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            <title><![CDATA[Do You Enjoy Sex?]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Russell Brand Found Guilty of Rape]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:01:03 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[What’s in the Air Today?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/the-bad-influence/whats-in-the-air-today-94cf7e6173f9?source=rss----74e8e6e019cb---4"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/1*rCF1yCmks8aWzSEhQI9V0w.jpeg" width="3200"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">I used to be scared or was it anxious, about once a month. I don&#x2019;t always remember the reasons for it, but it was consistent, like school&#x2026;</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/the-bad-influence/whats-in-the-air-today-94cf7e6173f9?source=rss----74e8e6e019cb---4">Continue reading on The Bad Influence »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 16:34:53 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[A Waiter Whispered in My Niece’s Ear]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/the-bad-influence/a-waiter-whispered-in-my-nieces-ear-20348a5fdf8a?source=rss----74e8e6e019cb---4"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/0*HsnEUMkzeLa5m_aH" width="2731"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Even though I&#x2019;d already told him to go away</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/the-bad-influence/a-waiter-whispered-in-my-nieces-ear-20348a5fdf8a?source=rss----74e8e6e019cb---4">Continue reading on The Bad Influence »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 18:00:07 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Where the Lost Things Go]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 03:28:57 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[You Can’t Believe Everything You Read or Hear]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Marla Bishop]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 20:01:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Rape and Reproduction]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 16:34:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Haters Gonna Hate]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[two towers]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Feminism Isn’t Just for Women.]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Liam M]]></dc:creator>
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