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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.
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Map of the countries affected by the travel ban and visa restrictions.
June 9, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Map of the countries affected by the travel ban and visa restrictions.
Musk vs Trump is sending ripples through Trump sensitive shares. Not even Palantir is safe...
June 5, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Musk vs Trump is sending ripples through Trump sensitive shares. Not even Palantir is safe...
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/
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
June 5, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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/
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/06/5/7515776/
Big story people are sleeping on: China’s CO2 emissions have dropped for the first time—thanks to booming wind, solar, and nuclear power.
June 5, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Big story people are sleeping on: China’s CO2 emissions have dropped for the first time—thanks to booming wind, solar, and nuclear power.
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/
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
June 5, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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/
https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-strikes-russian-missile-base-in-bryansk-oblast-damages-iskander-launchers-ukrainian-military-says/amp/
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/
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
June 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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/
https://www.politico.eu/article/nato-allies-cannot-rely-on-us-for-their-defense-warns-us-defense-secretary/
Ukraine hits military targets, so why does Russia target civilians?
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-strikes-trump-putin-950b9b293dfb53b0da938275e5f3f3a3
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
June 5, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Ukraine hits military targets, so why does Russia target civilians?
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-strikes-trump-putin-950b9b293dfb53b0da938275e5f3f3a3
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-strikes-trump-putin-950b9b293dfb53b0da938275e5f3f3a3
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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
June 3, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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
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
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
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
June 3, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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
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
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
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
June 3, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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
https://www.newsweek.com/crimea-bridge-hit-explosion-2080254
Trickle-down economics finally worked, straight to Africa.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn4qg5gzgzxo
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
June 3, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Trickle-down economics finally worked, straight to Africa.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn4qg5gzgzxo
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn4qg5gzgzxo
Amidst Trump's battles with the judiciary, this data will surely become more significant: most Americans have limited patience for economic disruption.
June 2, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Amidst Trump's battles with the judiciary, this data will surely become more significant: most Americans have limited patience for economic disruption.
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.
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.
June 2, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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.
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.
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.
This is driven by strong support for the euro and a desire for a more assertive Europe in the face of major challenges/threats.
June 2, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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.
This is driven by strong support for the euro and a desire for a more assertive Europe in the face of major challenges/threats.
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
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
May 31, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2025/05/30/kremlin-says-putin-will-not-attend-proposed-ceasefire-talks-n2657896
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.?
Does anyone have an explanation for this beyond the broad polarisation, culture wars narrative etc.?
May 31, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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.?
Does anyone have an explanation for this beyond the broad polarisation, culture wars narrative etc.?
"Palantir has significantly outperformed other Trump trades since 2023"
May 31, 2025 at 3:33 PM
"Palantir has significantly outperformed other Trump trades since 2023"
Didn't know this. Cuba, groundbreakingly, has more women than men in parliament.
Can anyone give background?
Can anyone give background?
May 31, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Didn't know this. Cuba, groundbreakingly, has more women than men in parliament.
Can anyone give background?
Can anyone give background?
Mexico’s democracy score looks to be rebounding with Claudia Sheinbaum
May 31, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Mexico’s democracy score looks to be rebounding with Claudia Sheinbaum
Killed in a Hamas tunnel under Khan Younis' largest hospital. That's a detail that should be clearly highlighted.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/netanyahu-says-hamas-gaza-chief-mohammed-sinwar-has-been-eliminated-2025-05-28/
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/netanyahu-says-hamas-gaza-chief-mohammed-sinwar-has-been-eliminated-2025-05-28/
Link to www.reuters.com
www.reuters.com
May 28, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Killed in a Hamas tunnel under Khan Younis' largest hospital. That's a detail that should be clearly highlighted.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/netanyahu-says-hamas-gaza-chief-mohammed-sinwar-has-been-eliminated-2025-05-28/
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/netanyahu-says-hamas-gaza-chief-mohammed-sinwar-has-been-eliminated-2025-05-28/
New regulations to vet social media are the reason behind the halt on student visa interviews at US embassies.
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/05/27/politics/state-department-embassies-pause-student-visa-appointments
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/05/27/politics/state-department-embassies-pause-student-visa-appointments
State Department orders embassies to pause student visa appointments as it moves to expand social media vetting | CNN Politics
The US State Department has instructed US embassies and consulates around the world to pause new student visa appointments as it develops guidance to expand “social media screening and vetting” to all applicants for student visas, according to a diplomatic cable seen by CNN.
amp.cnn.com
May 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
New regulations to vet social media are the reason behind the halt on student visa interviews at US embassies.
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/05/27/politics/state-department-embassies-pause-student-visa-appointments
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/05/27/politics/state-department-embassies-pause-student-visa-appointments
The Kremlin is upset that those they're attacking are fighting back. How dare they.
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/53404
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/53404
Trump ‘Seriously Considering’ Lifting All Biden-Era Restrictions on Ukraine’s War Effort, Sources Say
US and German officials will discuss the next phase of Ukrainian support and Russian sanctions during meetings in Washington this week, including lifting range restrictions on interdiction in Russia.
www.kyivpost.com
May 28, 2025 at 12:04 PM
The Kremlin is upset that those they're attacking are fighting back. How dare they.
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/53404
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/53404
Annexing the West Bank is on my 2025 bingo card. It just feels like a 2025 thing. Don't ask me why.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-warns-europe-that-palestine-recognition-may-be-met-with-west-bank-annexation/amp/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-warns-europe-that-palestine-recognition-may-be-met-with-west-bank-annexation/amp/
Link to www.timesofisrael.com
www.timesofisrael.com
May 28, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Annexing the West Bank is on my 2025 bingo card. It just feels like a 2025 thing. Don't ask me why.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-warns-europe-that-palestine-recognition-may-be-met-with-west-bank-annexation/amp/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-warns-europe-that-palestine-recognition-may-be-met-with-west-bank-annexation/amp/
We've been roasting Trump for decades, so Russian bots are just joining the party now.
https://www.newsweek.com/russian-kremlin-bots-roast-trump-putin-attack-2077301
https://www.newsweek.com/russian-kremlin-bots-roast-trump-putin-attack-2077301
Russian bots roast "clown" Donald Trump after Putin comments
"Apparently, dementia comes as a hereditary gift for all U.S. presidents," a pro-Kremlin bot wrote.
www.newsweek.com
May 27, 2025 at 4:04 PM
We've been roasting Trump for decades, so Russian bots are just joining the party now.
https://www.newsweek.com/russian-kremlin-bots-roast-trump-putin-attack-2077301
https://www.newsweek.com/russian-kremlin-bots-roast-trump-putin-attack-2077301
Evangelicalism is rising in Latin America
May 27, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Evangelicalism is rising in Latin America