Length of OP excerpts

I noticed that this OP here:

How a sexual assault in a school bathroom became a political weapon

far exceeds the excerpt length that is outlined in the authoring guidelines.

It’s highly suspicious how something like this eludes the R&I of the moderator when they are one of the moderators who frequently heavily edit and chop off the good bits of what I excerpt for my OP submissions!

Why are there two sets of rules?  Why is is moderation so frequently heavily influenced by the political leanings of the moderator and community member?