Blog Posts - July 2011

Cyclical evolution

By Allison Gibbs, on Jul 30, 2011

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My heart is bursting
I assume its the awakening of my spirit
and not a heart attack
though I think both are life changing

I have this morbid understanding of existence.
I see beauty in every trauma or rainstorm
Most are just misunderstandings.
Most are illusions

I refuse to accept defeat
in any aspect of my life
even if I am initiaing my own undoing.

No thing can break me
no one can harm me unless I allow them to
and I am vigilant

but what of love?
what of that fluttering heart?
how does one open without breaking?

I would argue its all about your perception
if you refuse to believe in the breaking and see it as a transition in life and a cyclical evolution
there is only openess

never say die
always perceive it as a learning lesson.
Understand what you need
grow
and enhance yourself through tribulation.

Lets awaken
lets respect ourselves
it all lies in that.
accept who you are


self love

By Allison Gibbs, on Jul 30, 2011

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One more hour.
Its all I ask for.

ITs hard to find the time to stop
and listen to your own heartbeat.

It scares me.
The initial thought of time with oneself is frightening
to sit- alone
listening to the thoughts
to listen to the thinker

Once I invest that time,
I cant help but wish I had one more hour.
Like I am my own soul mate
that feeling in your gut when someone you care so deeply for is about to leave.
That longing.

I guess I have a love affair with myself
not in the pretentious sense
There is a big difference to love onself
and hyperbolizing false love for the adoration of others

I truly love who I am.
What I feel
My conviction and altruistic affectations

Though its hard at times
to face my faults
the circumstances where my intent is superceded with fear based action.

When I myself default
on promises
on love
on outstretching self invented barriers
on communication

But the resonation of my heart will be heard first.


ACTION ALERT: Legal circulators & volunteers needed in Tallahassee

By Allison Gibbs, on Jul 29, 2011

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For more information to start your own local group to stop Real ID, visit 511Campaign.org . The 5-11 Campaign helps the individual connect with local organizers who oppose the U.S. plan for a...

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The employment marketplace, E-Verify and the US immigration climate

By Allison Gibbs, on Jul 29, 2011

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CEI analyst Alex Norwrasteh digests today's Immigration climate for reform, The Legal Workforce Act bill (HR 2164), DHS' RIDE initiative, the E-Verify database & an anniversary for SB...

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Can Real ID live up to it's base security framework for driver's licenses?

By Allison Gibbs, on Jul 28, 2011

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BTC- Homeland Security News performed an exit interview with Heritage fellow, Jena Baker McNeil, who expressed Real ID is "absolutely necessary".  To our shock and awe, she conveyed belief that...

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Forbes' TravelGeek tackles Trusted Traveller demand for Real ID

By Allison Gibbs, on Jul 28, 2011

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*Special thanks to working activists Phil Mocek & Edward Hasbrouck To get the deep scoop on items like Trusted Traveller, Passenger Name Recognition and other stern demands for traveller...

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Op-Ed: The Heritage Foundation Gets it Wrong on REAL ID

By Allison Gibbs, on Jul 28, 2011

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c/o Paul Henry for Floridians Against Real IDFor more information to start your own local group to stop Real ID, visit 511Campaign.org . The 5-11 Campaign helps the individual connect with local...

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Florida made $62 million by selling Florida drivers' license information

By Allison Gibbs, on Jul 28, 2011

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c/o JP @NCard.infoFor more information to start your own local group to stop Real ID, visit 511Campaign.org . The 5-11 Campaign helps the individual connect with local organizers who oppose the...

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NIST's Grant under Fierce IT heatlamp for NSTIC's similarities to Federal Identity Credential Access Management Roadmap (FICAM)

By Allison Gibbs, on Jul 27, 2011

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READ IT : FGIT Q&A with Jeremy Grant on NSTIC implications for government IT Here is the bottom segment of a letter I submitted to NIST in lieu of public comment. "Please reconsider the NSTIC...

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Bank ‘Activity’ Required For Wisconsin Voter ID

By Allison Gibbs, on Jul 27, 2011

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For more information to start your own local group to stop Real ID, visit 511Campaign.org . The 5-11 Campaign helps the individual connect with local organizers who oppose the U.S. plan for a...

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"Barack Obama Thinks Your Password Sucks" c/o Gizmodo

By Allison Gibbs, on Jul 26, 2011

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For more information to start your own local group to stop Real ID, visit 511Campaign.org . The 5-11 Campaign helps the individual connect with local organizers who oppose the U.S. plan for a...

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ACTION ALERT: Denounce the nomination of FBI Dir. Robert Mueller for intelligence abuses

By Allison Gibbs, on Jul 26, 2011

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For more information to start your own local group to stop Real ID, visit 511Campaign.org . The 5-11 Campaign helps the individual connect with local organizers who oppose the U.S. plan for a...

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All in for Waking Up Orwell

By Allison Gibbs, on Jul 26, 2011

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More sea changes for Waking Up Orwell include basic ad revenues :::VISIT::: WakingUpOrwell.info  Dear Readers, Bad things happen to good people everyday. Waking Up Orwell was...

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Woman faces misdemeanor charges for vegetable garden

By Mercie, on Jul 17, 2011

I know many of you are concerned with eating healthy whether you are paleo enthusiasts, against Monsanto, or just a fan of growing your own food. Julie Bass of Oak Park, Michigan is facing 93 days in jail for putting in a vegetable garden when her lawn had to be torn up to fix a broken pipe. 

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NPR: New study shows consumers willing to pay to protect their privacy online

By Allison Gibbs, on Jul 14, 2011

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For more information to start your own local group to stop Real ID, visit 511Campaign.org . The 5-11 Campaign helps the individual connect with local organizers who oppose the U.S. plan for a...

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REDUX: How police became equipped with biometric iPhones, cameras; NSTIC Public Input deadlines

By Allison Gibbs, on Jul 13, 2011

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WSJ.com c/o Emily Steel & Julia Angwin  "The device, which attaches to an iPhone, an officer can snap a picture of a face from up to five feet away, or scan a person's irises from up to...

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EFF: FBI's Next Gen ID-database "Bigger and Faster" but Much Worse for Privacy

By Allison Gibbs, on Jul 12, 2011

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LIFE  IMITATES  ART: Fictionalized representation of US IDENT badge depicted in Richard Kelley's film Southland Tales c/o EFF's Jennifer Lynch "This week, the Center...

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The Big Brother Watch finds 900 police officers and staff breached the Data Protection Act in the last three years.

By Allison Gibbs, on Jul 8, 2011

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For more information to start your own local group to stop Real ID, visit 511Campaign.org . The 5-11 Campaign helps the individual connect with local organizers who oppose the U.S. plan for a...

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Focus turns to privacy in the second NSTIC workshop

By Allison Gibbs, on Jul 8, 2011

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For more information to start your own local group to stop Real ID, visit 511Campaign.org . The 5-11 Campaign helps the individual connect with local organizers who oppose the U.S. plan for a...

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COUNTING DOWN TO THE ERA OF THE QUANTIFIED SELF

By Allison Gibbs, on Jul 7, 2011

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BTC- There are those who want to be tracked and surveilled.  It's a fact. The following article is about a Silicon Valley biotech corporate collective who wants to see if they can even...

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COUNTING DOWN TO THE ERA OF THE QUANTIFIED SELF

By Allison Gibbs, on Jul 7, 2011

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BTC- There are those who want to be tracked and surveilled.  It's a fact. The following article is about a Silicon Valley biotech corporate collective who wants to see if they can even...

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Privacy groups protest proposed E-Verify bill

By Allison Gibbs, on Jul 6, 2011

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For more information to start your own local group to stop Real ID, visit 511Campaign.org . The 5-11 Campaign helps the individual connect with local organizers who oppose the U.S. plan for a...

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ComeHomeAmerica.us

By Mercie, on Jul 5, 2011

From ComehomeAmerica.US

Americans from Across the Political Spectrum Call for End to U.S. Militarism

REDUX: Believers try to push TWIC through Congress, E-Verify

By Allison Gibbs, on Jul 4, 2011

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Our Incredible Shrinking Constitution JULY, 4 2011 Here is second life for news that matters:  Believers try to push TWIC through Congress Port of Boston Selects Intellicheck Mobilisa...

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