Alex Clermont

Former lifter of boxes, current copywriter, brown guy and author of “We Are All Thieves.”

[Alex Clermont @AlexClermont]

The truth will set you free... Unless it doesn't. It's up to you.

[Ian McKellen @IanMcKellen]

SIR PATRICK STEWART (1940-2026)

Before everything else, Patrick was defined by being born and bred in Yorkshire, the proud county in the north of England which he loved to the end. You could hear it in his accented voice and in the stern honesty with which he told you what he thought and felt. Yorkshiremen have no truck with half-truths or avoidance of big issues. He wore his heart on his sleeve, which made him a man to rely on, to admire and in my case, love.

We first met as ambitious young actors with the Royal Shakespeare Company half a century ago but we weren’t in the same productions. My first strong memory was a few years later, meeting him in the street in central London when he told me about an offer to take over a leading part in 'Star Trek'. “But Patrick think of your stage career in the UK. Do you really want to risk—getting lost in Hollywood for years and years?”. Well, he took the risk and thank goodness for us all that he did for not just his devoted Trekkies but film and theatre audiences, who marvelled at his using international celebrity to star in a string of cinema successes ('X-Men' of course) and in great classical plays by Shakespeare, Ibsen, Arthur Miller, Peter Shaffer, Pinter and Beckett at Stratford-upon-Avon, in London’s West End and on Broadway.

America was his adopted home, where he met his adored Sunny who has cared for him through sickness and health, through thick and thin. But he never forsook his origins: and the proudest achievement of the most respected and beloved actor of his generation on either side of the Atlantic, was his appointment as Chancellor of Huddersfield University in Yorkshire.

His farewell performance in 'Avengers: Doomsday' is yet to be seen.

Ian McKellen 29 October 2026

Photo: University of Huddersfield

[Alex Clermont @AlexClermont]

MACKLEMORE - HIND'S HALL (AUDIO ONLY) https://t.co/ppJNZhIqd6

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@bmoredhcd I recently received my rental property license... but it doesn't have my license number on it, only my registration NUMBER. I've called and "messaged" your staff for days but no one's responding to clarify how I can find my number. Can you help?

[Starbucks Workers United @SBWorkersUnited]

We take pride in our work, and work should take pride in us. We’re organizing a union to create a true culture of warmth & belonging at our store. Let’s go Baltimore, MD! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈 @WorkersUnitedMA

[Alex Clermont @AlexClermont]

A new story of mine was recently published by BlazeVOX20 (@GeoffreyGatza). Check it out here: https://t.co/1S3CD6WqWg

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Marked as to-read: Africa Must Unite by Kwame Nkrumah https://t.co/YNrm2Vv1WV

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

These Republicans who are defensively rage-tweeting “But you’re wrong! I worked my way to pay through college!!” don’t realize they sound like folks who speak of the days when Hershey bars were 5¢ at the general store.

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@MagicEightBal will I ever find peace and also be rich?

[Sarah Lazare @sarahlazare]

Somehow missed the release of this report last month, but it looks really important. "How Corporate Influence Over Politics Has Fueled Anti-Protest Laws" https://t.co/ylq07OL1EO

[McKenna Schueler @SheCarriesOn]

Thrilled to have had this opportunity to speak on the work that went into getting FL's Amendment 2 passed, with input from #Floridafor15 activists who made it happen for @inthesetimesmag

The $15 Minimum Wage Won in Florida, but Biden didn't. Here's Why:

https://t.co/IZbWfI1ANX

[United Farm Workers @UFWupdates]

BREAKING: The WA Supreme Court has ruled that farm workers have the right to receive overtime pay after eight hours a day of work.

This ruling is about more than money. It is about righting the deep historical wrong of excluding farm workers from labor protections. 1/

[Claire McCaskill @clairecmc]

This is a picture of voter suppression. Why do Americans have to wait in lines this long? This is the line in Suwannee Georgia today to vote.

[Alex Clermont @AlexClermont]

Here are our pointers to make the most effective and digestible editorial style guide for your brand. | #ContentMarketing | #Freelancers | #Writing https://t.co/NOhZaIdcE7

[Sister Helen Prejean @helenprejean]

The National Catholic Prayer Breakfast will present an award to Attorney General Barr for “Christlike behavior” tomorrow morning. A.G. Barr has ordered the executions of six men with at least one more on the calendar. What is “Christlike” about using discretionary power to kill?

[Mrs.Moore @justmrsmoore]

@JordanPeele Agreed.
Colon cancer got my Dad, but he still got 20 more years than Chadwick.
Schedule your colonoscopy, please, particularly if you’ve got family history.

[Judd Legum @JuddLegum]

"Cancel culture" is something that does not exist but is a very popular concept among people who do terrible things and don't like being held accountable

[Alex Clermont @AlexClermont]

Thread by @maustermuhle: The D.C. Council's public hearing on @DCPoliceDept's budget is about to start. 90 people will be testifying today ov 6 hours. (Details: Stay tuned for updates. But first, the basic context: @MayorBowser is proposing a 3.3% budget… https://t.co/aPRIzRQtX0

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