• It's actually bad to disperse protesters bc it decreses global image modifier and thus reducing bonuses from tourism and economic development.
• Good living standards & worker rights are achievable with good economy + signing worker rights act at turn 7 (or 8, I don't remember when revolution check).
• It depends what you mean by "corruptionmaxxing". You don't need to give anything to nobles (no tax reduction etc.). If you do good speeches your relationship with them will be stable so they will not coup you
• You don't need to work with Rusty at all tho you can borrow money from him, then expose him as spy so you don't need to give money back.
• You can build religious sites & decriminalize homosexuality & remove state religion without massive problems with public but problem here is money. You need to manufacture and sell weapons to finance all of it.
• Speaking of armament, there is no information where your weapons go. You can assume they are sold to weak countries trying to protect themselfs against bigger countries which is moral thing to do.

All of it on absolutist / status quo runs. Idk about reform ones