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John Loeppky

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Disabled Freelance Journalist. Crippled & Creative. He/Him. www.patreon.com/JLoeppky / www.jloeppky.com/crpl-media

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Beth Hawkins @bethhawkins.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Today @nickdnperez.bsky.social & I FINALLY published an investigation we — and a host of supporting @the74.bsky.social players — have been working on for months. TLDR: We crunched the $$$ to show how a controversial autism therapy is enriching private equity at the expense of vulnerable kids. 1/
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Private Equity Is Cashing in on Autism Therapy. Children Are Paying the Price
Analysis of Medicaid data finds applied behavior analysis — an unproven, even dangerous therapy — turns huge profits for providers at kids' expense
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John Loeppky @jloeppky.com · 29/09/2026
Today I go from being on camera, to writing, to being on camera, to writing. And can I just say, I’m bad at being proud of myself but goodness gracious am I proud and grateful to have this life.
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John Loeppky @jloeppky.com · 26/09/2026
I will never stop recommending folks work with @tmziniuk.bsky.social and the folks @xtramagazine.com
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John Loeppky @jloeppky.com · 24/09/2026
Obviously going to use other avenues, but timely source request as I'm reporting on the recent Section 504 decision. DM's should be open or email John@Jloeppky.com. Looking to speak to lawyers with disability expertise (and lived experience if applicable).
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John Loeppky @jloeppky.com · 21/09/2026
Does it have a disability angle?
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John Loeppky @jloeppky.com · 21/09/2026
And I don’t mean not understanding the sports themselves, I mean not grasping that sports drives readership and some of the most interesting political and social commentary comes from the sports world, at a minimum.
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John Loeppky @jloeppky.com · 21/09/2026
If you are a journalist and you take not understanding sports as a badge of honour, I promise you that’s not the flex you think it is.
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John Loeppky @jloeppky.com · 21/09/2026
Thanks for reading!
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John Loeppky @jloeppky.com · 17/09/2026
I really appreciated Lambert’s post about it recently and I always liked the earnestness of his other music—the one about baseball in Seattle comes to mind.
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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
John Loeppky's latest piece is up now at discojourno.com! ID: Black background with large condensed cream-colored text on the left reading “Iran skipping the World Wheelchair Basketball Championship raises new questions about para sport and geopolitics,” with “By John Loeppky” at the bottom left.
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John Loeppky @jloeppky.com · 11/09/2026
It's all good!
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John Loeppky @jloeppky.com · 11/09/2026
Congratulations on the really well done reporting. What a story.
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John Loeppky @jloeppky.com · 09/09/2026
Adding voice to the pile to say I have heard good things about Ghost and use ConvertKit. I have
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John Loeppky @jloeppky.com · 09/09/2026
I'd be curious what percentage of IPhone users actually pay full price as opposed to financing it through their carrier? This is one of those moments where I should probably just text @amanda.omg.lol who knows far more than me about this stuff.
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Will Fertman @willfertman.com · 08/09/2026
Just reposting this writeup of Ed Markey from @jloeppky.com and the good folks at @discojourno.bsky.social. Markey never abandoned disabled folks or trans folks and won his primary because of it. People aren't disposable and voters are people—they notice. discojourno.com/featured-spe...
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Ed Markey, Congress' Staunchest Disability Rights Champion, Likely Headed Back to Senate - Disabled Journalists Association
Ed Markey, a longtime senator, won his democratic primary this week. He wouldn't have been able to do so without his record on disability issues.
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John Loeppky @jloeppky.com · 08/09/2026
Thanks for reading and sharing, Will!
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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
sometimes when i get annoyed about people using AI for everything, I just remember "at least I will be able to think for myself in a decade and not be a zombie" and that gets me through the day
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Canadian Media Guild - La Guilde canadienne des médias @cmglaguilde.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
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John Loeppky @jloeppky.com · 02/09/2026
I am running on chronic pain induced 2 hours of sleep and I read this as Shopper's and I thought, what does Canada's drug mart think about fiction. Anyway, happy Wednesday!
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Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com · 02/09/2026
I'm thinking genuine, I'm thinking intimate, I'm thinking 22,000 person capacity venue in the middle of one of the biggest cities in the world.
Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift Needed ‘Intimate and Genuine’ Venue for Wedding — So MSG Was Perfect
"We needed it to be a private feel," Kelce said on the first episode of his New Heights podcast since the July 3 ceremony

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September 2, 2026
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John Loeppky @jloeppky.com · 02/09/2026
Perhaps not a chat to have in public, but I would love to chat about this with you at some point over a zoom coffee if you're down. I have...thoughts, haha.
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John Loeppky @jloeppky.com · 02/09/2026
Because I was continually fighting with software, it's expensive to get a good one, and (niche issue here) as a wheelchair user the fewer cords I have to think about the better.
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John Loeppky @jloeppky.com · 02/09/2026
I do, however, love my rode pod mic on a simple desk stand. The one thing I would not suggest is using a regular camera as a webcam. I had illusions that this would be accessible, but alas.
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John Loeppky @jloeppky.com · 02/09/2026
I'm none of these things (anymore) but someone should reply after 2 hours. I use a very boring logitech webcam (not a fan but it has done the job with decent enough lighting for news broadcasts...
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John Loeppky @jloeppky.com · 31/08/2026
@jmcelroy.bsky.social Hi Justin, got a non CBC work question (related to Vancouver public transit) if you'd be open to dm'ing! Have a wonderful day!
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John Loeppky @jloeppky.com · 24/08/2026
Ask my friend and collaborator some questions!
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e. amato @eamato.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Great 🧵 #disability #journalism #disabledwriters
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John Loeppky @jloeppky.com · 19/08/2026
I cannot fucking believe that I have a source for this, but I do. I'll text you.
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John Loeppky @jloeppky.com · 19/08/2026
@newsguild.org nothing like asking one of the unions I am connected to. Colleagues, would anyone in your network be open to chatting about this?
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John Loeppky @jloeppky.com · 19/08/2026
I follow Frankie! Their article, maybe for Sports Illustrated, is the one I send to newby journalists trying to figure out how to use multiple pronouns for one person.
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John Loeppky @jloeppky.com · 19/08/2026
Feel free to DM, but do you have any favourites on this in terms of recent coverage? Looking to widen who I read on this.
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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Don't forget that we're always looking for folks to highlight as part of our 'Signal Boost' series! Send us an email today. IDs in thread.
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John Loeppky @jloeppky.com · 18/08/2026
Some days are filled with bad news and then you get an email that the biggest gripe with your niche laptop is going to be fixed and you become tempted (sorry @markyarm.bsky.social and all others I've pitched to over the years) to pitch a very niche PC hardware story on why this makes you happy.
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John Loeppky @jloeppky.com · 17/08/2026
Yes anding this to say, or--and I'm about to sound grumpy--it is being written about and readers (and this includes fellow journalists) are not reading broadly enough to find that coverage.
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John Loeppky @jloeppky.com · 11/08/2026
Canadian journalists, please help me out to spread the following message: If you are a freelancer with CBC (or an employee, but this is aimed at freelancers) who needs support given the current wildfires in Canada, please get in touch. John@Jloeppky.com.
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John Loeppky @jloeppky.com · 11/08/2026
@oriolsalvador.com, maybe you know some folks. I have reported on them precisely once.
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John Loeppky @jloeppky.com · 06/08/2026
Reposting with some of my reporting because Julia (a dear friend and colleague) won't mind. Image is of the politician in question waving. discojourno.com/featured-spe...
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Mitch McConnell's Disability Isn't the Story. His Fitness for Office Is. - Disabled Journalists Association
Speculation swirls about the life and health of the senator from Kentucky. But for elected officials, should fitness for office and disability be conflated?
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John Loeppky @jloeppky.com · 05/08/2026
Hey John, give me a shout John@Jloeppky.com. One province over, but might be able to suggest some folks once I know what the ask is.
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John Loeppky @jloeppky.com · 31/07/2026
I. Love. Defector. They are also the best to work for!
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John Loeppky @jloeppky.com · 30/07/2026
I'm (somewhat unsurprisingly) frustrated by them on accessibility grounds. They are constantly left in the middle of sidewalks and the like.
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John Loeppky @jloeppky.com · 30/07/2026
Nevermind, figured it out. If you end up going freelance and would like any help with pitching, let me know!
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John Loeppky @jloeppky.com · 30/07/2026
Aw shucks, was just about to recommend someone email you, haha. Where are you headed?
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John Loeppky @jloeppky.com · 29/07/2026
Oh, I could rant about this forever!
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John Loeppky @jloeppky.com · 29/07/2026
If you're ever looking for places to pitch--or editors to pitch to that I've worked with--give me a shout!
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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Don't miss this Thursday's DJA Community Meeting! ID: A flyer inviting people to a July 2026 Community Support Zoom Meeting. The design features a pale yellow background with the DJA logo in the upper left and a pink banner in the upper right that reads “Thursday!” in large white letters.
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Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com · 18/07/2026
if generative AI was really inevitable we would see one person who fucks that uses it.
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Marianne Dhenin @mariannedhe.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I was too busy getting stung by a swarm of wild bees this morning to boost this but uh I'm still 38 subscribers short of my goal. Progress has been slow! Please repost to help me out. The next edition of my newsletter drops Wednesday and will be subscriber-only, so it's a great time to join!
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John Loeppky @jloeppky.com · 16/07/2026
DM'd you.
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John Loeppky @jloeppky.com · 16/07/2026
Resharing so people read @nikostratis.com but also to say, I worked in some of the evacuation centres in the late 2010's. It's an experience that I will never forget and both lots of media coverage and social media discourse on this is exhausting to read/watch.
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John Loeppky @jloeppky.com · 15/07/2026
For a possible journalism project. Looking for topics that may seem, at first glance, like they aren't connected to disability or disability culture. Please comment or DM any that you would like to see me cover!
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