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Mike Mahaffey @oldbastardbjj.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

I haven’t been on Bluesky lately. But here’s what I’ve been up to: youtu.be/W6WfRIiRzQM?...

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It's time for the Jiu-Jitsu community to speak up.

YouTube video by Fighting Matters

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Mike Mahaffey @oldbastardbjj.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

The latest episode of “Fighting Matters” has dropped! We touch on comic books, “conservative” (aka “old person”) jiu jitsu, and the power of community to make positive change! #bjj #community

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BJJ, Politics & Helping People: What Can One Person Really Change? | Fighting Matters Podcast

YouTube video by Fighting Matters

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Mike Mahaffey @oldbastardbjj.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Lots of good conversation in this episode.

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Mike Mahaffey @oldbastardbjj.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

We raised $1700.00 for the Salus Center today with a #jiu-jitsu seminar! Thanks to everyone who came out to support!

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Mike Mahaffey @oldbastardbjj.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

IN FIVE DAYS, 3/22/25, I’ll be doing a seminar @deepbluebrazilianjiujitsu to benefit saluscentermi, Lansing’s LGBTQ+ community center. Top two donors also get a handmade quilt by craftsdepartment. Come learn good jiu-jitsu, build community, and support a great cause! #bjj

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Mike Mahaffey @oldbastardbjj.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

My beautiful bride and I braved the cold and attended a rally for LGBTQ+ rights at the Michigan Capitol today.

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Mike Mahaffey @oldbastardbjj.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Just a reminder that it’s metal to know that LGBTQ+ rights are human rights. #bjj seminar benefitting the @saluscentermi on 3/22/25 at @deepbluebrazilianjiujitsu.

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Mike Mahaffey @oldbastardbjj.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Less than four weeks away! People are tripping over themselves to come support the Salus Center! #bjj

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

And I am an ally. If you are too, let the world know.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

“More than a quarter of the contracts listed by DOGE were actually already paid, the Journal found, saving no money. For instance, DOGE listed $168,000 in savings for terminating a contract with HHS for an Anthony Fauci museum exhibit. It had already been fully paid.” Beyond parody.

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Mike Mahaffey @oldbastardbjj.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Please take a minute to read this. It’s important.

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Brandon Zimmerman @brandonsupersaiyan.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Great listen! Don't support shithead predators just because they're good at pajama cuddles.

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Mike Mahaffey @oldbastardbjj.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Trans rights are human rights. The right to live authentically is a human right. Bodily autonomy is a human right. So please attend and support my seminar on 3/22/25 benefitting the @saluscentermi. You’re gonna see this on my page until seminar day. #bjj

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Karim Zidan @karimzidan.com · 06/02/2025

Since Sean Strickland—one of the UFC's top bigots—is fighting this weekend, it's a good time to read my piece from last year on how the UFC uses hate and bigotry to sell fights. Somehow, it has become even more relevant today. www.sportspolitika.news/p/ufc-bigotr...

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For the UFC, bigotry is the main event

Some of the UFC’s top stars harbour xenophobic and sexist views. Instead of distancing itself from bigots, the organization uses them to sell fights.

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Mike Mahaffey @oldbastardbjj.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Someone said my continued posting about this was “absurd”. What is more absurd is that LGBTQ+ rights, in particular transgender rights are under attack. And that endangers us all. If those rights are taken away, who is next? So please support this seminar benefiting the Salus Center. #bjj

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Mike Mahaffey @oldbastardbjj.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Be happy and help others. Come support the @saluscentermi and attend and/or donate to my seminar benefitting them. #bjj Remember, LGBTQ+ rights are human rights. Full stop.

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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

By absolutely caving to Putin’s insatiable lust for conquest in Ukraine Scolding Europeans over their values And supporting the equivalent of the modern Nazi party in Germany America has formally ceded its position as leader of the free world All it took was about 3 weeks under Trump

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Mike Mahaffey @oldbastardbjj.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

I’m pretty good at jiu jitsu. Let me teach you some ways to be pretty good too, while supporting a wonderful organization. #bjj

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 14/02/2025

REPOST if you support our federal workforce and know how dedicated they are to their jobs. Show them you appreciate them!

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Mike Mahaffey @oldbastardbjj.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

I’m known in BJJ for base. Part of having base is being able to withstand forces being applied to you by being supported by a stable object. In life, WE are the stable object who can support others. Show support and love by attending and/or donating to my seminar benefiting the @saluscentermi. #bjj

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Mike Mahaffey @oldbastardbjj.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Maybe I’m naïve, but I still think love, rock n roll, and punching N@zis can change the world.

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Mike Mahaffey @oldbastardbjj.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Don’t get tripped up about it. LGBTQ+ rights are human rights. Please attend and/or donate to my seminar supporting the @saluscentermi. We will also raffle off this beautiful blanket donated by @craftsdepartment. #bjj

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Stephan Kesting @stephankesting.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

To put together an author site (www.stephankesting.com) I first had to take the most pretentious picture I could think of. Beret, pipe, typewriter... did I miss anything?

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Mike Mahaffey @oldbastardbjj.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Come get swept off your feet at a great seminar for a good cause! @saluscentermi is Lansing’s LGBTQ+ community center supporting people living as their authentic selves. We will also raffle off this amazing quilt made by @craftsdepartment! #bjj

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Mike Mahaffey @oldbastardbjj.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

People I love are trans and gay. Help me support them by attending and/or donating to my seminar benefitting the @saluscentermi. We’re also raffling off a quilt made by @craftsdepartment. Yes, it’s personal for me. But you don’t have to know someone to support their basic human rights. #bjj

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Mike Mahaffey @oldbastardbjj.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Again, follow submittingdisinfo for good, well researched, well documented information about some current events, and about some of the spreaders of disinformation in the combat sport community. And no, this is NOT my second account. I’ve got no time to pretend to be someone else.

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Mike Mahaffey @oldbastardbjj.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

LGBTQIA+ community - I see you, I hear you, and I’m here for you. Everyone - please come attend and/or donate to my seminar supporting @saluscentermi. We will also be raffling off this amazing quilt donated by @craftsdepartment! #bjj

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Submitting Disinformation @submittingdisinfo.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Gordon Ryan owe his livelihood and life style to his instructional sales.

BJJ FANATICS intellectual property disclaimer.

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Mike Mahaffey @oldbastardbjj.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Daily reminder that you should be a good person and support others when they are in danger. One way to do that is attend and/or donate to my seminar benefiting the @saluscentermi. You can also win this awesome quilt donated by @craftsdepartment, which we will raffle off at the event. #bjj

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Mike Mahaffey @oldbastardbjj.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Lots of people showed up at the State Capital today to show solidarity and defend our government and our rights.

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Mike Mahaffey @oldbastardbjj.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Wrap yourself up in the warm feeling of doing the right thing. Attend and/or donate to my seminar to benefit the @saluscentermi. We will also raffle off this amazing quilt donated by @craftsdepartment! #bjj

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Mike Mahaffey @oldbastardbjj.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

NOT ONLY can you learn some awesome jiu jitsu by coming and donating to this seminar supporting @saluscentermi, but you can also get a chance to win this awesome quilt donated by @pansy_metalsmith! We will raffle it off at the event. Must be present to win. See you there!

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Harry Sisson @harryjsisson.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Here’s what Trump does: 1. Creates a crisis that hurts a lot of people 2. Frames the crisis as a good thing 3. The crisis gets really bad 4. Trump then reverses his bad decision and takes credit for ending the crisis he created 5. MAGA eats it up Every. Single. Time.

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Mike Mahaffey @oldbastardbjj.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

If I’m gonna have a platform, I’m going to do something good for other humans with it. Be a part of that and attend and/or donate to my seminar for the @saluscentermi. My hope is everyone can be as safe and happy as me and one of my besties are in this pic from a competition. #bjj

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

A case of tuberculosis has been confirmed at a Michigan school. Just as the Senate considers an avowed anti-vaxxer to lead our nation’s health agencies.

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Tuberculosis case confirmed at Kalamazoo school, health officials launch investigation

An investigation is being launched after an individual at a local school was diagnosed with tuberculosis.

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Mike Mahaffey @oldbastardbjj.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Come build community and armbar hate on 3/22/25 at @deepbluebrazilianjiujitsu at a seminar benefiting @saluscentermi. #bjj

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Mike Mahaffey @oldbastardbjj.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Come get swept off your feet by good jiu-jitsu AND support the @saluscentermi, who helps LGBTQ folks live as their authentic selves. The LGBTQ community is under fire again. They are our neighbors, friends, family, and they need us to stand with them. Do a good thing and attend and donate. #bjj

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Mike Mahaffey @oldbastardbjj.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

.00029859659599881% of the US population are youth receiving gender affirming care. Yet, per the Trevor Project, anti transgender laws were correlated with a 72% increase in suicide attempts among transgender and nonbinary youth. youtu.be/mlkBa7ooUN4?...

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Trans People Are Real and Detransitioning Isn't That Common – SOME MORE NEWS

YouTube video by Some More News

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Mike Mahaffey @oldbastardbjj.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

I stand for the American ideal that you should be able to live your life as who you are without reprisal from the government or discrimination from your community. So please support my #bjj seminar benefiting the saluscentermi, Lansing’s LGBTQ community center.

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Mike Mahaffey @oldbastardbjj.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Show up. Help out. People need each other now more than ever. #bjj #bjjseminar

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Mike Mahaffey @oldbastardbjj.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Your daily reminder that people should be free to be open about their gender and sexual identity without fear of reprisal from the government or the communities in which they live. Come to this event and support the @saluscentermi. #bjjseminar

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Mike Mahaffey @oldbastardbjj.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Yep. Sharing again. Come support this. It’s a good thing to do. Plus I’ll teach you how to not get toppled over easily. Which seems like a good metaphor for these times right now. #bjjseminar

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