Brigid Howe
@bnhowe.bsky.social
Mom to a teen & 3🐈. Advocate for education, road safety, & housing. DC-born, MoCo-grown, Maryland AF. Oxford comma fan. she/her. I ❤️ music, sewing & books.
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This rider reached out to thank Ride On for the mobility we provide those in the county who don't own a car. Ride On's zero fare policy allows riders to get wherever they need to go with ease.
December 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
This rider reached out to thank Ride On for the mobility we provide those in the county who don't own a car. Ride On's zero fare policy allows riders to get wherever they need to go with ease.
This makes me so emotional. This #kidsridefree route passes Seneca Valley and Northwest HS.
To the young rider who wrote this: I can tell you’re going places! Acknowledging the bus driver’s role in your success speaks volumes about your work ethic & grace.
To the young rider who wrote this: I can tell you’re going places! Acknowledging the bus driver’s role in your success speaks volumes about your work ethic & grace.
Ride On makes a difference in real lives. This regular Ride On rider thanks Ride On for being their link to school and reaching their goals. We are proud to be the link to Montgomery County for so many riders like this one every day.
December 10, 2025 at 3:15 AM
This makes me so emotional. This #kidsridefree route passes Seneca Valley and Northwest HS.
To the young rider who wrote this: I can tell you’re going places! Acknowledging the bus driver’s role in your success speaks volumes about your work ethic & grace.
To the young rider who wrote this: I can tell you’re going places! Acknowledging the bus driver’s role in your success speaks volumes about your work ethic & grace.
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Earlier this year, we documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office.
ICE claims its officers use a “minimum amount of force.”
You can judge for yourself.
ICE claims its officers use a “minimum amount of force.”
You can judge for yourself.
“We’ll Smash the Fucking Window Out and Drag Him Out”
We’ve documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office. ICE claims its officers use a “mini...
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December 1, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Earlier this year, we documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office.
ICE claims its officers use a “minimum amount of force.”
You can judge for yourself.
ICE claims its officers use a “minimum amount of force.”
You can judge for yourself.
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
I’m not saying I moved to Wheaton for the bragging rights of my home station having the longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere…but I am a nerd & have entirely too many Wheaton escalator facts in my head.
With 647 escalators & 320 elevators, Metro has more than any other transit system in North America & don’t forget Wheaton Station, where you’ll find the longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere.
Your safety is important. Review our escalator/elevator safety tips: www.wmata.com/service/elev...
Your safety is important. Review our escalator/elevator safety tips: www.wmata.com/service/elev...
November 10, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I’m not saying I moved to Wheaton for the bragging rights of my home station having the longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere…but I am a nerd & have entirely too many Wheaton escalator facts in my head.
I just called my senators.
you could call your democratic senators and ask them to replace schumer as minority leader
November 10, 2025 at 6:42 AM
I just called my senators.
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Senator Schumer is no longer effective and should be replaced. If you can’t lead the fight to stop healthcare premiums from skyrocketing for Americans, what will you fight for?
November 10, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Senator Schumer is no longer effective and should be replaced. If you can’t lead the fight to stop healthcare premiums from skyrocketing for Americans, what will you fight for?
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How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 AM
How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.
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stanning the made up moms in this fake ass story
November 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
stanning the made up moms in this fake ass story
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Democratic Rep. Yassamin Ansari was outside Mike Johnson's office today holding up a sign that read: "Mike Johnson is starving families and gutting health care to cover up the Epstein files. CHANGE MY MIND."
November 6, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Democratic Rep. Yassamin Ansari was outside Mike Johnson's office today holding up a sign that read: "Mike Johnson is starving families and gutting health care to cover up the Epstein files. CHANGE MY MIND."
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There are more of us than there are of them.
November 5, 2025 at 2:31 AM
There are more of us than there are of them.
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this is genuinely wild
Looks like the Dems will pick up 12 seats in the VA House of Delegates, which will go from 51-49 to 63-37 D-R. That's an honestly shocking result.
November 5, 2025 at 2:17 AM
this is genuinely wild
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On Mon 10/27/25 8:06 am
the driver (62/M) of a 2019 Honda Fit
hit & injured a pedestrian (40/M)
in the [car loop] at Francis Scott Key MS, 910 Schindler Dr.
Police (MCP32680066) found the pedestrian at fault: failure to obey traffic signs.👀
the driver (62/M) of a 2019 Honda Fit
hit & injured a pedestrian (40/M)
in the [car loop] at Francis Scott Key MS, 910 Schindler Dr.
Police (MCP32680066) found the pedestrian at fault: failure to obey traffic signs.👀
November 1, 2025 at 1:48 PM
On Mon 10/27/25 8:06 am
the driver (62/M) of a 2019 Honda Fit
hit & injured a pedestrian (40/M)
in the [car loop] at Francis Scott Key MS, 910 Schindler Dr.
Police (MCP32680066) found the pedestrian at fault: failure to obey traffic signs.👀
the driver (62/M) of a 2019 Honda Fit
hit & injured a pedestrian (40/M)
in the [car loop] at Francis Scott Key MS, 910 Schindler Dr.
Police (MCP32680066) found the pedestrian at fault: failure to obey traffic signs.👀
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It's a Safe Routes to School problem when a driver hits children next to an elementary school, even if it happened on a weekend.
On Sat 10/18/25 3:41 pm
the driver (70/M) of a 2011 Ford Ranger
turning left from Cattail Rd to Fisher Ave/107 (next to Poolesville ES)
hit & injured two children (12/F, 16/F)
crossing properly in a marked crosswalk.
Police (MCP2989003B) found the driver at fault: failed to yield ROW.
the driver (70/M) of a 2011 Ford Ranger
turning left from Cattail Rd to Fisher Ave/107 (next to Poolesville ES)
hit & injured two children (12/F, 16/F)
crossing properly in a marked crosswalk.
Police (MCP2989003B) found the driver at fault: failed to yield ROW.
November 1, 2025 at 2:03 PM
It's a Safe Routes to School problem when a driver hits children next to an elementary school, even if it happened on a weekend.
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USDA Quietly Deletes Its Contingency Plan for Funding SNAP - NOTUS
www.notus.org/trump-white-...
www.notus.org/trump-white-...
USDA Quietly Deletes Its Contingency Plan for Funding SNAP
The 55-page “lapse of funding” document for USDA is no longer available online.
www.notus.org
October 30, 2025 at 10:51 AM
USDA Quietly Deletes Its Contingency Plan for Funding SNAP - NOTUS
www.notus.org/trump-white-...
www.notus.org/trump-white-...
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Yes, they’re using the shutdown to turn off SNAP benefits.
No, they don’t have to.
No, they don’t have to.
October 27, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Yes, they’re using the shutdown to turn off SNAP benefits.
No, they don’t have to.
No, they don’t have to.
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Every mention of SNAP being frozen should include this simple fact:
TRUMP is CHOOSING TO CANCEL FOOD ASSISTANCE. There are literally emergency dollars available to keep SNAP funded.
TRUMP is CHOOSING TO CANCEL FOOD ASSISTANCE. There are literally emergency dollars available to keep SNAP funded.
October 27, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Every mention of SNAP being frozen should include this simple fact:
TRUMP is CHOOSING TO CANCEL FOOD ASSISTANCE. There are literally emergency dollars available to keep SNAP funded.
TRUMP is CHOOSING TO CANCEL FOOD ASSISTANCE. There are literally emergency dollars available to keep SNAP funded.
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Since 2020, we have been posting data from every police crash report involving a non-motorist in Montgomery County MD.
In 2023, when the MD State Police started posting crash data ✨with ages✨, we were shocked to find out how many of those non-motorists were children.
In 2023, when the MD State Police started posting crash data ✨with ages✨, we were shocked to find out how many of those non-motorists were children.
Finally, it’s quite honestly shocking just how many children are struck by drivers each year in our county. Most of them—almost all of them—survive, so their stories don’t get traction.
October 27, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Since 2020, we have been posting data from every police crash report involving a non-motorist in Montgomery County MD.
In 2023, when the MD State Police started posting crash data ✨with ages✨, we were shocked to find out how many of those non-motorists were children.
In 2023, when the MD State Police started posting crash data ✨with ages✨, we were shocked to find out how many of those non-motorists were children.
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I have a very bad feeling about this...
October 27, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I have a very bad feeling about this...
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the Montgomery County executive is in charge of transportation—including appointing the agency head. who gets elected could make a huge difference in how safe our streets are, which is why @ggwash.org will endorse for county executive in the 2026 primary
@evanmglass.bsky.social @willjawando.bsky.social and @andrewfriedson.bsky.social want to lead Montgomery County but I have heard nothing from them about how they will reform MCDOT to start installing real safety improvements for pedestrians and bikers.
Do nothing, and we'll keep seeing more deaths.
Do nothing, and we'll keep seeing more deaths.
October 27, 2025 at 12:05 PM
the Montgomery County executive is in charge of transportation—including appointing the agency head. who gets elected could make a huge difference in how safe our streets are, which is why @ggwash.org will endorse for county executive in the 2026 primary
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I have been doing extra time explaining to Very Driving friends and family the idea that they should be not speeding, and ✨ looking ✨ for people not in vehicles and then slowing/stopping/otherwise yielding to people not in vehicles, rather than threatening to hit them 🚗
October 27, 2025 at 12:43 PM
I have been doing extra time explaining to Very Driving friends and family the idea that they should be not speeding, and ✨ looking ✨ for people not in vehicles and then slowing/stopping/otherwise yielding to people not in vehicles, rather than threatening to hit them 🚗
What are reforms to help save kids?
1) Engineering.
We need more stop signs like the one that being installed where Summer Lim died. Road diets. Protected bike lanes. Pedestrian-activated beacons at higher-conflict crossings. Real traffic signals.
We know where to put them from crash data.
1) Engineering.
We need more stop signs like the one that being installed where Summer Lim died. Road diets. Protected bike lanes. Pedestrian-activated beacons at higher-conflict crossings. Real traffic signals.
We know where to put them from crash data.
Under the leadership of @mcgexec.bsky.social, MCDOT has continued the ossified approach of prioritizing traffic speeds, making all road users less safe.
I need Montgomery County CMs (including @cmkatestewart.bsky.social and
@evanmglass.bsky.social) to push for real reforms to stop killing kids.
I need Montgomery County CMs (including @cmkatestewart.bsky.social and
@evanmglass.bsky.social) to push for real reforms to stop killing kids.
October 27, 2025 at 12:40 PM
What are reforms to help save kids?
1) Engineering.
We need more stop signs like the one that being installed where Summer Lim died. Road diets. Protected bike lanes. Pedestrian-activated beacons at higher-conflict crossings. Real traffic signals.
We know where to put them from crash data.
1) Engineering.
We need more stop signs like the one that being installed where Summer Lim died. Road diets. Protected bike lanes. Pedestrian-activated beacons at higher-conflict crossings. Real traffic signals.
We know where to put them from crash data.
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Drivers routinely speed down Sligo Ave through East Silver Spring (where I live) despite the high volume of pedestrians, due to a lack of stops and traffic calming elements.
A child was recently hit at this intersection but MCDOT refuses to consider stop signs. This approach is killing pedestrians.
A child was recently hit at this intersection but MCDOT refuses to consider stop signs. This approach is killing pedestrians.
October 26, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Drivers routinely speed down Sligo Ave through East Silver Spring (where I live) despite the high volume of pedestrians, due to a lack of stops and traffic calming elements.
A child was recently hit at this intersection but MCDOT refuses to consider stop signs. This approach is killing pedestrians.
A child was recently hit at this intersection but MCDOT refuses to consider stop signs. This approach is killing pedestrians.
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Food insecurity is ALWAYS a political choice. Famine is ALWAYS manmade. People go hungry because of other people’s decisions. We have more than enough food for everyone, and enormous amounts of it are wasted—literally thrown in the garbage—on purpose.
October 26, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Food insecurity is ALWAYS a political choice. Famine is ALWAYS manmade. People go hungry because of other people’s decisions. We have more than enough food for everyone, and enormous amounts of it are wasted—literally thrown in the garbage—on purpose.