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Ryan J. Rusak

Fort Worth

Opinion Editor at Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Opinion Ed. @startelegram. Fmr pol ed @dallasnews. @TCU grad. Fan @Steelers @Cardinals @DallasStars. “Your boos mean nothing. I’ve seen what makes you cheer.”

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  • 1 week ago | kansascity.com | Ryan J. Rusak

    It's heartening to see "No Kings" protests planned around the country to object to a president's sweeping changes to immigration policy without congressional approval. They must have missed it in 2012 when President Barack Obama created, out of nowhere, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, an action he took after stating publicly that he did not have the power to do so.

  • 2 weeks ago | kansascity.com | Ryan J. Rusak

    Texas Democratic candidate for governor Beto O'Rourke autographs a campaign sign for Mayer Richardson during O'Rourke's Get Out The Vote rally at Frontier Texas! In Abilene Oct. 21, 2022. USA TODAY NETWORK In Texas, we don't need an atomic clock or Mayan calendar to tell what year it is. Just look at where Democrats are in their perpetual effort to turn Texas blue. It's gone like this for 30 years: The party suffers a drubbing at the hands of Republicans in an even-numbered year.

  • 1 month ago | miamiherald.com | Ryan J. Rusak

    One constant truth about local elections is that turnout is so low, the smallest surge can make the biggest difference. Another is that when it does, people will rush to interpret — or misinterpret — what the results might mean for the next big state or national election.

  • 2 months ago | yahoo.com | Ryan J. Rusak

    John Cornyn has been a reliable Texas conservative across more than 30 years and three statewide offices. He has led on border security, installing conservative justices and electing Republican majorities in the Senate. But now, he faces his most important task: finally ridding us of Ken Paxton.

  • 2 months ago | yahoo.com | Ryan J. Rusak

    President Donald Trump, with his typical restraint and appreciation for historical nuance, likes to call Joe Biden the worst president in American history. So, why is Trump repeating some of the biggest mistakes that Biden and his aides made? Soon after Biden took office with a narrow victory and thin margins of control in Congress, he shot the moon. He fell under the siren songs of historians who said he could govern like Franklin D.

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Ryan J. Rusak
Ryan J. Rusak @rjrusak
14 Jun 25

Good one!

Holly Rusak
Holly Rusak @hollyrusak

A post-viewing tweet of tonight’s #ClassicMovieFriday! I wanted something a bit dark for Friday the 13th (but not, you know, the actual movie) and settled on Dead Ringer w/ Bette Davis x2 (not to be confused with Dead Ringers w/Jeremy Irons x2). https://t.co/0g6uC7VNU4

Ryan J. Rusak
Ryan J. Rusak @rjrusak
14 Jun 25

RT @hollyrusak: A post-viewing tweet of tonight’s #ClassicMovieFriday! I wanted something a bit dark for Friday the 13th (but not, you know…

Ryan J. Rusak
Ryan J. Rusak @rjrusak
13 Jun 25

Hey, @gmail, it’s 2025. Could you put down the AI crack pipe for half a second and fix that I STILL have to click to see an entire email if it’s longer than 2 sentences?