California Pirate Party @capirates.org · 19/07/2026Our weekly roundup of California news for the pirate-minded voter. #VotePirate open.substack.com/pub/capirate...open.substack.com🏴☠️ Weekly CA Pirate Party News RoundupWeek of July 13th, 2026 021
California Pirate Party @capirates.org · 17/07/2026AB 1382 would fine CA labs $5,000 per glow-in-the-dark rabbit. A rabbit bred the slow way for the exact same look? Totally legal. That's not an animal welfare law. That's a technology ban wearing one's clothes, against a researcher they've targeted before. capirates.substack.com/p/california...open.substack.comCalifornia Wants to Ban a Technique, Not a Harm. Meet AB 1382.Every other year, California picks a genetic engineer to make an example of. This year it’s a rabbit. 022
Reposted by California Pirate Partyevacide @evacide.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Sometimes the good guys win. And when this happens, we take the time to enjoy our victory because that is the only way to fight a long fight without burning out. www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...eff.orgVictory! Flock Ends Rollout of Audio “Distress Detection” of Human VoicesReversing course, Flock Safety—the surveillance technology vendor most known for its extensive network of automated license plate readers—has announced that it will end a pilot for its acoustic gunsho... 212646
California Pirate Party @capirates.org · 15/07/2026California just made privacy the default. DROP wipes you from hundreds of data brokers in one request. AB 566 makes browsers ship a real opt-out signal. open.substack.com/pub/capirate...open.substack.comCalifornia Just Made Privacy the Default.Here's Why That's a Bigger Deal Than It Sounds. 011
Reposted by California Pirate PartyMaggie Mayhem @maggiemayhem.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Never forget the names of the people in the pundit class who worked so hard for so long to manufacture enthusiasm among liberals for a guy with a nazi tattoo. The whole Platner project was a disgusting endeavor from start to finish. 0133
California Pirate Party @capirates.org · 06/07/2026We've published a response to the SF Standard opinion piece about Scott Wiener, and we've submitted it to the SF Standard to see if they will publish it. In the meantime, you can read it here. Calling It Antisemitism Is the Bad-Faith Move Here open.substack.com/pub/capirate...open.substack.comCalling It Antisemitism Is the Bad-Faith Move Here(Note: This is in response to this opinion piece in the SF Standard.) 020
California Pirate Party @capirates.org · 22/06/2026They tried to rip 900 climate sensors off the ocean floor and call it savings. Both parties stopped them. The machine in DC is not omnipotent. New piece on what that proves — and why the California Pirate Party will be at Ephemerisle Jul 20–26. capirates.substack.com/p/they-tried...capirates.substack.comThey Tried to Unplug the Ocean. It Didn't Take.A regime tried to rip 900 climate sensors off the seabed to call it savings. Both parties stopped them. That's the whole playbook, and we'll be talking about it on the water at Ephemerisle. 032
California Pirate Party @capirates.org · 18/06/2026Thanks to @taylorlorenz.bsky.social sounding the alarm on KOSA, we've got an update on what's going on with it. open.substack.com/pub/capirate...open.substack.comOpenAI Wants to Censor Your Internet. Congress Is Happy to Help.The Kids Online Safety Act is back. Again. 001
California Pirate Party @capirates.org · 17/06/2026The FBI can no longer spy on you without a warrant - let's make it permanent. substack.com/@capirates/n...substack.comCalifornia Pirate Party (@capirates)Watch this space - we will report back when they try to restore this nonsense. 011
California Pirate Party @capirates.org · 13/06/2026The message from Washington is clear: frontier AI is infrastructure, and infrastructure answers to the state. The only rational response is to take your inference off their infrastructure. open.substack.com/pub/capirate...open.substack.comThe Kill Switch Is Real. Here's How to Cut the Wire.Fable 5 is gone. Your inference stack shouldn't be next. 000
California Pirate Party @capirates.org · 12/06/2026A quick primer on The Pirate Wheel open.substack.com/pub/capirate...open.substack.comThe WheelPirate Parties don't have a platform per se. They have a philosophy. Here's the difference. 010
Reposted by California Pirate PartyMassachusetts Pirate Party @masspirates.bsky.social · 06/06/2026Hunter Rand shares what he has learned from his city council race youtube.com/live/T4tfI54...youtube.comUS Pirate Party 2026 Conference Talk SessionsYouTube video by United States Pirate Party 012
California Pirate Party @capirates.org · 05/06/2026A company is building a "Genetic Optimization stack" for human embryos and running subway ads saying "have your best baby." That's eugenics with a SaaS pricing model. open.substack.com/pub/capirate...open.substack.comYour DNA Is Not Your Own. Soon It Might Not Be Your Children's Either.Scientists at Columbia University have figured out how to edit individual genetic letters in human embryos with unprecedented precision. 021
California Pirate Party @capirates.org · 03/06/2026Balaji Srinivasan published the blueprint in 2022. He called it the Network State. CBS News, DOGE, Project 2025 — these are nodes in the network. They told you exactly what they were doing. capirates.substack.com/p/theyre-tel...capirates.substack.comThey're Telling You Exactly What They're DoingThe Network State, the Pirate Party, and the Playbook for Buying a Democracy 011
California Pirate Party @capirates.org · 01/06/2026A plea from us! We've almost got MORE followers here than on Twitter! We think we can double that here! Help us out by reposting our posts here. Recruit folks to follow us and join our pirate crew! Prove to us that the other place is dying! 012
California Pirate Party @capirates.org · 01/06/2026Who Gets the Black Flag? Rating California's 2026 Governor Candidates Against the Pirate Party Platform open.substack.com/pub/capirate...open.substack.comWho Gets the Black Flag? Rating California's 2026 Governor Candidates Against the Pirate Party PlatformIs anyone in California up to the challenge? 011
California Pirate Party @capirates.org · 29/05/2026Pay Wall Democracy could be coming to California if we don't defeat AB 1821.open.substack.comPay Wall Democracy: AB 1821 and the Receipt You'll Need to See Your GovernmentPay-to-play democracy is not a democracy at all. 011
California Pirate Party @capirates.org · 28/05/2026Anyone who voted for Daniel Lurie is all-in on this class war and the bad-faith arguments that come with it. He's our own version of Donald Trump. open.substack.com/pub/capirate...open.substack.comMayor Lurie's War on the PoorKilling SF's Pre-Trial Program Is Class War with a "D" Next to His Name 011
Reposted by California Pirate PartyMassachusetts Pirate Party @masspirates.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Join us at the @uspirates.bsky.social 's annual conference on June 6th and 7th in Boston! support.uspirates.org/2026-confere...support.uspirates.orgRegister for 2026 US Pirate Party Conference | US Pirate Party Supporter SiteJoin us in Boston for the 2026 National Party Conference from Saturday, June 6th to Sunday, June 7th! It is our 20th anniversary! 112
California Pirate Party @capirates.org · 19/05/2026She's not a pirate, but nobody's perfect. open.substack.com/pub/capirate...open.substack.comENDORSEMENT: Connie Chan for Congress, California's 11th Congressional DistrictShe's not a pirate, but nobody's perfect. 000
California Pirate Party @capirates.org · 13/05/2026Your government just called you a terrorist. Then they came for your guns. The White House named pro-trans advocacy a counterterrorism priority. One week later, the ATF proposed a perjury trap on Form 4473. This is coordinated. Read the full breakdown: capirates.org/2026/05/12/y...capirates.orgATF 4473 Rule Targets Trans Gun Buyers | California Pirate PartyThe White House named pro-transgender advocacy a terrorism threat. The ATF proposed Form 4473 changes creating a perjury trap for trans Americans. Arm the Dolls breaks it down. 010
Reposted by California Pirate PartyUnited States Pirate Party 🏴☠️ @uspirates.bsky.social · 12/05/2026New entry in our "Message in a Bottle" series, allowing supporters of the US Pirate Party to submit editorial articles to the United States Pirate Party website. Message in a Bottle #9: Liberian Blindspot uspirates.org/message-in-a...uspirates.orgMessage in a Bottle #9 – Liberian Blindspot – United States Pirate Party 001
California Pirate Party @capirates.org · 13/05/2026California deserves a party that actually fights for digital privacy, open government, and your right to exist online without surveillance. We're the California Pirate Party and we just relaunched: capirates.orgcapirates.orgCalifornia Pirate Party – The Party of Digital Rights 031
California Pirate Party @capirates.org · 01/05/2026A message from @armthedolls.com about the recent changes to 4437 by the ATF. www.instagram.com/p/DXzsESyIxxH/instagram.comArm the Dolls on Instagram: "The ATF just officially announced they're changing Form 4473 to require sex assigned at birth. This is an unequivocal attempt to chill the Second Amendment Rights of tran...44 likes, 2 comments - arm.the.dolls on May 1, 2026: "The ATF just officially announced they're changing Form 4473 to require sex assigned at birth. This is an unequivocal attempt to chill the Second... 010
California Pirate Party @capirates.org · 04/01/2026Come to the Frontier Tower Makerspace at 6th and Market in San Francisco this Saturday for our Burner 101 course and lab. You'll learn modern mobile opsec techniques and if you bring your own device you'll leave with a secure burner phone youi can use for travel. luma.com/burner-phone...luma.comBurner Phone 101: Build Your Own Travel Burner (Hands-On Workshop) - Open Registration · LumaBurner Phone 101 is a full-day, hands-on class designed for travelers, journalists, activists, and privacy-conscious individuals who want practical, real-world… 154
Reposted by California Pirate PartyCalifornia Pirate Party @capirates.org · 22/12/2025If you are in the Bay Area, be sure to check out Burner Phone 101: Build Your Own Travel Burner (Hands-On Workshop) - Open Registration. Protect your privacy while traveling! luma.com/burner-phone...luma.comBurner Phone 101: Build Your Own Travel Burner (Hands-On Workshop) - Open Registration · LumaBurner Phone 101 is a full-day, hands-on class designed for travelers, journalists, activists, and privacy-conscious individuals who want practical, real-world… 013
California Pirate Party @capirates.org · 22/12/2025If you are in the Bay Area, be sure to check out Burner Phone 101: Build Your Own Travel Burner (Hands-On Workshop) - Open Registration. Protect your privacy while traveling! luma.com/burner-phone...luma.comBurner Phone 101: Build Your Own Travel Burner (Hands-On Workshop) - Open Registration · LumaBurner Phone 101 is a full-day, hands-on class designed for travelers, journalists, activists, and privacy-conscious individuals who want practical, real-world… 013
California Pirate Party @capirates.org · 19/12/2025Figuring out how to update your carry permit after a name change shouldn't require a law degree or wading through hostile forums. Arm the Dolls: Clear firearm guidance for trans people by trans people. 8 states live. More coming. armthedolls.org Follow @armthedolls.bsky.socialarmthedolls.orgArm the DollsVisit the post for more. 0146
California Pirate Party @capirates.org · 28/10/2025We are back on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CalPirateParty so join us there if you are still there!facebook.comRedirecting... 000
Reposted by California Pirate PartyDarren Mckeeman @darren.mckeeman.net · 06/10/2025"So, you're saying a third of the stock market is tied up in seven AI companies that have no way to become profitable and that this is a bubble that's going to burst and take the whole economy with it?" pluralistic.net/2025/09/27/e...pluralistic.netPluralistic: The real (economic) AI apocalypse is nigh (27 Sep 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow 012
Reposted by California Pirate PartyDarren Mckeeman @darren.mckeeman.net · 12/09/2025Never forget that Gavin Newsom (@gavinnewsom.bsky.social) told people to carry on Charlie Kirk's legacy by continuing his work of being a racist asshole. 044
California Pirate Party @capirates.org · 28/08/2025Why should California support the people in red states who hate us? boingboing.net/2025/08/27/s...boingboing.netSoft Secession: Blue states explore withholding tax money from federal governmentDemocratic governors are quietly planning "soft secession" - withholding billions in tax dollars from Washington. 041
Reposted by California Pirate PartyCalifornia Pirate Party @capirates.org · 30/03/2025CALIFORNIA! Democrats and Republicans have failed us all. The Pirates have a plan: Tax the ultra rich, UBI, a healthcare public option, fight corporatism, eliminate gerrymandering, clear term limits for Congress and judges, and abolishing ICE. Read more about our platform: capirates.org/platform/capirates.orgPLATFORM – California Pirate Party 112
California Pirate Party @capirates.org · 16/08/2025If Gavin Newsom really wanted to affect the Feds ability to fund ICE he would incentivize California businesses to withhold federal income tax payments. capirates.org/2025/08/16/f...capirates.orgFederal Tax Strike in California NOW – California Pirate Party 021
California Pirate Party @capirates.org · 04/07/2025Starting now, the US Pirate Party convention! Join us online. meet.jit.si/PiratesUnite...meet.jit.siJitsi MeetJoin a WebRTC video conference powered by the Jitsi Videobridge 011
California Pirate Party @capirates.org · 03/07/2025If you're in the SF Bay Area and attending the Pirate Parley 2025 tomorrow, we've updated the event page with our meeting location at 506 Broadway in San Francisco. Doors open at 9:30 am! All donations are optional; no one is turned away due to lack of funds. capirates.org/event/pirate...capirates.orgPirate Parley 2025 – California Pirate Party 011
Reposted by California Pirate PartyCalifornia Pirate Party @capirates.org · 01/06/2025Ahoy, Bay Area pirates! 🏴☠️ Join the California Pirate Party for a meet and greet on June 15 at 1 PM at Heinold's First and Last Chance Saloon in Oakland’s Jack London Square. New pirates welcome! 🔗 capirates.org/event/june-2... #CAPirateParty #BayAreaEvents #PiratePoliticscapirates.orgJune 2025 CA Pirate Party Meet n Greet – California Pirate Party 022
California Pirate Party @capirates.org · 01/06/2025Ahoy, Bay Area pirates! 🏴☠️ Join the California Pirate Party for a meet and greet on June 15 at 1 PM at Heinold's First and Last Chance Saloon in Oakland’s Jack London Square. New pirates welcome! 🔗 capirates.org/event/june-2... #CAPirateParty #BayAreaEvents #PiratePoliticscapirates.orgJune 2025 CA Pirate Party Meet n Greet – California Pirate Party 022
California Pirate Party @capirates.org · 26/05/2025Are you looking for an alternative to the billionaire-dominated political parties we have all come to hate? If you are in the Bay Area, join us on Sunday, June 15th at 2 pm at Heinold's First and Last Chance Saloon in Oakland's Jack London Square! RSVP here: capirates.org/event/june-2...capirates.orgJune 2025 CA Pirate Party Meet n Greet – California Pirate Party 131
California Pirate Party @capirates.org · 14/05/2025Democrats are determined to live under a dictatorship. @davidhogg.bsky.social, if you are sick of a party determined to help install fascism then you should join us in July in San Francisco at the Pirate Parley pirateparley.org #VotePiratepirateparley.orgPirate Parley 2025 – California Pirate Party 011
California Pirate Party @capirates.org · 13/05/2025It's too late for Republicans to break with Trump over his acceptance of a bribe from supporters of Hamas. And Democrats aren't pushing back in any meaningful way. It's time for a different tack on the seas of liberty. #VotePirate www.newsweek.com/trump-qatar-...newsweek.comRepublicans are breaking with Trump over Qatar planeSome members of the GOP have expressed concerns about the president accepting a jet as a present. 031
Reposted by California Pirate PartyKalimah Priforce 🇭🇹 @priforce.bsky.social · 28/04/2025@dscotmiller.bsky.social and @doomloopdispatch.bsky.social talk w/ Brian Donahue of Emeryville Tattler @EvilleTattler on #Emeryville history and how the city’ attorney is trying to censor him. Special guest appearance from Kalimah Priforce! @priforce.bsky.social youtu.be/CZH6rglMRu4youtu.beEmeryville 1st Amendment Fight with Brian Donahue and Kalimah PriforceYouTube video by Doomloop Dispatch 066
Reposted by California Pirate PartyDarren Mckeeman @darren.mckeeman.net · 28/04/2025When I say Democrats are a dying breed, I mean that literally. #VotePirate 053
Reposted by California Pirate PartyUnited States Pirate Party 🏴☠️ @uspirates.bsky.social · 17/04/2025Hey Arizona, you got some exciting things happening in your state @azpirateparty.org 043
