Stephanie MacDonald
@stephanierambles.bsky.social
English Educator | Reader | Writer | Life-long Learner | MSU Grad | Travel Enthusiast | Project LIT | She/Her | CMU ED Leadership MA | Warrior | MA resident
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Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
December 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
Something I have been waiting for is *finally* coming together. Let 2026 be full of opportunities and moving forward after blockage. ❤️🤞
December 14, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Something I have been waiting for is *finally* coming together. Let 2026 be full of opportunities and moving forward after blockage. ❤️🤞
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Doing some cute calligraphy
December 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Doing some cute calligraphy
Have the confidence of a mediocre white man. One just told me he might apply for an open position even though he has no experience with or knowledge on the main responsibilities, but he could do some research and be okay. 🙄 I shall be applying because I am more competent than that bs!
December 11, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Have the confidence of a mediocre white man. One just told me he might apply for an open position even though he has no experience with or knowledge on the main responsibilities, but he could do some research and be okay. 🙄 I shall be applying because I am more competent than that bs!
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CRYING at how ChatGPT has interpreted the prompt for one of my finals. It was super low stakes, write about your feelings for 30min, don’t stop writing. But SOMEHOW I have MANY students whose roommates were SECRETLY WARLOCK CULT LEADERS & every one ends with, “I promise this really happened” ☠️
December 10, 2025 at 8:05 PM
CRYING at how ChatGPT has interpreted the prompt for one of my finals. It was super low stakes, write about your feelings for 30min, don’t stop writing. But SOMEHOW I have MANY students whose roommates were SECRETLY WARLOCK CULT LEADERS & every one ends with, “I promise this really happened” ☠️
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There are two basic reactions people have to ChatGPT
1) OMG I USE HIM FOR EVERYTHING AND WE’RE GETTING MARRIED
2) I preferred Google when it used to work.
You know which one you are. Every human being on the planet already knows.
1) OMG I USE HIM FOR EVERYTHING AND WE’RE GETTING MARRIED
2) I preferred Google when it used to work.
You know which one you are. Every human being on the planet already knows.
December 9, 2025 at 5:33 PM
There are two basic reactions people have to ChatGPT
1) OMG I USE HIM FOR EVERYTHING AND WE’RE GETTING MARRIED
2) I preferred Google when it used to work.
You know which one you are. Every human being on the planet already knows.
1) OMG I USE HIM FOR EVERYTHING AND WE’RE GETTING MARRIED
2) I preferred Google when it used to work.
You know which one you are. Every human being on the planet already knows.
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> google a question
> scroll past Google's AI slop widgets
> read first actual search result
> it's AI slop from a content mill
> scroll past Google's AI slop widgets
> read first actual search result
> it's AI slop from a content mill
December 9, 2025 at 6:29 PM
> google a question
> scroll past Google's AI slop widgets
> read first actual search result
> it's AI slop from a content mill
> scroll past Google's AI slop widgets
> read first actual search result
> it's AI slop from a content mill
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Women who uphold the patriarchy and constantly demean feminism should not be online spouting their opinions on their own social media platforms.
You shouldn’t have an opinion or a platform. Let your husband do that for you…
You shouldn’t have an opinion or a platform. Let your husband do that for you…
December 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Women who uphold the patriarchy and constantly demean feminism should not be online spouting their opinions on their own social media platforms.
You shouldn’t have an opinion or a platform. Let your husband do that for you…
You shouldn’t have an opinion or a platform. Let your husband do that for you…
Went outside and did a ritual I saw about release and calling something in. My coworker saw me, and she joined me. No questions. No judgment. It is my favorite thing from today.
December 5, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Went outside and did a ritual I saw about release and calling something in. My coworker saw me, and she joined me. No questions. No judgment. It is my favorite thing from today.
Today is my mom’s birthday. Sending appreciation for her existence because without her, there is no me. However, she is awful, and I am grateful that I no longer speak to her.
October 15, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Today is my mom’s birthday. Sending appreciation for her existence because without her, there is no me. However, she is awful, and I am grateful that I no longer speak to her.
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As Dr Nelson said "AI is not inevitable."
Please refuse the slop whenever you can. Save the environment. Hire a creative instead.
Please refuse the slop whenever you can. Save the environment. Hire a creative instead.
October 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
As Dr Nelson said "AI is not inevitable."
Please refuse the slop whenever you can. Save the environment. Hire a creative instead.
Please refuse the slop whenever you can. Save the environment. Hire a creative instead.
My English dept is moving to blue book essays written in class only. I am LOVING the switch. I have been able to have one on one conversations with students and check in on their writing and see them take my feedback and rely on their skills, not AI or tech.
September 17, 2025 at 11:16 PM
My English dept is moving to blue book essays written in class only. I am LOVING the switch. I have been able to have one on one conversations with students and check in on their writing and see them take my feedback and rely on their skills, not AI or tech.
I think we are in terrible times and have been, but I think that things are rapidly shifting into even more terrible times. Genuinely scared for the near future.
September 13, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I think we are in terrible times and have been, but I think that things are rapidly shifting into even more terrible times. Genuinely scared for the near future.
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Whiteness only demands civility and grace in response to calls for accountability and responsibility for whiteness and white supremacism.
September 11, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Whiteness only demands civility and grace in response to calls for accountability and responsibility for whiteness and white supremacism.
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The Great Lakes are incredible. This is from Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. I can't take credit for the photo...just sharing.
September 10, 2025 at 11:50 PM
The Great Lakes are incredible. This is from Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. I can't take credit for the photo...just sharing.
I made this peach bar recipe for book club, and they were a hit. Thought I would share.
www.savingdessert.com/fresh-peach-...
www.savingdessert.com/fresh-peach-...
Fresh Peach Crumb Bars
Fresh Peach Crumb Bars ~ there's nothing like juicy, sweet peaches baked in a simple crust! Adapt to any of your favorite summer fruits.
www.savingdessert.com
August 26, 2025 at 2:03 AM
I made this peach bar recipe for book club, and they were a hit. Thought I would share.
www.savingdessert.com/fresh-peach-...
www.savingdessert.com/fresh-peach-...
The past three walks I've been on (all this week), I've seen the brightest red of cardinals that have fled the scene as soon as I've seen them. Super weird. Feels like a thing. Idk what that thing is, though.
July 26, 2025 at 1:52 PM
The past three walks I've been on (all this week), I've seen the brightest red of cardinals that have fled the scene as soon as I've seen them. Super weird. Feels like a thing. Idk what that thing is, though.
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ChatGPT is for morons and lazy people and nothing I’ve seen so far has convinced me otherwise.
July 20, 2025 at 7:41 PM
ChatGPT is for morons and lazy people and nothing I’ve seen so far has convinced me otherwise.
I need 30 year old friends without kids, so we can go for drinks at the last minute. Or other adventures. I am bored.
July 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM
I need 30 year old friends without kids, so we can go for drinks at the last minute. Or other adventures. I am bored.
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If women submitting to men was a natural way of being, they would not have needed laws, religion & violence to get them to do it.
July 15, 2025 at 11:08 PM
If women submitting to men was a natural way of being, they would not have needed laws, religion & violence to get them to do it.
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The people who build your houses, grow your food, and care for your family aren’t the problem. The ones hoarding billions while doing nothing to give back are.
July 14, 2025 at 11:54 AM
The people who build your houses, grow your food, and care for your family aren’t the problem. The ones hoarding billions while doing nothing to give back are.
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A feature, not a bug.
There can be no ruling class without an underclass, after all. 😒
There can be no ruling class without an underclass, after all. 😒
July 15, 2025 at 1:48 AM
A feature, not a bug.
There can be no ruling class without an underclass, after all. 😒
There can be no ruling class without an underclass, after all. 😒
This! Making permanent haves and have nots. Think Hunger Games.
Turning every former Confederacy state and a few more midwestern ones to a permanent underclass and source of labor.
July 15, 2025 at 12:34 AM
This! Making permanent haves and have nots. Think Hunger Games.
When I explain to people that I think our public school days are limited, this is what I mean. Loss of funding mixed with shortages will lead to more teachers burning out and fleeing the profession. This is working as intended, and this was the long game.
"We don’t make enough money to put up with this."
Last year, US K-12 schools opened short 55,000 teachers. Between book bans and political attacks on schools and educators, it's looking like this year's shortages will be even more dire, especially in red states.
newrepublic.com/article/1967...
Last year, US K-12 schools opened short 55,000 teachers. Between book bans and political attacks on schools and educators, it's looking like this year's shortages will be even more dire, especially in red states.
newrepublic.com/article/1967...
American Teachers in Red States Are Walking Away for Good
The predictable consequences of the right wing’s war on public schools are being felt as educators leave their communities—and their profession.
newrepublic.com
July 15, 2025 at 12:18 AM
When I explain to people that I think our public school days are limited, this is what I mean. Loss of funding mixed with shortages will lead to more teachers burning out and fleeing the profession. This is working as intended, and this was the long game.
One of my favorite things of being back is the people telling me I look happier and seem to be having the best adventure in MA.
July 13, 2025 at 11:24 PM
One of my favorite things of being back is the people telling me I look happier and seem to be having the best adventure in MA.