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Clinton Fein
Clinton Fein (born 1964) is a South African born artist, writer and activist, closely identified with his controversial web site,<a href="http://www.annoy.com" title="http://www.annoy.com"><span class="mylinks">Annoy.com</a></span> and his notable <a href="http://annoy.com/history/index.html?CategoryID=25" title="ApolloMedia v. Reno"><span class="mylinks">Supreme Court</span></a> victory against Janet Reno, Attorney General of the United States, challenging the constitutionality of the <a href="http://annoy.com/history/index.html?CategoryID=25" title="Communications Decency Act"><span class="mylinks">Communications Decency Act</span></a> in 1997, where Fein's right to disseminate his art was upheld in a landmark victory for First Amendment rights.
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Yes, It Is Time For That Conversation
Once again, here we are, scratching our heads as our brains prepare us for a media onslaught of round-the-clock coverage of yet another mass shooting by another deranged gunman who, no matter how you slice it, shouldn’t have had access... Continue reading
Posted Dec 17, 2012 at Pointing Fingers
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Dec 17, 2012
San Francisco's Planning Commission Has Plans for Scott Wiener
As the world contemplates the notion of Syrian missiles being prepped with serin, and the latest Israeli announcement to expand building on settlements in the wake of the Palestinian statehood resolution at the United Nations has the world on shpilkes,... Continue reading
Posted Dec 12, 2012 at Pointing Fingers
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Breaking: Activist Michael Petrelis Arrested Over Privacy Violation Involving San Francisco Supervisor Scott Wiener
From The New Civil Rights Movement In what appears to be an act of heavy-handed political retribution, longtime activist, muckraker and citizen journalist Michael Petrelis today surrendered to the San Francisco Sheriff’s Department in response to the District Attorney issuing... Continue reading
Posted Nov 29, 2012 at Pointing Fingers
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Chick-Fil-A: Munching On Bigotry And Hate With A Side Of Homophobia
Just a few weeks ago, Chick-Fil-A was just another fast food joint, and certainly not one at the center of the marriage equality debate. Sure, activists in the know were well aware of the Christian identified company’s homophobic tendencies as... Continue reading
Posted Aug 4, 2012 at Pointing Fingers
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Of Hoods and Hoodies
As the Trayvon Martin story shows no signs of disipating any time soon, vigilantes spring into action and the racists start finding defenses, parallels and reasons as to why we shouldn't be jumping to conclusions, and asking why Obama didn't... Continue reading
Posted Mar 25, 2012 at Pointing Fingers
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Apologies, Excuses and Sluts
As advertisers flee, Rush Limbaugh, in the worst attempt at spin control ever uttered by anyone facing a widespread public backlash, offered a half-hearted explanation for his unconscionable attack on a Georgetown University law student, Sandra Fluke. Limbaugh, who triple-downed... Continue reading
Posted Mar 3, 2012 at Pointing Fingers
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Surge in Violent Sexual Assaults in the Military Makes Fox's Liz Trotta Giggle
Last week after the Pentagon announced new rules easing the ban on women serving in combat, Rick Santorum, having never served in the military, was forced to clarify his sexist position on women in combat – “where people naturally may... Continue reading
Posted Feb 13, 2012 at Pointing Fingers
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Disgrace for the Cure
We want to apologize for recent decisions that cast doubt upon our commitment to our mission of saving women’s lives. -- Susan B. Komen Foundation Political kowtowing and lack of moral courage do nothing to advance women's health. Nancy G.... Continue reading
Posted Feb 3, 2012 at Pointing Fingers
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The Sexual Confusion of TN Senator Stacey Campfield
Spreading misinformation, even if you are severely ignorant, and even if you're from Tennessee, isn't okay -- especially if you're a public official. Stacey Campfield, the same State senator from Tennessee sponsored a bill to force women to look at... Continue reading
Posted Jan 31, 2012 at Pointing Fingers
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Hello Apartheid My Old Friend...
Hello Apartheid My Old Friend.You've come to talk with me again. Today South Africa passed the 'Protection of Information Act' that mocks press freedom despite vociferous opposition by protesters donning black in the cities of Johannesburg and Pretoria. This dark... Continue reading
Posted Nov 22, 2011 at Pointing Fingers
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Please Lie to Me - Art Mur Gallery's 15th Anniversary includes Torture
Four pieces from my Torture series are included in “Please Lie to Me,“ Montreal art gallery, Art Mûr’s, exhibition opening next week to celebrate the gallery’s 15th anniversary. “Please Lie to Me,” (PDF invitation) features an exciting mix of globally... Continue reading
Posted Oct 30, 2011 at Pointing Fingers
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Occupiers and Tea Partiers, Quite Simply
The constant comparison of Occupy Wall Street protesters and the Tea Party crowd (before they were coopted by Dick Armey, Sarah Palin, Batty Bachman and the Republican establishment) has been marvelously simplified by one James Sinclair. His diagram makes one... Continue reading
Posted Oct 19, 2011 at Pointing Fingers
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San Francisco Prepares to Remember Frank Kameny
Posted Oct 16, 2011 at Pointing Fingers
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The Irrepressible Frank Kameny (in the words of Randy Shilts)
On October 12, 2011, 86 year-old Frank Kameny died. It cannot be overstated what an incredibly brave man he was, and the extent to which the modern gay rights movement in the United States rests firmly on his shoulders. In... Continue reading
Posted Oct 12, 2011 at Pointing Fingers
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Annoy.com vs. Rupert Murdoch: Decades of Disgust
From its inception, as part of a First Amendment lawsuit challenging the Communications Decency Act, our role was to ensure that both language and imagery, crude in style and execution in its early days, was intentionally as indecent and annoying... Continue reading
Posted Jul 17, 2011 at Pointing Fingers
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Knesset Delivers Black Eye to Israel
Is Israel really the only genuine democracy in the Middle East, as it is so often portrayed? Not if the Knesset has anything to do with it. In a stunning move, Israel’s Knesset voted 47-38 to pass a bill that... Continue reading
Posted Jul 13, 2011 at Pointing Fingers
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William Bennett Turner Talks First Amendment
One of my remarkable First Amendment attorneys, Bill Turner, gives an overview of his book, Figures of Speech: First Amendment Heroes and Villains. I'm incredibly honored. In this Authors@Google Presents talk, Bill spends a considerable amount of time discussing landmark... Continue reading
Posted Jul 11, 2011 at Pointing Fingers
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Speak Freely, Tracy Morgan
Posted Jun 12, 2011 at Pointing Fingers
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Man Up
Despite a recent article, Budget Showdown: Senate Democratic Women Preserve Party’s Principles by my friend Tanya Domi about those Democratic lawmakers who stood up for Planned Parenthood (and those Republican women who didn't), it's obvious that this problem transcends party... Continue reading
Posted Apr 13, 2011 at Pointing Fingers
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I Am America
Posted Apr 6, 2011 at Pointing Fingers
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Feb 2, 2011
You deserve every word my lovely Melinda.
Commented Jul 29, 2010 on Baited. Jolted. Hooked. at Pointing Fingers
Baited. Jolted. Hooked.
You can't help but emerge from Melinda Ferguson's latest book, Hooked, Secrets and Highs of a Sober Addict, without questioning who you are and where you stand in this great puzzle of life with all it's bizarre, bitchy and beautiful complexities. Because you may not be a former addict,...
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Jul 26, 2010
Hello Healthcare Reform, Goodnight Genocide
Posted Mar 23, 2010 at Pointing Fingers
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