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Patriotic Soldier Sitting In Wheel Chair Against American Flag
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Disabled Americans Ready to Serve Country as Human Metaphors For the Cost of War

by MV PerrySeptember 17, 2025September 17, 2025
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Senior doctor man using mask stressed with hand on head, shocked with shame and surprise face, angry and frustrated. Fear and upset for mistake.
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US Healthcare System Afflicts Man with PTSD

by Jeremy EinbinderMay 3, 2025May 2, 2025
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Kissinger Dies After Lifetime Spent Expanding the Global Disability Community

by Spencer HunleyDecember 2, 2023April 19, 2024
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a woman looks away from a man looking stressed next to her in bed
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Man Devastated to Learn His Girlfriend (with IBS) Poops

by Lori AdamsNovember 5, 2023April 19, 2024
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a young blonde white woman takes a selfie next to cardboard boxes labeled "ketamine"
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Ketamine Is the New Marijuana Is the New Goop

by Mia OceanMay 9, 2023April 19, 2024
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‘Getting Struck by Lightning More Likely than Finding a Therapist in Insurance Plan,’ Says Depressed Man who Keeps Getting Struck by Lightning

by 2shoes4eyesFebruary 15, 2022August 22, 2026
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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

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  • 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
  • Schizophrenic Voice Surprisingly Helpful Lately
    September 2, 2026

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The Squeaky Wheel is the first-ever satire publication that focuses on the experience of having a disability. All stories are original fictional content and may be shared with attribution.

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