René Kladzyk
@ziembavision.bsky.social
Journalist and music-maker 🕸 investigative reporter for
@pogo.org
⛲️ shares music as Ziemba 💌 tips: [email protected]
@pogo.org
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Just a casual summer 2016 lunch with senior advisor to Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, the former PM of Israel, then-Russian rep to the UN, and Jeffrey Epstein
February 12, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Just a casual summer 2016 lunch with senior advisor to Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, the former PM of Israel, then-Russian rep to the UN, and Jeffrey Epstein
Reposted by René Kladzyk
In a House hearing yesterday, AG Pam Bondi was questioned about Deputy Secretary of Defense Steve Feinberg's ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
We reported on these ties last week.
We reported on these ties last week.
Epstein Files Show Financial Ties to DOD Deputy Secretary Feinberg
DOD Deputy Secretary Steve Feinberg is referenced in 20 documents in the Epstein files, while the company he founded, Cerberus, appears in 360 files
www.pogo.org
February 12, 2026 at 2:46 PM
In a House hearing yesterday, AG Pam Bondi was questioned about Deputy Secretary of Defense Steve Feinberg's ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
We reported on these ties last week.
We reported on these ties last week.
Yet ANOTHER senior White House official (and billionaire) in the Epstein files:
100s of docs show financial ties btw Pentagon Deputy Secretary Steve Feinberg’s company Cerberus and Epstein
www.pogo.org/investigates...
100s of docs show financial ties btw Pentagon Deputy Secretary Steve Feinberg’s company Cerberus and Epstein
www.pogo.org/investigates...
Epstein Files Show Financial Ties to DOD Deputy Secretary Feinberg
DOD Deputy Secretary Steve Feinberg is referenced in 20 documents in the Epstein files, while the company he founded, Cerberus, appears in 360 files
www.pogo.org
February 8, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Yet ANOTHER senior White House official (and billionaire) in the Epstein files:
100s of docs show financial ties btw Pentagon Deputy Secretary Steve Feinberg’s company Cerberus and Epstein
www.pogo.org/investigates...
100s of docs show financial ties btw Pentagon Deputy Secretary Steve Feinberg’s company Cerberus and Epstein
www.pogo.org/investigates...
Reposted by René Kladzyk
Emails in the Epstein files suggest that Jeffrey Epstein maintained a business relationship with Cerberus Capital Management, a private equity firm formerly led by Dept. of Defense Deputy Secretary Steve Feinberg.
Read the full story at POGO Investigates: https://bit.ly/46sUWMD
Read the full story at POGO Investigates: https://bit.ly/46sUWMD
Epstein Files Show Financial Ties to DOD Deputy Secretary Feinberg
DOD Deputy Secretary Steve Feinberg is referenced in 20 documents in the Epstein files, while the company he founded, Cerberus, appears in 360 files
www.pogo.org
February 7, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Emails in the Epstein files suggest that Jeffrey Epstein maintained a business relationship with Cerberus Capital Management, a private equity firm formerly led by Dept. of Defense Deputy Secretary Steve Feinberg.
Read the full story at POGO Investigates: https://bit.ly/46sUWMD
Read the full story at POGO Investigates: https://bit.ly/46sUWMD
Reposted by René Kladzyk
BREAKING: Pentagon Dep. Sec. Feinberg and the company he co-founded appear in 100s of docs in Epstein files, including personal emails sent by Epstein & whistleblower emails alleging a vast money laundering scheme involving Feinberg’s company.
www.pogo.org/investigates...
www.pogo.org/investigates...
Epstein Files Show Financial Ties to DOD Deputy Secretary Feinberg
DOD Deputy Secretary Steve Feinberg is referenced in 20 documents in the Epstein files, while the company he founded, Cerberus, appears in 360 files
www.pogo.org
February 6, 2026 at 11:59 PM
BREAKING: Pentagon Dep. Sec. Feinberg and the company he co-founded appear in 100s of docs in Epstein files, including personal emails sent by Epstein & whistleblower emails alleging a vast money laundering scheme involving Feinberg’s company.
www.pogo.org/investigates...
www.pogo.org/investigates...
Reposted by René Kladzyk
Great scoop on Trump’s #2 official at the Pentagon from the #EpsteinFiles by my @pogo.org colleague @ziembavision.bsky.social
www.pogo.org/investigates...
www.pogo.org/investigates...
Epstein Files Show Financial Ties to DOD Deputy Secretary Feinberg
DOD Deputy Secretary Steve Feinberg is referenced in 20 documents in the Epstein files, while the company he founded, Cerberus, appears in 360 files
www.pogo.org
February 7, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Great scoop on Trump’s #2 official at the Pentagon from the #EpsteinFiles by my @pogo.org colleague @ziembavision.bsky.social
www.pogo.org/investigates...
www.pogo.org/investigates...
Reposted by René Kladzyk
NEW FROM POGO’S INVESTIGATIONS DESK:
Hundreds of documents in the newly released Epstein files shed light on Epstein’s connections with a private equity firm formerly led by Dept. of Defense Deputy Secretary Steve Feinberg.
Read @ziembavision.bsky.social's latest: https://bit.ly/46sUWMD
Hundreds of documents in the newly released Epstein files shed light on Epstein’s connections with a private equity firm formerly led by Dept. of Defense Deputy Secretary Steve Feinberg.
Read @ziembavision.bsky.social's latest: https://bit.ly/46sUWMD
Epstein Files Show Financial Ties to DOD Deputy Secretary Feinberg
DOD Deputy Secretary Steve Feinberg is referenced in 20 documents in the Epstein files, while the company he founded, Cerberus, appears in 360 files
www.pogo.org
February 7, 2026 at 12:03 AM
NEW FROM POGO’S INVESTIGATIONS DESK:
Hundreds of documents in the newly released Epstein files shed light on Epstein’s connections with a private equity firm formerly led by Dept. of Defense Deputy Secretary Steve Feinberg.
Read @ziembavision.bsky.social's latest: https://bit.ly/46sUWMD
Hundreds of documents in the newly released Epstein files shed light on Epstein’s connections with a private equity firm formerly led by Dept. of Defense Deputy Secretary Steve Feinberg.
Read @ziembavision.bsky.social's latest: https://bit.ly/46sUWMD
BREAKING: Pentagon Dep. Sec. Feinberg and the company he co-founded appear in 100s of docs in Epstein files, including personal emails sent by Epstein & whistleblower emails alleging a vast money laundering scheme involving Feinberg’s company.
www.pogo.org/investigates...
www.pogo.org/investigates...
Epstein Files Show Financial Ties to DOD Deputy Secretary Feinberg
DOD Deputy Secretary Steve Feinberg is referenced in 20 documents in the Epstein files, while the company he founded, Cerberus, appears in 360 files
www.pogo.org
February 6, 2026 at 11:59 PM
BREAKING: Pentagon Dep. Sec. Feinberg and the company he co-founded appear in 100s of docs in Epstein files, including personal emails sent by Epstein & whistleblower emails alleging a vast money laundering scheme involving Feinberg’s company.
www.pogo.org/investigates...
www.pogo.org/investigates...
Reposted by René Kladzyk
what a godawful day for journalism, following a great many other godawful days for journalism
February 4, 2026 at 5:11 PM
what a godawful day for journalism, following a great many other godawful days for journalism
Newly obtained texts between Border Patrol agents reveal their strategies for how to get away with using force against migrants.
Absolutely vital new investigation by my colleagues @schwellenbach.bsky.social @marenmachles.bsky.social
www.pogo.org/investigates...
Absolutely vital new investigation by my colleagues @schwellenbach.bsky.social @marenmachles.bsky.social
www.pogo.org/investigates...
Inside One of the Border Patrol’s Most Violent Sectors
Texts and records reveal how Border Patrol agents in southern Arizona privately talk about use of force and accountability — and how to avoid discipline.
www.pogo.org
January 14, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Newly obtained texts between Border Patrol agents reveal their strategies for how to get away with using force against migrants.
Absolutely vital new investigation by my colleagues @schwellenbach.bsky.social @marenmachles.bsky.social
www.pogo.org/investigates...
Absolutely vital new investigation by my colleagues @schwellenbach.bsky.social @marenmachles.bsky.social
www.pogo.org/investigates...
Reposted by René Kladzyk
ICE Inspections Plummeted as Detentions Soared in 2025 - by my @pogo.org colleague @ziembavision.bsky.social & Isabel Del Mastro www.pogo.org/investigates...
ICE Inspections Plummeted as Detentions Soared in 2025
The number of ICE detention facility inspections dropped by 36.25% in 2025, even as detention rates — and deaths in ICE custody — surged across the nation.
www.pogo.org
January 12, 2026 at 5:22 PM
ICE Inspections Plummeted as Detentions Soared in 2025 - by my @pogo.org colleague @ziembavision.bsky.social & Isabel Del Mastro www.pogo.org/investigates...
Reposted by René Kladzyk
🚨READ @pogo.org's FIRST INVESTIGATION OF 2026🚨: ICE detention facility inspections plummeted in 2025, even as detention rates—and deaths in ICE custody—surged. By @ziembavision.bsky.social and Isabel Del Mastro
www.pogo.org/investigates...
www.pogo.org/investigates...
ICE Inspections Plummeted as Detentions Soared in 2025
The number of ICE detention facility inspections dropped by 36.25% in 2025, even as detention rates — and deaths in ICE custody — surged across the nation.
www.pogo.org
January 12, 2026 at 5:01 PM
🚨READ @pogo.org's FIRST INVESTIGATION OF 2026🚨: ICE detention facility inspections plummeted in 2025, even as detention rates—and deaths in ICE custody—surged. By @ziembavision.bsky.social and Isabel Del Mastro
www.pogo.org/investigates...
www.pogo.org/investigates...
As ICE detention numbers skyrocketed last year, oversight inspections of detention centers dropped sharply.
Read my new investigation, authored in collaboration with American University’s investigative reporting workshop.
www.pogo.org/investigates...
Read my new investigation, authored in collaboration with American University’s investigative reporting workshop.
www.pogo.org/investigates...
ICE Inspections Plummeted as Detentions Soared in 2025
The number of ICE detention facility inspections dropped by 36.25% in 2025, even as detention rates — and deaths in ICE custody — surged across the nation.
www.pogo.org
January 12, 2026 at 4:53 PM
As ICE detention numbers skyrocketed last year, oversight inspections of detention centers dropped sharply.
Read my new investigation, authored in collaboration with American University’s investigative reporting workshop.
www.pogo.org/investigates...
Read my new investigation, authored in collaboration with American University’s investigative reporting workshop.
www.pogo.org/investigates...
Some actual facts about fentanyl traffickers for no reason in particular:
86.2% are U.S. citizens
43.1% have little or no prior criminal history
Data from the U.S. Sentencing Commission
www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
86.2% are U.S. citizens
43.1% have little or no prior criminal history
Data from the U.S. Sentencing Commission
www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Designates Fentanyl as a Weapon of Mass Destruction
DEFENDING AMERICA FROM A CHEMICAL WEAPON: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order designating illicit fentanyl and its core precursor
www.whitehouse.gov
December 15, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Some actual facts about fentanyl traffickers for no reason in particular:
86.2% are U.S. citizens
43.1% have little or no prior criminal history
Data from the U.S. Sentencing Commission
www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
86.2% are U.S. citizens
43.1% have little or no prior criminal history
Data from the U.S. Sentencing Commission
www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
New letter from lawmakers raises alarms on diminished trust in the Pentagon’s ability to conduct meaningful oversight of privatized military housing.
November 21, 2025 at 9:49 PM
New letter from lawmakers raises alarms on diminished trust in the Pentagon’s ability to conduct meaningful oversight of privatized military housing.
New national survey of more than 3k military families at 57 installations confirms many of the problems in privatized military housing I’ve identified in past reporting persist and are widespread.
changetheairfoundation.org/mold-in-the-...
changetheairfoundation.org/mold-in-the-...
Mold in the Military
changetheairfoundation.org
November 20, 2025 at 5:58 PM
New national survey of more than 3k military families at 57 installations confirms many of the problems in privatized military housing I’ve identified in past reporting persist and are widespread.
changetheairfoundation.org/mold-in-the-...
changetheairfoundation.org/mold-in-the-...
Reposted by René Kladzyk
"Somehow calling a female reporter 'piggy' was only the second-most offensive anti-press utterance to come out of the president’s mouth in recent days."
Read our statement: freedom.press/issues/press...
Read our statement: freedom.press/issues/press...
November 19, 2025 at 8:21 PM
"Somehow calling a female reporter 'piggy' was only the second-most offensive anti-press utterance to come out of the president’s mouth in recent days."
Read our statement: freedom.press/issues/press...
Read our statement: freedom.press/issues/press...
Reposted by René Kladzyk
Congrats to our senior investigator @ziembavision.bsky.social for winning an EPPY in community service reporting for her investigation on mold in military housing! https://www.eppyawards.com/
Home - Eppy Awards
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November 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Congrats to our senior investigator @ziembavision.bsky.social for winning an EPPY in community service reporting for her investigation on mold in military housing! https://www.eppyawards.com/
Whomsoever follows me on here for the musical bizness, please know that I am playing so many new songs tomorrow night in the city of angels with an actual backing choir of angels. Very serious about this.
November 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Whomsoever follows me on here for the musical bizness, please know that I am playing so many new songs tomorrow night in the city of angels with an actual backing choir of angels. Very serious about this.
Baby’s first national journalism award
Big news! @ziembavision.bsky.social won a @milreporters.bsky.social Award for Investigative Reporting, for her incredible series on oversight failures in military housing.
Read this essential investigation:
Read this essential investigation:
“Operation Counter-Mold”: The Hidden Battle in Military Homes
Newly obtained documents reveal the scale of the military’s mold problem amid a gaping hole in federal standards.
www.pogo.org
October 16, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Baby’s first national journalism award
Reposted by René Kladzyk
NEW: A DHS "self-deportation" contract worth up to ~$1 billion was "unlawful, rushed, and noncompetitive," per a lawsuit. It went to a firm w/ no prior fed contracts whose CEO earlier worked w/ a top DHS official involved in the award
www.pogo.org/investigatio...
www.pogo.org/investigatio...
Massive DHS "Self-Deportation" Contract Challenged as Secretive and…
The “rushed” deal worth up to $915 million was handed to a firm with “no track record” as a federal contractor, a rival's lawsuit alleges.
www.pogo.org
October 10, 2025 at 1:09 PM
NEW: A DHS "self-deportation" contract worth up to ~$1 billion was "unlawful, rushed, and noncompetitive," per a lawsuit. It went to a firm w/ no prior fed contracts whose CEO earlier worked w/ a top DHS official involved in the award
www.pogo.org/investigatio...
www.pogo.org/investigatio...
Reposted by René Kladzyk
POGO investigator @ziembavision.bsky.social discusses surveillance and how it could be used to target people based on gender identity and sexual orientation on the TransLash podcast:
This week on TransLash Podcast, @imarajones.bsky.social sits down with @kredburn.bsky.social and @ziembavision.bsky.social to discuss the DHS rolling back limitations on surveillance based on gender identity and sexual orientation.
🎧 Listen now: linktr.ee/translashmedia
🎧 Listen now: linktr.ee/translashmedia
September 19, 2025 at 1:51 PM
POGO investigator @ziembavision.bsky.social discusses surveillance and how it could be used to target people based on gender identity and sexual orientation on the TransLash podcast:
Reposted by René Kladzyk
This week on TransLash Podcast, @imarajones.bsky.social sits down with @kredburn.bsky.social and @ziembavision.bsky.social to discuss the DHS rolling back limitations on surveillance based on gender identity and sexual orientation.
🎧 Listen now: linktr.ee/translashmedia
🎧 Listen now: linktr.ee/translashmedia
September 18, 2025 at 8:04 PM
This week on TransLash Podcast, @imarajones.bsky.social sits down with @kredburn.bsky.social and @ziembavision.bsky.social to discuss the DHS rolling back limitations on surveillance based on gender identity and sexual orientation.
🎧 Listen now: linktr.ee/translashmedia
🎧 Listen now: linktr.ee/translashmedia
Reposted by René Kladzyk
NEW! A top White House official has a $2 million to $10 million stake in Palantir. That official's office is playing a key role in the gargantuan Golden Dome missile defense program, which Palantir is seen as likely to benefit from - more @pogo.org
www.pogo.org/investigatio...
www.pogo.org/investigatio...
Gold Rush: Top Trump Officials’ Silicon Valley Ties
The Golden Dome missile defense project could be a “slush fund” for tech companies like Palantir — and for high-level officials with financial stakes.
www.pogo.org
August 25, 2025 at 1:31 PM
NEW! A top White House official has a $2 million to $10 million stake in Palantir. That official's office is playing a key role in the gargantuan Golden Dome missile defense program, which Palantir is seen as likely to benefit from - more @pogo.org
www.pogo.org/investigatio...
www.pogo.org/investigatio...
Reposted by René Kladzyk
Israel has killed more journalists in the last 22 months than were killed worldwide in the preceding three years. Now we add 6 more to that total.
Palestinian journalists are #NotATarget. They are the last eyes and ears for the world in Gaza, and must be protected. cpj.org/2025/08/isra...
Palestinian journalists are #NotATarget. They are the last eyes and ears for the world in Gaza, and must be protected. cpj.org/2025/08/isra...
August 11, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Israel has killed more journalists in the last 22 months than were killed worldwide in the preceding three years. Now we add 6 more to that total.
Palestinian journalists are #NotATarget. They are the last eyes and ears for the world in Gaza, and must be protected. cpj.org/2025/08/isra...
Palestinian journalists are #NotATarget. They are the last eyes and ears for the world in Gaza, and must be protected. cpj.org/2025/08/isra...