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            <title><![CDATA[The Trump Administration Discovers the Cause of the 2026 Ground Stop]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mitch Trachtenberg]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 18:59:31 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[What the Democratic Congress Can Do For America’s Health]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/thought-thinkers/what-the-democratic-congress-can-do-for-americas-health-34077e172e31?source=rss-1548a48deca------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*F5qDc8RPzejgLoADjprQOg.jpeg" width="1024"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Sidestep the health insurance industry</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/thought-thinkers/what-the-democratic-congress-can-do-for-americas-health-34077e172e31?source=rss-1548a48deca------2">Continue reading on Thought Thinkers »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mitch Trachtenberg]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2026 22:01:22 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[It’s Nice to be Nice, but Nice Won’t Save Us (Conclusion)]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/maybe-just-a-bit-taboo/its-nice-to-be-nice-but-nice-won-t-save-us-conclusion-ff623e632b52?source=rss-1548a48deca------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1368/1*Rh53yySrvoDso_srNBeoUw.png" width="1368"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Even in tiny out-of-the-way towns, the world has a way of bringing trouble</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/maybe-just-a-bit-taboo/its-nice-to-be-nice-but-nice-won-t-save-us-conclusion-ff623e632b52?source=rss-1548a48deca------2">Continue reading on Maybe Just a Bit Taboo »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 22:25:31 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[It’s Nice to be Nice, but Nice Won’t Save Us (Part 4)]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/maybe-just-a-bit-taboo/its-nice-to-be-nice-but-nice-won-t-save-us-part-4-bce76c2e9e7a?source=rss-1548a48deca------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1280/1*TAqOWVHjhfsuy9Then_0jA.jpeg" width="1280"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Even in tiny out-of-the-way towns, the world has a way of bringing trouble</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/maybe-just-a-bit-taboo/its-nice-to-be-nice-but-nice-won-t-save-us-part-4-bce76c2e9e7a?source=rss-1548a48deca------2">Continue reading on Maybe Just a Bit Taboo »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mitch Trachtenberg]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 22:24:49 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[It’s Nice to be Nice, but Nice Won’t Save Us (Part 3)]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/maybe-just-a-bit-taboo/its-nice-to-be-nice-but-nice-won-t-save-us-part-3-4763b20d668b?source=rss-1548a48deca------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/1*6FYJKDlGDkRjTQQUJbJ6Lg.jpeg" width="4032"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Even in tiny out-of-the-way towns, the world has a way of bringing trouble</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/maybe-just-a-bit-taboo/its-nice-to-be-nice-but-nice-won-t-save-us-part-3-4763b20d668b?source=rss-1548a48deca------2">Continue reading on Maybe Just a Bit Taboo »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mitch Trachtenberg]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 22:23:03 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[It’s Nice to be Nice, but Nice Won’t Save Us (Part 2)]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/maybe-just-a-bit-taboo/its-nice-to-be-nice-but-nice-won-t-save-us-part-2-26ee5d5c25c5?source=rss-1548a48deca------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1920/1*WvrfRwoVIXQo1bnttSerUw.png" width="1920"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Even in tiny out-of-the-way towns, the world has a way of bringing trouble</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/maybe-just-a-bit-taboo/its-nice-to-be-nice-but-nice-won-t-save-us-part-2-26ee5d5c25c5?source=rss-1548a48deca------2">Continue reading on Maybe Just a Bit Taboo »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 22:18:56 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[It’s Nice to be Nice, but Nice Won’t Save Us (Part 1)]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/maybe-just-a-bit-taboo/its-nice-to-be-nice-but-nice-won-t-save-us-part-1-6addef14452c?source=rss-1548a48deca------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1408/1*-fhucyVFYjdKQPAHvwQwLA.jpeg" width="1408"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Even in tiny out-of-the-way towns, the world has a way of bringing trouble</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/maybe-just-a-bit-taboo/its-nice-to-be-nice-but-nice-won-t-save-us-part-1-6addef14452c?source=rss-1548a48deca------2">Continue reading on Maybe Just a Bit Taboo »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mitch Trachtenberg]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 22:17:45 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[God Changed His Mind Too Late]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/thought-thinkers/god-changed-his-mind-too-late-051a08030412?source=rss-1548a48deca------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/600/1*HqIx3ribNdRLCvCj5slRPg.jpeg" width="600"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Why do we still let religious institutions and their leaders control lives?</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/thought-thinkers/god-changed-his-mind-too-late-051a08030412?source=rss-1548a48deca------2">Continue reading on Thought Thinkers »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mitch Trachtenberg]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 18:04:35 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[I’m Crazy You’re Crazy]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/maybe-just-a-bit-taboo/im-crazy-you-re-crazy-406624d7f8b7?source=rss-1548a48deca------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1362/1*VuKNGURd68PPz1glbPK54A.png" width="1362"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Call the whole thing off?</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/maybe-just-a-bit-taboo/im-crazy-you-re-crazy-406624d7f8b7?source=rss-1548a48deca------2">Continue reading on Maybe Just a Bit Taboo »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 17:50:29 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Looksmaxxing, Transgender Folk, Gay Rights, and the Back Cover of The New Yorker]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/thought-thinkers/looksmaxxing-transgender-folk-gay-rights-and-the-back-cover-of-the-new-yorker-bf7d40e4bb31?source=rss-1548a48deca------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1402/1*y5CGHBY7zNn4UKu88yBKOQ.png" width="1402"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Plus Pete Hegseth, high heels, and business suits</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/thought-thinkers/looksmaxxing-transgender-folk-gay-rights-and-the-back-cover-of-the-new-yorker-bf7d40e4bb31?source=rss-1548a48deca------2">Continue reading on Thought Thinkers »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mitch Trachtenberg]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 18:39:35 GMT</pubDate>
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