Aaron Glantz
LightNews LightNews
banner
aglantz.bsky.social
Aaron Glantz
@aglantz.bsky.social
910 followers 900 following 69 posts
Pulitzer Finalist, 2x Peabody Award-winner. 4x author. Fellow, CASBS Stanford, Signal at AaronGlantz.63
Posts Replies Media Videos
Pinned
aglantz.bsky.social
Aaron Glantz @aglantz.bsky.social · Nov 16
I had the pleasure to present "Thrive: How to Stay Strong and Make a Difference in a Disrupted World" at Stanford this week. The engagement of my fellow CASBS thinkers from a range of disciplines was truly empowering and are already leading to new lines of inquiry and potential impact.
aglantz.bsky.social
1/ Veterans Day is as good a time as any to remember that war is serious business. By its very nature, it is violent. The people sent to fight get hurt; and if they are lucky enough to return home, they often do so physically and mentally changed for life...
November 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
aglantz.bsky.social
Veterans groups say recent Washington Post stories on VA disability payments paint a misleading picture. The paper stands by its reporting. Here's what I found:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The trouble with US veterans benefits isn’t ‘rampant’ fraud – it’s bureaucratic roadblocks, advocates say
Veterans groups say recent Washington Post stories on VA disability payments paint a misleading picture. The paper stands by its reporting
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:03 PM
aglantz.bsky.social
Top story for the Guardian right now-- www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Revealed: Pentagon orders states’ national guards to form ‘quick reaction forces’ for ‘crowd control’
Pentagon memo details plan to train over 20,000 national guard members across the US to carry out Trump’s order on subduing civil unrest
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 8:08 PM
aglantz.bsky.social
The 9-0 ruling, handed down Wednesday by the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, was led by chief judge Michael Allen, a Trump appointee. The action is the latest example of the growing number of federal judges pushing back against Trump.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US court rejects Trump officials’ effort to delay rulings on veterans benefits
Unanimous ruling calls administration’s push to halt reviews of veterans’ disability appeals an “extreme request”
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 11:32 PM
aglantz.bsky.social
Some of the most decorated military veterans in Congress say they're outraged after I revealed US military veterans have been arrested or injured amid protests over Trump’s deportation campaign and his push to deploy the national guard to US cities: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Lawmakers slam Ice after US military veterans are arrested, injured
The Guardian revealed how US veterans have been injured and arrested at protests against Ice deportations
www.theguardian.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:48 PM
aglantz.bsky.social
More on the Trump administration's retreat from the fight against human trafficking -- with contributions from Bernice Yeung and Noy Thrupkaew

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump’s DEI bans undermine anti-human trafficking law, lawsuit alleges
Suit comes after Guardian investigation found administration rolled back efforts to combat human trafficking while Trump officials deny retreat
www.theguardian.com
October 17, 2025 at 2:13 PM
aglantz.bsky.social
The Guardian has identified eight instances where military veterans have been prosecuted or sought damages after being detained by federal agents. My latest published today: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Growing number of US veterans face arrest over Ice raid protests
Veterans are facing federal charges after protesting Ice sweeps and Trump’s national guard deployments. The justice department claims the veterans were violent
www.theguardian.com
October 13, 2025 at 12:23 PM
aglantz.bsky.social
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

www.ire.org/training/con...
October 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
aglantz.bsky.social
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
October 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
aglantz.bsky.social
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/
October 3, 2025 at 3:44 PM
aglantz.bsky.social
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
September 30, 2025 at 9:43 PM
aglantz.bsky.social
"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
aglantz.bsky.social Aaron Glantz @aglantz.bsky.social · Sep 24
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
September 25, 2025 at 5:20 PM
aglantz.bsky.social
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
September 24, 2025 at 12:49 PM
aglantz.bsky.social
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
September 19, 2025 at 3:08 PM
aglantz.bsky.social
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
September 17, 2025 at 11:20 AM
aglantz.bsky.social
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
September 11, 2025 at 2:52 PM
aglantz.bsky.social
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
September 5, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Reposted by Aaron Glantz
aurabogado.bsky.social
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
September 2, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Reposted by Aaron Glantz
skirchy.bsky.social
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
September 2, 2025 at 10:58 AM
aglantz.bsky.social
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...
September 2, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Reposted by Aaron Glantz
skirchy.bsky.social
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
August 29, 2025 at 2:41 PM
aglantz.bsky.social
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
August 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
aglantz.bsky.social
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
August 25, 2025 at 5:21 PM
aglantz.bsky.social
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!)
August 20, 2025 at 10:10 PM
aglantz.bsky.social
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
August 14, 2025 at 7:46 PM