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Aaron Glantz @aglantz.bsky.social · 2d

Please join me virtually at the Investigative Reporters and Editors's Access Fest tomorrow in a panel on covering the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs sponsored by Military Veterans in Journalism

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Aaron Glantz @aglantz.bsky.social · 8d

More fallout from our human trafficking investigation: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Trump administration will ‘enable human trafficking’ by freezing funds for survivors, groups warn

Plea to Congress from 74 legal, religious and advocacy groups comes in wake of Guardian reporting on cuts to federal efforts to combat human trafficking

www.theguardian.com

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Aaron Glantz @aglantz.bsky.social · 8d

Please join me and Parul Somani Friday Oct 10 for a special workshop on resilience as part of the s Mental Health Journalism Summit (Oct 8-10). It's not too late to register for this important, virtual conference: theselfinvestigation.com/summit/

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Aaron Glantz @aglantz.bsky.social · 11d

The Trump administration has released a legally-required report on global human trafficking after Bernice Yeung Noy Thrupkaew and I revealed its publication had been spiked.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Delayed US report on global human trafficking is released

Release comes after a Guardian investigation revealed US pullback on anti-trafficking efforts, which Trump officials denied

www.theguardian.com

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Aaron Glantz @aglantz.bsky.social · 16d

"A five alarm fire," @blumenthal.senate.gov, ranking Dem on VA Comm on the letter sent yesterday by nearly 70 active VA doctors on deteriorating conditions inside the nation's largest integrated healthcare system

www.blumenthal.senate.gov/newsroom/pre...

My story on the doctors' letter below

Aaron Glantz @aglantz.bsky.social · 17d

If the trend continues, current and former staffers say VA “facilities may be forced to close, and veterans may be forced into costlier, often overburdened community health systems ill-equipped to meet their specialized needs”.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

VA doctors warn cuts, privatization threaten veterans’ healthcare

Roughy 170 physicians and other medical workers claim Trump administration has weakened veterans’ health system. Trump officials deny their policies are hurting veterans

www.theguardian.com

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Aaron Glantz @aglantz.bsky.social · 17d

If the trend continues, current and former staffers say VA “facilities may be forced to close, and veterans may be forced into costlier, often overburdened community health systems ill-equipped to meet their specialized needs”.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

VA doctors warn cuts, privatization threaten veterans’ healthcare

Roughy 170 physicians and other medical workers claim Trump administration has weakened veterans’ health system. Trump officials deny their policies are hurting veterans

www.theguardian.com

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Aaron Glantz @aglantz.bsky.social · 22d

Journalism is an optimistic endeavor. By surfacing truths the powerful prefer to keep hidden, we provoke discussion and unlock change.

This happened hours after we published an investigation exposing the Trump admin's sweeping retreat on human trafficking www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

House panel pushes Trump administration on combating human trafficking

Committee’s action comes after Guardian investigation revealed rollbacks of anti-trafficking efforts; Trump administration says it is committed to fighting trafficking

www.theguardian.com

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Aaron Glantz @aglantz.bsky.social · 24d

Top story @theguardian.com right now

A sweeping retreat by the Trump admin that legal experts, former officials and anti-trafficking advocates say threatens to undo decades of progress on human trafficking and sexual exploitation. w/Bernice Yeung & Noy Thrupkaew www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Revealed: Trump administration retreats on combating human trafficking and child exploitation

Experts say decades of progress are under threat; Trump officials say administration remains committed to fighting trafficking and sex abuse

www.theguardian.com

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Aaron Glantz @aglantz.bsky.social · Sep 11

President Trump's deployment of the National Guard to LA and DC is prompting “shame and alarm” among active duty troops and veterans and driving a “wedge between citizens and the military," according to an internal assessment obtained by the Washington Post

www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

National Guard documents show public ‘fear,’ veterans’ ‘shame’ over D.C. presence

Internal documents reviewed by The Post reveal, with rare candor, how domestic missions rooted in politics risk damaging Americans’ trust in the military.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Aaron Glantz @aglantz.bsky.social · Sep 5

Follow-up story:

Veterans who helped America's Afghan allies find refuge in the United States say they are outraged that a fellow veteran and advocate now faces federal conspiracy charges for his role in a protest against ICE

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US veterans decry arrest of ex-army sergeant after Ice protest

Bajun Mavalwalla, an advocate for Afghans who supported US military in Afghanistan, faces up to six years in prison

www.theguardian.com

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Aura Bogado @aurabogado.bsky.social · Sep 2

A war veteran attended a protest in June. He was arrested in July and now faces a federal charge for conspiracy, which carries a maximum penalty of 6 years and a $250,000 fine.

Reporting here by @aglantz.bsky.social:

Alarm after FBI arrests US army veteran for ‘conspiracy’ over protest against Ice

Legal experts say the charges against Afghanistan war veteran Bajun Mavalwalla II mark an escalation in the Trump administration’s crackdown on first amendment rights

www.theguardian.com

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Stephanie Kirchgaessner @skirchy.bsky.social · Sep 2

An Army veteran, known in his community for the work he did trying to get people to safety after the fall of Kabul to the Taliban, was arrested for his protests against ICE. The charge is alarming. Latest by @aglantz.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Alarm after FBI arrests US army veteran for ‘conspiracy’ over protest against Ice

Legal experts say the charges against Afghanistan war veteran Bajun Mavalwalla II mark an escalation in the Trump administration’s crackdown on first amendment rights

www.theguardian.com

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Aaron Glantz @aglantz.bsky.social · Sep 2

New from me:

A month after he participated in a protest against ICE, the FBI came to the door of Afghanistan War veteran Bajun Mavalwalla II and arrested him for "conspiracy."

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Stephanie Kirchgaessner @skirchy.bsky.social · Aug 29

Latest by @aglantz.bsky.social. Sexual assault is a huge problem for women in the military. Under new rules proposed by the administration, veterans won't be able to get abortions at the VA www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

New Trump rule to ban VA abortions for veterans even in cases of rape and incest

Trump administration to end nearly all abortions even though third of female veterans are sexual assault survivors

www.theguardian.com

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Aaron Glantz @aglantz.bsky.social · Aug 29

My latest is the top story @theguardian.com right now

Sexual assault remains endemic in the military. About 1 in 3 women respond “yes” when asked by their VA provider if they had been forced to endure sexual activity against their will while in uniform.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

New Trump rule to ban VA abortions for veterans even in cases of rape and incest

Trump administration to end nearly all abortions even though third of female veterans are sexual assault survivors

www.theguardian.com

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Aaron Glantz @aglantz.bsky.social · Aug 25

This weekend I ran the Santa Rosa Marathon. My 8th. ... Completing a marathon has become an annual ritual for me -- a reminder that one does not needed to be the fastest runner. Put one foot in front of the other and, eventually: mission accomplished

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Aaron Glantz @aglantz.bsky.social · Aug 20

Filed three FOIA requests with the Department of Veterans Affairs this week seeking vital information on veterans' healthcare and benefits. Let's see how long they take! (Your best guesses in the comments, please!)

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Aaron Glantz @aglantz.bsky.social · Aug 14

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), an Army helicopter pilot who lost both of her legs during combat in Iraq, told Military Times, “these views are antiquated, flat out wrong and — more dangerously — designed to justify discrimination and mistreatment of women.”

www.defensenews.com/news/pentago...

Female vets in Congress slam Hegseth’s repost of Christian Nationalist

Pastors in the video said they want the U.S. to be a Christian republic, adding calls for criminalizing homosexuality and for women to submit to husbands.

www.defensenews.com

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Aaron Glantz @aglantz.bsky.social · Aug 13

Here's what the VA's own inspector general found: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Aaron Glantz @aglantz.bsky.social · Aug 13

A day after we published this story the VA's Inspector General reported a 50 increase in "severe occupational staffing shortages" in FY 2025 www.vaoig.gov/reports/nati...

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Aaron Glantz @aglantz.bsky.social · Aug 11

NEW: The Department of Veterans Affairs has lost thousands of healthcare professionals deemed “core” to the system’s ability to function and “without which mission-critical work cannot be completed”, agency records show.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US veterans agency lost thousands of ‘core’ medical staff under Trump, records show

Departures are exacerbating existing shortages and creating ‘very unsafe’ conditions for patients, veterans and health workers say

www.theguardian.com

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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · Jul 18

Nearly 100 lawmakers claim the agency’s recent actions put veterans’ healthcare at risk. Department of Veterans Affairs chief says "no one is being discriminated against at VA".

‘Profound alarm’: US veterans agency roiled by fight over anti-discrimination provisions

www.theguardian.com

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Aaron Glantz @aglantz.bsky.social · Jul 15

Thanks to Douglas MacMillan and team @washingtonpost.com for including in his sweeping overview of goverment AI programs published today: www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

The government wants AI to fight wars and review your taxes

The Trump administration is pushing the Pentagon, IRS and other federal agencies to rapidly adopt AI tools to improve efficiency, an idea championed by Elon Musk.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Aaron Glantz @aglantz.bsky.social · Jul 15

IMPACT: An investigation I published last May has prompted the VA to add risk factors impacting women -- including military sexual trauma, pregnancy and ovarian cysts -- to an AI product that directs suicide prevention outreach

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Aaron Glantz @aglantz.bsky.social · Jun 16

EXCLUSIVE: Doctors at VA hospitals nationwide could refuse to treat unmarried veterans and Democrats under new hospital guidelines imposed following an executive order by Donald Trump.

The VA calls the change a "formality" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

‘Extremely disturbing and unethical’: new rules allow VA doctors to refuse to treat Democrats, unmarried veterans

Trump order allows VA staff to decline providing healthcare to patients based on political affiliation or marital status

www.theguardian.com

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