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
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Book 2 — The Universe Tree
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Book 3 — The Mirror Experiment
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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
Trump-pardoned CEO's firm accused of 'knowingly' enabling Hamas attacks www.rawstory.com/binance-hamas/
Trump-pardoned CEO's firm accused of 'knowingly' enabling Hamas attacks
A new lawsuit against a cryptocurrency company whose billionaire founder was recently pardoned of federal crimes by President Donald Trump argued that the firm "knowingly" helped finance the Oct. 7, 2...
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November 25, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Trump-pardoned CEO's firm accused of 'knowingly' enabling Hamas attacks www.rawstory.com/binance-hamas/
'Dangerous': Steve Bannon leads MAGA civil war on Trump's AI policy www.rawstory.com/steve-bannon...
'Dangerous': Steve Bannon leads MAGA civil war on Trump's AI policy
President Donald Trump is all-in on pushing a future built on artificial intelligence — but a lot of MAGA loyalists are balking at this, and perhaps few more so than his longtime ally and former strat...
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November 25, 2025 at 1:38 AM
'Dangerous': Steve Bannon leads MAGA civil war on Trump's AI policy www.rawstory.com/steve-bannon...
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Campbell's soup VP caught on tape trashing his own brand. Oof. www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2...
November 24, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Campbell's soup VP caught on tape trashing his own brand. Oof. www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2...
'Embarrassing setback': Ex-prosecutor says DOJ just blew up Trump's revenge plan www.rawstory.com/embarrassing...
'Embarrassing setback': Ex-prosecutor says DOJ just blew up Trump's revenge plan
The court ruling on Monday tossing the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James are a huge embarrassment for President Donald Trump's Justice ...
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November 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
'Embarrassing setback': Ex-prosecutor says DOJ just blew up Trump's revenge plan www.rawstory.com/embarrassing...
Judge's 'subtext' revealed in dismissals of Trump's indictments of Comey and James www.rawstory.com/doj-judge/
Judge's 'subtext' revealed in dismissals of Trump's indictments of Comey and James
When a federal judge ordered the dismissal of the Justice Department's criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday, he left some key "s...
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November 24, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Judge's 'subtext' revealed in dismissals of Trump's indictments of Comey and James www.rawstory.com/doj-judge/
'Think long and hard': Expert warns Trump DOJ reviving Comey and James cases may backfire www.rawstory.com/doj-loss/
'Think long and hard': Expert warns Trump DOJ reviving Comey and James cases may backfire
A federal judge tossed Trump's indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, and trying to continue pursuing these charges could backfire, a former p...
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November 24, 2025 at 8:41 PM
'Think long and hard': Expert warns Trump DOJ reviving Comey and James cases may backfire www.rawstory.com/doj-loss/
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ICYMI
Airman indicted in plot to take over Haitian island, enslave population trib.al/lWEoZT2
Airman indicted in plot to take over Haitian island, enslave population
Two Texas men, one who joined the Air Force to learn combat skills, wanted to seize an island off of Haiti to turn its women into sex slaves.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:40 PM
ICYMI
There are so many cities that need to consolidate, and could probably lower their property taxes a lot for the same services if they did.
November 23, 2025 at 4:52 PM
There are so many cities that need to consolidate, and could probably lower their property taxes a lot for the same services if they did.
And a certain Austin-area personal injury lawyer who comes into that former county judge's social media mentions to lick his privates on a daily basis.
November 23, 2025 at 4:51 PM
And a certain Austin-area personal injury lawyer who comes into that former county judge's social media mentions to lick his privates on a daily basis.
I suppose that that's something NIMBYs are more willing to compromise on, as long as they still feel like other laws exist that ensure they still have control over where housing gets built in the first place.
November 23, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I suppose that that's something NIMBYs are more willing to compromise on, as long as they still feel like other laws exist that ensure they still have control over where housing gets built in the first place.
Abolishing parking minimums has been a really big success of YIMBY. Even a lot of cities that are still adamantly against real housing reforms, like San Francisco and Denver, have been successfully pressured to get rid of parking minimums. parkingreform.org/resources/ma...
Parking Reform Map - Parking Reform Network
An interactive map showing places with parking reforms, such as removing parking minimums.
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November 23, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Abolishing parking minimums has been a really big success of YIMBY. Even a lot of cities that are still adamantly against real housing reforms, like San Francisco and Denver, have been successfully pressured to get rid of parking minimums. parkingreform.org/resources/ma...
True, the Philadelphia metropolitan area is still about 3x that of San Antonio's. It's got way more populous collar counties.
November 23, 2025 at 4:35 PM
True, the Philadelphia metropolitan area is still about 3x that of San Antonio's. It's got way more populous collar counties.
San Antonio is also growing insanely fast... there's now a good chance they'll overtake Philadelphia this decade to become America's sixth-largest city.
November 23, 2025 at 4:23 PM
San Antonio is also growing insanely fast... there's now a good chance they'll overtake Philadelphia this decade to become America's sixth-largest city.
There's a reason why Austin is one of the only large cities in the U.S. where rent is falling at the same time population is growing. They are building at an insane pace.
And Austin isn't even the fastest growing city in Texas! Fort Worth is growing faster now. They beat Austin to 1 million people.
And Austin isn't even the fastest growing city in Texas! Fort Worth is growing faster now. They beat Austin to 1 million people.
November 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
There's a reason why Austin is one of the only large cities in the U.S. where rent is falling at the same time population is growing. They are building at an insane pace.
And Austin isn't even the fastest growing city in Texas! Fort Worth is growing faster now. They beat Austin to 1 million people.
And Austin isn't even the fastest growing city in Texas! Fort Worth is growing faster now. They beat Austin to 1 million people.
And it's not just the supertalls downtown — Austin is building in every way possible.
They've built planned mixed-use communities like
Mueller and the Domain. They reformed zoning to allow multifamily infill in older neighborhoods. They're creating new greenfield suburbs 30, 40, 50 miles away.
They've built planned mixed-use communities like
Mueller and the Domain. They reformed zoning to allow multifamily infill in older neighborhoods. They're creating new greenfield suburbs 30, 40, 50 miles away.
November 23, 2025 at 4:18 PM
And it's not just the supertalls downtown — Austin is building in every way possible.
They've built planned mixed-use communities like
Mueller and the Domain. They reformed zoning to allow multifamily infill in older neighborhoods. They're creating new greenfield suburbs 30, 40, 50 miles away.
They've built planned mixed-use communities like
Mueller and the Domain. They reformed zoning to allow multifamily infill in older neighborhoods. They're creating new greenfield suburbs 30, 40, 50 miles away.
The Austin skyline shows just a bonkers level of growth in 10 years.
And even the bottom picture is now outdated because it doesn't include the supertall I posted above.
And even the bottom picture is now outdated because it doesn't include the supertall I posted above.
November 23, 2025 at 4:10 PM
The Austin skyline shows just a bonkers level of growth in 10 years.
And even the bottom picture is now outdated because it doesn't include the supertall I posted above.
And even the bottom picture is now outdated because it doesn't include the supertall I posted above.
The Waterline Tower is pretty near complete.
This is by far the tallest building in Austin, and it's also the tallest building in any city anywhere in the South. At 1,025ft, it's just barely almost as tall as the Chrysler Building.
This is by far the tallest building in Austin, and it's also the tallest building in any city anywhere in the South. At 1,025ft, it's just barely almost as tall as the Chrysler Building.
November 23, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The Waterline Tower is pretty near complete.
This is by far the tallest building in Austin, and it's also the tallest building in any city anywhere in the South. At 1,025ft, it's just barely almost as tall as the Chrysler Building.
This is by far the tallest building in Austin, and it's also the tallest building in any city anywhere in the South. At 1,025ft, it's just barely almost as tall as the Chrysler Building.
GOP dealt a loss in bid to get Texas election-rigging scheme back in place www.rawstory.com/texas-gerrym...
GOP dealt a loss in bid to get Texas election-rigging scheme back in place
Texas Republicans' first legal salvo to try to get their congressional gerrymander reinstated for the 2026 midterm election has been rejected in court — an expected move that sets them up for an appea...
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November 21, 2025 at 6:50 PM
GOP dealt a loss in bid to get Texas election-rigging scheme back in place www.rawstory.com/texas-gerrym...
'How can you not condemn?' GOP lawmaker cornered on CNN over Trump's dark threats www.rawstory.com/ryan-zinke-2...
'How can you not condemn?' GOP lawmaker cornered on CNN over Trump's dark threats
CNN anchor Pamela Brown clashed on Friday morning with Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT), as he initially tried to defend President Donald Trump's call to execute military-background Democratic lawmakers who pub...
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November 21, 2025 at 6:44 PM
'How can you not condemn?' GOP lawmaker cornered on CNN over Trump's dark threats www.rawstory.com/ryan-zinke-2...
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things happening on the other site you wouldn’t believe
November 21, 2025 at 4:52 AM
things happening on the other site you wouldn’t believe
'Should've been a lot worse': Staggering new detail revealed on J6 pipe bomber www.rawstory.com/raw-investig...
'Should've been a lot worse': Staggering new detail revealed on J6 pipe bomber
Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) disclosed exclusive new details to Raw Story on Friday about the activities of the suspect in the pipe bombs left at the Republican and Democratic National Committees on J...
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November 21, 2025 at 6:08 PM
'Should've been a lot worse': Staggering new detail revealed on J6 pipe bomber www.rawstory.com/raw-investig...
'Unglued!' House lawmaker punches back after Trump calls for her execution www.rawstory.com/maggie-goodl...
'Unglued!' House lawmaker punches back after Trump calls for her execution
Rep. Maggie Goodlander (D-NH) is unbowed in the wake of President Donald Trump suggesting that her and a number of other Democratic lawmakers' video reminding troops they can refuse unlawful orders is...
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November 21, 2025 at 5:55 PM
'Unglued!' House lawmaker punches back after Trump calls for her execution www.rawstory.com/maggie-goodl...
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Another legacy of John Roberts
We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
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We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Another legacy of John Roberts
'Flurry of receipts': Ex-Trump official says courts just vindicated Dems he threatened www.rawstory.com/trump-illega...
'Flurry of receipts': Ex-Trump official says courts just vindicated Dems he threatened
President Donald Trump just lobbed death threats at a group of Democratic military veteran lawmakers for reminding the troops they are required to refuse illegal orders — but then a series of courts h...
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November 21, 2025 at 5:07 PM
'Flurry of receipts': Ex-Trump official says courts just vindicated Dems he threatened www.rawstory.com/trump-illega...
'That's absolutely ridiculous!' Tensions flare between Hakeem Jeffries and CNBC anchor www.rawstory.com/hakeem-jeffr...
'That's absolutely ridiculous!' Tensions flare between Hakeem Jeffries and CNBC anchor
Tensions flared on CNBC's "Squawk Box" Friday when anchor Rebecca Quick asked House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) whether he and Democratic leadership were now rooting for health care costs t...
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November 21, 2025 at 3:43 PM
'That's absolutely ridiculous!' Tensions flare between Hakeem Jeffries and CNBC anchor www.rawstory.com/hakeem-jeffr...