d. reed, crisp & juicy enjoyer 🦀🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇬🇾 @justupthepike.bsky.social · 04/10/2026looks like you’ll need a…driver’s license since the bus isn’t coming 062
d. reed, crisp & juicy enjoyer 🦀🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇬🇾 @justupthepike.bsky.social · 03/10/2026just had both, can confirm 080
d. reed, crisp & juicy enjoyer 🦀🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇬🇾 @justupthepike.bsky.social · 03/10/2026at the format show tonight at the lincoln theatre i met a longtime follower and then afterwards outside someone definitely called my name but i couldn’t see them. if you’re reading this: sorry I missed you, but how was the show?  000
d. reed, crisp & juicy enjoyer 🦀🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇬🇾 @justupthepike.bsky.social · 02/10/2026got this package in the mail from Esther Wells, running for Montgomery County Executive as a Republican, and I’m like…how many Democrats did she send this too and does she think this will work 🤔 3130
d. reed, crisp & juicy enjoyer 🦀🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇬🇾 @justupthepike.bsky.social · 26/09/2026never thought i'd see the day when purple line trains were running through chevy chase 🥹 6433
Reposted by d. reed, crisp & juicy enjoyer 🦀🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇬🇾Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Fuck ChatGPT flyers. The future is broadsheets. 205189625405
d. reed, crisp & juicy enjoyer 🦀🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇬🇾 @justupthepike.bsky.social · 25/09/2026it has been 16 months since a driver hit me and my dog on Thayer Avenue and 4 months since Montgomery County finally agreed to install speed bumps. we still don’t have them but the county gave us an AI-generated poster for a block party 3111
d. reed, crisp & juicy enjoyer 🦀🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇬🇾 @justupthepike.bsky.social · 23/09/2026the @ggwash.org fall mixer is one of my favorite events of the year and a great chance to hang out with some of my favorite people. see you next week??? 051
d. reed, crisp & juicy enjoyer 🦀🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇬🇾 @justupthepike.bsky.social · 22/09/2026falling enrollment means MCPS will close schools for the first time since the 80s—and a big reason is that many families are either priced out to cheaper areas, while others are staying in DC. Montgomery County needs to stay competitive with families, too www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/e...nbcwashington.comDeclining enrollment has MCPS considering school closures, consolidations“When your largest enrollment of 12th grade that we just graduated in June leaves, right, at almost 13,000 students and our incoming kindergarten is closer to 9,000, you’re going to see a significant ... 2144
d. reed, crisp & juicy enjoyer 🦀🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇬🇾 @justupthepike.bsky.social · 19/09/2026hung out yesterday at the ribboncutting for bottleworks park in downtown silver spring and was pleasantly surprised to see so many old friends from different parts of my life. silver spring needed something like this, and i really hope this park will be successful 1120
d. reed, crisp & juicy enjoyer 🦀🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇬🇾 @justupthepike.bsky.social · 18/09/2026hot take: bike lanes are actually better for drivers??? in my first column for @citycastdc.bsky.social i get behind the wheel for a chill ride on the recently redesigned blair road nw dc.citycast.fm/opinion/when...dc.citycast.fmWhen a Bike Lane Is Good for Drivers, Too · City Cast DCAn urban planner ponders the redesigned Blair Road. 1256
Reposted by d. reed, crisp & juicy enjoyer 🦀🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇬🇾Mike English @mocomikee.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Happy to report this was overturned Unanimously Again Hats off to the council for doing the right thing What an amazing waste of time to indulge a stubborn man’s temper tantrum 2241
Reposted by d. reed, crisp & juicy enjoyer 🦀🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇬🇾Brooke Lierman @brookelierman.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Fun news: Silver Spring is once again making headlines! Behind its growth are years of planning, public investment, and people building businesses and communities. This headline proves that those smart investments matter! 062
d. reed, crisp & juicy enjoyer 🦀🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇬🇾 @justupthepike.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I had a lovely time talking to @bannermoco.bsky.social about the past, present, and future of downtown Silver Spring. it is unrecognizable to how I remember it as a kid in the 90s (in a good way!) and there’s still so much more work to do. www.thebanner.com/economy/grow... 1273
d. reed, crisp & juicy enjoyer 🦀🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇬🇾 @justupthepike.bsky.social · 12/09/2026starting to work my way through @thebaltimorebanner.com’s list of the best snowball stands starting with The Snowball Stand in Woodstock www.thebanner.com/culture/food... 051
d. reed, crisp & juicy enjoyer 🦀🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇬🇾 @justupthepike.bsky.social · 10/09/202620 years in the making, woodside place would be a big addition to downtown silver spring and i'm excited it may finally happen, though i'm bummed there won't be any retail–once upon a time, it was supposed to have a harris teeter dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blo...dc.urbanturf.comFour Buildings, 1,340 Units: An Enormous Redevelopment Planned For Downtown Silver SpringPlans are in the works for the largest mixed-use development in downtown Silver Spring in years. 4172
d. reed, crisp & juicy enjoyer 🦀🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇬🇾 @justupthepike.bsky.social · 10/09/2026pls let James Hedrick do his job secure.everyaction.com/N2hg_35aQUKj...secure.everyaction.comTell the Montgomery County Council: keep James Hedrick on Planning BoardLate Friday afternoon, Marc Elrich once again vetoed the appointment of a sitting Planning Board member, James Hedrick, who's been a champion for more homes and better transit in Montgomery County. Te... 020
d. reed, crisp & juicy enjoyer 🦀🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇬🇾 @justupthepike.bsky.social · 09/09/2026a few weeks ago a MoCo Planning Board member lost his job for, basically, doing his job. if you have a few minutes: please tell the County Council to keep James Hedrick and let the Planning Board do their jobs secure.everyaction.com/N2hg_35aQUKj...secure.everyaction.comTell the Montgomery County Council: keep James Hedrick on Planning BoardLate Friday afternoon, Marc Elrich once again vetoed the appointment of a sitting Planning Board member, James Hedrick, who's been a champion for more homes and better transit in Montgomery County. Te... 040
d. reed, crisp & juicy enjoyer 🦀🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇬🇾 @justupthepike.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I’m trained in GIS (as in, making maps!) and these maps bum me out, especially when they come from people or orgs who should know they’re egregiously wrong (local governments, for example) 2130
d. reed, crisp & juicy enjoyer 🦀🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇬🇾 @justupthepike.bsky.social · 06/09/2026just saw the documentary dead city punx at afi—about taking over leftover spaces for guerrilla shows—and walked out to a lil version of that in downtown silver spring, as ppl have been doing here for 20+ years, tho it used to be much busier. i miss that energy on a saturday night 1101
d. reed, crisp & juicy enjoyer 🦀🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇬🇾 @justupthepike.bsky.social · 04/09/2026buying tickets to a movie at AFI tomorrow night and I always laugh that you have to check a box saying you acknowledge you are going to Maryland (as opposed to…LA or DC or something idk) 2121
d. reed, crisp & juicy enjoyer 🦀🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇬🇾 @justupthepike.bsky.social · 04/09/2026i don’t like sharing things from the montgomery fix but this premise is so goofy. why would any endorsing group endorse a candidate if the party they represent doesn’t share that group’s values? www.montgomeryfix.com/articles/gca...montgomeryfix.comGCAAR to GOP Candidates: Disavow Party if You Want Endorsement — Montgomery FixA dispute between the Montgomery County Republican Party and the Greater Capital Area Association of REALTORS® has erupted over a question GCAAR is asking Republican candidates seeking its endorsement... 271
Reposted by d. reed, crisp & juicy enjoyer 🦀🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇬🇾the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 02/09/2026lost in all the discussions of dogpiling is how in elementary school if a dude yelled "dogpile" then all the other dudes would run to the source of the sound and crash delightedly into one another, forming a heap (the "pile"). this ruled and was fun and we should bring it back 2650757
Reposted by d. reed, crisp & juicy enjoyer 🦀🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇬🇾Greater Greater Washington @ggwash.org · 02/09/2026It seems Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich doesn't want the Planning Board to plan.ggwash.orgLet Montgomery County's Planning Board do its jobView this post on ggwash.org 231
d. reed, crisp & juicy enjoyer 🦀🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇬🇾 @justupthepike.bsky.social · 02/09/2026if you have a few minutes: let the Montgomery County Council know to keep James Hedrick, one of our biggest champions for more homes and more affordable homes, on the Planning Board after he was removed without cause secure.everyaction.com/N2hg_35aQUKj...secure.everyaction.comTell the Montgomery County Council: keep James Hedrick on Planning BoardLate Friday afternoon, Marc Elrich once again vetoed the appointment of a sitting Planning Board member, James Hedrick, who's been a champion for more homes and better transit in Montgomery County. Te... 052
Reposted by d. reed, crisp & juicy enjoyer 🦀🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇬🇾Micah @rincewind.run · 01/09/2026a remarkably effective life hack: just be nice to people it's incredible how much goodwill people will extend to you if you're pleasant to them 7353331054
d. reed, crisp & juicy enjoyer 🦀🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇬🇾 @justupthepike.bsky.social · 02/09/2026the fillmore turns 15 this month and once again i’m grateful that on a night i’m tired and cranky i can go hear some of my favorite bands a mile from my house, watch ppl have massive zoomies in the pit, and immediately feel much better 0100
d. reed, crisp & juicy enjoyer 🦀🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇬🇾 @justupthepike.bsky.social · 31/08/2026over the weekend y'all sent the Montgomery County Council 47 emails for @housingjames.bsky.social 💪 keep em coming 061
Reposted by d. reed, crisp & juicy enjoyer 🦀🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇬🇾Josh Linden @joshlinden.bsky.social · 30/08/2026As we begin the 2026-2027 school year, it's frustrating to revisit this story from the 25-26 school year, which talks about a driver hitting a child during the 24-25 school year After two years, this intersection is exactly the same. Our neighborhoods deserve much better than this kind of neglect 242
Reposted by d. reed, crisp & juicy enjoyer 🦀🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇬🇾Mike English @mocomikee.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Please read this thread. As usual D is right on the money here. A big reason I push for the things I do is not (just) direct affordability but the capacity for more people to be able to realistically live where they can be safe. Who and what YIMBYs hone in on can run frustratingly counter to this 175
d. reed, crisp & juicy enjoyer 🦀🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇬🇾 @justupthepike.bsky.social · 29/08/2026sometimes i feel like i’m screaming into the void: helping people, especially trans people, move to safety and opportunity is what the yimby/pro-homes movement is all about. but the movement, as it grows and seeks legitimacy, feels quite indifferent to us 26117
d. reed, crisp & juicy enjoyer 🦀🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇬🇾 @justupthepike.bsky.social · 28/08/2026in 2023 *you* sent over 170 emails asking the Montgomery County Council to reinstate a Planning Board member after Marc Elrich kicked him out for basically doing his job. it happened again, so let the Council know: keep James Hedrick on Planning Board secure.everyaction.com/N2hg_35aQUKj...secure.everyaction.comTell the Montgomery County Council: keep James Hedrick on Planning BoardLate Friday afternoon, Marc Elrich once again vetoed the appointment of a sitting Planning Board member, James Hedrick, who's been a champion for more homes and better transit in Montgomery County. Te... 3106
d. reed, crisp & juicy enjoyer 🦀🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇬🇾 @justupthepike.bsky.social · 27/08/2026can’t be mad anymore 214619
d. reed, crisp & juicy enjoyer 🦀🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇬🇾 @justupthepike.bsky.social · 27/08/2026like the man in the white house, marc elrich is too angry, too spiteful, and frankly too much of a coward to know when to shut his mouth. i am ashamed that montgomery county democrats keep electing him bethesdamagazine.com/2026/08/26/e...bethesdamagazine.comElrich to veto Hedrick’s appointment to Montgomery Planning Board, againCounty Council could override veto with vote of nine members 3214
d. reed, crisp & juicy enjoyer 🦀🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇬🇾 @justupthepike.bsky.social · 26/08/2026drizzy and I are at the beach in unceded maryland territory aka delaware this week. on the way to dewey beach i tried to get him to pose with the slaughter beach sign but big guy has no patience for my emo band jokes smh 1150
d. reed, crisp & juicy enjoyer 🦀🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇬🇾 @justupthepike.bsky.social · 22/08/2026I just walk around the house sometimes singing IN A 90’S KIND OF WORLD, I’M GLAD I GOT MY GIRLS 030
d. reed, crisp & juicy enjoyer 🦀🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇬🇾 @justupthepike.bsky.social · 22/08/2026as a country music liker I know the answer but still I must ask: who are these approximately 14,000 goobers who *drove* to nationals park to see jason aldean 290
Reposted by d. reed, crisp & juicy enjoyer 🦀🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇬🇾Carolyn Gallaher @cgallaher.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Being edited is sometimes painful, but always worth it. An editor really can save you from yourself.defector.comSeattle Times Dipshit Quits Because His Editors Were Smart Enough To Spike His Stupid Columns | DefectorPeople sometimes wonder what editors do. It’s a fair question to ask, given how difficult it is to read a column or blog post and be able to discern exactly how much influence an editor did or did not... 1462367
d. reed, crisp & juicy enjoyer 🦀🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇬🇾 @justupthepike.bsky.social · 20/08/2026iykyk: Indian Head Highway aka Route 210 is a brutal stretch of road. our summer intern and Charles County native Jewel Lester takes a look at how Maryland officials have been trying to fix this highway for over a century 040
d. reed, crisp & juicy enjoyer 🦀🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇬🇾 @justupthepike.bsky.social · 18/08/2026paging @natalifg.bsky.social 130
d. reed, crisp & juicy enjoyer 🦀🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇬🇾 @justupthepike.bsky.social · 16/08/2026revisiting transit, one of my favorite bands from the 2010s, since the lead singer came out as trans and i’m like 1) huh it makes so much sense now 2) no wonder i had this on rotation *constantly* 3) lol they had trans in their name 0101
d. reed, crisp & juicy enjoyer 🦀🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇬🇾 @justupthepike.bsky.social · 14/08/2026i love to hate on ocean city but ngl this week it’s been growing on me. we’re not going to the jersey shore this year but there are moments where you remember that ocean city is, in fact, a town 2120
d. reed, crisp & juicy enjoyer 🦀🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇬🇾 @justupthepike.bsky.social · 12/08/2026@princegeorgesplaza.bsky.social and I are in Ocean City for the MD Association of Counties conference this week which is an opportunity for 1) you to follow us on Instagram 2) me to proclaim that Schitt’s Creek is not good 240
d. reed, crisp & juicy enjoyer 🦀🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇬🇾 @justupthepike.bsky.social · 12/08/2026tag yourself, i’m a non-profit director 160
d. reed, crisp & juicy enjoyer 🦀🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇬🇾 @justupthepike.bsky.social · 11/08/2026this is my favorite kind of crankery, when you’re self-aware that you’re being a crank and can have fun with it. i can’t complain about zoomer fashion, they brought big pants back and these thighs are eternally grateful www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/o...nytimes.comOpinion | The Incomprehensible Fashion Statements of Gen ZIt used to be that you could tell goths from preps by the look of them. 220
d. reed, crisp & juicy enjoyer 🦀🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇬🇾 @justupthepike.bsky.social · 10/08/2026ICYMI: a few weeks I talked to @citycastdc.bsky.social about my neighborhood’s fight to get traffic calming after a driver hit me and my dog, and why it’s so hard to make our streets safer dc.citycast.fm/podcasts/wha...dc.citycast.fmWhat Does It Take To Make Our City Safer? · City Cast DCWe make podcasts and newsletters that connect people with the cities they love. 050
d. reed, crisp & juicy enjoyer 🦀🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇬🇾 @justupthepike.bsky.social · 10/08/2026it sounds like “what if pechakucha night, but with longer presentations”? sign me up 030
d. reed, crisp & juicy enjoyer 🦀🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇬🇾 @justupthepike.bsky.social · 08/08/2026today i’m going thru all my old CDs my mom gave me. some ✨highlights✨ 1) album art i designed for my a cappella group, faux paz 2) first appearance on kojo nnamdi, 2009 3) dvd from michelle yeoh’s road safety documentary 4) promos from shark week 2010 (back when discovery was in silver spring, rip) 220