Tjeerd Royaards

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Tjeerd Royaards is editorial cartoonist and cartoon editor for the Cartoon Movement.

Want to see more of my work? www.tjeerdroyaards.com

Cartoon showing the Grim Reaper as a DJ behind a setup with two turntables. One turntable has a record with the face of Netanyahu, the other a record with the face of Putin. In a crate behind the setup are records with the faces of Kim Jong-un and Trump. The audience consists of people looking anguished, some with wounds and bandages, yelling for the music to stop.

Death is a DJ

Can the music stop, please?

10 March 2024

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Cartoon showing Lady Justice with her sword in her back. The blood that is coming from her wound is being used by the judges of the US Supreme Court to paint a red carpet for Donald Trump, who is walking on it. In the background is a sign with an arrow that reads ‘elections’.

Road to elections

Trump’s road to the elections.

5 March 2024

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Cartoon showing a red open-top tourist bus with 'Sightseeing Gaza' written on the side. The bus is decorated with cartoon skulls and cartoon missiles in purple with a yellow outline. As the bus traverses the ruins of the Gaza Strip, we see the Grim Reaper and the Devil on the top deck, excitedly pointing things out and taking pictures.

Gaza sightseeing

Over 30,000 dead in Gaza.

3 March 2024

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Cartoon showing a pool with a small island in the middle with people on it holding a flag with the text ‘truth’. At four corners the pool is filled up with green sludge coming from the mouths of a robot labeled ‘AI; a brown creature with purple hair labeled ‘trolls’, a bland angry man labeled ‘hate speech’ and a man with a tin foil hat and a QAnon tattoo labeled ‘conspiracy theories’.

Truth under threat

We live in a post-truth world.

27 February 2024

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Cartoon showing the Grim Reaper serving a small cake in the colors of the Ukrainian flag with two candles on it to Putin, who is sitting at a table with a plate in front of him and fork and knife in his hands. We also see the interior of the kitchen in which the cake was prepared. Blood is splattered all across the kitchen and the counter tops are littered with skulls and bones, while fallen soldiers lay on the ground.

Celebrating two years of war

Two years since the invasion of Ukraine.

25 February 2024

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Cartoon showing the head of Netanyahu with his brain exposed. Instead of a normal brain, we see a giant soldier crouching in Netanyahu’s cranial cavity, with the words ‘Total victory’, written on his helmet. Below the soldier are much smaller Palestinian victims, being crushed, with the words ‘compassion’, ‘humanity’ and ‘proportionality’ written on them.

Netanyahu's brain

Netanyahu is out for 'total victory' in Gaza, regardless of the cost in human lives.

24 February 2024

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Sustainable farming

European farmers versus sustainable agriculture.

24 February 2024

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Cartoon showing Putin on a raised throne. To the side is a wooden box with a stool in it and the word "opposition" written on the side. The box is in the shape of a coffin. The coffin lid hangs suspended above, with sharp spikes on the inside of the lid. The coffin lid can be lowered with a large piston, operated by a lever next to the throne. The coffin is bloody and being scrubbed by a cleaner, while two other cleaners are carrying a bloody bodybag out of the throne room. In the meantime, Putin is gesturi

The court of the new tsar

Putin's democracy.

18 February 2024

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Cartoon showing Putin walking over the backs of a row of people stretched out on the ground, towards an ornate chair. The people are covered by a red carpet, and they are marking voting ballots with only one name, Putin, Two police officers stand to the side to make sure the people are voting correctly. In the background stands a sign that reads "Russian election".

Democracy in Russia

Looking ahead at the Russian elections next month.

11 February 2024

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War Inc.

The weapons business is booming.

8 February 2024

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Cartoon showing the earth as Atlas. Instead of Atlas carrying the earth on its shoulders, the earth is carrying a giant cruise ship with the name 'Folly of the Seas' on its back. On the cruise ship, people are swimming in pools and going down the many water slides, while an enormous smoke stack is spewing forth big black clouds of smoke.

Folly of the Seas

Massive cruise ships, massive environmental impact.

5 February 2024

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Trump's return

The return of Trump to the international stage?

2 February 2024

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Cartoon showing possessing farmers on the way to Brussels In the middle of the protesting crowd there is a tractor carrying a guillotine attached to its front lift arms. One of the farmers is carrying a basket for the heads.

Farmers protest

Farmers protest in Brussels.

1 February 2024

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Cartoon showing a hole the shape of Gaza. Buildings in the hole are on fire while people are screaming. A big conveyor belt, operated by Israeli soldiers, is dropping bombs into the hole. A sign in front of the conveyor belt says 'Open, but try to prevent genocide'. On the other side of the hole, a smaller conveyor belt has a box with 'UNRWA' and 'AID' written on it. This conveyor belt has stopped and is surrounded by black and yellow striped tape. A sign says 'Closed, under investigation'.

UNRWA under investigation

A number of UNRWA officials might have aided Hamas.

30 January 2024

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Cartoon showing a postcard with people lounging at a pool on the right side of the card. On the left the pool has become a crater left by a bomb and body bags have taken the place of the lounging pool guests. The top caption reads 'Greetings from humanity' at the top; the caption in the right bottom corner reads 'one planet, different worlds'.

One planet, different worlds

Different realities.

28 January 2024

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