Lauren Ober

After months of getting to know Mickey, I felt like I needed to confess something. She had been telling me how people in the neighborhood had generally been nice to them, except for this one time. One of her roommates, Nicole, had been sitting in the car, and these two women walked by and said something totally rude, and I know, you've already heard the story before. The Nicole sitting in the car?

After months of getting to know Mickey, I felt like I needed to confess something. She had been telling me how people in the neighborhood had generally been nice to them, except for this one time. One of her roommates, Nicole, had been sitting in the car, and these two women walked by and said something totally rude, and I know, you've already heard the story before. The Nicole sitting in the car?

Mm-hmm. That was me. And I'm like... fully disgusted with myself and embarrassed. Like, because that's not how, that's not how I want to be treated. And that's not how I want to think about people, but I did it.

Mm-hmm. That was me. And I'm like... fully disgusted with myself and embarrassed. Like, because that's not how, that's not how I want to be treated. And that's not how I want to think about people, but I did it.

Mm-hmm. That was me. And I'm like... fully disgusted with myself and embarrassed. Like, because that's not how, that's not how I want to be treated. And that's not how I want to think about people, but I did it.

Since that incident, I spent a lot of time with Mickey, trying to understand her cause, her politics, and her anger. I've had many moments where I thought, what the hell am I doing? Getting all caught up in their revisionist history of January 6th. But what I can tell you is that Mickey is not who I thought she was.

Since that incident, I spent a lot of time with Mickey, trying to understand her cause, her politics, and her anger. I've had many moments where I thought, what the hell am I doing? Getting all caught up in their revisionist history of January 6th. But what I can tell you is that Mickey is not who I thought she was.

Since that incident, I spent a lot of time with Mickey, trying to understand her cause, her politics, and her anger. I've had many moments where I thought, what the hell am I doing? Getting all caught up in their revisionist history of January 6th. But what I can tell you is that Mickey is not who I thought she was.

She is every bit as fiery as she comes off in speeches and confrontations with people who want her out of this city. After nearly a year of knowing her, I'm still terrified of her. I have never before in my life met a person with such penetrating eyes, and she wields them to great effect. If she is staring you down, I promise you, you will find no relief.

She is every bit as fiery as she comes off in speeches and confrontations with people who want her out of this city. After nearly a year of knowing her, I'm still terrified of her. I have never before in my life met a person with such penetrating eyes, and she wields them to great effect. If she is staring you down, I promise you, you will find no relief.

She is every bit as fiery as she comes off in speeches and confrontations with people who want her out of this city. After nearly a year of knowing her, I'm still terrified of her. I have never before in my life met a person with such penetrating eyes, and she wields them to great effect. If she is staring you down, I promise you, you will find no relief.

So the window rolls down and I guess Nicole said, you know, justice for J6, right? Reflexively, in two seconds, I go, well, you're in the wrong neighborhood for that, right? Now, I feel like you would appreciate that because sometimes things pop out of your mouth that maybe you didn't think about. I am a person who is very guilty of that is my mouth runs away with me.

So the window rolls down and I guess Nicole said, you know, justice for J6, right? Reflexively, in two seconds, I go, well, you're in the wrong neighborhood for that, right? Now, I feel like you would appreciate that because sometimes things pop out of your mouth that maybe you didn't think about. I am a person who is very guilty of that is my mouth runs away with me.

So the window rolls down and I guess Nicole said, you know, justice for J6, right? Reflexively, in two seconds, I go, well, you're in the wrong neighborhood for that, right? Now, I feel like you would appreciate that because sometimes things pop out of your mouth that maybe you didn't think about. I am a person who is very guilty of that is my mouth runs away with me.

So I said that and she goes, we live here now. So suck it bitch.

So I said that and she goes, we live here now. So suck it bitch.

So I said that and she goes, we live here now. So suck it bitch.

And I was like, well, okay.

And I was like, well, okay.

And I was like, well, okay.