244 years...

First new Ballpoint Adventures Comic in 2 years. 

Billy knows it's THAT time of the year again! (And it's probably not what you think!)

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This douchebag is STILL president. Come on, 2019!!

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Barbie still wants her answers and finally, she gets one!

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Yep, that's what I'm saying--because people couldn't deal with reality, we dreamed up religions. Like gods. We can face reality together and together we'll can deal with it. Or, we can look for ways to unite together and make the world better for all of us instead of tricking each other to make it MUCH better for just some of us. I'm lookin' at you 1%ers!!

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Yes, this comic is about #Republicans. Well, the punchilne is.

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The latest episode in "That Entitled Woman Adventures"! Is this the final episode? Tune in next week to find out!

In the meantime, the punchline refers to Republicans or anyone who wants it "their way." The universe does not give a shit about your way. So, treat everyone with respect and politeness and maybe they will help you get it done your way. I don't care if sometimes raising a big stink gets you to "your way" faster. Do you want to shit on people to get "your way"? Just be nice whether it gets you what you want or not.

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Barbie begins to recognize how unfair life is to her.

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Can you tell I've worked in retail? This person is horrible.  I mean, not "Hitler" horrible, but compared to where she should be?  Chill out, lady!

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Billy and Barbie explore the United State of Futility

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I'm often the canary in the coal mine shaft, so this week's Ballpoint may not resonate with you. That said, I've been noticing more and more truly pointless arguments from all kinds of people on all sides of politics and non-politics. Even arguments that seem important often aren't because we've been tricked into distraction. There are times when I listen to people complain and I just don't understand what they are looking for. Like the expectations they've formed in their minds don't match anything fair to this reality. I feel like many of us are swirling down the drain of futility in this country and on this planet.

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Barbie wants answers this week--does Billy have them? FIND OUT!

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Been really getting tired of people. I'm sure you have, too.

Oh and also:

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DO IT NOW. (I need to eat!)

Good old @realDonaldTrump gets the treatment he deserves (and it's a laugh!)

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Just once I wish we could see this happen in a press conference. I mean, the UN was great, but the    press really needs to stop treating this guy like a real leader.

In other news:
RIP Stan Lee. He literally taught me how powerful people should behave.

With great power comes great responsibility.

That was the lesson he taught readers in Spider-Man comics. Now, if only the idiots in Washington DC could learn the same lesson.

Barbie is in the voting mood--including her color!!

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VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE

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When you don't know who to lash out at, do what Billy and Barbie do!

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What a mess. Who should we hate the most? The catalyst. Especially the catalyst who knows he is a catalyst. President Baking Soda knows vinegar is just waiting out there for a purpose.  Yep, Baking Soda has a Twitter account.

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Billy and Barbie are sad about Khashoggi, but for more than you think.

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This strip was hard to do because there was so much more I want to say about this. This comic started out as an ultra-violent reaction to the things I saw that were wrong in the world. I thought violence would be a fun/funny way to react to things that you would not normally react to violence with. Then the world met my violence and surpassed it.

 Dude. Khushoggi was apparently dismembered while still alive. As the comic says, we've been heading in this direction for a long time, which is why I have let the violence fall away from the comic over the past few years. Violence should not be the answer to everything that we, as a species use it for. Anger is the easiest of emotions to give into when challenged. But just because it's easy doesn't mean we should just roll with it. We are better than this. 

We just need to remember who we are as a species. We are humans and we are capable of untold horror but we're also capable of untold beauty.

Let's try to focus on that more, huh?

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Billy and Barbie are about to tell YOU why the media LOVES/HATES @realDonaldTrump

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I know I've covered this before but seriously! The only glimmer of hope is that Fox News has stopped live coverage of Trump's Nazi-style rallies due to low ratings. Hopefully this will continue, but I know better than to hope too much.

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Liars, Liars, Everywhere--so many, Billy and Barbie have plenty to spare :(

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It's the trifecta! No, not that the Republicans control all three branches of government--it's that they've compromised all three branches of government by putting known, demonstrable liars in prominent positions making the US government pretty much entirely untrustworthy. Before now, we couldn't trust them, but now it's just out in the open. This is what many of us have been seeing coming but we just get ignored because no one wants to believe the worst could ever happen again. Well, folks, if it happened before, it can happen again. And it is. Right here in America. Good luck to We, The People. I know we can survive, but it won't be without us trying.

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What's so unreasonable about #Kavanaugh, anyway? Oh we know...

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I really really really hope the Republicans in the Senate have at least enough decency to not confirm a guy who has literally embarrassed himself in front of the world.

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Billy knows EXACTLY what #Kavanaugh should have said to make this all go away!

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Does Kav not remember what Arnold did when he was running for California governor and got accused of groping several women? HE APOLOGIZED, copped to it, said he was wrong for doing it and everyone forgave him... aaaand went on to do plenty more of it, but hey, sometimes denying it outright is a pretty good indicator of guilt.  Like that time your friends were going to out your first middle school crush and all you could think to do was scream "IT'S NOT TRUE!!!"

It's like that, only with sexual assault guilt.  You can trust my opinion, I'm an untrained amateur psychologist.

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Oh, crap, Barbie's not sure how to deal with ANOTHER white dude getting accused of #SexualAssault...

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Yeah, it's pretty fricken obvious Kav is the wrong guy for the job but then, we knew that the minute TRUMP picked him.

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Billy and Barbie know the main takeaway from last week. Well, the main 2 takeaways, really!

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Will MUELLER... PLEASE... SPILL THE BEANS!!!

Oh, man, I am so tired of this...

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The Most Disturbing Thing of All Re: @POTUS

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Here's hoping that the MainStream Media catch on to this little fact and STOP SAYING HIS NAME every five seconds. Or even better, they might STOP REPORTING ON EVERY DUMB-ASS THING HE SAYS. It's not ALL news, you morons! Who's the bigger moron? The moron or the morons who think everything he says is news?

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Billy tells Barbie: No, That's Not the Sky Falling...

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I want to believe the letters of Trump's name will keep falling!! The catch is, I'm just too cynical!  This asshole has been getting away with all kinds of horrible things for decades.  I hope this will end soon.  This guy really needs to go to jail for the stuff he's done.  I just hope all the details come out.

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Every Wonder Why Some People Insist on Speakerphone Calls in Public? Billy finds out why!

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Sadly, very few people are ever honest enough, or self-aware enough to admit when they are being idiots.

Some of us, CAN admit it. Like me, for ever thinking humanity could ever be even generally this honest or self-aware. I'm an idiot to hope for it. I'll hope anyway though! My cynicism be damned!

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