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Spotify announcement about machine-learning to "verify" user age through watching patterns and account age:

She didn’t run for election; she was appointed, without her knowledge, while she was living and working in a completely different part of the country. She just received a call one day telling her to come back to her childhood home, because she was in charge now.

So she did; and when she arrived, she discovered widespread sexual abuse of children. She browbeat 50 uncooperative local leaders into accepting her decision to annul all the marriages. She then fired four of them when they continued to allow children to be married off in their areas. She still faces widespread opposition from parents who consider it their right to sexually abuse their daughters if they want to; but Kachindamoto very evidently does not give a fuck, and is continuing to use political and legal means to protect children in the region.

if you need anyone to do work at your house e.g. a plumber

oops the time they want to come in is also the time you're at work

families that have good jobs, people lucky enough to still resemble “middle class” often have the flexibility to take time off work, work from home, hire help, etc. but most people aren’t that lucky. people doing retail or low-level office work etc end up stuck between a rock and a hard place. either lose a shift, and much-needed income (if even allowed to choose their shifts), or not get something necessary like court or the dmv done.

to 55 years.

55 years for a unsuccessful burglary, theft, and the murder of a friend that was killed by police, when his only crime was breaking and entering when he was 15 years old.

This is the most up to date article I can find on it: https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-factcheck-lakeith-smith-65-years-idUSKBN243246

What are we supposed to do know?

Because I'm honestly about to lose it.