Updated Ocean Activist Media

jclifford 5/5/2008
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As the Green Man and I have both pointed out, the crisis in marine ecology is probably the most under-reported story of our time. It’s worth going out on a limb on Zimbio for, I think. But is working on Zimbio worthwhile in any other sense?

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What Would You Like to See in a Congressional Database?

Jim Cook 4/29/2008
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As you may know, we’ve had a system for rating members of the House and Senate for a few years now, with information on votes and cosponsorships that are important from a progressive perspective. We’re planning an upgrade of our …

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Lapel Stickers at a Lower Cost than through Zazzle or CafePress

Jim Cook 3/29/2008
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Lately, CafePress and Zazzle started selling round lapel stickers in sheets of 48. We started adding designs for those lapel stickers (here, for instance, are some Hillary Clinton lapel stickers; our Zazzle lapel sticker collection for the two candidates is …

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New: Create Your Own Election 2008 Bumper Sticker, Button or Poster

administrator 1/28/2008
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Since 2003, we’ve been selling our own politically and socially progressive bumper stickers, buttons and such. Since last year, we’ve been selling sweatshop-free made in the USA shirts, too. Today, we’re happy to take our offerings to a new level. …

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Draft Bloomberg Petition by Unity08 CoFounders Stagnates

Jim Cook 1/19/2008
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The Draft Bloomberg website started by Unity08 CoFounders Douglas Bailey and Gerald Rafshoon started out four days ago with a grand opening covered by three cable news channels, seven major newspapers and Time magazine. Bailey and Rafshoon often relied on …

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2,008 Reasons To Vote Progressive in 2008 Compiled

jclifford 12/31/2007
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As of this afternoon, we have 2,008 reasons compiled. A few need to be edited, sourced, or sorted, and some revisions may need to be made as we now doublecheck the list to get it up to date but all the material is there – and just in the nick of time.

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Environment Eclipses Peace As A Campaign Issue

Jim 12/17/2007
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The environment has passed peace as the frontrunner category in our effort. We’ve got 166 reasons to vote progressive in our Peace category, but our Environment category has surged ahead to 134.

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Two Day Hiccup Hopefully Over

administrator 12/6/2007
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Hi all. As you may have noticed, we had a two-day hiccup of sorts (a hiiiiiiiiiicup) during which time we couldn’t get the darned tubes of the internets to unclog for this website. We’re back up, and we’ve got everything …

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2,008 Reasons List Reaches 1000 Mark

Jim 12/3/2007
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As of today, our list of 2,008 reasons to elect a progressive President has reached the mark of 1,000. That’s 1,008 reasons left to go, with less than a month left. Oh, dear. Can we make it? Will we be …

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Pardon the Dust… We’re Moving

administrator 11/29/2007
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As you’ve probably noticed, Irregular Times has been suffering from server problems, and the outfit that hosts our server has given us the kissoff for the eighth time in two days. That’s it. Our patience is exhausted, and we’re changing …

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Animation Testing Moving Ahead With Test Hillary Clinton Video

jclifford 10/30/2007
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This short animated cartoon movie of a debate, between an orthodox Democratic Party donkey and a grassroots Democratic underdog is part of a concept test with Anime Studio 5, using shorter sequences are less likely to cause the software to crash, though the I’ve found that the crashes still can take place, even if I have something as short as a five-second segment.

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Keeping the conversation going, at least for a while

administrator 10/22/2007
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Vynce left a comment here a couple of weeks ago, noting that “one of the things i don’t like about the way this site works is that there doesn’t seem o be any good way to keep track of what’s …

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Twirling Dancer Silhouette Saturday Fun

Peregrin Wood 10/13/2007
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Take a look at the animated picture for yourself. Then report back here – does anyone see the dancer turning counter clockwise? Do you buy the claim of the test, that this tells us which hemisphere of our brains is dominant?

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J. Clifford – Adding a Face to the Name

jclifford 10/12/2007
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It felt liberating, once upon a time, to get out on the web and see people expressing themselves without the constraint of having to identify themselves as who they really are. Now, it feels more like I’m lost. I want to see the people who are out there behind the faceless, placeless media. I want to go online and know where I am and who I’m talking to. I want you to know who you’re talking to, too. That’s why, from now on, I’m giving you a face to go with the name J. Clifford Cook. This is who I am – one person in one place.

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One Hundred Reasons For peace

jclifford 9/16/2007
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Progressive priorities are reflected in the focus of our list so far, with the most reasons so far in the category of peace. Today, we reached 100 reasons for peace, the largest category in our list. 92 reasons focus on the problems created by the Republicans. The environment is close behind with 90 reasons.

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Presidential Election Resource Center Up and Running

administrator 9/14/2007
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For some time now, a note in the upper-right-hand corner our front page has indicated that a 2008 Presidential Election Resource Center is “coming soon.” No more of that “soon” business — it’s available now, offering links to articles, campaign …

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New Shop For Buttons and Magnets we Make Ourselves

administrator 9/6/2007
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Selling socially and politically liberal buttons, shirts, stickers and such through Cafepress has helped us to make enough money so that we don’t have to work too much at daily grind jobs, and so that we can spend more time …

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2008 Reasons Project Reaches 25 Percent of Goal

jclifford 9/3/2007
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The project to assemble 2,008 reasons to elect a progressive President in 2008 is now at 25 percent of its target, having listed 504 reasons as of today. The deadline for the project is January 1, 2008. The top category among all these reasons is peace.

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