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Tag: Long Covid

a woman masks while others hold their nose in an elevator
Local

Woman Wearing Mask Safe from Fart

by odessamjacksonAugust 18, 2026August 18, 2026
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black woman doing self covid-19 test at home
Local

Woman Unsure if Never Had COVID or Just Terrible at Swabbing Nose

by Zareen ChoudhuryJune 29, 2026June 29, 2026
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Features Listicle

COVID Ranks Its Top 5 Favorite Disabilities

by Bea MienikAugust 24, 2025August 22, 2026
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Politics

COVID Super Amped for New Administration 

by Mia OceanJanuary 24, 2025January 31, 2025
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Local

Bad Brain Fog Day Destroys Man’s Chess.com Rating

by Stacy AshworthNovember 16, 2024November 16, 2024
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A Man in Red Shirt Covering His Face
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The Benefits of Brain Fog: A Functioning Brain Is a Little Too Much Right Now Anyway

by lezmoonFebruary 29, 2024April 15, 2024
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Politics

How Polite! New CDC Director Assures Public ‘Coronavirus Won’t Infect You as Long as You’re Smiling’

by P.C.September 5, 2023September 9, 2023
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Local

Disability Conference Rejoices in Disregarding the Pandemic Just Like Everyone Else

by P.C.May 10, 2023April 15, 2024
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Local

Immunocompromised Man Learns COVID Is Over!

by jeromepalliserMay 5, 2023April 15, 2024
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Article Local

Local Woman’s Long COVID Ruins Spa Day, Gardening, Date Nights and Nearly Everything Else that Smells Good

by Zephyr Ash OstrowskiJune 9, 2022August 22, 2026
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Dr Fauci wears a birthday hat and spills out a bottle of medicine
Article Local

CDC Says It’s OK to Skip Your Meds Just this One Time Since It’s Your Birthday

by 2shoes4eyesJanuary 4, 2022August 22, 2026
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A woman with short hair and glasses wears a mask and looks into the camera
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Manager who ‘Knows a Faker When She Sees One’ Hired to Test for COVID on Sight

by lezmoonSeptember 3, 2021August 22, 2026
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SHORTS

  • Deaf Community Develops ASL Slur For Hearing People Who Only Know Curse Words
    Swearing is America’s pastime, and it could not be more evident in ASL.
  • Child-Proof Cap Also Fine-Motor-Difficulty-Proof
    It required the grip strength of an able-bodied adult.
  • Man Becomes Healthcare Executive After Bite from Healthcare Executive
    The night janitor was vacuuming Kaiser Permanente headquarters when the company’s president leapt from a shadowy corner and swiftly made him CFO.
  • Man With OCD Has OCD About OCD
    “What if this compulsion isn’t working?” asks man to self.
  • Study Finds Majority Of People With OCD Left Stove On Today
    Oh wait, no they turned it off. Or did they?

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POLITICS

  • Democratic Hopefuls Brush Up on Bare Minimum of Disability Rights Ahead of Midterms
    September 28, 2026
  • 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

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

  • Interviewer Voluntarily Discloses Discrimination
    October 23, 2026
  • Disabled Police Officer Does Nothing Useful Just as Well as Non-Disabled Cops
    October 6, 2026
  • Person With Disability Found Alive in Home
    October 5, 2026

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