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Stephan Kesting

@stephankesting.bsky.social

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Martial artist, scientist, outdoorsman

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Stephan Kesting @stephankesting.bsky.social · Nov 12

Hello Bluesky! I'm a 4th degree BJJ blackbelt with a strong background in microbiology and global warming. I've worked as a firefighter for decades. I believe that reflexive conspiracism is ruining society. I also did a thing once and wrote a book about it: www.amazon.com/Perseverance...

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Stephan Kesting @stephankesting.bsky.social · 19h

Gordon Ryan has come into my comment section and shat all over me multiple times. He has like 1 million followers on Instagram and sends his fans to attack people he doesn’t like. F bullies. youtu.be/ccjxS5bePyw?...

A Very Sincere Apology to Gordon Ryan for Being Wrong About Everything

YouTube video by Stephan Kesting

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Stephan Kesting @stephankesting.bsky.social · 22h

Why everyone feels so incredibly strong in #BJJ competition. From ep 434 of The Strenuous Life Podcast, available on all audio podcast platforms, and on YouTube as well

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Stephan Kesting @stephankesting.bsky.social · 3d

This short podcast episode is an amazing rebuttal to the latest Gish gallop of lies from RFK Junior

Derek Beres @derekberes.bsky.social · 4d

RFK Jr posted a 7-minute video earlier this week that assures us that vaccines aren't all that great, actually.

I read the studies Kennedy references. You might be surprised that the HHS Secretary has very selective reading.

www.conspirituality.net/episodes/brief-kennedy-coming-for-all-vaccines

Brief: He’s Coming For All Vaccines — Conspirituality

RFK Jr posted a seven-minute video earlier this week that assures us that vaccines aren't all that great, actually. Derek reads the studies Kennedy references as proof. You might be surprised to learn...

www.conspirituality.net

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Stephan Kesting @stephankesting.bsky.social · 5d

For no particular reason, here is the German memorial to Reichstag politicians first vilified and then killed by the Nazis

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Stephan Kesting @stephankesting.bsky.social · 7d

The butterfly guard to X guard transition, now and then. #bjj

Stephan Kesting @stephankesting.bsky.social · 7d

People tend to write off Alex Jones as a clown, a lunatic, or both, but if you pay attention to the spread of conspiracy theories it's amazing how often a slightly different version of his insanity ends up on the Joe Rogan Experience...

Stephan Kesting @stephankesting.bsky.social · 9d

The NIJ study that demonstrated that right-wing domestic terrorism is almost 10x more common than left-wing or Islamic domestic terrorism. It's an archived copy because - shockingly - the MAGA administration pulled it down from government servers a few months ago: web.archive.org/web/20250911...

What NIJ Research Tells Us About Domestic Terrorism

Militant, nationalistic, white supremacist violent extremism has increased in the United States. In fact, the number of far-right attacks continues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic...

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Stephan Kesting @stephankesting.bsky.social · 11d

If you do #BJJ then you should know this detail for the butterfly guard

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Stephan Kesting @stephankesting.bsky.social · 12d

To anyone who thinks that MAGA won't use drones on its own citizens consider that not that long ago, in Philadelphia in 1985, the cops dropped a bomb on house they were besieging that ended up burning down a whole block: www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

The largely forgotten history of Philadelphia’s police bombing of Black organization MOVE

This week marked the 40th anniversary of one of the worst tragedies in Philadelphia’s history. In May 1985, the city’s police department dropped an improvised bomb on a residential home that housed th...

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Stephan Kesting @stephankesting.bsky.social · 12d

"Trump’s politicization of the Department of Justice is a backward-looking expression of hurt feelings. It’s also another step in a forward-looking plot to shred the rule of law in order to pervert the next election and protect his corruption from accountability." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

The Comey Indictment Is Not Just Payback

It’s a glimpse of Trump’s next attempt to seize power.

www.theatlantic.com

Stephan Kesting @stephankesting.bsky.social · 12d

If you live in the USA and are gay, or trans, or have ever registered as a Democrat, or have ever posted anything critical of the regime, get your passport now. The time might come when you need to run for it, and you can’t assume it’ll be possible to get a passport when that time comes

Stephan Kesting @stephankesting.bsky.social · 12d

Thank you. The double fisting of authoritarianism by some of the key members in this sport is sickening.

Stephan Kesting @stephankesting.bsky.social · 14d

BJJ training can make you feel like the Teminator. www.grapplearts.com/bjj-and-self...

Stephan Kesting @stephankesting.bsky.social · 15d

New episode of The Strenuous Life Podcast is out!! On YouTube, www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlQN..., Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and everywhere else

Stephan Kesting @stephankesting.bsky.social · 15d

Charlie Kirk just wanted to debate people. And Charles Manson just wanted to have conversations with his followers.

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Stephan Kesting @stephankesting.bsky.social · 15d

Boccacio’s description of the plague ripping through Florence is amazing and awful. Given the dismantling of the CDC, mRNA research, vaccine infrastructure, and viral surveillance by the conspiratorial death cult we may get to see something like this again. www.worldhistory.org/article/1537...

Boccaccio on the Black Death: Text & Commentary

The Black Death is the name given to the plague outbreak in Europe between 1347-1352 CE. The term was only coined after 1800 CE in reference to the black buboes (growths) which erupted in the groin...

www.worldhistory.org

Stephan Kesting @stephankesting.bsky.social · 16d

I used to tell people training BJJ for self-defense in the gi that they had to do some no gi to be well rounded. Now I find myself arguing the exact opposite side of the coin.

Stephan Kesting @stephankesting.bsky.social · 19d

“Keep politics out of jiu-jitsu” say the jiu-jitsu bros who were loudly and publicly mourning Charlie Kirk

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Stephan Kesting @stephankesting.bsky.social · 19d

Full video here: youtu.be/qxNW99CIWe0?...

Spider Guard Sweep Directly into an Armbar!

YouTube video by Stephan Kesting

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Stephan Kesting @stephankesting.bsky.social · 19d

How to establish the grips and hooks of a powerful spider guard by Erin Herle. Full video (including the sweep and armbar) on my YouTube.

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Stephan Kesting @stephankesting.bsky.social · 19d

Josh Schriver - the guy spearheading this - has also called for a ban on hormonal birth control, same-sex marriage and gender-affirming care for adults.

“Honestly, I work for God and not for man. And so I answer to one person, and that's Christ."

Stephan Kesting @stephankesting.bsky.social · 19d

Yesterday I mentioned that MAGA and evangelicals are coming for birth control. Turns out they’re coming for porn too. They’re just as bad as the bloody Taliban www.techspot.com/news/109502-...

Michigan bill seeks total ban on porn – and VPNs along with it

Rep. Josh Schriver of Oxford, the lead sponsor of House Bill 4938, named the Anti-corruption of Public Morals Act, wrote that its "measures defend children, safeguard our...

www.techspot.com

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Stephan Kesting @stephankesting.bsky.social · 19d

To all the people who think Civil War would be kind of fun, I urge you to listen to the Years of Lead episode on History on Fire historyonfirepodcast.com/episodes/202...

EPISODE 114: The Years of Lead: Piazza Fontana — History on Fire

“With P2, we had Italy in our hands. The Army, the Guardia di Finanzia, the police… they were all ruled by our members.” - Licio Gelli “Every week the streets of Milan were the theater of demonstrati...

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Stephan Kesting @stephankesting.bsky.social · 20d

That thought experiment certainly has made the rounds. BJJ Scout on Facebook used it to stir up controversy and didn’t even show my original post.

Stephan Kesting @stephankesting.bsky.social · 20d

Brand new video with the exceptional Erin Herle showing some of her very best spider guard attack details: youtu.be/qxNW99CIWe0

Secret Spider Guard Details That Will Change Your Game

YouTube video by Stephan Kesting

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