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        <title><![CDATA[The Curmudgeon - Medium]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Age of Hamlet]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/the-curmudgeon/the-age-of-hamlet-233443b4db39?source=rss----18f82274fea6---4"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/0*LGc19NL6iyJbGtC4" width="3172"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">The Great Dane was only a puppy</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/the-curmudgeon/the-age-of-hamlet-233443b4db39?source=rss----18f82274fea6---4">Continue reading on The Curmudgeon »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:10:07 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Donald Trump: Our 19th Century Boy]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/the-curmudgeon/donald-trump-our-19th-century-boy-f92ecf0eed6f?source=rss----18f82274fea6---4"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/0*OWjU_r3qEW6k-UHa" width="4898"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Well it&#x2019;s plain to see
You were meant for me
Yeah, I&#x2019;m your boy
Your 20th century toy (T.Rex 1973)</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/the-curmudgeon/donald-trump-our-19th-century-boy-f92ecf0eed6f?source=rss----18f82274fea6---4">Continue reading on The Curmudgeon »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <category><![CDATA[poli̇ti̇cs]]></category>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Atkinson]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 11 Jan 2025 14:09:04 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Modern Woke Inquisitor]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/the-curmudgeon/modern-woke-inquisitor-f39f3e752291?source=rss----18f82274fea6---4"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/600/1*H2uYfkG3a9y7j3Fb8X6yWA.png" width="600"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">With apologies to Gilbert and Sullivan</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/the-curmudgeon/modern-woke-inquisitor-f39f3e752291?source=rss----18f82274fea6---4">Continue reading on The Curmudgeon »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Atkinson]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2023 12:12:36 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Great AI Con]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/the-curmudgeon/the-great-ai-con-b237ee901b67?source=rss----18f82274fea6---4"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*k2apEwjHswHvXSqo5OO-vA.png" width="1024"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Artificial, but not intelligent</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/the-curmudgeon/the-great-ai-con-b237ee901b67?source=rss----18f82274fea6---4">Continue reading on The Curmudgeon »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 04 Mar 2023 13:54:30 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Games I’ve Enjoyed]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Atkinson]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2023 18:26:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Navel-Gazing]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Atkinson]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2023 17:03:30 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Alien Protocol]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Atkinson]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2023 15:11:24 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[It’s Not A Zero-Sum Game]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Atkinson]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2023 13:12:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[School Run Morning]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/the-curmudgeon/school-run-morning-5bd5a3023e30?source=rss----18f82274fea6---4"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/0*V_PFIN6C4gAKD4-g" width="4000"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Because I promised</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/the-curmudgeon/school-run-morning-5bd5a3023e30?source=rss----18f82274fea6---4">Continue reading on The Curmudgeon »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Atkinson]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2023 17:41:05 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[I Call Them Flying Saucers]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Atkinson]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2023 17:04:25 GMT</pubDate>
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