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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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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
The Paradox Maker (The Paradocian Trilogy): Chapman, Matthew, Ferguson, James: 9781651333433: Amazon.com: Books
The Paradox Maker (The Paradocian Trilogy) [Chapman, Matthew, Ferguson, James] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Paradox Maker (The Paradocian Trilogy)
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GOP lawmaker dumped fortune in Medicaid stock right before voting for $1T cuts: report www.rawstory.com/rob-bresnaha...
GOP lawmaker dumped fortune in Medicaid stock right before voting for $1T cuts: report
A freshman member of Congress dumped up to $130,000 worth of stock in providers that serve Medicaid beneficiaries in the week before voting for President Donald Trump's tax cut megabill that slashed o...
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November 20, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Chris Murphy: "This is potentially the biggest scandal in presidential history ... I'm sure they are meeting in the White House right now trying to decide how they can get around complying with the law."
November 20, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Another lawmaker faces swatting attack as Trump unloads on defiant red state GOP www.rawstory.com/indiana-gop/
Another lawmaker faces swatting attack as Trump unloads on defiant red state GOP
For the second time in a week, a Republican state senator in Indiana was the victim of a swatting attack, as President Donald Trump threatens war on lawmakers in the state who defied his orders to re-...
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November 19, 2025 at 11:49 PM
'This isn't what we paid for': Analyst says Trump facing more MAGA fury over dinner move www.rawstory.com/trump-saudi-...
'This isn't what we paid for': Analyst says Trump facing more MAGA fury over dinner move
President Donald Trump surrendering American security for the sake of cozying up to Saudi Arabia should have even MAGA questioning their life choices, Axios CEO Jim Vandehei told MSNBC's Joe Scarborou...
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November 19, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Speaking as a Texan: if the cheese has not fully melted into whatever dish it is you're making, you haven't done it right.
It's about 50% pasta, 50% shredded cheese, and 20% chili.
November 19, 2025 at 12:02 PM
'This isn't what we paid for': Analyst says Trump facing more MAGA fury over dinner move www.rawstory.com/trump-saudi-...
'This isn't what we paid for': Analyst says Trump facing more MAGA fury over dinner move
President Donald Trump surrendering American security for the sake of cozying up to Saudi Arabia should have even MAGA questioning their life choices, Axios CEO Jim Vandehei told MSNBC's Joe Scarborou...
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November 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
'He's slipping badly': Ex-conservative warns Trump speech proves severe mental decline www.rawstory.com/trump-speech...
'He's slipping badly': Ex-conservative warns Trump speech proves severe mental decline
President Donald Trump's latest speech is the latest indicator that he is losing his mental faculties and "slipping badly," The Bulwark editor and former conservative Jonathan Last said in a new video...
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November 19, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Texas Republicans suffer another court loss as classroom Ten Commandments law blocked www.rawstory.com/ten-commandm...
Texas Republicans suffer another court loss as classroom Ten Commandments law blocked
Texas Republicans took yet another loss in court on Tuesday, as a federal judge blocked their law requiring the Biblical Ten Commandments to be displayed in school classrooms via a preliminary injunct...
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November 19, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Paper trail blows hole in congressman’s claim he didn’t rig race for his protégé www.rawstory.com/chuy-garcia/
Paper trail blows hole in congressman’s claim he didn’t rig race for his protégé
Rep. Jesus "Chuy" García (D-IL), a prominent progressive lawmaker from the Chicago area, triggered a firestorm of controversy when he announced his retirement at precisely the filing deadline to run f...
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November 18, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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The reason we have laws* against bribery is that companies will absolutely bribe politicians at the very first opportunity if it is good for the bottom line, because they see it as a sound business decision, not a civilizational betrayal.

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Coinbase donated to Trump's $300 million White House ballroom project as an appeal to the administration, Emilie Choi, the cryptocurrency exchange's president and COO, said at Axios' BFD event today.
Exclusive: Coinbase explains donation to Trump's ballroom
Tech firms like Google, Amazon, and Nvidia also donated to Trump's ballroom fund.
www.axios.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:28 PM
'Principled no!' GOP rep defiant after becoming lone vote against releasing Epstein files www.rawstory.com/clay-higgins...
'Principled no!' GOP rep defiant after becoming lone vote against releasing Epstein files
The House voted on an overwhelming bipartisan basis to compel the release of the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case files — and in the end, even most heavily pro-Trump lawmakers backed the bill, as ...
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November 18, 2025 at 8:58 PM
'Really screwed up': Texas GOP roasted over 'self-own' that could cost them House seats www.rawstory.com/texas-gerrym...
'Really screwed up': Texas GOP roasted over 'self-own' that could cost them House seats
After a month of losses and setbacks in his plan to push Republicans to rig congressional districts to give themselves extra seats, President Donald Trump suffered a massive blow as a three-judge pane...
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November 18, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Testy Erin Burnett cuts off Nancy Mace as she attacks media over Trump 'clickbait' www.rawstory.com/nancy-mace-2...
Testy Erin Burnett cuts off Nancy Mace as she attacks media over Trump 'clickbait'
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) claimed on CNN on Monday that President Donald Trump was enthusiastically in favor of releasing the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking files, despite his weekslong efforts to keep ...
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November 18, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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I mean, he could have just *not* corresponded with a known sex offender?
November 18, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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Yesterday, a Republican tried to give me holy water and Trump perfume because I’m “demonic.”

Extremely normal stuff coming from an extremely normal party.
November 17, 2025 at 10:32 PM
'Give me a break!' Trump snaps at reporters asking if he kept Jeffrey Epstein's secrets www.rawstory.com/trump-epstei...
'Give me a break!' Trump snaps at reporters asking if he kept Jeffrey Epstein's secrets
President Donald Trump treated reporters to a meandering, angry rant on Friday in an Air Force One gaggle when confronted about the ongoing questions over the Epstein case files, and the newly release...
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November 15, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Trump's plan to rig Congress dealt major blow as renegade red state Republicans defy him www.rawstory.com/indiana-gerr...
Trump's plan to rig Congress dealt major blow as renegade red state Republicans defy him
President Donald Trump suffered yet more bad news on Friday in his bid to redraw congressional maps in Republican states to give himself extra seats, as Indiana — a state he has spent months trying to...
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November 14, 2025 at 11:23 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 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 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
'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
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