"and there’s Wolff, writing to a child sex trafficker on October 29, 2016..." This was 9 years ago, and the mere fact that this has taken this long to come out clearly shows that the elected and appointed leaders of our entire government are all in deep moral debt. Every last one of them, Democrat and Republican alike. This information has been there, in the hands of the DoJ, FBI, and other agencies for at least 9 years, and probably since at least his first conviction in 2008. We should throw them all out of office, declare them ineligible to hold any kind of office at any level of government (right down to the head of Waste Management of Akhiok, Alaska), and hold a general election.
"...he’s recognizing that what they’ve done requires either permanent power or permanent consequences."
Which makes them far more dangerous: if the choice is between undermining any semblance of democracy by any means available or going to prison, which do you think they'll choose?
Once again, deep appreciation to Mike for his spot-on commentary which helped to halt my frustrated head banging on the firehose of news wall. The legacy media’s reporting on the latest release of E-mails between Michael Wolf and Jeffrey Epstein has been infuriating with the lack of recognition or reference to the complicity and moral black holes made visible. I saw Wolf this week on The Daily Beast with Joanna Coles subjecting him to limited feet-to-the-fire questions that left Wolf stammering defensively and fumbling to hold onto his self-image as brave investigative journalist/writer. He always seemed to ooze snake oil. I’m just glad I never spent one cent on any of his books. But the writing is on the wall for him. For all of them.
I feel the same rage as you as I read this post. There really is a moral rot going on at the highest levels, and it's hard for me to believe that there are SO many willing to go along - but they are, they STILL are.
I am so impressed with this description and analysis of Wolff and Solana that I want it shouted from the rooftops. Thank you again Mike Brock for giving us your perspective and eloquence.
I'm seriously glad that I saw Michael Wolff on a talk show and found him so repellant that I never bought or read any of his books. My creep radar is still intact after all these years I suppose. And WTF with fame seeking women named Riley and the giant poles up their keisters?
I agree totally about Wolff. And I also hope that he is a domino in the chain that leads to Trump’s downfall. He had 100 hours of Epstein recordings and that can substantiate the truth. Plus he’s suing Melania preemptively and will be able to do discovery and perhaps get more information that helps put more nails in the Trumps’ coffins. So in that sense I wish him success. 😏
Knowing your commentary target is the moral deficiency of Michael Wolf, I agree with the comment below by Dogscratcher that the far bigger issue before the country and the Democratic Party is from your sentence below:
"While Bannon tells his coalition to prepare for prison if they lose power—a remarkable admission that maintaining power is the only thing standing between them and legal accountability." "...—he’s recognizing that what they’ve done requires either permanent power or permanent consequences. "
In The New Republic (TNR) today, 11/12/25, a comment about Trump's "Truth" Social is relevant. Short-term memory loss appears to be routine among the US population. Trump projects; he confesses what he is all about and projects his own fetid self while attributing his character deficiencies to others. In his Not So True Social post he said:
“There should be no deflections to Epstein or anything else, and any Republicans involved should be focused only on opening up our Country, and fixing the massive damage caused by the Democrats!”
This is a prime example, yet again, of the Pot-Kettle Trump Derangement Syndrome. It is the right name but the patient suffering from it is Donald. Deflections by others, not by Trump is a great comedy skit.
Did you know that Trump is unlike any POTUS we have ever seen? "Like never before" Trump, the stable genius, has an MD. Yep, it the Master of Deflections degree, and he's the greatest of them all. How do I love thee, Donald, let me count the ways:
1. Blow up ships in the Caribbean and S. Pacific without knowing who or what is on them. No need for due process. Put the U.S.S. Gerald Ford aircraft carrier for this purpose and spend hundreds of millions of tax-payer dollars in preparation for an oil-grab in Venezuela.
2. Demolish the East Wing; pave over Jackie Kennedy's garden while your suck-ass GOP in Congress lets Donald play God. And build a ballroom, which I am sure will have a statue of you or a portrait of you and perhaps others of your ilk.
3. Put U.S. military on the streets of Chicago, Portland, Memphis, Washington DC. More millions and just have your icemen pick up, knock down, anyone who looks "off" to them. No big deal that 95% of these are not criminals. Collateral damage- who the F cares, right Donald?
4. Keep up with the Tariffs and let the citizens pay for it- but then talk about a "rebate" of the money it has cost citizens to repay themselves.
5. Indict anyone and everyone that ever spoke not in praise of the greatest POS in our history of presidents. Did I mean POTUS and not POS? Nope. POS= piece of shit.
6. Alienate Canada, threaten Greenland, remove Black men and women from memorials in the name of being anti-diversity. Yep, it's only vanilla for Donald and his crew- vanilla as white American supremacists. See how well this country does. But who cares? Not Donald. He is all behind and fully promoting DOGE (Destroy Our Great Experiment).
I am sure we could get to 10 or 20 with this creep. Whose deflecting? Whose throwing a shit-fit every day if he's not playing golf or wining and dining a foreign head of state?
Oh, I almost forget. Donald decided that if you are anti-fascist (and a threat to him) then just make up Antifa as if it were the Nazi party. Now where is that membership form to join Anti-fa. Yes, it was at the Medical Center where a group of doctors are reporting on the ill effects of fatty acids (FA). They are all anti-FA. I think they're correct. We should all be anti-fa.
I apologize, Jesus. I am not being a good Christian. I am not turning the other cheek and loving Donald as an evolved being should. Simply, I cannot embrace evil.
Wolff should be shut down and shut out by all those with platforms here on Substack who have been sharing air time with him . Truth teller indeed . He is a morally bankrupt opportunist who continues to profit from his connection to Epstein . Take the microphones away from him or use them one last time to call him out .
It’s so disturbing that Wolff kicked the the morality can down the road as he reinforced his “trusting” relationship with Epstein, one of the highest profile and worst pedophiles in western history. Still Wolff can redeem himself if he releases every documented record that demonstrates who was involved in the horrific predatory behavior that compromised or sacrificed the lives of their child victims. The court of public opinion must manifest and right this for all time and for all past, present and future victims.
You are one of the very best writers on this entire platform, sir, both in substance and in style. Thank you for your great work.
Amen!
"and there’s Wolff, writing to a child sex trafficker on October 29, 2016..." This was 9 years ago, and the mere fact that this has taken this long to come out clearly shows that the elected and appointed leaders of our entire government are all in deep moral debt. Every last one of them, Democrat and Republican alike. This information has been there, in the hands of the DoJ, FBI, and other agencies for at least 9 years, and probably since at least his first conviction in 2008. We should throw them all out of office, declare them ineligible to hold any kind of office at any level of government (right down to the head of Waste Management of Akhiok, Alaska), and hold a general election.
"...he’s recognizing that what they’ve done requires either permanent power or permanent consequences."
Which makes them far more dangerous: if the choice is between undermining any semblance of democracy by any means available or going to prison, which do you think they'll choose?
Once again, deep appreciation to Mike for his spot-on commentary which helped to halt my frustrated head banging on the firehose of news wall. The legacy media’s reporting on the latest release of E-mails between Michael Wolf and Jeffrey Epstein has been infuriating with the lack of recognition or reference to the complicity and moral black holes made visible. I saw Wolf this week on The Daily Beast with Joanna Coles subjecting him to limited feet-to-the-fire questions that left Wolf stammering defensively and fumbling to hold onto his self-image as brave investigative journalist/writer. He always seemed to ooze snake oil. I’m just glad I never spent one cent on any of his books. But the writing is on the wall for him. For all of them.
This countries elite is corrupt beyond saving. We need a French Revolution.
A live action version of my favorite WoTC game: “The revolutionary card game where you win by getting a head.”
I feel the same rage as you as I read this post. There really is a moral rot going on at the highest levels, and it's hard for me to believe that there are SO many willing to go along - but they are, they STILL are.
"I want you to realize that that dog that hasn’t barked is trump.. [Victim] spent hours at my house with him"
The media is burying the lede on all of this.
I am so impressed with this description and analysis of Wolff and Solana that I want it shouted from the rooftops. Thank you again Mike Brock for giving us your perspective and eloquence.
“If morality had bankruptcy lawyers, this would be their heyday.”
I'm seriously glad that I saw Michael Wolff on a talk show and found him so repellant that I never bought or read any of his books. My creep radar is still intact after all these years I suppose. And WTF with fame seeking women named Riley and the giant poles up their keisters?
I agree totally about Wolff. And I also hope that he is a domino in the chain that leads to Trump’s downfall. He had 100 hours of Epstein recordings and that can substantiate the truth. Plus he’s suing Melania preemptively and will be able to do discovery and perhaps get more information that helps put more nails in the Trumps’ coffins. So in that sense I wish him success. 😏
Knowing your commentary target is the moral deficiency of Michael Wolf, I agree with the comment below by Dogscratcher that the far bigger issue before the country and the Democratic Party is from your sentence below:
"While Bannon tells his coalition to prepare for prison if they lose power—a remarkable admission that maintaining power is the only thing standing between them and legal accountability." "...—he’s recognizing that what they’ve done requires either permanent power or permanent consequences. "
In The New Republic (TNR) today, 11/12/25, a comment about Trump's "Truth" Social is relevant. Short-term memory loss appears to be routine among the US population. Trump projects; he confesses what he is all about and projects his own fetid self while attributing his character deficiencies to others. In his Not So True Social post he said:
“There should be no deflections to Epstein or anything else, and any Republicans involved should be focused only on opening up our Country, and fixing the massive damage caused by the Democrats!”
This is a prime example, yet again, of the Pot-Kettle Trump Derangement Syndrome. It is the right name but the patient suffering from it is Donald. Deflections by others, not by Trump is a great comedy skit.
Did you know that Trump is unlike any POTUS we have ever seen? "Like never before" Trump, the stable genius, has an MD. Yep, it the Master of Deflections degree, and he's the greatest of them all. How do I love thee, Donald, let me count the ways:
1. Blow up ships in the Caribbean and S. Pacific without knowing who or what is on them. No need for due process. Put the U.S.S. Gerald Ford aircraft carrier for this purpose and spend hundreds of millions of tax-payer dollars in preparation for an oil-grab in Venezuela.
2. Demolish the East Wing; pave over Jackie Kennedy's garden while your suck-ass GOP in Congress lets Donald play God. And build a ballroom, which I am sure will have a statue of you or a portrait of you and perhaps others of your ilk.
3. Put U.S. military on the streets of Chicago, Portland, Memphis, Washington DC. More millions and just have your icemen pick up, knock down, anyone who looks "off" to them. No big deal that 95% of these are not criminals. Collateral damage- who the F cares, right Donald?
4. Keep up with the Tariffs and let the citizens pay for it- but then talk about a "rebate" of the money it has cost citizens to repay themselves.
5. Indict anyone and everyone that ever spoke not in praise of the greatest POS in our history of presidents. Did I mean POTUS and not POS? Nope. POS= piece of shit.
6. Alienate Canada, threaten Greenland, remove Black men and women from memorials in the name of being anti-diversity. Yep, it's only vanilla for Donald and his crew- vanilla as white American supremacists. See how well this country does. But who cares? Not Donald. He is all behind and fully promoting DOGE (Destroy Our Great Experiment).
I am sure we could get to 10 or 20 with this creep. Whose deflecting? Whose throwing a shit-fit every day if he's not playing golf or wining and dining a foreign head of state?
Oh, I almost forget. Donald decided that if you are anti-fascist (and a threat to him) then just make up Antifa as if it were the Nazi party. Now where is that membership form to join Anti-fa. Yes, it was at the Medical Center where a group of doctors are reporting on the ill effects of fatty acids (FA). They are all anti-FA. I think they're correct. We should all be anti-fa.
I apologize, Jesus. I am not being a good Christian. I am not turning the other cheek and loving Donald as an evolved being should. Simply, I cannot embrace evil.
The moral vacuum extends to money laundering for other criminals.
https://substack.com/@cryptadamus/note/c-176526976
Wolff should be shut down and shut out by all those with platforms here on Substack who have been sharing air time with him . Truth teller indeed . He is a morally bankrupt opportunist who continues to profit from his connection to Epstein . Take the microphones away from him or use them one last time to call him out .
The rot runs deep and wide.
It’s so disturbing that Wolff kicked the the morality can down the road as he reinforced his “trusting” relationship with Epstein, one of the highest profile and worst pedophiles in western history. Still Wolff can redeem himself if he releases every documented record that demonstrates who was involved in the horrific predatory behavior that compromised or sacrificed the lives of their child victims. The court of public opinion must manifest and right this for all time and for all past, present and future victims.