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Retired embedded software engineer. HH2G, Atari/6502-compute enthusiast. Social media is unhealthy. Pacifism is not ethical. BDS.

A couple of days ago, Australia post started a promo with HBO for the Harry Potter TV series. It you noticed the app logo changed to incorporate an owl, that's why. A bunch of people sent in complaints about the association with that revolting TERF JK Rowling. Today they replied. Partnership ended!

Screenshot of an email from AusPost replying to my complaint sent in yesterday. It reads:

Thank you for contacting Australia Post.

Australia Post is an inclusive organisation that values diversity and is committed to fostering a respectful and welcoming environment for all people, including LGBTQIA+ communities.

The Harry Potter Owl Post Experience was a promotional fan event delivered in partnership with HBO Max to celebrate letter writing and provide an engaging experience for Harry Potter fans.

We apologise if the activation has left you disappointed. We understand your concerns and your feedback has been heard and shared with the relevant teams. As a result, the partnership has now ended. Your feedback will also inform how we think about future partnerships and activations.

I highlighted "As a result" and added exclamation marks after the following sentence.

My entire feed is about the heartbreak people are feeling with Dolly Parton's passing. That is one hell of a measure of a life well lived. Somehow, I think when our current set of world leaders pass, it will be less about grief and more about good riddance. Be more like Dolly. πŸ’”

The Library is devastated to learn of the passing of Dolly Parton, a music legend and titan of children's literacy. Her Imagination Library program has earned multiple Library Literacy Awards and, in 2018, she visited us to donate its 100 millionth book to our collection and host a story time. πŸ¦‹β€οΈ

Dolly Parton reads to children in the Library’s Great Hall in 2018. Photo by Shawn Miller.

I want every fucking golden calf, every monument to his fucking ego, eradicated. Wiped from the earth like it never fucking existed. Every brick, every board, every speck of mortar, every fleck of paint. Every. Single. One.