<?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 12:16:10 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@justingrays/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[On Tokenism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Author's Note: this post was originally on my website, dated 05July2017. Token. Noun. "An item, idea, person, etc., representing a group; a part as representing the whole; sample; indication"]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/race/@justingrays/on-tokenism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/race/@justingrays/on-tokenism</guid><category><![CDATA[race]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[justingrays]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2018 00:16:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Gr7d242AAPKdHsv38E62dikXDSFLLH7S1ZjNruB7UYasXLgwCFWpVBuQd9jhPR9FT1QTMkdLBrLyVMPS8gCZE16Bucu6Ej1XF4i81HyeYpuTAC15PAwRRKaHH7zVNDGMcE4qqEN5wsVyndnXiL3qKwTQ6C92wH61ETtVbkLkjQuRWjXwpEA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A follow-up on The Invisible Generation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Author's Note: this post was originally on my website, dated 25June2017. Almost two weeks ago, I posted a blog called "The Invisible Generation" that spoke on how those born between 1977 and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/generation/@justingrays/a-follow-up-on-the-invisible-generation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/generation/@justingrays/a-follow-up-on-the-invisible-generation</guid><category><![CDATA[generation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[justingrays]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jul 2018 02:59:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Invisible Generation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Author's Note: this post was originally on my website, dated 08Mar2017. Depending on whom one asks, a person born between 1977 and 1987 is either a member of Generation X or of the Millennial Generation]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/generation/@justingrays/the-invisible-generation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/generation/@justingrays/the-invisible-generation</guid><category><![CDATA[generation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[justingrays]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2018 12:51:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Friend Zone" and "Unrequited Love" are not the same thing.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Author's Note: this post was originally on my website, dated 08Mar2017. Yesterday on social media, I saw this image, and reposted it with the comment "an important difference:" After having posting]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/society/@justingrays/friend-zone-and-unrequited-love-are-not-the-same-thing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/society/@justingrays/friend-zone-and-unrequited-love-are-not-the-same-thing</guid><category><![CDATA[society]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[justingrays]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jul 2018 13:23:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3DLAmCsuTe3bV13dhrdWmiiTzq9WMPZDTkYuSGyZVu3GHrUX2zoYxQnieHqnpSmdfqCQ7d4CuHvDWmf5gdZjH67sDKm2snRZBQ2CR5KiyLXLCMFESwuHfxuNVnA1kTA4SFHH2i7E75rEyCNC67uFxQ1b9Sv3pei?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota - Progressive voting history, but is that changing?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Author's Note: this post was originally on my website, dated 13Feb2017. Back on 03Oct2016, Jeff Hargarten wrote an article titled "Could Minnesota ever become a battleground state?" After reading]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@justingrays/minnesota-progressive-voting-history-but-is-that-changing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@justingrays/minnesota-progressive-voting-history-but-is-that-changing</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[justingrays]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2018 23:51:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monetary pet peeves (in no particular order):]]></title><description><![CDATA[Author's Note: this post was originally on my website, dated 05Feb2017. 1: Pennies. I am a strong believer in the idea that the penny should be discontinued. They are a waste of money, for a variety of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/peeves/@justingrays/monetary-pet-peeves-in-no-particular-order</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/peeves/@justingrays/monetary-pet-peeves-in-no-particular-order</guid><category><![CDATA[peeves]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[justingrays]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2018 19:03:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45dxC15s3cjSERAJKRvYUuYxUcwbMY5gtnysU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just a reminder, if you are thinking about Voter ID Laws]]></title><description><![CDATA[Author's Note: this post was originally on my website, dated 30Jan2017. Written on 28Jan2017, after I was asked about VoterID Laws. This was mostly copied (partially verbatim) from the ACLU's Voter ID]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@justingrays/just-a-reminder-if-you-are-thinking-about-voter-id-laws</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@justingrays/just-a-reminder-if-you-are-thinking-about-voter-id-laws</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[justingrays]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2018 00:38:06 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>