Brewminate (Matthew A. McIntosh)
@brewminate.bsky.social
📖 Public Historian / Adjunct History Professor
🏳️🌈 LGBTQ+ Proud
💙 "Woke" and Proud
🚫 Blocking MAGA and Hate
See https://www.brewminate.com (Brewminate)
🏳️🌈 LGBTQ+ Proud
💙 "Woke" and Proud
🚫 Blocking MAGA and Hate
See https://www.brewminate.com (Brewminate)
TODAY IN HISTORY: Nov. 28, 1660 - Royal Society Founded in London
A small meeting at Gresham College became the Royal Society, a turning point in freeing knowledge from theological control.
Its legacy still shapes today’s fights for intellectual and spiritual pluralism. ✨
#History #Brewminate
A small meeting at Gresham College became the Royal Society, a turning point in freeing knowledge from theological control.
Its legacy still shapes today’s fights for intellectual and spiritual pluralism. ✨
#History #Brewminate
November 29, 2025 at 1:39 AM
TODAY IN HISTORY: Nov. 28, 1660 - Royal Society Founded in London
A small meeting at Gresham College became the Royal Society, a turning point in freeing knowledge from theological control.
Its legacy still shapes today’s fights for intellectual and spiritual pluralism. ✨
#History #Brewminate
A small meeting at Gresham College became the Royal Society, a turning point in freeing knowledge from theological control.
Its legacy still shapes today’s fights for intellectual and spiritual pluralism. ✨
#History #Brewminate
Food for Thought
Extremism starts with a feeling, not a doctrine. Hurt becomes a story, and story becomes identity.
The hard part isn’t explaining why people fall in — it’s how they climb out. 💥
#Brewminate #History
Extremism starts with a feeling, not a doctrine. Hurt becomes a story, and story becomes identity.
The hard part isn’t explaining why people fall in — it’s how they climb out. 💥
#Brewminate #History
November 26, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Food for Thought
Extremism starts with a feeling, not a doctrine. Hurt becomes a story, and story becomes identity.
The hard part isn’t explaining why people fall in — it’s how they climb out. 💥
#Brewminate #History
Extremism starts with a feeling, not a doctrine. Hurt becomes a story, and story becomes identity.
The hard part isn’t explaining why people fall in — it’s how they climb out. 💥
#Brewminate #History
TODAY IN HISTORY: November 26, 1977 - Intergalactic Planetary, UK Style
A mystery voice hijacked British TV for six minutes, claiming to be “Vrillon of the Ashtar Galactic Command.” 👽✨
Hoax or cosmic cameo, it became instant folklore.
#Brewminate #History
A mystery voice hijacked British TV for six minutes, claiming to be “Vrillon of the Ashtar Galactic Command.” 👽✨
Hoax or cosmic cameo, it became instant folklore.
#Brewminate #History
November 26, 2025 at 6:33 PM
TODAY IN HISTORY: November 26, 1977 - Intergalactic Planetary, UK Style
A mystery voice hijacked British TV for six minutes, claiming to be “Vrillon of the Ashtar Galactic Command.” 👽✨
Hoax or cosmic cameo, it became instant folklore.
#Brewminate #History
A mystery voice hijacked British TV for six minutes, claiming to be “Vrillon of the Ashtar Galactic Command.” 👽✨
Hoax or cosmic cameo, it became instant folklore.
#Brewminate #History
Echoes of History: Then and Now
Then: Lincoln and Douglas debated the nation’s future. 🔥
Now:
We fight online about everything, but identity wins more than truth. Sometimes the smartest move is walking away.
#History #DebateCulture #Brewminate
Then: Lincoln and Douglas debated the nation’s future. 🔥
Now:
We fight online about everything, but identity wins more than truth. Sometimes the smartest move is walking away.
#History #DebateCulture #Brewminate
November 25, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Echoes of History: Then and Now
Then: Lincoln and Douglas debated the nation’s future. 🔥
Now:
We fight online about everything, but identity wins more than truth. Sometimes the smartest move is walking away.
#History #DebateCulture #Brewminate
Then: Lincoln and Douglas debated the nation’s future. 🔥
Now:
We fight online about everything, but identity wins more than truth. Sometimes the smartest move is walking away.
#History #DebateCulture #Brewminate
TODAY IN HISTORY: November 25 - Feast Day for Saint Catherine of Alexandria
A scholar-saint who won arguments, not battles. 📜🔥
Her legend shows how identity and intellect shape belief more than force.
#History #Medieval #Brewminate
A scholar-saint who won arguments, not battles. 📜🔥
Her legend shows how identity and intellect shape belief more than force.
#History #Medieval #Brewminate
November 25, 2025 at 6:50 PM
TODAY IN HISTORY: November 25 - Feast Day for Saint Catherine of Alexandria
A scholar-saint who won arguments, not battles. 📜🔥
Her legend shows how identity and intellect shape belief more than force.
#History #Medieval #Brewminate
A scholar-saint who won arguments, not battles. 📜🔥
Her legend shows how identity and intellect shape belief more than force.
#History #Medieval #Brewminate
Did You Know?
Eugenicists once used schoolkid tests to rank whole communities as “inferior.” 🤯📊 T
oday’s purity myths echo those same fears about who belongs — not real science.
#History #Science #Brewminate
Eugenicists once used schoolkid tests to rank whole communities as “inferior.” 🤯📊 T
oday’s purity myths echo those same fears about who belongs — not real science.
#History #Science #Brewminate
November 24, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Did You Know?
Eugenicists once used schoolkid tests to rank whole communities as “inferior.” 🤯📊 T
oday’s purity myths echo those same fears about who belongs — not real science.
#History #Science #Brewminate
Eugenicists once used schoolkid tests to rank whole communities as “inferior.” 🤯📊 T
oday’s purity myths echo those same fears about who belongs — not real science.
#History #Science #Brewminate
TODAY IN HISTORY: November 24, 1859 – Darwin Publishes “On the Origin of Species”
Darwin explained evolution, not hierarchy.
People twisted his work into eugenics, rankings, and “purity.”
Those distortions still echo today. 🤯🌱
#History #Science #Brewminate
Darwin explained evolution, not hierarchy.
People twisted his work into eugenics, rankings, and “purity.”
Those distortions still echo today. 🤯🌱
#History #Science #Brewminate
November 24, 2025 at 6:02 PM
TODAY IN HISTORY: November 24, 1859 – Darwin Publishes “On the Origin of Species”
Darwin explained evolution, not hierarchy.
People twisted his work into eugenics, rankings, and “purity.”
Those distortions still echo today. 🤯🌱
#History #Science #Brewminate
Darwin explained evolution, not hierarchy.
People twisted his work into eugenics, rankings, and “purity.”
Those distortions still echo today. 🤯🌱
#History #Science #Brewminate
TODAY IN HISTORY: November 23, 1936 - Life Magazine Publishes Its First Photojournalism Issue
Life changed everything — photos became the story.
A reminder that history is shaped by who controls the lens. 📸
#History #Photography #OnThisDay #Brewminate
Life changed everything — photos became the story.
A reminder that history is shaped by who controls the lens. 📸
#History #Photography #OnThisDay #Brewminate
November 23, 2025 at 3:53 PM
TODAY IN HISTORY: November 23, 1936 - Life Magazine Publishes Its First Photojournalism Issue
Life changed everything — photos became the story.
A reminder that history is shaped by who controls the lens. 📸
#History #Photography #OnThisDay #Brewminate
Life changed everything — photos became the story.
A reminder that history is shaped by who controls the lens. 📸
#History #Photography #OnThisDay #Brewminate
TODAY IN HISTORY: November 22, 1718 – The Fall of Blackbeard
Blackbeard died in a vicious fight off Ocracoke Island, taking five shots and over twenty sword cuts before falling. ⚔️🔥
A turning point in the crackdown on piracy.
#History #Piracy #Blackbeard #Brewminate
Blackbeard died in a vicious fight off Ocracoke Island, taking five shots and over twenty sword cuts before falling. ⚔️🔥
A turning point in the crackdown on piracy.
#History #Piracy #Blackbeard #Brewminate
November 22, 2025 at 3:53 PM
TODAY IN HISTORY: November 22, 1718 – The Fall of Blackbeard
Blackbeard died in a vicious fight off Ocracoke Island, taking five shots and over twenty sword cuts before falling. ⚔️🔥
A turning point in the crackdown on piracy.
#History #Piracy #Blackbeard #Brewminate
Blackbeard died in a vicious fight off Ocracoke Island, taking five shots and over twenty sword cuts before falling. ⚔️🔥
A turning point in the crackdown on piracy.
#History #Piracy #Blackbeard #Brewminate
Mythbusting History
Myth:
Medieval Europe was one big, united Christian world.
Truth:
It was a messy patchwork of rival rulers, competing bishops, and wildly different practices — “Christendom” was more political branding than reality.
#History #MiddleAges #Brewminate
Myth:
Medieval Europe was one big, united Christian world.
Truth:
It was a messy patchwork of rival rulers, competing bishops, and wildly different practices — “Christendom” was more political branding than reality.
#History #MiddleAges #Brewminate
November 21, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Mythbusting History
Myth:
Medieval Europe was one big, united Christian world.
Truth:
It was a messy patchwork of rival rulers, competing bishops, and wildly different practices — “Christendom” was more political branding than reality.
#History #MiddleAges #Brewminate
Myth:
Medieval Europe was one big, united Christian world.
Truth:
It was a messy patchwork of rival rulers, competing bishops, and wildly different practices — “Christendom” was more political branding than reality.
#History #MiddleAges #Brewminate
TODAY IN HISTORY: November 21, 1964 – Vatican II releases “Lumen Gentium” & “Unitatis Redintegratio”
A push toward humility, justice, and unity — a stark contrast to today’s Christian nationalism. ✨
#History #Christianity #Brewminate
A push toward humility, justice, and unity — a stark contrast to today’s Christian nationalism. ✨
#History #Christianity #Brewminate
November 21, 2025 at 5:31 PM
TODAY IN HISTORY: November 21, 1964 – Vatican II releases “Lumen Gentium” & “Unitatis Redintegratio”
A push toward humility, justice, and unity — a stark contrast to today’s Christian nationalism. ✨
#History #Christianity #Brewminate
A push toward humility, justice, and unity — a stark contrast to today’s Christian nationalism. ✨
#History #Christianity #Brewminate
Quoting History
“To have tattoos is a mark of noble birth; to be without them is a sign of low birth.” — Herodotus, Histories 5.6
Among the Thracians, ink meant honor, lineage, standing. The skin was status. ✨🗿
#Brewminate #History #Anthropology
“To have tattoos is a mark of noble birth; to be without them is a sign of low birth.” — Herodotus, Histories 5.6
Among the Thracians, ink meant honor, lineage, standing. The skin was status. ✨🗿
#Brewminate #History #Anthropology
November 20, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Quoting History
“To have tattoos is a mark of noble birth; to be without them is a sign of low birth.” — Herodotus, Histories 5.6
Among the Thracians, ink meant honor, lineage, standing. The skin was status. ✨🗿
#Brewminate #History #Anthropology
“To have tattoos is a mark of noble birth; to be without them is a sign of low birth.” — Herodotus, Histories 5.6
Among the Thracians, ink meant honor, lineage, standing. The skin was status. ✨🗿
#Brewminate #History #Anthropology
TODAY IN HISTORY: November 20, 1969 - Native American Activists Seize Control of Alcatraz
Activists invoked the Treaty of Fort Laramie to claim unused federal land.
The 1971 removal didn’t end the movement — it ignited it. ✊🔥
#Brewminate #History #IndigenousRights
Activists invoked the Treaty of Fort Laramie to claim unused federal land.
The 1971 removal didn’t end the movement — it ignited it. ✊🔥
#Brewminate #History #IndigenousRights
November 20, 2025 at 5:22 PM
TODAY IN HISTORY: November 20, 1969 - Native American Activists Seize Control of Alcatraz
Activists invoked the Treaty of Fort Laramie to claim unused federal land.
The 1971 removal didn’t end the movement — it ignited it. ✊🔥
#Brewminate #History #IndigenousRights
Activists invoked the Treaty of Fort Laramie to claim unused federal land.
The 1971 removal didn’t end the movement — it ignited it. ✊🔥
#Brewminate #History #IndigenousRights
Food for Thought
Fascist and eugenic ideas start quietly — purity, strength, decline. 🧬⚠️
History shows that once a society ranks human worth, violence isn’t a possibility; it’s a certainty.
#History #Democracy #Brewminate
Fascist and eugenic ideas start quietly — purity, strength, decline. 🧬⚠️
History shows that once a society ranks human worth, violence isn’t a possibility; it’s a certainty.
#History #Democracy #Brewminate
November 19, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Food for Thought
Fascist and eugenic ideas start quietly — purity, strength, decline. 🧬⚠️
History shows that once a society ranks human worth, violence isn’t a possibility; it’s a certainty.
#History #Democracy #Brewminate
Fascist and eugenic ideas start quietly — purity, strength, decline. 🧬⚠️
History shows that once a society ranks human worth, violence isn’t a possibility; it’s a certainty.
#History #Democracy #Brewminate
TODAY IN HISTORY: November 19, 1942 – The Soviet Union Concluded Operation Uranus
Stalingrad’s counteroffensive broke the German Sixth Army and turned the tide against Hitler’s racist war machine — a brutal ideology collapsing under its own violence. ⚠️🔥
#History #WWII #Brewminate
Stalingrad’s counteroffensive broke the German Sixth Army and turned the tide against Hitler’s racist war machine — a brutal ideology collapsing under its own violence. ⚠️🔥
#History #WWII #Brewminate
November 19, 2025 at 5:51 PM
TODAY IN HISTORY: November 19, 1942 – The Soviet Union Concluded Operation Uranus
Stalingrad’s counteroffensive broke the German Sixth Army and turned the tide against Hitler’s racist war machine — a brutal ideology collapsing under its own violence. ⚠️🔥
#History #WWII #Brewminate
Stalingrad’s counteroffensive broke the German Sixth Army and turned the tide against Hitler’s racist war machine — a brutal ideology collapsing under its own violence. ⚠️🔥
#History #WWII #Brewminate
TODAY IN HISTORY: November 18, 1760 - Prison for Those in Debt Opens
In 1760, Valletta’s rebuilt debtors’ prison opened — short stays, harsh stigma, all over unpaid rent or small debts. 🏛️🔒
#History #DebtPrison #Brewminate
In 1760, Valletta’s rebuilt debtors’ prison opened — short stays, harsh stigma, all over unpaid rent or small debts. 🏛️🔒
#History #DebtPrison #Brewminate
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
TODAY IN HISTORY: November 18, 1760 - Prison for Those in Debt Opens
In 1760, Valletta’s rebuilt debtors’ prison opened — short stays, harsh stigma, all over unpaid rent or small debts. 🏛️🔒
#History #DebtPrison #Brewminate
In 1760, Valletta’s rebuilt debtors’ prison opened — short stays, harsh stigma, all over unpaid rent or small debts. 🏛️🔒
#History #DebtPrison #Brewminate
Did You Know?
In the 1870s, doctors used “open-air” wards for whooping cough. 🌬️
Not great science, but reducing crowding saved lives.
A lesson echoed in 1918 and again with COVID ventilation.
#History #PublicHealth #Brewminate
In the 1870s, doctors used “open-air” wards for whooping cough. 🌬️
Not great science, but reducing crowding saved lives.
A lesson echoed in 1918 and again with COVID ventilation.
#History #PublicHealth #Brewminate
November 17, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Did You Know?
In the 1870s, doctors used “open-air” wards for whooping cough. 🌬️
Not great science, but reducing crowding saved lives.
A lesson echoed in 1918 and again with COVID ventilation.
#History #PublicHealth #Brewminate
In the 1870s, doctors used “open-air” wards for whooping cough. 🌬️
Not great science, but reducing crowding saved lives.
A lesson echoed in 1918 and again with COVID ventilation.
#History #PublicHealth #Brewminate
TODAY IN HISTORY: November 17, 1869 – The Suez Canal Officially Opens
The Suez Canal changed global trade and sped up the spread of cholera. 🚢⚠️
Mobility brings opportunity, but it also brings risk.
#History #PublicHealth #Brewminate
The Suez Canal changed global trade and sped up the spread of cholera. 🚢⚠️
Mobility brings opportunity, but it also brings risk.
#History #PublicHealth #Brewminate
November 17, 2025 at 7:14 PM
TODAY IN HISTORY: November 17, 1869 – The Suez Canal Officially Opens
The Suez Canal changed global trade and sped up the spread of cholera. 🚢⚠️
Mobility brings opportunity, but it also brings risk.
#History #PublicHealth #Brewminate
The Suez Canal changed global trade and sped up the spread of cholera. 🚢⚠️
Mobility brings opportunity, but it also brings risk.
#History #PublicHealth #Brewminate
TODAY IN HISTORY: November 15, 1777 – The Continental Congress adopted the Articles of Confederation
Born from fear, built too weak to stand.
But its failure pushed America toward a stronger union.
#History #TodayInHistory #Brewminate
Born from fear, built too weak to stand.
But its failure pushed America toward a stronger union.
#History #TodayInHistory #Brewminate
November 15, 2025 at 5:15 PM
TODAY IN HISTORY: November 15, 1777 – The Continental Congress adopted the Articles of Confederation
Born from fear, built too weak to stand.
But its failure pushed America toward a stronger union.
#History #TodayInHistory #Brewminate
Born from fear, built too weak to stand.
But its failure pushed America toward a stronger union.
#History #TodayInHistory #Brewminate
TODAY IN HISTORY: November 14, 1851 – Moby-Dick was First Published in the United States
Moby-Dick’s world ran on hemp — ropes, sails, rigging, all of it.
The silent machinery behind America’s maritime muscle. 🌿⚓
#HistoryMatters #MaritimeHistory #Brewminate
Moby-Dick’s world ran on hemp — ropes, sails, rigging, all of it.
The silent machinery behind America’s maritime muscle. 🌿⚓
#HistoryMatters #MaritimeHistory #Brewminate
November 14, 2025 at 6:25 PM
TODAY IN HISTORY: November 14, 1851 – Moby-Dick was First Published in the United States
Moby-Dick’s world ran on hemp — ropes, sails, rigging, all of it.
The silent machinery behind America’s maritime muscle. 🌿⚓
#HistoryMatters #MaritimeHistory #Brewminate
Moby-Dick’s world ran on hemp — ropes, sails, rigging, all of it.
The silent machinery behind America’s maritime muscle. 🌿⚓
#HistoryMatters #MaritimeHistory #Brewminate
Quoting History
“The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws.” — Tacitus
When corruption spreads, power hides behind paper. 👀🔥
#Brewminate #History #Tacitus
“The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws.” — Tacitus
When corruption spreads, power hides behind paper. 👀🔥
#Brewminate #History #Tacitus
November 13, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Quoting History
“The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws.” — Tacitus
When corruption spreads, power hides behind paper. 👀🔥
#Brewminate #History #Tacitus
“The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws.” — Tacitus
When corruption spreads, power hides behind paper. 👀🔥
#Brewminate #History #Tacitus
TODAY IN HISTORY: November 13, 1974 – Karen Silkwood Dies En Route to Expose Misconduct
Silkwood tried to expose plutonium dangers and falsified reports.
She never made it.
Her documents disappeared. 👀🔥
#Brewminate #History #KarenSilkwood
Silkwood tried to expose plutonium dangers and falsified reports.
She never made it.
Her documents disappeared. 👀🔥
#Brewminate #History #KarenSilkwood
November 13, 2025 at 5:54 PM
TODAY IN HISTORY: November 13, 1974 – Karen Silkwood Dies En Route to Expose Misconduct
Silkwood tried to expose plutonium dangers and falsified reports.
She never made it.
Her documents disappeared. 👀🔥
#Brewminate #History #KarenSilkwood
Silkwood tried to expose plutonium dangers and falsified reports.
She never made it.
Her documents disappeared. 👀🔥
#Brewminate #History #KarenSilkwood
TODAY IN HISTORY: November 12, 1999 — Glass-Steagall Repealed
Clinton’s “modernization” bill opened the floodgates for megabanks — merging risk and power under one roof. 💸
#History #Finance #Brewminate
Clinton’s “modernization” bill opened the floodgates for megabanks — merging risk and power under one roof. 💸
#History #Finance #Brewminate
November 12, 2025 at 6:58 PM
TODAY IN HISTORY: November 12, 1999 — Glass-Steagall Repealed
Clinton’s “modernization” bill opened the floodgates for megabanks — merging risk and power under one roof. 💸
#History #Finance #Brewminate
Clinton’s “modernization” bill opened the floodgates for megabanks — merging risk and power under one roof. 💸
#History #Finance #Brewminate
Echoes of History: Then and Now
1932:
Veterans marched for justice. Tanks answered.
2025:
The line between defense and domination blurs again. Power fills the void left by failed leaders. ⚖️
#History #EchoesOfHistory #Brewminate
1932:
Veterans marched for justice. Tanks answered.
2025:
The line between defense and domination blurs again. Power fills the void left by failed leaders. ⚖️
#History #EchoesOfHistory #Brewminate
November 11, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Echoes of History: Then and Now
1932:
Veterans marched for justice. Tanks answered.
2025:
The line between defense and domination blurs again. Power fills the void left by failed leaders. ⚖️
#History #EchoesOfHistory #Brewminate
1932:
Veterans marched for justice. Tanks answered.
2025:
The line between defense and domination blurs again. Power fills the void left by failed leaders. ⚖️
#History #EchoesOfHistory #Brewminate
TODAY IN HISTORY: November 11, 1918 – World War I Ends with the Armistice Signed at Compiègne
The guns fell silent — but peace was only a pause.
Power reshuffled, unseen hands moved the pieces again. 🕊️💭
#History #WWI #Brewminate
The guns fell silent — but peace was only a pause.
Power reshuffled, unseen hands moved the pieces again. 🕊️💭
#History #WWI #Brewminate
November 11, 2025 at 10:19 PM
TODAY IN HISTORY: November 11, 1918 – World War I Ends with the Armistice Signed at Compiègne
The guns fell silent — but peace was only a pause.
Power reshuffled, unseen hands moved the pieces again. 🕊️💭
#History #WWI #Brewminate
The guns fell silent — but peace was only a pause.
Power reshuffled, unseen hands moved the pieces again. 🕊️💭
#History #WWI #Brewminate