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…
Category: Civil Liberties
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…
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…
Pirate News: George Floyd, Black Lives Matter and CDA 230 (June 2, 2020)
Pirates Joe, Malt and James talk about the police killing of George Floyd, Black Lives Matter demonstrations, the police rioting and the crack…
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…