Pirate News: Pirate Foreign Policy and Nonintervention (July 16, 2019)
Captain James and Quartermaster Joseph talk about a Pirate foreign policy and nonintervention. Reminder that Voter Choice Massachusetts has an RCV lobby day…
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Tuesday, Lobby for RCV! (July 15, 2019)
Voter Choice Massachusetts has an RCV lobby day this Tuesday, July 16th, 11am – 2pm. We fully support their efforts to bring ranked…
Whistleblowers Need Your Support (July 14, 2019)
Trump expanded Obama’s attack on whistleblowers. We must support defenders of free speech and government transparency. To fail to do so now will…
Pirate News: True Democracy (July 13, 2019)
At the pirate planning picnic, Quartermaster Joe, Captain James, Swarmwise Director Christine and First Officer Steve talked about what democracy means to pirates…
Who has your face on file? (July 11, 2019)
ICE and the FBI are using state drivers license photos for facial recognition searches. A CBP vendor was hacked which exposed thousands of license plates…
Thursday, 9am: Police Militarization Bill Hearing (July 10, 2019)
A bill we support and helped H. 2119, is up for a hearing on Beacon Hill at 9am Thursday, July 11th, before the…
Today, 2pm, Journalism Commission Bill Hearing (July 10, 2019)
From Chris Faraone and Jason Pramas of Dig Boston/Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism: There is a second hearing on the journalism commission bill…
Tech Meetup Saturday (July 9, 2019)
Our next tech meeting is this Saturday, July 13th from 11am to 1pm. It will be in Arlington. Email us for the location and directions. If you are interested in…
Mass Mesh Network Meeting Tuesday (July 1, 2019)
The next Mass. Mesh Net weekly tech meetup is this Tuesday, 7-9pm. It will be at Industry Lab, 288 Norfolk St, Cambridge. Enter via the entrance in the back. Call…
Somerville Bans Facial Recognition Tech (June 28, 2019)
Yesterday, in an 11-0 vote, the Somerville City Council voted to ban the city from using facial recognition technology. It is the second…