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/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/3mnzftzmu4k25https://bsky.app/profile/ziembavision.bsky.social/post/3mnuqkkx7hs2dMore alarming reports emerging about the nation's largest ICE detention facility, Camp East Montana, located in my hometown, El Paso, TX. Read on for some of the shocking details from the GAO report that was published today [THREAD] https://files.gao.gov/reports/GAO-26-108886/index.html?_gl=1*1mg38pl*_ga*NjM1MzU3NjY4LjE3NzgxODQ1MzM.*_ga_V393SNS3SR*czE3ODEwMTQ4MTckbzQkZzAkdDE3ODEwMTQ4MTckajYwJGwwJGgw09 Jun 2026 17:40 +0000at://did:plc:lvchaqagj2fu5zo3ucfsew2t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnuqkkx7hs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/ziembavision.bsky.social/post/3mma4m72epc25Thank you @eldiario.es for translating and republishing our investigation! https://diario.mx/amp/el-paso/2026/may/19/en-la-nomina-de-ice-pese-a-protestas-1118748.html19 May 2026 19:25 +0000at://did:plc:lvchaqagj2fu5zo3ucfsew2t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mma4m72epc25https://bsky.app/profile/ziembavision.bsky.social/post/3mm7ttpy4zk2pDespite lawsuits, deaths, and MANY allegations of medical neglect, the medical provider at Camp East Montana is in having its most lucrative year by far, with $1.8 billion in federal contracts in FY 2026. Read our new investigation about the company: https://www.pogo.org/investigates/troubled-ice-medical-provider-remains-at-camp-east-montana-despite-outcry19 May 2026 16:48 +0000at://did:plc:lvchaqagj2fu5zo3ucfsew2t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm7ttpy4zk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/ziembavision.bsky.social/post/3mm5mv2v7yk2oIn March, ICE fired the contractor running Camp East Montana detention facility in El Paso amid deaths, a measles outbreak, and allegations of substandard medical care. Quietly, the facility kept on using the same medical provider. Read our latest: https://www.pogo.org/investigates/troubled-ice-medical-provider-remains-at-camp-east-montana-despite-outcry18 May 2026 19:38 +0000at://did:plc:lvchaqagj2fu5zo3ucfsew2t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm5mv2v7yk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/ziembavision.bsky.social/post/3mlw3m5slr22hProud to have played a small role in this absolutely vital reporting by @cnn.com through sharing local records we obtained on deaths in ICE custody https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/15/us/ice-immigration-detention-centers-medical-care-deaths-invs-vis15 May 2026 19:40 +0000at://did:plc:lvchaqagj2fu5zo3ucfsew2t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlw3m5slr22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/ziembavision.bsky.social/post/3mkn7qabagc2dMy first time on national TV — thanks for having me @pbsnews.org ! [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Apr 2026 13:35 +0000at://did:plc:lvchaqagj2fu5zo3ucfsew2t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkn7qabagc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/ziembavision.bsky.social/post/3mkn7nhjbjc2d“The growing line of Venezuela-related lobbying by Trump-linked firms underscores the view that getting favored treatment from U.S. agencies entails gaining access to top U.S. officials through people with insider access” The latest by @schwellenbach.bsky.social 🛢️ https://www.pogo.org/investigates/k-street-cashes-in-on-u-s-control-of-venezuelan-oil29 Apr 2026 13:34 +0000at://did:plc:lvchaqagj2fu5zo3ucfsew2t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkn7nhjbjc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/ziembavision.bsky.social/post/3mic2qezhak2fThe Perfect Rose on Los Feliz Blvd on @kcrw.com yesterday — thank you to the kind listener who sent this my way!30 Mar 2026 16:16 +0000at://did:plc:lvchaqagj2fu5zo3ucfsew2t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mic2qezhak2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ziembavision.bsky.social/post/3mhlz2ckm7s2hJust a perfectly normal update on gas prices in downtown LA21 Mar 2026 21:47 +0000at://did:plc:lvchaqagj2fu5zo3ucfsew2t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhlz2ckm7s2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/ziembavision.bsky.social/post/3mhghutf5322n“I hear elements of the Weather Station, the War On Drugs, and Bruce Hornsby in there, and the way Kladzyk sings the word "California" is pure Joni.” Joni is always there 🕊️ — thanks @stereogum.com [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Mar 2026 16:57 +0000at://did:plc:lvchaqagj2fu5zo3ucfsew2t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhghutf5322nhttps://bsky.app/profile/ziembavision.bsky.social/post/3mhfzuferws2gThis expansive and searching song was born on a long drive from NYC to LA, and I think a bit of that endless road is still alive inside of it. My song The Perfect Rose is now yours. too.fm/bbyljx2 https://too.fm/bbyljx219 Mar 2026 12:46 +0000at://did:plc:lvchaqagj2fu5zo3ucfsew2t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhfzuferws2g