Kurdistan – The usual Madhouse

Kurdistan – The usual Madhouse

by Enno Lenze, guest author. In the dark of the night, the plane touches down in thick fog next to attack helicopters, spy planes and under the vigilant eyes of the intelligence services. Even before the doors are open, vehicles come across the runway towards the plane, people jump out nervously and shout around. Heavily armed special forces are standing in the terminal, their darkened-window […]

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This week’s schedule includes our board meeting and Pirate Beer right before this weekend’s General Assembly! Everything you need to know about PPI’s December Online General Assembly.

This week’s schedule includes our board meeting and Pirate Beer right before this weekend’s General Assembly!  Everything you need to know about PPI’s December Online General Assembly.

Starting off this week’s schedule is PPI’s board meeting Wednesday, December 2nd. You can find us at BigBlueButton starting at: 2:00pm CET / 1:00pm UTC / 8:00am EST An audio alternative for the board meeting is @PiratesOnAir‘s live stream piratesonair.net. PPI’s Online General Assembly will be held Saturday, December 5th and Sunday, December 6th. We will hold the GA on the PPI Mumble server: mumble.ppi.rocks, […]

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The @EuropeanPirates’ Council Meeting is this weekend! Sign up for their email list too if you haven’t yet.

The @EuropeanPirates’ Council Meeting is this weekend!  Sign up for their email list too if you haven’t yet.

All are invited to the @EuropeanPirates‘ Council Meeting this weekend November 28th and 29th! Follow their account for updates throughout the weekend. Their meeting will be streamed live to their YouTube channel. An alternative is @PiratesOnAir‘s audio stream found here. Both days this weekend begin at: 10:00am CET / 9:00am UTC / 4:00am EST More information such as links to their Mattermost and Wiki can […]

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Freedom To Share is looking for translators quickly!

Freedom To Share is looking for translators quickly!

Freedom To Share needs one million signatures! They will start collecting them on November 15th. @darccio from @partit_pirata shares this link where you can go to contribute. The Freedom To Share initiative needs one million signatures calling for protecting the right to share files for personal use and non-profits. They call for the adoption of a legislative act providing for a waiver of copyright, related […]

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Contact your EU representatives by TOMORROW’S November 12th deadline to save encryption! Austria just published a secret draft of a planned Council resolution seeking to undermine encryption.

Contact your EU representatives by TOMORROW’S November 12th deadline to save encryption!  Austria just published a secret draft of a planned Council resolution seeking to undermine encryption.

The @EuropeanPirates wants you to take action by TOMORROW’S November 12th deadline by emailing your EU representatives. They have provided template letters in several languages and the email addresses for you to contact by TOMORROW’S deadline. More information, the template letters and email addresses can be found here. Contact your representatives TODAY and by TOMORROW’S deadline to secure your private communications on messenger services such […]

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PPI board meeting Wednesday, November 11th

PPI board meeting Wednesday, November 11th

All are welcome to PPI’s monthly board meeting Wednesday, November 11th. Find us at BigBlueButton. An audio alternative is @PiratesOnAir’s live stream. Meeting times are: 5:00pm CET 4:00pm UTC 11:00am EST

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This weekend will be the @MassPirates Party Conference! You can still register if attending. Join them live at Pirate Beer this Saturday!

This weekend will be the @MassPirates Party Conference!  You can still register if attending.  Join them live at Pirate Beer this Saturday!

The Massachusetts Pirate Party has released the schedule for their 2020 Party Conference starting this weekend Saturday, November 14th and Sunday, November 15th. If planning on attending, please register in advance they encourage anyone to who’s interested in the Pirate Party. They will email registrants the streaming details, especially participant details for the video conferences. The conference will be streamed live to their YouTube channel. […]

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After recount, Pirates winning a seat at the local council of Ostermundigen (CH)

After recount, Pirates winning a seat at the local council of Ostermundigen (CH)

The Pirate Party of the Swiss Canton Berne has successfully appealed the official election result in the town of Ostermundigen, which has got its first pirate councilor. The elections in the town of Ostermundigen (population 17000) has faced a debacle that leaves a lot of question open. On the election day of September 29th, all went well according to the plan, and the final election […]

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There will be a pre-GA technical test Friday, November 6th, starting at 8:00pm CET.

There will be a pre-GA technical test Friday, November 6th, starting at 8:00pm CET.

There will be a technical test on November 6th to see if BigBlueButton will work for a General Assembly. The BBB channel can be found here. The times are: 8:00pm CET / 7:00pm UTC / 2:00pm EST It’s important all members send at least 1 delegate to this test. Anyone is welcome to attend and encouraged to do so in order to better test BigBlueButton […]

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LIVE Presidential Election Night coverage brought to you by the United States and Massachusetts Pirate Parties on Tuesday, November 3rd!

LIVE Presidential Election Night coverage brought to you by the United States and Massachusetts Pirate Parties on Tuesday, November 3rd!

November 3rd Election Night start time begins at: 8:00pm EST / 1:00am UTC / 2:00am CET   A Pirate Take On The 2020 U.S. Election The United States and Massachusetts Pirate Parties would love to invite national/international Pirates and supporters to join them live on ELECTION NIGHT Tuesday, November 3rd, starting at 8:00pm EST! If you want to be a guest speaker, co-host during segments […]

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