Profile avatar
modernmen.bsky.social
A cartoonist trying to share a view of things that makes you laugh and heal things. Most of my work is currently in Dutch but some of it will be translated to English. modernemannen.com
108 posts 95 followers 18 following
Prolific Poster

Distribution of votes in Germany. Elon lost

⚡ Zelenskyy: Ukraine is paying for Starlink services. Poland and Germany are helping. We are thankful for this technology but this is a service that we are paying for.

May I gently remind you that in the Budapest memorandum where Ukraine gave up the nukes, 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 🇷🇺 guaranteed “to refrain from economic coercion designed to subordinate to their own interest the exercise by Ukraine of the rights inherent in its sovereignty and thus to secure advantages of any kind.” 🧵

Goed stuk van Derk Sauer: archive.ph/2025.02.22-0...

Good

#NATO's Article 5 was only invoked once, by 🇺🇸 asking for defence after 9/11 As a result, 1,105 European and Canadian soldiers died in the 20-year Afghanistan war - 1/3 of all coalition casualties I don't recall the Europeans demanding America surrender its mineral wealth in exchange for their help

📉 The percentage of Americans with a favorable view of Russia has plummeted from 28% in 2020 and 15% in 2022 to just 8% in 2024, marking the lowest level in the past three years.

Today's front page of The New York Post.

Niet nieuw maar nuttig om nog eens naar boven te halen

OTD in 2000 Ukraine sent its final strategic bomber to Russia. Having given up strategic arms and so having no long-range ability to threaten Russia, Ukraine was subsequently rewarded with invasion and supplied with limitless grave concern.

OTD in 1939 in Zakopane, Poland the 5th of 7 (!!) Gestapo-NKVD conferences took place, deepening Nazi-Soviet collusion in destroying the Polish state & committing crimes against humanity. Imagine, today, the Kremlin meeting fascists to carve up eastern Europe over their heads..

#trumpler

Great and timely FT investigation on the brutality of Russia's invasion of Ukraine - 'Film me!’: Russia's executions of Ukrainian POWs points to a policy www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Muw...

Putin’s poodle? UK’s Daily Star mocks Trump, implying he plays into Putin’s hands. Politico adds: under Trump, the U.S. is now Putin’s ally.

Ex-US Ambassador to Russia, Michael McFaul, apologized for Trump’s recent statements, expressing shame. Many GOP congressmembers such as Don Bacon, Rocker Wicker, Kevin Cramer, Tom Tillis, Eric Schmitt and Josh Haweley criticize Trump on Ukraine.

President Zelenskyy has been one of the greatest leaders of our time, guiding Ukraine through the darkest period of its recent history, rising up to Russia’s unwarranted aggression, being an inspiration to the Ukrainian people and ensuring that Ukraine’s voice is heard on the world stage.

WTF

🇬🇧 The UK is considering sending Typhoon fighter jets to patrol Ukraine’s airspace as part of efforts to secure a future peace agreement.

📊 57% of Ukrainians trust Zelensky as of February 2025, according to KMIS. Trust has grown since December 2024 when it was 52%. Meanwhile, 37% do not trust him, with a +20% trust-to-distrust balance. www.kiis.com.ua?lang=ukr&cat...

Zelensky dismissed claims of $500B U.S. aid as "not serious," stating Ukraine received $67B in arms and $31B in budget support. He accused the U.S. of helping Putin break isolation via Saudi talks. He said that that the war costs $320B—$120B from Ukraine, $200B from allies.

🇺🇸 CNN poll shows just 8% of Americans view Russia positively—on par with those who think the moon landing was fake. 61% see Russia as an enemy, and only 4% as a partner. Only 9% like Putin, with the same percentage believing the Earth is flat. 52% support Ukraine using U.S. weapons in Russia.

#art #drawing #sketch #ink #creative #cartoon @bsky.art

Exactly

It’s sad on the eve of Presidents Day it’s appropriate to have to post this.

23 februari organiseert de Oekraiense diaspora een demonstratie op de Dam nav Poetins invasie in 2022. Hoop jullie daar te zien!

Today, a shirt instead of a cartoon: www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/7238... #art #drawing #sketch #ink #creative #cartoon @bsky.art

Is this the same administration that sent the vice president to lecture European countries on the values of free speech?

Well, at least someone on this planet is having fun

If Russia stops fighting, there will be no more war. If Ukraine stops fighting, there will be no more Ukraine.

Was Vance’s speech just now in Munich the ugliest example of gaslighting in recent times?? Not Russia, not extreme right, but European moderators who fight “desinformation” are worst enemies of democracy. We’ve arrived in a nightmare mirror world.

#art #drawing #sketch #ink #creative #cartoon @bsky.art

#art #drawing #sketch #ink #creative #cartoon @bsky.art

As President Trump is again bringing up the “tens of millions” of Russians who died in WWII, it is worth underlining that he likely means Soviet not Russian casualties. In reality, Ukraine lost far more people than Russia proportionally, while only a small part of Russia was ever occupied

#art #drawing #sketch #ink #creative #cartoon #tesla #maga #musk #hitler #fascism #ai @bsky.art

Russia’s path to competitive authoritarianism is a warning for the U.S.: democracy erodes slowly, not overnight. When power is centralized, elections and free press remain in name only. America’s institutions are vulnerable—preserving democracy requires vigilance and action. #Democracy #Politics

"Het klopt dat het afsteken van vuurwerk tijdens de jaarwisseling meer fijnstof in de lucht brengt dan alle personenauto’s in Nederland in een half jaar, zoals Kostić (@partijvoordedieren.nl ) beweerde. Sterker nog, het is net zoveel fijnstof als alle personenauto’s in 10 maanden." #vuurwerkverbod

🚨 WSJ: Russia systematically tortured Ukrainian POWs for nearly 3 years. Guards were ordered to be "cruel" with no restrictions—beatings, electric shocks, & medical neglect led to amputations. ICC is investigating, but Russia denies abuses. www.wsj.com/world/russia...

#art #drawing #sketch #ink #creative #cartoon @bsky.art

dutch version only #art #drawing #sketch #ink #creative #cartoon @bsky.art

#art #drawing #sketch #ink #creative #cartoon @bsky.art #trump #netanyahu #gaza

This @reuters.com map depicts Russian gains in Ukraine since December 2023 using control of terrain data from ISW and @criticalthreats.bsky.social. Source: www.reuters.com/investigatio...

🚨 #BREAKING: Trump says he is seeking to trade Ukraine's rare earth metals in exchange for U.S. aid — AFP.

#art #drawing #sketch #ink #creative #cartoon #dryjanuary @bsky.art

russian Oil Refinery Bingo (updated) 🤭🤗

#art #drawing #sketch #ink #creative #cartoon @bsky.art

Special Forces Battalion "Donbas" shows how Chasiv-Yar is being 'liberated' by Russia. A ghost town, completely destroyed, just as all the other cities Russia is attacking. Once people lived here, now, Russian terror is approaching.

Voor NRC ga ik in op zgn. "pacifistische" geluiden, en waar dit perspectief tekort schiet als het gaat om het gevaar van 🇷🇺🇨🇳. Progressieve inbreng in het geopolitieke debat is belangrijk, maar met aandacht voor de stemmen van bv Oekraïners, Oeigoeren en Tibetanen👇 www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...