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René Kladzyk

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Journalist and music-maker 🕸 investigative reporter for @pogo.org ⛲️ shares music as Ziemba 💌 tips: rene.kladzyk@pogo.org

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René Kladzyk @ziembavision.bsky.social · 9h
THE BRAID is out now Everything, all of it, the words, the flesh, the piss in the sea, the blades of grass, it all got woven into this braid. God had the book of life open at PLEASURE. lnk.to/thebraidziemba
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Ziemba - The Braid
Listen to The Braid by Ziemba.
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René Kladzyk @ziembavision.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A new essay by me on the joys and perils of being a working musician with a day job, and the beautiful duty of following that thread through the labyrinth knowing full well you may never find your way out. 🌀 Read it now @thecreativeindependent.com thecreativeindependent.com/essays/conta...
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Containing multitudes – The Creative Independent
Musician and writer René Kladzyk shares her experience as an atypical multi-hyphenate and a working artist with a day job.
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J. Neas @jneas.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Second set: @ziembavision.bsky.social, Caleb Caudle, Horse Jumper of Love, and @superchunk.bsky.social tunein.com/radio/WQFS-9...
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René Kladzyk @ziembavision.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Thank you @missmollymary.bsky.social for this extremely fun interview about the making of the We Implode music vid. www.ienjoymusic.net/behind-the-v...
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behind the video with Ziemba ("We Implode")
I get so excited about new music from Ziemba that I feel like the artist name should be spelled and said with an exclamation point: Ziemba! I've been a fan of René Kladzyk's musical project since inte...
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René Kladzyk @ziembavision.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Our lady of the perpetually dirty feet presents a new song for you, Open Up, my last offering before my album The Braid arrives on October 2nd. lnk.to/ziembaopenup
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René Kladzyk @ziembavision.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
OPEN UP (a whole big history of hope) Out tonight midnight EST / 9pm PST
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René Kladzyk @ziembavision.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Real Q: Does anyone have a good point of contact for Annie Lennox? Asking for important and secret reasons
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René Kladzyk @ziembavision.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
🧨 Are we so alike that we both want to implode and when we implode while colliding it sparkles so devastatingly that neither of us can see at all? 🧨 Sincere question posed in new song / thank you @stereogum.com for the write up: stereogum.com/2509525/ziem...
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Ziemba Shares New Song "We Implode": Listen
Ziemba’s coming back with a bang. The multi-disciplinary artist releases her long-awaited new album The Braid this fall, and so far she’s shared the sprawling singles “The Perfect Rose” and “The Pleas...
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René Kladzyk @ziembavision.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
“Ziemba's coming back with a bang.” Thank you @stereogum.com stereogum.com/2509525/ziem...
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Ziemba Shares New Song "We Implode": Listen
Ziemba’s coming back with a bang. The multi-disciplinary artist releases her long-awaited new album The Braid this fall, and so far she’s shared the sprawling singles “The Perfect Rose” and “The Pleas...
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Petridisch / Fish Prints @petridisch.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
a day with new Ziemba is a good day 💯
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René Kladzyk @ziembavision.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
We 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 m.youtube.com/watch?v=v32I...
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René Kladzyk @ziembavision.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
We 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/WeImplode
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René Kladzyk @ziembavision.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Some excerpts from the absolutely remarkable cosmology of Dolly, via her 1994 autobiography. Thank you Dolly Parton 🦋
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The Davis Vanguard @vanguardnewsgroup.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
A 70 percent reduction in reported deficiencies occurred between fiscal years 2022 and 2025 according to a Project On Government Oversight investigation, even as deaths increased at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center. davisvanguard.org/2026/08/ice-...
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René Kladzyk @ziembavision.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
"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: pallone.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
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Nick Schwellenbach @schwellenbach.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
🚨In 2025, Trump's crypto venture World Liberty Financial struck a deal w/ a publicly traded company called Alt5 Sigma That deal came under fire in a lawsuit against Alt5 that alleged “illegality,” “unjust enrichment” & “avarice” that @pogoinvestigates.bsky.social is first reporting 1/4
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No SEC Probe of Trump Crypto Deal Despite Alleged "Illegality"
In matters involving the president and cryptocurrency, some experts say the Securities and Exchange Commission has abandoned its mission of protecting investors.
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René Kladzyk @ziembavision.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
We Implode in five days Pre-save now lnk.to/WeImplode
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Nick Schwellenbach @schwellenbach.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
🧵below on ICE's twisted inspection system where detention centers get glowing grades even when there are violations of standards and deaths... And follow my @pogoinvestigates.bsky.social colleague @ziembavision.bsky.social!
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René Kladzyk @ziembavision.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
There'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] www.pogo.org/investigates...
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Inside ICE’s Broken System for Inspecting Detention Facilities
New data reveals a twisted ICE detention oversight system where facilities get glowing grades, even amid deadly conditions.
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René Kladzyk @ziembavision.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Thank you to @calmatters.org @nigelduara.bsky.social for covering our investigation into ICE’s broken detention inspection system. calmatters.org/justice/2026...
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ICE gives detention centers high marks for health under Trump even as deaths climb, report finds
Immigrant detention centers are receiving high marks for health and safety under the Trump administration, according to a new investigation by the Project on Government Oversight.
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Adam Sawyer @adamjst.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
"It’s part of a nationwide system set up in a way that ensures most ICE detention facilities stay open, no matter how bad the conditions." From Isabel Del Mastro and @ziembavision.bsky.social www.pogo.org/investigates...
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Inside ICE’s Broken System for Inspecting Detention Facilities
New data reveals a twisted ICE detention oversight system where facilities get glowing grades, even amid deadly conditions.
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René Kladzyk @ziembavision.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Thank you for republishing @elpasomatters.bsky.social !
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Neil Gordon @neilegordon.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
A new investigation by @ziembavision.bsky.social reveals a broken immigration detention oversight system: ICE inspectors give detention facilities high grades despite poor conditions, and facilities given failing grades remain open. www.pogo.org/investigates...
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Inside ICE’s Broken System for Inspecting Detention Facilities
New data reveals a twisted ICE detention oversight system where facilities get glowing grades, even amid deadly conditions.
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René Kladzyk @ziembavision.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
This 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! www.pogo.org/investigates...
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Inside ICE’s Broken System for Inspecting Detention Facilities
New data reveals a twisted ICE detention oversight system where facilities get glowing grades, even amid deadly conditions.
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POGO Investigates @pogoinvestigates.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
As the nonpartisan news reporting division of @POGOwatchdog, we follow the money, uncover wrongdoing, and push for a government that works in the public interest.
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POGO Investigates @pogoinvestigates.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
POGO Investigates exposes government misconduct and abuse of power. We investigate how the government works — and where it doesn’t. Here’s what you should know. ⬇️
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J. Neas @jneas.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Fifth set: Slow Pulp, @ziembavision.bsky.social, The Modern Folk, and the Mountain Goats tunein.com/radio/WQFS-9...
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J. Neas @jneas.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Fifth set: @ziembavision.bsky.social, Convinced Friend, Futurebirds, and the Olivia Tremor Control tunein.com/radio/WQFS-9...
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René Kladzyk @ziembavision.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Extremely delighted to be among this cohort of incredible journalists
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René Kladzyk @ziembavision.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
“”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 www.pastemagazine.com/music/best-n...
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René Kladzyk @ziembavision.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Thank you @stereogum.com stereogum.com/2506675/ziem...
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Ziemba Announces New Album 'The Braid': Hear "The Pleasure Seekers"
Earlier today, THAO announced her first new album in six years, and now Ziemba is doing the same. The Braid follows 2020’s True Romantic, and it arrives this fall. René Kladzyk returned with “The Perf...
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René Kladzyk @ziembavision.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Dreamily, 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! ziemba.bandcamp.com/album/the-br...
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The Braid, by Ziemba
10 track album
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René Kladzyk @ziembavision.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
I 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 ziemba.bandcamp.com/album/the-br...
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René Kladzyk @ziembavision.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Tomorrow night 9pm pst / midnight eastern
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Project On Government Oversight @pogo.org · 20/07/2026
Military families are struggling to find safe, affordable housing. But while they struggle, real estate behemoth Jones Lang LaSalle is lining its pockets. Read the latest investigation from #POGOInvestigates:
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How a Military Housing Watchdog Games the System
As military families struggle to find affordable and safe housing, a real estate behemoth lines its pockets.
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Neil Gordon @neilegordon.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
NEW INVESTIGATION by @ziembavision.bsky.social: Military families struggle to find affordable housing due to Jones Lang LaSalle, a company that serves simultaneously as the Pentagon's housing watchdog and its real estate advisor www.pogo.org/investigates...
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How a Military Housing Watchdog Games the System
As military families struggle to find affordable and safe housing, a real estate behemoth lines its pockets.
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René Kladzyk @ziembavision.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Extremely 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)… www.pogo.org/investigates...
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How a Military Housing Watchdog Games the System
As military families struggle to find affordable and safe housing, a real estate behemoth lines its pockets.
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René Kladzyk @ziembavision.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Great 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: pogo.breezy.hr/p/994a94987d...
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Senior Investigative Reporter at Project On Government Oversight
Founded in 1981 in partnership with whistleblowers, the Project On Government Oversight (POGO) is a nonpartisan independent watchdog that works to expose waste, corruption, abuse of power, and other i...
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Today's Government Accountability Office report on ICE's Camp East Montana is scandalous: - Evidence of a homicide was destroyed or went missing - Detainees with HIV and diabetes were not given treatment plans - Cells were filthy and only cleaned weekly - A guard lost a loaded gun in the facility
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Camp East Montana

Two pictures are underneath, one is an aerial view of the tent camp, the other shows the tents from ground level.

GAO found that the Army did not incorporate flexibilities in the contract to account for occupancy levels below the maximum, resulting in millions of dollars in waste. For example, the Army paid the full cost for meals and services from August 1 to August 15, 2025, when there were no detained noncitizens at the facility. GAO also found that ICE could save tens of millions of dollars through September 2026 by incorporating cost saving measures in the contract, such as tiered pricing for meals. In April 2026, ICE terminated the contract for convenience and chose a new contractor to operate the facility. However, ICE had not yet incorporated these cost saving measures into the new contract and continued to pay for meals that it did not need.

GAO also identified serious performance and oversight challenges at Camp East Montana. The facility opened without meeting key detention standards. For example, the facility initially did not have perimeter security cameras, outdoor recreation space, or space for attorney and family visitation. ICE did not identify these issues because it did not inspect the facility prior to housing detained noncitizens there, as required by ICE policy. After the facility opened, ICE reported additional problems, including gaps in medical services, the loss of a loaded firearm, and unsanitary conditions, among other issues. These issues posed serious risks to the safety and security of both detained noncitizens and staff in the facility.
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René Kladzyk @ziembavision.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
More 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] files.gao.gov/reports/GAO-...
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GAO-26-108886, IMMIGRATION DETENTION: Waste and Performance Issues at Camp East Montana Provide Valuable Lessons for Future Facilities
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Nick Schwellenbach @schwellenbach.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
David Venturella is being tapped to run ICE He's a former GEO Group executive, who went from ICE to GEO & back to DHS last year @pogo.org has been keeping tabs on Venturella & the ICE-GEO revolving door for a while Notable coverage: www.pogo.org/investigates...
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Private Prison Exec Pursues Federal Cash, Spends at Trump Hotel
GEO became an avid fan of then-candidate Donald Trump after President Barack Obama’s Justice Department promised to stop approving new federal private prison contracts.
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Project On Government Oversight @pogo.org · 22/05/2026
Camp East Montana is the nation’s largest ICE detention facility, but its current medical provider has a yearslong paper trail of poor management and substandard medical care. Follow along to learn more ⬇️
An illustration in faded green, red, and purple. Above, it shows a group of people in a room with a medical cross visible on the wall. The people rake dollar bills into massive piles around a hole in the floor. Below, a few dollar bills fall down the hole, which illuminates suffering people in detention.
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René Kladzyk @ziembavision.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Thank you @eldiario.es for translating and republishing our investigation! diario.mx/amp/el-paso/...
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En la nómina de ICE pese a protestas
Con todo y atención deficiente, proveedor médico problemático de agencia migratoria continúa operaciones en Camp East Montana
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René Kladzyk @ziembavision.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Despite 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: www.pogo.org/investigates...
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Troubled ICE Medical Provider Remains at Camp East Montana Despite Outcry
Camp East Montana’s current medical provider has a yearslong paper trail of poor management and substandard medical care.
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Project On Government Oversight @pogo.org · 18/05/2026
Our latest investigation is a must-read:
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Troubled ICE Medical Provider Remains at Camp East Montana Despite Outcry
Camp East Montana’s current medical provider has a yearslong paper trail of poor management and substandard medical care.
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René Kladzyk @ziembavision.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
In 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: www.pogo.org/investigates...
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Troubled ICE Medical Provider Remains at Camp East Montana Despite Outcry
Camp East Montana’s current medical provider has a yearslong paper trail of poor management and substandard medical care.
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René Kladzyk @ziembavision.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Proud 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 www.cnn.com/2026/05/15/u...
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How understaffing and DHS policy drives rising deaths in ICE detention centers | CNN
More ICE detainees died in custody in 2025 than in any year in at least two decades, and 2026 is on track to be even higher.
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Project On Government Oversight @pogo.org · 30/04/2026
This week, @pbsnews.org talked to POGO Investigates' @ziembavision.bsky.social about her reporting on military housing ⬇️
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Project On Government Oversight @pogo.org · 29/04/2026
Check it out: @ziembavision.bsky.social of POGO Investigates went on @pbsnews.org to talk about her reporting on serious problems in military housing:
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Families sound alarm on toxic mold in military housing
Military families are sounding the alarm about the presence of toxic mold in military housing. It’s an issue that has long been making service members and their families sick. Stephanie Sy reports on ...
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