<?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>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:10:01 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/firstpastthepost/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Why the US voting system is terrible]]></title><description><![CDATA[In short, a "Winner Takes All" (aka "First Past the Post") voting system, the kind the US and dozens of other countries use, where each person gets one vote and the candidate with the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@trev/why-the-us-voting-system-is-terrible</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@trev/why-the-us-voting-system-is-terrible</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[trev]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2016 01:33:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk2bRb9gatmwEsdvNEZvoQngJcCuexPddHpN3Xspb68LCcTQpwJ122pMba2Ar?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>