After checking out from our hotel today, I was waiting in the lobby for my friend's car to come up. A man sitting next to me on that sofa asked me if I had been in town for the rally, I said yes.

He told me how he got shoved around at the Capitol's steps, he showed me videos from the scenes outside the Capitol. Just friendly folk waving their flags. He was from Oklahoma and brought his wife and one of his daughters to DC.

I asked him if he was on TDW but he didn't know what that was. I told him, and I hope he'll find his way to us.

Next I am at Union Station, I have time and decide to get a sandwich downstairs in the food court. I am standing in line, the guy at the counter asked me if I was in town for the rally, I said yes.

He heard my accent and asked where I am from, I tell him Germany. Now the guy behind me in line wants to know my opinion about Merkel, and I told him she's a marxist implant and unfortunately the fatherland is now beyond salvation, Germany has fallen.

Then we spoke about Trump. The guy in line behind me was elderly, I'd say mid 70s. He reassured me "it isn't over yet". Trump is our president, and we are hoping he is safe. We still hope he will prevail.

Then I sit at the Red Caps waiting for my train, and I get a text from the woman I had met on the way in (I had posted about that encounter here, will put link in comments). She asks if I am ok (as in healthy, not injured) and I tell her I am at the station waiting to go back home. Live to fight another day, or how was that saying.

We exchange email addresses and will connect. We are both upset. I also recommended she'd look up TDW and some alternate news apps (real America's voice).

Now I am sitting in my train up north, expecting to be alone in business class, but no - the car is full with patriots who are discussing the events of the last 30 hours. Maskless, btw!

I would take a picture but I don't want to dox them. They are not a group but people who had connected yesterday. Ages 25-45, I would guess. They are walking around and chatting and exchanging information.

I am sitting quietly among them typing this on my phone.

The feeling I get from this is: we are many, so many! We are everywhere! And it ain't over! Not at all!

EDIT: After posting this, I joined their conversation. Two women from Massachusetts and Texas exchanged numbers with me. We will need to start organizing! Networking! Gave both the link to this post, so they'll find their way to our website.