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“Now, I’ve just kind of made it part of my brand. I get asked more questions when I don’t have it with me. It really completes the ensemble.”
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Cane User Wears Comically Large Top Hat to Avoid Questions

December 7, 2025 at 12:28 PM

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The record will officially become 73 days if Cattan fails to tag anyone during tomorrow’s 30-minute recess session.
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December 6, 2025 at 1:26 PM

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“Either the chairs are all empty or they show someone who is definitively not Franklin Delano Roosevelt.”
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Not a Single Known Photo of a Wheelchair Contains FDR

December 5, 2025 at 4:08 PM

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“All the windows were just paintings of windows, and the fire escape ladders are sort of treadmills that keep sending you back down.”
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Paraplegic Architect Who Put Building’s Only Entrance on the Roof: ‘Now How Do You Fucking Like It?’

December 4, 2025 at 4:18 PM

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We’re already 20% there! Celebrate Giving Tuesday at thesqueakywheel.org/donate/

A graphic with a doctor and a big thermometer reading "Help us reach our $5,000 Goal Thermometer not for rectal use* *until we hit the $5,000 goal, then it’s fair game"

December 2, 2025 at 9:15 PM

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“No one even bothered asking me WHY I was sleeping.” thesqueakywheel.org/sleeping...

Sleeping Beauty Actually ME/CFS Girly Waiting for Doctor, Not Unlicensed Prince

December 1, 2025 at 4:11 PM

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Adding a shot of Tylenol or even Tylenol PM adds acidity, flavor and a little bit of that extra autism.
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November 30, 2025 at 4:16 PM

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“It’s not even that I don’t want to be disabled in general, I just am glad I’m not you. I’m happy I have my health, but that’s only part of it. Your life just seems really unpleasant, even in ways unrelated to your disability.”
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November 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM

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Few things could be truer to the spirit of Thanksgiving than a resurgence of measles. thesqueakywheel.org/american...

Americans Honor Thanksgiving by Spreading Measles Across the Continent Again

November 27, 2025 at 4:48 PM

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“Disabled people are only the largest minority, so it’s understandable that textbooks wouldn’t dedicate that much space to them.”
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High School Textbook Dedicates Entire Footnote to Disability History

November 26, 2025 at 3:02 PM

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“Just once I’d like to be sure someone is staring at me because I look sexy!" thesqueakywheel.org/disabled...

Disabled Woman Not Sure if Guy Is Staring Because of Wheelchair or Because She’s Hot

November 25, 2025 at 5:35 PM

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Everything is fine.

November 24, 2025 at 11:10 PM

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If The Squeaky Wheel has ever given you a smile, a laugh, or a temporary cold sore, please consider donating at thesqueakywheel.org/donate.

But that tenth doctor?
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giving us your money.
9 out of 10 doctors RECOMMEND giving them your money.
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help us grow
Squeaky Wheel Media is not only a certified laughfest™, it’s a certified 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and we rely on donations from our readers to sustain and grow. If our crowdsourced strategy doesn’t work, we might have to ask Larry Ellison, and he seems pretty busy.

do we spend it on labubus?
No. All donations we receive go directly towards our mission of empowering disabled comedy writers and educating the public about disability issues. At a time when free speech and disability rights are constantly under attack, your contributions ensure we can be a loud and squeaky voice fighting for disability justice.

Our fundraising goals
While all of Squeaky Wheel’s administration is volunteer-based, we know we could achieve further reach and greater impact with a stronger financial foundation. With more funding, we can compensate for more writers and creatives, hire our first paid staff (all of whom will be disabled, of course), and ensure Squeaky Wheel will be a vocal presence in the disability community for years to come.

All that... for memes?
In addition to our online satire publication, our organization has expanded into a workshop program, an international television series, a gift shop, an annual disabled comedy festival, and a soon-to-be-announced mutual aid program.

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Interested in making a HUGE impact on our measly little operation? While one-time donations are a wonderful way to lock in that tax deduction, we also encourage you to consider a recurring annual or monthly donation, for all of eternity, or until your debit card expires and you’re too overwhelmed to update your payment info.

No donation is too small, however donations can be too big if they skyrocket us into the billionaire-class, fundamentally undermining our scrappy spirit and turning us into corrupted hypocrites.

In all sincerity, telling our jokes is a true joy, and we would do it for free. But pretend we didn’t say that, and please donate, because we want to do this forever, things cost money, and disabled people deserve fair and equitable pay.

November 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM

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Because who ever said disabled people aren’t capable of locking animals in cages, stripping Munchkins of their rights and turning their ex into a shiny metallic servant boy.

November 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM

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This week, a local autistic couple welcomed a lovely, bouncing baby Tylenol into the world, weighing in at 500 milligrams.
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Autistic Parents Give Birth To a Healthy Tylenol

November 21, 2025 at 6:50 PM

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"I can’t believe I’m going to spend all weekend in bed recovering from THIS.”
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College Student Wastes Spoons on Boring Party

November 20, 2025 at 6:13 PM

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"Let me tell you, as someone who received extensive, unhelpful treatment for psychosis: That is wrong. It happened to me. It actually was demonic possession."
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It Happened to Me: It Actually Was Demonic Possession, Not Psychosis

November 19, 2025 at 6:19 PM

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“After my foot surgery, I was told to stay in bed for a month and keep my weight off of it. During that month, I discovered that I am fantastic in bed and should just stay here!”
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November 18, 2025 at 3:27 PM

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After recently linking autism to circumcision, a dispirited body politic is beginning to think RFK hasn’t actually found the cause of autism.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:39 PM

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Elizabeth had never seen the top of her refrigerator. For 35 years, she never cared about it.

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Ally Alert! Husband Holds Disabled Wife on His Shoulders So She Can See the Parts of the House She’s Never Seen

November 14, 2025 at 3:38 PM

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“It’s a real mind trip. I mean, I know we’re not supposed to define ourselves by our disabilities. But they are still part of our daily lives, and it would be nice to know which one I identify with.”
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