<?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, 06 Apr 2026 14:51:08 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@stepg/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[I'm with you, non-haters!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I saw this photo on the internet. It was posted by somebody who didn't believe it is possible for Muslim's to not be homophobic. In my experience, this is not only possible, but it is possible that its]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hate/@stepg/i-m-with-you-non-haters</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hate/@stepg/i-m-with-you-non-haters</guid><category><![CDATA[hate]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stepg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2019 18:38:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCXUWJECrZbvn1NMPj1oFGUo3gYfF3NNPRD9TCZo4VpjrKYrc4vaMEUNmqy1kAimJ79yifmzo5uEkTKdbAFfUPA7nQENwFyHFDd1wSq3FxoVQVgDAjCcu8SSoakJCW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let Venesuela be]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S is the world's self-appointed police force. And it is motivated by protecting human rights in different places. I don't know. On the one hand, there are significantly fewer human rights violations]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/venesuela/@stepg/let-venesuela-be</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/venesuela/@stepg/let-venesuela-be</guid><category><![CDATA[venesuela]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stepg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 17 Mar 2019 19:50:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVJ2SVhDmmumdPfnVEcahMce9nMwwksSDdRvRi2FhBaVvtYKsSWUkVPg14HZuEvUhHmeFtPKqr1RdJYPX4Y4CghN3QdxZ9e6RNcggYNW6s6QSKbRWsY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Censoring hate speech is fascist]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 2012, fascist traitor President Obama Signed “Anti-Protest” Bill H.R. 347, which made free speech a felony punishable by jail. This was in the face of his oath to protect our Constitution, including]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freespeech/@stepg/censoring-hate-speech-is-fascist</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freespeech/@stepg/censoring-hate-speech-is-fascist</guid><category><![CDATA[freespeech]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stepg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 10 Mar 2019 16:43:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBM2jscGd4Sszpv94XxHH2uqxMY9z21vaqHt536cm6DXrMaUBhj3gftMzRFtyZZRbUs7c6oLofFBDxJGQyNSwB8j25cuE8ukEDy6msZRpNDDDifMj1cTv6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mattis resigns: better dead than red (????)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The pretense that our CIA, military, and such are to protect our freedom was dropped long ago. Now they are saying they are for the "freedom" of people in other countries? Or for "our]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mattis/@stepg/mattis-resigns-better-dead-than-red</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mattis/@stepg/mattis-resigns-better-dead-than-red</guid><category><![CDATA[mattis]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stepg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2018 11:25:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQX5FqX8pGuBzsVyCepo75Xo5pYdx3CcWFR1JcijM4ZiNZZdRW6aPWZs1LmT1RacATCXvjXhFpi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Censorship can be a compliment]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/constitution/@stepg/censorship-can-be-a-compliment</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/constitution/@stepg/censorship-can-be-a-compliment</guid><category><![CDATA[constitution]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stepg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Oct 2018 16:05:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKd9GJ4T6rkBdeqZw1coQAaQyCUzUF4FozBvW78Gp8U2nDwivSxDF5av5FrXBan3MssmkY4TSJMaJiYnK4pxA9BHM9EuiBj14jUtbgmR2LLBnaYGHkBegZogxJAkk6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dictatorship spending vs. democracy spending]]></title><description><![CDATA[“To sponsor events in which money is no object is something that lies within the reach only of dictatorships that can disregard the interests of their own people. They can simply mandate that taxpayers]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/war/@stepg/dictatorship-spending-vs-democracy-spending</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/war/@stepg/dictatorship-spending-vs-democracy-spending</guid><category><![CDATA[war]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stepg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 23 Sep 2018 03:29:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVs3Hye1oHX44R9EcpQD5C9xXzj68nJaq3CeV4JYmmU19mXGsxzFVLyfJCrajAC6EQE9ESePdUjuYx2Xu2ipcXkG5N2YLDENW5BWdArwwBdg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[One-day, no-plastic-bottled-water challenge!!!!!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Does it matter if you like drinking water from one-use bottles? They are convenient. Are they though? Is it really convenient to keep buying them at the store, carrying them to home, or work, or wherever]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/plastic/@stepg/one-day-no-plastic-bottled-water-challenge</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/plastic/@stepg/one-day-no-plastic-bottled-water-challenge</guid><category><![CDATA[plastic]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stepg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2018 01:43:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwqSXWA2evTexn6YzPHotJF8R85JZsErvtTWXfxH1ti6rUTn2p8khEdq3jE78SHpZLBrQP7hThBB4ZNsrWzJ62avTXwyDg4rn7GXeyS5iKrX1PKy6H6Dp7N94?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Congressional Nominations for Tribute/Military Service Academies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every now and then our members of the U.S Congress offer to nominate young people from their districts to our military service academies. Here is part of an announcement I received this week from mine:]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/war/@stepg/congressional-nominations-for-tribute-military-service-academies</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/war/@stepg/congressional-nominations-for-tribute-military-service-academies</guid><category><![CDATA[war]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stepg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2018 15:18:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYvR1LwAiWYLMybhDFJCmxTcaC932Pd1aBqLTDaacxiaWpc9WzxLQfcGymqk8Xad3pqUNEuqLAJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Something I learned from Islam bashing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Like many people, I’ve been shocked and horrified reading about immigrant crimes in Europe. And further shocked to learn that apparently, Islam actually requires violence against infidels, which are people]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/islam/@stepg/something-i-learned-from-islam-bashing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/islam/@stepg/something-i-learned-from-islam-bashing</guid><category><![CDATA[islam]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stepg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2018 16:21:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJb4ARrxQxCjX4jizub4U5CAK3WwB89usq4GKnsPZQNKbyBug75rEpGEhwsu3VpvnL2Vz1ydujm1FfJDJiP2vNGnaXZ3Pyj8H2UEgZVmpJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal Court quietly rules ‘assault rifles’ not protected by 2nd amendment. Trap or opportunity?]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is bad. But maybe this ruling will actually turn out in our favor. We think we need assault rifles because we are afraid of our government, and rightly so. Our government has been militarizing police]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/guncontrol/@stepg/federal-court-quietly-rules-assault-rifles-not-protected-by-2nd-amendment-trap-or-opportunity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/guncontrol/@stepg/federal-court-quietly-rules-assault-rifles-not-protected-by-2nd-amendment-trap-or-opportunity</guid><category><![CDATA[guncontrol]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stepg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2018 21:23:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm4iYtFdzVNy1kt3F2tvRShXkTnWxjMpKi5eiuEAfjqecN1esiifCRA71XAHNiWPpXSLvPG6fDtjm4wT9qkFzeGbZ9GpLzsPZLHTvSkz4wHP7nZB4MLwqe3meJduw5Dp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why in royal courts, were the fools the one ones who spoke the truth?]]></title><description><![CDATA[If a fool says 2+2=4, is it foolish to agree? If a fool said the theater is on fire, would you at least check? Why in royal courts, was the truth spoken sometimes only by the jester? Now we call them]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/conspiracy/@stepg/why-in-royal-courts-were-the-fools-the-one-ones-who-spoke-the-truth</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/conspiracy/@stepg/why-in-royal-courts-were-the-fools-the-one-ones-who-spoke-the-truth</guid><category><![CDATA[conspiracy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stepg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 16:20:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2N61tyyncFaFnNFKLegVvzmsrMAExSDXzsHdqwaiS9kb7xqTMBGgHkxQMdouJtFKYqFptkFCmZk7KpAbHvsbhr4UYyPj8jASEskCSHCCH3j8LAW4CsWE47BN2ksdbytD6nq7iYALdunv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let's march for gun control! Please, take away our rights!]]></title><description><![CDATA[The FBI and law enforcement don't protect us from being murdered. Laws against murder don't protect us from being murdered. But more gun control laws, which would prevent law-abiding citizens from protecting]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gun-control/@stepg/let-s-march-for-gun-control-please-take-away-our-rights</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gun-control/@stepg/let-s-march-for-gun-control-please-take-away-our-rights</guid><category><![CDATA[gun-control]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stepg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 16:02:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP5xqHVTtgzxr9jRnPYTxeDK7ZMexdNyAnpJqhCTmijub7rFTy9srrsyCvmxvBSUzgcNcHAmEgb6o5hVwsZbxTj6rwTsP4J82winnbg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hold doctors as responsible for servers for patient under-their-influence crimes]]></title><description><![CDATA[If a drunk person leaves a bar and kills someone in a DUI, their server at the bar can be held responsible, including losing their bartending license. How much more should a psychiatrist be held responsible]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/pharma/@stepg/hold-doctors-as-responsible-for-servers-for-patient-under-their-influence-crimes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/pharma/@stepg/hold-doctors-as-responsible-for-servers-for-patient-under-their-influence-crimes</guid><category><![CDATA[pharma]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stepg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 18 Feb 2018 03:35:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPDuXRaduVYiCb9hxbZWDcAb1acVYBWNqTNKFzCF27CbkvvTbQBMf1HPBfcFpGy2hJJs76DCBsWWiRsjTUoAhhGGFRitwym87zse2S?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Acid test for if people who profit from cancer are hiding cures]]></title><description><![CDATA[The accusations that people who make millions, and even billions from cancer research and treatment are intentionally hiding real cures to cancer have got to stop. Either they are, or they aren’t. Here]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cancer/@stepg/acid-test-for-if-people-who-profit-from-cancer-are-hiding-cures</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cancer/@stepg/acid-test-for-if-people-who-profit-from-cancer-are-hiding-cures</guid><category><![CDATA[cancer]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stepg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2018 20:24:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Delicious Roasted Vegetable Bake]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a tasty, healthy dish with roasted vegetables, coconut milk, and balsamic vinegar. Ingredients: • 1 Tablespoon oil • 5 cloves of garlic, chopped • 1 small onion, diced • 2 carrots, peeled and sliced]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/food/@stepg/delicious-roasted-vegetable-bake</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/food/@stepg/delicious-roasted-vegetable-bake</guid><category><![CDATA[food]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stepg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2018 16:59:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeYYfjSW59JXurtS6GrHh1j5FvHFH2LBLudQRiK9ChrSggShvEQ67sfQDfEPX2pnyJEjqNjRaGhX5T4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[One day in Europe - a short story]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stephen was no longer surprised at how easy it was to talk people into helping him with unusual projects. This particular project had more risk of harm than some of them did. But as with previous ones,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@stepg/one-day-in-europe-a-short-story</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@stepg/one-day-in-europe-a-short-story</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stepg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 26 Nov 2017 05:31:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZ1EikZCUBjLAihJmNwJfGRwcR5xuj1BTkEx4rxWwSxnVymRJYCikx3aw91nWdvqeEw5uXRAbXk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don’t shutdown Backpage.com! Why not just announce more loudly that they support human trafficking?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some people in our government support crackdown on human trafficking, including sex trafficking. Those are my people. Unfortunately, many other people in our government enthusiastically support it. Now]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/internet/@stepg/don-t-shutdown-backpage-com-why-not-just-announce-more-loudly-that-they-support-human-trafficking</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/internet/@stepg/don-t-shutdown-backpage-com-why-not-just-announce-more-loudly-that-they-support-human-trafficking</guid><category><![CDATA[internet]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stepg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 Sep 2017 13:12:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJR3iqPxDrevHK3vDeQGnHc8Wj8C8neiDkzZiYUwvyQCwACquXm123Xc3XPVaEGMSnqNRd2CUeVG7TzpHM6ej9nsFVwTqnDJW6KsbwgSutnvHau8chDMr5Dx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let’s go to free market with our health care – our lives depend on it]]></title><description><![CDATA[( Let's get our health back! Increasing numbers of people in the US are suffering from serious medical conditions, including cancer, diabetes, autism, and opioid addiction, among many others. Under the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/health/@stepg/let-s-go-to-free-market-with-our-health-care-our-lives-depend-on-it</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/health/@stepg/let-s-go-to-free-market-with-our-health-care-our-lives-depend-on-it</guid><category><![CDATA[health]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stepg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2017 04:11:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZ1zBQ3fikMYwPUXjKe9zXPZgPpAwWKexA4jKGHLyCqEqMfy6a4UEnzoQTRoGWmvwndKivgNvSr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thoughts about the mystery of God, and of Christianity’s Trinity, interpreted as multiple personality]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most religions agree that God is mysterious beyond human understanding. And they also provide models for us to have some understanding of God, and of ourselves. Christianity teaches that there is one God,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/religion/@stepg/thoughts-about-the-mystery-of-god-and-of-christianity-s-trinity-interpreted-as-multiple-personality</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/religion/@stepg/thoughts-about-the-mystery-of-god-and-of-christianity-s-trinity-interpreted-as-multiple-personality</guid><category><![CDATA[religion]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stepg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 05 Aug 2017 02:27:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdBnJaFeHnL3svQi9ZN2XzXDbzH7Wc9zDFrDqvQsNT1Ab5E4SCA41RnHTQUJgnhhwxHmmXmSGCfCbBcU46jcwM5a9crfncoNPKva4hPvJXD4QgbKAbM1sukSNxcUN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Vision for the World]]></title><description><![CDATA[I don’t want to change everything about the world, because many things are spectacularly great, with infinite value, just the way they are. These are the reasons the world should be saved. My vision to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemfeststella/@stepg/my-vision-for-the-world</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemfeststella/@stepg/my-vision-for-the-world</guid><category><![CDATA[steemfeststella]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stepg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jul 2017 04:29:57 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>