Matthew Chapman
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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
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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
GOP senator 'played hardball' with Trump to force reversal of key nomination www.rawstory.com/tim-sheehy-2...
GOP senator 'played hardball' with Trump to force reversal of key nomination
Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-MT) went out of his way to "play hardball" with the White House to get President Donald Trump to back down from his position of pulling Jared Isaacman's nomination for administrator...
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November 13, 2025 at 9:58 PM
GOP senator 'played hardball' with Trump to force reversal of key nomination www.rawstory.com/tim-sheehy-2...
Trump throwing lavish dinner 'with a lot of pomp' for Saudi crown prince in a week: report www.rawstory.com/trump-mbs-26...
Trump throwing lavish dinner 'with a lot of pomp' for Saudi crown prince in a week: report
President Donald Trump is planning a dinner for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Punchbowl News' Jake Sherman reported on Thursday."Invitations have been going out for a Nov. 18 dinner PRESIDEN...
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November 13, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Trump throwing lavish dinner 'with a lot of pomp' for Saudi crown prince in a week: report www.rawstory.com/trump-mbs-26...
Trump doomed on Epstein vote as GOP senators poised to defy him in 'unusual' move: analyst www.rawstory.com/trump-epstei...
Trump doomed on Epstein vote as GOP senators poised to defy him in 'unusual' move: analyst
With the vote to release the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking files in Congress imminent, and its bipartisan passage in the House all but guaranteed, the action will turn to the Senate, where it will h...
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November 13, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Trump doomed on Epstein vote as GOP senators poised to defy him in 'unusual' move: analyst www.rawstory.com/trump-epstei...
'I need an acid bath!' Analyst disgusted by 'scummy' new Epstein-Trump bombshell www.rawstory.com/trump-epstei...
'I need an acid bath!' Analyst disgusted by 'scummy' new Epstein-Trump bombshell
The developments around the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case files, and how close President Donald Trump was to his operation, are so revolting to Puck News' John Heilemann that he had some partic...
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November 12, 2025 at 11:59 PM
'I need an acid bath!' Analyst disgusted by 'scummy' new Epstein-Trump bombshell www.rawstory.com/trump-epstei...
House Dem finally sworn into Congress after weeks of controversial delay www.rawstory.com/adelita-grij...
House Dem finally sworn into Congress after weeks of controversial delay
Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ) was officially sworn into Congress on Wednesday afternoon, putting an end to weeks of delay that caused intense controversy and pressure on House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-L...
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November 12, 2025 at 9:28 PM
House Dem finally sworn into Congress after weeks of controversial delay www.rawstory.com/adelita-grij...
State Bar reams GOP for threats to impeach judge who smacked down election-rigging scheme www.rawstory.com/utah-judge/
State Bar reams GOP for threats to impeach judge who smacked down election-rigging scheme
The Utah State Bar put out a message on Tuesday afternoon, condemning the push by Republicans in the state legislature to impeach a state judge who twice ruled their attempt to gerrymander congression...
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November 12, 2025 at 12:21 AM
State Bar reams GOP for threats to impeach judge who smacked down election-rigging scheme www.rawstory.com/utah-judge/
And then we start getting the Epstein information Trump has been fighting for months to hide.
Could be nothing. But Trump certainly hasn't been acting like it is.
Could be nothing. But Trump certainly hasn't been acting like it is.
November 12, 2025 at 12:21 AM
And then we start getting the Epstein information Trump has been fighting for months to hide.
Could be nothing. But Trump certainly hasn't been acting like it is.
Could be nothing. But Trump certainly hasn't been acting like it is.
Fannie Mae ethics office purged after probe into Trump's 'attack dog': report www.rawstory.com/bill-pulte-2...
Fannie Mae ethics office purged after probe into Trump's 'attack dog': report
Bill Pulte, the director of President Donald Trump's Federal Housing Finance Agency, was under investigation by ethics watchdogs shortly before the ethics office overseeing the agency was cleaned out ...
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November 11, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Fannie Mae ethics office purged after probe into Trump's 'attack dog': report www.rawstory.com/bill-pulte-2...
'Replace with what?’ CNN host corners Mike Lawler in fiery clash over GOP's big new pledge www.rawstory.com/mike-lawler-...
'Replace with what?’ CNN host corners Mike Lawler in fiery clash over GOP's big new pledge
CNN's Brianna Keilar got into a heated exchange with Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY), who is one of the few Republicans in Congress who has said he is open to a one-year extension of Affordable Care Act subsi...
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November 11, 2025 at 8:10 PM
'Replace with what?’ CNN host corners Mike Lawler in fiery clash over GOP's big new pledge www.rawstory.com/mike-lawler-...
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Bellingcat has been named an undesirable organisation in Russia because of our reporting on the country dating back to the downing of MH17 in 2014 by Russian-backed forces.
We will continue to report accurately on Russia and will not be intimidated by disinformation and false accusations.
We will continue to report accurately on Russia and will not be intimidated by disinformation and false accusations.
November 11, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Bellingcat has been named an undesirable organisation in Russia because of our reporting on the country dating back to the downing of MH17 in 2014 by Russian-backed forces.
We will continue to report accurately on Russia and will not be intimidated by disinformation and false accusations.
We will continue to report accurately on Russia and will not be intimidated by disinformation and false accusations.
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...