<?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>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:09:13 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/opinionrant/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[South Africa: land confiscation to become reality]]></title><description><![CDATA[So it has begun - the South African government is moving to confiscate White-owned farms. And no, it is nothing like eminent domain in the US where the government takes your land if it needs it for some]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/society/@borepstein/south-africa-land-confiscation-to-become-reality</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/society/@borepstein/south-africa-land-confiscation-to-become-reality</guid><category><![CDATA[society]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[borepstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2018 16:37:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6gUbcJtcgqwLsCr6Vg52p7HS72ZYwvQ57VU6MnUUZpGQNUcYx2HJW1HEinE36Xy8B8CRbk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is this Steemit's chance for a breakthrough?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image: @steemitblog Just a quick comment on some recent events. As you may have heard, both the Facebook and the Twitter stock has taken a bit of a tumble recently. It went down to about 176 USD losing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@borepstein/is-this-steemit-s-chance-for-a-breakthrough</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@borepstein/is-this-steemit-s-chance-for-a-breakthrough</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[borepstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2018 03:27:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmkacHzDaDSu884ZkqFqaToziSFvWKwQvUYJvDmGRJP3PDRRyQBGdrYMCFUffD?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthony Gignac, the "deposed" faux-Saudi prince]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Gignac Image: Miami Herald A story worthy of being a movie script - which it may still become - has played out in real life. Anthony Gignac, originally of Colombia, has collected numerous perks]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/opinionrant/@borepstein/anthony-gignac-the-deposed-faux-saudi-prince</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/opinionrant/@borepstein/anthony-gignac-the-deposed-faux-saudi-prince</guid><category><![CDATA[opinionrant]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[borepstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2018 13:18:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmoA1KhptYK2xX1athzoAYHAJj3ZMLWyvGq2h1YDXTFpZ2STyDvJajZVqgDYoz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mice get to eat sugar and stay slim!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers from the University of Aberdeen and the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences have discovered that mice fed high sugar diets don't gain weight but mice fed lots of fat do. Of course, there]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@borepstein/mice-get-to-eat-sugar-and-stay-slim</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@borepstein/mice-get-to-eat-sugar-and-stay-slim</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[borepstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2018 22:35:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmiGLUXZHP5p2Vb5B7FBZRYiZD82wcjp9RZRMZs3jYbuwPNsA9tSwEjkbm56FE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strange death of Anthony Bourdain]]></title><description><![CDATA[I must say, while I think I have seen Bourdain's face on a few occasions, I did not know who he was until after he was dead. Which is unfortunate. But now that Bourdain's final interview is out, the official]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/opinionrant/@borepstein/strange-death-of-anthony-bourdain</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/opinionrant/@borepstein/strange-death-of-anthony-bourdain</guid><category><![CDATA[opinionrant]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[borepstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2018 18:15:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eGK8Qt1TBRncLFPZoAxhN8WpSK4v1RbXXDg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homemade 'ghost guns' become weapons of choice of some LA gangs]]></title><description><![CDATA[A string of gang arrests took place in the greater Los Angeles area recently. Dozens of weapons were seized. That would perhaps not be much of a news if it wasn't for the fact that the guns that were seized]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/news/@borepstein/homemade-ghost-guns-become-weapons-of-choice-of-some-la-gangs</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/news/@borepstein/homemade-ghost-guns-become-weapons-of-choice-of-some-la-gangs</guid><category><![CDATA[news]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[borepstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 08 Jul 2018 17:33:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmpVnxUfCznMMYm9bkdXnichgyfrP73RPmoZPjBko1HV2Yo5uwCZXTcZVMxkQY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ICE Abolition Initiative]]></title><description><![CDATA[Apparently, an initiative is gaining steam to abolish the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. The main arguments presented appear to be the recent controversy over its agents separating children]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/opinionrant/@borepstein/ice-abolition-initiative</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/opinionrant/@borepstein/ice-abolition-initiative</guid><category><![CDATA[opinionrant]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[borepstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2018 16:00:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmhxiszcE4JWHnCkbcZ3BXZw7E4cMNUeCBTp3Um4ktdYSy1CHxu1TACwzEUYB1?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>