Josh Michtom
@rsgat.bsky.social
Dad, husband, lawyer for marginalized kids, former veteran public defender, Hartford City Councilman (one of five WFP-only electeds nationwide!), musician, artist, professor; opinions my own; "CT Dems aren't socialist enough for this clown."
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Watching DCF's lack of funding and infrastructure grind up decent social workers in real time, AMA
December 9, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Watching DCF's lack of funding and infrastructure grind up decent social workers in real time, AMA
A bunch of fresh-faced young white people in Santa hats are delivering gifts to Bridgeport Juvenile Detention right now and, woo, two Americas, man. I never saw anyone so chipper in this lobby.
December 9, 2025 at 5:16 PM
A bunch of fresh-faced young white people in Santa hats are delivering gifts to Bridgeport Juvenile Detention right now and, woo, two Americas, man. I never saw anyone so chipper in this lobby.
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I wish everyone had a pay per article option.
I can't subscribe monthly to a gazillion people, but I want to spread the support.
I'm maxed out.
Help support independent media, if possible.
I can't subscribe monthly to a gazillion people, but I want to spread the support.
I'm maxed out.
Help support independent media, if possible.
Yes, it is paywalled! And every time y'all point this out, we will reiterate that writers and artists deserve to be paid for their work. We are an independent publication run and owned by workers. Also A LOT OF OUR CONTENT IS FREE.
Plus, you can read single articles for $2. Including this one.
Plus, you can read single articles for $2. Including this one.
Paywalled
December 9, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I wish everyone had a pay per article option.
I can't subscribe monthly to a gazillion people, but I want to spread the support.
I'm maxed out.
Help support independent media, if possible.
I can't subscribe monthly to a gazillion people, but I want to spread the support.
I'm maxed out.
Help support independent media, if possible.
He left with a bag of Spanish doubloons and two goat skins of corn liquor.
Man arrested, accused of robbing Tulsa liquor store with antique gun
Man arrested, accused of robbing liquor store with antique gun
The Tulsa Police Department arrested a man accused of robbing a south Tulsa liquor store with an antique gun on Friday night.
www.fox23.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
He left with a bag of Spanish doubloons and two goat skins of corn liquor.
It is 10° outside and some motherfucker had the gumption to honk at me for being in the crosswalk when he wanted to not slow down at all, and the fact that he was basically saying that I should stand on the corner freezing my ass off so he could spend half a second less on his car trip would have...
December 9, 2025 at 1:59 PM
It is 10° outside and some motherfucker had the gumption to honk at me for being in the crosswalk when he wanted to not slow down at all, and the fact that he was basically saying that I should stand on the corner freezing my ass off so he could spend half a second less on his car trip would have...
I would like to write a song that becomes famous where it's unclear if I'm saying "pheromones" or "feral moans." That would be a neat trick.
December 9, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I would like to write a song that becomes famous where it's unclear if I'm saying "pheromones" or "feral moans." That would be a neat trick.
I heard a guy at a restaurant say that his dad used to say that "Ego stands for edging God out," and I can't stop thinking about it. Because it's dumb.
December 8, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I heard a guy at a restaurant say that his dad used to say that "Ego stands for edging God out," and I can't stop thinking about it. Because it's dumb.
The pajama game of everyone in "Home Alone" is kind of astonishing.
December 8, 2025 at 1:05 PM
The pajama game of everyone in "Home Alone" is kind of astonishing.
What I'm saying is, the best rap songs are essentially corridos, and we should lean into that common ground.
For better or worse, your city councilman doesn't have the range (sound on, of course). #wutangesparasiempre
December 8, 2025 at 12:34 PM
What I'm saying is, the best rap songs are essentially corridos, and we should lean into that common ground.
Here is an article about widening a highway that doesn't get to the fact that RESEARCH UNIFORMLY SHOWS THAT HIGHWAY WIDENING DOESN'T WORK until paragraph 19. The argument in favor of highway widening appears in paragraphs 15, 16, and 17, from a trucking industry spokesman, without supporting data.
Will widening I-95 in Stamford help traffic? CT DOT is considering it
The agency will hold a pair of public meetings next week regarding the future of I-95, including an in-person forum at Ferguson Library.
ctmirror.org
December 8, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Here is an article about widening a highway that doesn't get to the fact that RESEARCH UNIFORMLY SHOWS THAT HIGHWAY WIDENING DOESN'T WORK until paragraph 19. The argument in favor of highway widening appears in paragraphs 15, 16, and 17, from a trucking industry spokesman, without supporting data.
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Nobody. I do not think you can eat chair
December 8, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Nobody. I do not think you can eat chair
Put Frenchy Bordagaray in the Hall of Fame you cowards
December 8, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Put Frenchy Bordagaray in the Hall of Fame you cowards
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lol Katy Perry dating Justin Trudeau is a recession indicator
December 8, 2025 at 2:45 AM
lol Katy Perry dating Justin Trudeau is a recession indicator
For better or worse, your city councilman doesn't have the range (sound on, of course). #wutangesparasiempre
December 8, 2025 at 1:22 AM
For better or worse, your city councilman doesn't have the range (sound on, of course). #wutangesparasiempre
How many grocery stores admit that they are stealing employees' wages by making customers do their work?
More than 1 in 4 self-checkout shoppers admit they've stolen: Survey
More than 1 in 4 self-checkout shoppers admit they’ve stolen: Survey
More than a third of self-checkout thieves see the kiosks as “unpaid work” so taking small items “feels like compensation.”
ktla.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:10 PM
How many grocery stores admit that they are stealing employees' wages by making customers do their work?
While people are again talking about birthright citizenship, I would like to reiterate that Randy Barnett is a hack.
December 7, 2025 at 9:09 PM
While people are again talking about birthright citizenship, I would like to reiterate that Randy Barnett is a hack.
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Dartmouth College scholarship for how many darts you can fit into your mouth
December 7, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Dartmouth College scholarship for how many darts you can fit into your mouth
Mutual Aid Hartford, doing the thing.
December 7, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Mutual Aid Hartford, doing the thing.
The muse of transit planning.
December 7, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The muse of transit planning.
More concertina breakbeats.
Concertina breakbeats
YouTube video by Joshua Michtom
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December 7, 2025 at 3:42 AM
More concertina breakbeats.
Went into the studio with one of my collaborators this morning to work on a hit record. (Although she's goofing off in this video, Mailén actually did most of the work to make the beat sound the way it does.)
December 6, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Went into the studio with one of my collaborators this morning to work on a hit record. (Although she's goofing off in this video, Mailén actually did most of the work to make the beat sound the way it does.)
I would just like to say that I am extremely in favor of class war.
December 6, 2025 at 2:19 PM
I would just like to say that I am extremely in favor of class war.
The US government is all caught up in their stupid racism, saying immigration is a threat to western civilization, while ignoring the real threat to western civilization: when my washer skips the spin cycle and leaves me with a bunch of soaking wet clothes.
December 6, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The US government is all caught up in their stupid racism, saying immigration is a threat to western civilization, while ignoring the real threat to western civilization: when my washer skips the spin cycle and leaves me with a bunch of soaking wet clothes.