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DOGE's ‘Big Balls' fails upward, gets new gig in D.C.

Edward Coristine, the 19-year-old kid known by his online handle “Big Balls,” is now working for the Social Security Administration, “advancing our mission of delivering more efficient service to the American people,” a spokesman said. Big Balls came to fame as a member of Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which—despite the moniker—is not an official government entity.

Edward Coristine, the 19-year-old kid known by his online handle “Big Balls,” is now working for the Social Security Administration, “advancing our mission of delivering more efficient service to the American people,” a spokesman said. Big Balls came to fame as a member of Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which—despite the moniker—is not an official government entity.

Christopher Smart Edward Coristine, the 19-year-old kid known by his online handle “Big Balls,” is now working for the Social Security Administration, “advancing our mission of delivering more…

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