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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
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.
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-...