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austin HELL ray @austinlouisray.bsky.social · 2h

yep yep, this is super important!

also, you should vote for @peterhubbardga.bsky.social and Alicia Johnson!

do it today!

bp @bradpatterson.bsky.social · 3h

Fellow Georgians: here's a chance for a small number of voters to have an outsized impact on November 4. Public Service Commission elections - boring but important! as described in the linked video.

@austinlouisray.bsky.social this seems like the sort of thing you might care to signal boost 🫡

I Need 1% of Georgia to Watch This Video

YouTube video by Hank Green

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Cooper Barrett @cooperbarrett.bsky.social · 15h

what you said about turtles in the wild is “just a fact”, but your need to comment something so pessimistic & nihilistic about a cute video is what’s weird

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Cooper Barrett @cooperbarrett.bsky.social · 18h

The only reason they make it is because some humans care enough to make sure enough artificial lights are off in the surrounding area that they can follow the moon to the water’s edge.

What a weird thing to say for no reason my guy. just be happy the babies lived.

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Cooper Barrett @cooperbarrett.bsky.social · 20h

anyone else remember when this was considered a burn so deep that it was run for a week on news channels?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Jeffies on Marjorie Taylor Greene: "It does seem to many of us that she's had a surprisingly enlightened few weeks."

Cooper Barrett @cooperbarrett.bsky.social · 21h

My dad still remembers the number for UPS in Arlington TX from 1998 but he’s unsure about my & my sister’s birthdays half the time.

Cooper Barrett @cooperbarrett.bsky.social · 22h

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Cooper Barrett @cooperbarrett.bsky.social · 1d

gonna blast Black Messiah all day at my store

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 1d

D’Angelo, the neo-soul trailblazer and modern visionary whose three albums were all heralded as classic works of art, has died at age 51.

Access the free article here: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

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Cooper Barrett @cooperbarrett.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah, even on the supply/buyer side it’s hard to tell which certifications are legit (ethical factories, sustainable products) vs which are some half-ass green label slapped on anything for a fee

Even traveling to visit factories can be misleading if they only show you the “nice” factory

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 2d

More than a decade ago, I sat down with @marcmaron.bsky.social in his garage to tape something new called a podcast. This time, he came to me to record his last episode.

We talked about the power of conviction, decency in an age of division, and the true story of America.

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Cooper Barrett @cooperbarrett.bsky.social · 2d

Yes! come on by sometime. Social Space, right next door to Ladybird in O4W on the Eastside Beltline.

That’s amazing, you’ll have to let me know where they are too!

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Cooper Barrett @cooperbarrett.bsky.social · 2d

That’s great though! at the end of the day they found you and you found them and they’ll probably make that sale to you.

There’s so many things about that (connecting online to brands you would’ve never known about) that are good. Then there’s all the other noise from brands with more money

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Cooper Barrett @cooperbarrett.bsky.social · 2d

that’s the hard part; creating that trust is also expensive. It’s necessary to get customers to find you etc. it’s worth the investment if you find your audience, but it’s not a given due to the ever-changing algorithms of our tech overlords.

It’s possible but it’s hard and costs a lot to learn

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Cooper Barrett @cooperbarrett.bsky.social · 2d

I get that, I would too in certain instances, but tbh I don’t know if I would’ve bought my own shirt. I wanna know its quality, but I also don’t buy clothing often so I usually only spend on brands I know. That shirt cost $26 to make. I would’ve sold it for $50, but had to sell for $100 bc of costs.

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Cooper Barrett @cooperbarrett.bsky.social · 2d

But this is what’s necessary now. Normal stores take at least 40%, a store I was in, in NYC, charged $1200 for 6mo up front plus 40% of sales to sell there. High foot traffic, but caused me to raise prices from $50 to $100 for a (organic cotton) t-shirt for a brand no one knew.

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Cooper Barrett @cooperbarrett.bsky.social · 2d

Is to have a consignment shop essentially. Local clothing, art, homegoods, etc. The clothing vendors pay a flat rate for the space they want plus 20% of sales. The goal (not there yet) is to have enough vendors paying that overhead is covered. Then I take a section for myself/my brand.

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Cooper Barrett @cooperbarrett.bsky.social · 2d

So I own I brick & mortar store in Atlanta on the Beltline (a big commercial greenway that will eventually run all the way around the city)

My solution to this problem, as a sustainable clothing brand owner that only upcycles or buys ready-made blanks from people like Everybody World…

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Cooper Barrett @cooperbarrett.bsky.social · 5d

Monkey, Lafonda, Cat Angels Everywhere. #wtfpod

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Cooper Barrett @cooperbarrett.bsky.social · 6d

technically we’ll all be dead before AI completely destroys humanity… except for that last guy

Cooper Barrett @cooperbarrett.bsky.social · 6d

I’m sorry but I really thought he had a little mouth hole on his mask

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Cooper Barrett @cooperbarrett.bsky.social · 7d

both are true (albeit the OP is overselling it a bit). second half of the quote post is why both are true.

Cooper Barrett @cooperbarrett.bsky.social · 7d

the irony is she’s more like Charlie if Charlie just knew the football was gonna be pulled but ran & kicked anyway.

Every. Damn. Time.

Cooper Barrett @cooperbarrett.bsky.social · 10d

He also apparently got upset a few years ago that the Buzz Lightyear movie had a gay couple in it when he took his grandson to go see it

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Cooper Barrett @cooperbarrett.bsky.social · 11d

Damnit Victor. I was gonna make the ASSMAN joke

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Cooper Barrett @cooperbarrett.bsky.social · 11d

If someone doesn’t walk into the WH press briefing and bring this up and just say “what the fuck was that, why doesn’t the president even pretend to take his job seriously”

George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 12d

Signs of psychosis. No biggie