January 11th, 2026 Meeting - Revision history

Jokeefe at 23:18, 1 February 2026

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	Meeting to be held via video conference: https://communitybridge.com/bbb-room/mass-pirates-member-meeting/		Meeting to be held via video conference: https://communitybridge.com/bbb-room/mass-pirates-member-meeting/

	Recording:		Recording: https://youtu.be/IyZMmSPX3VI

	== Reports ==		== Reports ==

Srevilak: /* Summary */

2026-01-12T01:51:47Z

Summary

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	Pirate News		Pirate News
	* Will record next Sunday at the usual time		* Will record next Sunday at the usual time

			MA Legislative Bills.
			* [https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2619 S.2619] was unanimously approved by the senate and was sent to the ways and means committee.
			* House version is [https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4746 H4746]. Was reported to house ways and means committee.
			* We generally support the Senate Bill
			* Will review the House bill at our next meeting. Will attempt to assess what's in the bill, as well as how it differs from the Senate version.

Srevilak: /* Summary */

2026-01-12T01:26:54Z

Summary

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	* Year end campaign finance support was submitted. Spent more than we usually do, due to mailings and events. TODO: settle on a budget for 2026		* Year end campaign finance support was submitted. Spent more than we usually do, due to mailings and events. TODO: settle on a budget for 2026
	* We posted a copy of USPP's statement on Venezuela		* We posted a copy of USPP's statement on Venezuela
			* Joe has been contacted by a group that supports term limits and wishes to impose them on congress. We haven't previouly formed a position on this as a party. After discussion, we are in support of term limits, in order to give more people an opportunity to serve in public office.

			2026 Pirate Conference
			* Working on locations, schedule, and events.

			Campaign Outreach
			* Had Cambridge/Somerville event yesterday

			Pirate News
			* Will record next Sunday at the usual time

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2026-01-12T01:15:17Z

Summary

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	== Summary ==		== Summary ==

			Reports
			* At previous meeting, we agreed to support a set of TBR events. Some outreach will go into this.
			* Year end campaign finance support was submitted. Spent more than we usually do, due to mailings and events. TODO: settle on a budget for 2026
			* We posted a copy of USPP's statement on Venezuela

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2026-01-12T01:03:32Z

Participants

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	== Participants ==		== Participants ==

			* Jamie
			* Joe
			* Steve

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

	== Summary ==		== Summary ==

Jokeefe at 00:58, 12 January 2026

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	The Mass. Senate passed [https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2619 An Act establishing the Massachusetts data privacy act] unanimously. It has been referred to the Committee on [https://malegislature.gov/Committees/Detail/H34/194 House Ways and Means].		The Mass. Senate passed [https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2619 An Act establishing the Massachusetts data privacy act] unanimously. It has been referred to the Committee on [https://malegislature.gov/Committees/Detail/H34/194 House Ways and Means].

			[https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4746 House Bill]

	Other bills:		Other bills:

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	== Decisions/Endorsements ==		== Decisions/Endorsements ==

	~~=== TBR Cambridge ShotSpotter Efforts ===~~

	~~The Black Response in Cambridge will host three community dinners and ShotSpotter presentations to increase awareness ahead of the relevant public hearing and policy order:~~

	* January 22, Cambridge Community Arts Center. The presentation will be given by Prof. Spencer Piston.
	* February 11. Cambridge Community Arts Center? The presentation will be given by a member of the campaign team.
	* March ?

	~~They will be followed by canvassing events in March.~~

	~~Suggest we offer to assist with these events. This would include:~~

	* posting the events on our web site;
	* emailing members about the events during the months in question;
	* calling our members in Cambridge (and surrounding communities) to adk them to attend events and help with canvassing.

	~~We should ask TBR to sponsor them, as well.~~

	=== United States Pirate Party Issues? ===		=== United States Pirate Party Issues? ===

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Created page with "Meeting to be held via video conference: https://communitybridge.com/bbb-room/mass-pirates-member-meeting/ Recording: == Reports == == Decisions/Endorsements == === TBR Cambridge ShotSpotter Efforts === The Black Response in Cambridge will host three community dinners and ShotSpotter presentations to increase awareness ahead of the relevant public hearing and policy order: * January 22, Cambridge Community Arts Center. The presentation will be given by Prof. Spenc..."

New page

Meeting to be held via video conference: https://communitybridge.com/bbb-room/mass-pirates-member-meeting/

Recording:

== Reports ==

== Decisions/Endorsements ==

=== TBR Cambridge ShotSpotter Efforts ===

The Black Response in Cambridge will host three community dinners and ShotSpotter presentations to increase awareness ahead of the relevant public hearing and policy order:

* January 22, Cambridge Community Arts Center. The presentation will be given by Prof. Spencer Piston.
* February 11. Cambridge Community Arts Center? The presentation will be given by a member of the campaign team.
* March ?

They will be followed by canvassing events in March.

Suggest we offer to assist with these events. This would include:

* posting the events on our web site;
* emailing members about the events during the months in question;
* calling our members in Cambridge (and surrounding communities) to adk them to attend events and help with canvassing.

We should ask TBR to sponsor them, as well.

=== United States Pirate Party Issues? ===

== Projects/Events ==

=== 2026 Campaigns & Voter Outreach ===

Leader: Jamie

[[2026 Campaign Plan]]

=== Pirate News ===

Leader: Joseph

* Pirate news recording scheduled for every other Sunday, 7pm with go-live at 7:30pm. Unless changed

=== Commonwealth Bills to Review ===

The Mass. Senate passed [https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2619 An Act establishing the Massachusetts data privacy act] unanimously. It has been referred to the Committee on [https://malegislature.gov/Committees/Detail/H34/194 House Ways and Means].

Other bills:

* An Act relative to unmanned aerial systems ([https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H3749 H.3749] / [https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2438 S.2438])
* An Act relative to protecting Massachusetts residents against federal government surveillance ([https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2687 H.2687])
* Dignity Not Deportations Act ([https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1588 H.1588] / [https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S1122 S.1122])
* Right to Repair Bills:
** [https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H433 H.433] & [https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S189 S.189]
** [https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H398 H.398]
** [https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1278 H.1278] (Hearing occurred)
* Decrim Sex Work Bills from https://bswac.org/. Emailed Rikki and Desmond their thoughts on them as they are the most up to date on the issue:
** An Act to promote the health and safety of people in the sex trade ([https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1980 H.1980])

Here is [https://etherpad.pp-international.net/p/MassPirates_2025_Bills_To_Review an etherpad for people to offer suggestions].

==== Bills We Decided On ====

Endorsed:

* An Act to provide accountability in the use of biometric recognition technology and comprehensive enforcement ([https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H96 H.96]/[https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S36 S.36])
* Civil Asset Forfeiture reform ([https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1953 H.1953])
* H.1973. An Act protecting personal security. We support the bill, and its senate counterpart.
* S.1731. An Act to promote transparency of facial recognition and driver's license photos. Not great, but we'll support it, because it sucks less than the status quo.
* H.1946/ An Act to implement the recommendations of the special commission on facial recognition technology. We support the warrant requirements, and the bills provisions for transparency and reporting.
* An Act to study the decriminalization of sex work ([https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2467 H.2467])
* An Act relative to safe reporting ([https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1747 H.1747])
* An Act relative to sexual assault by an officer ([https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2634 H.2634])

=== Federal Bills to Review ===

* Anti-File Sharing bills:
** Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act ([https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/791/text H.R.791]) - [https://torrentfreak.com/new-bill-aims-to-block-foreign-pirate-sites-in-the-u-s-250129/ ...more]
** American Copyright Protection Act (Not yet posted) [https://torrentfreak.com/unveiled-new-u-s-anti-piracy-bill-acpa-proposes-alternative-site-blocking-path/ ...more])
** ... more on the bills at https://torrentfreak.com/fears-of-overblocking-unite-critics-of-u-s-pirate-site-blocking-bill/
* Kids Online Safety Act ([https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1748/text S.1748])
* Pro Codes Act ([https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4009/text H.R.4009] [https://www.techdirt.com/2024/07/23/congress-wants-to-let-private-companies-own-the-law/ ...more]
* American Music Fairness Act ([https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/861/text H.R.861])

=== A reconsideration of Member Meeting Articles ===

We haven't adhered to our [https://masspirates.org/wiki/Articles_of_Agreement Articles of Agreement]'s [https://masspirates.org/wiki/Articles_of_Agreement#Article_4.0:_Member_Meetings Member Meetings section] strictly since we have existed, specifically the [ https://masspirates.org/wiki/Articles_of_Agreement#4.2_Form Form] and [https://masspirates.org/wiki/Articles_of_Agreement#4.2_Time Time] sections. Meetings have met weekly and bi-weekly (our current form) and not twice a year each over six weeks.

Rework them to:

* Have a section on conferences (possible spring/fall, at least one a year)
* Rework the member meetings to be on-line at least once a month
* Set when elections for the pirate council is and that we can elect people at a conference or on-line by secret ballot

Working on a draft document at https://etherpad.pp-international.net/p/MAPPRevisedMemberMeetingsArticles

=== Other To Do ===

== Upcoming Events ==

* Nomination form ready by 12/12/2025 (or earlier)
* Nominations and candidate statements due by 1/30/2026
* Ballots go out on Friday 2/13/2026 (or earlier)
* Elections closing on 2/27/2026.

== Participants ==

=== Observers ===

== Summary ==