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After taking the "Rate My Bias" test on AllSides, it determined that I am around the center. This makes sense to me, as I can lean left on some issues, and right on others, but I kind of thought I would have leaned more to the left. Maybe the test is flawed? Who knows! I do think it's important to be aware of the bias in news, and no matter the accuracy of this test, I think it's good that we look at our own bias with a test like this.

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NewsWeek: Mary Trump Calls Jon Stewart a 'Danger to Democracy'

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NewsWeek: Mary Trump Calls Jon Stewart a 'Danger to Democracy'

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Last week Jon Stewart returned to the daily show. He was making fun of both US presidential candidates Donald Trump and Joe Biden. Mary Trump, is Donald's neice and she is NOT a fan of her uncle. She is basically callling out Jon Stewart and saying he is a danger to democracy because he is making fun of BOTH Biden and Trump. She believes that Trump is nowhere near the quality of president that Biden is, and by making fun of Biden and comparing the two, this might not be a good thing.

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Jon Stewart returned to The Daily Show on Monday night after a 9-year hiatus-and Mary Trump has slammed the comedian's take on the upcoming presidential election.

The comedian, who began hosting the satirical news show in 1999 and left in 2015, is presenting the show again on a part-time basis through the 2024 election season. His return follows Trevor Noah's departure in December 2022 and comes amid the series' unsuccessful search for a new permanent host.

During the show, Stewart took aim at President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, mocking both 2024 presidential contenders for gaffes seemingly related to their ages.

"These two candidates, they are both similarly challenged. And it is not crazy to think that the oldest people in the history of the country to ever run for president might have some of these challenges," he said, discussing whether either man is fit to serve.

"We're not suggesting neither man is vibrant, productive or even capable. But they're both stretching the limits of being able to handle the toughest job in the world."

While some people have applauded Stewart for his even-handed political comedy, the niece of Donald Trump has said the comedian is a "danger to democracy."

Newsweek contacted a representative for Stewart and Mary Trump for comment via email on Wednesday.

Mary Trump, a writer and prominent critic of her uncle, took to X, formerly Twitter, to share her thoughts on how Stewart discussed both presidential nominees.

"This is b*******," she said in one post alongside a snippet of Monday night's show.

"Not only is Stewart's 'both sides are the same' rhetoric not funny, it's a potential disaster for democracy," she said in another post.

Not only is Stewart's "both sides are the same" rhetoric not funny, it's a potential disaster for democracy.

I have thoughts . . .

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- Mary L Trump (@MaryLTrump) February 14, 2024

She shared her thoughts on the topic further in a newsletter titled "Jon Stewart's Danger to Democracy." In the post, she criticized Stewart for joking about both sides being problematic, adding that "the stakes are existential: the result is an injustice to his audience, and to the truth."

Mary Trump was angered by Stewart's implication that Donald Trump is "vibrant, productive, or even capable."

She said in response: "In what universe is Donald vibrant, productive or capable?? And this statement wasn't even tongue-in-cheek. Stewart was making a straight-up comparison. There are no excuses here. Stewart knows who Donald is. Donald isn't vibrant. He is compulsive and unhinged. Donald isn't productive. He is inept. Donald isn't capable. He is a disaster."

Mary Trump clarified that she doesn't care that Stewart brought up Biden's age, her issue is with the fact that he compared the president to Donald Trump in the first place. She believes that the two men are incomparable.

She went on to say that Biden's accomplishments are "astounding," while Donald Trump is a "fascist," a "racist" and "cognitively impaired."

Newsweek contacted a spokesperson for Donald Trump for comment via email on Wednesday.

"Not only is Stewart's 'both sides are the same' rhetoric not funny, it's a potential disaster for democracy ... The damage done by his 'The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear,' a DC rally/joke which inspired an entire generation to shrug off politics and ignore the dangers of the right wing, cannot be overstated. It was, in no small part, responsible, for helping Donald come to power," she said.

"It made a mockery of nuance, encouraged people to believe that all politicians are the same, that there was no daylight between Democrats and Republicans or Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton."

The writer added: "Now Stewart is bringing back the same b******* that got him rich in the 2000s, and helped get Donald elected in 2016. I know Donald-and we can never let them normalize him as a normal candidate. He isn't. None of this is normal."

Newsweek is committed to challenging conventional wisdom and finding connections in the search for common ground.

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Mary Trump calls Jon Stewart a "danger to democracy"

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"Not only is Stewart's 'both sides are the same' rhetoric not funny, it's a potential disaster for democracy," Donald Trump's niece said.

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Washington Times: Liberals fume as Jon Stewart mocks Biden in ‘Daily Show’ return

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Washington Times: Liberals fume as Jon Stewart mocks Biden in ‘Daily Show’ return

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In this version of the story, it also talks about how Jon Stewart was poking fun at both Biden and Trump. However they really focus on how upset the Left-Liberals are "fuming" over the fact that Biden was also being ripped apart alongside Trump by Stewart.

One quote from the article (which was written by the Right) says, "Other left-wing and anti-Trump grousing included in a Fox News roundup of reactions came from the Daily Beast — “using his old platform to tell Americans that their two choices for president are both not that different and equally terrible” — and former Rep. Joe Walsh — “boring, tired, not helpful, way too easy of a take.”

When I Googled the word "Grousing", it means to complain pettily. So that was a shot at the Left!

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Jon Stewart’s return to ‘The Daily Show’ felt familiar to those who missed him while he was away

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Jon Stewart’s return to ‘The Daily Show’ felt familiar to those who missed him while he was away

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In this version, Jon Stewart is being praised for being back in the saddle of the Daily Show. The writer acknowledges that he made fun of both Trump and Biden, but they are more so focusing on his "comedic genius."

One quote that was used to show off Stewart's welcoming back to the chair: "No, Jon Stewart really wasn’t sitting at his desk at Comedy Central for the last nine years, waiting for someone to turn the lights back on.

Yet it almost felt that way during Stewart’s return to “The Daily Show” Monday night. His signature moves — blunt satire, facial grimaces, incisive use of video and some occasional lectures — were all intact. Public figures are served notice that the media’s sharpest bull detector is back on the job."

They also left this little note at the end, which really makes Stewart look like a good guy, "During his time away, Stewart spent time as an activist fighting to get benefits for Sept. 11, 2001, responders and two years hosting “The Problem with Jon Stewart” on the Apple TV+ streaming service. He made a subtle allusion to the latter on Monday, saying he would be making jokes about China and AI, subjects that reportedly made Apple uncomfortable before axing the show."

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Jon Stewart’s return to ‘The Daily Show’ felt familiar to those who missed him while he was away

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Was he really away for nine years? Jon Stewart’s return to “The Daily Show” as host on Monday night no doubt felt familiar to his fans.

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I think the biggest thing to pay attention to is the headlines, as well as the related stories that are posted on the websites. For instance, on the Right's Washington Times, there was a lot of anti-Biden and pro-Trump stories. I also thought that looking a little closer, the heart of the stories were similar, but there were little quotes that I thought were definitely written with bias.

I think doing a little research on the author's themselves, and Googling unfamiliar terms, looking closer at the pictures used in news stories are all things to look for when trying to determine bias.