<?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>Sun, 03 May 2026 04:33:46 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/citizens/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Democracy: Of the People, By the People, But Never For the People.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nigeria as we all know is a democratic country, and as a democratic country we believe that the leaders are and should be chosen by the people via free, fair and credible elections. But when it comes to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-11060/@marsdave/democracy-of-the-people-by-the-people-but-never-for-the-people-xe</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-11060/@marsdave/democracy-of-the-people-by-the-people-but-never-for-the-people-xe</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-11060]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marsdave]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:14:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yennB2chVfQ2Ww2rytPE5TpwMPNx9A7woSkSzWnCRBm3rTDxBGFD8j7L3ksFUs6FPt2VLt3ZZKim7zjqSukQ4PoXv77RiSMvxQ55fySbu8mQMDNbUbEv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Philippine's human rights violations]  Martial Law Diaries, and other papers [corruption in the Philippines] #12/218]]></title><description><![CDATA[Furthermore, a plebiscite is a risky affair and might be embarrassing — might even frustrate and derail one-man rule in perpetuity.How can a “referendum” through “citizens assemblies” fail to come up with]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/referendum/@policeviolence/philippine-s-human-rights-violations-martial-law-diaries-and-other-papers-corruption-in-the-philippines-12-218</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/referendum/@policeviolence/philippine-s-human-rights-violations-martial-law-diaries-and-other-papers-corruption-in-the-philippines-12-218</guid><category><![CDATA[referendum]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[policeviolence]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 05:01:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Philippine's human rights violations]  Martial Law Diaries, and other papers [corruption in the Philippines] #11/218]]></title><description><![CDATA[They may even forget that all they had for the whole day were scraps of food that helped assuage their hunger. They badly need rest for tomorrow would be another back-breaking day.This country will continue]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/marcos/@policeviolence/philippine-s-human-rights-violations-martial-law-diaries-and-other-papers-corruption-in-the-philippines-11-218</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/marcos/@policeviolence/philippine-s-human-rights-violations-martial-law-diaries-and-other-papers-corruption-in-the-philippines-11-218</guid><category><![CDATA[marcos]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[policeviolence]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 12:41:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Gap Between Leadership and the Common Man]]></title><description><![CDATA[Growing up, I believe the government is for everybody, all my thought was that leaders are elected to serve the people but I am wrong with this assumption, our leaders are serving themselves and this makes]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@eunice9200/the-gap-between-leadership-and</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@eunice9200/the-gap-between-leadership-and</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[eunice9200]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 11:40:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLHNVXGCStyQXJLrEDbv7ASc8ouRP49RofyNSgqHvqKLBH4zd2Cz6iMHFkyTEtdFoX7xxJNz8LbonxDVfnqD8x1Tr2Gxx3GTkkN56K2vHkvK9t3HMT5ee?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Invitation To Neoxian City End of Year/Award Night Party]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you're not a citizen of the amazing Neoxian City yet, this is another cue to join in and get acquainted with what we do and how we make it more fun as Hivers coming together. You meet your fellow Hivers,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-177682/@merit.ahama/invitation-to-neoxian-city-end</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-177682/@merit.ahama/invitation-to-neoxian-city-end</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-177682]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[merit.ahama]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2025 12:51:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC9kknnhAtrEmQuGYyfvf6fCFUaZMFAomcDVWYFHg8Se6vz7GyrLQmK88a2dFL9VkgMGtLhTF359Y7hPdjxR7SaJNdgGggdoX6yFUFdTZQ87oYd141KKYi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Price Of Bad Leadership.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well, I do wonder how it is that those without power are the ones who get punished. When a decision is being taken and it goes south, the citizens of that country are the ones at the receiving end. Just]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@marsdave/the-price-of-bad-leadership</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@marsdave/the-price-of-bad-leadership</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marsdave]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 19:52:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3DLAmCsuTe3ba2VJAE1ZhN2oVhekeqoshg9DUnSyUd2Cnt4YtUMpZp3sQSRSACwHNfndgqb4oVhA5K48NTVLT18nGNgRRgPGQz5JYftsPLsN4VtARtpnwQgS1DApM693K2mTV7pDShHg4CL9RiAFjU6TgXpG6bx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ᴄɪᴛɪᴢᴇɴs & ʟᴇᴀᴅᴇʀs ᴅɪʟᴇᴍᴍᴀ]]></title><description><![CDATA[‎ ‎There is this general perspective of what makes someone a citizen or should I say, the kind of thinking expected of a citizen of a country, it is the sense of nationality. Being a citizen of a country]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@emrysjobber/s-and-s</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@emrysjobber/s-and-s</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[emrysjobber]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 16:17:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZqzqX9Tkz6qba2ZVvZXAP995MGRrWTuQZobyfqP8obEgUyetQ1VUjwxJpT6NFxvW8SLZ7nVHvinKJUEG8b7yDY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suffering with joy ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greetings every one ! Human rights is one thing we have to respect very much . Despite the level you are whether in the rich man's category or poor man base on the ranking in the society (social class).]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@kc6729/suffering-with-joy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@kc6729/suffering-with-joy</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kc6729]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 18:07:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHT5Fvr9KYC2ckcJeTNPxSHwBGG4zr8UaLiAEzMxuo9bMo1AxhnRpoenqWuAuPCwBdqzGfGDjUcNc34SGpgkSFSkB9ToZrHV86NPHEgfkyn5jPTAhjUAAjamkMBygSpgW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[When the innocent citizens bear the brunts!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greetings! One thing I have gotten to know so far is that, when the wicked are paying for their bad deeds, the righteous among them will also partake. I have seen people being punished for the bad deeds]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@samolaj/when-the-innocent-citizens-bear-the-brunts-6z9</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@samolaj/when-the-innocent-citizens-bear-the-brunts-6z9</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[samolaj]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 16:18:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8XPrHkfZdMt57jY6pRt6zEt5iRJV9rGBjyXNcRBuBZ7Ddo3Co14JyrELYguu8eGT8pLUprvsVGYpn2xBLX3Y1u3erNroqiDMVesMCUo8RyZZNkTSgoHSFUHGzr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The System of Government in Korea and How It Treats the People]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am not a political person honestly, but I always find Korea’s system of government very interesting. The way they run their country seem kind of organized and serious. From what I learn and see online,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-123450/@yemity12/the-system-of-government-in-korea-and-how-it-treats-the-people</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-123450/@yemity12/the-system-of-government-in-korea-and-how-it-treats-the-people</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-123450]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[yemity12]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2025 06:55:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4aX8b8NSvyLnpCNTZ6qFAqzAmUeqs4Ka5ko3EdE7oDZ3FzGzVTHJJ8og4NZnawj2atvE9qJDMBV4s7RdReTDFhh5eWjbT2Xgxd1LoqeKHwdwoVZ3KC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[REVIEWING SALARY STRUCTURE ACROSS ALL GOVERNMENT SECTORS ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cover image was created using canva There is a lot going on in my country that it does not require depending totally on God but that people should brace up to fight for their rights and against the injustice]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-11060/@henrietta27/reviewing-salary-structure-across-all-government-sectors--9yg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-11060/@henrietta27/reviewing-salary-structure-across-all-government-sectors--9yg</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-11060]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[henrietta27]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2025 09:07:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4JbFCcMc52cFzj9RCJTRJ27k3BuLTHYsXxRX1w4h9PCpJvSMtczApGk5UQH3PdkTMyC6Wdd6mVYa7VeND8AXt49MGCusHhfeNKAPjh7j5d4PxHU6YN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Economy Perspective of Mandatory Medical Check-ups]]></title><description><![CDATA[Regular check-up has all the advantages and I see no disadvantage to regular health check-ups. But to make it a mandate, I have an issue with that. If a government makes it mandatory, then the government]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@cts-tony/the-economy-perspective-of-mandatory-medical-check-ups</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@cts-tony/the-economy-perspective-of-mandatory-medical-check-ups</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cts-tony]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 16 Mar 2025 18:18:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn8vQGWKQtpqVKtP4CS9n9jbGKa4tHWuS9wEuMyrftpPXTtvR9M76LN5ZQD5TtU7Dm6LGNbeCqp8bYNtpoP6J41MNtbk9YFqE8ZJhsXzaGU2hSxraa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Philippine corruption]  Communal Intimacy and the Violence of Politics Understanding the War on Drugs in Bagong Silang, Philippines #3/204]]></title><description><![CDATA[It thus seeks to re-create a sense of community predicated on the exclusion of the accursed other, whose disposability defines the limits of one’s security.How so? Is the dialectic of fear and security]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nationalism/@humanrights-ph/philippine-corruption-communal-intimacy-and-the-violence-of-politics-understanding-the-war-on-drugs-in-bagong-silang-philippines-3-204-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nationalism/@humanrights-ph/philippine-corruption-communal-intimacy-and-the-violence-of-politics-understanding-the-war-on-drugs-in-bagong-silang-philippines-3-204-3</guid><category><![CDATA[nationalism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[humanrights-ph]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2025 02:12:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The headaches of life follow us in either private or public services.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Banner created in canva   I left Brazil in 2017 with many headaches. These headaches may change but still there in Canada. Since we started to become financially independent, with a job and house,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@gwajnberg/the-headaches-of-life-follow</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@gwajnberg/the-headaches-of-life-follow</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gwajnberg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2025 22:27:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4Hii7wtHmHHkAexUK9m3zsrRX8tiDhWZTYddFLG5ThXTGCHUMVHdummrgrhSktejFtdPvEtwBvVVbA3EuG1VWK1JeEYJS6nCHiuq2zAKzWuk4rv6tn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Is So Wrong]]></title><description><![CDATA[source This last Friday I spent 2 hours at the VFS Global visa offices in Johannesburg sorting out a Portuguese visa for my other half. We have been trying for 3 weeks to book an appointment, but the online]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@cryptoandcoffee/this-is-so-wrong-6zg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@cryptoandcoffee/this-is-so-wrong-6zg</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cryptoandcoffee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 27 Oct 2024 19:55:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao45kGEB1kRY9cJBFGQnrPp2qChGHkgVjzu1y6XFCd4yc32JkGudbxedbE4pxY1d6QA6btV4XUVeWz5C7156CFkySoiVmt8ajQgPKWSs55XHFaHQfSyDNWG92wbDc7gcg8FrarTjQuBEd6mxcASZRNjRtgYPveuqabqLVpz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can it be possible? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[There was this day, someone I know got sick. He was a friend to my best friend, and I know I've seen him before. As time goes on, this guy has a heart problem. And he keeps doing dialysis every day. I]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@moremoney28/can-it-be-possible-2hp</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@moremoney28/can-it-be-possible-2hp</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[moremoney28]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2024 10:49:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WNbGMdjw7e3DuhJWBvCw4SfuLZsrnJYHEpsqZFkiGGNCQDhGpYTVVeomNs1ibHtgP3ReJXArWM2sRvcHCB7n1AkgS3WWpD8Fr9dUrG8JAvLScD6uLr5r1a7gMWELkVHmjGC1Ca8crpY8SArbDFXfq467mYiAaXP6P8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Diary of a soft babe 😘🥀😩]]></title><description><![CDATA[A beautiful morning to you light of the world 🤍🥰🤍🥰 Remember to face the world with confidence Daily affirmation I'm strong I'm bold I'm beautiful I can do whatever I want if I put my mind to it . No]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-152232/@favourzack/diary-of-a-soft-babe-slfwd1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-152232/@favourzack/diary-of-a-soft-babe-slfwd1</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-152232]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[favourzack]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2024 08:17:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLHSJggxPWFtgcfvF5UYxX2CvWiP1yzLfsf1a7eb9gENzf33GHGiaCuG3TMtvid5a3jJJhAQ3ZoVp8EUadeJEe1bUt2G5DgJ8V83fB5Hvs4Hn77FGXjae?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bitcoin-Fueled Path to EU Citizenship and Market Trends]]></title><description><![CDATA[New Fund Offers Bitcoin Holders a Path to EU Citizenship via Portugal's Golden Visa A new investment fund is offering Bitcoin holders a route to European Union citizenship through Portugal's Golden Visa]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@mikezillo/bitcoin-fueled-path-to-eu</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@mikezillo/bitcoin-fueled-path-to-eu</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mikezillo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2024 04:55:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao5vkJ89F8txG9RRm4XnyMTukADnWL3uQ8uHQ7UX9cB7ALXhGDzgeE6t33XGaZFbJcXw3HNi2Qzk3Sda3dMuqmHJiRV7C9gTK3VYTZ9f1yZb2rVMzHTjpoLiGMdBfMRC7y2Mz9Sit8pMUxuKeLc824NsR5bJAH3i1pe3U5t?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Power of Information: Citizens' Right to Know]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why are we citizens if we do not know about the affairs of our country, the citizens are the bedrock of every country because without them there will be nothing called government, our leaders are just]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@eunice9200/the-power-of-information-citizens-right-to-know-2vy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@eunice9200/the-power-of-information-citizens-right-to-know-2vy</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[eunice9200]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2024 17:16:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/k75bsZMwYNu2L3iBMXq5y7xeiy1isFJsZxnMZSXuXEsxe4ee1cUkGyPPubvYstjFY3DsZrAnYJGUYtjhhCHMyJw78HqkoMXmdStaQFFXMjr4e2afzCmUhTcoUjsszfWgtUWhz366Bdr5iMYGuJvWF32weuk8va3aE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dieudonné Francis Lalanne sur le service public  Quenel+]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello, I introduce myself, Dieu donné Mbala, Mbala, inmate number 18,759. 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