<?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>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:14:08 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/politicians/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[You are not hating these frivolous clowns nearly enough ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Picture shows House of Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle and former Newsreader Angela Rippon engage in some frivolity whilst the country falls apart. If you are British and you look around you what do]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/britain/@mrfahrenheit211/you-are-not-hating-these-frivolous-clowns-nearly-enough</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/britain/@mrfahrenheit211/you-are-not-hating-these-frivolous-clowns-nearly-enough</guid><category><![CDATA[britain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mrfahrenheit211]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 20:19:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao45kGEB1kRY9cJBFGQnrPp2qChGHkgVjzu1y6XFCd4yc3NuDByRy2AxXtUf7SWGgYZVR228K9zy6yPg527xMyKVJ611t6Dphxp5iA8jrk5LwAEch6PcHsMAg7vS9BJGxANLmLNF7nZ2Fy9pkLR3J9uq9Yp4bAJDgSr4bjt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[🚰💰 Tax Paid… Still Buying Water? A Reality Check from the Heart of the City!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good Morning Hive Community Members 🌞 Warm greetings from Bharat 🇮🇳 As you all know, in my previous post I went a little off-topic and spoke about my health and fitness journey 💪. Usually, 99% of my]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ecency/@sagarkothari88/tax-paid-still-buying-water</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ecency/@sagarkothari88/tax-paid-still-buying-water</guid><category><![CDATA[ecency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sagarkothari88]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVqFVvkXVUAoCnJ1v1VgroFt8gEbR89QGXXpQD1NSBV8KukrYBJhpuJY6BPquuSnec37PZjrRxRaunmKJiCmaujbZQLEMpysZMWFUPjdhPt2Pk5rPicer1KJUS3bjESeMGprz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[UNJUST CONSTITUTIONAL LAWS]]></title><description><![CDATA[source For democracy to be effective, there needs to be order and for a country to be in order, there needs to be rules and regulations. But what’s that constitutional rule in your country that makes you]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-176874/@henrietta27/unjust-constitutional-laws-7hf</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-176874/@henrietta27/unjust-constitutional-laws-7hf</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-176874]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[henrietta27]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 13:56:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WNbGMdjw7e3DuhJWBvCw4SfuLZsrnJYHEpsqZFkiGGNCQ6hGTUx3QF6TTcnrG6jRDMss89RS6VuqrxeWzPfgBEZgnA59gCvT3pSdLB9PJWaUfXLt41PUaHZvArSRiWZzngFeSpVrgUpUuiLLwf78JzvvBwmzK3wwHY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Americans Are Being Caught In The Middle Of Bi-Partisan Scuffles]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the past I have expressed my reservations about this one YouTuber whose channel is named Hawk's Podcasts. He goes by the user name of Hawk. However, I must give him credit where credit is due. In his]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/news/@epicenterdefacto/americans-are-being-caught-in-the-middle-of-bi-partisan-scuffles</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/news/@epicenterdefacto/americans-are-being-caught-in-the-middle-of-bi-partisan-scuffles</guid><category><![CDATA[news]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[epicenterdefacto]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 21:01:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqhvFxe6kJsBQt8J1eb3eSRLLhGbiz6esYzx6GiJKYKTXvHk4VbrnoFD7g1YTmhtfyhQcAkLDCBXTo6ivz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monday, Monday!]]></title><description><![CDATA[A variation on the Old Toe Game? Sometimes Spelling is not Quite Right! When I was a Little Kid, My Grandmother had a Brass Brooch of the African Continent with a Swastika cut out in the middle? Turns]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@awgbibb/j2mza-monday-monday</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@awgbibb/j2mza-monday-monday</guid><category><![CDATA[funny]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[awgbibb]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 10:01:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2923mN3pnd7PiNwC4SZeLS8gsPqbAhHKzXBuEw8gfZFzjbJLWZt23m6KU6v7Zx8n5ajg7sp4oXQiKhdH1C95MfsGWpXwHr8zHYg6yyGCnW1dhQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Thai party seeks to cancel the use of cash in Thailand ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let me be a bit more specific. Some politician that is part of a major party here in Thailand recently decided that it would be a good idea to cancel the use of 1000 and 500 Baht notes nationwide and the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-141359/@jack.russelle/one-thai-party-seeks-to-cancel-the-use-of-cash-in-thailand</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-141359/@jack.russelle/one-thai-party-seeks-to-cancel-the-use-of-cash-in-thailand</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-141359]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jack.russelle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2026 07:32:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZKAJMjFvQunNMq1WJrVR83eTu56jiJyhKAfSRyeT8Pq3JKhGE11SnAaWGQX7qdk8R2FuMN47QX3LUqW8TLLEZ1ELoxGYTZn5S3CBxgED7VeyPmGESPmH1dkS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Philippine corruption]  Ferdinand Marcos and the Philippines The Political Economy of Authoritarianism #3/163]]></title><description><![CDATA[display: block; line-height: 1.2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0%; margin: 3% 0 1em 0%; } .cl-cluster3 { display: block; line-height: 1.2; text-align: left; text-indent: 3.2%; margin: 0.8% 0 1em 0%;]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mobilizing/@corruptions/philippine-corruption-ferdinand-marcos-and-the-philippines-the-political-economy-of-authoritarianism-3-163</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mobilizing/@corruptions/philippine-corruption-ferdinand-marcos-and-the-philippines-the-political-economy-of-authoritarianism-3-163</guid><category><![CDATA[mobilizing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[corruptions]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 13:25:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vote To Scrap 30% Pass Mark For National Certificate]]></title><description><![CDATA[source I was reading an article the other day in regard to the education standards in South Africa and that the Minister of Education wants to scrap the minimum pass level of 30%. I have to admit I was]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178138/@cryptoandcoffee/vote-to-scrap-30-pass-mark-for-national-certificate-8uf</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178138/@cryptoandcoffee/vote-to-scrap-30-pass-mark-for-national-certificate-8uf</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-178138]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cryptoandcoffee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2025 20:17:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao45kGEB1kRY9cJBFGQnrPp2qChGHkgVjzu1y6XFCd4yc32JkGudbxedbE4pxY1d6QA6btUHMcdTNHrxPP5SpP2Acpoa7mv26yn3yg5utef6eBUA6WeyY4455j5ZWJyyLLPnBDvPqDTTBrear6YtA4qoGpDCdKozLQCw9ee?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Infusing Compassion Into Government Will Change Everything]]></title><description><![CDATA[Currently our world's leaders are mostly psychopaths. A psychopath is a person without warm empathy. 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WorkerBee PH-Pool Week 230]]></title><description><![CDATA[Okay, I admit... I changed the original quote from the movie Pirates of the Caribbean a bit to suit my blog post... 😃 The original was "Why is the Rum Gone?", but I needed a bit different...]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-125125/@ph1102/where-s-the-rum-gone</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-125125/@ph1102/where-s-the-rum-gone</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-125125]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ph1102]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 17:31:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCaM5joBv3BN5wSj54sUyjV3kKqzMP898V7ZmoMrTobnQYzEfk7wn6aPtqMS7V3sBW1sc578E8mSN4MsWhn9ma1TWZfpLAjFA97mgLDEEnXQC7g?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Politics and misplaced priorities ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cover image was created using [ Politics has overtime become the engine and driving force of l a nation's development. All over the world, this system of government has been employed to ensure credibility]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-11060/@henrietta27/politics-and-misplaced-priorities--jfg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-11060/@henrietta27/politics-and-misplaced-priorities--jfg</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-11060]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[henrietta27]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2025 19:57:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC8BUyJD1zq43pie85nFbVafuhuCRjPjJqFhu4RnWnjn7NgGA7jC6SZ8e6JgqCz4U2bLk7hhB5odfUEGoepXB7iQsiS6oGVxyuoR45q2bUGVgqVobWP9dY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comic biographies you won't forget [ENG-ESP]]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello Hive Book Club friends, Political humor is widely known across the globe. 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"How do you think the deportation of illegals will go about when Trump]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/reason/@stefan.molyneux/did-i-betray-myself-over-covid-facebook-questions</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/reason/@stefan.molyneux/did-i-betray-myself-over-covid-facebook-questions</guid><category><![CDATA[reason]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stefan.molyneux]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2025 03:20:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/21PRtjKRXPQygJ5a3PGGYDUDAUQfmdSVQys4xPJoKf9PGoJQMSbydrWpWQj4wUGNDVcdBnvib3o9w6eVQoqcRd6s9Pdp4Pq3b21TbhHktLP8yV5iC9nga7Z2YnopmgHnEwp4b2yYbGJF3JMjVnun3pJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[USAID  The Fallout Is Going To Be Epic]]></title><description><![CDATA[source Department Of Government Efficiency is made up of a special group who have special computer skills and they will uncover everything that has been hidden away. This is a corrupt politicians worst]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@cryptoandcoffee/usaid-the-fallout-is-going-to-be-epic-566</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@cryptoandcoffee/usaid-the-fallout-is-going-to-be-epic-566</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cryptoandcoffee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2025 17:24:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao45kGEB1kRY9cJBFGQnrPp2qChGHkgVjzu1y6XFCd4yc32JkGudbxedbE4pxY1d6QA6btUrAt1A3fHVT8jA1wL1V7phF3QXi56FSUakqUboBCz3XrGhnqjkmTjXUHMbxFKqproDu7HynaGMgkZ9MTyq4UCrf6BQ6rtnrWz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quote of the Day 10th December 2024 – The Foreign Minister who doesn’t know geography]]></title><description><![CDATA[Not everyone who studies geography in schools will find a use for that subject in later life. Apart from knowing which capital city belongs to what country, geography will not be a subject that might be]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/britain/@mrfahrenheit211/quote-of-the-day-10th-december-2024-the-foreign-minister-who-doesnt-know-geography</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/britain/@mrfahrenheit211/quote-of-the-day-10th-december-2024-the-foreign-minister-who-doesnt-know-geography</guid><category><![CDATA[britain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mrfahrenheit211]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2024 07:09:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4bEjbgCbFMvAGbwxD9CJfJUznpDy21P1gb5kciUwoKrnYbGbNVgJCYqfVfSoS5CGAx7LD5DRaCDYJQR1VtQaHhQpSeo9mVM1vrcUUAngDvUG41eFScacyKfuae2V11wrx1PWt9qyCvuJz3Uem7hFcRqg5szJ3XZnXXdy2NnBaNmbKMf6SS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A politician who is as dense as an ingot of Osmium.]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are some politicians who perform very well in media interviews. These politicians come to an interview fully prepared and on top of their brief. Even if they face a hostile interviewer their situation]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/britain/@mrfahrenheit211/a-politician-who-is-as-dense-as-an-ingot-of-osmium</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/britain/@mrfahrenheit211/a-politician-who-is-as-dense-as-an-ingot-of-osmium</guid><category><![CDATA[britain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mrfahrenheit211]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Dec 2024 18:07:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Election Season]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nov 6 Soon the psychological warfare event will be over! I'm speaking of course of life during an election year in a battleground state. I must admit that moving from California, a notoriously devout blue]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@edicted/election-season-5xs</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@edicted/election-season-5xs</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[edicted]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 Nov 2024 15:54:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqZTU2GetDaJo5RTMnaQBGNegS8F9Y7RsJ6mmVZaqQwVqNE6fi2wvsr4SwrGhAXTStbvoAGwHP4cqckgDfYwpaGwWypJZcpBLeY3Zdi4g2nq1EWa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Die #Grünen sind schuld! - The #Greens are to blame!]]></title><description><![CDATA[So wünsche ich mir Politiker: Mit Anstand, Respekt und Humor This is how I want politicians to be: with decency, respect and humor Danke. - Thanks. 👍👍👍👍👍]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-121566/@blkchn/die-grunen-sind-schuld-the-greens-are-to-blame</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-121566/@blkchn/die-grunen-sind-schuld-the-greens-are-to-blame</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-121566]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[blkchn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2024 05:32:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/k75bsZMwYNu2L3iBMXq5y7xeiy1isFJsZxnMZSXuXEsxe4ee1cUkGyPJCMXHLN3nhHTS37UjxwefwvoTLDkgCAp9Luf6UmEZLScJCWZEMoXdNxaReEDY2PTdXEUZD5kWXGViyFTbKdHDmppBF6ygjGtHZh372agsY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Star Power: The most Influential Celebrity and His Legacy ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Impression by anything has Influence in the Society. 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