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Category: Opinion

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Opinion

Opinion: FUCK!

by Mark MisoshnikSeptember 25, 2025September 22, 2025
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Opinion

Opinion: All Women’s Issues Caused by Being Overweight or Anxious, by Dr. Richard Ayushol

by Lori AdamsSeptember 18, 2025September 15, 2025
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Perspective: I Just Got My First Wheelchair, and I’ve Been Around The Block a Few Times. Not Too Many, Mind You, But a Few.

by Jeremy EinbinderSeptember 3, 2025September 3, 2025
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Commentary: Your Bullshit Is Out Here Making Everyone Mentally Ill

by MV PerryAugust 28, 2025August 28, 2025
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I Really Wanted to Be There but My Symptoms Only Flare Up on Days I Make Plans with You

by MV PerryAugust 8, 2025August 8, 2025
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I Lived It: I Went to the Bathroom During Colonoscopy Prep and Forgot My Phone

by Max KerwienJune 30, 2025June 30, 2025
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Opinion

Opinion: Hospital Gowns Are Not Thin Enough

by Max KerwienMay 2, 2025May 2, 2025
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Opinion

Opinion: Abolish Special Education! But Not, Like, in a Eugenics Way or Anything

by Jeremy EinbinderMarch 18, 2025March 18, 2025
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Opinion: We Don’t Need Better Sidewalks. We Need Those Conveyor Belt Things from the Airport.

by Jeremy EinbinderMarch 7, 2025March 7, 2025
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Opinion: Yeah, End Ableism and All That, But I’m Really Gonna Miss Cutting Lines at Theme Parks

by Jeremy EinbinderFebruary 23, 2025March 5, 2025
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My Well-Meaning but Confused Abled Friend Went on Vacation and All I Got Was this Collectible Souvenir Spoon

by Kat WheelerJanuary 4, 2025January 4, 2025
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My Spoons Are All Gone; All I Have Left Is One of Those Tiny Loose-Leaf Tea Strainers

by Stacy AshworthNovember 21, 2024November 21, 2024
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POLITICS

  • Trump Clarifies Stance on Disability With Attack on Rights, Liberties, Law, Language, Benefits, Accommodations, Health Care, Community Living, Existence
    August 26, 2026
  • United Nations Sneaks Disability Rights Vote on Day United States and Israel are Absent
    August 23, 2026
  • Supreme Court to Rule on Whether Disabled People Have Right to Fun
    July 10, 2026

CULTURE

  • Meta Smart Glasses Empower Blind People to Participate in Corporate Surveillance
    August 15, 2026
  • DSM-6 Spoilers Leak Online
    August 15, 2026
  • Most of Men’s Health Mag for Dick Pills 
    June 18, 2026

LOCAL

  • Durable Shoe Soles No Match for Kid With Irregular Gait
    September 18, 2026
  • Psych Med Developed for Other Psych Med’s Side Effects
    September 15, 2026
  • Study Finds Using a Wheelchair Highly Preferable to Immobilizing Pain
    September 2, 2026

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