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The directors of 'NAZA', a documentary documenting the destruction in Gaza, presented their film at the New York Film Festival. They argued that the devastation shown on screen is 'being done with taxpayer money from people sitting here', directing their message at American audiences. The film's premiere is drawing attention to US funding of the war and the civilian toll in Gaza.

A Senate report claims major fossil-fuel companies that answered Donald Trump's calls for donations are now positioned to receive billions in benefits, leaving US taxpayers facing higher bills. The report describes the arrangement as a 'bargain' between the president and major polluters, drawing criticism from climate campaigners and scrutiny of the links between political donations and favorable energy policy.

A new report argues that US taxpayers are effectively subsidizing private jet travel, as tax breaks and airport funding shifts costs from the wealthiest travelers onto ordinary earners while the flights produce outsized carbon emissions. Critics say the arrangements amount to a regressive giveaway that worsens climate change, and are calling for the subsidies to be ended and for luxury aviation to face heavier taxation.