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Benjamin Dillon (Charts Guy) @chartedbenjamin.bsky.social · Jun 9

Map of the countries affected by the travel ban and visa restrictions.

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Benjamin Dillon (Charts Guy) @chartedbenjamin.bsky.social · Jun 5

Musk vs Trump is sending ripples through Trump sensitive shares. Not even Palantir is safe...

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Benjamin Dillon (Charts Guy) @chartedbenjamin.bsky.social · Jun 5

Japan's giving Ukraine a $3bn loan from frozen Russian assets. Let's hope the interest rates aren't too steep, Ukraine's got enough on its plate.

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/06/5/7515776/

Japan to provide Ukraine with US$3bn loan from frozen Russian assets

Japan will provide Ukraine with a loan exceeding US$3 billion as part of the G7-led Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration (ERA) initiative, funded by profits from frozen Russian assets.

www.pravda.com.ua

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Benjamin Dillon (Charts Guy) @chartedbenjamin.bsky.social · Jun 5

Big story people are sleeping on: China’s CO2 emissions have dropped for the first time—thanks to booming wind, solar, and nuclear power.

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Benjamin Dillon (Charts Guy) @chartedbenjamin.bsky.social · Jun 5

Ukrainian forces hit a Russian missile base in Bryansk, damaging Iskander launchers. No civilian casualties reported.

https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-strikes-russian-missile-base-in-bryansk-oblast-damages-iskander-launchers-ukrainian-military-says/amp/

Ukraine strikes Russian missile base in Bryansk Oblast, damages Iskander launchers, Ukrainian military says

The strike reportedly destroyed one Iskander missile launcher and seriously damaged two others.

kyivindependent.com

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Benjamin Dillon (Charts Guy) @chartedbenjamin.bsky.social · Jun 5

NATO and Article 5 are all about mutual defense, so this warning seems to flip that on its head.

https://www.politico.eu/article/nato-allies-cannot-rely-on-us-for-their-defense-warns-us-defense-secretary/

NATO allies cannot rely on America for their defense, warns US defense chief

“It’s deterrence and peace through strength, but it cannot be reliance,” U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says.

www.politico.eu

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Benjamin Dillon (Charts Guy) @chartedbenjamin.bsky.social · Jun 5

Ukraine hits military targets, so why does Russia target civilians?

https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-strikes-trump-putin-950b9b293dfb53b0da938275e5f3f3a3

Russian strike kills 5 in Ukraine, including a 1-year-old, hours after Trump-Putin call

Ukrainian officials say at least five people, including a 1-year-old child, his mother and grandmother, were killed in a Russian drone strike on a northern Ukrainian overnight.

apnews.com

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Benjamin Dillon (Charts Guy) @chartedbenjamin.bsky.social · Jun 3

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Benjamin Dillon (Charts Guy) @chartedbenjamin.bsky.social · Jun 3

Folks, if you like data-driven news, give my newsletter a sub!

It's five digestible datapoints, 3x a week, to give you a deeper understanding of whatever is happening in the world. It's really interesting (I promise).

www.charted.news

Charted | Benjamin Dillon | Substack

Five charts to try to understand the world. 3x a week. Click to read Charted, by Benjamin Dillon, a Substack publication. Launched 2 months ago.

www.charted.news

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Benjamin Dillon (Charts Guy) @chartedbenjamin.bsky.social · Jun 3

Ukrainian one-two punch on the Crimea bridge. Couldn't have happened to a better bunch.

https://www.newsweek.com/crimea-bridge-hit-explosion-2080254

Crimea bridge hit by explosion

Ukraine's SBU revealed its special underwater operation and posted a video of the blast.

www.newsweek.com

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Benjamin Dillon (Charts Guy) @chartedbenjamin.bsky.social · Jun 3

Trickle-down economics finally worked, straight to Africa.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn4qg5gzgzxo

Bill Gates: Microsoft founder to give most of $200bn fortune to Africa

The Microsoft founder urges young innovators to use Artificial Intelligence to improve health services.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Benjamin Dillon (Charts Guy) @chartedbenjamin.bsky.social · Jun 2

Amidst Trump's battles with the judiciary, this data will surely become more significant: most Americans have limited patience for economic disruption.

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Benjamin Dillon (Charts Guy) @chartedbenjamin.bsky.social · Jun 2

Source: https://twitter.com/ipsnews/status/1929207604791669193

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Benjamin Dillon (Charts Guy) @chartedbenjamin.bsky.social · Jun 2

Putin's worst nightmare: demography.

Russia's 2025 birth rate has plunged to a 200-year low while deaths outpace births 1.6:1. Reasons: Economic hardship, inadequate healthcare, and youth emigration.

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Benjamin Dillon (Charts Guy) @chartedbenjamin.bsky.social · Jun 2

Source: https://twitter.com/alex_kokcharov/status/1929488058027585916

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Benjamin Dillon (Charts Guy) @chartedbenjamin.bsky.social · Jun 2

Important data (despite today's results in Poland): European trust in the EU is at a 20-year high.

This is driven by strong support for the euro and a desire for a more assertive Europe in the face of major challenges/threats.

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Benjamin Dillon (Charts Guy) @chartedbenjamin.bsky.social · Jun 1

Source: https://twitter.com/BrazilianReport/status/1928435109146796388

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Benjamin Dillon (Charts Guy) @chartedbenjamin.bsky.social · May 31

Trump's "immediate end" plan is like RFK Jr. stopping measles—just wishful thinking.

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2025/05/30/kremlin-says-putin-will-not-attend-proposed-ceasefire-talks-n2657896

Putin to Skip Peace Talks As Trump Pushes for Immediate End to War

townhall.com

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Benjamin Dillon (Charts Guy) @chartedbenjamin.bsky.social · May 31

Republican approval of same-sex marriage is dropping after peaking in 2020/21.

Does anyone have an explanation for this beyond the broad polarisation, culture wars narrative etc.?