Hanna Rosin

A lot of the people who believe these things have taken their cues from one woman, Ashley's mother. Her name is Mickey Witthoff.

What? Yeah. No, we don't have the Eagle's Nest in our neighborhood.

What? Yeah. No, we don't have the Eagle's Nest in our neighborhood.

What? Yeah. No, we don't have the Eagle's Nest in our neighborhood.

Some patriot thing.

Some patriot thing.

Some patriot thing.

And we mean every night, in the rain or scorching heat. Without fail, Mickey and a few supporters stand on what they call Freedom Corner and talk on the phone with the J6 defendants held inside the jail.

And we mean every night, in the rain or scorching heat. Without fail, Mickey and a few supporters stand on what they call Freedom Corner and talk on the phone with the J6 defendants held inside the jail.

And we mean every night, in the rain or scorching heat. Without fail, Mickey and a few supporters stand on what they call Freedom Corner and talk on the phone with the J6 defendants held inside the jail.

Who's the they?

Who's the they?

Who's the they?

Interesting. Interesting is a boring thing to say. I get that. But I was only just starting to put this whole picture together. That Mickey and her friends were not in D.C. just to cause chaos. They were here to push a narrative. That these people, the same ones who turned our city upside down, were victims of a colossal injustice.

Interesting. Interesting is a boring thing to say. I get that. But I was only just starting to put this whole picture together. That Mickey and her friends were not in D.C. just to cause chaos. They were here to push a narrative. That these people, the same ones who turned our city upside down, were victims of a colossal injustice.

Interesting. Interesting is a boring thing to say. I get that. But I was only just starting to put this whole picture together. That Mickey and her friends were not in D.C. just to cause chaos. They were here to push a narrative. That these people, the same ones who turned our city upside down, were victims of a colossal injustice.

And also that January 6th was actually a totally appropriate exercise of freedom and liberty. And their version of the story was getting traction with some important people, actually the most important person.

And also that January 6th was actually a totally appropriate exercise of freedom and liberty. And their version of the story was getting traction with some important people, actually the most important person.

And also that January 6th was actually a totally appropriate exercise of freedom and liberty. And their version of the story was getting traction with some important people, actually the most important person.

If our interactions with our new neighbors had unfolded more like the typical neighborhood showdown, my MAGA hat versus your dump Trump sign, things might have been easier. Because that would have been just straight up neighbor warfare, pure mutual hatred.