"MASS ARRESTS of Leftist Climate Activists"
— What Really Happened at Hochul's Office
New York State Police had to haul away another batch of radical climate protesters blocking Governor Kathy Hochul’s office. These activists, decked out in “Demand Climate Justice” gear, threw a tantrum because Hochul wisely delayed unrealistic greenhouse gas mandates that would crush families with skyrocketing energy bills.
Their outrage exposes the left’s hypocrisy— even fellow Democrats are finally admitting extreme green rules hurt working people more than they help the planet. While activists chant and get arrested, everyday New Yorkers face higher costs for heat, electricity, and groceries.
It’s refreshing to see common sense push back against this agenda. Policies must balance environmental goals with economic reality, not sacrifice American prosperity on the altar of virtue signaling. The Republican Army post is real, but it's not "JUST IN" and it's not "mass" the way the caps suggest. The photo is from March 25, 2026 — almost a month ago — when New York State Police arrested 21 climate activists inside the State Capitol in Albany for blocking the entrances to Gov. Kathy Hochul's office.
The eventOn March 20, Hochul announced she wanted to weaken New York's landmark 2019 climate law (the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act). The law requires a 40% cut in greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 levels by 2030. Hochul proposed:
pushing the deadline to 2037 (a seven-year extension)changing how methane from landfills and farms is countedShe said the original timeline was "not realistic" with federal opposition to wind projects and rising energy costs. "All I need is a longer runway," she told reporters in Rochester. "We're not walking away from the goals."
Climate groups — Climate Defiance, Extinction Rebellion, NY Renews — called it a betrayal. On March 25, about 60 protesters entered the Capitol's second floor, sat down, and locked arms in front of the doors to Hochul's executive chamber. They chanted "Hochul, you can't hide, we can see your lying side."
State Troopers, who provide security for the Capitol (note the wide-brim campaign hats in the photo — that's the New York State Police uniform, not Texas Rangers), gave three warnings, then began arresting people for disorderly conduct and blocking governmental administration, both violations, not felonies.
21 arrests, per the organizers and WAMC Northeast Public Radio. Everyone was processed, given desk appearance tickets, and released within four hours. No injuries, no property damage.
Why the post is blowing up nowThe Republican Army account reposted the March video on April 21 with "JUST IN" because Hochul's budget fight ended April 19. The final budget included a compromise: the 2030 deadline stays, but the methane accounting change passed. Both sides claimed victory, and climate groups promised "escalation."
The photo shows a protester in a white "CLIMATE DEFIANCE" shirt being cuffed — that's the group that became famous in 2023 for confronting Joe Manchin and at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. They specialize in civil disobedience.
Are they "leftist activists"?Yes, politically. The groups involved endorse the Green New Deal, have protested both Hochul (a Democrat) and Trump, and Assemblymember Sarahana Shrestha — a Democratic Socialist — spoke at the rally, saying Hochul was using Trump as an excuse: "This law was passed in 2019, it was under Trump."
Are they blocking Hochul's office? Yes, literally — they sat in the hallway outside her suite, preventing staff from entering for about 90 minutes.
Is it "MASS ARRESTS"? That's spin. 21 is large for Albany — the Capitol averages 2-3 protest arrests a year — but NYPD arrested 70 climate protesters outside The New York Times in October 2025, and 300+ were arrested at a Gaza protest in Grand Central in 2023. Police called it a "standard civil disobedience response."
The ironyHochul is not a Republican target on climate — she's being attacked from her left. In the same week as the arrests, she announced:
$25 million for climate-resilient farms$100 million for flood resiliencecongestion pricing still funding MTA clean transit$88.7 billion in clean energy investments since 2019She also wrote an op-ed titled "Climate Action and Affordability Can and Must Go Hand-In-Hand," arguing New Yorkers can't pay 30% higher utility bills to meet an arbitrary date.
The Republican Army post celebrates the arrests because it fits a narrative: even Democratic governors are now cracking down on "woke" protesters. In reality, Hochul ordered troopers to use restraint — video shows officers carrying, not dragging, protesters — and she met with three of the arrested activists two days later.
Bottom lineDid New York State Police make arrests of climate activists blocking Kathy Hochul's office? Yes — 21 people on March 25, 2026, charged with non-criminal violations and released the same day.
Is it happening now as a new crackdown? No. The post recycles a month-old event to tie into the current budget deal and the national fight over Trump's Iran policy and energy prices.
The activists wanted to be arrested — civil disobedience is their strategy. The state police followed protocol. And Hochul, caught between climate law mandates and voters angry about electric bills, got exactly the image both sides wanted: her, in the middle, being shouted at by everyone.
Their outrage exposes the left’s hypocrisy— even fellow Democrats are finally admitting extreme green rules hurt working people more than they help the planet. While activists chant and get arrested, everyday New Yorkers face higher costs for heat, electricity, and groceries.
It’s refreshing to see common sense push back against this agenda. Policies must balance environmental goals with economic reality, not sacrifice American prosperity on the altar of virtue signaling. The Republican Army post is real, but it's not "JUST IN" and it's not "mass" the way the caps suggest. The photo is from March 25, 2026 — almost a month ago — when New York State Police arrested 21 climate activists inside the State Capitol in Albany for blocking the entrances to Gov. Kathy Hochul's office.
The eventOn March 20, Hochul announced she wanted to weaken New York's landmark 2019 climate law (the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act). The law requires a 40% cut in greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 levels by 2030. Hochul proposed:
pushing the deadline to 2037 (a seven-year extension)changing how methane from landfills and farms is countedShe said the original timeline was "not realistic" with federal opposition to wind projects and rising energy costs. "All I need is a longer runway," she told reporters in Rochester. "We're not walking away from the goals."
Climate groups — Climate Defiance, Extinction Rebellion, NY Renews — called it a betrayal. On March 25, about 60 protesters entered the Capitol's second floor, sat down, and locked arms in front of the doors to Hochul's executive chamber. They chanted "Hochul, you can't hide, we can see your lying side."
State Troopers, who provide security for the Capitol (note the wide-brim campaign hats in the photo — that's the New York State Police uniform, not Texas Rangers), gave three warnings, then began arresting people for disorderly conduct and blocking governmental administration, both violations, not felonies.
21 arrests, per the organizers and WAMC Northeast Public Radio. Everyone was processed, given desk appearance tickets, and released within four hours. No injuries, no property damage.
Why the post is blowing up nowThe Republican Army account reposted the March video on April 21 with "JUST IN" because Hochul's budget fight ended April 19. The final budget included a compromise: the 2030 deadline stays, but the methane accounting change passed. Both sides claimed victory, and climate groups promised "escalation."
The photo shows a protester in a white "CLIMATE DEFIANCE" shirt being cuffed — that's the group that became famous in 2023 for confronting Joe Manchin and at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. They specialize in civil disobedience.
Are they "leftist activists"?Yes, politically. The groups involved endorse the Green New Deal, have protested both Hochul (a Democrat) and Trump, and Assemblymember Sarahana Shrestha — a Democratic Socialist — spoke at the rally, saying Hochul was using Trump as an excuse: "This law was passed in 2019, it was under Trump."
Are they blocking Hochul's office? Yes, literally — they sat in the hallway outside her suite, preventing staff from entering for about 90 minutes.
Is it "MASS ARRESTS"? That's spin. 21 is large for Albany — the Capitol averages 2-3 protest arrests a year — but NYPD arrested 70 climate protesters outside The New York Times in October 2025, and 300+ were arrested at a Gaza protest in Grand Central in 2023. Police called it a "standard civil disobedience response."
The ironyHochul is not a Republican target on climate — she's being attacked from her left. In the same week as the arrests, she announced:
$25 million for climate-resilient farms$100 million for flood resiliencecongestion pricing still funding MTA clean transit$88.7 billion in clean energy investments since 2019She also wrote an op-ed titled "Climate Action and Affordability Can and Must Go Hand-In-Hand," arguing New Yorkers can't pay 30% higher utility bills to meet an arbitrary date.
The Republican Army post celebrates the arrests because it fits a narrative: even Democratic governors are now cracking down on "woke" protesters. In reality, Hochul ordered troopers to use restraint — video shows officers carrying, not dragging, protesters — and she met with three of the arrested activists two days later.
Bottom lineDid New York State Police make arrests of climate activists blocking Kathy Hochul's office? Yes — 21 people on March 25, 2026, charged with non-criminal violations and released the same day.
Is it happening now as a new crackdown? No. The post recycles a month-old event to tie into the current budget deal and the national fight over Trump's Iran policy and energy prices.
The activists wanted to be arrested — civil disobedience is their strategy. The state police followed protocol. And Hochul, caught between climate law mandates and voters angry about electric bills, got exactly the image both sides wanted: her, in the middle, being shouted at by everyone.
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