Prez. Polls Open Until 8pm (March 3, 2020)
Polls for the Massachusetts presidential primary close at 8 p.m. today. Anyone registered under the Pirate designation can vote in any one of…
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Details on Presidential Candidates for Tuesday’s Primary (February 28, 2020)
The Massachusetts presidential primary is Tuesday, March 3rd. Anyone registered under the Pirate designation can vote in any one of the four primaries:…
Lowell Meetup, March 21st (February 25, 2020)
As we mentioned in yesterday’s Pirate News post, we will have a Pirate meetup in Lowell on March 21st, 10am-2pm. It will be…
Pirate News: What happens in Nevada won’t stay in Nevada (February 24, 2020)
In the latest Pirate News we talk about current events including the latest election results and a net neutrality update. Net Neutrality FCC…
Pirate News: Facebook woes (February 17, 2020)
Secretary Steve, Quartermaster Joe and Captain James talk about the trials and tribulations of Facebook and especially their users, including these articles: Zuckerberg…
Find out if your Municipality uses Facial Recognition Technology (February 13, 2020)
Thanks to everyone who filled out MuckRock’s FOIA request system to find out whether police are using facial recognition technology and how. Eleven requests are up…
First Pirate News of 2020 (February 11, 2020)
Captain James, Quartermaster Joe and Secretary Steve start with a discussion of Ranked Choice Voting (aka Instant Runoff Voting), how it works, why…
Stop Ring Surveillance (January 31, 2020)
Jeff Bezos, using his media empire, created the “porch pirate” narrative in order to push demand for Ring cameras. Having deployed them in…
Cryptoparty Tonight, 6pm (January 29, 2020)
The Boston Cryptoparty is today, Wednesday, January 29th at Encuentro 5. It starts at 6pm and ends around 8pm. Encuentro 5 is at 9…
4th Amend. Lobby Day, This Tuesday (January 20, 2020)
This Tuesday, January 21st, we will join with Restore the 4th Massachusetts to lobby for S.899 (An Act relative to forfeiture reform). We…