Michael Welker
@michaelwelker.bsky.social
Former lobbyist turned science teacher. Advocate for education, the working class, and environmental justice. Aspiring member of AVALANCHE. Secretly a crab person from the Chesapeake Bay. 🦀
Cecil County Public Schools received a threat today over a social media post made by a paraprofessional who works in the district. The post was Charlie Kirk's quote on deaths being a necessity for the #2a.
This political violence is only going to get worse. #Maryland #EduSky
This political violence is only going to get worse. #Maryland #EduSky
September 13, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Grades don't reflect ability. They reflect resilience, circumstances, and timing. I try to make sure my students know that above anything else. 5/5
#EduSky
#EduSky
I moved away from the community I'd lived in my whole life and my family was experiencing a lot of major changes. Life was pretty chaotic for 16 year old Mike.
I shot him a message to let him know I was a science teacher. I think he was genuinely excited. 3/
#EduSky
I shot him a message to let him know I was a science teacher. I think he was genuinely excited. 3/
#EduSky
I passed the test, and passed the class by the skin of my teeth.
The year before, I had gotten a B+/A- in Honors Bio. In between, my family lost our home. I had to move away from my girlfriend of 1 year (who would go on to become my wife). 2/
#EduSky
The year before, I had gotten a B+/A- in Honors Bio. In between, my family lost our home. I had to move away from my girlfriend of 1 year (who would go on to become my wife). 2/
#EduSky
September 12, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Grades don't reflect ability. They reflect resilience, circumstances, and timing. I try to make sure my students know that above anything else. 5/5
#EduSky
#EduSky
I tell my students about this all the time. Just because you fail at something doesn't mean you're bad at that thing. Just means you gotta try again.
Sometimes it's not the subject that is hard. It's everything else that is hard, and it impacts how we handle the day to day life. 4/
#EduSky
Sometimes it's not the subject that is hard. It's everything else that is hard, and it impacts how we handle the day to day life. 4/
#EduSky
I moved away from the community I'd lived in my whole life and my family was experiencing a lot of major changes. Life was pretty chaotic for 16 year old Mike.
I shot him a message to let him know I was a science teacher. I think he was genuinely excited. 3/
#EduSky
I shot him a message to let him know I was a science teacher. I think he was genuinely excited. 3/
#EduSky
I passed the test, and passed the class by the skin of my teeth.
The year before, I had gotten a B+/A- in Honors Bio. In between, my family lost our home. I had to move away from my girlfriend of 1 year (who would go on to become my wife). 2/
#EduSky
The year before, I had gotten a B+/A- in Honors Bio. In between, my family lost our home. I had to move away from my girlfriend of 1 year (who would go on to become my wife). 2/
#EduSky
September 12, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I tell my students about this all the time. Just because you fail at something doesn't mean you're bad at that thing. Just means you gotta try again.
Sometimes it's not the subject that is hard. It's everything else that is hard, and it impacts how we handle the day to day life. 4/
#EduSky
Sometimes it's not the subject that is hard. It's everything else that is hard, and it impacts how we handle the day to day life. 4/
#EduSky
I moved away from the community I'd lived in my whole life and my family was experiencing a lot of major changes. Life was pretty chaotic for 16 year old Mike.
I shot him a message to let him know I was a science teacher. I think he was genuinely excited. 3/
#EduSky
I shot him a message to let him know I was a science teacher. I think he was genuinely excited. 3/
#EduSky
I passed the test, and passed the class by the skin of my teeth.
The year before, I had gotten a B+/A- in Honors Bio. In between, my family lost our home. I had to move away from my girlfriend of 1 year (who would go on to become my wife). 2/
#EduSky
The year before, I had gotten a B+/A- in Honors Bio. In between, my family lost our home. I had to move away from my girlfriend of 1 year (who would go on to become my wife). 2/
#EduSky
I saw my High School chemistry teacher viewed my profile on LinkedIn.
I almost failed that class. When we went into the final test, I had a D average. I have a core memory of going to him worried that I'd fail the class. He assured me I'd be fine, and he was right. 1/
#EduSky
I almost failed that class. When we went into the final test, I had a D average. I have a core memory of going to him worried that I'd fail the class. He assured me I'd be fine, and he was right. 1/
#EduSky
September 12, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I moved away from the community I'd lived in my whole life and my family was experiencing a lot of major changes. Life was pretty chaotic for 16 year old Mike.
I shot him a message to let him know I was a science teacher. I think he was genuinely excited. 3/
#EduSky
I shot him a message to let him know I was a science teacher. I think he was genuinely excited. 3/
#EduSky
I passed the test, and passed the class by the skin of my teeth.
The year before, I had gotten a B+/A- in Honors Bio. In between, my family lost our home. I had to move away from my girlfriend of 1 year (who would go on to become my wife). 2/
#EduSky
The year before, I had gotten a B+/A- in Honors Bio. In between, my family lost our home. I had to move away from my girlfriend of 1 year (who would go on to become my wife). 2/
#EduSky
I saw my High School chemistry teacher viewed my profile on LinkedIn.
I almost failed that class. When we went into the final test, I had a D average. I have a core memory of going to him worried that I'd fail the class. He assured me I'd be fine, and he was right. 1/
#EduSky
I almost failed that class. When we went into the final test, I had a D average. I have a core memory of going to him worried that I'd fail the class. He assured me I'd be fine, and he was right. 1/
#EduSky
September 12, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I passed the test, and passed the class by the skin of my teeth.
The year before, I had gotten a B+/A- in Honors Bio. In between, my family lost our home. I had to move away from my girlfriend of 1 year (who would go on to become my wife). 2/
#EduSky
The year before, I had gotten a B+/A- in Honors Bio. In between, my family lost our home. I had to move away from my girlfriend of 1 year (who would go on to become my wife). 2/
#EduSky
I saw my High School chemistry teacher viewed my profile on LinkedIn.
I almost failed that class. When we went into the final test, I had a D average. I have a core memory of going to him worried that I'd fail the class. He assured me I'd be fine, and he was right. 1/
#EduSky
I almost failed that class. When we went into the final test, I had a D average. I have a core memory of going to him worried that I'd fail the class. He assured me I'd be fine, and he was right. 1/
#EduSky
September 12, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I saw my High School chemistry teacher viewed my profile on LinkedIn.
I almost failed that class. When we went into the final test, I had a D average. I have a core memory of going to him worried that I'd fail the class. He assured me I'd be fine, and he was right. 1/
#EduSky
I almost failed that class. When we went into the final test, I had a D average. I have a core memory of going to him worried that I'd fail the class. He assured me I'd be fine, and he was right. 1/
#EduSky
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En direct, Gaza : l’agence WAFa fait état de 51 Palestiniens tués par l’armée israélienne depuis l’aube
En direct, Gaza : l’agence WAFa fait état de 51 Palestiniens tués par l’armée israélienne depuis l’aube
Le ministère de la santé de la bande de Gaza, contrôlé par le Hamas, a par ailleurs fait état mardi de trois nouveaux décès dus à la famine et à la malnutrition, ce qui porte le nombre total de personnes mortes des privations dans l’enclave à 303, dont 117 enfants.
www.lemonde.fr
August 26, 2025 at 2:55 PM
En direct, Gaza : l’agence WAFa fait état de 51 Palestiniens tués par l’armée israélienne depuis l’aube
Reposted by Michael Welker
BREAKING: President Trump said today that Chicago and New York City will be his next targets to decrease crime rates with possible "regular military" following Washington, DC, per Axios
August 22, 2025 at 6:22 PM
BREAKING: President Trump said today that Chicago and New York City will be his next targets to decrease crime rates with possible "regular military" following Washington, DC, per Axios
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The unmarked graves discovered recently near Cheltenham Youth Detention Center remind us of a shameful past, writes Liz Ryan, but she wonders if future generations will look back on our current treatment of youth with the same sense of shame.
marylandmatters.org/2025/08/22/u...
marylandmatters.org/2025/08/22/u...
Unmarked graves of children expose an uncomfortable truth for Maryland - Maryland Matters
The unmarked graves discovered recently near Cheltenham Youth Detention Center remind us of a shameful past, writes Liz Ryan, but she wonders if future generations will look back on our current treatm...
marylandmatters.org
August 22, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The unmarked graves discovered recently near Cheltenham Youth Detention Center remind us of a shameful past, writes Liz Ryan, but she wonders if future generations will look back on our current treatment of youth with the same sense of shame.
marylandmatters.org/2025/08/22/u...
marylandmatters.org/2025/08/22/u...
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Check this shit!
Earlier today, ICE tried to break into private property in Lynwood, California — no judicial warrant, no authority. Acting like thugs, not federal agents.
Spoiler alert: Lynwood does not play. This trio of goons got sent packing.
Earlier today, ICE tried to break into private property in Lynwood, California — no judicial warrant, no authority. Acting like thugs, not federal agents.
Spoiler alert: Lynwood does not play. This trio of goons got sent packing.
August 22, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Check this shit!
Earlier today, ICE tried to break into private property in Lynwood, California — no judicial warrant, no authority. Acting like thugs, not federal agents.
Spoiler alert: Lynwood does not play. This trio of goons got sent packing.
Earlier today, ICE tried to break into private property in Lynwood, California — no judicial warrant, no authority. Acting like thugs, not federal agents.
Spoiler alert: Lynwood does not play. This trio of goons got sent packing.
Reposted by Michael Welker
Of course there will be an appeal and possibly a stay, but hopefully this decision sticks www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
Florida ordered to dismantle Alligator Alcatraz over environmental impact
The ruling, which gives the state 60 days to act, comes as Gov. Ron DeSantis plans to convert a prison in North Florida into a second immigrant detention site.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 22, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Of course there will be an appeal and possibly a stay, but hopefully this decision sticks www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
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"Here legally, engaged in a sanctioned process to determine their eligibility for asylum, they have committed no crime. They are arrested anyway, and the lives they’ve risked to come to the United States are thrown into chaos."
A photographer’s view of ICE’s relentless courthouse arrests
The shattering of faith in America's goodness is the hardest part to watch.
www.motherjones.com
August 21, 2025 at 8:51 PM
"Here legally, engaged in a sanctioned process to determine their eligibility for asylum, they have committed no crime. They are arrested anyway, and the lives they’ve risked to come to the United States are thrown into chaos."
#Texas has passed their maps without the consent of their voters. The #GOP has circumvented democracy in an effort to rig the upcoming election.
#California is including their voters in this process.
The GOP can no longer say they are the part of law and order. They are a threat to democracy.
#California is including their voters in this process.
The GOP can no longer say they are the part of law and order. They are a threat to democracy.
The state Assembly and Senate on Thursday approved a redraw of the state’s congressional lines to favor Democrats, and placed the issue before California voters in a special election. via @kqednews.kqed.org
California Lawmakers Pass Redistricting Plan. Now It Heads to Voters | KQED
The state Assembly and Senate on Thursday approved a redraw of the state’s congressional lines to favor Democrats, and placed the issue before California voters in a special election.
www.kqed.org
August 22, 2025 at 1:34 AM
#Texas has passed their maps without the consent of their voters. The #GOP has circumvented democracy in an effort to rig the upcoming election.
#California is including their voters in this process.
The GOP can no longer say they are the part of law and order. They are a threat to democracy.
#California is including their voters in this process.
The GOP can no longer say they are the part of law and order. They are a threat to democracy.
Reposted by Michael Welker
The media is failing voters in Texas. They didn’t just make new maps that ‘favor Republicans’, they made new maps without the voice of the voters that further disenfranchise large communities of Black Texans. These are racist maps through and through.
August 21, 2025 at 4:23 AM
The media is failing voters in Texas. They didn’t just make new maps that ‘favor Republicans’, they made new maps without the voice of the voters that further disenfranchise large communities of Black Texans. These are racist maps through and through.
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I urge all Californians to vote to redistrict our maps in response.
August 21, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I urge all Californians to vote to redistrict our maps in response.
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I love the new Cracker Barrel logo! 🧡
#EpsteinFiles
#EpsteinFiles
August 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I love the new Cracker Barrel logo! 🧡
#EpsteinFiles
#EpsteinFiles
One of the biggest thing the United States can do is ratify the CEDAW. We need to bring ourselves in line with the rest of the world and fight the violence against #women that is still so pervasive in our society.
#PoliSky
#PoliSky
Violence against women: 'France would benefit from implementing a unified policy under a specialized prosecutor's office'
Violence against women: 'France would benefit from implementing a unified policy under a specialized prosecutor's office'
In France, national prosecutors for financial crime and anti-terrorism have proven effective. Gender-based violence warrants the same level of action and coordination, writes Vanessa Bousardo, vice president of the Paris Bar Association.
www.lemonde.fr
August 21, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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I wish more politicians understood how the economy is rigged against regular people the way Bill Burr does.
August 20, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I wish more politicians understood how the economy is rigged against regular people the way Bill Burr does.
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I know I'm stating the obvious, but there's a good reason you've never seen Charlie Kirk and Butthead in the same place.
August 20, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I know I'm stating the obvious, but there's a good reason you've never seen Charlie Kirk and Butthead in the same place.
Denmark's Novonesis counts on growth in India, Latin America as weak US dollar knocks sales reut.rs/4moaerP
Denmark's Novonesis counts on growth in India, Latin America as weak US dollar knocks sales
Danish biotech company Novonesis stuck to its full-year targets on Wednesday, as strong bioenergy demand in India and Latin America helps offset revenue losses caused by negative currency exchange effects, notably from the weak U.S. dollar.
reut.rs
August 21, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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Pleasing to fly out of Vancouver and see Mt. Baker and Mt. Rainier poking through the clouds
August 21, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Pleasing to fly out of Vancouver and see Mt. Baker and Mt. Rainier poking through the clouds
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Wages of unionized workers are 13% higher than their nonunion counterparts.
But unions also set a higher pay standard that all workers enjoy.
In high-union-density states, median household income is $12,000 higher than in low-union-density states.
This is why unions are vital.
But unions also set a higher pay standard that all workers enjoy.
In high-union-density states, median household income is $12,000 higher than in low-union-density states.
This is why unions are vital.
August 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Wages of unionized workers are 13% higher than their nonunion counterparts.
But unions also set a higher pay standard that all workers enjoy.
In high-union-density states, median household income is $12,000 higher than in low-union-density states.
This is why unions are vital.
But unions also set a higher pay standard that all workers enjoy.
In high-union-density states, median household income is $12,000 higher than in low-union-density states.
This is why unions are vital.
The #tourism economy is tanking. Restaurants in DC are losing business. Beach towns did not see the massive influx of travellers we typically do. Even Vegas is dropping.
#Trump is bad for the economy (among other things).
But this shouldn't surprise us.
#Trump is bad for the economy (among other things).
But this shouldn't surprise us.
Canadian residents made just 1.7 million return trips by motor vehicle back into their country from the U.S. in July, a nearly 37% decline over the same month in 2024, according to Statistics Canada. n.pr/4lFdvCe
Far fewer Canadians are visiting the U.S. this year, new numbers show
Canadian residents made just 1.7 million return trips by motor vehicle back into their country from the U.S. in July, a nearly 37% decline over the same month in 2024, according to Statistics Canada.
n.pr
August 21, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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State Department employee fired after questioning talking points on #Israel and #Gaza
If a politician doesn't outright call this what it is, a genocide, then they'll not get my support. This is a hard line in the sand for me, and should be for us all.
If a politician doesn't outright call this what it is, a genocide, then they'll not get my support. This is a hard line in the sand for me, and should be for us all.
State Department employee fired after questioning talking points on Israel and Gaza
The State Department has fired a press officer responsible for drafting Trump administration talking points about policy toward Israel and Gaza.
apnews.com
August 21, 2025 at 3:54 AM