David Meyers
@davidmeyers
Comms for @OpenSecretsDC; formerly @fulcrum_us @rollcall; proud @TuftsAlumni; husband and father. Not necessarily in that order.
Someone swiped a paper check from Speaker Mike Johnson's campaign committee and used it to steal $10,000. opensecrets.org/news/2025/07/1…
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What do "Deez Nuts" and Elon Musk have in common? Click below for a report from @davelevinthal to find out. opensecrets.org/news/2025/07/f…
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, among the most powerful House Democrats, was 14 months late disclosing a stock transaction worth up to $15,000. This is the fourth time she has violated #STOCKAct requirements on personal trades. opensecrets.org/news/2025/07/r…
The Supreme Court is going to consider lifting the caps on coordinated spending by political parties, a move that might shift some money away from super PACs. @OpenSecrets offered a preliminary look at what could happen. opensecrets.org/news/2025/07/w…
Excellent showing by @TuftsJumbos. #GoBos
The most NCAA DIII championships by decade. @KenyonSports earned a crazy 23 titles in the 90s, also leading the 80s with 17. All in Swimming & Diving. @MiddAthletics leads the 2020s so far with nine championships. All champs: d3sportsdata.com/all-time-ncaa-… #d3data #d3 #d3sports
"There’s a common bond among those of us who’ve worked at Roll Call because in the face of what feels like constant change, Roll Call endures." Thank you @nathanlgonzales for nailing it. rollcall.com/2025/06/18/rol…
Boeing faces another potential corporate crisis after one of its 787 Dreamliner jets, operated by Air India, crashed and killed all but one passenger. Having spent millions on political influence, the company can turn to allies in government as it navigates the latest crisis. 🧵
Shoutout to @gijn for showcasing the important role OpenSecrets plays in tracking lobbying, including foreign lobbying. Anyone can use our data to understand how corporations and even foreign governments can attempt to influence policy in the U.S. gijn.org/resource/guide…
First-term Rep. Brandon Gill, who has advocated for government support of cryptocurrency, violated STOCK Act rules with two recent Bitcoin trades. opensecrets.org/news/2025/06/c…
Campaign committee of Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) must pay a big fine for election $$ law violations. New from me in @OpenSecretsDC: opensecrets.org/news/2025/05/f…
Name a sports Dave. I’ll start:
Name a sports Dave. I’ll start:
Over the past few weeks, OpenSecrets has been studying the lobbying and campaign giving histories for companies and people benefiting from the Trump administration’s increased deportation activity. Today we are looking at tech, defense and support services companies. 🧵
Chuck Schumer is the top Democrat in the Senate and one of the longest-serving members of Congress. Who has been funding his political career? 🧵
TUFTS TAKES IT 🐘 @TuftsJumbos advance to the National Championship! 📺📊: on.ncaa.com/25D3WLAXG2 #WhyD3 | #D3lax
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Speaking at #AmericanDemocracySummit, fired FEC Chair @EllenLWeintraub says, "We need to look at who gets nominated because it matters. We need people who believe in the law to be serving in the government."
The agency that’s supposed to enforce campaign finance law in the U.S. is underfunded, gridlocked, and barely functional. Let’s talk about the FEC - and why it matters now more than ever. 👇🧵
As the Trump administration ramps up detentions and deportations, some air carriers stand to make a pretty penny from lucrative ICE contracts. Who are they? Let’s follow the money 👇🧵