B. Erin Cole
@berincole.bsky.social
historian, museum professional, and cartoonist. Currently working on a graphic history/memoir about nuclear Colorado. Comics: http://www.littlebraincomics.com Merch: http://littlebraincomics.etsy.com
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B. Erin Cole
@berincole.bsky.social
· Nov 27
Hey new followers! I'm a historian of the modern American West, a freelance exhibit developer/museum consultant, and a cartoonist.
I'm currently working on a graphic history/memoir about nuclear Colorado and a graphic memoir about recovering from brain injury
here's some links to my work:
I'm currently working on a graphic history/memoir about nuclear Colorado and a graphic memoir about recovering from brain injury
here's some links to my work:
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bury me in khakis and a lanyard so hell knows an expert is coming
September 14, 2026 at 2:16 PM
bury me in khakis and a lanyard so hell knows an expert is coming
You get to put out one (1) comic per year about why you’re not getting more work done on your comics. Here’s mine….
September 12, 2026 at 2:16 PM
You get to put out one (1) comic per year about why you’re not getting more work done on your comics. Here’s mine….
If you’re at the Small Press Expo this weekend, well, so am I! Come say hi.
September 12, 2026 at 1:03 PM
If you’re at the Small Press Expo this weekend, well, so am I! Come say hi.
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For an engaging, humorous, and well-researched take on Project Plowshare in general and the history of the RULISON and RIO BLANCO experiments in particular, be sure to check out @berincole.bsky.social’s superb online comic book (which is also available in print).
Project Plowshare: Nuclear Testing in Colorado
In 1969 and 1973, the Atomic Energy Commission detonated nuclear bombs deep underground in Western Colorado, to try and release natural gas. These tests were part of Project Plowshare -- an initiative...
www.littlebraincomics.com
September 10, 2026 at 2:27 PM
For an engaging, humorous, and well-researched take on Project Plowshare in general and the history of the RULISON and RIO BLANCO experiments in particular, be sure to check out @berincole.bsky.social’s superb online comic book (which is also available in print).
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Nuclear fracking, anyone? Today in 1969, in the second of three Project Plowshare experiments (RULISON), a 40-kiloton nuclear device was detonated in a 8,425-foot shaft near Grand Valley, Colorado, to stimulate the flow of natural gas. The gas was—surprise!—too radioactive to sell.
September 10, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Nuclear fracking, anyone? Today in 1969, in the second of three Project Plowshare experiments (RULISON), a 40-kiloton nuclear device was detonated in a 8,425-foot shaft near Grand Valley, Colorado, to stimulate the flow of natural gas. The gas was—surprise!—too radioactive to sell.
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there are many more pretty funny tweets out there, but let me tell ya, people are PISSED about JR East "graduating" the Suica penguin on the other site
Japanese twitter taking the Suica penguin news very normally
November 12, 2025 at 5:23 AM
there are many more pretty funny tweets out there, but let me tell ya, people are PISSED about JR East "graduating" the Suica penguin on the other site
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September 8, 2026 at 3:41 PM
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A couple of my new stickers from @berincole.bsky.social (aka Little Brain Comics)
September 8, 2026 at 1:06 AM
A couple of my new stickers from @berincole.bsky.social (aka Little Brain Comics)
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i think much of the democratic party's low ratings reflects a palpable sense that it is institutionally incapable of standing up for itself or going on the hunt
September 4, 2026 at 3:24 PM
i think much of the democratic party's low ratings reflects a palpable sense that it is institutionally incapable of standing up for itself or going on the hunt
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if there is one single thing worthy of US pride it is the civilizational advance of ice water. this fancy restaurant lukewarm barbarism must end.
July 15, 2026 at 1:38 AM
if there is one single thing worthy of US pride it is the civilizational advance of ice water. this fancy restaurant lukewarm barbarism must end.
Sad about having to start another fall semester? Maybe you need to stock up on stickers to keep you going between now and December…. #skystorians #publichistory
www.etsy.com/shop/littleb...
www.etsy.com/shop/littleb...
August 31, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Sad about having to start another fall semester? Maybe you need to stock up on stickers to keep you going between now and December…. #skystorians #publichistory
www.etsy.com/shop/littleb...
www.etsy.com/shop/littleb...
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New most New Mexican crime just dropped
A Roswell man is in jail after allegedly shooting a relative Thursday night at an Albuquerque apartment during a dispute over the heat level in a plate of green chile enchiladas
Fight over green chile enchiladas escalates to fatal shooting
www.abqjournal.com
August 29, 2026 at 11:14 PM
New most New Mexican crime just dropped
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my tv is currently restarting because its terms have changed and i need to accept the new agreement. a tv shouldn’t have terms of agreement. it should be a tv.
August 28, 2026 at 12:49 AM
my tv is currently restarting because its terms have changed and i need to accept the new agreement. a tv shouldn’t have terms of agreement. it should be a tv.
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I totally judge a performer by how natural they appear alongside Muppets and yes 👇🏼💖
RIP TO ONE OF THE GREATEST TO EVER DO IT
August 25, 2026 at 6:57 PM
I totally judge a performer by how natural they appear alongside Muppets and yes 👇🏼💖
I am always up for some sturgeon lore
The sturgeon is Britain's biggest native fish. It's extinct in our rivers today, but once upon a time it was a regular visitor, possibly returning here to breed.
Here's a thread with some of the wild stories which were told when it was still found here. #envhist #animalhist 🧵🐟
Here's a thread with some of the wild stories which were told when it was still found here. #envhist #animalhist 🧵🐟
August 19, 2026 at 2:05 PM
I am always up for some sturgeon lore
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The impulse to dismiss everything you don’t know as fake and unimportant is turning out to be a bad way to run a country, survive as a society, structure all institutions, etc
August 16, 2026 at 4:07 PM
The impulse to dismiss everything you don’t know as fake and unimportant is turning out to be a bad way to run a country, survive as a society, structure all institutions, etc
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It's so cute when people on the east coast talk about mountains
August 13, 2026 at 4:15 PM
It's so cute when people on the east coast talk about mountains
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Excellent long thread, by a cartoonist who specializes in nonfiction graphic novels, and who has read both books.
(Something that is, but shouldn't be, a rare distinction among people commenting on Cleves' accusations against Walden.)
(Something that is, but shouldn't be, a rare distinction among people commenting on Cleves' accusations against Walden.)
August 14, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Excellent long thread, by a cartoonist who specializes in nonfiction graphic novels, and who has read both books.
(Something that is, but shouldn't be, a rare distinction among people commenting on Cleves' accusations against Walden.)
(Something that is, but shouldn't be, a rare distinction among people commenting on Cleves' accusations against Walden.)
Glad to see someone write up something comprehensive about this. A lot of historians I know had very defensive reactions when Cleves first made her claims.
Me included! although as a historian and cartoonist, the problem seemed to be how different disciplines deal with citations, not plagiarism
Me included! although as a historian and cartoonist, the problem seemed to be how different disciplines deal with citations, not plagiarism
out it goes: my long post about Rachel Hope Cleves's claim that Tillie Walden plagiarised her book.
It's long because Cleves's claim is much, much more bizarre than it looked on first reading. I'm not going to bury the lede here. Cleves's claim does not hold up.
buttondown.com/thene/archiv...
It's long because Cleves's claim is much, much more bizarre than it looked on first reading. I'm not going to bury the lede here. Cleves's claim does not hold up.
buttondown.com/thene/archiv...
August 14, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Glad to see someone write up something comprehensive about this. A lot of historians I know had very defensive reactions when Cleves first made her claims.
Me included! although as a historian and cartoonist, the problem seemed to be how different disciplines deal with citations, not plagiarism
Me included! although as a historian and cartoonist, the problem seemed to be how different disciplines deal with citations, not plagiarism
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You know what salsa will NOT give you parasites?
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August 10, 2026 at 3:15 PM
You know what salsa will NOT give you parasites?
sadiessalsa.com/product/sadi...
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dang, I need to catch up on the literature
Everybody loves a stack of books, so here are the sixteen books we’re reading in my US since 1965 grad course this fall.
August 10, 2026 at 2:36 PM
dang, I need to catch up on the literature
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It is #America250 this summer - and it is also #Colorado150.
August 1, 2026 at 4:23 PM
It is #America250 this summer - and it is also #Colorado150.
Happy 150th birthday to the best state! #coloradoday #colorado150
August 1, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Happy 150th birthday to the best state! #coloradoday #colorado150
