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Sia At The Game

@rhpsia.bsky.social

Associate Editor, ICIJ; veteran Pentagon & Capitol Hill editor/reporter; former Harvard Crimson sports columnist; ex-lot boy at the CBS Hawaii 5-0 studio. No DMs please. https://www.icij.org/journalists/richard-h-p-sia/

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Sia At The Game@rhpsia.bsky.social · 4d ago

ICYMI: Women on four continents told @icij.org that global pay-per-action dating sites owned by a Russian businessman and self-styled philosopher left them financially broke and heartbroken. www.icij.org/news/2026/07...

Inside the Matrix: How models, influencers and engagement quotas power the Social Discovery Group’s dating machine and global profits - ICIJ

Women on four continents told ICIJ that global pay-per-action dating sites owned by a Russian businessman and self-styled philosopher left them financially broke and heartbroken.

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Sia At The Game@rhpsia.bsky.social · 3w ago

NEW: Leaked records reveal mafia-linked Tamburello family acquired gold bars, luxury real estate & a $89M stake in a bank — part of a hidden $230M fortune — aided by unscrupulous financiers & lawyers, Italian prosecutors say. #PandoraPapers www.icij.org/investigatio... @icij.org

How offshore firms helped a mafia-linked Italian druglord hide a $230m fortune - ICIJ

Leaked Pandora Papers records reveal that Giacomo Tamburello and his family, now facing prosecution, accumulated gold bars, luxury real estate and a $89 million stake in a bank with the help of unscru...

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Sia At The Game@rhpsia.bsky.social · 3w ago

NEW: Nordic banking giant Swedbank agrees to pay $50M to settle New York probe stemming from #PanamaPapers revelations 10 years ago. State financial regulators say the bank misled investigators looking into its ties to Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca. www.icij.org/investigatio... @icij.org

Swedbank fined $50 million by New York authorities over Panama Papers revelations - ICIJ

The Swedish bank and its New York subsidiary agreed to the penalty to settle final U.S. probe tied to money laundering case, officials say.

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Sia At The Game@rhpsia.bsky.social · 4w ago

NEW: Taiwan charges business executives whose firm allegedly helped China’s cyber spies target Taiwanese officials & scholars. The operation included phony @icij.org reporters & fake Chinese whistleblowers to obtain sensitive data from entities of interest to Beijing. www.icij.org/investigatio...

Taiwanese authorities charge executives who helped China’s cyber spies target ICIJ network - ICIJ

The Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau probe corroborates ICIJ and Citizen Lab’s findings that attacks against journalists were part of a coordinated espionage campaign sponsored by Beijing.

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Sia At The Game@rhpsia.bsky.social · last mo.

NEW: Citing @icij.org's recent #CancerCalculus investigation, U.S. senator questions #Merck over "patent gimmicks" to boost prices for the blockbuster cancer drug Keytruda and delay cheaper generics from entering the market. www.icij.org/investigatio...

Senator questions Merck over patent strategy for blockbuster cancer drug Keytruda - ICIJ

In a letter, Sen. Maggie Hassan cited ICIJ's Cancer Calculus investigation and expressed concerns that the pharma giant is boosting profits at the expense of patients.

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Guardian US@us.theguardian.com · 2mo ago

"The mere existence of trillionaires is a major political and economic problem, probably the defining issue of our time," writes @gabrielzucman.bsky.social. "When the power of wealth is wielded by sociopaths, the consequences are a matter of life and death."

The era of trillionaires will be dire for democracy. Here is how we can fight back | Gabriel Zucman

There is a fundamental tension between extreme wealth and the very possibility of democracy. That’s because extreme wealth is always an extreme power

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Sia At The Game@rhpsia.bsky.social · 2mo ago

NEW: As U.S. states & Canada crack down on scam-prone bitcoin ATMs and criminal schemes to fleece senior citizens, @icij.org finds that most mainstream crypto industry players continue to enable massive transfers of bitcoin that facilitate ATM-related fraud. #CoinLaundry www.icij.org/investigatio...

Amid a scam crackdown, crypto giants keep fueling bitcoin ATMs - ICIJ

As governments seek to ban the machines, bitcoin ATMs remain entwined with cryptocurrency industry's most mainstream players.

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Sia At The Game@rhpsia.bsky.social · 3mo ago

BREAKING: Amaryllis Fox Kennedy, a senior Trump intelligence official, daughter-in-law of RFK Jr. and ally of DNI Tulsi Gabbard, to leave two of three key administration intel posts Friday, @icij.org & @washingtonpost.com report. www.icij.org/news/2026/05...

Intelligence official Amaryllis Fox Kennedy, a Gabbard ally, leaves two jobs - ICIJ

The daughter-in-law of RFK Jr. held top posts at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Office of Management and Budget.

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Sia At The Game@rhpsia.bsky.social · 3mo ago

ICYMI: Trump administration allows major crypto firms to skirt state regulators that have been policing dirty money in the industry. One regulator was shocked over the sudden loss of state authority, saying, “We will not be able to address consumer complaints.” @icij.org www.icij.org/investigatio...

Trump administration curbs state oversight of crypto industry - ICIJ

The shift offers companies immunity from certain regulations — and, critics say, weakens protections for scam victims.

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Sia At The Game@rhpsia.bsky.social · 3mo ago

ICYMI: Federal prosecutors have charged an Arizona gun dealer with attempting to provide material support to terrorists, signaling a new approach to slowing the deluge of weapons flowing across the border into Mexico. @icij.org www.icij.org/news/2026/04...

Arizona gun shop owner faces terrorism-related charges for allegedly selling high-caliber weapons bound for Mexican cartels - ICIJ

It is the first such case filed since the Trump administration designated several of the criminal groups as foreign terrorist organizations in 2025.

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Sia At The Game@rhpsia.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Just after publication of our #ChinaTargets investigation a year ago, a slew of fake @icij.org reporters approached journalists, Taiwan officials and human rights advocates seeking sensitive data. So, along with @citizenlab, my ICIJ colleague @scilla_alecci investigated: www.icij.org/investigatio...

Phony whistleblowers, fake journalists and cyber spies: ICIJ network targeted after China Targets probe  - ICIJ

Shortly after publication, a slew of fake ICIJ reporters approached journalists, Taiwanese officials, and human rights advocates seeking sensitive data. With Citizen Lab, we investigated.

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Sia At The Game@rhpsia.bsky.social · 3mo ago

NEW: Lawmakers and experts in several countries have called for pharmaceutical companies to be more transparent about drug pricing and tax dealings following revelations from ICIJ’s global #CancerCalculus investigation. www.icij.org/investigatio...

‘Unacceptable’: Lawmakers react to revelations from ICIJ’s Cancer Calculus investigation - ICIJ

In hearings around the world, politicians and experts called for inquiries into inequities surrounding Merck's anti-cancer drug Keytruda.

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Sia At The Game@rhpsia.bsky.social · 3mo ago

NEW: A ‘burgeoning black market’, inflated dosing and the over-judicialization of health care: reporters around the world assess impact of high priced cancer drug Keytruda. #CancerCalculus www.icij.org/investigatio...

A ‘burgeoning black market’, inflated dosing and the over-judicialization of health care: reporters around the world tell stories about Keytruda - ICIJ

In a yearlong investigation led by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, reporters from more than 37 countries found the cancer drug’s high price impacts patients and health syste...

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Sia At The Game@rhpsia.bsky.social · 4mo ago

NEW: My news organization @icij.org has released results our latest investigation, revealing how pharmaceutical giant Merck keeps the price of its lifesaving cancer drug Keytruda sky-high, locking out patients & squeezing health care systems worldwide. #CancerCalculus www.icij.org/investigatio...

Cancer Calculus - ICIJ

How Merck keeps the price of its blockbuster cancer drug sky-high, shutting out patients and straining health care systems around the world.

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