<?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[The Advance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scouting the world, in advance, for the objective background research you need.]]></description><link>https://www.theadvance.report</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!IySz!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbec43a5e-98d2-4522-aaf6-83f7c92bdd8d_448x448.png</url><title>The Advance</title><link>https://www.theadvance.report</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 04:18:31 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.theadvance.report/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Norman de Silva]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[theadvancereport@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[theadvancereport@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Norman de Silva]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Norman de Silva]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[theadvancereport@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[theadvancereport@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Norman de Silva]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[May 16, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[May 16, 2025]]></description><link>https://www.theadvance.report/p/history-manhattan-pilgrims-tariffs</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.theadvance.report/p/history-manhattan-pilgrims-tariffs</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Norman de Silva]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2025 20:20:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/8f07fb60-c7f9-4391-af52-5f465b8aadf6_1024x678.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><h4>THEORY: The Origin of Covid Before Wuhan?</h4></blockquote><p>A well researched compelling theory of how Covid-19 got to Wuhan. (20 min)</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://brownstone.org/articles/is-this-the-man-who-created-covid-19-in-faucis-us-lab/&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;The Brownstone Institute&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://brownstone.org/articles/is-this-the-man-who-created-covid-19-in-faucis-us-lab/"><span>The Brownstone Institute</span></a></p><p></p><blockquote><h4>HISTORY: The Most Dangerous Building in Manhattan</h4></blockquote><p>An incredible 30 minute backstory of the Citi building. Why it had to be built in such an odd shape, how they realized it was going to collapse, and what they did about it. 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