Patrick Sheridan
@psheridanhistory.bsky.social
Ph.D. candidate at the University of Georgia studying railroads and economic development in Texas and Louisiana. Opinions are my own. 🏳️🌈 🗃
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Hi everyone! A brief introduction: I'm a PhD student in history focused on railroad development in Texas and Louisiana following the Civil War. I'm interested in business history, economic history, tourism, labor history, etc. Would love to connect with others in the field! 🗃
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These are the stakes: to make a world in which all of God's children can live, or to go into the dark. We must either love each other, or we must die.
October 6, 2026 at 12:11 AM
These are the stakes: to make a world in which all of God's children can live, or to go into the dark. We must either love each other, or we must die.
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Trump take chips
Trump tomato tariffs could spell the end of free chips, salsa at restaurants | Houston Public Media
The 17% tariff on Mexican tomato imports, combined with bad weather in Florida and Mexico, has caused the price of salsa ingredients to spike in recent months.
www.houstonpublicmedia.org
October 2, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Trump take chips
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Voter registration deadlines are SUNDAY in Alaska, Rhode Island, South Carolina.
And MONDAY in: Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, and *Texas*.
If you live in these states, verify your registration now, literally.
And MONDAY in: Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, and *Texas*.
If you live in these states, verify your registration now, literally.
October 2, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Voter registration deadlines are SUNDAY in Alaska, Rhode Island, South Carolina.
And MONDAY in: Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, and *Texas*.
If you live in these states, verify your registration now, literally.
And MONDAY in: Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, and *Texas*.
If you live in these states, verify your registration now, literally.
I listened to this podcast about the Supreme Court's Loper Bright decision earlier today. It really changed my perspective on the Chevron doctrine. #SCOTUS open.spotify.com/episode/411l...
Have we entered a new era for government regulation?
The Big Dig Season 4: Mitt & Ted, a healthcare story · Episode
open.spotify.com
September 26, 2026 at 8:52 PM
I listened to this podcast about the Supreme Court's Loper Bright decision earlier today. It really changed my perspective on the Chevron doctrine. #SCOTUS open.spotify.com/episode/411l...
As someone who studies railroads in the Gilded Age, I think this is the big distinction that a lot of comparisons between that period and our current Big Tech boom miss. The public wanted railroads to be used for social advancement in a way that most AI technologies don't seem to be bringing.
Yes. Absolutely. Antitrust would work if we just used it.
BUT.
The "AI" industry will NOT leave behind useful infrastructure the way railroad monopolies did. Most of the data centres will never be built, and all of the active GPUs will not even be worth selling off.
BUT.
The "AI" industry will NOT leave behind useful infrastructure the way railroad monopolies did. Most of the data centres will never be built, and all of the active GPUs will not even be worth selling off.
September 21, 2026 at 5:09 PM
As someone who studies railroads in the Gilded Age, I think this is the big distinction that a lot of comparisons between that period and our current Big Tech boom miss. The public wanted railroads to be used for social advancement in a way that most AI technologies don't seem to be bringing.
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A 70yr old FRED ASTAIRE — that's SEVENTY — gets his stylish groove on at the 1970 Academy Awards.
September 20, 2026 at 9:25 AM
A 70yr old FRED ASTAIRE — that's SEVENTY — gets his stylish groove on at the 1970 Academy Awards.
Third dissertation chapter completed with a fourth to follow very soon!
September 3, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Third dissertation chapter completed with a fourth to follow very soon!
August 31, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Thorpe's gazebo song reminds me of "No Name City" from Paint Your Wagon. #HATM
youtu.be/rqWpyRSGmh8?...
youtu.be/rqWpyRSGmh8?...
The Gospel Of No Name City
YouTube video by Alan Dexter - Topic
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August 31, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Thorpe's gazebo song reminds me of "No Name City" from Paint Your Wagon. #HATM
youtu.be/rqWpyRSGmh8?...
youtu.be/rqWpyRSGmh8?...
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Alright #HATM here is your Texas history primer on the true story behind tonight’s Dolly film: the best little whorehouse in TX!
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8vKVs83/ 🗃️
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8vKVs83/ 🗃️
August 30, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Alright #HATM here is your Texas history primer on the true story behind tonight’s Dolly film: the best little whorehouse in TX!
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8vKVs83/ 🗃️
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8vKVs83/ 🗃️
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Fred Rogers and Dolly Parton are examples of what truly loving ones' fellow man looked like.
August 25, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Fred Rogers and Dolly Parton are examples of what truly loving ones' fellow man looked like.
I'm thrilled to announce that I will begin serving as a member of the SHA Graduate Council later this fall! I'm looking forward to working with my colleagues and serving this wonderful organization.
The wait is over—we are so excited to introduce our newest additions to the Graduate Council!
Please read more about each of them, and their interesting research, below:
Please read more about each of them, and their interesting research, below:
August 25, 2026 at 2:17 PM
I'm thrilled to announce that I will begin serving as a member of the SHA Graduate Council later this fall! I'm looking forward to working with my colleagues and serving this wonderful organization.
I assume it will be revealed later, but one of the bigger flaws so far is there doesn't seem to be a good reason why Mike is targeting Sharon. #HATM
August 17, 2026 at 1:03 AM
I assume it will be revealed later, but one of the bigger flaws so far is there doesn't seem to be a good reason why Mike is targeting Sharon. #HATM
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#HATM folks, I'm really not sure what to make of this movie. The cast is amazing, but my brain is in "school starts Tuesday" mode and my attention span is suffering. I'm not sure what hasn't been revealed vs. what I might have missed.
August 17, 2026 at 12:44 AM
#HATM folks, I'm really not sure what to make of this movie. The cast is amazing, but my brain is in "school starts Tuesday" mode and my attention span is suffering. I'm not sure what hasn't been revealed vs. what I might have missed.
Tonight’s questions:
1 Favorite Chris? I must say I’m partial to SNEH -my sarcastic New England Husband aka Chris
2 Who amongst the usual #HATM group would you want in your heist crew & in what roles (mastermind; getaway driver; muscle; & the safecracker)
3 What’s on the menu at your place tonight?
1 Favorite Chris? I must say I’m partial to SNEH -my sarcastic New England Husband aka Chris
2 Who amongst the usual #HATM group would you want in your heist crew & in what roles (mastermind; getaway driver; muscle; & the safecracker)
3 What’s on the menu at your place tonight?
August 17, 2026 at 12:08 AM
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I think the Supreme Court's decision to legalize ubiquitous sports gambling is likely to have negative long-term consequences.
"more than a quarter of Gen Z investors saying they see gambling on sports as part of their long-term financial strategy,...More than half of young investors said they had redirected money originally earmarked for investing into sports betting over the past year,"
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Gen Z Is Moving Money From Stocks to Sports Betting in Wealth Plans
Sports betting is increasingly competing with traditional investing for younger Americans’ attention, with more than a quarter of Gen Z investors saying they see gambling on sports as part of their lo...
www.bloomberg.com
August 13, 2026 at 12:38 PM
I think the Supreme Court's decision to legalize ubiquitous sports gambling is likely to have negative long-term consequences.
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the contempt for the dead, the living, the land, our history (spectacular and horrific) upon it. Just a gut punch. @refusing2forget.bsky.social
www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
Trump’s Border-Wall Construction Is Set to Bulldoze the Porvenir Massacre Site
It is considered sacred ground for the descendants of those killed in a mass execution. The border wall threatens to erase it from history.
www.texasmonthly.com
August 7, 2026 at 4:51 PM
the contempt for the dead, the living, the land, our history (spectacular and horrific) upon it. Just a gut punch. @refusing2forget.bsky.social
www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
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Brown University has a widget that tracks the cost of the Iran war to American consumers (as contrasted to whatever the Pentagon is spending).
Per-household cost now exceeds $600.
iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu
Per-household cost now exceeds $600.
iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu
August 5, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Brown University has a widget that tracks the cost of the Iran war to American consumers (as contrasted to whatever the Pentagon is spending).
Per-household cost now exceeds $600.
iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu
Per-household cost now exceeds $600.
iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu