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: 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
Did You Know?
The FBI sent MLK an anonymous letter urging him to take his own life — part of COINTELPRO’s mission to destroy Black leadership.
His only weapon was his voice.
#Brewminate #History #CivilRights
The FBI sent MLK an anonymous letter urging him to take his own life — part of COINTELPRO’s mission to destroy Black leadership.
His only weapon was his voice.
#Brewminate #History #CivilRights
November 10, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Did You Know?
The FBI sent MLK an anonymous letter urging him to take his own life — part of COINTELPRO’s mission to destroy Black leadership.
His only weapon was his voice.
#Brewminate #History #CivilRights
The FBI sent MLK an anonymous letter urging him to take his own life — part of COINTELPRO’s mission to destroy Black leadership.
His only weapon was his voice.
#Brewminate #History #CivilRights
TODAY IN HISTORY: November 10, 1898 – The Wilmington Coup D’État
White supremacists burned, murdered, and overthrew Wilmington’s elected biracial government—calling it “law and order.”
When legality defends violence, democracy dies.
#Brewminate #History #Democracy
White supremacists burned, murdered, and overthrew Wilmington’s elected biracial government—calling it “law and order.”
When legality defends violence, democracy dies.
#Brewminate #History #Democracy
November 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
TODAY IN HISTORY: November 10, 1898 – The Wilmington Coup D’État
White supremacists burned, murdered, and overthrew Wilmington’s elected biracial government—calling it “law and order.”
When legality defends violence, democracy dies.
#Brewminate #History #Democracy
White supremacists burned, murdered, and overthrew Wilmington’s elected biracial government—calling it “law and order.”
When legality defends violence, democracy dies.
#Brewminate #History #Democracy
Mythbusting History
Myth:
All colonists supported independence.
Truth:
Two-thirds didn’t. The Revolution was a civil war — a fight over belonging as much as freedom. ⚔️
#History #Revolution #Brewminate
Myth:
All colonists supported independence.
Truth:
Two-thirds didn’t. The Revolution was a civil war — a fight over belonging as much as freedom. ⚔️
#History #Revolution #Brewminate
November 7, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Mythbusting History
Myth:
All colonists supported independence.
Truth:
Two-thirds didn’t. The Revolution was a civil war — a fight over belonging as much as freedom. ⚔️
#History #Revolution #Brewminate
Myth:
All colonists supported independence.
Truth:
Two-thirds didn’t. The Revolution was a civil war — a fight over belonging as much as freedom. ⚔️
#History #Revolution #Brewminate
TODAY IN HISTORY: November 7, 1775 – Proclamation of Rebellion by John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore, Governor of Virginia
Freedom as a weapon — Dunmore’s offer to enslaved people and a contradictory Revolution. ⚔️🔥
#History #Revolution #Brewminate
Freedom as a weapon — Dunmore’s offer to enslaved people and a contradictory Revolution. ⚔️🔥
#History #Revolution #Brewminate
November 7, 2025 at 6:16 PM
TODAY IN HISTORY: November 7, 1775 – Proclamation of Rebellion by John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore, Governor of Virginia
Freedom as a weapon — Dunmore’s offer to enslaved people and a contradictory Revolution. ⚔️🔥
#History #Revolution #Brewminate
Freedom as a weapon — Dunmore’s offer to enslaved people and a contradictory Revolution. ⚔️🔥
#History #Revolution #Brewminate
Quoting History
“The unleashed power of the atom has changed everything save our modes of thinking.” — Albert Einstein (1946) ☢️
Science raced ahead. Morality lagged behind.
#QuotingHistory #Brewminate
“The unleashed power of the atom has changed everything save our modes of thinking.” — Albert Einstein (1946) ☢️
Science raced ahead. Morality lagged behind.
#QuotingHistory #Brewminate
November 6, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Quoting History
“The unleashed power of the atom has changed everything save our modes of thinking.” — Albert Einstein (1946) ☢️
Science raced ahead. Morality lagged behind.
#QuotingHistory #Brewminate
“The unleashed power of the atom has changed everything save our modes of thinking.” — Albert Einstein (1946) ☢️
Science raced ahead. Morality lagged behind.
#QuotingHistory #Brewminate
TODAY IN HISTORY: November 6, 1971 – Operation Grommet: Cannikin, Alaska
A five-megaton blast shook the Aleutian earth — the biggest underground detonation in U.S. history.
The planet pushed back. ☢️🌎
#History #Brewminate
A five-megaton blast shook the Aleutian earth — the biggest underground detonation in U.S. history.
The planet pushed back. ☢️🌎
#History #Brewminate
November 6, 2025 at 7:26 PM
TODAY IN HISTORY: November 6, 1971 – Operation Grommet: Cannikin, Alaska
A five-megaton blast shook the Aleutian earth — the biggest underground detonation in U.S. history.
The planet pushed back. ☢️🌎
#History #Brewminate
A five-megaton blast shook the Aleutian earth — the biggest underground detonation in U.S. history.
The planet pushed back. ☢️🌎
#History #Brewminate
Echoes of History: Then and Now
Then:
Leopold’s palaces rose on Congo’s graves.
Now:
Trump’s gold-draped galas gleam while Americans go hungry. History doesn’t repeat—it rhinestones. 👑💰
#History #Politics #Brewminate
Then:
Leopold’s palaces rose on Congo’s graves.
Now:
Trump’s gold-draped galas gleam while Americans go hungry. History doesn’t repeat—it rhinestones. 👑💰
#History #Politics #Brewminate
November 4, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Echoes of History: Then and Now
Then:
Leopold’s palaces rose on Congo’s graves.
Now:
Trump’s gold-draped galas gleam while Americans go hungry. History doesn’t repeat—it rhinestones. 👑💰
#History #Politics #Brewminate
Then:
Leopold’s palaces rose on Congo’s graves.
Now:
Trump’s gold-draped galas gleam while Americans go hungry. History doesn’t repeat—it rhinestones. 👑💰
#History #Politics #Brewminate
TODAY IN HISTORY: November 4, 1922 – Tutankhamun’s Tomb Discovered in the Valley of the Kings
Carter saw “wonderful things”—but they were warnings too.
Gold fades, power cracks, and every empire mistakes glitter for forever. 👑💀
#History #Egypt #Brewminate
Carter saw “wonderful things”—but they were warnings too.
Gold fades, power cracks, and every empire mistakes glitter for forever. 👑💀
#History #Egypt #Brewminate
November 4, 2025 at 6:58 PM
TODAY IN HISTORY: November 4, 1922 – Tutankhamun’s Tomb Discovered in the Valley of the Kings
Carter saw “wonderful things”—but they were warnings too.
Gold fades, power cracks, and every empire mistakes glitter for forever. 👑💀
#History #Egypt #Brewminate
Carter saw “wonderful things”—but they were warnings too.
Gold fades, power cracks, and every empire mistakes glitter for forever. 👑💀
#History #Egypt #Brewminate
🦋⚙️ Did You Know?
Coal-powered soot in 19th-century Britain darkened skies and moths — the peppered moth evolved darker wings to survive.
Real-time evolution. 🌫️
#DidYouKnow #Evolution #Brewminate
Coal-powered soot in 19th-century Britain darkened skies and moths — the peppered moth evolved darker wings to survive.
Real-time evolution. 🌫️
#DidYouKnow #Evolution #Brewminate
November 3, 2025 at 6:47 PM
🦋⚙️ Did You Know?
Coal-powered soot in 19th-century Britain darkened skies and moths — the peppered moth evolved darker wings to survive.
Real-time evolution. 🌫️
#DidYouKnow #Evolution #Brewminate
Coal-powered soot in 19th-century Britain darkened skies and moths — the peppered moth evolved darker wings to survive.
Real-time evolution. 🌫️
#DidYouKnow #Evolution #Brewminate
🐕🚀 TODAY IN HISTORY: November 3, 1957 - Laika the Dog became the First Earthling to Orbit the Planet
Her flight made us look back at Earth — small, fragile, shared. 🌎💫
#Laika #SpaceHistory #Brewminate
Her flight made us look back at Earth — small, fragile, shared. 🌎💫
#Laika #SpaceHistory #Brewminate
November 3, 2025 at 6:42 PM
🐕🚀 TODAY IN HISTORY: November 3, 1957 - Laika the Dog became the First Earthling to Orbit the Planet
Her flight made us look back at Earth — small, fragile, shared. 🌎💫
#Laika #SpaceHistory #Brewminate
Her flight made us look back at Earth — small, fragile, shared. 🌎💫
#Laika #SpaceHistory #Brewminate
TODAY IN HISTORY: November 1, 1755 – The Lisbon Earthquake and the Birth of Modern Disaster Science
A quake leveled Lisbon and shook the Enlightenment — from its ruins rose seismology and modern disaster science. 🌍
#Brewminate #History #Science #Environment
A quake leveled Lisbon and shook the Enlightenment — from its ruins rose seismology and modern disaster science. 🌍
#Brewminate #History #Science #Environment
November 2, 2025 at 12:02 AM
TODAY IN HISTORY: November 1, 1755 – The Lisbon Earthquake and the Birth of Modern Disaster Science
A quake leveled Lisbon and shook the Enlightenment — from its ruins rose seismology and modern disaster science. 🌍
#Brewminate #History #Science #Environment
A quake leveled Lisbon and shook the Enlightenment — from its ruins rose seismology and modern disaster science. 🌍
#Brewminate #History #Science #Environment
Mythbusting History
Myth:
People once believed in witches and werewolves.
Truth:
The real monsters were the ones who used fear to rule. 🕯️
#Brewminate #History #Mythbusting
Myth:
People once believed in witches and werewolves.
Truth:
The real monsters were the ones who used fear to rule. 🕯️
#Brewminate #History #Mythbusting
October 31, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Mythbusting History
Myth:
People once believed in witches and werewolves.
Truth:
The real monsters were the ones who used fear to rule. 🕯️
#Brewminate #History #Mythbusting
Myth:
People once believed in witches and werewolves.
Truth:
The real monsters were the ones who used fear to rule. 🕯️
#Brewminate #History #Mythbusting
TODAY IN HISTORY: October 31, 1517 – Martin Luther Nails His 95 Theses to the Church Door in Wittenberg
Luther’s hammer struck more than wood — it shattered centuries of fear and dogma.
A fitting echo for Halloween. 🎃
#Brewminate #History #Reformation
Luther’s hammer struck more than wood — it shattered centuries of fear and dogma.
A fitting echo for Halloween. 🎃
#Brewminate #History #Reformation
October 31, 2025 at 5:11 PM
TODAY IN HISTORY: October 31, 1517 – Martin Luther Nails His 95 Theses to the Church Door in Wittenberg
Luther’s hammer struck more than wood — it shattered centuries of fear and dogma.
A fitting echo for Halloween. 🎃
#Brewminate #History #Reformation
Luther’s hammer struck more than wood — it shattered centuries of fear and dogma.
A fitting echo for Halloween. 🎃
#Brewminate #History #Reformation
QUOTING HISTORY
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." — Voltaire (1765) 💭
When belief replaces reason, truth doesn’t stand a chance.
#Brewminate #History #Voltaire
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." — Voltaire (1765) 💭
When belief replaces reason, truth doesn’t stand a chance.
#Brewminate #History #Voltaire
October 30, 2025 at 5:28 PM
QUOTING HISTORY
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." — Voltaire (1765) 💭
When belief replaces reason, truth doesn’t stand a chance.
#Brewminate #History #Voltaire
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." — Voltaire (1765) 💭
When belief replaces reason, truth doesn’t stand a chance.
#Brewminate #History #Voltaire
TODAY IN HISTORY: October 30, 1938 – “The War of the Worlds” Radio Broadcast Sparks Panic
Orson Welles proved one thing: belief outruns reason. 👽📻
Fear sells faster than truth.
#Brewminate #History #WarOfTheWorlds
Orson Welles proved one thing: belief outruns reason. 👽📻
Fear sells faster than truth.
#Brewminate #History #WarOfTheWorlds
October 30, 2025 at 5:24 PM
TODAY IN HISTORY: October 30, 1938 – “The War of the Worlds” Radio Broadcast Sparks Panic
Orson Welles proved one thing: belief outruns reason. 👽📻
Fear sells faster than truth.
#Brewminate #History #WarOfTheWorlds
Orson Welles proved one thing: belief outruns reason. 👽📻
Fear sells faster than truth.
#Brewminate #History #WarOfTheWorlds
Food for Thought
Every “freedom” comes with a contract. 💸
From plow to algorithm, we’re still serving unseen masters.
#Brewminate #FoodForThought #Labor
Every “freedom” comes with a contract. 💸
From plow to algorithm, we’re still serving unseen masters.
#Brewminate #FoodForThought #Labor
October 29, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Food for Thought
Every “freedom” comes with a contract. 💸
From plow to algorithm, we’re still serving unseen masters.
#Brewminate #FoodForThought #Labor
Every “freedom” comes with a contract. 💸
From plow to algorithm, we’re still serving unseen masters.
#Brewminate #FoodForThought #Labor
TODAY IN HISTORY: October 29, 1929 – “Black Tuesday” Hits in the Wall Street Crash
💸 The day the “American Dream” cracked — when panic, greed, and collapse erased fortunes overnight.
#Brewminate #GreatDepression #BlackTuesday
💸 The day the “American Dream” cracked — when panic, greed, and collapse erased fortunes overnight.
#Brewminate #GreatDepression #BlackTuesday
October 29, 2025 at 5:37 PM
TODAY IN HISTORY: October 29, 1929 – “Black Tuesday” Hits in the Wall Street Crash
💸 The day the “American Dream” cracked — when panic, greed, and collapse erased fortunes overnight.
#Brewminate #GreatDepression #BlackTuesday
💸 The day the “American Dream” cracked — when panic, greed, and collapse erased fortunes overnight.
#Brewminate #GreatDepression #BlackTuesday
Echoes of History: Then and Now 👁️🔥
Then:
Witches burned for fear disguised as faith.
Now:
Conspiracies spread for comfort disguised as truth. Same spell, new tools. 💭
#Brewminate #History #Truth
Then:
Witches burned for fear disguised as faith.
Now:
Conspiracies spread for comfort disguised as truth. Same spell, new tools. 💭
#Brewminate #History #Truth
October 28, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Echoes of History: Then and Now 👁️🔥
Then:
Witches burned for fear disguised as faith.
Now:
Conspiracies spread for comfort disguised as truth. Same spell, new tools. 💭
#Brewminate #History #Truth
Then:
Witches burned for fear disguised as faith.
Now:
Conspiracies spread for comfort disguised as truth. Same spell, new tools. 💭
#Brewminate #History #Truth
TODAY IN HISTORY: October 28, 1636 – Harvard University Is Founded 🎓
Born of faith, devoted to reason — Harvard’s founding marked a turning point.
The Enlightenment never ended; it just keeps restarting. 💭🔥
#Brewminate #History #Enlightenment
Born of faith, devoted to reason — Harvard’s founding marked a turning point.
The Enlightenment never ended; it just keeps restarting. 💭🔥
#Brewminate #History #Enlightenment
October 28, 2025 at 5:29 PM
TODAY IN HISTORY: October 28, 1636 – Harvard University Is Founded 🎓
Born of faith, devoted to reason — Harvard’s founding marked a turning point.
The Enlightenment never ended; it just keeps restarting. 💭🔥
#Brewminate #History #Enlightenment
Born of faith, devoted to reason — Harvard’s founding marked a turning point.
The Enlightenment never ended; it just keeps restarting. 💭🔥
#Brewminate #History #Enlightenment