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We Need to Stop Listening to Tony Blair Once and for All

 It might feel like months, but we’re just over a week into the US and Israel’s illegal assault on Iran, and there’s no end in sight. What is in sight, though, is [the apocalyptic vision of Tehran ablaze](https://time.com/7383099/iran-news-oil-strikes-tehran/), wreathed in thick smoke as black oil-soaked rain falls on its inhabitants. That’s the result of Israeli strikes on several oil storage depots in the city, reportedly sending burning petroleum running through gutters while [geysers of flaming gas exploded](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/03/08/rivers-of-fire-in-tehran-after-oil-depots-blown-up/) from the streets. A nightmare? For most of us, yes. But for former British prime minister Tony Blair it’s apparently a dream. One that he might have liked the entire British public to be non-consensually forced into realising for him. And [not for the first time](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-36701854). Were my hands bloodied with the [deaths of up to a million people](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-01-31/million-iraqis-dead-since-invasion-study/1028878), I’d probably think twice before giving my opinion on yet another illegal US adventure in the Middle East. Not our Tone, though. On Sunday [the papers reported](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15623903/Tony-Blair-rebukes-Keir-Starmer-not-backing-Trump-Iran.html) that the man who told George W. Bush in the months before the disastrous Iraq war, “[I will be with you, whatever](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jul/06/with-you-whatever-tony-blair-letters-george-w-bush-chilcot)”, is still singing the same old tune. “We should,” Blair [told a private Jewish News event](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/blair-starmer-trump-war-iran-labour-b2934207.html) on Friday night, “Have backed America from the very beginning”. That was a direct criticism of current prime minister Keir Starmer, who, [to a chorus of warmonger criticism](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c05v28eqjyvo), initially refused the US and Israel access to British military infrastructure to launch its war on Iran. But it’s not like we’ve stayed completely out of the mess: our bases are now free for use by US jets for “defensive” actions – whatever that means – with American bombers [already touching down](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/07/us-bomber-lands-in-uk-after-warning-of-surge-in-strikes-on-iran). Now, nobody was ever supposed to know that a former Labour prime minister so openly rubbished the current one in public. That’s because the event was conducted under Chatham House rules. In short, that means what’s said in the room can be made public, but not who said it. In long, it means elites are emboldened to express their heart’s true desires without any threat of accountability. We can’t know what was in Tony Blair’s heart when he mourned the fact that the UK was not more involved in blasting a hole straight through the security of the hundreds of millions who live in the Middle East. Nor can we tell for sure, as global oil prices [surge above $100 a barrel](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c79542n0grwo) for the first time since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, how little the lives of Brits, long blighted by a cost of living crisis, matter to him. We can, though, look at his record. And what that shows – in my opinion – is a tendency, previously expressed via his businesses and [nowadays his Tony Blair Institute](https://www.ft.com/content/bcf1f1f5-a38f-4078-98f8-ab1ff7378895), to see fatal discord as fiscal opportunity. [Autocracy](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/aug/12/tony-blair-institute-continued-taking-money-from-saudi-arabia-after-khashoggi), [oligarchy](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/06/how-tony-blair-advised-former-kazakh-ruler-after-2011-uprising), [calamity](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jul/07/tony-blair-thinktank-worked-with-project-developing-trump-riviera-gaza-plan)? Roll up, roll up: the Blair pitch project is in town, and it has some consultancy to sell. Now, none of that is a crime. But you might think it indicates a conflict when wading into affairs of state. Blair is alleged to have form here too: in 2014, a number of former ambassadors and MPs [called for his resignation](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/jun/27/tony-blair-conflict-interests-middle-east) as Middle East peace envoy for the Quartet (made up of the United Nations, the US, the EU and Russia). They claimed he was ineffective, while others noted [the growth of his business interests in the region](https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/tony-blair-uae-middle-east-envoy-qatar-israel-palestine-foreign-office-a7894641.html). Blair’s [financial arrangements](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/poli

We Need to Stop Listening to Tony Blair Once and for All

 It might feel like months, but we’re just over a week into the US and Israel’s illegal assault on Iran, and there’s no end in sight. What is in sight, though, is [the apocalyptic vision of Tehran ablaze](https://time.com/7383099/iran-news-oil-strikes-tehran/), wreathed in thick smoke as black oil-soaked rain falls on its inhabitants.  That’s the result of Israeli strikes on several oil storage depots in the city, reportedly sending burning petroleum running through gutters while [geysers of flaming gas exploded](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/03/08/rivers-of-fire-in-tehran-after-oil-depots-blown-up/) from the streets. A nightmare? For most of us, yes. But for former British prime minister Tony Blair it’s apparently a dream. One that he might have liked the entire British public to be non-consensually forced into realising for him. And [not for the first time](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-36701854). Were my hands bloodied with the [deaths of up to a million people](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-01-31/million-iraqis-dead-since-invasion-study/1028878), I’d probably think twice before giving my opinion on yet another illegal US adventure in the Middle East. Not our Tone, though. On Sunday [the papers reported](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15623903/Tony-Blair-rebukes-Keir-Starmer-not-backing-Trump-Iran.html) that the man who told George W. Bush in the months before the disastrous Iraq war, “[I will be with you, whatever](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jul/06/with-you-whatever-tony-blair-letters-george-w-bush-chilcot)”, is still singing the same old tune.  “We should,” Blair [told a private Jewish News event](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/blair-starmer-trump-war-iran-labour-b2934207.html) on Friday night, “Have backed America from the very beginning”. That was a direct criticism of current prime minister Keir Starmer, who, [to a chorus of warmonger criticism](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c05v28eqjyvo), initially refused the US and Israel access to British military infrastructure to launch its war on Iran. But it’s not like we’ve stayed completely out of the mess: our bases are now free for use by US jets for “defensive” actions – whatever that means – with American bombers [already touching down](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/07/us-bomber-lands-in-uk-after-warning-of-surge-in-strikes-on-iran). Now, nobody was ever supposed to know that a former Labour prime minister so openly rubbished the current one in public. That’s because the event was conducted under Chatham House rules. In short, that means what’s said in the room can be made public, but not who said it. In long, it means elites are emboldened to express their heart’s true desires without any threat of accountability.  We can’t know what was in Tony Blair’s heart when he mourned the fact that the UK was not more involved in blasting a hole straight through the security of the hundreds of millions who live in the Middle East. Nor can we tell for sure, as global oil prices [surge above $100 a barrel](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c79542n0grwo) for the first time since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, how little the lives of Brits, long blighted by a cost of living crisis, matter to him. We can, though, look at his record. And what that shows – in my opinion – is a tendency, previously expressed via his businesses and [nowadays his Tony Blair Institute](https://www.ft.com/content/bcf1f1f5-a38f-4078-98f8-ab1ff7378895), to see fatal discord as fiscal opportunity. [Autocracy](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/aug/12/tony-blair-institute-continued-taking-money-from-saudi-arabia-after-khashoggi), [oligarchy](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/06/how-tony-blair-advised-former-kazakh-ruler-after-2011-uprising), [calamity](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jul/07/tony-blair-thinktank-worked-with-project-developing-trump-riviera-gaza-plan)? Roll up, roll up: the Blair pitch project is in town, and it has some consultancy to sell.  Now, none of that is a crime. But you might think it indicates a conflict when wading into affairs of state. Blair is alleged to have form here too: in 2014, a number of former ambassadors and MPs [called for his resignation](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/jun/27/tony-blair-conflict-interests-middle-east) as Middle East peace envoy for the Quartet (made up of the United Nations, the US, the EU and Russia). They claimed he was ineffective, while others noted [the growth of his business interests in the region](https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/tony-blair-uae-middle-east-envoy-qatar-israel-palestine-foreign-office-a7894641.html).  Blair’s [financial arrangements](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news

Hakeem Jeffries won't commit to blocking additional Iran war funding

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Sunday would not commit to blocking any additional funding for the war in Iran, saying the president has so far failed to justify the war but “we’ll cross that bridge when we get to it.” Jeffries said the administration has so far “failed to make its case … for this war of choice in the Middle East,” and unless President Donald Trump provides a “compelling rationale,” he’s “going to have a difficult case to make on Capitol Hill.” Congress last year approved a $900 billion defense spending bill as part of routine annual budget appropriations, and the president signed the bill into law in December. But since the U.S. began its military operation in Iran, lawmakers have been considering the need to pass additional defense spending to bolster the U.S. military.

Extra! Extra! 3/8

[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QSz6!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff77f594e-6606-41d3-a0d0-47208fab47b5_1488x1348.jpeg) Spotted in Jay Kuo’s “[Just for Skeets and Giggles](https://statuskuo.substack.com/p/just-for-skeets-and-giggles-3726).” Hi, all, and happy Sunday. It’s been another bear of a week, so it’s more important than ever to stop and take in the remarkable amount of good news we ALSO had. Remember, it’s not only OK to take a break from doomscrolling to celebrate these wins—it’s necessary. Every army needs the occasional morale boost; ours is no exception. So read this list, please, and share it with others who feel like “nothing good is happening.” In fact quite a bit is, but folks won’t know about it if we don’t spread the word. Your hard work matters. It’s the reason these good news lists come out every week. So enjoy this post, celebrate it…and know that you’re the reason we’ll have another one next week. ## Celebrate This! 🎉 Dr. Vinay Prasad, the FDA’s polarizing vaccine chief, [is leaving the agency](https://apnews.com/article/vinay-prasad-fda-vaccines-laura-loomer-83030ad6eb7651095e3c40444dd69f12). Cook County prosecutors [dismissed 21 cases](https://article.wn.com/view-lemonde/2026/03/04/Cook_County_prosecutors_dismiss_21_cases_against_ICE_protest/#/related_news) that were filed against protesters at the ICE processing center in Broadview, IL, including charges for 15 moms who hopped concrete barricades in a highly-publicized act of civil disobedience. A federal judge [ruled](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/us/politics/judge-kari-lake-voa-layoffs.html) that the appointment of Kari Lake, the head of Voice of America’s oversight agency, was invalid, voiding mass layoffs that she had carried out at the federally funded news group last year. Support for abolishing ICE has hit a new high in [this week's Economist / YouGov poll](https://d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/econTabReport_ubu5DXD.pdf#page=37). Half (50%) of Americans now somewhat or strongly support abolishing ICE. Only 39% oppose abolishing the agency. In Los Angeles, a mobile clinic [is now bringing mammograms](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/mobile-clinic-brings-mammograms-women-110000308.html?ck_subscriber_id=2496857656&guccounter=1) to women on Skid Row. Oregon state Democratic lawmakers [approved a measure that would prevent federal immigration officers from wearing masks](https://www.opb.org/article/2026/03/05/oregon-lawmakers-approve-measure-prohibit-masks-ice-agents/). A federal court [ordered the Trump administration](https://ctmirror.org/2025/12/12/fema-funding-bric-judge-orders-restored/) to restore billions in funding for the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program, which had been canceled. This ruling came after a lawsuit from 22 Democratic Attorneys General. EVs are officially [making the air cleaner.​](https://grist.org/solutions/evs-are-already-making-your-air-cleaner/?sh_kit=7a2950363f4b90b1881ae76c68d24551846eea9063b67a6a14e9fa39bc419e40) A Minnesota prosecutor [said her office in Hennepin County is investigating the "potentially ​unlawful behavior" of federal agents](https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/top-border-patrol-official-other-federal-agents-being-investigated-by-2026-03-02/?sh_kit=7a2950363f4b90b1881ae76c68d24551846eea9063b67a6a14e9fa39bc419e40), including Gregory Bovino, during the ICE surge earlier this year. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and New York Governor Kathy Hochul [announced the first neighborhoods in the city that will get free childcare for 2-year-olds](https://9905ebc8.click.kit-mail3.com/gku2xo2do4b5hl9l76wtrh8elgvx5cnm6o68d7p782zg636ozlk9ew0xwvwmgeqzz3r780kdnqvevm69r07573kpzx56nkz4m8p25ne22kq3dk5rnexddzln745h9p9e5/58hvh7hgqdnzmga7/aHR0cHM6Ly9hYmM3bnkuY29tL3Bvc3QvbWFtZGFuaS1ob2NodWwtdW52ZWlsLWZpcnN0LW55Yy1uZWlnaGJvcmhvb2RzLWdldC1mcmVlLWNoaWxkLWNhcmUtMi15ZWFyLW9sZHMtZmFsbC8xODY3MTQ4NS8=). [More people in rural majority-Latino TX counties turned out to vote in the Democratic primary](https://bsky.app/profile/tonolatino.bsky.social/post/3mgbtqsico22y) than the number of people who voted for Harris in 2024. GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales [dropped his re-election bid](https://ground.news/article/gop-rep-tony-gonzales-drops-re-election-bid-amid-ethics-probe-into-his-affair-with-a-staffer_dc69c3) amid an ethics probe into his affair with a staffer. Rep. Burgess Owens (R-Utah) [will not seek reelection this November](https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2026/03/04/burgess-owens-wont-seek-reelection?emci=9406156c-bd19-f111-a69a-000d3a1

Hakeem Jeffries won't commit to blocking additional Iran war funding

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Sunday would not commit to blocking any additional funding for the war in Iran, saying the president has so far failed to justify the war but “we’ll cross that bridge when we get to it.” The New York Democrat was asked on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” whether House Democrats would move to block a funding request if the White House were to ask for more money for the military. Jeffries said the administration has so far “failed to make its case ... for this war of choice in the Middle East,” and unless President Donald Trump provides a “compelling rationale,” he’s “going to have a difficult case to make on Capitol Hill.” Congress last year approved a $900 billion defense spending bill as part of routine annual budget appropriations, and the president signed the bill into law in December. But since the U.S. began its military operation in Iran, lawmakers have been considering the need to pass additional defense spending to bolster the U.S. military.

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) lays out the connections between Trump, Russia, and Epstein (transcript included)

**NOTE:** This transcript now appears in [the Senate section of the official *Congessional Record* of March 5, 2026, pages 18 - 23,](https://www.congress.gov/119/crec/2026/03/05/172/42/CREC-2026-03-05-senate.pdf) with Sen. Whitehouse's own list of sources appended. ----- The following is the YouTube transcript which I cleaned up, checked for errors, lightly edited for readability, verified spelling of proper names via Wikipedia, and added links to any quotes that I checked myself. (EDITED to add links to individuals mentioned, correct placement of quotes, and insert links to original articles where I could find them online) I found myself doing it anyway just for me, to keep track of who's who, and then I realized I might as well do it for you as well. This is an unparalleled speech: while the substance of it might be available elsewhere and I've just missed it, Sen. Whitehouse has answered a lot of questions in my mind about not just the links between Trump, Russia, and Epstein -- and William Barr as one of many links -- but also about the recording equipment and blackmail angle that is present in so many survivor accounts and so noticeably absent everywhere else. It's truly worth listening to, but if you can't sit still that long, here's the transcript. ----- Thank you, Madam President. It was the spring of 2019. Public and media interest in special counsel [Robert Mueller's report into Russia's election interference operation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mueller_special_counsel_investigation) reached a fever pitch. There had been a steady drip, drip, drip of reporting on the Trump team's cozy and peculiar relationship with Russia. Since his surprise election victory in 2016, ahead of the Mueller report's release, Trump's Attorney General, Bill Barr, [issued a letter to Congress purporting to summarize the report's findings.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barr_letter) The letter declared that Russia and the Trump campaign did not collude to steal the election. The press, ravenous for any news of the long-anticipated Mueller report's conclusion, largely accepted [Attorney General Barr's](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Barr) narrow, carefully worded conclusion and, not yet having access to the full report, blasted the attorney general's summary around the world. Trump himself declared, all caps, NO COLLUSION. He said he had been cleared of the Russia "hoax," a term he reserves only to describe things that are true, like climate change. Frustrated, Mueller wrote to Barr that the attorney general's letter did not fully capture the context, nature, and substance of the investigation. But by the time [the dense, voluminous Mueller report](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mueller_report) was issued the month after Barr's letter, its message had been obscured. The Mueller report actually concluded that the Trump campaign knew of and welcomed Russian interference and expected to benefit from it. That conclusion was later echoed and reinforced by [an investigation led by then-chairman Marco Rubio's Senate Intelligence Committee,](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mueller_report#Senate_Intelligence_Committee) a bipartisan report. But Barr's scheme had largely worked. Many in the media and in the Democratic Party seemed to internalize that the Russia speculation had perhaps gotten out of hand, and that perhaps we had been wrong to believe there was a troubling connection between Trump and Russia after all. But were we? Let's take a look at a sampling of what Trump has done for Russia just lately, and usually at the expense of American interests. There are many, but here's a top 10. **One,** after Trump and Vice President Vance theatrically chastised the heroic Ukrainian President Zelenskyy in front of TV cameras in the Oval Office last year, Trump paused our weapons shipments to Ukraine. **Two,** in July, during the worst Russian bombing campaign of the war until that point, Trump paused an already funded weapons shipment for Ukraine, including the Patriot interceptors that protect civilians from Putin's savage attacks. **Three,** that same month, Trump's Treasury Department stopped imposing new sanctions and closing sanctions loopholes, effectively allowing dummy corporations to send funds, chips, and military equipment to Russia. **Four,** leaked phone calls show that White House envoy [Steve Witkoff](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Witkoff) and Putin envoy [Kirill Dmitriev](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirill_Dmitriev) have worked together closely behind the scenes on a peace deal favorable to Russia. **Five,** last summer, Trump rolled out the presidential red carpet for the Russian dictator on American soil. with a summit in Alaska that yielded unsurprisingly no gains toward ending the war in Ukraine. **Six,** Trump's vice president traveled to the Munich Security Conference last year to parrot Russia's anti-western talking points pushed by right-wing groups that Puti

Six Days of War, 10 Rationales

On the third day of the war in Iran, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth [called](https://www.war.gov/News/Transcripts/Transcript/Article/4418959/secretary-of-war-pete-hegseth-and-chairman-of-the-joint-chiefs-of-staff-gen-dan/) Operation Epic Fury the “most-precise aerial operation in history.” A difficult claim to fact-check. More difficult still has been parsing statements from the White House and the Pentagon to figure out, with any exactitude, why we are at war in the first place. So far, the Trump administration has offered at least 10 separate rationales in just six days. Let’s start shortly after the first missiles launched early Saturday morning. In an eight-minute [address](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-E7DIctrzo) posted soon after to his social-media platform, President Trump outlined a few explanations. The reason for war, he said, is to eliminate “imminent threats” from the Iranian regime—threats that “directly endanger the United States, our troops, our bases overseas, and our allies throughout the world.” (Let’s call this Rationale No. 1: the imminent threat.) Also, he said, the objective is to ensure that the regime “can never have a nuclear weapon.” (Rationale No. 2: no nukes.) Also, he added, the objective is to “ensure that the region’s terrorist proxies can no longer destabilize the region or the world.” (Rationale No. 3: halt the militias.) These goals are not incompatible, of course, and all involve degrading Iran’s ability to project force beyond its borders. But just as he appeared to be wrapping up, Trump floated a major new reason: laying the groundwork for the Iranian people to “seize control of your destiny, and to unleash the prosperous and glorious future that is close within your reach.” In other words, “Take over your government.” (Rationale No. 4: regime change.) A couple hours later, Trump said his attention was steadfastly on this last explanation—securing the liberty of the Iranian people from the country’s 47-year theocratic regime. “All I want is freedom for the people,” he told [The Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/02/28/trump-iran-war-regime-change-freedom/) just after 4 a.m. About half an hour later, another justification was evidently on the commander in chief’s mind: “Iran tried to interfere in 2020, 2024 elections to stop Trump, and now faces renewed war with United States,” he [wrote](https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116147572522796874) on Truth Social. The post included a link to a story in a right-wing media outlet purporting to show Iranian election interference. (That seemed enough to constitute Rationale No. 5: election interference, before the sun had even risen over Mar-a-Lago.) Later on Saturday, Trump revisited his second and third rationales for the strikes in an interview with [Axios](https://www.axios.com/2026/02/28/trump-iran-war-israel-off-ramps). He cited the failure of negotiations (led by his son-in-law Jared Kushner and the real-estate developer turned Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff) to reach a deal to end Iran’s nuclear ambitions. And he also spoke about his realization, while writing his speech the day before the bombing started, that Iran had a history of violence in the region: “I saw that every month they did something bad, blew something up or killed someone.” By Saturday afternoon, though, the president was ready to unveil his most ambitious rationale yet. As reports filtered in about the assassination of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Trump [took to social media](https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116150413051904167) again to declare that the operation would continue “as long as necessary to achieve our objective of PEACE THROUGHOUT THE MIDDLE EAST AND, INDEED, THE WORLD!” (Rationale No. 6.: world peace, an appropriately grand finale for launch day.) On Sunday morning, Trump was back to Rationale No. 2, preventing Iran from developing nuclear weapons—with little time to spare, apparently. “If we didn’t do that, they would have had a nuclear weapon within two weeks,” the president [told](https://x.com/JacquiHeinrich/status/2028127909093798201) Fox News, citing a time frame he had not included in his initial remarks. The same morning, the president [told](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-casualties-us-military-operation-iran-khamenei-rcna261212) NBC News that the reason for the launch was simple: “They weren’t willing to say they will not have a nuclear weapon.” (For context: The White House had [announced](https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/06/irans-nuclear-facilities-have-been-obliterated-and-suggestions-otherwise-are-fake-news/) last June that Iranian nuclear facilities had been obliterated and “suggestions otherwise are fake news.” An analysis of satellite images by The New York Times last month [showed](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/world/middleeast/iran-missile-nuclear-repairs.html) repairs at key missile sites began shortly after those

The Biggest Pro-Trump Mega-Media Monopoly Ever (it’s already distorting war coverage)

[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DrD2!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5ef3e031-24b0-4a62-8b5b-6c00beb0115d_3500x2567.jpeg) Friends, On Sunday, CBS’s erstwhile flagship newsmagazine “60 Minutes” opened with an extended adulatory interview of Reza Pahlavi, son of the late exiled Shah of Iran, whom Trump presumably is auditioning to be Iran’s post-invasion leader. Although Pahlavi is in Paris and hasn’t lived in Iran for nearly a half-century, CBS’s Scott Pelley fed the exiled prince softball questions and allowed him to avoid talking about his father’s record of brutal repression. Pelley even added, in a wishful voiceover, that “Pahlavi told us that there are units within the military and the police that would turn on the hard-line government. He says that many but not all troops could be given amnesty in a process of national reconciliation.” This isn’t news. It’s pablum from the White House. “60 Minutes” was once a reliable source of tough reporting. Now it’s becoming a shill for the Trump regime. It soon could get far worse. CBS News is on the verge of becoming part of the largest pro-Trump media monopoly in America. Two of the nation’s biggest news organizations — CBS News and CNN — along with CBS entertainment (home to Stephen Colbert) and Comedy Central (home to Jon Stewart) and HBO (John Oliver) and TikTok (where [1 out of 5](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/09/25/1-in-5-americans-now-regularly-get-news-on-tiktok-up-sharply-from-2020/) Americans now get their news) — are *all* about to become one giant mega-media monopoly under the control of Trump allies and suck-ups: multibillionaire Larry Ellison and Ellison’s son, David. **It’s not too late to stop this, and I’ll tell you how in a moment, but I’d like you to pause and imagine how readily this new pro-Trump media giant can mislead America about what Trump is doing and silence criticism of Trump.** It could make Rupert Murdoch’s media empire of Fox News, *The Wall Street Journal*, and the *New York Post* look scrupulous by comparison. Trump cares more about TV news than he does about his presidency. In fact, TV news *is* his presidency. He chose his Cabinet members on the basis of their total loyalty to him and how they look and sound on TV. He spends all day watching coverage of himself on TV. And now he’s on the verge of having effective control over a gigantic media monopoly. I don’t believe Jon Stewart or John Oliver will be silenced, but their contracts may not be renewed. After all, look at what CBS did to Stephen Colbert, whose show will end in May. I wouldn’t be surprised if the algorithm on TikTok is adjusted to reduce Trump criticism. And a small army of producers and correspondents at CNN are likely to be more careful about what they report. Stories critical of Trump may be axed, as is now occurring at the late, great CBS News. How did this happen? Think greed, money, power, and Trump. [](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-DlM!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F08993853-ce46-41dd-9a2f-ea2ad11f1ee9_1200x675.webp) Trump and his media head, Larry Ellison #### **Trump and the Ellisons take over Warner Bros. Discovery** When the dark history of this sordid era is written, among the most shameful culprits — who put making humongous amounts of money for themselves above the common good — will be Larry and David Ellison; Shari Redstone, former owner of Paramount; and David Zaslav, the current CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery. Zaslav is now being lauded by the business community as a genius for selling Warner Bros. Discovery (in turn the owner of CNN, CNN International, and HBO) to the Ellisons’ for $111 billion, more than double its valuation in September. But he’s couldn’t give a rat’s ass about the common good. (Zaslav filed to sell just over [$114 million](https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/david-zaslav-selling-114-million-warner-bros-discovery-stock-1236678807/) worth of Warner Bros. stock less than a week after Warner Bros. clinched the deal.) Why would the Ellisons spend billions (and go deep into debt) to buy Warner Bros. Discovery? Wealth and power — along with additional wealth and power that Trump can deliver. Larry Ellison is

Iranian death toll rises to 550+; Israel threatens invasion of Lebanon after Hezbollah strikes; 3 U.S. warplanes down in Kuwait

[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!opWu!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8e96de2b-fd20-4975-87db-5aaaa710e336_1456x609.webp) *Heavy bombing of Iran as war enters its third day. Strikes kill major Iranian leaders. Mass civilian casualties as Israel and the U.S. strike in the center of Tehran. Medical facilities in Tehran and Ahvaz damaged, and Iran says a nuclear facility was attacked. U.S. strikes across Iran include attack drones for the first time. Iran retaliates with major offensive against Israel and U.S. bases and military sites across the Gulf, and in Cyprus. Four U.S. service members killed. Three U.S. fighter jets shot down; Iran claims it downed at least one, while U.S. says it was friendly fire. At least ten killed at demonstration at U.S. consulate in Karachi. Oil facilities attacked, prices soar. President Donald Trump’s estimate of the length of the war shifts from “days” to “weeks.” Top Iranian officials signal Iran’s willingness to fight, defend retaliation. U.S. and Israel burning through munitions. China backs Iran’s self-defense.* *Israel pounds Lebanon, killing 31, after Hezbollah fires rockets.Lebanon’s prime minister demands ban on Hezbollah operations.* *Israel uses Iran war as a pretext to halt already limited aid to Gaza. Israel blocks movement in the West Bank.* *Congress to vote on War Powers Resolution. Sen. Tim Kaine, on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, says no imminent threat justified war with Iran. Rashida Tlaib, AOC denounce U.S.–Israeli strikes and call for Congress to act. First anti-war ad of the midterm election cycle. Dark money–funded think tanks pushed regime change. Sen. Bernie Sanders unveils billionaire tax.* *169 killed in attacks in South Sudan. Afghanistan says it fired on Pakistani jets as border fighting intensifies. Russian tanker bound for Cuba is drifting in the North Atlantic. Argentine Senate approves Javier Milei’s anti-labor reform.* **In case you missed it, Drop Site’s weekend [coverage of the Iran war](https://www.dropsitenews.com/t/iran):** * **[Iran Prepared for an Existential War. How Much Are Trump and Israel Willing to Gamble?](https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/iran-war-trump-israel-khamenei-assassination-retaliation-gulf-states)** * **[After a Sports Hall in Iran Was Bombed, Witnesses Describe Chaos and “Continuous Screaming”](https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/iran-lamerd-sports-hall-teenage-girls-killed-us-israel-war)** * **[“Small Children Who Knew Nothing of Politics or Wars”](https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/iran-minab-elementary-girls-school-bombing-schoolgirls-killed-us-israel-war)** * **[As Trump Launches “Massive” Regime Change War, Iran Strikes Back at U.S. Bases and Vows Not to Capitulate](https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/trump-launches-regime-change-war-iran-vows-strike-back-israel-gulf-bases)** **This is Drop Site Daily, our free daily news recap.** We send it Monday through Friday. [Subscribe now](https://www.dropsitenews.com/subscribe?) [](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_rBH!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F05dd801a-41e2-4471-a2a0-5f6a359c3d86_5577x3335.jpeg) A general view of Tehran with smoke visible in the distance after explosions were reported in the city, on March 02, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. Photo by Contributor/Getty Images. War on Iran =========== * **Heavy bombing of Iran as war enters its third day:** Multiple airstrikes hit Tehran on Monday as the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran expands. Tehran’s streets have been largely deserted with people sheltering during airstrikes. On Sunday, the Israeli military launched a new wave of attacks targeting what it [described](https://x.com/DropSiteNews/status/2028116934479270061) as the “heart of Tehran,” with the Associated Press reporting a major explosion near a police headquarters, a state television building, the Revolutionary Court, and a Defense Ministry building. Al Jazeera said an army hospital and other government sites were also struck. Also on Sunday, Mehr News Agency [reported](https://x.com/DropSiteNews/status/2028291537692414403) that 20 people were killed in a strike on Niloufar Square, a densely populated residential and commercial area in Tehran’s District 7. * **Strikes kill maj

Iranian death toll rises to 550+; Israel threatens invasion of Lebanon after Hezbollah strikes; 3 U.S. warplanes down in Kuwait

[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!opWu!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8e96de2b-fd20-4975-87db-5aaaa710e336_1456x609.webp) *Heavy bombing of Iran as war enters its third day. Strikes kill major Iranian leaders. Mass civilian casualties as Israel and the U.S. strike in the center of Tehran. Medical facilities in Tehran and Ahvaz damaged, and Iran says a nuclear facility was attacked. U.S. strikes across Iran include attack drones for the first time. Iran retaliates with major offensive against Israel and U.S. bases and military sites across the Gulf, and in Cyprus. Four U.S. service members killed. Three U.S. fighter jets shot down; Iran claims it downed at least one, while U.S. says it was friendly fire. At least ten killed at demonstration at U.S. consulate in Karachi. Oil facilities attacked, prices soar. President Donald Trump’s estimate of the length of the war shifts from “days” to “weeks.” Top Iranian officials signal Iran’s willingness to fight, defend retaliation. U.S. and Israel burning through munitions. China backs Iran’s self-defense.* *Israel pounds Lebanon, killing 31, after Hezbollah fires rockets. Lebanon’s prime minister demands ban on Hezbollah operations.* *Israel uses Iran war as a pretext to halt already limited aid to Gaza. Israel blocks movement in the West Bank.* *Congress to vote on War Powers Resolution. Sen. Tim Kaine, on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, says no imminent threat justified war with Iran. Rashida Tlaib, AOC denounce U.S.–Israeli strikes and call for Congress to act. First anti-war ad of the midterm election cycle. Dark money–funded think tanks pushed regime change. Sen. Bernie Sanders unveils billionaire tax.* *169 killed in attacks in South Sudan. Afghanistan says it fired on Pakistani jets as border fighting intensifies. Russian tanker bound for Cuba is drifting in the North Atlantic. Argentine Senate approves Javier Milei’s anti-labor reform.* **In case you missed it, Drop Site’s weekend [coverage of the Iran war](https://www.dropsitenews.com/t/iran):** **[Iran Prepared for an Existential War. How Much Are Trump and Israel Willing to Gamble?](https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/iran-war-trump-israel-khamenei-assassination-retaliation-gulf-states)** **[After a Sports Hall in Iran Was Bombed, Witnesses Describe Chaos and “Continuous Screaming”](https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/iran-lamerd-sports-hall-teenage-girls-killed-us-israel-war)** **[“Small Children Who Knew Nothing of Politics or Wars”](https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/iran-minab-elementary-girls-school-bombing-schoolgirls-killed-us-israel-war)** **[As Trump Launches “Massive” Regime Change War, Iran Strikes Back at U.S. Bases and Vows Not to Capitulate](https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/trump-launches-regime-change-war-iran-vows-strike-back-israel-gulf-bases)** **This is Drop Site Daily, our free daily news recap.** We send it Monday through Friday. [Subscribe now](https://www.dropsitenews.com/subscribe?) [](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_rBH!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F05dd801a-41e2-4471-a2a0-5f6a359c3d86_5577x3335.jpeg) A general view of Tehran with smoke visible in the distance after explosions were reported in the city, on March 02, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. Photo by Contributor/Getty Images. # War on Iran **Heavy bombing of Iran as war enters its third day:** Multiple airstrikes hit Tehran on Monday as the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran expands. Tehran’s streets have been largely deserted with people sheltering during airstrikes. On Sunday, the Israeli military launched a new wave of attacks targeting what it [described](https://x.com/DropSiteNews/status/2028116934479270061) as the “heart of Tehran,” with the Associated Press reporting a major explosion near a police headquarters, a state television building, the Revolutionary Court, and a Defense Ministry building. Al Jazeera said an army hospital and other government sites were also struck. Also on Sunday, Mehr News Agency [reported](https://x.com/DropSiteNews/status/2028291537692414403) that 20 people were killed in a strike on Niloufar Square, a densely populated residential and commercial area in Tehran’s District 7. **Strikes kill major Iranian leader

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[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JmpU!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffa96edfa-9fb3-48ae-9ace-1dd4778a0187_1080x1350.png) [Following intense backlash to its partnership with Flock Safety](https://www.theverge.com/news/878447/ring-flock-partnership-canceled)—a surveillance technology company that works with law enforcement agencies including ICE— Ring has announced it is canceling the integration. Hi, all, and happy Sunday! Once again, this newsletter has so much good news in it that it’s almost too long to fit within Substack’s limits. I had to cut items! That means that even though we’re living through the worst possible times, good things are *still happening*! Let’s keep focussing on, celebrating, and amplifying them, because that’s how we find the strength to keep going—and creating new victories! So read this list, savor it, and then please share it. Let people know that these wins aren’t happening in a vacuum—they’re happening because people like YOU keep showing up and doing the work. I literally couldn’t be more proud of you. ENJOY! ## Celebrate This! 🎉 Four Republican New Mexico candidates were [disqualified after failing](https://www.abqjournal.com/news/four-new-mexico-candidates-disqualified-after-failing-to-meet-ballot-requirements/2978003?mrfcid=20260211698cbbd4871dae073950f595) to meet ballot requirements. As a result, and if he rebuffs a primary challenge, U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján is set to avoid a Republican opponent in his bid for a second term Hundreds of rabbis, cantors, and Jewish leaders [protested outside of ICE](https://www.instagram.com/reels/DUoNQcWESBY/) headquarters in DC this week. Chasity Verret Martinez defeated her Republican opponent in [a Louisiana state legislative district](https://democrats.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=90379082c3d9e6a03baf3f677&id=531cc9e473&e=aa53a71c78) that Donald Trump won by 13 points in 2024. CA Governor Newsom [just signed legislation delivering $90 million](https://www.threads.com/@cagovernor/post/DUoYj8tkkeo?xmt=AQF0wJbJHogI5WmwR1q6CVR0KfwTst1z4Ey1BE3hd49SgR3xnv8qswG1kHloh-SPwJTua4bD&slof=1) to reproductive health care providers across the state. This is to help them survive Trump’s brutal cuts in the OBBBA. The Virginia Supreme Court [said](https://newsletters.democracydocket.com/e3t/Ctc/2Q+113/d5HcfP04/VXdDNz7Vv2zQW27B_MR6qJKcKW4zFhY95Kvn8FN412x9M5nR3bW6N1X8z6lZ3lxW13DjqF7rjfnzW1ZGQ6t8TFXY7W766FqM5rDhmnW5Zn4H55x5kq3V_Yc6v91YqxsW4PF_Rt7s21GrW7SkzNn5WWWXwVfcrfP6mbwnxW3dgx5x38sM3qW3R0_zx8l-S1KW7lJfnG75KH-lW4p3yyl333_RyW20FX8N81yjFCW615fvS7T8dXQW8NGm7_5xCDCdW7cSHvH78l86cVvBdbm8BS6HhW43SVnB4JcfrjW3dNhqc4qqwHLW4_gygZ3fBt8VW7-8J9G8PrjxWW78zvrV76jF-fW2gpsVl4Lc39wW2YJ-vp3w9YR0V2gw9w2L8TVQW4skxy86xJtwQW8lnDBX1bBtxhW13-1264jgqTPW26J9RY3yhn93W81Dk_5976l2tW6G1YPS2St60RW81DS4-58l10lN6rXWjYTm6PYW4y9l5Y4fj4cRW1hd5p95h1kX1N2SQscW7pQ50W6jBQrL7PbN24W2gVCcg8HSRzBf8CpWnj04) the state could hold a special election on Democratic lawmakers’ redistricting plan aimed at countering GOP gerrymanders nationwide. Progressive [activist Analilia Mejia has won](https://19thnews.org/2026/02/analilia-mejia-new-jersey-primary/) the Democratic primary in a special election for New Jersey. [ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons said that two officers who apparently lied](http://r.mail.talkingpointsmemo.com/mk/cl/f/sh/1t6Af4OiGsF30poC7svlvmal0VUbel/-tkK3E_UjBfv) in relation to a shooting are being investigated by the DOJ. This is the bare minimum but it hasn’t been happening, so I’m going to celebrate it. In a rare defeat, [three House Republicans bucked their leaders to block legislation](https://www.ms.now/news/house-republicans-revolt-trump-tariff-authority) that would have restricted Congress’ ability to strike down Trump’s tariffs. A Montana court [blocked](https://newsletters.democracydocket.com/e3t/Ctc/2Q+113/d5HcfP04/VXdDNz7Vv2zQW27B_MR6qJKcKW4zFhY95Kvn8FN412x985nR3bW5BWr2F6lZ3mJW6-4jDT3_bvBRN8J_bpZBFYpTW67jyFD1JrWyKW3CKp7z3xr76bW1Txk9m7w7GwwN4WkV7YVDFM8N60JRtxKp38NN8Xw5nsD8XH-W8WnQTH3DJqrjVnNK_08QN5QWW11b0Vm3Tb7h8W8MPmWG4BRwklVr6yD77vv5L9W7tjkxx5_BSRTV28D405FrnLZW5-My214ytWDWW2rXKfQ4p8ZmTW7rrNbM2qmzNgW9dkz5j1HhtFdW8NWf7_5r7sGkW2Znynn40K3MPW5RLM9k1YswXnW25kJw33mlT8TW2q2tWT721nY-W4HwYnJ1mHP9qW1cFH7D1b-DRJW5bNz9G64QPzQW40MVrX5s_c9hW369Mp36swPWSW7j7ssS72VXk-W2dyCQ541LBmnW18tnlc6GMnTcW7N85kg5sj9YNN1mtkwfxrV3gf2q-6q404) a state law that would have required students to declare their intent to remain in the county after graduation to register to vote using their college address. If upheld, the measure would have barred thousands of students from voting in their own communi

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[](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dQ0n!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbf7f66e2-244b-4adc-a22e-9c0eb264e63f_516x704.jpeg) An American spectator at a figure skating event in Milan held up a U.S. flag with a message apologizing to the world. Photo credit: Vincent Alban / The New York Times Hi, all, and happy Sunday! Hope you’re enjoying the Superbowl—or not, if football isn’t your thing. I’m watching only for the halftime show. Gotta support Bad Bunny and Greenday! We had another rough week, but we’re still seeing wins—in fact, quite a lot of them. So enjoy this long list of all the ways we triumphed against fascism, cruelty, stupidity and avarice. People exactly like you are the only reason these victories are happening. It’s your courage, your strength, and your determination that’s carrying us through. Thanks for that. Please remember to share this list with anyone who says “nothing’s going our way.” Quite the contrary—a lot is. And the more we celebrate it the more likely we get more like it. Have a great day! ## Read This 📖 [This article](https://19thnews.org/2026/02/minneapolis-ice-mother-donate-breastmilk/) will make you weep, but also totally inspire you. Read it. ## Celebrate This! 🎉 JD Vance got [booed](https://www.threads.com/@thetnholler/post/DUbmgliARmT?xmt=AQF0EGWl1G9JvLzaSLBsO5uy92vhXRhzRTSyEYyE0UxWLItwwfAThA8OgVqNrVFFADMZNHo&slof=1) at the Olympic opening ceremony in Milan. Nevada’s only Republican congressman is retiring, [marking another crucial loss for Republicans](https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5726792-mark-amodei-retirement/) heading into the Midterms.​ [“Melt the ICE” hats are so popular that yarn shops nationwide are selling out of red yarn.](https://9905ebc8.click.convertkit-mail2.com/qduk9vkevzi7h4zvdd8flh8ddxdkkcm43639xzpz92q73536qwve0lnolrl4708qq5gz9nvxm8r0r43egnzkz5vpqok3mvqd49p2km022v85xvkgm0oxxqwmzdkflrlv0/3ohphkh3xp3r30cp/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZGdvb2Rnb29kLmNvL2FydGljbGVzL21lbHQtdGhlLWljZS1oYXQtcmVkLXlhcm4=) Inspired by a Norwegian design made in opposition to Nazi Germany in the 1940s, the $5 patterns have now raised *[650K](https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/melt-the-ice-hat-donations-pattern-fundraiser?sh_kit=7a2950363f4b90b1881ae76c68d24551846eea9063b67a6a14e9fa39bc419e40)* for MN-based immigration orgs. — and even yarn manufacturers are struggling to keep up with the demand for red yarn. Thanks to a deal between Virginia and private landowners, [more than 5,000 acres of forestland surrounding Shenandoah National Park will be protected](https://www.29news.com/2026/02/03/more-than-5000-acres-surrounding-shenandoah-national-park-be-protected/?ck_subscriber_id=2496857656) under five different conservation easements. A federal judge, again, [blocked a Trump administration ban](https://9905ebc8.click.convertkit-mail2.com/qduk9vkevzi7h4zvdd8flh8ddxdkkcm43639xzpz92q73536qwve0lnolrl4708qq5gz9nvxm8r0r43egnzkz5vpqok3mvqd49p2km022v85xvkgm0oxxqwmzdkflrlv0/p8heh9h4rq4d4lir/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucmV1dGVycy5jb20vbGVnYWwvZ292ZXJubWVudC91cy1qdWRnZS1hZ2Fpbi1ibG9ja3MtdHJ1bXAtYmFuLWxhd21ha2Vycy1zdXJwcmlzZS12aXNpdHMtZGV0ZW50aW9uLWNlbnRlcnMtMjAyNi0wMi0wMi8=) on lawmakers making “surprise” visits to ICE detention centers.​ Brad Karp has [resigned](https://ablink.editorial.theguardian.com/ss/c/u001.Yw_JkLMEmFuifc_XG18IRyTNtZQ7fIEMgszcCSneHECyyyKiIcsbT_mvO_CmKOtXIFVVwCHaMCB_f47pc5Wr_3LHqvTy2Pdgb2Cgwqoy6n2QFdYI4S7KwWoD9JeRMNtcGT7wWDUxTrwa-yEjUjRMHUbJ25Ww9IUvuQeIn0plNupsV3a3qM2FUxRvj60EpM9v9UgumjxlxJEuXjP4boV0kU_J_29A3vtJJmbKavwJuzyxqKxJVtIYdnldHqJSlsth3OCOR6B4rN7F9vTpTc3uf0kDulsHky_sl7LD6LQ1ogrN2FJf6xZxFp9NbpCPYKnV/4nw/pZ-eziIqQJa_ylifAE9c0w/h27/h001.woywn5ExbcrSxnpRRdFt_dNEdeTKUhPUrTCVVd0ks2Q) as chair of the powerful law firm Paul Weiss after revelations of extensive communications with Epstein. ​[Bruce Springsteen’s anti-ICE protest song “Streets of Minneapolis” was the most-sold song of the week last week.](https://9905ebc8.click.convertkit-mail2.com/k0u7kq7wqxc6h5r2l94alhorrer77f98ngn0o4x40dzrnmngzewkl5vp5358rlqzzm240vwo9q3l38nk2v464mwxzp6n9wz780xd69lddwqmow629lpooze9476ad9d8o/6qheh8hlx3267et9/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYmlsbGJvYXJkLmNvbS9tdXNpYy9jaGFydC1iZWF0L2JydWNlLXNwcmluZ3N0ZWVuLWFudGktaWNlLXN0cmVldHMtb2YtbWlubmVhcG9saXMtY2hhcnRzLTEyMzYxNzEyOTAv) [More than 170 countries](https://ozone.unep.org/all-ratifications) — including the U.S.! — have agreed to phase out hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), a group of gases used in refrigerators, air conditioners and other cooling systems that heat the atmosphere more than almost any other pollutant on Earth. HUGE. Elizabeth Caisaguano, a 10-year-old Minnesot