matt thornton 🦍📚
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I had the honor of talking with my friend Sam Harris, about my just released book—The Gift of Violence.
We discuss fake martial arts, self-defense, street vs sport, MMA, weapons, differences between how men and women tend to experience violence, & more.
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Coolest selfie ever?
Anti-Poaching Unit, Congo. 🦍💪🏻
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@mysteriouskat
@Judasyschariot
Kat, agreed, her use of the staff is beautiful, and I take your point in the lighthearted spirit intended.
From a practical standpoint, what she’s doing has no real world application—and that’s true whether it’s done by a male or female. It looks cool for movies, but it doesn’t
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What 5-cents and “MMA uncensored” haven’t realized yet, is that rules are there to protect them from Conor, not the other way around
If you can’t beat him with rules, what makes you think you’d stand a chance without them?
Most people have no idea what a trained fighter can do
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Mao murdered somewhere between 20-45 million people. No historian estimates less than 20. Che put homosexuals against the wall and shot them. Their crime? Being homosexual.
Imagine a politician wearing a suit with Hitler on it.
@sarah2020
should never be in a position of power.
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As a 30 year resident of Portland, I can tell you with confidence
@DouglasKMurray
captured what’s going on with this city, perfectly.
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I'm not a Chomsky admirer. But for those who are, perhaps you should listen when he says this - because he is, of course, correct here.
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Congratulations to SBG’s newest black belt,
@TheNotoriousMMA
🦍💪🏻
Well done,
@John_Kavanagh
🙌🏻
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A good portion of our millionaire athletes won’t say a word about genocide in China for risk of losing their 4th car, or 3rd home. Here we have one risking his own life for something bigger than himself. It’s good to know this planet still produces a few men. 🌏💪🏻
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It’s just a matter of time before these things are armlocking us.
Imagine what machines will be able to do in the next 5-10 years.
Boston Dynamics' machine shows its flawless gymnastic routine.
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In the ever increasing irony that is life in the new millennium, the Southern Poverty Law Center is now, factually speaking, a hate group.
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The mockingbird media. This couldn’t be more accurate.
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Naivety can appear harmless, even childishly idealistic, but when it influences policy decisions related to public safety it’s anything but.
AOC on increased NYC crime: "Maybe this has to do with the fact that people aren't paying their rent & are scared to pay their rent & so they go out & they need to feed their child & they don't have money so... they feel like they either need to shoplift some bread or go hungry."
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From terrorist apologists to gang rape apologists—pay attention when these people tell you who and what they are.
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It’s fashionable to judge America by her worst moments. But you measure what you love by its totality - its best, worst, & in-between. By that standard America is still unmatched. And having traveled the planet, I’m forever grateful for her, & for my ancestors who defended her.
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I was proud to give this guy a purple belt tonight.
Those of you who do what we do will recognize what an accomplishment this is. For
@peterboghossian
he also had to manage health issues, injuries, & more. He did. And he earned this.
Well done, Pete. 🦍💪🏻
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If you’re not capable of violence, you’re not peaceful. You’re harmless.
Important distinction.
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It's almost as if the colors on the map, correlate perfectly with something else?
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"Before I can live with other folks I've got to live with myself. The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience." - Atticus Finch, To Kill a Mockingbird
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What do you do the day before you corner the biggest fight in history? Coach your teammates at a tournament.
@John_Kavanagh
being awesome
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A man in Seattle walks up to a car with two women in it, opens fire, shooting them both, and killing one.
He’s approached by police. He shoots at the police. They return fire, and he’s killed.
Now they’re rioting over it. Absolute madness.
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He fired a gun at police officers. If you do that, you can and should get shot.
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I’m tired of watching Americans cower in their houses while they become coach potatoes & gorge themselves on junk food. This should have been a wake up call for everyone to become stronger and healthier. Instead we are moving toward indolence & obesity.
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Anytime I heard a right-wing politician rail against gay marriage, I knew it was just a matter of time before they got caught in a men’s room.
Now, whenever I hear a left-wing “social-justice” politician, I realize it’s just a matter of time before they get caught in black-face
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Learning to focus in your BJJ class, and being forced to focus when you roll, you’ll still find neurotic thoughts popping up when you’re under pressure. You’re trapped on bottom, you’re having trouble breathing, your opponent starts to drag a forearm across your throat; you
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Sam Harris, at his very best:
“Our streets have been filled with people literally tripping over themselves in their eagerness to demonstrate that they cannot distinguish between those who intentionally kill babies and those who inadvertently kill them. . . If you’re waving the
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You can’t make this up.
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I started martial arts because I was bullied as a child. I’m proud to have helped lots of kids who are just like I was, over my 30 year career.
I still despise bullying. If you do too, support
@joerogan
because the most cowardly bullies do it in groups & now they’re after him.
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One of my favorite clips of all time, from one of my favorite interviews. The always glib but seldom astute Donahue, being worked over for an hour by the late, great Milton Friedman.
Look up the whole show. You’ll be glad you did.
Because socialists are dumber than ever, I am re-upping this.
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This is beautiful. And it’s a testament to the good character of so many fighters.
Over the decades I’ve had the privilege of spending time with all kinds of professional athletes. Professional fighters are, by far, the kindest.
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@Real_JStone
@DouglasKMurray
Last I checked, it was even. A win for
@Sarah2020
will be the final nail in a coffin which destroys this city. It would take years to recover.
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Jiu-Jitsu is profound precisely because it cannot be faked. There is no escape route for the excuse making mind. And that's beautiful.
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If Trump wins again, and at this point I think he will, and Democrats throw their arms up in exasperation, wondering how it happened, again, - show them this photo.
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It was a privilege to be here for the grand opening of the “monster.” This is the product of twenty years of hard work from
@John_Kavanagh
Well earned. 🦍🇮🇪💪🏻
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@peterboghossian
Are women in general physically weaker than men, giving them a disadvantage in an altercation? Of course.
Does that mean that disparity cannot be overcome? Of course not.
Should bad men just behave? Of course.
Will they ever? Of course not.
I’ve been working in this field
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Big congratulations to
@GunniNelson
and
@John_Kavanagh
beautiful to see the art of fighting represented so well. SBG
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If you didn’t catch
@HeatherEHeying
&
@BretWeinstein
on
@billmaher
take a look. The idea that the virus escaped the lab, was never a “conspiracy” theory. Hearing CNN repeat that it was, over and over, should be enough to clue us all in on that.
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It’s easy to forget, especially if you’re focused on self-defense, that the majority of humans out there are good—often amazing—people.
Here’s a great example. 🦍💪🏻
“I saw this gentleman, Tim, in Boston's Logan airport with the sister he'd been visiting. It appeared he was
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When threatened the pope can spray holy venom up to 25ft.
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NYC shootings rise. In the coming months violent crime, including homicide, will increase dramatically. Around half of the victims will be black. The poor will be victimized the most. And this is only the beginning. It’s heartbreaking. And it’s predictable
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Here is a slide presentation from a teacher training program being taught
@Portland_State
It’s worth perusing all the slides used by
@psucollegeofed
One of many interesting ones is slide
#44
, “Math is Racist.”
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100% not true. But hey, he’s just the President, we can’t expect him to provide accurate information can we?
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Watch how quickly this woman calls the gentleman next to her a “coon.” I think it’s worth remembering that people like her are just awful people. And part of why intersectionality is so pernicious is that it gives terrible human beings permission to treat other people terribly.
Intersectionality yet again doing its best to solve problems and create unity. Also, Boba Tea was invented in the famously Black culture of Taiwan.
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I don’t normally post personal things on Twitter, but this is an exception worth sharing. This is my son hearing his first ever sound - as we active his cochlear implants.
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This is all you need to know about the state of the Portland justice system:
“Christopher Donald Fellini, who has been arrested at riots in Portland since 2017. In 2020 he was charged for allegedly assaulting a federal officer at a riot. He was carrying weapons. Federal
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Anybody with info for
@MrAndyNgo
that helps us identify these cowards, earns a free year of training at SBG.
Attacked by antifa. Bleeding. They stole my camera equipment. No police until after. waiting for ambulance . If you have evidence Of attack please help
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“If we fight for money, I’ll stop hitting you when you ask me to. If we fight for honor, I’ll stop hitting you when I feel like it.” - Rickson Gracie
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SBG’s coach
@John_Kavanagh
doing what he does better than anyone else in the world - preparing champions. 🦍🌎💪🏻
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Well done
@RusHammerMMA
we are all proud of you. 🦍💪🏻
Thank you all for your support, I couldnt have done it without you!! 👊🇮🇪🇷🇺
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“businesses are moving out. These include, Daimler Chrysler (subleasing 100k SF), AirB&B, Banana Republic, Microsoft (80k SF, plus permanently closing their retail store), Saucebox, Google, who leased 90k SF. The list goes on and on.”
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Andy began training with us recently, because of the volume of threats he’s received. He’s a kind, brave gentleman. If you have info that helps bring some justice to the cowards who attacked him, please contact
@pnjaban
ASAP. You’ll have my thanks, & a year of free training. 🦍💪🏻
Can anyone identify this person who was seen attacking our client
@MrAndyNgo
? Please PM me as we are gathering evidence on the assaults to assist law enforcement, at a minimum.
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This genius put Leviticus 18:22 on his body but apparently forgot Leviticus 19:28 Forbidding tattoos. Well done bud!
http://t.co/I8Eb0kRXyV
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These officers did what they had to do. If anything, they allowed him to get too close. There will probably be riots. They’ll accomplish nothing. Police will pull back, as violence increases. Most victims will be black. Nothing can be done until we admit police aren’t the problem
Police in Philadelphia shot and killed a knife-wielding assailant. Protesters have already shown up.
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He makes serious charges against an entire class of people, and offers zero evidence for it as he does. He bases his idea not on the numbers, the data, but on what “he’s seen” on TV, what gets airtime. He thinks that justifies his bigotry. In reality he’s now part of the problem.
“We’re not dealing with bad apples, we’re dealing with a rotten tree.”
Trevor addresses Daunte Wright, Caron Nazario, and the system that protects bad cops.
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“When bad people are doing bad things to good people, good people have an obligation to engage in conflict with them. When bad people try to hurt you, you have an obligation to engage in conflict with them.
Conflict can be one of our highest moral duties.
No matter who you
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.
@tedwheeler
given the assualts w/ chemical weapons (quick dry cement), is the Mayor finally willing to solve this? Pass anti-mask laws (as we did with the KKK), & allow the PPD to enforce assault laws?
If not, will you step down so someone who will protect the community can?
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Celebrate the success of others. Let it inspire you to do more, help more, experience more, and be more. 🦍💪🏻
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1) Mark my words, Portland is headed into what will be the bloodiest summer it’s seen in a century. And it’s too late to change that now.
What we need to do now is hold those who went along with defunding
@PortlandPolice
accountable for the bloodshed. .
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This is good. Ten principles worth standing behind. Ten guidelines worth following.
In a world filled with Sarah Jeongs, be a Bari Weiss.
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If Biden and the democrats were willing to lie about a working class customs and border patrol agent who was just doing his job (the imaginary whipping), and potentially ruin the man’s life, what do you think they’d be willing to do to you?
Time for Americans to wake up. 🇺🇸
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@ConceptualJames
There is a fundamental ignorance about basic economics that underlies so much of this. I’m not even sure how we could begin to address it.
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This is the best breakdown of the “systemic” fallacy that I’ve read.
When you hear someone say “systemic,” you can safely assume what they really mean is “I don’t know.” Our world would be so much better if everyone was honest enough to admit that. Incredulity isn’t an argument
@trevorjtweets
@michaelbd
@mattyglesias
@JustinTLogan
@jneeley78
@JohnHMcWhorter
LOL "WHAT ELSE COULD IT BE??"
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A 19-year-old male is not a “child.” And yes, absolutely, if someone comes at you with scissors, shooting them is the appropriate response.
People have no idea what the reality of violence is, and how quickly someone armed with these could take your life.
Are you fucking kidding me? NYPD attempting to justify the murder of a child with these in their hands? Unbelievable.
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Jiu Jitsu teaches you so to see puzzles instead of roadblocks. And every puzzle - has a solution.
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Coverage for
@peterboghossian
from literally all over the world, so yes, finally, the
@Oregonian
&
@OPB
are begrudgingly forced to mention it.
We get it media, don’t worry. If it weren’t for double standards, you’d have none. That’s crystal clear.
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Of all the stories on
@NPR
that
@peterboghossian
& I covered, this is probably the most egregious. The misinformation, lies, & race-baiting spewed here has contributed to the soaring violence we see now. And please check the data yourself. Then you’ll know
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@DeAngelisCorey
@rweingarten
Nice work,
@DeAngelisCorey
People like
@rweingarten
need to be held accountable for the damage they’ve done to American children. And no, Randy—your attempt at gaslighting isn’t going to work.
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I’m getting physically ill just listening to this. Do they not understand how repulsive this sounds to so many Americans?
How bat shit crazy can the left get? From supporting Hamas to worrying about what we call a brutal murderer—how morally confused can a population be?
Sen. Laphonza Butler breaks her silence on the Laken Riley incident:
"It's unfortunate- that the president used that language [to describe her kiIIer]."
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TRUST your primal instincts—always.
Anyone who tells you to put political correctness ahead of your own safety is a fool. Listen.
When a woman runs out of the elevator it isn’t the man standing behind who is unsafe.
What an ad. Besides being an utter lie, it is telling women to not trust your instincts and stay put.
Ladies: any time you feel uncomfortable for ANY reason, go!
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There’s a lot of internet chatter about women being able to defend themselves against men. Here are a few things to keep in mind.
1) Generally speaking men have a large physical advantage over women. That’s one reason why MTF trans playing in women’s sports is unfair, and if we
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The question is, would
@sarah2020
still vote for Stalin, Mao, and other mass murderers if she could? Or, was that just a “phase” she went through 48 months ago?
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Interesting how similar the tents, shirts, and signs look nationwide. It’s almost like this is being funded. 🤔
I am amazed that college students know how to pitch a tent. 🤯
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Coming soon to Portland.
In Chicago, gas stations are hiring private security guards to man the pumps for an hour or two each day because otherwise residents are too scared to fill up due to threat of carjackings.
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An excellent breakdown of all that’s happening around us currently. This is a must read.
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“Associate with the noblest people you can find; read the best books; live with the mighty; but learn to be happy alone.”
- Saul Bellow
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