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Andrew Reitemeyer Creator Election News Pirate History

Pirates Elected to Office [Pirate History] | PirateTimes

Pirates Elected to Office [Pirate History] November 15, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Election, Pirate History When asked why he started a political party Rick Falkvinge answered “Because activism is not enough”. Since the formation of the first Pirate Party in Sweden in 2006 millions of votes have been cast and hundreds of Pirates have been elected. They are now representing their voters in local councils, national parliaments and the European Parliament. Below is a list of Pirates who have, and still are, working for the people who voted for them in order to reform intellectual property, protect privacy, fight against surveillance, protect the internet and work for human …

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US Pirates are Running for Political Office | PirateTimes

US Pirates are Running for Political Office November 3, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Election Although the barriers, put up by the ruling elite, make running in national elections next to  impossible for Pirates in the US, the situation in some states is different. Pirates in Massachusetts and Wisconsin are putting up candidates in Tuesday’s elections for the respective state governments. In Wisconsin Joseph T Klein is the Pirate candidate for the state party.  His platform includes; Peace – through agitation against the deployment of Wisconsin National Guard troops in overseas conflicts without a full congressional debate and declaration of war. Human Rights – through the proposed enactment of equal …

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Winning Discussions: Ad Hominem (Effective Pirating) | PirateTimes

Winning Discussions: Ad Hominem (Effective Pirating) October 23, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Learning (tips&tricks) Logical fallacies are techniques that people use to make an argument appear convincing even when it is wrong. Learning how to identify and refute logical fallacies is one of the best ways to win in a discussion. Catching an opponent committing a fallacy will force him to retract his error or he will appear foolish or manipulative to his audience. There is a dark side to this. Once you learn to identify logical fallacies you will also be able to use them. Do not deliberately use them against fellow Pirates; it is extreme …

Creator General Assembly Interview News Stathis Leivaditis

Important 3rd Congress for the Pirate Party of Greece | PirateTimes

Important 3rd Congress for the Pirate Party of Greece October 23, 2014 · by Stathis Leivaditis · in General Assembly, Interview This post is also available in: Greek In a country where crisis has transformed the political scene to a swampland, the Pirate Party of Greece stands calmly and watches the landscape, seeking for new opportunities and incentives for action. In the almost three years since its founding, PP-GR  has achieved a lot, always fighting for the core principles of the Pirate movement. It recently took the initiative to form an electoral coalition with other parties, with the goal of entering the Greek Parliament. The third Congress of PP-GR will …

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Winning Discussions: Appeal to Fear (Effective Pirating) | PirateTimes

Winning Discussions: Appeal to Fear (Effective Pirating) October 21, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Learning (tips&tricks) Logical fallacies are techniques that people use to make an argument appear convincing even when it is wrong. Learning how to identify and refute logical fallacies is one of the best ways to win in a discussion. Catching an opponent committing a fallacy will force him to retract his error or he will appear foolish or manipulative to his audience. There is a dark side to this. Once you learn to identify logical fallacies you will also be able to use them. Do not deliberately use them against fellow Pirates; it is …

Creator Guest Opinion Josef Ohlsson Collentine News

How the State Produces Hate: Peter Sunde in Prison | PirateTimes

How the State Produces Hate: Peter Sunde in Prison Part 2 October 19, 2014 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Guest Opinion (Continued from part 1) Time passes and our father  becomes ill. Peter is worried about what is happening. Our father is old and has severe pains in the leg. After the lung cancer twenty years ago he only has one lung left. He had surgery for the heart and the hip. And this summer his weight has plummeted. Why does Peter not get day-leave?Because they are taking revenge.That is the only plausible explanation. I say it again: There is no reasons at all, nothing that should stop …

Creator Guest Opinion Josef Ohlsson Collentine News Pirate Topic

How the State Produces Hate: Peter Sunde Prison | PirateTimes

How the State Produces Hate: Peter Sunde in Prison (Part 1/2) October 18, 2014 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Guest Opinion, Pirate Topic The prison sentence from The Pirate Bay trial is not the only punishment that Peter Sunde has to endure. His brother wrote a long public post on Facebook about the treatment of Peter Sunde and how it also affects and punishes people close to him. The words below have been translated from Swedish, with permission from the author. You will have to judge the validity of the claims yourself since it’s hard to verify. ———About the correctional facility, Peter Sunde and our father’s illness / …

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Spreading the Message through Culture | PirateTimes

Spreading the Message Through Culture: Introducing Neals October 15, 2014 · by Guest Author · in Guest Opinion, Pirate Topic Bryce Case Jr, known in the world of geek/nerd hip-hop as YTCracker, is releasing a full-length album (“Introducing Neals“) on  5 November 2014. It’s a concept album covering topics such as net neutrality, privacy, hacking and surveillance, all dear to a Pirate’s heart. The musical style fuses rap with cyberpunk/synthwave and is groundbreaking. YTCracker is possibly the only music artist in the world who can both speak to these technology/political topics with in-depth, first-hand knowledge and engage a broad and deep base of passionate music listeners. I believe that the …

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Flattr Appreciation During Aug & Sep 2014, Euro 4.20 & 6.90 | PirateTimes

Flattr Appreciation During Aug & Sep 2014, Euro 4.20 & 6.90 October 14, 2014 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Inside Pirate Times Currently our only source of revenue for Pirate Times is through our Flattr donations. At the moment we don’t have many expenses but at the current level we’re not quite getting by. Thus we either need to start promoting flattr more or find an alternative source for more revenue. Thanks a lot to the 8 people that supported us in August and the 7 persons that did so in September! In August 2014 we had 23 things flattred by 8 unique users. In total we were …

Creator Loïc News Pirate Topic

Taiga: a New Project Tracker for Pirate Activities? | PirateTimes

Taiga: a New Project Tracker for Pirate Activities? October 13, 2014 · by Loïc · in Pirate Topic In the ecosystem of Pirate activities, there are currently two big players in terms of project management: Redmine and Trello. Both answer to a specific need: Redmine allows detailed tracking of issues and integrates with common version control systems (VCS), (such as Git); Trello allow a quick overall view of independent tasks and their different stages. But a new cool kid has spawned from the Madrid-based team Kaleido who have created something they call Taiga. Taiga’s plan is to bring together the best of both worlds: a detailed issue tracker, with points and stages …

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