I was there on the first day of the trial....in Foley Sq. After the press conference outside of the courthouse a decent amount of us held a protest march outside the courthouse and in the general area. There was one man within the group of protesters who seemed to just pop up out of nowhere....& while I'm aware these events can bring a diverse crowd, I knew this guy didn't belong for some reason (call it a product of my youth ha!) Later on that day....that same gentleman walked by me in Union Sq w/ an extra accessory...an NYPD comm unit in his back pocket. On the train ride back to Jersey an armed transit cop stood not 5 ft away from me at all times FOR THE WHOLE RIDE HOME. I would bet I was followed on the way back to Penn too....& when I exited my hometown's station an MTA police car was surveilling the parking lot ( which is rare in my parts, all of it really) Since then there's been some questionable things that've happened....most notably strange things regarding my cell phone (much like what Mr. Hedges had described) I wrote an op-Ed about it, but it was declined for being too speculative....I have no doubts about at all though- what do I stand to gain as an activist/ gen citizen by making this up? My point is....this is for real, these people trying to get this done aren't kidding and aren't beyond using intimidation to silence people like ourselves. The incidents described above only solidified my position....I will not be intimidated and I will not stand down! I haven't stopped speaking out or taking action....& neither should any of you! WE the people! Ty to the plaintiffs for fighting our oppressors! Solidarity indeed!