February 20th, 2019 IRC Meeting - Revision history

Asamondajin at 02:44, 21 February 2019

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	Pirate_Joe shored up the location for the March Regional		Pirate_Joe shored up the location for the March Regional

	Major legal win from SCOTUS - ~~[[https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/20/us/politics/civil-asset-forfeiture-supreme-court.html]]~~ [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/20/us/politics/civil-asset-forfeiture-supreme-court.html]		Major legal win from SCOTUS - [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/20/us/politics/civil-asset-forfeiture-supreme-court.html]

	Officer/Pirate Council Elections - I will get the announcement out tomorrow or Friday		Officer/Pirate Council Elections - I will get the announcement out tomorrow or Friday

Asamondajin at 02:43, 21 February 2019

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	Major legal win from SCOTUS - [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/20/us/politics/civil-asset-forfeiture-supreme-court.html]		Major legal win from SCOTUS - [[https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/20/us/politics/civil-asset-forfeiture-supreme-court.html]] [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/20/us/politics/civil-asset-forfeiture-supreme-court.html]

	Officer/Pirate Council Elections - I will get the announcement out tomorrow or Friday		Officer/Pirate Council Elections - I will get the announcement out tomorrow or Friday

Asamondajin at 02:42, 21 February 2019

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	== Summary ==		== Summary ==

			Pirate_Joe shored up the location for the March Regional

			Major legal win from SCOTUS - [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/20/us/politics/civil-asset-forfeiture-supreme-court.html]

			Officer/Pirate Council Elections - I will get the announcement out tomorrow or Friday

			Boston Sex Worker Petition signature count goes up slowly

			Next Video News letter to be recorded on Sunday at 7pm; to be released shortly after.

			Cryptoparties in Boston @ Boston College & Boston Public Library

	== Minutes ==		== Minutes ==

Jokeefe: /* Participants */

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Participants

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	== Participants ==		== Participants ==

			* Malt: sam capradae, worcester
			* Pirate_Joe: Joseph Onoroski, Lowell
			* jokeefe: James O’Keefe, Somerville

	=== Observers ===		=== Observers ===

Jokeefe: /* Minutes */

2019-02-21T02:35:48Z

Minutes

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	[9:33pm] Pirate_Joe: Aye		[9:33pm] Pirate_Joe: Aye
	[9:34pm] jokeefe: aye		[9:34pm] jokeefe: aye
			[9:34pm] Pirate_Joe: Good night all, hope everything works out.
			[9:34pm] Pirate_Joe: Do you need me to post the notes Jamie?
			[9:35pm] jokeefe: i got the notes
			[9:35pm] jokeefe: if you want to post the summary, that would help
			[9:35pm] jokeefe: good night
			[9:35pm] Pirate_Joe: Aye
			[9:35pm] malt: night

Jokeefe: /* Minutes */

2019-02-21T02:34:21Z

Minutes

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	[9:26pm] jokeefe: 7pm?		[9:26pm] jokeefe: 7pm?
	[9:26pm] malt: sure		[9:26pm] malt: sure
			[9:27pm] jokeefe: Pirate_Joe?
			[9:27pm] Pirate_Joe: Works for me sir
			[9:27pm] jokeefe: 7pm this Sunday then
			[9:28pm] jokeefe: igel[m] - do you have an update on the mesh net effort?
			[9:28pm] jokeefe: I’ll post the individual autonomy plank this weekend
			[9:29pm] jokeefe: Cryptoparties - A few coming up
			[9:29pm] jokeefe: Boston College, Boston Public Library
			[9:31pm] jokeefe: I don’t have any other updates
			[9:31pm] Pirate_Joe: For the next meeting, I would like to discuss how we would like to conduct the Regional meetings
			[9:31pm] jokeefe: malt - have we a date for the worcester meetup?
			[9:31pm] malt: nnnnot yet
			[9:32pm] jokeefe: ok, you have time
			[9:32pm] jokeefe: anything else?
			[9:32pm] malt: i[m swamped at work rn is all
			[9:33pm] jokeefe: hope things quiet a bit for you
			[9:33pm] jokeefe: shall we adjourn then?
			[9:33pm] Pirate_Joe: I second
			[9:33pm] jokeefe: all in favor?
			[9:33pm] Pirate_Joe: Aye
			[9:34pm] jokeefe: aye

Jokeefe: /* Minutes */

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		[9:06pm] jokeefe: Agenda: https://masspirates.org/wiki/February_20th,_2019_IRC_Meeting
		[9:06pm] Pirate_Joe: Sorry for the tardiness
		[9:06pm] jokeefe: ids
		[9:06pm] Pirate_Joe: Joseph Onoroski, Lowell
		[9:06pm] jokeefe: James O’Keefe, Somerville
		[9:06pm] jokeefe: anything to add?
		[9:08pm] Pirate_Joe: For review, next shutdown?
		[9:08pm] jokeefe: I thought we were past that?
		[9:08pm] Pirate_Joe: https://www.politico.com/latest-news-updates/government-shutdown-2018
		[9:10pm] jokeefe: aren’t we in the “national emergency” phase?
		[9:10pm] jokeefe: though when does the debt ceilling need to get raised?
		[9:10pm] Pirate_Joe: Same thing, only sideways
		[9:10pm] Pirate_Joe: http://www.usdebtclock.org/
		[9:11pm] Malt: hi guys
		[9:11pm] jokeefe: anything else to add?
		[9:12pm] Malt: nyet
		[9:12pm] Pirate_Joe: Nothing serious
		[9:12pm] Pirate_Joe: The only other thing is that I shored up the location for the March Regional
		[9:12pm] Pirate_Joe: We are good to go.
		[9:13pm] Pirate_Joe: Though we had a major legal win
		[9:13pm] Pirate_Joe: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/20/us/politics/civil-asset-forfeiture-supreme-court.html
		[9:14pm] jokeefe: Isn’t that wonderful news!
		[9:15pm] Pirate_Joe: We should definitely support this.
		[9:15pm] Malt: yeah!
		[9:15pm] Malt: I was flabberghasted
		[9:15pm] Malt: Georgia struck down something invasive related to DWI laws also
		[9:15pm] jokeefe: Quite the shift considering it was SCOTUS that allowed it
		[9:15pm] jokeefe: in the first place
		[9:17pm] jokeefe: Moving on to Projects
		[9:17pm] jokeefe: Officer/Pirate Council Elections - I will get the announcement out tomorrow or Friday at the latest. Been buisy of late.
		[9:18pm] Pirate_Joe: Understandable.
		[9:19pm] jokeefe: Boston Sex Worker Petition signature count goes up slowly
		[9:20pm] jokeefe: Regional Meetings - Still working out Boston-area location and date
		[9:20pm] jokeefe: Lowell is all set
		[9:20pm] jokeefe: How goes Worcester, Malt?
		[9:20pm] Malt left the chat room. (Quit: https://webchat.pirateirc.net/)
		[9:21pm] jokeefe: Will email him
		[9:22pm] jokeefe: Tech/Outreach - Haven’t set a date for the meeting since things have been up in the air of late
		[9:23pm] Pirate_Joe: Due to this week's events, do you want to call this until next week?
		[9:23pm] jokeefe: this meeting?
		[9:23pm] Pirate_Joe: Aye
		[9:24pm] jokeefe: Nothing much of an update so sure.
		[9:24pm] malt joined the chat room.
		[9:24pm] jokeefe: Do you want to set a date for the next video newsletter?
		[9:25pm] Pirate_Joe: Anytime this weekend, Sunday is better though
		[9:25pm] malt: sunday i got brunch
		[9:25pm] jokeefe: evening?
		[9:25pm] Pirate_Joe: Afternoon?
		[9:25pm] malt: evening
		[9:26pm] Pirate_Joe: I can do that
		[9:26pm] jokeefe: 7pm?
		[9:26pm] malt: sure

Jokeefe: /* Upcoming Events */

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Upcoming Events

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	* 2/26, 7-9pm, ''Mass MeshNet Tech Meeting'', [https://www.industry-lab.com/ Industry Lab], 288 Norfolk St, Cambridge		* 2/26, 7-9pm, ''Mass MeshNet Tech Meeting'', [https://www.industry-lab.com/ Industry Lab], 288 Norfolk St, Cambridge
	* 3/5, 7-9pm, ''Mass MeshNet Tech Meeting'', [https://www.industry-lab.com/ Industry Lab], 288 Norfolk St, Cambridge		* 3/5, 7-9pm, ''Mass MeshNet Tech Meeting'', [https://www.industry-lab.com/ Industry Lab], 288 Norfolk St, Cambridge
	* ~~early March~~?, morning, ''Boston-area Pirate Meetup'', Boston		* 3/10?, morning, ''Boston-area Pirate Meetup'', Boston/Cambridge
	* ~~late March?~~, ''Lowell-area Pirate Meetup'', Lowell		* 3/23, 2pm-4:45pm, ''Lowell-area Pirate Meetup'', Pollard Memorial Library, 401 Merrimack St, Lowell
	* early April?, ''Worcester-area Pirate Meetup'', Worcester		* early April?, ''Worcester-area Pirate Meetup'', Worcester

Jokeefe: /* Bills to make the Film Credit Permanent */

2019-02-20T20:21:44Z

Bills to make the Film Credit Permanent

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	=== Bills to make the Film Credit Permanent ===		=== Bills to make the Film Credit Permanent ===

	[https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/HD388 ~~current~~ HD388] would make the film tax credit permanent. It is supposed to expire in 2023. The bill has 100+ signatures this time around.		[https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/HD388 HD388] would make the film tax credit permanent. It is supposed to expire in 2023. The bill has 100+ signatures this time around.

	There isn't a hearing date for it yet, but suggest that we be active in opposing this bill.		There isn't a hearing date for it yet, but suggest that we be active in opposing this bill.

			Action items:

			* Tell our supporters how to oppose it
			* Look out for a hearing date
			* If possible, reach out to other groups to organize a lobby day

	=== Budget ===		=== Budget ===

Jokeefe: /* Bills to make the Film Credit Permanent */

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Bills to make the Film Credit Permanent

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	=== Bills to make the Film Credit Permanent ===		=== Bills to make the Film Credit Permanent ===

	~~The~~ [https://~~www~~.~~bostonglobe.com~~/~~metro~~/~~2019~~/~~02/12/supporters-controversial-mass-film-tax-credit-aim-make-permanent/Wr9keQMK0CS2C6oJ3VHNuJ/story.html Boston Globe~~] ~~reported that there is an effort to~~ make the film tax credit permanent. It ~~should~~ expire in ~~January~~ 2023. ~~This effort has happened in the past [https://malegislature.gov/Bills/188/H2522 2013], [https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1491 2017].~~ The ~~[https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/HD388 current house~~ bill] has 100+ signatures this time around~~. There isn't a hearing date for it yet, but suggest that we be active in opposing this bill~~.		[https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/HD388 current HD388] would make the film tax credit permanent. It is supposed to expire in 2023. The bill has 100+ signatures this time around.

			There isn't a hearing date for it yet, but suggest that we be active in opposing this bill.

	=== Budget ===		=== Budget ===