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Betsy Robinson
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Writer: journalist, novelist, playwright
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What making Pluribus can teach us about making a working society. #pluribus open.substack.com/pub/betsyrob...
Skill + Cooperation + Respect = Incomparable Beauty and Closeness
When we return to valuing hard-earned expertise, we will live the American Dream.
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November 27, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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Writer/Director Vince Gilligan's Sci-Fi Truth
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Writer/Director Vince Gilligan's Sci-Fi Trutn
Sit back and enjoy the ride
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November 10, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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Election’s over. Yay. Now let’s do the work!
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Doing the Work of this Life
What is the work?
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November 5, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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There’s much we can learn from AI about the people running our government.
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Soulless People and AI
What we can learn about reacting
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November 4, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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Everybody has something right about them. By knowing the specifics, you can help yourself heal what’s screwing things up.
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A Boost: Knowing What's Right with Us
Seeing our gifts and using them for service
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November 3, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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We need leaders who have no stake in being leaders. How to recognize them.
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Leaders and Herds . . . Our Evolution
Is there an oxymoron in the first part?
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November 1, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice by Virginia Roberts Giuffre
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Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice by Virginia Roberts Giuffre
It is time to expose the perpetrators’ names.
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October 30, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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Hallelujah
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Hallelujah
When the wall disintegrates
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October 29, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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Trump & Zuckerberg Are Right: Crowd Size Matters
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Trump & Zuckerberg Are Right: Crowd Size Matters
Learning Jiu-jitsu from the sociopaths
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October 28, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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Everything Affects Everything
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Everything Affects Everything
That’s why demonstrating relentlessly for democracy is powerful.
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October 26, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism, by Sarah Wynn-Williams
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Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism, by Sarah Wynn-Williams
This Facebook debacle is a microcosm of our current country and a warning about where we’re headed.
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October 24, 2025 at 5:57 AM
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Contemplation on Baby Trump
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Contemplation on Baby Trump
Suggestion for tech-savvy funny person
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October 17, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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Something to think about as we prepare for maybe the largest global demonstration ever on Oct. 18th.
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We Are Never Alone
And there are auspicious times—Feel the helpers gathering
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October 16, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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Would you like to try out a completely new perspective?
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Would you like to try out a completely new perspective?
What do you have to lose? Suspend your disbelief for a few hundred words.
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October 15, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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The Rediscovery of North America by Barry Lopez
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The Rediscovery of North America by Barry Lopez
Book Review + Addendum to . . .
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October 14, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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We can learn about the Body Politic, get direction even, from the metaphors within our own bodies. open.substack.com/pub/betsyrob...
When You Have a Physical Injury . . .
This is a metaphor
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October 13, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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Figuring out your priorities makes action easier.
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What Do You Care About More than Yourself?
If you can name it, things become simple.
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October 12, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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Another man directed by his True North. Great memoir. Theater Kid by Jeffrey Seller open.substack.com/pub/betsyrob...
Theater Kid by Jeffrey Seller
Telling the truth is cathartic—for those who tell it and for those who hear it.
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October 11, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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How to Eliminate Gloom
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How to Eliminate Gloom
Easy as spray cleaner
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October 10, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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Whether you like or dislike Anthony Scaramucci, he has a message we all need right now. Listen and watch deeply.
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In the Darkest of Times, the North Star Shines Brightest
Anthony Scaramucci models deviation and return
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October 9, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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New book, old book, no book, new look … for today’s warriors.
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Let Us Be Lighthearted Lively Warriors
Let’s dance and sing
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October 8, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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An idea for @maryltrump.bsky.social Trump Sane Relatives of Insane Politicians, Why Not Join Forces? open.substack.com/pub/betsyrob...
Sane Relatives of Insane Politicians, Why Not Join Forces?
You need a club
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October 7, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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My books aren't popular enough to be banned in the USA—deep sigh. But for Banned Books Week (Oct. 5-11), a sale: $9 paperbacks in USA from today through the 11th! (Descriptions on the links.)

The Spectators
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Cats on a Pole
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October 6, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Rosie Robinson has some lessons for you. open.substack.com/pub/betsyrob...
My Dogged Life
What I learned from a 9 lb. dog
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October 6, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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Nobody has the right to censor books in libraries! #BannedBooksWeek starts today. Here’s some thought on the whole insane debacle. open.substack.com/pub/betsyrob...
2 Documentaries and a Writer’s Screed about Book Banning
Fight for Our Right to Read What We Want
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October 5, 2025 at 9:30 AM