Mike Mahaffey
@oldbastardbjj.bsky.social
BJJ, karate and TKD black belts. Social worker by trade, working with folks with disabilities, helping them find and keep employment. LGBTQ ally. Dad and husband. Guitarist and D&D nerd. Hater of fascist and fascist wannabes.
It's time for the Jiu-Jitsu community to speak up.
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June 13, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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
BJJ, Politics & Helping People: What Can One Person Really Change? | Fighting Matters Podcast
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April 5, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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
Lots of good conversation in this episode.
Why do so many in our community excuse and defend clearly terrible people?
On episode 2 of the Fighting Matters Podcast @jeffshaw.bsky.social, @oldbastardbjj.bsky.social, @roughhandsbjj.bsky.social and I try to figure it out => youtu.be/vcxr6KMFre0?...
On episode 2 of the Fighting Matters Podcast @jeffshaw.bsky.social, @oldbastardbjj.bsky.social, @roughhandsbjj.bsky.social and I try to figure it out => youtu.be/vcxr6KMFre0?...
Conor McGregor, Dana White, Andrew Tate, Hero Fantasies and More
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April 5, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Lots of good conversation in this episode.
We raised $1700.00 for the Salus Center today with a #jiu-jitsu seminar! Thanks to everyone who came out to support!
March 23, 2025 at 12:59 AM
We raised $1700.00 for the Salus Center today with a #jiu-jitsu seminar! Thanks to everyone who came out to support!
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
March 17, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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
My beautiful bride and I braved the cold and attended a rally for LGBTQ+ rights at the Michigan Capitol today.
March 17, 2025 at 12:02 AM
My beautiful bride and I braved the cold and attended a rally for LGBTQ+ rights at the Michigan Capitol today.
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.
March 2, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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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And I am an ally. If you are too, let the world know.
February 22, 2025 at 10:14 PM
And I am an ally. If you are too, let the world know.
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“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.
Beyond parody.
February 23, 2025 at 5:43 AM
“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.
Beyond parody.
Please take a minute to read this. It’s important.
AN OPEN LETTER TO THE JIU-JITSU COMMUNITY
Hello Jiu-Jitsu friends,
We are a collective of Jiu-Jitsu practitioners, gym owners, and coaches who love this sport and know firsthand the life-changing benefits it can offer.
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Hello Jiu-Jitsu friends,
We are a collective of Jiu-Jitsu practitioners, gym owners, and coaches who love this sport and know firsthand the life-changing benefits it can offer.
🧵 1/7
February 21, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Please take a minute to read this. It’s important.
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Great listen! Don't support shithead predators just because they're good at pajama cuddles.
Our newest episode tackles how we handle problematic figures in combat sports.
Find it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.
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Find it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.
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February 18, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Great listen! Don't support shithead predators just because they're good at pajama cuddles.
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
February 20, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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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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...
www.sportspolitika.news/p/ufc-bigotr...
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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February 6, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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...
www.sportspolitika.news/p/ufc-bigotr...
Food for thought. 1/2
February 19, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Food for thought. 1/2
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
February 18, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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
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.
February 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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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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
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
February 15, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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
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
Follow @submittingdisinfo.bsky.social. They are doing the Lord’s work.
February 14, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Follow @submittingdisinfo.bsky.social. They are doing the Lord’s work.
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REPOST if you support our federal workforce and know how dedicated they are to their jobs. Show them you appreciate them!
February 14, 2025 at 1:15 AM
REPOST if you support our federal workforce and know how dedicated they are to their jobs. Show them you appreciate them!
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
February 13, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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
Maybe I’m naïve, but I still think love, rock n roll, and punching N@zis can change the world.
February 12, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Maybe I’m naïve, but I still think love, rock n roll, and punching N@zis can change the world.
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
February 12, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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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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?
February 10, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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?