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            <title><![CDATA[I’m Done.]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 21:21:03 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Gods We Build]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 12:50:58 GMT</pubDate>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 10:29:59 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Publisher Finally Delivered! The Long Way To Your Heart is Out!]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 10:29:35 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[His Goose Is Cooked, but He’s Still a Duck]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:11:26 GMT</pubDate>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:09:22 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[What Has White Feminism Done For This POC Woman? NOTHING!]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 15:01:02 GMT</pubDate>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 13:58:37 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Publishing when POC: From Flying to Flopping]]></title>
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