Pirate News: GOP bans media, cancel Operation Legend and pandemic evictions update (August 3, 2020)
Pirates James, Steve, Malt and Joe discuss the latest news of interest to pirates including: GOP banning media from their national convention; our…
Category: Civil Liberties
Cancel Operation Legend (July 30, 2020)
The Massachusetts Pirate Party condemns the use of Federal law enforcement officers in Portland and other cities throughout the United States, including PACT…
Pirate News: Ride for Black Lives, travel restrictions and Pandemic Support (July 27, 2020)
James, Steve and Joe talk about the latest news: Steve discusses joining the Ride for Black Lives; Joe talks about new travel restrictions…
Police reform bill needs your help today (July 21, 2020)
The Massachusetts House recently posted a police reform bill (H.4860) after the Senate passed their version (S.2800). Here are the differences (courtesy of…
Pirate News: Defunding the Police, Housing, Voting and You! (July 20, 2020)
Steve, James, Malt and Joe talk about the latest Massachusetts news. Joe talks about a recent protest in Lowell to defund the police;…
Boston and Easthampton ban face surveillance (July 2, 2020)
Recently, the Boston City Council voted 13-0 to pass a ban face surveillance by all city departments. The mayor approved the ordinance as well. Yesterday, the…
EARN IT Act Committee Vote Thursday! (July 1, 2020)
This Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote on the EARN IT Act. As we noted in the past, it is FOSTA/SESTA on steroids…
Today, Boston facial recognition hearing (June 9, 2020)
Today at 3pm, Boston City Council’s Committee on Government Operations will discuss a proposed ordinance to ban face surveillance in Boston. The hearing…
Pirate News: Banned in Boston, Facial recognition edition (June 8, 2020)
Pirates Malt, Steve, James and Joe talk about the latest news of interest to pirates including: Latest in protests against police brutality and…
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…