<?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>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 08:22:02 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@tokenblackguy/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Ignore me.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Steemitchat_COM_VeriFyUseRNaMe_!k&cD3pSWq^FioxI#MQb4$RCJBAy7hv*TusLK6O@Xm)2rzd5at]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/test/@tokenblackguy/ignore-me</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/test/@tokenblackguy/ignore-me</guid><category><![CDATA[test]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tokenblackguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2016 17:00:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hi. My name is @tokenblackguy and I found Steem a few days ago. I'm extremely excited about the possibilities of a blockchain-based social media platform.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello. My name is @tokenblackguy. I work in the biopharmaceutical field and have a keen interest in international politics and history. I enjoy writing and ranting about today's issues. Oh, and love the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@tokenblackguy/i-m-new-here</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@tokenblackguy/i-m-new-here</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tokenblackguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2016 16:39:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/sML2J7CA4k9gxvfHHtUvBGnj2SFEC6Dd2Yh6sZX5v7t4J9YbPSCYtnE1xPgZN3eN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should College Education Be Universally Free?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The value of a university degree is currently at an all-time high. Meanwhile, tuition prices are ever-rising while wages for working-class Americans continue to stagnate. Is it society's responsibility]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@tokenblackguy/should-college-be-universally-free</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@tokenblackguy/should-college-be-universally-free</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tokenblackguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2016 13:35:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2923mMxKEVj5qmRr3DuDMWHstuSXJsd5Xkq3DmYANWvi4Fd9SWcqLh9Kwk2ZF88zStqU6Qo1EyGr3Ct5ZqLpqdjL2TcRAhKZVS6dDAhz5T8FTL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should We Raise The Minimum Wage to $15/hr?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arguments for a $15.00 minimum wage A lot of people consider America to be the greatest country in the world, but I feel like we have a long way to go if we're to live up to that title. Right now, America]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@tokenblackguy/should-we-raise-the-minimum-wage-to-usd15-hr</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@tokenblackguy/should-we-raise-the-minimum-wage-to-usd15-hr</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tokenblackguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2016 10:05:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro6BEQfxtkWdrozXWJAwHafAFUhhEwRQNaHMZVz4Eq9Kb5zRA7Rz6pwbgDdtZWQFrSBxnAUVNR8sStAWi5BD3E2U7z1D3SucMXnqchjXc2Xev?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should America Accept Syrian Refugees? The Arguments for and Against.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Right now, over 13 million people in Syria need humanitarian assistance due to a violent civil war. Since the crisis began in 2011, Syria’s civil war has quickly become the worst humanitarian crisis of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/syria/@tokenblackguy/should-america-accept-syrian-refugees-the-arguments-for-an-against</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/syria/@tokenblackguy/should-america-accept-syrian-refugees-the-arguments-for-an-against</guid><category><![CDATA[syria]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tokenblackguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2016 04:13:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2nhMph8Yo3jJ2LeWVumGLmMYmAzEPFStpUQzuQkWeFKoWVQCRyjkwaKNgaFwRRBepvmYEmA7aEfad9cbNyLVsJf9ywiJepVzdxU8B94ddbdEJ4pt7Y4V121pLREjV1dTLCdUzpfcV2Y8FZup63iEU9TxjLkCqPqPZJ28wtsiEKA3axcWTRhqQWGL6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[While I may not be a fan of Milo Yiannopoulos, we should not silence him. The erosion of free speech has begun.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recently, Twitter decided to ban controversial conservative commentator Milo Yiannopoulos from its platform. While I may not agree with half of the things Milo says, the increasing trend to create and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freemilo/@tokenblackguy/while-i-may-not-be-a-fan-of-milo-yiannopoulos-we-should-not-silence-him-the-erosion-of-free-speech-has-begun</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freemilo/@tokenblackguy/while-i-may-not-be-a-fan-of-milo-yiannopoulos-we-should-not-silence-him-the-erosion-of-free-speech-has-begun</guid><category><![CDATA[freemilo]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tokenblackguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2016 15:30:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2923mMxKEVjzteT6DyxTo8DNvfW2LXuKWKgrXjNPytMvG3Knaj7LuPAXgixj1S4Q1ReRRtCjhK8kJKAMQCG3GvVwcg5jS6anbTqhiVrr6XmRZg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The "teach men not to rape" rhetoric is counter-intuitive blanket-condemnation nonsense.]]></title><description><![CDATA[People in general already know that it's wrong to rape. It's a class A felony which can land you in jail for a decade. Anyone who is accused of rape —even falsely — has their reputation tarnished forever]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@tokenblackguy/the-teach-men-not-to-rape-rhetoric-is-counter-intuitive-blanket-condemnation-nonsense</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@tokenblackguy/the-teach-men-not-to-rape-rhetoric-is-counter-intuitive-blanket-condemnation-nonsense</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tokenblackguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2016 12:36:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Trigger warnings" are stupid.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Isn't the very concept of trigger warnings self-defeating? I mean, if I were a rape victim and I saw an article prefaced with "trigger warning: this article mentions rape", would my traumatic]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/journalism/@tokenblackguy/trigger-warnings-are-stupid</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/journalism/@tokenblackguy/trigger-warnings-are-stupid</guid><category><![CDATA[journalism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tokenblackguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2016 10:48:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4qEixiWLF1UKeGgGp2qKF5rbzt27dhwQsECnoT9x4uciCAJbpiLd7zg2ehhhufL749?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A smart and forward-thinking society respects freedom of speech, especially when it is offensive.]]></title><description><![CDATA[With the imminent explosion of Steem, communication has now become truly all-pervasive. Just about everybody uses the Internet these days, from your grandma to eight-year-old Timothy. We may have different]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/censorship/@tokenblackguy/a-smart-and-forward-thinking-society-respects-freedom-of-speech-especially-when-it-is-offensive</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/censorship/@tokenblackguy/a-smart-and-forward-thinking-society-respects-freedom-of-speech-especially-when-it-is-offensive</guid><category><![CDATA[censorship]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tokenblackguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2016 15:59:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgn3yAGeCX51ixXKmg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>