<?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>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:49:58 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@skepticology/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Trump's Playbook]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scenario Considering the way 2020 has gone thus far, one could be forgiven for outwardly pondering the worst case scenarios this election cycle in the United States. It would be foolish to ignore Trump's]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/news/@skepticology/trump-s-playbook</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/news/@skepticology/trump-s-playbook</guid><category><![CDATA[news]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[skepticology]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2020 22:12:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/ij42VfeLLLLHGZJup5Hp1en4bJ3K4XuwmhRCuVxgikcMVvheVBQo6veP4T5WFx7PmULsqk4cAQnEtwVkSWoRNF2DBuYiKUiSUAfvsLj384Nng4P6c7QbmbtrC1hAGUPQrG7U9B5wf2a2EPusqq8XsGHgSxwqG6BPkBp4GzUJSyswPV3hMQEqZqmaeQU1a5q2eUdkMQh2cpJAZCHLFyV7zUCBG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Would you rather: TikTok or DHS?]]></title><description><![CDATA[News readers in the US were greeted by all-too-familiar stories this weekend involving significant overreach by organizations spying on US citizens. It turns out some dastardly foreigners have been illicitly]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/news/@skepticology/would-you-rather-tiktok-or-dhs</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/news/@skepticology/would-you-rather-tiktok-or-dhs</guid><category><![CDATA[news]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[skepticology]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2020 19:03:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJZo6c43w4BYMq3Z45dLesHCsGJGEjt68cZymSv7udGU9RhBMUmEFJrH6cBB8mqLyWi2B1fsUueTDPjMmhZt6e7rVjuPetnTQ4ux4ZAjZx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[(Book Review) The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Summary Author Naomi Klein defines disaster capitalism as "orchestrated raids on the public sphere in the wake of catastrophic events combined with the treatment of disasters as exciting market]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@skepticology/book-review-the-shock-doctrine-the-rise-of-disaster-capitalism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@skepticology/book-review-the-shock-doctrine-the-rise-of-disaster-capitalism</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[skepticology]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2019 22:55:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Contest Schedule - Follow @votum]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thank you for your continued support. Follow @votum for contests.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/contest/@skepticology/contest-schedule</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/contest/@skepticology/contest-schedule</guid><category><![CDATA[contest]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[skepticology]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2018 16:57:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruv8X2R8t7XDv5HGXyHWCCu4rKmbB5pmEzjYSryGZeJiZXMktefRVBfDrKcFgvw1MxafSiFfwEi5fp2STcixByrWe6GrZKxWV5z1bYtEJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mexico vs Spain - U17 Women's World Cup Final (Predict & Win)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mexico and Spain are scheduled to play their U-17 Women's World Cup championship game on 2018-12-01. Mexico finished 2nd in group B due to goal differential tiebreaker with 1 win and 2 draws. 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