Alec Dent
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Alec Dent
@alecdent.bsky.social
Catholic, rank sentimentalist, writer / assistant editor at @washingtonpost & author of The Post's Tracking Trump newsletter
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Reunited and fit feels so good!

Got the movement replaced on one of my first real watches: www.itscasualtime.com/p/i-saved-la...
October 29, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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From the @newyorker.com "Daily" today.

The White House doesn't belong to him. He holds it in trust both for future occupants and for the American people.

Source: www.newyorker.com/newsletter/t...
October 23, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Trump ordered George Santos to be released from prison, calling Santos a "rogue" who had been “horribly mistreated.”

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump orders disgraced former congressman George Santos released from prison
Trump in a statement late Friday said Santos was “somewhat of a rogue” but did not deserve to spend seven years in prison.
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October 17, 2025 at 10:57 PM
In today's Trump news: Trump wants Gov. Newsom arrested; U.S.-China trade talks resume; NIH scientists protest changes; and more.
www.washingtonpost.com/the-seven-tr...
Tracking Trump: Trump wants Gov. Newsom arrested; U.S.-China trade talks resume; NIH scientists protest changes; and more
The 7 follows President Donald Trump’s second term.
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June 9, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Today's rundown of Trump news: Abrego García back in U.S. custody; DOGE layoffs reversed; Russian officials offer Musk asylum; and more. www.washingtonpost.com/the-seven-tr...
Tracking Trump: Abrego García back in U.S. custody; DOGE layoffs reversed; Russian officials offer Musk asylum; and more
The 7 follows President Donald Trump’s second term.
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June 6, 2025 at 9:31 PM
In today's news: Musk calls for Trump impeachment; a wrongly deported man is returned; U.S. and China resume trade talks; and more. www.washingtonpost.com/the-seven-tr...
Tracking Trump: Musk calls for Trump impeachment; a wrongly deported man is returned; U.S. and China resume trade talks; and more
The 7 follows President Donald Trump’s second term.
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June 5, 2025 at 9:23 PM
In Trump news today: The budget bill’s projected cost; steel tariffs double; CDC coronavirus adviser quits; and more. www.washingtonpost.com/the-seven-tr...
Tracking Trump: The budget bill’s projected cost; steel tariffs double; CDC coronavirus adviser quits; and more
The 7 follows President Donald Trump’s second term.
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June 4, 2025 at 9:27 PM
In today's Trump news: Musk calls budget bill ‘disgusting’; tariffs projected to slow GDP growth; Trump is more online than ever; and more. www.washingtonpost.com/the-seven-tr...
Tracking Trump: Musk calls budget bill ‘disgusting’; tariffs projected to slow GDP growth; Trump is more online than ever; and more
The 7 follows President Donald Trump’s second term.
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June 3, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Excited to be writing the @washingtonpost.com's Tracking Trump newsletter. In today's news: DOGE cuts cause inefficiencies; China accuses Trump of provoking trade tensions; Trump discusses a pardon for Diddy; and more www.washingtonpost.com/the-seven-tr...
Tracking Trump: DOGE cuts cause inefficiencies; China accuses Trump of provoking trade tensions; Trump discusses a pardon for Diddy; and more
The 7 follows President Donald Trump’s second term.
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June 3, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced questions from lawmakers in a pair of hearings Wednesday and did not directly answer whether he would vaccinate his own children against chicken pox and polio. He paused before answering, “Probably.”
May 14, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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NEW: You know how the Trump administration is claiming antisemitism as its rationale for deporting some people?

Well check out what one of the newly admitted Afrikaner refugees has been tweeting.
www.thebulwark.com/p/an-afrikan...
An Afrikaner Refugee Has Thoughts About the Jews
The Trump administration is clear: Antisemitism from brown people will not be tolerated.
www.thebulwark.com
May 14, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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I wrote about how Elon Musk’s Grok AI can’t stop talking about white genocide
Elon Musk's Grok AI Won't Stop Talking About 'White Genocide'
Grok has posted about South African apartheid and 'white genocide' hundreds of times in replies to users about unrelated topics
www.usermag.co
May 14, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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John Wick v Ethan Hunt, sold
I want to see him and Keanu square off in a Stahelski flick because Cruise is one of the few people in HW crazy enough to train as hard as Keanu does
May 14, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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Pretty incredible that Jeff Bezos' Amazon announced a "$5 billion-plus" partnership w/ a Saudi AI co launched by Mohammed Bin Salman and sent CEO Andy Jassy to meet with him less than 7 years after MBS murdered Jamal Khashoggi, a columnist for Bezos' Washington Post.

techcrunch.com/2025/05/13/a...
AWS enters into 'strategic partnership' with Saudi Arabia-backed Humain | TechCrunch
Amazon says it'll work with Humain, the AI company recently launched by Saudi Arabia’s ruler, to invest '$5 billion-plus' in a strategic partnership.
techcrunch.com
May 14, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Disclosure forms show that Bondi sold between $1 million and $5 million worth of shares on April 2. That day, after the market closed, Trump’s “Liberation Day” press conference sent the market tumbling.
U.S. AG Pam Bondi Sold More than $1 Million in Trump Media Stock the Day Trump Announced Sweeping Tariffs
Disclosure forms show that Bondi sold between $1 million and $5 million worth of shares on April 2. That day, after the market closed, Trump’s “Liberation Day” press conference sent the market tumblin...
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May 14, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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Too long to post here, but if you're a Jay Nordlinger fan, as I am, go sign up...

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May 14, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Imagine the outrage if Obama did something like this from the very pundits who are awfully quiet about <gestures> most of this
May 14, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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For those asking (and yes, I am on Pope watch Watch), it does NOT appear to be a Casio.
May 8, 2025 at 6:08 PM
First Biden for the presidency and now Prevost for the papacy, Trump is 0 and 2 against Catholics when seeking higher office
May 8, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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It's fun to hate the media but I've yet to see a Trump decision that wasn't previewed/explained in advance by reporters. The reason Trump distanced himself from Project 2025 (which was a ruse) was that NYT/Politico kept running good factual stories about its implications.
January 22, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Flame retardant straps, shock resistance, and auctions for the LA fire department—a short item on watches for firemen open.substack.com/pub/tempusre...
What Watches do Firefighters Wear?
Time is one of the most important factors in the race to address unfolding catastrophes. A look at the watches on the wrists of first responders.
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January 14, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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@janemayer.bsky.social: Hegseth was forced to step down by both of the two nonprofit advocacy groups that he ran—Vets for Freedom & Concerned Vets for America—in the face of serious allegations of financial mismanagement, sexual impropriety, and personal misconduct. www.newyorker.com/news/news-de...
Pete Hegseth’s Secret History
A whistle-blower report and other documents suggest that Trump’s nominee to run the Pentagon was forced out of previous leadership positions for financial mismanagement, sexist behavior, and being rep...
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December 2, 2024 at 3:18 PM
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NEW on CNN: We uncovered that Trump's incoming-White House press secretary purged tweets from her timeline praising Pence for certifying the election on January 6 and praising Capitol police .

Just a year later she ran for Congress denying the 2020 election results.

www.cnn.com/2024/12/02/p...
Trump press secretary pick removed post praising Pence on January 6, then ran for Congress as an election denier | CNN Politics
Karoline Leavitt, President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming White House press secretary, deleted two social media posts she shared after the January 6, 2021, riot at the US Capitol — including a retweet...
www.cnn.com
December 2, 2024 at 3:40 PM
Big mood
November 29, 2024 at 9:33 PM