<?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>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 03:09:57 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@davidjacobin/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Blood-Spangled Banner]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oh say can you see By the dawns early light How proudly did we Heil At the news hour's fresh beaming Whose broad stripes and bright stars Through the perilous fight O'er the oil fields they sought Black]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@davidjacobin/the-blood-spangled-banner</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@davidjacobin/the-blood-spangled-banner</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[davidjacobin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2018 22:24:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwqSXWA2evTexn6YzPHotJF8R85JZsErvtTWYkJQ7mmbd53wGS6ge3YE4vZbMvqbi8pKcn8TSGqu1HEQqPjPgh7NQzsgDvB8tQME75mShWbEkrJ4dFRoXo5Y2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who Owns and Funds the News you Read?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've noticed a lot of shares on my page coming from these two pages, IJR Red and IJR Blue lately. Have you seen them too on your feeds? I thought it was kind of a peculiar way of running a news site...normally]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/media/@davidjacobin/who-owns-and-funds-the-news-you-read</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/media/@davidjacobin/who-owns-and-funds-the-news-you-read</guid><category><![CDATA[media]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[davidjacobin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2018 06:18:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPDuXRaduVYiCb9hxbZWDcAb1acVYBWSRMEqmzTpJUAgtFxjaSc38aK93Hqhq7Ec48E37HtQmZmiVNQirAyUob57nyQvwj1FM62faW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taken for Granite]]></title><description><![CDATA[I volunteered to take point on my house's kitchen remodel project. Among other things we have to replace our countertops, which are super old and deteriorating. After emailing some contractors, we were]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@davidjacobin/taken-for-granite</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@davidjacobin/taken-for-granite</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[davidjacobin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Feb 2018 05:27:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLpunQuGfHnXTmxWbRQScCVGspXNWFwLnvvaQzQCyG5GJ6dYUV16hLqtUzvViXcwupcZqbtvTMPesXnCGGvEoRaGwePWnjradJK2pqHMSjPNsY3huX7VWWoUDrqazbcSoyZTXMCg97vPwDWmcWbH3sPPdfmJnXF46yk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trickle Up Economics]]></title><description><![CDATA[The problem with money is that it's being siphoned off and hoarded by the super wealthy. I'm not talking about millionaires or people that worked hard and made a "good life" for themselves; I'm]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@davidjacobin/trickle-up-economics</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@davidjacobin/trickle-up-economics</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[davidjacobin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2018 09:19:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Rule of Men]]></title><description><![CDATA[If I had to pick one thing that's destroying our world more than anything else it would be the rule of men. The rule of men has led to subjugation of women. The rule of men has led to suppression of the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@davidjacobin/the-rule-of-men</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@davidjacobin/the-rule-of-men</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[davidjacobin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2017 08:21:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLyAJMrzqHfWLT7YbdgoprDQGwdeDRwr5veMJVXvAyRaKMHxzMJLEws5b5LXRzuJJoXLf4m3JSbgSQcqkRoY4WQFFZJaaaLVPY3B5wdvYUaD7jyHAbpJRYZ1NxW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[14 Early Warning Signs of Fascism]]></title><description><![CDATA[These are from the US Holocaust Memorial in Washington, DC. What do you think...is there Fascism in America? Powerful and continuing nationalism Disdain for human rights Identification of Enemies as Unifying]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/history/@davidjacobin/14-early-warning-signs-of-fascism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/history/@davidjacobin/14-early-warning-signs-of-fascism</guid><category><![CDATA[history]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[davidjacobin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 Dec 2017 07:27:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiGEw1xifwYz2xp7RJEnNpBZq7dn2K5zB4MG4wknxGudbGvfFXQfPwe7FcwuGxhaR95UKHNQkC6MUyqdYQ2DSM7xurDrg4whKvKri1UudtLc9ngFQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is life better on the blockchain?]]></title><description><![CDATA[People (and fridges) of Steemit! I just heard about the blockchain from a friend of mine and it sounds like it has awesome capacity to create a better and more equitable world. The prospect of moving past]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduction/@davidjacobin/is-life-better-on-the-blockchain</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduction/@davidjacobin/is-life-better-on-the-blockchain</guid><category><![CDATA[introduction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[davidjacobin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Mar 2017 00:23:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZVVKmXhtvgKqwbwBkEW2Zw4TQ1mz83DJBFwzER8Mv9jMpNLjoPWvaTADEPzsCbdo1FRa6gaWLwsU5s6m4mFmhGxH1joqLVrfFKvkkcBEeJZPNLptbsJZbgHqLXi2ucTHBscCEJWzRMDakZ3RD5SrkiitH4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>