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Tag: Absurd

5 men in wheelchairs boarding the party bus
Short Squeaker

Wheelchair-Using Bachelor Party Spends Most of the Night Boarding the Party Bus

by Max KerwienApril 24, 2026August 22, 2026
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bed bugs protesting outside a bed
Local

Disabled Bed Bugs Petition for No Bed Frame for Easier Access

by Bea MienikMarch 23, 2026March 23, 2026
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glad young male customer with dog looking new goods in pet store
Opinion

Opinion: A Legitimate Disabled Person Would Be Wearing a Vest

by RitaJanuary 6, 2026April 16, 2026
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a black and white photo of a wheelchair in the oval office
Local

Not a Single Known Photo of a Wheelchair Contains FDR

by Nate WoogenDecember 5, 2025January 2, 2026
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A woman pours tylenol in a glass
Holiday

Adding Tylenol to Your Vaccine, and Two Other Recipes for the Holiday Season

by Max KerwienNovember 30, 2025November 16, 2025
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a wheelchair user in front of a building roof
Local

Paraplegic Architect Who Put Building’s Only Entrance on the Roof: ‘Now How Do You Fucking Like It?’

by Sy HoekstraNovember 28, 2025December 4, 2025
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a couple hold a dish with a small pill on it
Local

Autistic Parents Give Birth To a Healthy Tylenol

by Spencer HunleyNovember 21, 2025November 21, 2025
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a woman writes on a whiteboard "autism+IBS=???"
Opinion

Opinion: More Comorbidities Need Ship Names

by Aiyana LeighNovember 3, 2025October 31, 2025
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a doctor in a scary room with red lightning
Holiday

Halloween Attraction Is Just US Healthcare System

by RitaOctober 29, 2025April 16, 2026
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A genie and a disabled woman
Local

Genie Bummed Out by Chronically Ill Woman’s Wishes

by CameronOctober 28, 2025November 5, 2025
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a doctor with satan's head smiling in hell
Local

Finally Some Good News! Hell Is In-Network

by Max KerwienOctober 27, 2025February 1, 2026
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Displeased female doctor in her office
Local

Tragedy: Doctor Expected to Do Her Job

by LaveraOctober 25, 2025October 15, 2025
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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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