PNC 06/29/2025
Pirate National Committee — All national committees
June 29th, 2025
Attending
Drew Bingaman, Captain (PA)
Art Ramon, USTP Vice-Chair (AZ)
Wanda Ward (FL)
Jolly Mitch (Chicagoland/IL)
David Hall (FL)
Gennady Stolyarov II, USTP Chair (NV)
Darren Mckeeman, QuarterMaster (CA)
Eli McGee, Beancounter (MA)
Dustin Etts <VA>
Blase Henry (AZ)
Anthony Nielsen, USTP Director of Tech Outreach
Dan Tweed, USTP former vice-chair
Agenda
Reports
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Outreach
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Platform
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Officers
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Discussion
Old Business
2025 Conference Details
New Business
Pirate Party and Transhumanist Party Coalition
Pirate Party Board Nominations and Committee
Summary
Attending
Non-voting
Reports
Old Business
Old State Party and Candidate Updates:
-MA:
-Joe, a Massachusetts representative candidate, reports on significant progress in Massachusetts, including over 721 members, multiple news mentions, and the adoption of Pirate Party policies by other parties.
2025 Conference Details:
-Darren McKean provides updates on the upcoming annual conference, scheduled for Friday, starting at 10:00 a.m. Pacific.
-The agenda includes a keynote by Reetta John's daughter, a pirate AI panel, a lunch break, pirate business, nominations and candidate questions, and a pirate crypto panel.
-A speaker from the USDA will discuss patents and agriculture.
-The physical location for the conference will be announced on Wednesday and is in San Francisco, mere blocks from a hostel.
New Business
Pirate Party and Transhumanist Party Coalition:
-A significant portion of the meeting is dedicated to discussions about forming a coalition between the United States Pirate Party and the United States Transhumanist Party. Mitch provides an update, stating that a basic agreement on bylaws has been reached.
-A major discussion revolves around the name of the new coalition.
-Janati Stoof from the Transhumanist Party suggests reviewing names common to both parties' lists.
-Various suggestions are debated, including "Third Party Coordination Cell," "All Hands Future," "All Hands-on Deck Alliance," "Coalition for a Free Future," and "All Hands for a Free Future Coalition."
-The consensus eventually leans towards "All Hands Future Coalition" as the full name, with "All Hands Future" for everyday use, and "All Hands for a Free Future" as a longer, descriptive form.
-Dan Tweed introduces and advocates for "goldbacks," a state-issued gold currency, as a campaign tool and an alternative to traditional fiat currency.
Pirate Party Board Nominations and Committee:
-The nominations for positions are closed, and there will be at least one nominee for every position.
-Dustin, Mitch, and Darren volunteer for the election committee to handle voting, which is expected to be conducted via an online form, similar to previous conferences.
Meeting Minutes
A livestream of the meeting can be found here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OB1FuUjfTw4