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Winn Periyasamy, JD, MPH (They/she, அசுவினி)

@wperiyasamy.bsky.social
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Personal Sky: views are my own. Disabled public health & policy analyst. Words: @theGuardian.com, @thenation.com, City & State NY, etc. Now: Gov Affairs by Day, Legoing Always Then: @FordhamLawNYC @ColumbiaMSPH @BarnardCollege DE ➡️ PA ➡️ OH ➡️ NY

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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 17/07/2026
The NYPD pays *trainees* more than a full-time EMT makes. "Some E.M.S. workers have ended up in homeless shelters or sleeping in their cars." Pay them, Mayor Mamdani.
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Some Ambulance Workers Make $18 an Hour. Can Mamdani Get Them a Raise? (Gift Article)
Zohran Mamdani has staked his mayoralty on making New York City more affordable for all. Some city employees hope he will start with them.
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Winn Periyasamy, JD, MPH (They/she, அசுவினி) @wperiyasamy.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
There are few people who I trust on public health comms as much as I do Matthew Cortland. Whether you know of it or not, cyclosporiasis is here - a good breakdown of how to take care of you and each other.
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Winn Periyasamy, JD, MPH (They/she, அசுவினி) @wperiyasamy.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Sinners deserved better throughout tonight but this Michael B win really is spectacular. #Oscars
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Winn Periyasamy, JD, MPH (They/she, அசுவினி) @wperiyasamy.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
The way Sinners is getting treated so far tonight feels very "Isn't it an honor Just to Be Nominated" in an unsurprising and deeply frustrating manner. #Oscars
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Winn Periyasamy, JD, MPH (They/she, அசுவினி) @wperiyasamy.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Maybe one of the most thoughtful, difficult, necessary reads I've seen from the NY Times recently. Every life is a universe. Thankful to these writers for shedding some light on these. May their memories be a blessing. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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18 Days, 20 Lives: New Yorkers Who Didn’t Survive the Cold
Freezing days and nights claimed the lives of a grandmother, a dancer, a dispatcher and a man who lived among a colony of feral cats.
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Winn Periyasamy, JD, MPH (They/she, அசுவினி) @wperiyasamy.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
I used to work on Floor 19 of the Dinkins building - the views from this building are the best I've seen in Manhattan. The roof ("Cupola") opening is a wonderful example of making municipal gov open to its people - NYers, keep an eye out for signups for Cupola tours this summer! (Thanks Mr. Mayor!)
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Winn Periyasamy, JD, MPH (They/she, அசுவினி) @wperiyasamy.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Great news: the @council.nyc.gov is creating a new committee on disabilities chaired by the wonderful @cmshahanahanif.bsky.social. Over 1 in 4 Americans live w/ a disability. As a former Council staffer, I'm excited to see the Council prioritize focused oversight & investments for disabled NYers.
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1. Hanif (Chir)
2. Caban
3. de la Rosa
4. Joseph
5. Nurse
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Winn Periyasamy, JD, MPH (They/she, அசுவினி) @wperiyasamy.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
Mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social will soon move to Gracie Mansion in a Upper East Side filled w/ NYers who need affordability policies. Thanks @elizabethkim.bsky.social for visiting UES spots like @goddardriverside.bsky.social 's Stanley Isaacs Center to discuss: gothamist.com/news/the-upp...
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The Upper East Siders who can’t wait to meet Zohran Mamdani
While the Upper East Side is thought of as one of the city’s wealthiest neighborhoods, there are still plenty of residents who embrace the democratic socialist.
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Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 16/12/2025
I rescheduled the post I had planned for today. MukhammadAziz Umurzokov deserves to still be alive, passing his first classes at Brown. Failing that, he, at the very least, deserves to be remembered. www.patreon.com/posts/145949...
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Winn Periyasamy, JD, MPH (They/she, அசுவினி) @wperiyasamy.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Running for office, considering running for office, being in office, these are tricky items to balance regardless of seat, politics, conditions of a race, etc. @alexaforcouncil.bsky.social & @yuhline.bsky.social are two of the best who've ever done any of this. Warmth to you both always.
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Winn Periyasamy, JD, MPH (They/she, அசுவினி) @wperiyasamy.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
NYC real estate is expensive and speculative investors w/ deep pockets are too often able to move fast to buy buildings, resulting longterm in higher eviction rates, poor quality housing, tenants driven out of neighborhoods. @council.nyc.gov: pass COPA (Int 902) & put tenants and communities first.
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Winn Periyasamy, JD, MPH (They/she, அசுவினி) @wperiyasamy.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
"In many ways, Alice Wong was the first disabled public intellectual, & that “public” piece was not necessarily something the disability community was prepared for. " Beautiful tribute to oracle & forever loved @sfdirewolf.bsky.social , by wonderful Rebecca Cokely. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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A Tribute to an Oracle, Alice Wong
Alice had the ability to look to the future and a world where laws and attitudes did not keep disabled people poor, pitied, and isolated.
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Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 28/11/2025
Been asked if we'll be doing a live tonight — Yes! On my list to talk about is food safety (this post from yesterday, Thanksgiving Food Safety - Boars Head Recall — www.patreon.com/posts/144496...) and health insurance Tonight at 8:30PM ET, link is ⤵️ www.patreon.com/mattbc/event...
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Matthew Cortland goes live | Patreon
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Manhattan Bird Alert @birdcpk.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
A rare and beautiful visitor to Central Park today, this Barn Owl resting high in the Pinetum in a fenced-off area. 🦉 ❤️
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
AYFKM they literally say “well journalists could just be placed into deportation proceedings and then apply for asylum,” as if that’s an adequate remedy to NOT BEING FIRED.
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Winn Periyasamy, JD, MPH (They/she, அசுவினி) @wperiyasamy.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Haven't had much energy to post, much less for anything, but advice deeply welcome: my Dad's birthday is the day before mother's day this year. It'll be the first of both without her for both of us. For folks who've been through this, any suggestions on how to start prepping to spend these firsts?
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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Loved going on the Uniquely Human podcast with Barry Prizant and Dave Finch, where we talked about the politics of autism, Medicaid, DOGE, Elon Musk, RFK Jr. and what it all means for #ActuallyAutistic people podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u...
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An Autistic Journalist in Washington, with Eric Garcia
Podcast Episode · Uniquely Human: The Podcast · 04/11/2025 · 51m
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Aditya Mukerjee 🦦 🏳️‍🌈 @chimeracoder.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
On that note, I strongly recommend logging in to your medical portal(s) and explicitly opting out of medical record sharing, because otherwise your medical data is technically available to ~anyone without your knowledge
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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
I'll be joining @audiecornish.bsky.social on @cnn.com at 6:20 AM EST to talk about RFK Jr., autism and why he's wrong. Tune in if you can.
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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Hands Off! COVID Long-Haulers Fights Back call will start in just over 10 minutes (or maybe longer if we're working on disability time). I will thread some of the information on here @motherjones.com
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Winn Periyasamy, JD, MPH (They/she, அசுவினி) @wperiyasamy.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Death, especially related to structural failures & neurodegenerative diseases like ALS, is filled with about 35,000 indignities, and 72,000 different types of admin, & also, some very unexpected, beautiful moments of human compassion between family, chosen family, even strangers. I love you, mom.
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Winn Periyasamy, JD, MPH (They/she, அசுவினி) @wperiyasamy.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
Last week was my last w/ MBP @marklevinenyc.bsky.social. Mark was the 1st elected who knew my name. To work for him has been to know someone who lives their external values internally: kind, funny, thoughtful, a guy w/ a big brain, bigger heart. Next steps soon but for now, a 🧵 of work: 1/
A large group of people of different ages, races, genders stands in a large white oddly shaped room (It's the Natural History Museum)
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Winn Periyasamy, JD, MPH (They/she, அசுவினி) @wperiyasamy.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Too happy about this news to be utterly bemused by the words, "The canceled movie would be the second Looney Tunes feature saved by Ketchup Entertainment". For the sake of law dorks and chaos gremlins everywhere, Save Coyote vs. ACME!!!!!
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‘Coyote vs. Acme’ Could Find New Life with ‘Day the Earth Blew Up’ Distributor
The canceled movie would be the second Looney Tunes feature saved by Ketchup Entertainment.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
My theory on why Trump is choosing THIS order to defy is 1) someone at White House made the decision [cough, Stephen Miller] w/o properly vetting it, and now DOJ has to dig in and 2) like suspected fuck-ups at USAID, if they back down it'll reveal just how incompetent they really are.
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Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 15/03/2025
The campaign leadership that Vice President Harris inherited from Biden was not great! They shoved this guy in a box!
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Winn Periyasamy, JD, MPH (They/she, அசுவினி) @wperiyasamy.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
It's been a day, a week, a year & somehow it is only the first week in March. If anyone else needs a happy, I'll just be watching Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur tonight. Especially this clip, over & over again. Just a super genius girl & her dinofrom another dimension. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXT0...
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Diamond White - Where You Come From (From "Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur")
YouTube video by DisneyMusicVEVO
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Winn Periyasamy, JD, MPH (They/she, அசுவினி) @wperiyasamy.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Molly is one of the best advocates, mentors, collaborators I've had the joy to work w/. A fierce cross-issue courts advocate & devoted mom, she deeply gets how local policy is change-making, LOVES her city, & is the exact type we need in office. Donate & if you're from St. Paul, get to know her! 👇
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Winn Periyasamy, JD, MPH (They/she, அசுவினி) @wperiyasamy.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Sean Baker is such a great celebrator of cinema. Great to see him getting uplifted and to see him use his third Oscar speech of the night to push the powers that be to save the movie theater experience. #Oscars
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Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 01/03/2025
I see a lot of public opinion research - this isn't nuts, this is a thing that *must* happen.
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Imani Barbarin @imanibarbarin.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
You all really, badly, quickly, need to familiarize yourselves with the Republicans’ media infrastructure. No joke. This, none of this surprises me. They have built a media ecosystem that is impenetrable and actively uses Dem messaging to push people down the alt-right pipeline.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
This is a loudly blown whistle.
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Jews For Racial & Economic Justice Action @jfrejnyc.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Art is a powerful truth-teller. #NoOtherLand lays bare the ugly reality of Israeli apartheid & ethnic cleansing of Palestinians. Mazel tov & Mabrouk to Basel & Yuval, who, like us, know that there is no safety, no future, without solidarity, freedom, justice, & equality for all.
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Winn Periyasamy, JD, MPH (They/she, அசுவினி) @wperiyasamy.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
I would love this gorgeous, elaborate James Bond songs tribute at the Oscars to be an elaborate play to make Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson pick a new Bond already lol. #Oscars
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Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 26/02/2025
I'm going to stop working for the night, before I do: I need you to know that they haven't won yet. Tonight was bad, but they still have more votes they need to win before they cut Medicaid.
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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
House Rs just passed the budget resolution, the first step in their process to enact a bill that'd kick millions off Medicaid & cut SNAP down to just $1.60 per person per meal on avg while cutting taxes for the top 0.1% by $278k - all while increasing the debt 🧵on what's to come and WHERE TO FIGHT
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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Hmmmmm... Joy Reid ... Alex Wagner ... Katie Phang ... Jonathan Capehart ... Ayman Mohyeldin ... trying to put my finger on a common thread here .... (On a more serious note ... WHAT? These are some of my favorite people on my favorite shows who covered certain issues way more than other shows!!!)
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Winn Periyasamy, JD, MPH (They/she, அசுவினி) @wperiyasamy.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
*eye twitches in Motor Vehicle Manufacturers' Association v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance*
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Winn Periyasamy, JD, MPH (They/she, அசுவினி) @wperiyasamy.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Multiple times a day, the white house does a thing that isn't logical, has argument for legal challenge etc. I thought today's would be mostly congestion pricing but ending PMF & FEBs felt initially unfathomably specific. But all this isn't about fixing. It's about making federal work unfixable.
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Winn Periyasamy, JD, MPH (They/she, அசுவினி) @wperiyasamy.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
"Because the deported migrants are no longer on U.S. soil, Washington is not legally obligated to make sure they are treated humanely or have the chance to seek asylum." www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/w...
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Under Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan, Some Migrants Are Being Sent to Panama (Gift Article)
The administration has asked Panama to take in hundreds of people who can’t easily be sent back to their countries. Many say they are in danger.
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Winn Periyasamy, JD, MPH (They/she, அசுவினி) @wperiyasamy.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
A quiet kind of sadness has been a frequent friend the last few months, so I aim to remember to look up and look outside, on the chance that I can be surprised by something good each day. This past day's favorite moment - first Delaware Amtrak platform sunrise of 2025. It never fails to disappoint.
A beautiful blue and orange sunrise on an amtrak train station platform with a few people bundled up and standing here and there waiting for their train
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Jay Besemer @divinetailor.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
i gotta say, my little hearts go kapow kapow whenever i learn of a later-life transitioner. 😻🎉✨💓 welcome everybody, oh, welcome! especially if you’re even older than i was. there’s no such thing as too old.
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Emily R Smith, ScD, MPH @dremilyrsmith.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Sad to see colleagues fired this weekend: “PhD-trained scientists tasked w/ helping…respond to outbreaks; employees that ensure medical devices for patients w/ cancer & diabetes are safe; a public health worker stationed at an intl airport to prevent animals carrying rabies… from entering the US”
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Kaleb Horton @kalebhorton.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Gonna post cringe for just a second here. Not on a self-pity kick, just out of ideas and pride: I have some irons in the fire and some contract stuff, but I need a full time job in LA. Whatever I've been doing isn't working and I need help. If you have any ideas, please DM or email me (in bio).
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Winn Periyasamy, JD, MPH (They/she, அசுவினி) @wperiyasamy.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
I wonder yet again what it's like to live in precedented times.
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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
If any parents of children with disabilities received similar emails like this, message me on Signal at emgarcia.85
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Winn Periyasamy, JD, MPH (They/she, அசுவினி) @wperiyasamy.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
One of my parents has ALS. ALS patients regularly participate in clinical trials funded by NIH grants, including indirect costs like cleaning labs, screening/enrolling patients, air conditioning & more. NIH funds for indirect costs helps scientific advancements actually happen - make hope possible.
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
i tell this story every time these old photos come up but: I remember in film school one of my classmates asked what about film chemistry in the 1970s caused everything shot in NYC to look so brown and grimy and our professor was like "that wasn't the film, that's just what the air looked like here"
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