July 26th, 2026 Meeting - Revision history

Jokeefe at 15:03, 9 August 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/9T6vZNr63W0

	== Reports ==		== Reports ==

Srevilak: /* Summary */

2026-07-27T00:23:07Z

Summary

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	* 7/27 - city of Somerville having a hearing, re: body cameras. Cameras would be free but $400k/year for service contracts. City still needs to establish civilian oversight.		* 7/27 - city of Somerville having a hearing, re: body cameras. Cameras would be free but $400k/year for service contracts. City still needs to establish civilian oversight.
	* Steve working on upgrading CRM system		* Steve working on upgrading CRM system
			* Will need to find a new payment processor (Piryx closed up shop)

	USPP Issues		USPP Issues
	* Nothing new to report		* Nothing new to report
			* Will be future question about whether to form an Federal Election Campaign for USPP.

			Pirate News
			* Next week at 7pm

			Next Meeting:
			* Will discuss ballot questions.

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2026-07-27T00:14:21Z

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	== Summary ==		== Summary ==

			Reports
			* Recent blog post about vote by mail applications
			* 7/27 - city of Somerville having a hearing, re: body cameras. Cameras would be free but $400k/year for service contracts. City still needs to establish civilian oversight.
			* Steve working on upgrading CRM system

			USPP Issues
			* Nothing new to report

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2026-07-27T00:04:02Z

Participants

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	== Participants ==		== Participants ==

			* Eli
			* Jamie
			* Steve

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

	== Summary ==		== Summary ==

Jokeefe at 23:48, 26 July 2026

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	[[2027 Campaign Plan]]		[[2027 Campaign Plan]]

	~~=== 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~~

	~~=== Commonwealth Bills to Review ===~~

	~~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])
	* An Act protecting children from addictive social media feeds [https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S3164 S.3164]

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

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

	~~[https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4746 Massachusetts House data privacy bills] - We urge supports to call and ask for multiple changes.~~

	~~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 ===~~

	* Kids Online Safety Act ([https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1748/text S.1748]) - We opposed them.
	* Anti-Section 230 bills - We opposed them

	* 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/
	* 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])

	=== Other To Do ===		=== Other To Do ===

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2026-07-19T20:21:12Z

Summary: Cleared out. Accidentally put the 7/12 meeting summary on this page.

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	== Summary ==		== Summary ==

	~~USPP Update~~
	* CA lost national voting rights due to a lack of attendance.
	* AZ chapter moving forward.

	~~Pirate news~~
	* Are behind on uploading. Working to catch up
	* Featuring music, in honor of public domain day.

	~~We'll be helping out at B-Sides cambridge. To be held at Arts and the Armory.~~

	~~Working on campaigns and voter outreach for 2027.~~

	~~Act protecting children from social media feeds [https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S3164 S.3164]~~
	* Senate is trying to address some of the issues in the house version
	* masspirates.org would not meet the definition of "Addictive Social Media Feed" in the bill's text
	* "Age signal" transmits age range/category. Not date of birth or personal identification
	* "Social media platform" seems not to include thinks like blogs or wikis.
	* AG's office to promulgate rules and regulations for how parental consent is to be obtained.

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2026-07-19T20:20:21Z

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	== Participants ==		== Participants ==

	* Jamie
	* Joe
	* Steve

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

Srevilak: /* Summary */

2026-07-13T00:38:11Z

Summary

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	* "Age signal" transmits age range/category. Not date of birth or personal identification		* "Age signal" transmits age range/category. Not date of birth or personal identification
	* "Social media platform" seems not to include thinks like blogs or wikis.		* "Social media platform" seems not to include thinks like blogs or wikis.
			* AG's office to promulgate rules and regulations for how parental consent is to be obtained.

Srevilak: /* Summary */

2026-07-13T00:30:11Z

Summary

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	Act protecting children from social media feeds [https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S3164 S.3164]		Act protecting children from social media feeds [https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S3164 S.3164]
			* Senate is trying to address some of the issues in the house version
			* masspirates.org would not meet the definition of "Addictive Social Media Feed" in the bill's text
			* "Age signal" transmits age range/category. Not date of birth or personal identification
			* "Social media platform" seems not to include thinks like blogs or wikis.

Srevilak: /* Summary */

2026-07-13T00:21:13Z

Summary

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	Working on campaigns and voter outreach for 2027.		Working on campaigns and voter outreach for 2027.

			Act protecting children from social media feeds [https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S3164 S.3164]