Journalist and music-maker 🕸 investigative reporter for @pogo.org ⛲️ shares music as Ziemba 💌 tips: rene.kladzyk@pogo.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/ziembavision.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ziembavision.bsky.social/post/3mtz52ckjv226“Ziemba's coming back with a bang.” Thank you @stereogum.com https://stereogum.com/2509525/ziemba-we-implode/music26 Aug 2026 20:06 +0000at://did:plc:lvchaqagj2fu5zo3ucfsew2t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtz52ckjv226https://bsky.app/profile/ziembavision.bsky.social/post/3mtynr7tgzc2aWe Implode, the music video, is out now Special thanks to the dry cleaners on York in Highland Park that nonchalantly gave us the keys overnight to film this feral frolic https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=v32IzXz9smw&list=RDv32IzXz9smw&start_radio=1&pp=ygURWmllbWJhIHdlIGltcGxvZGWgBwE%3D&ra=m26 Aug 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:lvchaqagj2fu5zo3ucfsew2t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtynr7tgzc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ziembavision.bsky.social/post/3mtyg6vunfk2oWe Implode is out now I wrote this song across a decade, inside the whirlwind and after the dust settled – it’s a dialogue with a past self about a doomed relationship and maybe an experiment in time travel, a way of sealing a lesson I learned.  lnk.to/WeImplode26 Aug 2026 13:17 +0000at://did:plc:lvchaqagj2fu5zo3ucfsew2t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyg6vunfk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/ziembavision.bsky.social/post/3mtwukp4x322wSome excerpts from the absolutely remarkable cosmology of Dolly, via her 1994 autobiography. Thank you Dolly Parton 🦋25 Aug 2026 22:29 +0000at://did:plc:lvchaqagj2fu5zo3ucfsew2t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwukp4x322whttps://bsky.app/profile/ziembavision.bsky.social/post/3mtw7nwptk22y"A recent investigation into ICE’s detention oversight system found that facilities continue to receive high inspection ratings despite reports of serious medical and safety deficiencies” New congressional letter citing our recent ICE investigation: https://pallone.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/pallone.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/letter-on-health-situation-in-ice-detention-centers_final-compressed.pdf25 Aug 2026 16:15 +0000at://did:plc:lvchaqagj2fu5zo3ucfsew2t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtw7nwptk22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/ziembavision.bsky.social/post/3mtoph6tqpk2tWe Implode in five days Pre-save now lnk.to/WeImplode22 Aug 2026 16:36 +0000at://did:plc:lvchaqagj2fu5zo3ucfsew2t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtoph6tqpk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/ziembavision.bsky.social/post/3mtjfknppx22dThere's a lot to unpack in our latest investigation about ICE's broken system for inspecting detention centers. Read on for key findings from the dataset we compiled on detention facility inspections [THREAD] https://www.pogo.org/investigates/inside-ices-broken-system-for-inspecting-detention-facilities20 Aug 2026 13:55 +0000at://did:plc:lvchaqagj2fu5zo3ucfsew2t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjfknppx22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/ziembavision.bsky.social/post/3mtevdkib3k24Thank you to @calmatters.org @nigelduara.bsky.social for covering our investigation into ICE’s broken detention inspection system. https://calmatters.org/justice/2026/08/ice-detention-centers-project-on-government-oversight/18 Aug 2026 18:55 +0000at://did:plc:lvchaqagj2fu5zo3ucfsew2t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtevdkib3k24https://bsky.app/profile/ziembavision.bsky.social/post/3mtee7vfte22pThank you for republishing @elpasomatters.bsky.social ! [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Aug 2026 13:48 +0000at://did:plc:lvchaqagj2fu5zo3ucfsew2t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtee7vfte22phttps://bsky.app/profile/ziembavision.bsky.social/post/3mtee6k27zs2pThis is a big one: My colleagues and I have worked for the past 7 months building a dataset from 100s of pdfs buried on ICE’s website to identify trends in how ICE is grading itself on detention conditions. Investigation (and full dataset) out now! https://www.pogo.org/investigates/inside-ices-broken-system-for-inspecting-detention-facilities18 Aug 2026 13:48 +0000at://did:plc:lvchaqagj2fu5zo3ucfsew2t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtee6k27zs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/ziembavision.bsky.social/post/3msbkgvw6pc2fExtremely delighted to be among this cohort of incredible journalists [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Aug 2026 17:36 +0000at://did:plc:lvchaqagj2fu5zo3ucfsew2t/app.bsky.feed.post/3msbkgvw6pc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ziembavision.bsky.social/post/3mrwxxxxofk27“”The Pleasure Seekers” arrives as an epic vision-quest prayer—multiple cosmoses colliding with Ziemba’s possessed, eccentric folk music.” Thank you @pastemagazine.bsky.social https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/best-new-songs/best-new-songs-july-30-202631 Jul 2026 12:39 +0000at://did:plc:lvchaqagj2fu5zo3ucfsew2t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrwxxxxofk27https://bsky.app/profile/ziembavision.bsky.social/post/3mrsquoj7ac2fThank you @stereogum.com https://stereogum.com/2506675/ziemba-announces-new-album-the-braid-hear-the-pleasure-seekers/music29 Jul 2026 20:22 +0000at://did:plc:lvchaqagj2fu5zo3ucfsew2t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrsquoj7ac2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ziembavision.bsky.social/post/3mrsj4n66g22lDreamily, my new album The Braid will be my first release to be pressed on vinyl since 2020’s True Romantic — you may pre-order this limited run of LPs now! https://ziemba.bandcamp.com/album/the-braid29 Jul 2026 18:03 +0000at://did:plc:lvchaqagj2fu5zo3ucfsew2t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrsj4n66g22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/ziembavision.bsky.social/post/3mrrvdr4b222gI am elated to share that I have a new album galloping earthward at reckless pace. The Braid comes out October 2nd on digital and limited vinyl pressing.  The first song, The Pleasure Seekers, is out now. Available on streaming platforms and @bandcamp.com https://ziemba.bandcamp.com/album/the-braid29 Jul 2026 12:09 +0000at://did:plc:lvchaqagj2fu5zo3ucfsew2t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrrvdr4b222ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ziembavision.bsky.social/post/3mrnthwr3kk25Tomorrow night 9pm pst / midnight eastern27 Jul 2026 21:25 +0000at://did:plc:lvchaqagj2fu5zo3ucfsew2t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnthwr3kk25https://bsky.app/profile/ziembavision.bsky.social/post/3mr3k66l2wk2bExtremely wild new investigation published today: the Pentagon’s contracted “independent” watchdog over military housing companies holds deep and longstanding business ties to many of those companies. (!!!) ALSO and equally bonkers (see next tweet)… https://www.pogo.org/investigates/how-a-military-housing-watchdog-games-the-system20 Jul 2026 14:50 +0000at://did:plc:lvchaqagj2fu5zo3ucfsew2t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr3k66l2wk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/ziembavision.bsky.social/post/3mnzftzmu4k25Great journalism job alert for DC-based journos! Come work with me and our small but mighty investigative team doing vital accountability reporting on the federal government! Please share with folks who’d be interested: https://pogo.breezy.hr/p/994a94987de9-senior-investigative-reporter?state=published11 Jun 2026 14:12 +0000at://did:plc:lvchaqagj2fu5zo3ucfsew2t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnzftzmu4k25