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Dawn Popp (she/her)
@dawnpopp.bsky.social
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Lawyer, Mom, au pair consultant, dog lover, progressive, Little Free Library steward. Anti-racist (always a work in progress and willing to learn when I make mistakes).
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DOJ is running video ads on Facebook to recruit attorneys and paralegals for the Civil Rights Division. I am gobsmacked.
Screenshot of a Facebook post on the official US DOJ page. Text reads: "Become a civil rights warrior today! The Civil Rights Division is seeking trial attorneys, prosecutors, appellate lawyers, and more to defend the rights of all Americans in court. Apply now: [usajobs link]" Image below shows the head and torso of a white woman with long brown hair wearing a navy blue blazer, sitting in front of the official seal of DOJ, a US flag and the DOJ flag.
November 20, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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It was a beautiful day to stand up for democracy in Columbia, MD - and what an amazing turnout! Thanks so much to @vanhollen.senate.gov and @elfreth.house.gov for joining us! #NoKings #Solidarity
Senator Chris Van Hollen, a white man with gray hair, wearing a navy blue jacket and pants, stands at a podium, speaking into a mic. A Maryland flag is behind him. Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth, a white woman with brown hair, wearing jeans, 👖 and a blue and white striped blouse, and sunglasses, stands at a podium speaking into a mic. A US flag and a Maryland flag are behind her. A large crowd of people standing and sitting in front of and among several large trees, with various protest signs and a number of American flags. A large crowd of people standing and sitting in front of and among several large trees, with various protest signs and a number of American flags. Wooden decking shows in the foreground, and a white house appears in the background.
October 19, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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The perfect s'more is one of life's simple pleasures!
October 7, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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What a beautiful evening to stand up for democracy! We had a great time, and got so many positive reactions from drivers on 695 (in Woodlawn, MD)! #DoSomething #RushHourResistance #Resist #FundFEMA #FreeDC #VisibilityBridge #DemsShowUp #BeBrave
Highway overpass with signs and people waving. Black lettering on white background, "Honk 4 Democracy." Individual white letters on black background spelling out "FUND FEMA." Smaller signs reading "Be Brave" and "RESIST." LGBTQ+ flag and upside-down U.S. flag. Four white women standing in front of an American flag attached to black fencing on a highway overpass. Three of the women are wearing yellow reflective safety vests, one holds a black poster board that says "HONK 4 DEMOCRACY" in white letters.
August 28, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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Such an amazing morning at the #NoKings rally in #ColumbiaMD - crowd estimate was over 4000! Hard to capture crowd size in pics because folks were at all four corners of the intersection, plus up and down both cross streets.
Large crowd of people with protest signs and US flags. In the foreground is a white woman with blonde braids speaking into a microphone. Behind her, another white woman holds a sign that says "Stand For Integrity." Large crowd of people with protest signs and flags at an intersection. In the foreground is a white woman holding a Pride flag and another person (mostly out of the frame) waving a US flag. View from across the street of a large crowd of people with protest signs and flags, with cars going past. View from across the street of a large crowd of people with protest signs. I'm the foreground is a partial view of a US flag waved by a person in a baseball cap (viewed from behind).
June 14, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Today is the day! Let's do this! #nokings #resist
White poster board with block print saying "No Human is Illegal." The word "Human" is in rainbow letters.
June 14, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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Another successful #TeslaTakedown Saturday!
Cartoonish model/costume showing Donald Trump wearing a crown and riding atop a Tesla Cybertruck that says "Wank Panzer" on the front. White man wearing a bucket hat holding a flagpole with a Ukrainian flag, an upside-down U.S. flag, and a Pride flag, and a sign that says "Criminals and Fascists Occupy the White House." White man wearing a blue shirt and a black vest, holding a sign that says "Fight to Protect the Constitution.". Traffic driving by in the background. Two white men holding a large yellow banner with red and black lettering that says "Don't buy Tesla. Dump your stock. Elon stop attacking our gov't. Shut down DOGE. TSLA shareholders fire Musk."
June 7, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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One of my favorite signs from today's #TeslaTakedown in Owings Mills, MD! We had a pretty good turnout for a holiday weekend. Consider joining us next week!
Protest sign held by a white man in a neon yellow jacket (mostly cropped out for anonymity). Sign says "Thank You Federal Employees. Proud of You."
May 24, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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After an afternoon of protesting/fighting for democracy, it was fun (though a bit surreal) to get fancied up to support and celebrate our amazing local community college last night!
Photo of a white woman in a pale green dress with large mauve and green flowers (magnolias?) and a white man in a black and white tuxedo.
April 6, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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Lol at the way they found a way to blame even this massive fuck-up on Biden. 🤣
Excerpt from the Guardian article linked in the original post, with the following language highlighted in blue: "Previous administrations, including the Biden White House, did not develop an alternative to Signal, one of the people said."
April 6, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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Sign with a blue border and script spelling out "In this democracy, the power of the people is greater than the people in power." Group of white people at a protest with signs saying "Hands off Democracy" and "Keep your tiny hands OFF our public lands." Green poster with a cartoon image of Elon Musk holding stacks of bills, and the words "Money won't buy us OR make you smart OR make you moral."
April 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Great turnout for the #HandsOff protest in Baltimore today! So many creative signs, and lots of inspiring, energizing speakers including @vanhollen.senate.gov, @repjohnnyo.bsky.social, and @repkweisimfume.bsky.social!
April 5, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Another great day celebrating the First Amendment and fighting for our democracy! Join us (or a local action near you) next Saturday! #TeslaTakedown @teslatakedown.com @columbiademclub.bsky.social
Photo taken from across the street of protesters lined up along the sidewalk with signs and flags. Sign with text saying "Dump the Turd Reich" with sketches of Donald Trump and Elon Musk in the corners, each with a Hitler mustache and a "poop emoji" hat. Sign with red, blue, and green handwritten text saying: "School is in session! Time to teach the fascists, the corporations, the tech bros, and the religious fanatics some memorable lessons on American Democracy." Sign with drawing of small red, white and blue fish swimming in formation to resemble an American flag, eating 3 gray sharks who are larger than each individual fish, but smaller than the collective.
March 22, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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No better way to spend a Saturday afternoon than exercising your First Amendment rights! Great turnout - crowds on both sides of the street. And lots of great responses from cars driving by. (Owings Mills, MD) #TeslaTakedown @teslatakedown.com
Two white women holding signs with Tesla dealership in the background. One sign says "Fire Elon Not Federal Workers" and the other says "Just Say No To Swasticars." White woman holding sign that says "Just Say No To Swasticars," and white man wearing mask and hat holding sign that says "Honk if you hate Nazis." Large crowd standing along the side of a 4 lane road, holding various protest signs, as seen from across the street. Line of people down the sidewalk next to a 4 lane road, holding protest signs. The nearest signs say "DOGE Must Go" and "Fire Elon Not Federal Workers."
March 8, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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BlueSky post quoted in the Opinion!
February 22, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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Great list! Some of my other (fiction) favorites are Attica Locke, S.A. Cosby, Kennedy Ryan, and Dolen Perkins-Valdez.
Black tote bag with white lettering that says "You are not well-read if all you read are books by white authors." And smaller lettering with the name of the seller, "books& Brown Sugar Co."
February 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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My new favorite form of self care as the world is falling apart - walking and playing with shelter dogs at BARCS in Baltimore. (All of these cuties are adoptable!)
Medium sized black dog with a white chest sitting on a wooden platform. (Name: Capybara) Medium sized brownish gray dog with a white muzzle and white stripe between her eyes, looking up at the camera. (Name: Carmen San Diego) Medium sized reddish brown mixed breed dog with floppy ears. (Name: Frenchie/Tex) Medium sized white dog with brown patches around her eyes and ears, standing in the grass (turf) looking up at the camera. (Name: Sprout 1)
January 28, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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Clearly, the plan is to try to reduce the size of the federal workforce via attrition.
chcoc.gov/sites/defaul...
Screenshot of OPM memo re: ending telework and remote work by federal employees (available at link) Screenshot of OPM memo re: ending telework and remote work by federal employees (available at link) Screenshot of OPM memo re: ending telework and remote work by federal employees (available at link)
January 23, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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January 21, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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Is it just me, or is this site gone?
ReproductiveRights.gov
Black screen with a message indicating "this site can't be reached. Check if there's a typo in reproductiverights.gov"
January 20, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Same!
November 17, 2024 at 12:49 AM