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            <title><![CDATA[How the Cornell 7 Expose the Legal Myth of Sexual Consent]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/fourth-wave/how-the-cornell-7-expose-the-legal-myth-of-sexual-consent-be975050ba9c?source=rss-d3339ae337------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1672/1*5mv0RMggvPgCbwbp9BlTVA.png" width="1672"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">One type of legal consent is not like the others</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/fourth-wave/how-the-cornell-7-expose-the-legal-myth-of-sexual-consent-be975050ba9c?source=rss-d3339ae337------2">Continue reading on Fourth Wave »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:01:04 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[You’ve Been Accepting Apologies That Are Actually Insults]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://thehubpublication.com/youve-been-accepting-apologies-that-are-actually-insults-0c31333a61bc?source=rss-d3339ae337------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1536/1*TKsqAIk8Lxi85s2OopdRbg.png" width="1536"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">They&#x2019;re trying to reconcile&#x200A;&#x2014;&#x200A;but also put you back in your place.</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://thehubpublication.com/youve-been-accepting-apologies-that-are-actually-insults-0c31333a61bc?source=rss-d3339ae337------2">Continue reading on The Hub Publication »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 14:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[These Zodiac Signs Keep Winning the White House]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://astropagan.com/the-zodiac-signs-that-keep-winning-the-white-house-cfe59404a160?source=rss-d3339ae337------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1536/1*53yjNowCstioQbbKOYHuyQ.png" width="1536"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">One rising sign and one Mars sign tower above the rest.</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://astropagan.com/the-zodiac-signs-that-keep-winning-the-white-house-cfe59404a160?source=rss-d3339ae337------2">Continue reading on Astro Pagan »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2025 13:36:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Can Men Solve the Male Loneliness Epidemic?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/fourth-wave/can-men-solve-the-male-loneliness-epidemic-d8095a427d20?source=rss-d3339ae337------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/1*QR6KXlGpNxzLrXl2DfhR7A.jpeg" width="5370"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Do they actually want to? California Governor Gavin Newsom&#x2019;s Men&#x2019;s Service Challenge may give us the answer</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/fourth-wave/can-men-solve-the-male-loneliness-epidemic-d8095a427d20?source=rss-d3339ae337------2">Continue reading on Fourth Wave »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2025 10:01:47 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Old Wives’ Tales Are Scientific Breakthroughs Waiting to Happen]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/the-virago/old-wives-tales-are-scientific-breakthroughs-waiting-to-happen-fb747232f328?source=rss-d3339ae337------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1920/1*eze4S0FgJrhTS6dJtF6SSg.png" width="1920"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">The control group the scientific community has been missing is a panel of babushkas.</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/the-virago/old-wives-tales-are-scientific-breakthroughs-waiting-to-happen-fb747232f328?source=rss-d3339ae337------2">Continue reading on The Virago »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2025 13:41:44 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[What the Playground Can Teach Us About the Psychology of Power]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/thought-thinkers/what-the-playground-can-teach-us-about-the-psychology-of-power-0cafefa78441?source=rss-d3339ae337------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1920/1*vbfRaOsqbfYCObvcX12tqw.png" width="1920"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Flexes and power plays start early&#x200A;&#x2014;&#x200A;best to recognize them young</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/thought-thinkers/what-the-playground-can-teach-us-about-the-psychology-of-power-0cafefa78441?source=rss-d3339ae337------2">Continue reading on Thought Thinkers »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2025 14:02:14 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Men’s Bizarre Obsession With Their Own Names]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/bitchy/whats-up-with-men-naming-everything-after-themselves-c9f9cf0e8f10?source=rss-d3339ae337------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1536/1*07xG5nbb1qY3lI4eqR4ujQ.png" width="1536"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">The ego-driven compulsion to slap their name on everything from babies to buildings.</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/bitchy/whats-up-with-men-naming-everything-after-themselves-c9f9cf0e8f10?source=rss-d3339ae337------2">Continue reading on Bitchy »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2025 15:37:54 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[We’re All Pick Mes At Heart]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/the-virago/were-all-pick-mes-at-heart-3549c0ece974?source=rss-d3339ae337------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1920/1*06s-lu60BJ9xQpi233ABGg.png" width="1920"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Even the ones in denial. Actually, especially the ones in denial.</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/the-virago/were-all-pick-mes-at-heart-3549c0ece974?source=rss-d3339ae337------2">Continue reading on The Virago »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2025 13:01:51 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[No One Breadcrumbs Machiavelli]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/modern-women/no-one-breadcrumbs-machiavelli-9ec78e2d05ef?source=rss-d3339ae337------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1536/0*5qRUfeSnuRLtY2XO.png" width="1536"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">His first mistake was breaching the accord. His second was underestimating my ruthlessness.</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/modern-women/no-one-breadcrumbs-machiavelli-9ec78e2d05ef?source=rss-d3339ae337------2">Continue reading on Modern Women »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 21:24:36 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[How to Become Someone’s Intrusive Thoughts]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://thehubpublication.com/the-art-of-becoming-someones-intrusive-thoughts-99a5ce6abe1b?source=rss-d3339ae337------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1920/1*Vdo95zeplAr_ZIMH-WLeMQ.png" width="1920"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Pavlovian mind hacks to make someone compulsively think of you even when you&#x2019;re not around.</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://thehubpublication.com/the-art-of-becoming-someones-intrusive-thoughts-99a5ce6abe1b?source=rss-d3339ae337------2">Continue reading on The Hub Publication »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Violet Abstract]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 09:01:51 GMT</pubDate>
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