Piracy and Conferences in Istanbul: An Interview with a Turkish Pirate July 21, 2014 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Interview Earlier this year Pirate Parties International arranged it’s first conference other than the General Assemblies. The conference was called Think Twice and took place in Frankfurt am Main, Germany on 22th – 23th February 2014. The concept of the conference was to “bridge Pirates, […]
Why Julia Reda Supported Juncker for EU Commission President July 20, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Pirate Party News In her latest blog post, Pirate MEP Julia Reda declared that she voted for the conservative Jean-Claude Juncker in the recent election held on 15 July 2014. Her reasons were partly tactical and partly political. Tactical: The European Parliament had fought hard for the […]
Effective Pirating: Winning Discussions – The Straw Man July 19, 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 […]
Pirate Party of Australia Congress in Brisbane July 17, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Pirate Party News In the coming weekend of 19-20 July 2014 the Australian Pirates will be holding their annual congress in the city of Brisbane. They will be electing a national board and voting on policy and statutes. Due to the large size of the country, provision has been […]
Pirate Party in the Netherlands General Assembly July 16, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in General Assembly On Sunday, 6 July 2014, a General Assembly (GA) of the Pirate Party of the Netherlands was held in the city of Utrecht. The turnout was around 55 persons at the meeting. On the agenda for the GA was the election of… The First Elected Pirate in the History […]
Pirate Party in the Netherlands General Assembly July 16, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in General Assembly On Sunday, 6 July 2014, a General Assembly (GA) of the Pirate Party of the Netherlands was held in the city of Utrecht. The turnout was around 55 persons at the meeting. On the agenda for the GA was the election of new board members, as the current administration […]
Slovenian Pirates Achieved 1.34% in Elections July 15, 2014 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Pirate Party News The Slovenian national election took place yesterday. Previously the Pirate Party Slovenia (PPSI) has only taken part in the European Elections, where they achieved 2.57%. This time they achieved 1.34% with 11.579 votes. As mentioned earlier PPSI will receive around 4.000 Euros in funding for their […]
Battles for democracy. Week 28 July 14, 2014 · by Pedro Gutierrez · in Pirate Topic The NSA merely pursues total population control. Turkey is trying to block Twitter…again. TPP will put an end to free expression online. UK might dodge Europe’s top court ruling reinstating and expanding its spying powers. Citizens abused or killed, liberties… Battles for democracy. Week 25 June 23, 2014 · […]
Battles for democracy. Week 28 July 14, 2014 · by Pedro Gutierrez · in Pirate Topic The NSA merely pursues total population control. Turkey is trying to block Twitter…again. TPP will put an end to free expression online. UK might dodge Europe’s top court ruling reinstating and expanding its spying powers. Citizens abused or killed, liberties… About Pedro Gutierrez The certainty that a World War […]
The UK’s Data Emergency July 11, 2014 · by Ed · in Pirate Topic In a sudden move by the British Parliament, in response to April’s European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling that the current Data Retention is unlawful and contravenes the European Convention of Human Rights, the leaders of the three main parties have this week colluded behind closed doors. They created a draft for a […]
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