Welcome to LTGP – Luke Thomas Gets Political.
Luke Thomas is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, a husband, a father, and a longtime resident of Washington, DC. After years of sharp analysis in the combat sports world, he brings that same unapologetic depth, intellectual rigor, and sharp commentary to a different kind of arena: politics.
This channel is the official home for Luke’s political takes. Here you’ll find the issues shaping our world, the debates that matter, and the conversations many have asked him to take on outside of the fight game. Whether it’s thoughtful analysis, no-nonsense monologues, or a brutally honest perspective, this is where combat-sports logic meets political discourse.
No tribalism. No spin. Just straight talk.
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Welcome to LTGP – Luke Thomas Gets Political.
Luke Thomas is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, a husband, a father, and a longtime resident of Washington, DC. After years of sharp analysis in the combat sports world, he brings that same unapologetic depth, intellectual rigor, and sharp commentary to a different kind of arena: politics.
This channel is the official home for Luke’s political takes. Here you’ll find the issues shaping our world, the debates that matter, and the conversations many have asked him to take on outside of the fight game. Whether it’s thoughtful analysis, no-nonsense monologues, or a brutally honest perspective, this is where combat-sports logic meets political discourse.
No tribalism. No spin. Just straight talk.
Subscribe for weekly videos, livestreams, and commentary that cut through the noise.
Luke Thomas: Meta just announced new “AI parental controls” after the FTC raised concerns about chatbot safety and child exploitation—but as former FTC chair, Lina Khan, explains, these reforms might be more PR than progress. She tells Luke why Meta’s corporate culture still rewards recklessness, how Microsoft’s consolidation of the gaming industry hurt consumers, and why monopoly power quietly shapes nearly every part of daily life.The conversation moves from the failures of tech self-regulation to Microsoft’s post-Activision layoffs and price hikes, then zooms out to examine how concentrated corporate power warps everything from media to manufacturing. Khan argues that America’s growing dependency on a handful of companies—Meta, Microsoft, Amazon, and others—creates both political and moral hazards, allowing executives to profit while the public absorbs all the risk.Listen to the full conversation over on Luke’s Substack:https://lthomas.substack.com/If you enjoy independent political analysis and want more deep dives like this, subscribe to the channel.Chapters00:00 Meta’s AI “safeguards” questioned00:40 Lina Khan on Meta’s reckless culture01:20 Meta’s history of ignoring harm02:00 Microsoft’s Activision deal fallout03:00 Gamers react to price hikes04:10 Lina Khan on gaming layoffs05:10 Why anti-trust must be proactive06:00 Monopoly power and illusion of choice07:00 Consolidation and national risk08:00 Infant formula shortage example09:00 What monopoly really looks like today10:00 The “illusion of choice” in consumer brands
Luke Thomas Gets Political (LTGP)
Welcome to LTGP – Luke Thomas Gets Political.
Luke Thomas is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, a husband, a father, and a longtime resident of Washington, DC. After years of sharp analysis in the combat sports world, he brings that same unapologetic depth, intellectual rigor, and sharp commentary to a different kind of arena: politics.
This channel is the official home for Luke’s political takes. Here you’ll find the issues shaping our world, the debates that matter, and the conversations many have asked him to take on outside of the fight game. Whether it’s thoughtful analysis, no-nonsense monologues, or a brutally honest perspective, this is where combat-sports logic meets political discourse.
No tribalism. No spin. Just straight talk.
Subscribe for weekly videos, livestreams, and commentary that cut through the noise.
