<?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, 18 Apr 2026 16:03:11 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/hive-133974/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[History is Usually Good, Bad and Ugly]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recently I overheard my husband listening to someone give an argument on why the crusades were justified. I'm not sure what he was responding to, but he seemed quite incensed and defensive, so I'm guessing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-133974/@minismallholding/history-is-usually-good-bad-and-ugly</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-133974/@minismallholding/history-is-usually-good-bad-and-ugly</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-133974]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[minismallholding]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:51:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4bEjbgCbFMvAGbwxD9CJfJUznpDy21P1gb5kciUwoKrnYbGbNVgJCYqfVLyVx2RQzykYNTZePm6QCiFM8SoL8fQgtrrfX17ysgrwv61uFJBCeQKCM2h6EsxHdvgwYLWT7c1Yqb76RbJuozWpRyCNmsVLiN3ASLCVU2unmoTDmEzddHDW7Q?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Today in Japan - The Meiji Restoration and Ryōma’s Quiet Shadow  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today in Japanese history, January 3 marks the formal beginning of the Meiji Restoration. 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