Free Alex Stokes
@freealexstokes.bsky.social
Alex is an artist and independent journalist from Albany, NY. He is serving a 20-year sentence for defending himself and others from violent attacks by Proud Boys on January 6, 2021.
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Robert Brooks should be alive. The verdict brought no justice—1 guilty, 2 not guilty—after a 31-minute killing caught on camera. Stand with his family + demand real safety. Join the statewide Day of Action: bit.ly/CNCNov182025
#CommunitiesNotCages
#CommunitiesNotCages
October 25, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Robert Brooks should be alive. The verdict brought no justice—1 guilty, 2 not guilty—after a 31-minute killing caught on camera. Stand with his family + demand real safety. Join the statewide Day of Action: bit.ly/CNCNov182025
#CommunitiesNotCages
#CommunitiesNotCages
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IT'S OFFICIAL: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York State, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and New York City have formed the Northeast Public Health Collaborative.
The collaborative will issue their own vaccine recommendations and coordinate public health efforts.
The collaborative will issue their own vaccine recommendations and coordinate public health efforts.
September 18, 2025 at 3:50 PM
IT'S OFFICIAL: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York State, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and New York City have formed the Northeast Public Health Collaborative.
The collaborative will issue their own vaccine recommendations and coordinate public health efforts.
The collaborative will issue their own vaccine recommendations and coordinate public health efforts.
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May the anti-ICE movement continue to spread nationwide!
This is the Los Angeles spirit your news broadcast isn’t showing…
This is the Los Angeles spirit your news broadcast isn’t showing…
June 11, 2025 at 5:27 PM
May the anti-ICE movement continue to spread nationwide!
This is the Los Angeles spirit your news broadcast isn’t showing…
This is the Los Angeles spirit your news broadcast isn’t showing…
June 11 is International Day of Solidarity with Long-term Anarchist Prisoners. We will not be forgetting Alex. His appeal was rejected by the higher court this week. Please sign our petition to let NYS know we don’t support his sentence: chng.it/FKgWzsc6nF
Sign the Petition
Show Your Support for Alex Stokes
chng.it
June 11, 2025 at 2:26 PM
June 11 is International Day of Solidarity with Long-term Anarchist Prisoners. We will not be forgetting Alex. His appeal was rejected by the higher court this week. Please sign our petition to let NYS know we don’t support his sentence: chng.it/FKgWzsc6nF
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🚨 June 11 Movement Defense Day of Action 🚨
On June 11, consider learning about Marius Mason and other long-term anarchist political prisoners, hosting a public event, dropping a banner, throwing a fundraiser, and taking action to defend our movements for total liberation.
On June 11, consider learning about Marius Mason and other long-term anarchist political prisoners, hosting a public event, dropping a banner, throwing a fundraiser, and taking action to defend our movements for total liberation.
May 28, 2025 at 8:36 PM
🚨 June 11 Movement Defense Day of Action 🚨
On June 11, consider learning about Marius Mason and other long-term anarchist political prisoners, hosting a public event, dropping a banner, throwing a fundraiser, and taking action to defend our movements for total liberation.
On June 11, consider learning about Marius Mason and other long-term anarchist political prisoners, hosting a public event, dropping a banner, throwing a fundraiser, and taking action to defend our movements for total liberation.
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April 5, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Private prisons are bad, but they’re a small part of the system.
Mass incarceration is driven by public policy & spending — choices made by YOUR elected officials.
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Mass incarceration is driven by public policy & spending — choices made by YOUR elected officials.
buff.ly/d6xDhyG
March 16, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Private prisons are bad, but they’re a small part of the system.
Mass incarceration is driven by public policy & spending — choices made by YOUR elected officials.
buff.ly/d6xDhyG
Mass incarceration is driven by public policy & spending — choices made by YOUR elected officials.
buff.ly/d6xDhyG
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Allowing COs to throw more people into solitary does not leave anyone better off — and it’s beyond shameful that this negotiation was even on the table.
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Deal reached to end illegal strike by New York state prison workers, governor says
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced an agreement to end a wildcat strike that has roiled the state’s prison system for more than a week.
apnews.com
March 3, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Allowing COs to throw more people into solitary does not leave anyone better off — and it’s beyond shameful that this negotiation was even on the table.
buff.ly/uhozq4F
buff.ly/uhozq4F
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He didn't wear a suit, but he received a pardon and was treated better than Zelenskyy was.
March 2, 2025 at 1:00 PM
He didn't wear a suit, but he received a pardon and was treated better than Zelenskyy was.
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You know where you can go and not worry about breaking the economic blackout today?
Your local library! All those books and you won’t spend a penny!
Your local library! All those books and you won’t spend a penny!
February 28, 2025 at 12:27 PM
You know where you can go and not worry about breaking the economic blackout today?
Your local library! All those books and you won’t spend a penny!
Your local library! All those books and you won’t spend a penny!
Forever grateful to Kevin Metcalf @postmoderncowboy.bsky.social who created this 9-minute video about Alex's case.
Free Alex Stokes - Antifascist gets 20 years for January 6th actions!
YouTube video by Postmodern Cowboy
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February 27, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Forever grateful to Kevin Metcalf @postmoderncowboy.bsky.social who created this 9-minute video about Alex's case.
Alex has been in touch despite the current CO strike across NYS. He is holding up ok. Today is his birthday! You can write to him—although it will be a while before he gets it.
Sign the Petition
Show Your Support for Alex Stokes
chng.it
February 26, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Alex has been in touch despite the current CO strike across NYS. He is holding up ok. Today is his birthday! You can write to him—although it will be a while before he gets it.
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There’s something happening in this country.
Teachers teach. We need a leaderful movement, and there are leaders all around us.
February 21, 2025 at 3:19 PM
There’s something happening in this country.
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This x10000000000
“In other words: We, the opposition, are the majority. Take heart.”
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/they-are-a...
“In other words: We, the opposition, are the majority. Take heart.”
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/they-are-a...
They Are a Minority
Get your mind right.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
February 21, 2025 at 7:23 PM
This x10000000000
“In other words: We, the opposition, are the majority. Take heart.”
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/they-are-a...
“In other words: We, the opposition, are the majority. Take heart.”
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/they-are-a...
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Police routinely work with neo-Nazis to help protect them from counter-protesters and facilitate their freeway/banner demonstrations, like in #Ohio.
Here's police in #Austin fist-bumping neo-Nazi leader and in #Berkeley, police acted as security for a similar event. itsgoingdown.org/berkeley-pol...
Here's police in #Austin fist-bumping neo-Nazi leader and in #Berkeley, police acted as security for a similar event. itsgoingdown.org/berkeley-pol...
February 8, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Police routinely work with neo-Nazis to help protect them from counter-protesters and facilitate their freeway/banner demonstrations, like in #Ohio.
Here's police in #Austin fist-bumping neo-Nazi leader and in #Berkeley, police acted as security for a similar event. itsgoingdown.org/berkeley-pol...
Here's police in #Austin fist-bumping neo-Nazi leader and in #Berkeley, police acted as security for a similar event. itsgoingdown.org/berkeley-pol...
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A Setback in the Alex Stokes Case: Appeal Denied
It's not over. Alex and his family and friends are still going to fight one and they are hoping people will join them!
It's not over. Alex and his family and friends are still going to fight one and they are hoping people will join them!
A Setback in the Alex Stokes Case: Appeal Denied
It's not over. Alex and his family and friends are still going to fight one and they are hoping people will join them!
idavox.com
January 31, 2025 at 11:37 PM
A Setback in the Alex Stokes Case: Appeal Denied
It's not over. Alex and his family and friends are still going to fight one and they are hoping people will join them!
It's not over. Alex and his family and friends are still going to fight one and they are hoping people will join them!
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Alex Stokes, a left-wing activist and journalist from Albany, is the sole remaining January 6 prisoner. He didn't attack Congress—he got into a fight with Proud Boys at the NYS state capitol.
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Journalist Alex Stokes Contompasis unjustly sentenced to 20 years for defending himself and others against Proud Boys.
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January 31, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Alex Stokes, a left-wing activist and journalist from Albany, is the sole remaining January 6 prisoner. He didn't attack Congress—he got into a fight with Proud Boys at the NYS state capitol.