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madi mcvan
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reporter @ minnesota reformer. covering the trump admin's impact on minnesotans. texan in st. paul. DMs open. eng/esp
Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan wearing a whistle at a campaign event in Prior Lake tonight.
January 23, 2026 at 2:58 AM
Reposted by madi mcvan
The White House posted an edited photo of the activist involved in the Minneapolis church protest, made to look like she was crying.
January 22, 2026 at 6:14 PM
to be clear nicole is my friend, and my “partner” in a journalism way
and finally, a shoutout to my partner Nicole Neri, who has been with me every step of the way, capturing photos that bring these stories to life.

DMs always open to tips/feedback/etc. please reach out and say hi!
January 22, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Reposted by madi mcvan
This is Liam. He's 5. My story: sahanjournal.com/education/ic...
January 22, 2026 at 1:10 AM
ICYMI last night.
January 22, 2026 at 3:59 PM
ICE agent Jonathan Ross shot Renee Good in the left temple.

The bullet exited the right side of her head, per the preliminary findings of an independent autopsy. The other two bullet wounds were not immediately-life threatening. New in @minnesotareformer.com
Renee Good shot in left temple, per independent autopsy • Minnesota Reformer
A gunshot wound to the left temple likely killed Renee Good, according to an independent autopsy released Wednesday by Good’s family’s attorneys.  ICE agent Jonathan Good shot and killed Good in her c...
minnesotareformer.com
January 22, 2026 at 4:01 AM
thinking a lot about this piece i wrote for @sahanjournal.bsky.social in the runup to the 2020 election.
Immigrants to Minnesota know about instability and political violence. Many recognize familiar signs in their adopted homeland.
Immigrants to Minnesota have experienced political instability back home. Now they're debating if the U.S. is nearing a democratic crisis.
sahanjournal.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:19 PM
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from my newsletter this week:
January 21, 2026 at 4:15 PM
hey, y'all. my name is madi and i'm a reporter for the minnesota reformer. i cover the trump administration's impact on minnesotans, which means i've been out on the streets covering ICE in the twin cities. let me walk you through how we got here:
January 21, 2026 at 3:16 PM
today in the reformer — you really can't overstate how ubiquitous anti-ICE actions are in the twin cities right now
Businesses are posting signs on their doors telling ICE to keep out. Observers are visible outside of restaurants, stores and schools. "Upstander" trainings are reaching capacity — and so are neighborhood signal chats.

In the Twin Cities, the resistance is everywhere.
In the Twin Cities, ICE resistance goes mainstream • Minnesota Reformer
The week before an ICE agent shot and killed Renee Good in south Minneapolis, her 67-year-old neighbor Terri Sullivan heard that a school in nearby Richfield that serves mostly Latino students needed ...
minnesotareformer.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:37 PM
is this thing on
January 21, 2026 at 2:28 PM