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Wow. That's frankly terrifying. Easterncedar Nov 14 #1
Indeed malaise Nov 14 #2
Thanks for transcribing that Malaise so we don't have to go to x Clouds Passing Nov 14 #23
For the visually oriented: usonian Nov 14 #38
Perfect malaise Nov 14 #53
JOHN LUMAN SMITH,.... You know about the name discrepancy,... correct ? magicarpet Nov 14 #102
Dickeylee Dickeylee Nov 14 #103
Jack E Smith is not the special counsel kkmarie Nov 15 #117
Oh,.. excellent post by Malaise, absolutely no question. magicarpet Nov 15 #131
Regular Jack E Smith posts catchnrelease Nov 15 #138
Oligarchy is fascism on steroids. They've got us by the cojones. brush Nov 14 #72
Exactly what I have been saying for the better part of a decade... orwell Nov 14 #44
Thanks! 2naSalit Nov 14 #80
I've never seen 53 recs on a sub post before Uncle Joe Nov 14 #99
MoneyPOWER. Bluethroughu Nov 15 #123
The best line malaise Nov 14 #3
Putin and many others bdamomma Nov 14 #54
Depends on whether he succeeds in purging military leadership or not. Karasu Nov 14 #67
He nailed it. CentralMass Nov 14 #4
And then some malaise Nov 14 #9
I'm not terrified NJCher Nov 14 #5
just the facts stillcool Nov 14 #11
yo, Jack NJCher Nov 14 #6
The same post is here at Bluesky ananda Nov 14 #22
Thanks! ShazzieB Nov 14 #46
Thanks blueseas Nov 14 #78
Thanks malaise Nov 14 #98
It's a parody account, not the Jack Smith in the avatar. femmedem Nov 14 #24
Oh well, it's extremely well written, that's for sure. ShazzieB Nov 14 #49
Thanks! I was scrolling down the comments... reACTIONary Nov 14 #60
speaks for me as well markie Nov 14 #7
Could you post this as its own OP, for visibility, and so we can rec it? niyad Nov 14 #17
Agree malaise Nov 14 #21
Wow wonderful poster. Thanks and I agree with malaise's suggestion to post as its own OP. c-rational Nov 14 #88
Yes and so many Americans will respond to this message when our side takes this on in full force. Passages Nov 15 #120
K & R Emile Nov 14 #8
Not really Jack Smith J-9 Nov 14 #10
Who cares malaise Nov 14 #12
okay, what? Brenda Nov 14 #29
No, it's a parody account...nt Wounded Bear Nov 14 #32
maybe ok Brenda Nov 14 #35
It's a parody account Babajida Nov 14 #45
I would love it to be but the comments are spot on malaise Nov 14 #51
What difference does that make to the validity of the posted material? niyad Nov 14 #56
I care. There is clearly a different weight and implication based on source credibility. Gore1FL Nov 14 #37
Exactly what diffference does that make to what was posted? niyad Nov 14 #57
I would think that Jack Smith would carry more weight than rando-person on internet. nt Gore1FL Nov 14 #84
So the words change meaning, based on who presents them? Got it. niyad Nov 14 #104
The literal title of the thread is "Jack E Smith!" When it is presented as "Jack E Smith!" I expect "Jack E Smith!" Gore1FL Nov 14 #108
The fact that it is Jack "E." Smith should have been the giveaway, since Special niyad Nov 14 #110
Now THAT made me laugh for the first time since 11/6! n/t Cheezoholic Nov 15 #112
Happy to help! niyad Nov 15 #113
FFS. Why? Why? Why are you continuing this subthread. Gore1FL Nov 15 #121
ohhhh myyyy. The irony. niyad Nov 15 #125
And the coppery, and aluminumy. Please harass someone else over unimportant bullshit. I'm busy. nt Gore1FL Nov 15 #127
. . . niyad Nov 15 #128
Goodbye forever. nt Gore1FL Nov 15 #130
I imagine the real Jack Smith cares about his name and photo being associated with words he didn't write. onenote Nov 14 #43
This particular account has been around for quite some time now. I don't notice niyad Nov 14 #47
?? J-9 Nov 14 #66
It is interesting that you thought that the OP needed to be informed of that fact. niyad Nov 14 #81
There are no charges J-9 Nov 14 #87
J-9 hasn't posted again since this exchange. femmedem Saturday #140
Malaise J-9 Nov 14 #75
We all know that, thank you. niyad Nov 14 #19
It doesn't look to me as if all the posters know that. femmedem Nov 14 #28
It's pretty clear "all" don't know that. onenote Nov 14 #42
Looks like a whole bunch of us don't know that. Iggo Nov 14 #76
No, we DON'T "all know that." nt LAS14 Nov 14 #91
Okay, J-9 sagetea Nov 14 #25
Correct, and welcome to DU. femmedem Nov 14 #26
Thanks. I've been lurking daily J-9 Nov 14 #68
Yeah, some of those replies were uncalled for. femmedem Nov 14 #90
Thanks. I missed that. Easterncedar Nov 14 #101
It matters to me! I sent this out to my family! ALBliberal Nov 14 #105
It's the last chance for the world's elite to steal everything of value before climate chaos really hits. CrispyQ Nov 14 #13
Bet Leonard Leo is feeling oh so proud of himself these days. Scum! SheilaAnn Nov 14 #14
My hero and there are not many left imo. FDR would agree with Smith 100%. Passages Nov 14 #15
It's not your hero, unless your hero is a parody writer. nt LAS14 Nov 14 #92
A parody writer who acknowledges the power and corruption of the oligarchs. Passages Nov 14 #96
Wow! spicysista Nov 14 #16
And what created these oligarchs? Farmer-Rick Nov 14 #18
There were oligarchies under feudalism as well malaise Nov 14 #33
Yes, unbridled capitalism always leads to oligarchy and fascism...nt Wounded Bear Nov 14 #34
Speaks for me as well! niyad Nov 14 #20
The French oligarchy FAFO'ed in 1793 Zorro Nov 14 #27
Just recc malaise Nov 14 #30
This message was self-deleted by its author Blue_Roses Nov 15 #115
This may be the most important thing that you read today, especially so, considering the source. EarnestPutz Nov 14 #31
The source is a parody site, not Jack Smith. onenote Nov 14 #40
He's absolutely right, and if Biden were smart... infullview Nov 14 #36
The problem with your post is that Biden is smart as are the people advising him onenote Nov 14 #41
Like you are.... infullview Nov 15 #119
And some people called Smith Superman lol Sewa Nov 14 #39
so much for "we" all knowing this was a parody account. thebigidea Nov 14 #55
Jack Smith will save democracy how fucking funny Sewa Nov 14 #59
Thank you. Six117 Nov 14 #48
Um, yeah relayerbob Nov 14 #50
We are in predicament. Manage as well as you can. cachukis Nov 14 #52
Wow! Powerful. Thank you so much for posting, malaise. wordstroken Nov 14 #58
So, these tariffs that Shitler keeps talking about, exactly where would all of the $$ be going? OMGWTF Nov 14 #61
Nazi Germany had its oligarchs too even if they were called industrialists bucolic_frolic Nov 14 #62
They work hand in hand malaise Nov 14 #65
Oh Yeah. We've know it..without lot of power and money, we also know... chouchou Nov 14 #63
Captain Jack has spotted the iceberg we are about to hit Blue Owl Nov 14 #64
It's a parody. nt LAS14 Nov 14 #93
I considered making this an OP soldierant Nov 14 #69
I think this should be its own OP, for wider visibility. niyad Nov 14 #106
Well, Mark Cuban and Warren Buffet and... Justice matters. Nov 14 #70
That's not a parting shot, that's Prairie_Seagull Nov 14 #71
It's not a parting shot. It's a parody. Not the Jack Smith in the avatar. nt LAS14 Nov 14 #89
American Oligarchy blueseas Nov 14 #73
But I can't see it! 2naSalit Nov 14 #74
See post #2 malaise Nov 14 #77
Excellent Nululu Nov 14 #79
The Gnomes of Zurich Jrsygrl96 Nov 14 #82
Blueprints for guillotines are readily available online Orrex Nov 14 #83
A landlord with gold toilets Puppyjive Nov 14 #85
We need a new rule. So we can alert posts that the poster should have... LAS14 Nov 14 #86
Out of curiosity, have you asked the same of the other parody and satire niyad Nov 14 #109
I'm collecting examples in preparation for making an OP on the subject. LAS14 Nov 15 #124
Very much looking forward to it. niyad Nov 15 #126
Thanks Jack, you nailed it. republianmushroom Nov 14 #94
Meh. Mosby Nov 14 #95
I totally agree with Jack, but I would suggest that's it's not just American, Uncle Joe Nov 14 #97
No, it is the stupid motherfuckers. TheKentuckian Nov 14 #100
malaise, I believe you should make it clear in your OP that this is a fake account you are linking us to. nt DontBelieveEastisEas Nov 14 #107
Most people here already know that padah513 Nov 14 #111
And no matter who said it, the post is valid. GoodRaisin Nov 15 #114
No we don't... Blue_Roses Nov 15 #116
The truth, the whole truth, nuthin but the truth. Magoo48 Nov 15 #118
I've known this for decades. I've been watching how our oligarchs have manipulated the economy to benefir themselves. SharonAnn Nov 15 #122
I don't know about the rest of you, but... Omnipresent Nov 15 #129
My sentiments exactly. sop Nov 15 #132
No Sh*t Beowulf42 Nov 15 #133
I'm surprised he gets away with using Jack L. Smith's picture. Sogo Nov 15 #134
I followed him fir a while on Twitter Catherine Vincent Nov 15 #135
Thank you for the edit to the OP to clarify which Jack Smith. n/t Ms. Toad Nov 15 #136
The name difference does not discount or discredit the value of the message conveyed. magicarpet Nov 15 #137
Precisely n/t malaise Nov 15 #139
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