<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Racket News: Racket Rewind ]]></title><description><![CDATA[As you may have noticed, Racket is growing! To make it easier to keep up, we’re launching Racket Rewind, a recap of everything we’ve published over the past week.

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To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p>We know inboxes can get cluttered, so if you&#8217;d rather not receive Racket Rewind but still want other emails from us, you can update your preferences anytime in your <a href="http://www.racket.news/account">account settings</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Racket Rewind ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week on Racket News]]></description><link>https://www.racket.news/p/racket-rewind-148</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.racket.news/p/racket-rewind-148</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Racket Staff]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2025 17:14:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/a1e513c7-f1ee-47f7-b302-2d712fbaeb38_4400x3320.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Welcome to Racket Rewind, a recap of everything we&#8217;ve published over the past week. 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To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p>We know inboxes can get cluttered, so if you&#8217;d rather not receive Racket Rewind but still want other emails from us, you can update your preferences anytime in your <a href="http://www.racket.news/account">account settings</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Racket Rewind ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week on Racket News]]></description><link>https://www.racket.news/p/racket-rewind-27a</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.racket.news/p/racket-rewind-27a</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Racket Staff]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2025 18:15:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/249855d4-ce55-4b07-bae8-310694fa16b6_4400x3320.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Welcome to Racket Rewind, a recap of everything we&#8217;ve published over the past week. 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Plus, one previously paywalled article is now free to read and share.</p><p>Thanks for reading! </p><div><hr></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zKGD!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd637db54-1d70-4bc2-b8f7-b7c5e600df31_1800x450.gif" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zKGD!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_lossy/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd637db54-1d70-4bc2-b8f7-b7c5e600df31_1800x450.gif 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zKGD!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_lossy/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd637db54-1d70-4bc2-b8f7-b7c5e600df31_1800x450.gif 848w, 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Plus, one previously paywalled article is now free to read and share.</p><p>We know inboxes can get cluttered, so if you&#8217;d rather not receive Racket Rewind but still want other emails from us, you can update your preferences anytime in your <a href="http://www.racket.news/account">account settings</a>.</p><p>Thanks for reading! </p><div><hr></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zKGD!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd637db54-1d70-4bc2-b8f7-b7c5e600df31_1800x450.gif" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zKGD!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_lossy/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd637db54-1d70-4bc2-b8f7-b7c5e600df31_1800x450.gif 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zKGD!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_lossy/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd637db54-1d70-4bc2-b8f7-b7c5e600df31_1800x450.gif 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zKGD!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_lossy/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd637db54-1d70-4bc2-b8f7-b7c5e600df31_1800x450.gif 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zKGD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_lossy/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd637db54-1d70-4bc2-b8f7-b7c5e600df31_1800x450.gif 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zKGD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_lossy/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd637db54-1d70-4bc2-b8f7-b7c5e600df31_1800x450.gif" width="1456" height="364" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/d637db54-1d70-4bc2-b8f7-b7c5e600df31_1800x450.gif&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:364,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:8611983,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/gif&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.racket.news/i/159563662?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd637db54-1d70-4bc2-b8f7-b7c5e600df31_1800x450.gif&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zKGD!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_lossy/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd637db54-1d70-4bc2-b8f7-b7c5e600df31_1800x450.gif 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zKGD!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_lossy/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd637db54-1d70-4bc2-b8f7-b7c5e600df31_1800x450.gif 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zKGD!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_lossy/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd637db54-1d70-4bc2-b8f7-b7c5e600df31_1800x450.gif 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zKGD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_lossy/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd637db54-1d70-4bc2-b8f7-b7c5e600df31_1800x450.gif 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;089b8290-0c1f-47db-8000-238c3af78000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;With Donald Trump back in office, freedom of speech is back in vogue. 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The same Washington Post that ignored years of censorship controversies is (hilariously) just now running &#8220;&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:null,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;sm&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Bloomberg's Pathetic Swipe at Substack&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:263053,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Matt 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To make it easier to keep up, we&#8217;re launching Racket Rewind, a recap of everything we&#8217;ve published over the past week. 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