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
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.
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Because it's a concentration camp. Hope that helps.
250 people detained in the Florida Everglades have no criminal convictions or pending charges.
Exclusive: Hundreds at Alligator Alcatraz have no criminal charges, Miami Herald learns
Descriptions of the Everglades detention center as a place for violent criminals tell only part of the story.
www.miamiherald.com
July 13, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Because it's a concentration camp. Hope that helps.
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Niemöller was never the moral guide.
He got the memo too late.
Our job is to to understand that
EVERY
SINGLE
HUMAN
BEING
IS
PRECIOUS
and to act accordingly
NOW
He got the memo too late.
Our job is to to understand that
EVERY
SINGLE
HUMAN
BEING
IS
PRECIOUS
and to act accordingly
NOW
July 10, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Niemöller was never the moral guide.
He got the memo too late.
Our job is to to understand that
EVERY
SINGLE
HUMAN
BEING
IS
PRECIOUS
and to act accordingly
NOW
He got the memo too late.
Our job is to to understand that
EVERY
SINGLE
HUMAN
BEING
IS
PRECIOUS
and to act accordingly
NOW
It is wild to be back home after a year. There are so many things that I knew I missed, but there are so many others that are absolutely surprising to me. It is nice to be in a familiar place.
July 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
It is wild to be back home after a year. There are so many things that I knew I missed, but there are so many others that are absolutely surprising to me. It is nice to be in a familiar place.
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We’re calling for a Florida boycott over the inhumane “Alligator Alcatraz” detention site. Cancel your family vacation and choose a different destination this summer.
July 5, 2025 at 1:20 PM
We’re calling for a Florida boycott over the inhumane “Alligator Alcatraz” detention site. Cancel your family vacation and choose a different destination this summer.
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FYI: All the AI data centers that produces all that AI slop is a major cause of the extreme heat right now.
July 2, 2025 at 8:04 PM
FYI: All the AI data centers that produces all that AI slop is a major cause of the extreme heat right now.
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That is who these people are. We need to stay clear about that cause it's not gonna stop with Immigrants, or Latinos, or *insert whoever they seem a threat*. It's repulsive and it's reality.
July 2, 2025 at 6:18 PM
That is who these people are. We need to stay clear about that cause it's not gonna stop with Immigrants, or Latinos, or *insert whoever they seem a threat*. It's repulsive and it's reality.
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Aside from the whole “make poor people sicker” obvious bit, it’ll very likely:
- shutter hospitals, especially ones in rural areas and dense metros that serve the urban poor
- kick around a million vulnerable elders off of their insurance with no alternative
- shutter hospitals, especially ones in rural areas and dense metros that serve the urban poor
- kick around a million vulnerable elders off of their insurance with no alternative
One of the essays I wrote for my qualifying exams literally 10 days ago was a deep dive into what would happen to American healthcare and health should the nightmare bill pass. Which it did last night.
July 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Aside from the whole “make poor people sicker” obvious bit, it’ll very likely:
- shutter hospitals, especially ones in rural areas and dense metros that serve the urban poor
- kick around a million vulnerable elders off of their insurance with no alternative
- shutter hospitals, especially ones in rural areas and dense metros that serve the urban poor
- kick around a million vulnerable elders off of their insurance with no alternative
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“When the last tree is cut, the last fish is caught, and the last river is polluted; when to breathe the air is sickening, you will realize, too late, that wealth is not in bank accounts and that you can’t eat money.”
― Alanis Obomsawin
― Alanis Obomsawin
June 30, 2025 at 11:59 PM
“When the last tree is cut, the last fish is caught, and the last river is polluted; when to breathe the air is sickening, you will realize, too late, that wealth is not in bank accounts and that you can’t eat money.”
― Alanis Obomsawin
― Alanis Obomsawin