

Struggling taxi drivers seek help from Lurie
Hundreds still carrying medallion debt, want relief.

I suspect it's been said before, yet many have forgotten:
California's CPUC polices on the TNCs (Uber, Lyft, etc) that prohibited local regulation are example of how wealth transfer really works - Toward capital, not those at the lower income levels. This situation is absolutely shameful.
Pity I haven't heard concerns about this from politicians, especially those with strong SF connections, like Governor Newsom, or our reps in Sacramento.
SF taxi drivers wan…

Struggling taxi drivers seek help from Lurie
Hundreds still carrying medallion debt, want relief.

N.F.L. Careers Scarred Their Brains. Could Mushrooms Provide Relief? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/us/psilocybin-mushrooms-nfl-head-injuries.html

Ireland launches Europe's first unscripted tax credit, offering a 20% rebate on the lowest eligible expenditure, capped at €15M per production, until 2028 end (Jesse Whittock/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2026/01/ireland-unscripted-tax-credit-1236664183/

Ireland Introduces Europe’s First Unscripted Tax Credit
Ireland is launching Europe's first tax relief system for unscripted productions, offering a rebate of up to 20% of expenditure.

Ex-presidents and prime ministers of Barbados (Freundel Stuart), Dominica (Edison James), Grenada (Tillman Thomas), Guyana (Donald Ramotar), Jamaica (Bruce Golding and PJ Patterson) St. Lucia (Kenny Anthony) and Trinidad & Tobago (Keith Rowley) praised Cuba’s long-standing commitment to their Caribbean neighbours through medical brigades, educational scholarships and and disaster relief.
Blockade of Cuba is now putting lives at risk. | Morning Star

The looks of relief on the Canadian players after they score to tie the game 2-2 will have been mirrored all across Canada, I’m sure…
#OlympicHockey #WinterOlympics #CANvFIN

At least I can now continue to use GrapheneOS with a clear conscience, which is an incredible relief for me and my workflow! I bought a Pixel 10 Pro XL shortly after it was released, which then sat in storage for a long time because porting it to GrapheneOS took longer than expected “thanks” to the new restrictions imposed by Google (which was not GrapheneOS's fault, but Google's attempt to screw with custom ROMs).
Since this device is practically brand new, hopefully it will wo…

The best part of Xmas is probably my sister introducing me to Salonpas lidocaine pain relief patches…

Ted Cruz asks Treasury to approve $200 billion tax cut without Congress (Jeff Stein/Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/03/03/capital-gains-tax-relief-cruz/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260303/p128#a260303p128

I just wanted to let you all know that the observer who was kidnapped yesterday (start of this thread) was released safely last night. (I say “kidnapped” not as an exaggeration, but as a fact: no part of that resembled a lawful arrest.) Minor scrapes, more determined than ever. Huge relief.
ICE apparently continues to believe that indefinite detention of observers is not something they can get away with yet. They are still generally releasing observers after many long hours but not days, generally with no proper booking and no charges.
Sadly, this is not the case for people they deem sufficiently brown-skinned to deport.

Fox Host: GOP 'Silently, Quietly Breathing A Sigh Of Relief' On Tariff Ruling | Crooks and Liars
https://crooksandliars.com/2026/02/foxs-bream-gop-silently-quietly-breathing

Cowboys’ Brian Schottenheimer Makes Strong Joe Milton Statement https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-brian-schottenheimer-makes-strong-joe-milton-statement/

Source: Bengals won't tender backup QB Browning https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48151774/source-bengals-not-tendering-backup-qb-jake-browning

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #SteveLamacq
Lizzie Reid:
🎵 Sweet Relief
#LizzieReid
#newRelease 🆕 single
https://open.spotify.com/track/18fuBY1bNWMRgawQ7ThJxh

"The natural world transmits its own data, a kind of counter language to what’s scrolling on our sleepless screens. It’s a relief to be reminded that we are part of that counterworld, which we might still plausibly call the real world."
—Editor Ray Waddle writing in the new issue of Reflections, focused on "A Faith that Sustains: Building Hope for a Living Planet"

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #Early
Gallery S:
🎵 The Relief of Silence
#GalleryS
https://hausofaltr.bandcamp.com/track/the-relief-of-silence
https://open.spotify.com/track/4nEeeN5nxp7nLNW2vI4PrX
🎶 show playlist 👇
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5F6PDmIbE0oCzbwTklfrLZ
🎶 KEXP playlist 👇
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6VNALrOa3gWbk794YuIrwg

The SEC's decision to dismiss its lawsuit against SolarWinds and its CISO, Tim Brown, was met with immediate and widespread joy across the cybersecurity leadership community.
But experts say CISOs should start shoring up their internal defenses in case the policy or legal winds shift again.
Check out my latest CSO piece on what the decision means for CISOs. Many thanks to Joe Sullivan, Gadi Evron, Diana Kelley and Cara Peterman for their insights.
What CISOs should know…

What CISOs should know about the SolarWinds lawsuit dismissal
The SEC’s dismissal of its lawsuit against SolarWinds and its CISO brought widespread relief to cybersecurity leaders and potentially marks a turning point for how regulators, boards, and executives think about cybersecurity accountability.

Trump Says US Giving $10B to
“Board of Peace”
— 12 Times US’s UN Contribution
Critics have said Trump is angling to replace the UN with the “Board of Piss,” which he is in charge
The Trump administration is requiring countries to commit $1 billion to the board to become permanent members.
Trump said on Thursday that 10 nations have contributed $7 billion to a supposed relief package for Gaza so far,
including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emir…

Trump Says US Giving $10B to “Board of Peace” — 12 Times US’s UN Contribution
Critics have said Trump is angling to replace the UN with the “Board of Peace,” which he is in charge of.

Cardinals' firing of Jonathan Gannon says more about them than the head coach https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6943463/2026/01/05/cardinals-jonathan-gannon-fired-arizona-nfl/

Sources: Vikings open to trading OLB Greenard https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48090802/vikings-mull-trading-olb-greenard-cap-issues-swirl

Judge orders Trump admin to offer relief to men deported under Alien Enemies Act (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/22/alien-enemies-act-james-boasberg-ruling-00704244
http://www.memeorandum.com/251222/p120#a251222p120

Live updates: Board of Peace members pledge $7 billion for Gaza relief (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/live/trump-board-of-peace-georgia-midterms-2-19-2026
http://www.memeorandum.com/260219/p53#a260219p53