Manchild At C-PAC

Musk: We checked the database on social security. How many alive Americans eligible for social security are there? According to the database it is over 400 million. pic.twitter.com/ajNROen331

— Acyn (@Acyn) February 20, 2025

 Possibly:

Numident, or "Numerical Identification System," is the Social Security Administration's computer database file of an abstract of the information contained in an application for a United States Social Security number (Form SS-5). It contains the name of the applicant, place and date of birth, and other information. The Numident file contains all Social Security numbers since they first were issued in 1936.

"Possibly" here meaning Musk is probably referring to the “Numident” which, among other things, “contains all Social Security numbers since they were first issued in 1936.” I can’t say that doesn’t amount to 400 million entries. I can say it doesn’t mean SS is paying 400 million people. Or even thinks there are 400 million people alive with active SS numbers.

I can say with confidence that Elmo is an idiot. And that he’s ignoring, intentionally or from rank ignorance, the Social Security Death Index:

The file contains information about persons who had Social Security numbers and whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration from 1962 to the present; or persons who died before 1962, but whose Social Security accounts were still active in 1962. As of 2018, the file contained information on 111 million deaths. 

In 2011, some records were removed from the file.

I’m sure Elmo thinks there’s some scandal in that last sentence. Although I take back the ignorance defense. If I can find this information so readily, Elmo can, too. He just doesn’t want to.

Easier to make the story what you want it to be, that way. But mostly, Elmo is just a superannuated adolescent, and this is all a game to him.

Musk on Fort KnoxI don't know. We just want to see it and make sure someone did not spray paint some letters or something. Is this real gold? Bite the bar.. pic.twitter.com/nLrdr83utA

— Acyn (@Acyn) February 20, 2025

Giving him access to one of the most secure facilities in the world seems like such a good idea. You just know he wants to take some DOGE guys with him so they can replay scenes from “Goldfinger.” Or he’ll claim it’s not the “real” Fort Knox because it’s not the one James Bond fought in.

Musk: A massive amount of your tax dollars is going to legacy media companies directly from the government pic.twitter.com/951Bzlt9WK

— Acyn (@Acyn) February 20, 2025

When it should be going to Xitter. Or SpaceX. Or Tesla. I think the government actually gives SpaceX more money than DOGE has claimed is spent on “legacy media.”

Musk: We are fighting the matrix. We are fighting the matrix big-time here. It has to be done. pic.twitter.com/2gKmN7FAOQ

— Acyn (@Acyn) February 20, 2025

In his dreams he’s Keanu Reeves, dodging bullets in slow motion. And he’s skinny.