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A millennial lady, appearing as a student, is absorbed in reading a map outdoors with European architecture in the background, unaware of being pickpocketed
Opinion

How Being Robbed Helped Me Stay Under $2000

by Anna R.December 17, 2025December 16, 2025
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Young unemployed jobless woman sitting at home hoping for easy money and quick cash earnings from internet, work online for passive income paid surveys website surfing click for cash affiliate program
Opinion

We Decided Which Disabilities Justify Unemployment, and Which Are Just Excuses, You Lazy, Ungrateful Brat

by Steven VerdileNovember 7, 2025October 31, 2025
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Holiday

Nestlé Touts Self As Number One Employer Of Disabled Children

by Nate WoogenOctober 30, 2025October 30, 2025
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Local

Disabled Person’s Savings Blown on $1,100, Thirteen-Block Ambulance Ride

by MV PerryOctober 2, 2025September 26, 2025
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a wheelchair user flooded with cash
Holiday

Celebrate Disability Employment Awareness Month by Venmoing Me Money

by jeromepalliserOctober 1, 2025September 7, 2025
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an angry wheelchair user by some dumpsters
Local

Restaurant Owner Shocked to Learn that Disabled People Have Standards and Would Rather Not Enter by the Dumpster in the Back

by Em MartinoSeptember 26, 2025September 22, 2025
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a Hello Fresh ad on a hospital screen
Local

MedicAED™ Defibrillators Now Require Emergency Room Doctors to Sit Through 30-Second Ad Before Restoring Heart Rhythm

by odessamjacksonSeptember 24, 2025September 22, 2025
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a woman shrugs in front of a crashing stonk graph
Local

Price Hikes from Tariffs Making It Easier to Stay Under $2000

by Nate WoogenAugust 30, 2025August 30, 2025
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Young married couple husband and wife sitting at home having problems in their marriage and a cold relationship. A boyfriend and a girlfriend roommates have an argument about spending too much money
Opinion

Commentary: Your Bullshit Is Out Here Making Everyone Mentally Ill

by MV PerryAugust 28, 2025August 28, 2025
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Quarrel between mature father and adult son. Senior man looking seriously on young guy
Local

Father of Disabled Man Was Hoping He’d Get More Money Out of Conservatorship

by Jeremy EinbinderAugust 13, 2025August 13, 2025
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Local

Ranking the Top 5 Disabilities for Family YouTubers’ Kids to Have to Rack Up Views and Profits

by Bea MienikJuly 12, 2025July 12, 2025
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Young confident businessman in a suit
Culture

Opinion: What the Evil, Genius, Disabled Villain Trope in Movies Gets Wrong About Being Evil, Genius and Disabled

by MV PerryJuly 10, 2025July 10, 2025
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  • Disappointed Nation Beginning to Think RFK Hasn’t Actually Found the Cause of Autism
    November 15, 2025
  • Opinion: Xanax Should Be Free Under Fascism
    October 22, 2025
  • Who Said It: A Disability Charity or a Eugenicist?
    October 21, 2025

CULTURE

  • Sleeping Beauty Actually ME/CFS Girly Waiting for Doctor, Not Unlicensed Prince
    November 30, 2025
  • Marvel Director Reveals Invisible Disabled Superhero Was in Movie the Whole Time
    August 27, 2025
  • Disabled Baseball Fan Enjoys Accessibility of Empty Stadium for Shitty Team
    August 25, 2025

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  • Speech Pathologist Delivers Utterly Unpronounceable Diagnosis 
    December 18, 2025
  • Social Security Administration Introduces a Form to Request an Accessible Version of the Form to Request Accessible Forms
    December 17, 2025
  • Disabled Woman Not Sure if Guy Is Staring Because of Wheelchair or Because She’s Hot
    December 15, 2025

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