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Jon Stewart (1962) American political satirist, writer, television host, actor, media critic and stand-up comedian
“Of all the varieties of media bias, the deepest is the bias against relevance. The more important the issue, the less it is discussed.”
"Stop eating fish. It’s the only way to save the life in our seas" https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/may/09/seas-stop-eating-fish-fishing-industry-government, The Guardian, 9 May 2019.
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