<?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>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 09:51:04 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/stupid/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Dropped my phone in some water and got it to miraculously come back to life!  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The other day I did something really foolish. Some people were having a get together at this fancy bar that has a feature where there is a swimming pool with barstools submerged in the pool and it's a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-141359/@gooddream/dropped-my-phone-in-some-water-and-got-it-to-miraculously-come-back-to-life</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-141359/@gooddream/dropped-my-phone-in-some-water-and-got-it-to-miraculously-come-back-to-life</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-141359]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gooddream]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 01:18:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwqZAJLUwetgym8AcdLSqSCthCDM1fPbqTB5u129n1VBJ5M89djSxr8aeEAQChKwBP3EqazYjVSXtQnGXda4Y396rej2WgQGna9zwSZG3vgwAArPXsNQJvfkc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you play the lottery you WILL win!  Twice in one day!  It's easy!  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The propaganda to keep the poor as poor as possible continues with a site that has these "articles" featured every 3rd or 4th post between extremely biased and stupid articles about world politics.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-110786/@dumb-news/if-you-play-the-lottery-you-will-win-twice-in-one-day-its-easy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-110786/@dumb-news/if-you-play-the-lottery-you-will-win-twice-in-one-day-its-easy</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-110786]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dumb-news]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:48:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4EuFpKrRzBEBtDNR6bF7vXs7iBsGSvDyki8G9ShqKmY7YwaUMgVnMotrdaPrrVEfamVKpfM673NJX7VpZ3HJqRebj8MmuL8UEQZZNPjafzzc62Qy7c?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[You can win the lottery by accident!  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Or at least that is what the media keeps plugging even though anyone with a reasonable head on their shoulders knows that the odds are astronomically against you winning anything in the lottery, let alone]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-110786/@dumb-news/you-can-win-the-lottery-by-accident</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-110786/@dumb-news/you-can-win-the-lottery-by-accident</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-110786]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dumb-news]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 03:16:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4EuFpKrRzBEBtDNR5wrBeTYVnzvYXenDyrqaBqAgCPcuCVQjv66yQEAhWVxQpx3D289bFcbJ6QwidX8VioXu1F3CiBBCJ5M7zDvYYBnYRcD55QyPGz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here we go again!  Everyone can win the lottery by accident!  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[While I am very much a freedom person that thinks that people should be allowed to destroy their lives how they see fit, I am not a fan of the government being involved in particular vices and then working]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-110786/@dumb-news/here-we-go-again-everyone-can-win-the-lottery-by-accident</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-110786/@dumb-news/here-we-go-again-everyone-can-win-the-lottery-by-accident</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-110786]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dumb-news]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 07:41:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2YRZBi4FZVHeLuau3iTuMdppvFHa4wyX9Uf7szbUv8q3zUJ43cftZPh71QwoJyNJ3ii6TVincDJfHBC6iweq1vV6W2S2DRosrwQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Why Stupid People Run The World — Machiavelli  Thought Architect 62.2M subscribers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Posted using SoMee]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/someeofficial/@ipontus/why-stupid-people-run-the-world-machiavelli-thought-architect-62-2m-subscribers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/someeofficial/@ipontus/why-stupid-people-run-the-world-machiavelli-thought-architect-62-2m-subscribers</guid><category><![CDATA[someeofficial]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ipontus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 08:20:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eBy48qkvzC6Aos8r69AWGAFjcZhx2tMUK8r?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[CNN makes wild accusation, then just walks away when challenged on it]]></title><description><![CDATA[I think that by now unless you well and truly have the blinders on, you are aware of the fact that the news media is evil and is definitely not interested in actually teaching you anything. I have a friend]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-110786/@dumb-news/cnn-makes-wild-accusation-then-just-walks-away-when-challenged-on-it</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-110786/@dumb-news/cnn-makes-wild-accusation-then-just-walks-away-when-challenged-on-it</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-110786]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dumb-news]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 06:13:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4EuFpKrRzBEBtDNR5x2HspUoWBcncpsNMSNUNZMmFkUy7b3tfjyZvz29Wi8ewENoeAmPB5wucMNwpdGazikLMFY7DhMgWmMQfBYTXG4b3TzoRKaJjx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not My Meme! #1197]]></title><description><![CDATA[Life is hard. It's harder when you are stupid. source Posts with rewards set to burn still pay curators. Only author rewards are burned. If you think this type of content should be eligible for author]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-177800/@antisocialist/not-my-meme-1197</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-177800/@antisocialist/not-my-meme-1197</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-177800]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[antisocialist]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 19:03:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rgeqUUzTCMxmQQJRf2GRUr5Nu2KAPJ4eQfSQdRBxMY735gEbh4MFbtYi8gMhQxsj3eRn7qYdrkv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[All the shrimp in Britain have cocaine in them]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I first started this blog it was during a particular Presidential election season where almost all the news was stretching the truth, altering videos, applying filters to certain places or people]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-110786/@dumb-news/all-the-shrimp-in-britain-have-cocaine-in-them</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-110786/@dumb-news/all-the-shrimp-in-britain-have-cocaine-in-them</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-110786]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dumb-news]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 03:38:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4EuFpKrRzBEBtDNR5x2HsrjFbTqNrz3HHeUP2L88CBt8tCRdjoLTLF3FG6PsogVirrJDHpqFqL31k1Cw59C1cS3MM378w5JiF8WV5vWwmLBCXJD6FQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A crazy thought I saw online that had me not believing it, until I did the math]]></title><description><![CDATA[Go ahead and look at this statement and think about it for a second. Sorry for the horrible resolution, I don't know what I did wrong there but I think the point still gets across. What he is saying is]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@gooddream/a-crazy-thought-i-saw-online-that-had-me-not-believing-it-until-i-did-the-math</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@gooddream/a-crazy-thought-i-saw-online-that-had-me-not-believing-it-until-i-did-the-math</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gooddream]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 09:49:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqfA2iSq7HZv4bPHVnGfqmJsakrk1Yxi6jTPtuTryxgEq9RuyxV86aQyNX5tFGWUSpngYPepsKf4aNnhwH7V6M5KfwYDGsutanFucFoMn5mL3PbU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[More lottery winner news:  They are trying to steal what little you have left]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anyone who knows anything about statistics or bothers to read the fine print that is on the back, by law, of every single lottery ticket that is sold, will see, that it is truly a fool's venture to get]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-110786/@dumb-news/more-lottery-winner-news-they-are-trying-to-steal-what-little-you-have-left</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-110786/@dumb-news/more-lottery-winner-news-they-are-trying-to-steal-what-little-you-have-left</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-110786]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dumb-news]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 08:39:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4EuFpKrRzBEBtDNR6arMXUvargNsGBEW6Hf7PS6A79xdYwNPpecZJMbZXza5yJKs8feNV44idNCmynqNt2Pv8usu4QBxyqYuDtGF8wauJmAtCs2vRU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fantastic reporting:  "Coffee doesn't wake you up, it just delays feeling tired!"  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I think we are well past the stages of too much information and articles just being written about anything you can possibly imagine. I am old enough to remember a time when newspapers were the norm and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-110786/@dumb-news/fantastic-reporting-coffee-doesnt-wake-you-up-it-just-delays-feeling-tired</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-110786/@dumb-news/fantastic-reporting-coffee-doesnt-wake-you-up-it-just-delays-feeling-tired</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-110786]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dumb-news]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 10:14:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2923mN3pnd7PdFQqMsJzGT34ig9h2NRLjALsAQ1vnFM7wP6CUzGgr9Fig1WW84TvD5Q5FD5sGtPL6kpdxAuAorPLRPmRSFZgMGqJ1CP55qrmuH?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[More lottery propaganda in the news.  What is going on here?  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[A fool and his money are quickly parted, or something along those lines is how the saying goes and I am, in case you couldn't tell, vehemently opposed to the existence of government lottery programs. The]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-110786/@dumb-news/more-lottery-propaganda-in-the-news-what-is-going-on-here</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-110786/@dumb-news/more-lottery-propaganda-in-the-news-what-is-going-on-here</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-110786]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dumb-news]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 21:54:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4EuFpKrRzBEBtDNR5xRkpxbwsDqu9i2GPuA7mnN6K5QHtxjNEkYNRJ7zeiEMXK8pBXgez3X1pRMpgsqZN1H1UizoXBRUXx6TpUsxe1Rt8T3e1btbQJ?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[Guy wins lottery twice in 8 years!   ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I think that the lottery is a game for poor people who just seem to be dead-set on remaining poor. 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Throughout my life gambling has been either completely illegal or strictly]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-110786/@dumb-news/dollar18-billion-lottery-lowered-a-bit-after-taxes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-110786/@dumb-news/dollar18-billion-lottery-lowered-a-bit-after-taxes</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-110786]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dumb-news]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2025 20:04:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/23KQwnti57stsAqnmyxQN5QPZRZvTFiCDfL7NC8SaXCTGutuM7gNKdXtSZsV9SYn4293JwfiBjtr6L2CPSqAHqYfZGVBHeN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stupid stuff]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a friend of mine who earns less than $200 a month, and he also saves some of his money, which is incredible. He is one of those people I admire because most times I used to think of how he was]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-146620/@dwayne16/stupid-stuff</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-146620/@dwayne16/stupid-stuff</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-146620]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dwayne16]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2025 21:13:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4EufsPhBnhmrLwi1f1GotCf2ujzVk35oAuw9GJeTzeFTXcSwCbLbt9MrBrHZULr3kJAPqq9bSQi1kTro22xTZHiNg9B7T1qQCfWsNx87RivDPbaFT4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Koreans fighting Chinese in Pattaya over a live-stream.  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you ever been walking down the street and seen someone holding their camera towards themselves and talking? 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I have said many times before that I don't understand why they bother to continue because they certainly]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-110786/@dumb-news/an-article-that-showcases-how-stupid-both-yahoo-news-and-their-readers-are</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-110786/@dumb-news/an-article-that-showcases-how-stupid-both-yahoo-news-and-their-readers-are</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-110786]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dumb-news]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 01:03:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4EuFpKrRzBEBtDNR5wq8FRrU4NQ9f3qiVKBxEaVsncce8DDsWuD45dJ92qyyzUKYE1C3wMfQPih1Bu4fy6vsejVkdAwcCjxcwbNUw2WCNUMwzrqV8r?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[¡Hive's "Iron Crotch Kung Fu" master! ...it's my MeMe #184]]></title><description><![CDATA[Honestly, this increasing hypocrisy, this narcisistic falsehood, this ubiquitous rampant parasitism, and this shameless ass-licking everywhere in Hive, these despicable behaviors are starting to piss me]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-195212/@por500bolos/hive-s-iron-crotch-kung-fu-master-it-s-my-meme-184</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-195212/@por500bolos/hive-s-iron-crotch-kung-fu-master-it-s-my-meme-184</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-195212]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[por500bolos]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 04:51:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2AhvXLVpSBRCh94Zt2E7qjUvnCc5jT6gRKnUsDhGbgUPQuoc4oWN8m7HegHzdRQJ3Dwf3rbaj4XuCmbqZXdeS3AYfMh5XAGKTncRUKaPysfj1P5AuaBnJCxmU5MV3cbEiDFgMkY7GYM9qMFNg9hUEybde2KyzXaKy9kmf4QYQ7ktxgMErgPeFwvoZnNHrYKGfFAZUbkLmJBnUXTffvX2QmvWZH26XfJ3Mpn9vohiU2JoX?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Troubling Tuesday!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Or The Politicians Did iT? Welcome to the Modern World! Little Kids can Be Smart? Better Share Your Burger? All arrived via WhatsApp, not my Property. Headings are my own]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@awgbibb/troubling-tuesday</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@awgbibb/troubling-tuesday</guid><category><![CDATA[funny]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[awgbibb]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 12:40:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2923mN3pnd7PiNwC4SZeLS8gsPqbAhHKzXBuEw8fjZANmj8Du6SVPNRmssqp9SdzPEpeiBmZJiTySWhUVffUALjF51ncBf7ToyppnCqdoEEmGS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>