The Guardrail
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I bring charts to knife fights. Center-left, data-first. Steelman your take, then show receipts. Evidence, not vibes. — R. J. Rustin
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The war zone in Portland is out of control.
October 18, 2025 at 1:09 AM
The war zone in Portland is out of control.
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This is a profoundly absurd show of force that could put Californians directly in harm's way.
Flying live rounds over a busy highway without coordination between state, federal, and local partners isn't just wrong — it's dangerous.
Flying live rounds over a busy highway without coordination between state, federal, and local partners isn't just wrong — it's dangerous.
October 18, 2025 at 6:20 AM
This is a profoundly absurd show of force that could put Californians directly in harm's way.
Flying live rounds over a busy highway without coordination between state, federal, and local partners isn't just wrong — it's dangerous.
Flying live rounds over a busy highway without coordination between state, federal, and local partners isn't just wrong — it's dangerous.
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The Federal Election Commission, which regulates campaign finance, has lost another member. But the FEC has actually been without a quorum for months, leaving the agency unable to do much of its work.
The Federal Election Commission is down to 2 members. So its work is at a standstill
The Federal Election Commission, which regulates campaign finance, has lost another member. But the FEC has actually been without a quorum for months, leaving the agency unable to do much of its work.
n.pr
October 4, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The Federal Election Commission, which regulates campaign finance, has lost another member. But the FEC has actually been without a quorum for months, leaving the agency unable to do much of its work.
Shutdown math: no law = closed. With the WH + House + Senate, the GOP owns the calendar—and can put a clean CR up now.
Partisan blame banners on .gov sites aren’t normal and may trip Hatch Act norms. Pass a clean CR, pull the banners, pay workers.
Partisan blame banners on .gov sites aren’t normal and may trip Hatch Act norms. Pass a clean CR, pull the banners, pay workers.
October 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Shutdown math: no law = closed. With the WH + House + Senate, the GOP owns the calendar—and can put a clean CR up now.
Partisan blame banners on .gov sites aren’t normal and may trip Hatch Act norms. Pass a clean CR, pull the banners, pay workers.
Partisan blame banners on .gov sites aren’t normal and may trip Hatch Act norms. Pass a clean CR, pull the banners, pay workers.
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NEW: Rachel Maddow drops unseen bodycam footage of feds coordinating the arrest of Newark Mayor Baraka.
I REPEAT: the feds ordered his arrest even though he wasn’t breaking any laws.
Federal agent: “We are arresting the mayor right now per the Deputy Attorney General of the United States.”
I REPEAT: the feds ordered his arrest even though he wasn’t breaking any laws.
Federal agent: “We are arresting the mayor right now per the Deputy Attorney General of the United States.”
September 30, 2025 at 2:05 AM
NEW: Rachel Maddow drops unseen bodycam footage of feds coordinating the arrest of Newark Mayor Baraka.
I REPEAT: the feds ordered his arrest even though he wasn’t breaking any laws.
Federal agent: “We are arresting the mayor right now per the Deputy Attorney General of the United States.”
I REPEAT: the feds ordered his arrest even though he wasn’t breaking any laws.
Federal agent: “We are arresting the mayor right now per the Deputy Attorney General of the United States.”
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I feel very strongly that we must use the next three years to build a new opposition movement. I tried to lay out my reasons and what I think we need to do to make it happen.
Please watch, comment, and share. youtu.be/_GUgnpAYMCc
Please watch, comment, and share. youtu.be/_GUgnpAYMCc
Can We Actually Save America?
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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September 27, 2025 at 11:05 PM
I feel very strongly that we must use the next three years to build a new opposition movement. I tried to lay out my reasons and what I think we need to do to make it happen.
Please watch, comment, and share. youtu.be/_GUgnpAYMCc
Please watch, comment, and share. youtu.be/_GUgnpAYMCc
They hollow out the people who keep things working—claims, inspections, disaster response, oversight. We steelman the case for cuts, then show the receipts and a better design: targets, timers, offsets, scoreboard. Evidence, not vibes.
Read the full piece → rjrustin.substack.com/p/the-quiet-...
Read the full piece → rjrustin.substack.com/p/the-quiet-...
September 25, 2025 at 7:58 PM
They hollow out the people who keep things working—claims, inspections, disaster response, oversight. We steelman the case for cuts, then show the receipts and a better design: targets, timers, offsets, scoreboard. Evidence, not vibes.
Read the full piece → rjrustin.substack.com/p/the-quiet-...
Read the full piece → rjrustin.substack.com/p/the-quiet-...