Political cartoonist for Dutch newspaper Trouw and international media. Also editor-in-chief of Cartoon Movement. Cartoons in English and Dutch.https://bsky.app/profile/tjeerdroyaards.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/tjeerdroyaards.com/post/3mlbddqx3fc2nThe story of Palestine. Cartoon from 2023.07 May 2026 13:33 +0000at://did:plc:kv76vxg2cy56ubcpllsn57g4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbddqx3fc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/tjeerdroyaards.com/post/3ml6uaaguhc2gOnwards! Cartoon from 2022. #Ukraine #Russia #Putin06 May 2026 13:57 +0000at://did:plc:kv76vxg2cy56ubcpllsn57g4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6uaaguhc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/tjeerdroyaards.com/post/3ml3yutbrlk2kMy partner in crime for many projects @emadelrosso.bsky.social has written an editorial for @cartoonmovement.com about the need to innovate political cartooning. The alternative: the craft will die a slow and agonizing death. But he has a plan: https://cartoonmovement.substack.com/p/a-case-for-innovating-political-cartooning05 May 2026 10:42 +0000at://did:plc:kv76vxg2cy56ubcpllsn57g4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml3yutbrlk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/tjeerdroyaards.com/post/3mkzdiiqcy22bIk had de grote eer om voor de 25.000e editie de voorpagina van @trouw.nl te mogen tekenen. Het gebeurt niet vaak dat je als cartoonist een voorpagina mag tekenen (het was in ieder geval mijn eerste keer). Een mijlpaal!04 May 2026 09:14 +0000at://did:plc:kv76vxg2cy56ubcpllsn57g4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzdiiqcy22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/tjeerdroyaards.com/post/3mkwj75mm7k22Endless gun violence. Cartoon from 2023, published by @thenation.com this week: https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/endless-gun-violence/ #USA #guns #NRA #GunViolence03 May 2026 06:19 +0000at://did:plc:kv76vxg2cy56ubcpllsn57g4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkwj75mm7k22https://bsky.app/profile/tjeerdroyaards.com/post/3mkrlmtcfx22cSolutions for migration. Cartoon for Dutch newspaper Trouw. #migration #refugees #migrants01 May 2026 07:19 +0000at://did:plc:kv76vxg2cy56ubcpllsn57g4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkrlmtcfx22chttps://bsky.app/profile/tjeerdroyaards.com/post/3mkpokcs6qs2zNice news from Canada: this cartoon received an Award of Excellence in the 26th World Press Freedom Canada International Editorial Cartoon Competition. This year's theme was 'Times are tough'. See all the winners here: https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/04/29/darko-pett-lamontagne-win-world-press-freedom-international-editorial-cartoon-award/30 Apr 2026 13:06 +0000at://did:plc:kv76vxg2cy56ubcpllsn57g4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpokcs6qs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/tjeerdroyaards.com/post/3mkf6x2yeu22cAfter the genocide. Cartoon from last year.26 Apr 2026 09:00 +0000at://did:plc:kv76vxg2cy56ubcpllsn57g4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkf6x2yeu22chttps://bsky.app/profile/tjeerdroyaards.com/post/3mkcplrr3ic23A week in Estonia (Tartu and Tallinn) for @deliah.eu! Hung out with humor scholars, walked through an Estonian bog, gave a workshop and learned about current humour research. If you're interested to learn more, keep an eye on the DELIAH website/socials, I'll do a write-up soon.25 Apr 2026 09:20 +0000at://did:plc:kv76vxg2cy56ubcpllsn57g4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkcplrr3ic23https://bsky.app/profile/tjeerdroyaards.com/post/3mk7yq22wbs2cGoing green. Cartoon for Dutch newspaper @trouw.nl. #sustainability #consumerism #GreenEconomy24 Apr 2026 07:25 +0000at://did:plc:kv76vxg2cy56ubcpllsn57g4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk7yq22wbs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/tjeerdroyaards.com/post/3mjwckxqlxk2uIn hostile territory. Cartoon for Dutch newspaper @trouw.nl: https://www.trouw.nl/cartoons/tjeerd-royaards~bcb45712/ #Europe #geopolitics #Trump #Putin #DangerousWorld20 Apr 2026 10:55 +0000at://did:plc:kv76vxg2cy56ubcpllsn57g4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwckxqlxk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/tjeerdroyaards.com/post/3mjpqia72lk2nThanks! Glad you enjoyed it! [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Apr 2026 20:15 +0000at://did:plc:kv76vxg2cy56ubcpllsn57g4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpqia72lk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/tjeerdroyaards.com/post/3mjoj7qih6k22Tree of life. Cartoon for Dutch newspaper @trouw.nl. #greed #humanity #life #nature17 Apr 2026 08:32 +0000at://did:plc:kv76vxg2cy56ubcpllsn57g4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjoj7qih6k22https://bsky.app/profile/tjeerdroyaards.com/post/3mjjim5qb6c27'What do you mean, empty?' Cartoon published in Belgian newspaper @demorgen.be this week: https://www.demorgen.be/puzzels-cartoons/tjeerd-royaards~b6a46595/ #resources #nature #environment #NoPlanetB15 Apr 2026 08:38 +0000at://did:plc:kv76vxg2cy56ubcpllsn57g4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjjim5qb6c27https://bsky.app/profile/tjeerdroyaards.com/post/3mjgwgum77c2gI'm off to Perugia tomorrow for the @journalismfestival.com! If you're there, join one of 2 workshops I'll be giving, about political cartoons and about humor and democracy: https://www.journalismfestival.com/programme/2026/the-importance-of-humor-for-democracy-good-humor-vs-bad-humour https://www.journalismfestival.com/programme/2026/the-power-of-editorial-cartoons-4 (Pics from previous years) #IJF2614 Apr 2026 08:08 +0000at://did:plc:kv76vxg2cy56ubcpllsn57g4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjgwgum77c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/tjeerdroyaards.com/post/3mjedtvqny22sLogeerpartij. Cartoon voor @trouw.nl (English: Dutch king Willem Alexander and queen Maxima are sleeping over at the White House tonight as part of their trip to the US.)13 Apr 2026 07:30 +0000at://did:plc:kv76vxg2cy56ubcpllsn57g4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjedtvqny22shttps://bsky.app/profile/tjeerdroyaards.com/post/3mj7akcd5is2nThis brilliant cartoon by Tunisian cartoonist Z inspired me to write a short piece for @cartoonmovement.com about the unchanging nature of political cartoons through time: https://cartoonmovement.substack.com/p/the-least-innovating-profession-in #PoliticalCartoons11 Apr 2026 06:47 +0000at://did:plc:kv76vxg2cy56ubcpllsn57g4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj7akcd5is2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/tjeerdroyaards.com/post/3mj4u4w72s22yWinners. Cartoon for Dutch newspaper @trouw.nl. #Iran #Trump #MojtabaKhamenei #GrimReaper10 Apr 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:kv76vxg2cy56ubcpllsn57g4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj4u4w72s22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/tjeerdroyaards.com/post/3mj33fmrrbc2nThe earth is on a losing streak. Cartoon from last year. #Trump #Netanyahu #Putin #future09 Apr 2026 15:05 +0000at://did:plc:kv76vxg2cy56ubcpllsn57g4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj33fmrrbc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/tjeerdroyaards.com/post/3mixzectb2s2rA couple of my favorite cartoons that were uploaded to @cartoonmovement.com in the past week, by @leopoldmaurer.bsky.social , Marian Kamensky, Hanif Bahari and @mikailciftci63.bsky.social Check out all 118,247 cartoons here: https://www.cartoonmovement.com/search?query=&sort=created&order=desc08 Apr 2026 09:50 +0000at://did:plc:kv76vxg2cy56ubcpllsn57g4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mixzectb2s2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/tjeerdroyaards.com/post/3mivl5x4vgs2cAI, 10 years from now. Cartoon published today in Belgian newspaper @demorgen.be: https://www.demorgen.be/puzzels-cartoons/tjeerd-royaards~b6a46595/ #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #DystopianFuture07 Apr 2026 10:31 +0000at://did:plc:kv76vxg2cy56ubcpllsn57g4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mivl5x4vgs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/tjeerdroyaards.com/post/3minmrx5z2s2gAlmost Easter. Here’s the cartoon I did last year to mark the occasion. #Easter #EasterEgg #war #conflicts #humanity04 Apr 2026 06:38 +0000at://did:plc:kv76vxg2cy56ubcpllsn57g4/app.bsky.feed.post/3minmrx5z2s2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/tjeerdroyaards.com/post/3milbpv37222tMiddle Easter Bunny. Cartoon for Dutch newspaper @trouw.nl: https://www.trouw.nl/cartoons/tjeerd-royaards~bcb45712/ #Trump #Netanyahu #Iran #Easter03 Apr 2026 08:15 +0000at://did:plc:kv76vxg2cy56ubcpllsn57g4/app.bsky.feed.post/3milbpv37222thttps://bsky.app/profile/tjeerdroyaards.com/post/3mig2sflwpk2mTheme park earth. Cartoon from 2024 (and still as relevant as ever...) #Ukraine #Iran #migrants #climate01 Apr 2026 06:28 +0000at://did:plc:kv76vxg2cy56ubcpllsn57g4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mig2sflwpk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/tjeerdroyaards.com/post/3mido3reurs2sBericht voor de zuiderburen: morgen geef ik een lezing in Brugge over de kracht van cartoons! Provinciaal Hof, Markt 3, Brugge Woensdag 1 april 2026, 19:00 – 21:30 Meer info: https://www.west-vlaanderen.be/activiteit/lezing-tjeerd-royaards-en-feestelijke-opening-cartoonfestival31 Mar 2026 07:35 +0000at://did:plc:kv76vxg2cy56ubcpllsn57g4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mido3reurs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/tjeerdroyaards.com/post/3miazpslapk2uChâteau Big Tech. Cartoon for Dutch newspaper @trouw.nl. #BigTech #data #DataHarvesting #SocialMedia #Meta30 Mar 2026 06:25 +0000at://did:plc:kv76vxg2cy56ubcpllsn57g4/app.bsky.feed.post/3miazpslapk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/tjeerdroyaards.com/post/3mi73dltdsc26Some of my favorite recent cartoons from @cartoonmovement.com, by Burkhard Mohr, Amine Labter, @ritchiescot.bsky.social and Humberto Aguirre. For more cartoons, check out the platform or subscribe to our daily cartoon newsletter: www.cartoonmovement.com #PoliticalCartoons #CartoonMovement29 Mar 2026 11:49 +0000at://did:plc:kv76vxg2cy56ubcpllsn57g4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi73dltdsc26https://bsky.app/profile/tjeerdroyaards.com/post/3mhzldshktk2vMAGA radio. Cartoon for Dutch newspaper @trouw.nl #Trump #MAGA #liar #PostTruth27 Mar 2026 07:19 +0000at://did:plc:kv76vxg2cy56ubcpllsn57g4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhzldshktk2v