Matthew Chapman
@fawfulfan.bsky.social
Game programmer, reporter at @rawstory.com, author, elections nerd, devoted husband. Proudly on the spectrum. All opinions are my own.
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Matthew Chapman
@fawfulfan.bsky.social
· Oct 12
The Paradox Maker (The Paradocian Trilogy): Chapman, Matthew, Ferguson, James: 9781651333433: Amazon.com: Books
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Here are the links to purchase my Paradocian Trilogy novels:
Book 1 — The Paradox Maker
amazon.com/dp/1651333432
Book 2 — The Universe Tree
amazon.com/dp/1651343535
Book 3 — The Mirror Experiment
amazon.com/dp/1651349142
Book 1 — The Paradox Maker
amazon.com/dp/1651333432
Book 2 — The Universe Tree
amazon.com/dp/1651343535
Book 3 — The Mirror Experiment
amazon.com/dp/1651349142
So, once again Republicans are pushing the fantasy that the Affordable Care Act, and the entire health insurance industry generally, can be replaced by a system of high-deductible catastrophic insurance + health savings accounts.
Every few years this zombie idea comes back from the grave.
Every few years this zombie idea comes back from the grave.
November 9, 2025 at 1:00 PM
So, once again Republicans are pushing the fantasy that the Affordable Care Act, and the entire health insurance industry generally, can be replaced by a system of high-deductible catastrophic insurance + health savings accounts.
Every few years this zombie idea comes back from the grave.
Every few years this zombie idea comes back from the grave.
Nancy Pelosi announces she will retire from Congress www.rawstory.com/nancy-pelosi...
Nancy Pelosi announces she will retire from Congress
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) announced on Thursday she will be retiring from Congress.The 85-year-old San Francisco representative, who served as speaker from 2007-2011 and again from 2019...
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November 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Nancy Pelosi announces she will retire from Congress www.rawstory.com/nancy-pelosi...
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Starting when? With this lie?
Mike Johnson: "I have to go do a press conference every morning just to try to put the truth out there. The simple truth that is not changing."
November 6, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Starting when? With this lie?
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Georgia Democrats scored an upset in an obscure race for the state utility board by focusing on costs while Republicans wanted to make it another partisan litmus test. Democrats romped. Is it a bellwether for the midterms? via @opinion.bloomberg.com Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
This Georgia Upset Is the Real Preview of 2026
Pocketbook issues took center stage in Democratic victories in Virginia, New Jersey and New York Tuesday night, as well as in a usually obscure election in Georgia. Because Georgia is far more of a sw...
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November 6, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Georgia Democrats scored an upset in an obscure race for the state utility board by focusing on costs while Republicans wanted to make it another partisan litmus test. Democrats romped. Is it a bellwether for the midterms? via @opinion.bloomberg.com Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
That's funny, I thought Gen Z was supposed to be a new wave of conservative youngsters.
WOW. 81% of women 18-29 voted for Mamdani, 80% for Sherril, and 78% for Spanberger.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
November 5, 2025 at 8:55 PM
That's funny, I thought Gen Z was supposed to be a new wave of conservative youngsters.
'Grow a pair': Bitter in-party scrap boils over as Dem celebrates election wins www.rawstory.com/maryland-red...
'Grow a pair': Bitter in-party scrap boils over as Dem celebrates election wins
A reported battle brewing between Maryland Democrats and the party in the rest of the country spilled out into the open on Wednesday, following the Democratic Party's resounding victory in state and l...
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November 5, 2025 at 8:55 PM
'Grow a pair': Bitter in-party scrap boils over as Dem celebrates election wins www.rawstory.com/maryland-red...
'He was bragging about it': GOP insiders flag moment Trump lost key contest 'out of spite' www.rawstory.com/trump-267426...
'He was bragging about it': GOP insiders flag moment Trump lost key contest 'out of spite'
President Donald Trump shot his party in the foot with a move to punish New Jersey, analyst Jonathan Lemire told a panel of MSNBC's "Morning Joe" on Wednesday — mere weeks before an election in which ...
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November 5, 2025 at 2:41 PM
'He was bragging about it': GOP insiders flag moment Trump lost key contest 'out of spite' www.rawstory.com/trump-267426...
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This case is unspeakably, breathtakingly devoid of merit. To see it laid out in all its patchwork threadbaredness is to gasp with embarrassment for the prosecutors who have presented this to an American court.
The Situation: Where’s the Lie?
The government’s response to James Comey’s vindictive prosecution raises one very big and important question.
www.lawfaremedia.org
November 5, 2025 at 12:05 PM
This case is unspeakably, breathtakingly devoid of merit. To see it laid out in all its patchwork threadbaredness is to gasp with embarrassment for the prosecutors who have presented this to an American court.
I 'wasn't on the ballot': Trump excuses himself from responsibility for GOP losses www.rawstory.com/trump-loss-n...
I 'wasn't on the ballot': Trump excuses himself from responsibility for GOP losses
President Donald Trump suffered a series of devastating blows on Tuesday night as Democrats swept key races all over the country, wiping out the GOP in Virginia, holding New Jersey, winning statewide ...
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November 5, 2025 at 12:06 PM
I 'wasn't on the ballot': Trump excuses himself from responsibility for GOP losses www.rawstory.com/trump-loss-n...
Trump loses cool as he's grilled on '60 Minutes' — but CBS cuts it from broadcast www.rawstory.com/trump-interv...
Trump loses cool as he's grilled on '60 Minutes' — but CBS cuts it from broadcast
President Donald Trump got snippy as he was pressed about a suspicious pardon for a cryptocurrency billionaire linked to his own family at the end of his latest "60 Minutes" interview — but that quest...
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November 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Trump loses cool as he's grilled on '60 Minutes' — but CBS cuts it from broadcast www.rawstory.com/trump-interv...
Something that I only recently noticed about Wichita Falls: all the drive-thru windows there are a good two or three feet higher than a typical drive-thru window.
I think there's just an expectation most people will be driving pickup trucks.
I think there's just an expectation most people will be driving pickup trucks.
November 3, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Something that I only recently noticed about Wichita Falls: all the drive-thru windows there are a good two or three feet higher than a typical drive-thru window.
I think there's just an expectation most people will be driving pickup trucks.
I think there's just an expectation most people will be driving pickup trucks.
This week I learned that Pokémon GO apparently recognizes the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
It's fascinating to see how geolocation games handle things like border disputes and unrecognized states.
It's fascinating to see how geolocation games handle things like border disputes and unrecognized states.
November 2, 2025 at 6:21 PM
This week I learned that Pokémon GO apparently recognizes the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
It's fascinating to see how geolocation games handle things like border disputes and unrecognized states.
It's fascinating to see how geolocation games handle things like border disputes and unrecognized states.
Introducing Shorty, my mother-in-law's new wiener dog puppy.
November 1, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Introducing Shorty, my mother-in-law's new wiener dog puppy.
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“The ignorance, the hubris, the lies, the perfidy. He knows better, but he’s an instrument of the status quo and he’s making money, hand over fist, while the world goes to hell in a hand basket. It’s unbelievable. I don’t know of a greater criminal in history.”-Ford
Harrison Ford Slams Donald Trump’s “Ignorance” About Climate Change: “Everything He Says Is a Lie”
"I don’t know of a greater criminal in history," the actor said about Trump when reflecting on his climate change policies.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:06 AM
“The ignorance, the hubris, the lies, the perfidy. He knows better, but he’s an instrument of the status quo and he’s making money, hand over fist, while the world goes to hell in a hand basket. It’s unbelievable. I don’t know of a greater criminal in history.”-Ford
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Private equity destroys 200-year-old book distribution company that libraries around the country rely on and now libraries are having trouble getting new books:
www.404media.co/libraries-sc...
www.404media.co/libraries-sc...
Libraries Scramble for Books After Giant Distributor Shuts Down
Why it might have been and may continue to be harder to get new releases from your local library.
www.404media.co
October 30, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Private equity destroys 200-year-old book distribution company that libraries around the country rely on and now libraries are having trouble getting new books:
www.404media.co/libraries-sc...
www.404media.co/libraries-sc...
'What the hell?' Ex-RNC chair gobsmacked by this shocking prison privilege for Maxwell www.rawstory.com/ghislaine-ma...
'What the hell?' Ex-RNC chair gobsmacked by this shocking prison privilege for Maxwell
MSNBC anchor and former Republican National Committee chair Michael Steele was gobsmacked Friday over reports that Ghislaine Maxwell is receiving preferential treatment at a federal prison — and that ...
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November 1, 2025 at 1:48 AM
'What the hell?' Ex-RNC chair gobsmacked by this shocking prison privilege for Maxwell www.rawstory.com/ghislaine-ma...
ICE sent into frenzy to return longtime Trump golf employee mistakenly deported to Mexico www.rawstory.com/trump-ice-26...
ICE sent into frenzy to return longtime Trump golf employee mistakenly deported to Mexico
A longtime former employee at one of President Donald Trump's golf clubs was mistakenly deported to Mexico, The New York Times reported — sending U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement into a mad sc...
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October 30, 2025 at 9:58 PM
ICE sent into frenzy to return longtime Trump golf employee mistakenly deported to Mexico www.rawstory.com/trump-ice-26...
Judge signals she may smack down Trump's latest gambit www.rawstory.com/trump-snap/
‘He wants pain’: Ex-GOP lawmaker blasts Trump’s ‘sadism dressed up as politics’
Republican former U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger sharply condemned President Donald Trump and his onetime GOP colleagues, accusing the president of “sadism” for refusing to release what experts say are lega...
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October 30, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Judge signals she may smack down Trump's latest gambit www.rawstory.com/trump-snap/
Nothing radicalizes me more as a right-to-repair activist than realizing it cost me HALF as much to have a bunch of fixes on my 2011 Honda that include the transmission and the steering system, as it was for my wife to get one new sideview mirror and a fan belt on her 2019 Honda.
October 28, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Nothing radicalizes me more as a right-to-repair activist than realizing it cost me HALF as much to have a bunch of fixes on my 2011 Honda that include the transmission and the steering system, as it was for my wife to get one new sideview mirror and a fan belt on her 2019 Honda.
Washington Post busted for major omission in op-ed praising Trump's White House demolition www.rawstory.com/jeff-bezos-2...
Washington Post busted for major omission in op-ed praising Trump's White House demolition
The Washington Post editorial board published a glowing assessment of President Donald Trump's move to demolish the White House East Wing and replace it with a massive ballroom paid for by hundreds of...
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October 28, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Washington Post busted for major omission in op-ed praising Trump's White House demolition www.rawstory.com/jeff-bezos-2...
GOP 'licking their chops' over voting rights case – but face huge hurdle to midterm scheme www.rawstory.com/gop-redistri...
GOP 'licking their chops' over voting rights case – but face huge hurdle to midterm scheme
As Republicans eagerly await the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in a pivotal Voting Rights Act case that could potentially change or eliminate the protection of racial communities of interest in redistri...
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October 28, 2025 at 1:30 PM
GOP 'licking their chops' over voting rights case – but face huge hurdle to midterm scheme www.rawstory.com/gop-redistri...
Trump's attack dog schooled after whining his racist comments didn't make it to print www.rawstory.com/bill-pulte-2...
Trump's attack dog schooled after whining his racist comments didn't make it to print
President Donald Trump's controversial Federal Housing Finance Agency director Bill Pulte got a polite smackdown from a reporter for complaining that they didn't print his entire politically and racia...
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October 27, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Trump's attack dog schooled after whining his racist comments didn't make it to print www.rawstory.com/bill-pulte-2...
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Because transparency!
NEW: In Kilmar Abrego Garcia's criminal case, the Justice Department is moving to quash subpoenas for the testimony of senior DOJ officials, including Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche.
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October 27, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Because transparency!
For real though, this cartoon was absolutely drawn by a left-NIMBY. Literally the only example of multifamily housing in the image is labeled "The Projects" and it's on the Republican side for some reason.
My guy scored a 0% on reading a cartoon. Follow him for more insightful analysis.
October 27, 2025 at 1:43 PM
For real though, this cartoon was absolutely drawn by a left-NIMBY. Literally the only example of multifamily housing in the image is labeled "The Projects" and it's on the Republican side for some reason.
'His brain is rice pudding': Trump skewered for demanding AOC take dementia test like him www.rawstory.com/trump-cognit...
'His brain is rice pudding': Trump skewered for demanding AOC take dementia test like him
President Donald Trump demanded on Monday that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) prove her intelligence by taking the "IQ test" he recently passed, seemingly unaware that he was actually describing...
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October 27, 2025 at 1:38 PM
'His brain is rice pudding': Trump skewered for demanding AOC take dementia test like him www.rawstory.com/trump-cognit...