D.C.'s resistance goes viral — one sandwich at a time

• The design nods to the D.C. flag and "sandwich guy" — the now-ex DOJ staffer who launched a Subway hoagie at a federal officer and became a hero of the resistance.

Zoom in: Hu, a hobbyist with a nonprofit day job, has sold over 450 T-shirts, totes, and pins since last weekend on her Etsy shop.

• She's donating all proceeds — now over $4,300 — to organizations working with vulnerable D.C. communities, including Miriam's Kitchen, Ayuda, DC Migrant Mutual Aid Network and more.

Zoom out: It started as a joke — she doodled the design and put it on the DC Reddit channel, which sparked a ton of interest.

• Strangers began reaching out. A pin-maker in New York is helping fill orders. Customers keep coming (most items are sold out or on pre-order).

What they're saying: "I've been feeling a sense of community and solidarity that I haven't felt so far this year," Hu tells Axios.

• "It's nice to take the anxiety of our times and turn it into something productive, which is why I think there's been this big show of support from people I've never met, and likely never will."