Hey, everybody.

Welcome to the Muckrake podcast. I'm J.G.8 Sexton. I'm here at Nick House with Nick. The dog days of summer have me down. It's so hot. I'm exhausted. I can't. I don't even know if I can do this episode. I think I'm too tired to make this episode work. Okay. Well, you know, if you need to take a break, we can cover for you. I think there is a possibility that I could do it. And here are the circumstances, Nick. One, if you bring your A game, if you show up as the Nick Halsman that we all know that you can be, I can do it. Can you make me that promise? That's so much. Do you always put that much pressure on everybody you talk to in every conversation? Because that's a lot. Everybody. That's what I do in every conversation. I tell

them they have to be their best selves. All right. Well, you know what? I think better when I'm loose.

Wait a second. Danielle Moody, the host of Woke. Of the new abnormal democracy, every podcast worth listening to.

Danielle, you're here to help us.

I am here.

You know, I saw the bat signal, and I said I got to go there.

Well, what I love, Danielle, is that you are on the show.

And every time you're on here it's the right time but we are

also i keep trying to tell everybody we are entering silly season of politics we are on the verge of

the primary season beginning in full force we're about a month out from that that means things are

about to get weird and Danielle i i want to go ahead and I want to set the scene for people.

I don't know if they've heard about this. I think this is a great jumping off point.

This past weekend in Michigan, and for people who don't understand, and I love Michigan,

I have a lot of people that I love for Michigan. I love to go up to Michigan. Michigan is a great

state, one of the great labor states in the union. People do not understand how weird Michigan can get at times.

At a Republican State Committee meeting this weekend, let's just say it hit the fan.

These are some details, Danielle.

This is from an article covering this from the Rolling Stone.

Quote, Michigan Republicans have been at odds about the direction of the state party and the situation resulted in alleged physical violence.

James Chapman, a Republican from Wayne County, told the paper he traveled to the city of Claire to join the party meeting at the Doherty Hotel.

But the meeting was reserved for members of the state committee.

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