PNC 12/28/2025

PNC Meeting Minutes: December 28th, 2025

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Pirate National Committee — All national committees

Attending

Jolly Mitch, Captain (Chicagoland/IL)
Ty Clifford, Vice Captain (WV/non-voting)
Blase Henry, Scribe (AZ)
Drew Bingaman (PA)
Wanda Ward, Lookout (FL)
Morgan Landry, Webadmin (TX)
Eli McGee, Beancounter (MA)
Cy Kindsfather, PR Director (MT/non-voting)
Ashley Melody (IN)
Mars (OH)
David Hall (FL)
James Nguyen (NC/Non-voting)

Agenda

Reports

No committee reports

IT

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Outreach

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Officers

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Discussion

Old Business

Old State Party and Candidate Updates

New Business

New State Party and Candidate Updates
Contact with Stop Killing Games Movement
Right to Repair Movement Discussion
ICE Discussion
Party Growth and future Outlook

Summary

Old Business

Old State Party and Candidate Updates:

New Business

New State Party and Candidate Updates:
-AZ:

 -With the beginning of the new year, AZ will host its first in-person meeting to discuss their expectations this year, their Captain's campaign, and general pirate politics.

-WV:

 -WV's Captain, Ty, mentioned his volunteer efforts at the Warming Center in WV, a facility providing overnight shelter, food, and warmth during cold months.

-CO:

 -AZ Captain outreached to CO to see how CO was doing.

 -The main CO rep went MIA and the party went stale after that with other rep picking up the pieces.

 -The other rep offered to be the new main CO rep and help CO build its party and become a PNC member state.

-NV:

 -AZ Captain outreached to Hunter Rand of NV.

 -AZ offered their support to NV to develop their Pirate Party and become a PNC member state.

-Drew Bingaman Campaign:

 -Drew provides an update on his State House 108 campaign, mentioning delays in setting up a bank account due to holidays, plans for meet-and-greets, and efforts to contact petitioners.
 

Contact with Stop Killing Games Movement:

 -AZ Captain made contact with the Stop Killing Games movement.

 -Without giving out details, 

Right to Repair Movement Discussion:

 -The movement is highlighted as crucial, especially in situations like a heater breaking down in cold weather, showcasing the importance of being able to fix essential items.

ICE Discussion:

 -Drew expresses the further need to criticize ICE, citing the arrest of a local business owner who is an immigrant.

 -Continued discussion of the difficulties immigrants face in the legal process, drawing a comparison to the ease of obtaining a machine gun versus legal immigration status.

 -Cy and Wanda echo concerns about ICE, mentioning the detention of Native Americans and the arrest of individuals undergoing legal processes.

Party Growth and future Outlook:

 -Jolly Mitch  emphasizes the need to provide more opportunities for people outside the party to get involved beyond attending meetings.

 -Also suggesting reactivating idle committees like platform and outreach to produce materials (pamphlets, memes), organize more events and "camera walks" among other things to create a more active and visible movement.

 -An acknowledgment of acknowledges concerns from potential members about the party's momentum and emphasizes the goal of building a party "worth investing in".

 -Stressing the constant need for volunteers across all 56 potential state parties under US jurisdiction.

 -A clear "Pirate stance" on various issues, making it easy for people to understand the party's positions, was also stressed.

 -Blase Henry his experience as the captain of the Arizona Pirate Party, starting with almost nothing and the need for individuals to "rise to the occasion" and lead.

 -Drew adds that that is leadership and not everyone needs to be a leader, but a few dedicated individuals are crucial in each state.

Transcript

A livestream of the meeting can be found here https://www.youtube.com/live/MEhjI73DFTs?si=tzSNgMC2XkZUVhyK