Benjamin Dillon (Charts Guy)

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...

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.

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/

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

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.

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/

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.

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/

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.

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

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

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Crimea bridge hit by explosion Ukraine's SBU revealed its special underwater operation and posted a video of the blast.

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

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.

Trickle-down economics finally worked, straight to Africa.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.?

"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?

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/

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.

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

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.

The Kremlin is upset that those they're attacking are fighting back. How dare they.

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/

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.

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

Evangelicalism is rising in Latin America

Evangelicalism is rising in Latin America

Evangelicalism is rising in Latin America