nprjoeshapiro.bsky.social
NPR Correspondent/Investigations Unit, author of NO PITY: People With Disabilities Forging a New Civil Rights Movement. Contact: jshapiro@npr.org or (encrypted) Shapirojoe@proton.me
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@nprjoeshapiro.bsky.socialGod speed. Thank you for your stellar work. Looking forward to the next chapter.
Show PostI gasped! The Mighty Sparrow has left us. One of the most important and popular Calypsonians to ever do it! Songs filled political fire, irreverence, humor, naughty (very, very naughty) banter, and beats that make you wind your waist! Rest in Power, Sparrow. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/a...
Show PostIn June, DoJ announced they were withdrawing from Olmstead enforcement. Earlier this month, they took one of their first actions in Florida, withdrawing from an ongoing case to protect medically fragile children. My latest.
Show Post36 years ago, President Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act into law following years of activism around the U.S., including a lesser known protest in 1978 at a busy intersection in Denver. A honor to work on this Sunday Story ep w/ @nprjoeshapiro.bsky.social! www.npr.org/2026/07/26/n...
Show PostYou have to listen to Brooke’s interview with @doctorow.pluralistic.net on the latest @onthemedia.bsky.social. This is one of our best episodes in a while. Come for the incisive AI analysis. Stay for the heart and humor!
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