Tuesday, Boston facial recognition ban hearing (June 7, 2020)
The police repression and violence against Black Lives Matter protesters and innocent bystanders over the last two weeks is abhorrent. The people have…
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Two weeks to get RCV on the ballot! (June 3, 2020)
We are in the last two weeks of the campaign to get Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) on the November 3rd, 2020 ballot. In…
Trump’s threat to invoke the 1807 Insurrection Act (June 2, 2020)
We are reposting the US Pirate Party statement on Trump’s threat to invoke the 1807 Insurrection Act: The United States Pirate Party opposes President…
Oppose the EARN It Act (May 28, 2020)
The EARN IT Act would gut Communications Decency Act Section 230, which protects free speech online. Section 230 requires you be held responsible…
Pirate News: Mail voting in Arlington, PATRIOT Act Renewal and COVID-19 reopening (May 27, 2020)
Pirates Joe, Steve and James talk about the latest current events including Arlington’s efforts to run its upcoming election by mail in ballot,…
Get Ranked Choice Voting on the ballot! (May 26, 2020)
Volunteers from Voter Choice for Massachusetts, the Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) campaign, made history last fall when they submitted 111,000 certified signatures to…
End mass collection of where you go on the web! (May 25, 2020)
Updated with the name of the amendment. Thanks Restore the Fourth! The PATRIOT Act renewal passed in the Senate. It is heading back…
Pirate News: Huawei, RCV Ballot Initiative and Reopening during the Pandemic (May 18, 2020)
Pirates Joe, Malt, Steve and James discuss discuss: Huawei and US-China trade; Getting Voter Choice MA’s Ranked Choice Voting ballot initiative on the…
Got an unused computer? Donate it! (May 14, 2020)
We are looking for computers people are willing to donate so we can get them to people stuck at home, especially families with…
Burn the PATRIOT Act to the ground (May 13, 2020)
The PATRIOT Act, that abomination to our 4th Amendment right to privacy, is yet again up for renewal in H.R. 6172, which passed…