Pirate News: Section 230 Repeal? No! (December 22, 2025)
Steve and James discuss a new bipartisan effort to sunset CDA Section 230, a Trump DOJ memorandum the claims recording ICE agents is…
Category: Civil Liberties
Pirate News: What did Trump give to get his TikTok deal? (October 6, 2025)
Steve and James discuss The Black Response’s excellent Abolition and Alternatives Conference this weekend and Trump’s TikTok deal and what it could mean.…
We oppose efforts to change Section 230 protections (August 5, 2025)
Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA230), specifically section 230(c) which reads: (c)Protection for “Good Samaritan” blocking and screening of offensive material…
TODAY: Micky Metts shares stories of her Pirate life (May 2, 2025)
TODAY JOIN fellow Pirate Micky Metts at 6PM @ the Artisan’s Asylum in Allston, to hear her share stories of her life of…
Moar Bills! (April 11, 2025)
The Massachusetts legislature is considering thousands of bills. Some of them we should support and others we need to oppose. We already voted…
Trump Disappears People (April 8, 2025)
Last week ICE seized Fulbright scholar Rümeysa Öztürk on the streets of Somerville for co-writing this oped. Last month, DHS agents seized Mahmoud Khalil,…
Data Privacy Bill Hearing This Wednesday (April 7, 2025)
The Joint Committee on Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity will hold a hybrid public hearing on bills related to data use, data…
Free Mahmoud Khalil! (March 11, 2025)
Statement approved at our 3/23/2025 member meeting. Thank you to all who helped write it. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agents seized Mahmoud…
Conference a Week Away (January 12, 2025)
Join us for our Winter 2025 conference on Sunday, January 19th! It will be at the ROOTED Armory Café, 191 Highland Ave., Somerville.…
Pirate News: Bye Bye 2024! (December 31, 2024)
Steve, Joe and James discussed a massive VW data leak, the passing of President Carter and the US Justice Department’s report on the…