<![CDATA[Tjeerd Royaards]]>https://www.tjeerdroyaards.comhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FIe5!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe2d4bc0a-6f29-46fa-ad26-ec3cb0e7ebe7_1280x1280.pngTjeerd Royaardshttps://www.tjeerdroyaards.comSubstackSun, 23 Aug 2026 22:25:49 GMT<![CDATA[Boeren voeden Nederland]]>https://www.tjeerdroyaards.com/p/boeren-voeden-nederlandhttps://www.tjeerdroyaards.com/p/boeren-voeden-nederlandFri, 21 Aug 2026 06:45:21 GMT
Cartoon waarop te zien is hoe iemand met een hond langs een pad loopt en naar een bord kijkt met de tekst 'Boeren voeden Nederland' en een afbeelding van een kleinschalige boerderij met een paar koeien in een wei met vlinders en bloemen in de berm. Achter het bord zien we een grootschalig veebedrijf waar koeien en varkens vanuit een veehal met tralies via grote trechters in een gigantische vermaler terecht komen. Een rij met vrachtwagens met de tekst 'VLEES EXPORT' op de zijkant staat gekoppeld aan de vermaler. Op de achtergrond komt een vrachtwagen met de tekst 'VEEVOER IMPORT' aanrijden.

Cartoon voor Trouw.

]]><![CDATA[Solution]]>https://www.tjeerdroyaards.com/p/solutionhttps://www.tjeerdroyaards.com/p/solutionWed, 19 Aug 2026 12:10:23 GMT
Cartoon showing a giant, ringing, old-fashioned alarm clock in a dry, desolate landscape. The clock has skull-shaped bells and the label 'Climate Alarm'. The clock is partially hidden behind a wall displaying advertisements promoting SUVs, cruises, and air travel. People walk by, ignoring the ringing clock because they are all wearing headphones. These are available at a booth with a large sign reading 'FREE Noise Cancelling Headphones - Offered by: TATA Steel, Chevron, KLM, and Shell'

Cartoon for Dutch newspaper Trouw.

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]]><![CDATA[Peace plan]]>https://www.tjeerdroyaards.com/p/peace-planhttps://www.tjeerdroyaards.com/p/peace-planMon, 17 Aug 2026 08:14:59 GMT

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]]><![CDATA[Escaping reality]]>https://www.tjeerdroyaards.com/p/escaping-realityhttps://www.tjeerdroyaards.com/p/escaping-realityThu, 13 Aug 2026 08:27:29 GMT

The rich can escape reality, the poor are left to endure it.

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]]><![CDATA[Sightseeing Europe]]>https://www.tjeerdroyaards.com/p/sightseeing-europehttps://www.tjeerdroyaards.com/p/sightseeing-europeMon, 10 Aug 2026 07:14:27 GMT
Cartoon showing a red bus, which is a cross-over between a fire engine and a hop-on, hop-off tourist bus. Firemen are unrolling a hose from the bottom part of the bus and using it to fight a forest fire. The top of the bus is an open deck full of tourists taking pictures and selfies. On the side of the bus we see the text 'Sightseeing Europe' with stylized versions of the Eiffel Tower, the Colosseum and the Acropolis, all engulfed in flames, with the accompanying text 'Hotter than ever'. A guide is explaining what the firemen are doing to the tourists.

Cartoon for Dutch newspaper Trouw.

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]]><![CDATA[Prioriteiten]]>https://www.tjeerdroyaards.com/p/prioriteiten-d7fhttps://www.tjeerdroyaards.com/p/prioriteiten-d7fSun, 09 Aug 2026 11:38:40 GMT
Cartoon waarop een stomend, apocalyptisch landschap te zien is, bijna volledig verdroogd en met dode skeletten van dode vogels, vissen en insecten. In een overgebleven plasje water zijn twee vissen op stervan na dood. Door het raam van een gebouw zien we een vergaderruimte waar mensen in pak vol consternatie kijken naar presentatie die laat zien dat de droogte tot economische schade leidt, en de winst daardoor minder wordt.

Er is veel aandacht voor de economische schade veroorzaakt door de droogte.

]]><![CDATA[Digicratie bedreigt de democratie]]>https://www.tjeerdroyaards.com/p/digicratie-bedreigt-de-democratiehttps://www.tjeerdroyaards.com/p/digicratie-bedreigt-de-democratieFri, 07 Aug 2026 06:53:02 GMT
Cartoon waarop een gigantische robot gelabeld 'Digicratie' te zien is; de robot heeft vele metalen tentakels en wordt bestuurd door schimmige figuren achter glas in een cockpit. Een van de tentakels heeft een schaar aan het uiteinde en knipt een krant getiteld 'Vrije Pers' aan stukken; een andere tentakel duwt een lobbyist richting Brussel; een tentakel heeft de Tweede Kamer in zijn greep en een andere tentakel heeft een Ministerie in zijn greep. Een tentakel heeft een opening met de woord 'AI' erop aan het uiteinde waaruit vele kleine robotjes komen. Een andere tentakel heeft Vrouwe Justitia vast. De laatste twee tentakels hebben jongeren in hun greep, die dit niet door hebben of erg vinden, omdat ze allemaal gebiologeerd naar hun smartphone aan het staren zijn.

Cover-illustratie voor de discussienota ‘Digicratie bedreigt de democratie’ van de Raad voor het Openbaar Bestuur (ROB), over hoe de beslissingsmacht van democratische instituties wordt beperkt door digitale systemen, die grotendeels in handen van private technologiebedrijven.

Lees de hele discussienota hier.

]]><![CDATA[Peace through strength]]>https://www.tjeerdroyaards.com/p/peace-through-strengthhttps://www.tjeerdroyaards.com/p/peace-through-strengthFri, 17 Jul 2026 06:42:09 GMT

Cartoon for Dutch newspaper Trouw.

I will be on summer break until August, so you will have to survive without my cartoons for a couple of weeks. See you then!

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]]><![CDATA[Strait of Hormuz]]>https://www.tjeerdroyaards.com/p/strait-of-hormuzhttps://www.tjeerdroyaards.com/p/strait-of-hormuzMon, 13 Jul 2026 07:07:58 GMT
Cartoon showing the front of an oil tanker named ‘My Deal’. Trump is on the bow in a very ornate captain’s uniform, looking up with a red, angry face at a control booth on the shore, next to an Iranian flag and a traffic light that hangs over the water with a sign that reads ‘Strait of Hormuz’. The traffic light has a normal green and orange light (which are off at the moment), but the red light is the point of a missile that’s fed through from the back by a guide rail. In the booth controlling the traffic light we see a general of the revolutionary guard.

Cartoon for Dutch newspaper Trouw.

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]]><![CDATA[European Summer Time]]>https://www.tjeerdroyaards.com/p/european-summer-timehttps://www.tjeerdroyaards.com/p/european-summer-timeFri, 10 Jul 2026 07:59:46 GMT
Cartoon showing part of a large clock face on the ground. Instead of numbers, the clock is marked by months: May, June, July and August are visible. A sign stands next to the clock face: 'European Summer Time'. The clock face in front of the big hand is a forest, while the big hand (progressing through the months) is a row of trees that is on fire. Behind the big hand, the ground is bare with tree stumps. In front of the big hand, a row of caravans and camper vans is evacuating the forest, together with various animals. Fire fighters and a firefighting plane are trying to keep the fire under control.

Cartoon for Dutch newspaper Trouw.

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]]><![CDATA[Fast news]]>https://www.tjeerdroyaards.com/p/fast-newshttps://www.tjeerdroyaards.com/p/fast-newsTue, 07 Jul 2026 07:09:26 GMT
Cartoon showing a news van labeled ’24/7 FAST NEWS’. A large frame is mounted on the back of the van, and a camera person is filming what’s inside the frame, in this case a bombed village and people standing with a sign that reads ‘Help’. The van is moving, and one of the persons in the village is running along, trying to keep in the frame, while the camera person is looking at gauges that show the next item is coming up in 3 seconds, and that the audience is losing interest. Meanwhile, the person driving the van is looking at a screen labeled ‘New radar’ and another screen that is fleshing red, reading ‘TRUMP ALERT’.

Cartoon for Dutch newspaper Trouw.

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]]><![CDATA[Summer season 2026]]>https://www.tjeerdroyaards.com/p/summer-season-2026https://www.tjeerdroyaards.com/p/summer-season-2026Fri, 03 Jul 2026 08:08:23 GMT
Cartoon showing a touristic coast, completely filled with resorts, restaurants and bars, and teeming with tourists. A tiny piece of cliff with grass is still free; a sign proclaims it to be 'The very last piece of pristine nature'. A ticket booth is selling tickets for 200 euro for 5 minutes access. People are standing in line to take a selfie at sunset on the cliff.

Cartoon for Dutch newspaper Trouw.

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]]><![CDATA[Housing market]]>https://www.tjeerdroyaards.com/p/housing-markethttps://www.tjeerdroyaards.com/p/housing-marketMon, 29 Jun 2026 07:46:31 GMT

Inequality in the housing market. Cartoon for Dutch newspaper Trouw.

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]]><![CDATA[Climate inequality]]>https://www.tjeerdroyaards.com/p/climate-inequalityhttps://www.tjeerdroyaards.com/p/climate-inequalitySun, 28 Jun 2026 12:52:19 GMT
Cartoon showing a street with a LED sign that reads 'EXTREME HEAT WARNING: Stay inside'. We see apartment blocks with large air-conditioning units mounted on the outside and roofs of the buildings. Inside we see happy people staying cool. Numerous large air-conditioning vents are blowing hot air outside, over a slum where people are desperately trying to stay in the shade under tattered parasols and under plastic sheets.

How rich and poor deal with the climate crisis.

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]]><![CDATA[Climate grill]]>https://www.tjeerdroyaards.com/p/climate-grillhttps://www.tjeerdroyaards.com/p/climate-grillFri, 26 Jun 2026 06:04:41 GMT
Cartoon showing a large, open grill with a conveyor belt guiding slices of pizza into it. The open grill looks like a face with a yawning mouth, glowing red. The 'eyes' of the grill are gauges, one showing the month of the year (June), the other showing the temperature (50°C). A label reads 'Climate grill'. The pizza slices have the flags of Spain, France, Belgium and the Netherlands in them. Spain is already under the grill, and the other countries are already felling the heat as they move closer. People standing on the pizza slices are cowering under parasols to try and protect themselves.

Heat wave in Europe, the new summer normal. Cartoon for Dutch newspaper Trouw.

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]]><![CDATA[Trust in news media declining]]>https://www.tjeerdroyaards.com/p/trust-in-news-media-declininghttps://www.tjeerdroyaards.com/p/trust-in-news-media-decliningMon, 22 Jun 2026 08:07:26 GMT
Cartoon showing a wall with sculptures. Giant sculptured heads of Trump, Putin and Pinocchio are spewing forth green liquid from their mouths and long nose respectively, while the rest of the wall is adorned with sculptured skulls. Next to this wall, people are wading through a rising tide of green liquid. A boat made of a newspaper floats in the middle with a sign that reads 'Journalism: Facts, context & analysis'. A person is trying to get people on board, but they walk by, most ignoring the boat entirely. The few people on the newspaper boat are staring at a headline printed on the side of the boat that reads 'Trust in news media declining'.

Trust in news media is declining, at a time when we need journalism the most. Cartoon for Dutch newspaper Trouw.

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]]><![CDATA[Summer in Europe]]>https://www.tjeerdroyaards.com/p/summer-in-europehttps://www.tjeerdroyaards.com/p/summer-in-europeFri, 19 Jun 2026 08:36:49 GMT
Cartoon showing a camping on one side, and a migrant return hub on the other side, separated by a wall. The camping entrance has a sign that reads 'Eurocamping' and shows four stars. There a pool with people lounging, and a camper van is entering the cam grounds, filled with happy vacationers. Towards the back, a migrant is cleaning the toilet building. Next to the camping entrance, two white kids in bathing suits are watching Frontex officers are escorting a cuffed person of color to the return hub, which is a dusty area filled with tents. There is a line waiting for one filthy toilet.

European summer of apartheid. Cartoon for Dutch newspaper Trouw.

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]]><![CDATA[Making profit]]>https://www.tjeerdroyaards.com/p/making-profithttps://www.tjeerdroyaards.com/p/making-profitThu, 18 Jun 2026 13:45:36 GMT
Cartoon showing an ATM with a golden sign that says 'CEO Elite Banking'. An arm dressed in a pinstripe suit is visible, pulling a stack of bills from the ATM. The screen of the ATM says 'Profit payout'. On the inside of the ATM is a miniature factory, where exploited workers are producing the bills under harsh conditions. On the bottom floor, people are mixing toxic green paint for the money bills; a bucket full of paint is hoisted up to the top floor, where there is a sweatshop where people are painting the bills. On the middle floor, people are pushing carts loaded with stacks of finished bills. The front cart is in front of the ATM slot and tiny workers are pushing the bills through the slot.

…at the expense of working conditions and human rights.

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]]><![CDATA[Parasite]]>https://www.tjeerdroyaards.com/p/parasitehttps://www.tjeerdroyaards.com/p/parasiteMon, 15 Jun 2026 07:23:22 GMT
Cartoon showing a giant tick sucking the world dry. The body of the tick is a giant money bag with a dollar sign and the legs are giant steel pipes, that are plugged into the earth together with the head, extracting its resources. At the top a the tick's body is a gated community filled with opulent villas that have roof pools and helicopter landing pads. A golden gate labeled 'The 1%' gives access to the villas.

Cartoon for Dutch newspaper Trouw.

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]]><![CDATA[Museum of human ingenuity]]>https://www.tjeerdroyaards.com/p/museum-of-human-ingenuityhttps://www.tjeerdroyaards.com/p/museum-of-human-ingenuityFri, 12 Jun 2026 07:19:54 GMT
Cartoon showing the front and a cross-section of a museum. On the front, we see a red banner with a picture of a human brain and ‘Museum of Human Ingenuity’ in gold letters. The cross section of the museum shows two floors. On the top floor we see a swing, a bookcase, an assortment of musical instruments and a painting of a human watering a tree. On the bottom floor there is a similar arrangement of items, but the swing has now become a noose, the bookcase a guillotine, the musical instruments are now and assortment of weapons and missiles, and the paint now shows a nuclear mushroom cloud instead of a tree.

Cartoon for Dutch newspaper Trouw.

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