<?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>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 23:34:42 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/adultconversations/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[You made you do what?]]></title><description><![CDATA[No, he made me do it? No, you did it to yourself! Capitol Hill has had to increase its security presence this week due to heightened tension over a judge's confirmation to the Supreme Court of the United]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/kavanaugh/@cwparkes/you-made-you-do-what</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/kavanaugh/@cwparkes/you-made-you-do-what</guid><category><![CDATA[kavanaugh]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cwparkes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2018 20:14:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP1LwhMpNsM9QB2i14js7msiXzEBSZa8hiozyVw9x9Zd9cCxcQs3UsUaikDo48FSoCxdu6AoGdGin7WxWJXY2UNgQkMjhdebQj5u1zR?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[And I'm Happy to be Back! It's all Politics...and the Politics are Getting Stinkier]]></title><description><![CDATA[Author's note: I've really missed writing on here. Steemit is not just a useful platform but a great inspiration to write as much as possible. I am hoping to write more again on here in the coming days]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@cwparkes/and-i-m-happy-to-be-back-it-s-all-politics-and-the-politics-are-getting-stinkier</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@cwparkes/and-i-m-happy-to-be-back-it-s-all-politics-and-the-politics-are-getting-stinkier</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cwparkes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2018 19:05:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP1LwhMpNsM9QB2i14js7msiXzEBSZa8hiozuw1Yt3CU2XpMoWTLLh4v7sFQEiSexXsxsC4RRkK5CDHqLjUBrkXeK9iiJPYJ7b9PTGd?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utter disaster to innovative success story: The sales pitch of every mainstream political party]]></title><description><![CDATA[How many times have you heard a variation of this narrative? "The current government is in shambles and has put its own agenda ahead of serving the people of this country/state/province/city. That]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@cwparkes/utter-disaster-to-innovative-success-story-the-sales-pitch-of-every-mainstream-political-party</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@cwparkes/utter-disaster-to-innovative-success-story-the-sales-pitch-of-every-mainstream-political-party</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cwparkes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2018 18:23:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indictments Shouldn't Look Like Press Releases]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's becoming more apparent that some combination of ignorance to legal processes and a lack of desire to scrutinize any details is making is impeding the public's ability to rationally process what is]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/indictments/@cwparkes/indictments-shouldn-t-look-like-press-releases</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/indictments/@cwparkes/indictments-shouldn-t-look-like-press-releases</guid><category><![CDATA[indictments]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cwparkes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2018 20:32:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Release the Metaphor!]]></title><description><![CDATA["Release the Memo!" has become one of the most popular refrains in recent memory in this planet's political discourse. Now the Memo has been liberated from the clutches of government secrecy.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/releasethememo/@cwparkes/release-the-metaphor</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/releasethememo/@cwparkes/release-the-metaphor</guid><category><![CDATA[releasethememo]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cwparkes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2018 20:32:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who wants another helping of government?]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the longest time, I have been interested in government and politics. Even as a young child, I would ask my parents questions about the Prime Minister and the President of the United States. I was]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/government/@cwparkes/who-wants-another-helping-of-government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/government/@cwparkes/who-wants-another-helping-of-government</guid><category><![CDATA[government]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cwparkes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2018 20:36:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[#Changetheswamp]]></title><description><![CDATA[I wrote last week about Change Concepts leading to Change Ideas and I think we need to apply this concept to public governance ASAP! With the arrival of another government "shutdown" in Washington,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/shutdown/@cwparkes/changetheswamp</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/shutdown/@cwparkes/changetheswamp</guid><category><![CDATA[shutdown]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cwparkes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2018 03:56:54 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>