<?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, 26 Apr 2026 13:21:28 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/dave/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Why Politicians Secretly Love a Crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[The narrative around crises is that they are something we don't want, but I think many politicians actually welcome them.... When things are just going smoothly, politics can be a grind, boring, but come]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/crisis/@revisesociology/why-politicians-secretly-love-a-crisis</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/crisis/@revisesociology/why-politicians-secretly-love-a-crisis</guid><category><![CDATA[crisis]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[revisesociology]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 18:09:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao45kGEB1kRY9cJBFGQnrPp2qChGHkgVjzu1y6XFCd4yc3Z6RXqCzbfv1WQ1sQhpdGGTQyWUNVDZRajZykqAMjFCQey2ejX4gXTToRFfDwfxuFbjqB8FaXcNHTkmY16uWKbom36FjXFVRkED7wJxYonH29DTt8DFVtqYy8z?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[RIP Star Wars: The Force is Finished!]]></title><description><![CDATA[by Dave Cullen on Computing Forever View my bio on Vigilante.TV: In this video, I discuss my thoughts on the lack of buzz in the Star Wars fanbase for the new The Mandalorian And Grogu movie and Disney’s]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-165423/@tdvtv/rip-star-wars-the-force-is-finished-x7l44ldsgy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-165423/@tdvtv/rip-star-wars-the-force-is-finished-x7l44ldsgy</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-165423]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tdvtv]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 21:05:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP6p9jf1V4QnJZECovikhY1dikows9SCvPDp4K9hHeF55j8xUqMFCYtF63oiMyDgNB2guJCqWBZB99ymfijY7EGLhTgmWHFMXGTGQBG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How is Rings of Power Still a Thing?]]></title><description><![CDATA[by Dave Cullen on Computing Forever View my bio on Vigilante.TV: In this video, I talk about how The Lord of The Things: The Rings of Power is due to premiere its third season later this year and my thoughts]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-179804/@tdvtv/how-is-rings-of-power-still-a-thing-ngzt0uy5im</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-179804/@tdvtv/how-is-rings-of-power-still-a-thing-ngzt0uy5im</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-179804]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tdvtv]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 22:10:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP6p9jf1V4QnJZECovikhY1dikows9SCvPDp4K9hHeF55j8xUjZe35zyNEhUYqz4jebSMGMxPURgLg7HZmNnrvn2cNzMYRMNypZoaWa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Hidden Cost of Sibling 'Hasslers' ]]></title><description><![CDATA[As an only child I've never been jealous of people with siblings. 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