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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: https://youtu.be/zMYCWDniKRs
Recording:  


== Reports ==
== Reports ==
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=== Pirate Council Elections ===
=== Pirate Council Elections ===


We had three candidates for the following positions:
Ballots should be out.


* Captain - 2
Elections closing on 2/27/2026
* First Officer - 1
* Quartermaster - 2
* PR/Media Director - 1
* US Representative - 1
* Arbitrator - 1
 
Schedule:
 
* <strike>Nomination form ready by 12/12/2025 (or earlier)</strike>
* <strike>Nominations and candidate statements due by 1/30/2026</strike>
* Ballots go out on Friday 2/13/2026 (or earlier)
* Elections closing on 2/27/2026


=== 2026 Campaigns & Voter Outreach ===
=== 2026 Campaigns & Voter Outreach ===
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=== Commonwealth Bills to Review ===
=== Commonwealth Bills to Review ===
We will review the current [https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4746 Massachusetts House] and [https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2619 Senate data privacy bills]. [https://actionnetwork.org/letters/support-amendments-to-h4746-massachusetts-consumer-data-privacy-act?clear_id=true Digital 4th has reviewed both bills and suggested a number of amendments] including:
* making it easier for individuals to sue when their data is shared in a way that is illegal;
* adding "philosophical beliefs" to the definition of sensitive data;
* strengthening protections for data on children;
* adding data derived from your genetic data to the definition of sensitive data.


Other bills:
Other bills:
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==== Bills We Decided On ====
==== 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:
Endorsed:
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=== Federal Bills to Review ===
=== 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:
* Anti-File Sharing bills:
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** American Copyright Protection Act (Not yet posted) [https://torrentfreak.com/unveiled-new-u-s-anti-piracy-bill-acpa-proposes-alternative-site-blocking-path/ ...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/
** ... 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]
* 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])
* American Music Fairness Act ([https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/861/text H.R.861])

Latest revision as of 14:14, 14 February 2026

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

Recording:

Reports

Decisions/Endorsements

United States Pirate Party Issues?

Projects/Events

Pirate Council Elections

Ballots should be out.

Elections closing on 2/27/2026

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

Other bills:

  • An Act relative to unmanned aerial systems (H.3749 / S.2438)
  • An Act relative to protecting Massachusetts residents against federal government surveillance (H.2687)
  • Dignity Not Deportations Act (H.1588 / S.1122)
  • Right to Repair Bills:
  • 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 (H.1980)

Here is an etherpad for people to offer suggestions.

Bills We Decided On

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 (H.96/S.36)
  • Civil Asset Forfeiture reform (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 (H.2467)
  • An Act relative to safe reporting (H.1747)
  • An Act relative to sexual assault by an officer (H.2634)

Federal Bills to Review

  • Kids Online Safety Act (S.1748) - We opposed them.
  • Anti-Section 230 bills - We opposed them

A reconsideration of Member Meeting Articles

We haven't adhered to our Articles of Agreement's Member Meetings section strictly since we have existed, specifically the [ https://masspirates.org/wiki/Articles_of_Agreement#4.2_Form Form] and 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

  • Feb. 13th (or earlier) - Ballots go out
  • Feb. 21st, 2-3pm, Cambridge/Somerville Pirate Meetup, Tatte Bakery & Cafe (Kendall Sq.), 318 Third Street, Cambridge, sign up
  • Feb. 22nd, 1-4pm, ShotSpotter Coalition second canvas
  • Feb. 27th, Elections close
  • Mar. 4th, 6-7:30pm, Third ShotSpotter Coalition Potluck, Location TBD
  • Mar. 7th, 1-4pm, ShotSpotter Coalition third canvas
  • Mar. 22nd, 1-2pm, Cambridge/Somerville Pirate Meetup, Zaruma Gold Coffee, 37 Woodbine Street, Somerville, sign up

Participants

Observers

Summary

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