Luke Thomas
@lukethomas.bsky.social
Combat sports analyst. One half of @MorningKombat. Occasional learner.
The replies to this will fry your brain.
October 25, 2025 at 12:26 AM
The replies to this will fry your brain.
This interview is now UNLOCKED and open to all.
I asked Khan about the FTC before her time investigating UFC twice but electing to not take action. What, if anything, can we infer from that? Here's what she said:
I asked Khan about the FTC before her time investigating UFC twice but electing to not take action. What, if anything, can we infer from that? Here's what she said:
October 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
This interview is now UNLOCKED and open to all.
I asked Khan about the FTC before her time investigating UFC twice but electing to not take action. What, if anything, can we infer from that? Here's what she said:
I asked Khan about the FTC before her time investigating UFC twice but electing to not take action. What, if anything, can we infer from that? Here's what she said:
Khan on gamers apologizing to her over her attempt to stop Microsoft purchasing Activision now that layoffs are here and prices have skyrocketed for Game Pass:
October 23, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Khan on gamers apologizing to her over her attempt to stop Microsoft purchasing Activision now that layoffs are here and prices have skyrocketed for Game Pass:
I spoke to the former head of the FTC behind click to cancel rules, the attempted blocking of Microsoft buying Activision & much more: antitrust hero @linamkhan.bsky.social (full interview out tomorrow!).
In this clip, she discusses TKO trying to legislate in exemptions to the Ali Act.
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In this clip, she discusses TKO trying to legislate in exemptions to the Ali Act.
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October 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I spoke to the former head of the FTC behind click to cancel rules, the attempted blocking of Microsoft buying Activision & much more: antitrust hero @linamkhan.bsky.social (full interview out tomorrow!).
In this clip, she discusses TKO trying to legislate in exemptions to the Ali Act.
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In this clip, she discusses TKO trying to legislate in exemptions to the Ali Act.
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NEW: I spoke to comedian @wkamaubell.bsky.social about why the Riyadh Comedy Festival resulted in so much controversy.
“The reason why it’s a big deal is because their fans care. I think if it was only us snowflakes and social justice warriors, Bill Burr wouldn’t feel the need to address it.”
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“The reason why it’s a big deal is because their fans care. I think if it was only us snowflakes and social justice warriors, Bill Burr wouldn’t feel the need to address it.”
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October 10, 2025 at 6:36 PM
NEW: I spoke to comedian @wkamaubell.bsky.social about why the Riyadh Comedy Festival resulted in so much controversy.
“The reason why it’s a big deal is because their fans care. I think if it was only us snowflakes and social justice warriors, Bill Burr wouldn’t feel the need to address it.”
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“The reason why it’s a big deal is because their fans care. I think if it was only us snowflakes and social justice warriors, Bill Burr wouldn’t feel the need to address it.”
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Here’s what you need to know about UFC White House: it’s two events, not one, and nothing about it is politically neutral.
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September 26, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Here’s what you need to know about UFC White House: it’s two events, not one, and nothing about it is politically neutral.
READ: open.substack.com/pub/lthomas/...
READ: open.substack.com/pub/lthomas/...
NEW: UFC White House is two events: a grandiose spectacle of historical MMA significance AND agitprop for an increasingly authoritarian government.
It’s fine to just care about having good fights, but it’s also not a crime to notice this broader dual reality: lthomas.substack.com/p/ufc-white-...
It’s fine to just care about having good fights, but it’s also not a crime to notice this broader dual reality: lthomas.substack.com/p/ufc-white-...
September 25, 2025 at 12:18 PM
NEW: UFC White House is two events: a grandiose spectacle of historical MMA significance AND agitprop for an increasingly authoritarian government.
It’s fine to just care about having good fights, but it’s also not a crime to notice this broader dual reality: lthomas.substack.com/p/ufc-white-...
It’s fine to just care about having good fights, but it’s also not a crime to notice this broader dual reality: lthomas.substack.com/p/ufc-white-...
Can a new crop of Dem leaders fix the party?
My interview with Bernie Sanders- endorsed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social is live:
- Restoring Dem party priorities
- Gaza genocide
- Medicare for All
- DC home rule and the filibuster
- RFK and the CDC
+ more.
WATCH: open.substack.com/pub/lthomas/...
My interview with Bernie Sanders- endorsed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social is live:
- Restoring Dem party priorities
- Gaza genocide
- Medicare for All
- DC home rule and the filibuster
- RFK and the CDC
+ more.
WATCH: open.substack.com/pub/lthomas/...
September 5, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Can a new crop of Dem leaders fix the party?
My interview with Bernie Sanders- endorsed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social is live:
- Restoring Dem party priorities
- Gaza genocide
- Medicare for All
- DC home rule and the filibuster
- RFK and the CDC
+ more.
WATCH: open.substack.com/pub/lthomas/...
My interview with Bernie Sanders- endorsed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social is live:
- Restoring Dem party priorities
- Gaza genocide
- Medicare for All
- DC home rule and the filibuster
- RFK and the CDC
+ more.
WATCH: open.substack.com/pub/lthomas/...
September 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Frankly, this is the kind of media coverage MMA has earned itself.
September 2, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Frankly, this is the kind of media coverage MMA has earned itself.
How it started
How it’s going
How it’s going
August 30, 2025 at 8:08 PM
How it started
How it’s going
How it’s going
Is it bad for DC’s economy if Trump’s surge of police and National Guard kills foot traffic to essentially all DC neighborhoods where commerce is important?
August 29, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Is it bad for DC’s economy if Trump’s surge of police and National Guard kills foot traffic to essentially all DC neighborhoods where commerce is important?
🚨What’s Trump doing to D.C.?🚨
I spoke with award-winning journalist @maustermuhle.bsky.social who covers D.C. affairs about the truth of what Trump is doing, what the impact on the city actually is and what might be next.
Full interview on Substack: open.substack.com/pub/lthomas/...
I spoke with award-winning journalist @maustermuhle.bsky.social who covers D.C. affairs about the truth of what Trump is doing, what the impact on the city actually is and what might be next.
Full interview on Substack: open.substack.com/pub/lthomas/...
August 25, 2025 at 12:40 PM
🚨What’s Trump doing to D.C.?🚨
I spoke with award-winning journalist @maustermuhle.bsky.social who covers D.C. affairs about the truth of what Trump is doing, what the impact on the city actually is and what might be next.
Full interview on Substack: open.substack.com/pub/lthomas/...
I spoke with award-winning journalist @maustermuhle.bsky.social who covers D.C. affairs about the truth of what Trump is doing, what the impact on the city actually is and what might be next.
Full interview on Substack: open.substack.com/pub/lthomas/...
Spotted at Union Market this morning.
August 21, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Spotted at Union Market this morning.
MAGA when they have to wear seatbelts in DC:
August 15, 2025 at 10:08 PM
MAGA when they have to wear seatbelts in DC:
Trump got booed loudly by WWE fans at tonight's Summer Slam event.
August 3, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Trump got booed loudly by WWE fans at tonight's Summer Slam event.
You'll hear lots of comparisons about our political moment to the movie 'Idiocracy' and wouldn't you know it, but YouTube is now letting you view the film *for free*.
WATCH: youtu.be/0Tv5shB4Gg0?...
WATCH: youtu.be/0Tv5shB4Gg0?...
August 2, 2025 at 6:42 PM
You'll hear lots of comparisons about our political moment to the movie 'Idiocracy' and wouldn't you know it, but YouTube is now letting you view the film *for free*.
WATCH: youtu.be/0Tv5shB4Gg0?...
WATCH: youtu.be/0Tv5shB4Gg0?...
Watch Pasha Osman brace so hard on this 410kg squat attempt that he starts pouring blood out from the pores on his scalp and forehead.
August 2, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Watch Pasha Osman brace so hard on this 410kg squat attempt that he starts pouring blood out from the pores on his scalp and forehead.
Mark Zuckerberg's view on what's next in tech, particularly as it relates to breakthroughs or paradigm changes, is directly tied to whether he has a product that can sell you that vision.
July 30, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Mark Zuckerberg's view on what's next in tech, particularly as it relates to breakthroughs or paradigm changes, is directly tied to whether he has a product that can sell you that vision.
In thinking about Andrew Schultz's buyer's remorse on Trump, the reason why politicians like going on the podcasts of famous comedians is mostly because the comedians are gullible and will accept any claim made by a powerful actor without challenge.
MORE: lthomas.substack.com/p/andrew-sch...
MORE: lthomas.substack.com/p/andrew-sch...
July 14, 2025 at 11:50 PM
In thinking about Andrew Schultz's buyer's remorse on Trump, the reason why politicians like going on the podcasts of famous comedians is mostly because the comedians are gullible and will accept any claim made by a powerful actor without challenge.
MORE: lthomas.substack.com/p/andrew-sch...
MORE: lthomas.substack.com/p/andrew-sch...
Viewership stats for Taylor-Serrano 3 are in. The main event "scored an estimated average minute audience (AMA) of nearly 6 million (Live+1) global viewers from opening to closing bell."
Netflix and MVP say it was the most watched women's sporting event of the year.
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Netflix and MVP say it was the most watched women's sporting event of the year.
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July 14, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Viewership stats for Taylor-Serrano 3 are in. The main event "scored an estimated average minute audience (AMA) of nearly 6 million (Live+1) global viewers from opening to closing bell."
Netflix and MVP say it was the most watched women's sporting event of the year.
MORE:
Netflix and MVP say it was the most watched women's sporting event of the year.
MORE:
Once again: immigration is a gift to this country. It shouldn’t take their abuse for folks to understand their value, but at least people are beginning to recognize it is central to who we are as a people.
July 11, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Once again: immigration is a gift to this country. It shouldn’t take their abuse for folks to understand their value, but at least people are beginning to recognize it is central to who we are as a people.
I asked Dean about Sec. of Agriculture Brooke Rollins's claim that the new Medicaid work requirements would be enough to replace deported farm immigrant labor. As you can imagine, it's a ludicrous idea with no backing in reality:
July 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I asked Dean about Sec. of Agriculture Brooke Rollins's claim that the new Medicaid work requirements would be enough to replace deported farm immigrant labor. As you can imagine, it's a ludicrous idea with no backing in reality:
