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Not long ago, after Stephen Colbert had been informed of his pending cancellation by CBS and Jimmy Kimmel had been suspended indefinitely by his masters at Disney and ABC, it began to dawn on even the most optimistic among us that Donald Trump has no sense of humor when it comes to Donald Trump, and political satirists had joined the growing list of America’s endangered species. “The Daily Show,” Jon Stewart’s showcase, is now owned by David Ellison, the son of the billionaire Larry Ellison. They seem to be Trump loyalists. And Stewart, who is not, now works at their sufferance.

Last Sunday, I joined Stewart onstage at Webste

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