<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 06:17:40 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@chnexus/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Obama Smoking Picture: Andrea Mitchell Investigates]]></title><description><![CDATA[So, in the least surprising news of the day, Time Magazine named Barack Obama its Person of the Year for 2008. Because, duh. Despite all the pageantry and pretense, no one in their right mind should have]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@chnexus/obama-smoking-picture-andrea-mitchell-investigates</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@chnexus/obama-smoking-picture-andrea-mitchell-investigates</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chnexus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 29 Dec 2018 15:05:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBNvuVEt8R3pa6TV4Etkcqw5ZcsXDW3cUbXDNpS2miNVDpvU5N4Ejv3E82ku4eLgSphs82WRmRxorr6BV9hjUnYcAV5zNugjfXr5X3RXq2iHngQyTixDSc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[1929. Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill  and Charles Spencer «Charlie» Chaplin]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winston Churchill and Charlie Chaplin on the cinema during the shooting of the movie "City Lights" September 24, 1929.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@chnexus/1929-sir-winston-leonard-spencer-churchill-and-charles-spencer-charlie-chaplin</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@chnexus/1929-sir-winston-leonard-spencer-churchill-and-charles-spencer-charlie-chaplin</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chnexus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2018 14:40:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6C2W1azD1rBs8i715pX3pAHYgtGre4HhGZyhr1mHmd8LA3LuLdcwoPL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bernard Shaw]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@chnexus/bernard-shaw</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@chnexus/bernard-shaw</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chnexus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2018 10:45:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2923mN3pnd7PvM7cWLnEBvaxj6U5qwDM48kqvcWvyDpZMbnkFtEEqBjwc15rJqcaNup8uBFkj591PCME6U2aGZ5vEcGvirYX4EbM7DWYwFkUzR?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Before publishing a photo showing Kardashian and rapper Kanye West having lunch with Jerusalem mayor Nir Barkat]]></title><description><![CDATA[While it may not be the most outrageous example of an ultra-Orthodox Jewish publication removing a prominent woman from a photo, the website Kikar HaShabbat's approach to removing Kim Kardashian deserves]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@chnexus/before-publishing-a-photo-showing-kardashian-and-rapper-kanye-west-having-lunch-with-jerusalem-mayor-nir-barkat</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@chnexus/before-publishing-a-photo-showing-kardashian-and-rapper-kanye-west-having-lunch-with-jerusalem-mayor-nir-barkat</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chnexus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2018 09:53:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmpREryVM4J1vrA1MKmMNj95gEcVNNsQv3x555oSzRpHQnk4nxhsAQ9cXag5h9?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A political ad for George W. 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In the midst of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@chnexus/post-2018-9-19-15-6-42</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@chnexus/post-2018-9-19-15-6-42</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chnexus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Oct 2018 09:37:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6C2W1azD1rBs8i715pX3pAHYgtGre4FvHYN2jYxaoE3Wqb8NZDgEygz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kristen Yarrows was surprised to find a photo of herself as a Duke fan on a Bing page that concerned an upcoming Duke-Gonzaga game.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kristen Yarrows was surprised to find a photo of herself as a Duke fan on a Bing page that concerned an upcoming Duke-Gonzaga game. 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The new law makes it illegal to hire models with a body]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@chnexus/following-a-lead-set-in-2013-by-lawmakers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@chnexus/following-a-lead-set-in-2013-by-lawmakers</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chnexus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2018 11:57:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can you spot all 11 errors?]]></title><description><![CDATA[In their latest ad campaign, Snickers decided to ride the public fascination with poorly manipulated images, commonly referred to as "Photoshop fails." Their print ad proclaims that "Photo]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@chnexus/can-you-spot-all-11-errors</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@chnexus/can-you-spot-all-11-errors</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chnexus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2018 08:10:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmibdNktPWsbyu77KHyJCjyAdVFDVwyKUwmxSrhru2KiD3zDqWCSN6UuwDeESq?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Republican U.S. presidential candidate Ted Cruz was called dishonest when he launched a website attacking rival Republican candidate Marco Rubio ->]]></title><description><![CDATA[Republican U.S. presidential candidate Ted Cruz was called dishonest when he launched a website attacking rival Republican candidate Marco Rubio, featuring a composite photo that depicted Marco Rubio shaking]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@chnexus/republican-u-s-presidential-candidate-ted-cruz-was-called-dishonest-when-he-launched-a-website-attacking-rival-republican</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@chnexus/republican-u-s-presidential-candidate-ted-cruz-was-called-dishonest-when-he-launched-a-website-attacking-rival-republican</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chnexus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2018 08:02:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmpnu2eyedLMQqoXGZQEdLafqjXo7oG7qgW9oVUD8HKgZsvf5mR9YHr6mJjQ6s?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[This photo was used on an election poster for the Prime Minister]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this doctored photo of Queen Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon—mother of Queen Elizabeth II—and Canadian Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King in Banff, Alberta, King George VI was removed from the original]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@chnexus/this-photo-was-used-on-an-election-poster-for-the-prime-minister</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@chnexus/this-photo-was-used-on-an-election-poster-for-the-prime-minister</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chnexus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2018 08:52:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmkqiZ84xTz2d2pVZk1Qkvo8D7xnLGghjkDGkGbmDfsEtpJ7XmEJJHhWBAywSy?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A photo purporting to show Senator John Kerry and Jane Fonda sharing a stage at an anti-war rally emerged during the 2004]]></title><description><![CDATA[A photo purporting to show Senator John Kerry and Jane Fonda sharing a stage at an anti-war rally emerged during the 2004 Presidential primaries as Senator Kerry was campaigning for the Democratic nomination.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@chnexus/post-2018-9-17-13-42-49</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@chnexus/post-2018-9-17-13-42-49</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chnexus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2018 10:48:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QBt9MXeXNdDuyd4Bmd63j7zJymDTWgdcJjo1LcDr2fDceaEJijVxMtfqF9RYXwJwByRsSd9uCvy7XdnG2myS4Yapb7UdEU7BvrBoH7mTrhPEgtmhWEHk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Telegram. How to make friends with multiple telegram accounts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Create a text file with the extension .reg Copy this text: [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\tg\shell\open\command] @=""C:\Telegram\Telegram.exe" -workdir "C:/Telegram/" -- "%1""]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@chnexus/telegram-how-to-make-friends-with-multiple-telegram-accounts</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@chnexus/telegram-how-to-make-friends-with-multiple-telegram-accounts</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chnexus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 13 Oct 2018 11:18:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[“This is a bull market correction. It’s probably healthy. This will pass and the US economy remains strong.”]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/shanghai/@chnexus/this-is-a-bull-market-correction-it-s-probably-healthy-this-will-pass-and-the-us-economy-remains-strong</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/shanghai/@chnexus/this-is-a-bull-market-correction-it-s-probably-healthy-this-will-pass-and-the-us-economy-remains-strong</guid><category><![CDATA[shanghai]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chnexus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2018 13:59:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmp7rPEs9L8G1JWbMvRzqmPPQrbQhHCNzffG8taZyGBNmkFL488do1gpmik4gf?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neural Doodle]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@chnexus/neural-doodle</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@chnexus/neural-doodle</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chnexus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2018 13:38:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmkamqeVx4spRA7TehjoDeW3cAUAoiXuC9Ho8WnDypcv1bGguC1CHZiAvoFXQL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>