thepete
@thepete.bsky.social
Writer/cartoonist/concerned citizen of Earth.
Draws https://Ballpoint.page
Writes at https://thepete.substack.com
Mostly fed up w/everything.
NYer. he/him. BLM. Indie voter.
Draws https://Ballpoint.page
Writes at https://thepete.substack.com
Mostly fed up w/everything.
NYer. he/him. BLM. Indie voter.
In the latest Ballpoint Adventures #comic, Billy just wants to HATE and doesn't understand why certain hate is not allowed! Luckily, Barbie has an answer for him! #antisemitism #hate #hating #hatinghate
More #BallpointAdventures comics: ballpoint.page
Support ME: patreon.com/thepete
More #BallpointAdventures comics: ballpoint.page
Support ME: patreon.com/thepete
May 25, 2024 at 11:36 PM
In the latest Ballpoint Adventures #comic, Billy just wants to HATE and doesn't understand why certain hate is not allowed! Luckily, Barbie has an answer for him! #antisemitism #hate #hating #hatinghate
More #BallpointAdventures comics: ballpoint.page
Support ME: patreon.com/thepete
More #BallpointAdventures comics: ballpoint.page
Support ME: patreon.com/thepete
In the latest Ballpoint Adventures #comic, Barbie learns that some people enjoy war too much! #Israel #Palestine #war #Gaza
More #BallpointAdventures comics: ballpoint.page
Support ME: patreon.com/thepete
More #BallpointAdventures comics: ballpoint.page
Support ME: patreon.com/thepete
April 19, 2024 at 11:01 PM
In the latest Ballpoint Adventures #comic, Barbie learns that some people enjoy war too much! #Israel #Palestine #war #Gaza
More #BallpointAdventures comics: ballpoint.page
Support ME: patreon.com/thepete
More #BallpointAdventures comics: ballpoint.page
Support ME: patreon.com/thepete
My poorly drawn, brilliantly written, Ballpoint Adventures comic HAND DRAWN BY ME in ballpoint pen has a new strip out! Read it below and more at ballpoint.page
November 27, 2023 at 10:49 PM
My poorly drawn, brilliantly written, Ballpoint Adventures comic HAND DRAWN BY ME in ballpoint pen has a new strip out! Read it below and more at ballpoint.page
Israelistine/Palestisrael is still the focus of Billy and Barbie's criticism—can you handle it? Read more of this sort of thing at Ballpoint.page
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Ballpoint Adventures 11/9/23 So Much Easier
Unless you believe in equality.
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November 10, 2023 at 3:27 PM
Israelistine/Palestisrael is still the focus of Billy and Barbie's criticism—can you handle it? Read more of this sort of thing at Ballpoint.page
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Still living in the land of Israelistine or Palestisrael, which ever you want to call it, in this week's BALLPOINT ADVENTURES comic. Check out ballpoint.page to read more BA comic strips!
November 4, 2023 at 8:10 PM
Still living in the land of Israelistine or Palestisrael, which ever you want to call it, in this week's BALLPOINT ADVENTURES comic. Check out ballpoint.page to read more BA comic strips!
Israelistine/Palestisrael is the focus of this week's BALLPOINT ADVENTURES comic. Hope you like being depressed! 😬 Check out ballpoint.page to read comicstrips that are less depressing than this one! (slightly)
October 26, 2023 at 10:20 PM
Israelistine/Palestisrael is the focus of this week's BALLPOINT ADVENTURES comic. Hope you like being depressed! 😬 Check out ballpoint.page to read comicstrips that are less depressing than this one! (slightly)
This week’s BALLPOINT ADVENTURES comic is live and yep, it's about the Israelistine conflict again--or is it the Palestisrael conflict? Who knows?!? Head over to ballpoint.page to read more comics like this one!
October 19, 2023 at 11:39 PM
This week’s BALLPOINT ADVENTURES comic is live and yep, it's about the Israelistine conflict again--or is it the Palestisrael conflict? Who knows?!? Head over to ballpoint.page to read more comics like this one!
So, wait, after all these years of us supporting them, Israel can’t defend itself from some terrorists without MORE help from us, so we are sending troops and aircraft carries to help them enforce their apartheid state? 🙄
October 17, 2023 at 8:58 PM
So, wait, after all these years of us supporting them, Israel can’t defend itself from some terrorists without MORE help from us, so we are sending troops and aircraft carries to help them enforce their apartheid state? 🙄
This week’s BALLPOINT ADVENTURES comic is live--yep, the Israelistine war is back. I feel like I’ve been writing about this for decades. OH WAIT, I HAVE! I should re-post some of those old essays and see how I feel about them. Here’s how I feel about things in the Middle East right now:
October 13, 2023 at 8:50 PM
This week’s BALLPOINT ADVENTURES comic is live--yep, the Israelistine war is back. I feel like I’ve been writing about this for decades. OH WAIT, I HAVE! I should re-post some of those old essays and see how I feel about them. Here’s how I feel about things in the Middle East right now:
This week’s BALLPOINT ADVENTURES comic is live--yep, the Israelistine war is back. I feel like I’ve been writing about this for decades. OH WAIT, I HAVE! I should re-post some of those old essays and see how I feel about them. Here’s how I feel about things in the Middle East right now:
October 13, 2023 at 8:48 PM
This week’s BALLPOINT ADVENTURES comic is live--yep, the Israelistine war is back. I feel like I’ve been writing about this for decades. OH WAIT, I HAVE! I should re-post some of those old essays and see how I feel about them. Here’s how I feel about things in the Middle East right now:
Billy and Barbie are puzzled about Republicans in this week’s Ballpoint Adventures comic!
Thanks for reading my webcomic! Read more and subscribe at ballpoint.page!
Thanks for reading my webcomic! Read more and subscribe at ballpoint.page!
October 6, 2023 at 8:58 PM
Billy and Barbie are puzzled about Republicans in this week’s Ballpoint Adventures comic!
Thanks for reading my webcomic! Read more and subscribe at ballpoint.page!
Thanks for reading my webcomic! Read more and subscribe at ballpoint.page!
In this week's Ballpoint Adventures comic Barbie knows a spaceship will be expensive but Billy has it covered with the help of a specific US Senator!
Thanks for reading my webcomic! Read more at ballpoint.page!
Thanks for reading my webcomic! Read more at ballpoint.page!
September 29, 2023 at 10:32 PM
In this week's Ballpoint Adventures comic Barbie knows a spaceship will be expensive but Billy has it covered with the help of a specific US Senator!
Thanks for reading my webcomic! Read more at ballpoint.page!
Thanks for reading my webcomic! Read more at ballpoint.page!
Lost Time in the War on Climate Change (Part 1)
Most people don’t even realize there is a War on Climate Change—find out why in my just-posted piece! open.substack.com/pub/thepete/p/lost-time-in-the-war-on-climate-change...
Most people don’t even realize there is a War on Climate Change—find out why in my just-posted piece! open.substack.com/pub/thepete/p/lost-time-in-the-war-on-climate-change...
Lost Time in the War on Climate Change (Part 1)
It's longer than you probably think
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September 18, 2023 at 9:48 PM
Lost Time in the War on Climate Change (Part 1)
Most people don’t even realize there is a War on Climate Change—find out why in my just-posted piece! open.substack.com/pub/thepete/p/lost-time-in-the-war-on-climate-change...
Most people don’t even realize there is a War on Climate Change—find out why in my just-posted piece! open.substack.com/pub/thepete/p/lost-time-in-the-war-on-climate-change...
In this week's Ballpoint Adventures comic, Billy and Barbie face the beginning of the end for Earth! Thanks for reading my webcomic! Read more at ballpoint.page!
September 15, 2023 at 8:15 PM
In this week's Ballpoint Adventures comic, Billy and Barbie face the beginning of the end for Earth! Thanks for reading my webcomic! Read more at ballpoint.page!
"Earth ‘well outside safe operating space for humanity’, scientists find"
What could possibly go wrong?
Oh wait--it already has...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
What could possibly go wrong?
Oh wait--it already has...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
September 14, 2023 at 3:08 AM
"Earth ‘well outside safe operating space for humanity’, scientists find"
What could possibly go wrong?
Oh wait--it already has...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
What could possibly go wrong?
Oh wait--it already has...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
It's time for another Ballpoint Adventures comic! This week, Barbie is really catching onto this whole 'hate' thing being good. Check it out and read more Ballpoint Adventures at Ballpoint.page!
September 7, 2023 at 9:17 PM
It's time for another Ballpoint Adventures comic! This week, Barbie is really catching onto this whole 'hate' thing being good. Check it out and read more Ballpoint Adventures at Ballpoint.page!
It’s that time of the week! Enjoy another Ballpoint Adventures comic! This one is about hate and hating and Trump! Read more at ballpoint.page!
August 31, 2023 at 9:26 PM
It’s that time of the week! Enjoy another Ballpoint Adventures comic! This one is about hate and hating and Trump! Read more at ballpoint.page!
So we all agree that "sex" is a thing you do and "gender" is a thing you are but with gender *and* sex, there are more than two options.
We all agree on that, right?
We all agree on that, right?
August 31, 2023 at 3:53 PM
So we all agree that "sex" is a thing you do and "gender" is a thing you are but with gender *and* sex, there are more than two options.
We all agree on that, right?
We all agree on that, right?
So when does the trial start?
And when will Fulton County Jail clean up their place? I've heard it is like Riker's Island, it's so bad there. Apparently a prisoner there was found dead and covered in bugs. https://abcnews.go.com/US/georgia-man-found-dead-bed-bug-infested-jail/story?id=99506592
And when will Fulton County Jail clean up their place? I've heard it is like Riker's Island, it's so bad there. Apparently a prisoner there was found dead and covered in bugs. https://abcnews.go.com/US/georgia-man-found-dead-bed-bug-infested-jail/story?id=99506592
Georgia man found dead in bed bug-infested jail cell died of 'severe neglect': Independent autopsy
LaShawn Thompson, whose family claimed was "eaten alive by insects and bed bugs" in the Fulton County Jail, died of "severe neglect," according to an independent autopsy.
abcnews.go.com
August 25, 2023 at 5:14 AM
So when does the trial start?
And when will Fulton County Jail clean up their place? I've heard it is like Riker's Island, it's so bad there. Apparently a prisoner there was found dead and covered in bugs. https://abcnews.go.com/US/georgia-man-found-dead-bed-bug-infested-jail/story?id=99506592
And when will Fulton County Jail clean up their place? I've heard it is like Riker's Island, it's so bad there. Apparently a prisoner there was found dead and covered in bugs. https://abcnews.go.com/US/georgia-man-found-dead-bed-bug-infested-jail/story?id=99506592
This week's Ballpoint Adventure is here! Surely hate isn't ALL bad! Read more at ballpoint.page!
August 24, 2023 at 7:44 PM
This week's Ballpoint Adventure is here! Surely hate isn't ALL bad! Read more at ballpoint.page!
Thursday is the day! Anyone having a party to celebrate the wheels of justice finally rolling forward on this whole "trying to overturn the 2020 election" thing? https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/21/donald-trump-bond-set-fulton-county-georgia
Donald Trump says he will surrender to Fulton county authorities on Thursday
‘Can you believe it?’ ex-president says in post announcing his imminent booking for his alleged role in subverting the 2020 election
www.theguardian.com
August 22, 2023 at 3:11 PM
Thursday is the day! Anyone having a party to celebrate the wheels of justice finally rolling forward on this whole "trying to overturn the 2020 election" thing? https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/21/donald-trump-bond-set-fulton-county-georgia
The countdown grows short! Just 5 days for Trump to turn himself in for finger printing and mug shotting or get arrested! How do you think this will play out?
I bet a Jewish Space Laser will burn the Fulton County Jail to the ground just moments before he turns himself in*
*Not actually my opinion
I bet a Jewish Space Laser will burn the Fulton County Jail to the ground just moments before he turns himself in*
*Not actually my opinion
August 20, 2023 at 8:32 PM
The countdown grows short! Just 5 days for Trump to turn himself in for finger printing and mug shotting or get arrested! How do you think this will play out?
I bet a Jewish Space Laser will burn the Fulton County Jail to the ground just moments before he turns himself in*
*Not actually my opinion
I bet a Jewish Space Laser will burn the Fulton County Jail to the ground just moments before he turns himself in*
*Not actually my opinion
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Reskeet to save someone’s fucking life
June 24, 2023 at 4:52 AM
Reskeet to save someone’s fucking life
Reposted by thepete
man no one gets owned on that site harder than Musk himself
August 18, 2023 at 8:41 PM
man no one gets owned on that site harder than Musk himself
There's this thing called "American Exceptionalism" and there is a big problem with it that nobody will talk about it, so I thought I'd bring it up in a short essay. Just to get you started: It's a feedback loop--we're awesome so we don't need to self-examine. Except... are we *really* awesome?
The Problem with America and its Exceptionalism
Ever hear of the Dunning-Kruger Effect?
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August 18, 2023 at 8:42 PM
There's this thing called "American Exceptionalism" and there is a big problem with it that nobody will talk about it, so I thought I'd bring it up in a short essay. Just to get you started: It's a feedback loop--we're awesome so we don't need to self-examine. Except... are we *really* awesome?