U.S. Pirate and Transhumanist Parties to Enter Into Coalition

The U.S. Pirate Party and Transhumanist Party are preparing to formalize a coalition effort between the two organizations, with room for further expansion in the future. The two groups have been in communication since late last year.

Initial outreach began last December when the Pirate Party hosted representatives from the Transhumanist Party on an early episode of Talk the Plank, the party’s then-pilot podcast. Transhumanist Party Chair Gennady Stolyarov II later joined the Pirate National Committee’s December meeting, followed by Pirate Party members participating in an episode of the Transhumanist Party’s Virtual Enlightenment Salon.

According to a statement shared this week with Independent Political Report, representatives from both parties have continued meeting regularly, with the most recent interaction taking place this past Sunday. Pirate Captain Drew Bingaman, whose role is equivalent to that of a party chair, appeared as a guest on the Virtual Enlightenment Salon, while Transhumanist members joined the Pirate Party for another monthly meeting.

The two parties are expected to formally launch a coalition named “All Hands for a Free Future,” or simply All Hands. According to the Pirate Party, the coalition is “all but official,” with bylaws expected to be ratified by both organizations in the coming days. The party described the development as a “new era” for minor party politics.

The Pirate Party also suggested that the coalition may expand beyond the two founding members, but offered no additional details at this time.

“We here in the United States Pirate Party would like to express our gratitude to our friends in the United States Transhumanist Party,” the statement reads. “Free Men. Free Labor. Free Soil. Free Future.”