heather

Dog mom 🐶🐶🐶. Educator 🏫. Democrat 💙. Reader/Audiobook addict 📖. Writer ✏️. Music lover 🎶. Jewelry maker 💍.

[heather @twidictedteach]

@edgetulsa I live in Tahlequah and the signal for my favorite station isn't good. Tons of static. I miss my 104.5 music already 😢

[heather @twidictedteach]

@PlayBlooket my students want to know how long the Easter blooks will be available in the market

[heather @twidictedteach]

@joncoopertweets That he shouldn't have voted for a felon

[Silja🏴‍☠️🇨🇦 🇫🇮 🇫🇷 🇮🇷 🇺🇦 Russia=Genocide @SiljaLynx]

FYI, @elonmusk , read this as well.

"WHO ARE THE TOP FIVE PEOPLE or GROUPS SPREADING DISINFORMATION on X?"

You, @elonmusk , are #1

https://t.co/cAV49t4K1U

[Really American 🇺🇸 @ReallyAmerican1]

BREAKING: Sen. Ron Wyden sounds the alarm that Trump approves of the House budget resolution -- the only way they can meet their $880 billion in cuts is by cutting hundreds of billions from Medicaid, a disaster for millions.

Make sure everyone sees this.

[Mike Pence @Mike_Pence]

Mr. President, Ukraine did not “start” this war. Russia launched an unprovoked and brutal invasion claiming hundreds of thousands of lives. The Road to Peace must be built on the Truth.🇺🇸🇺🇦

“Russia Invades Ukraine in Largest European Attack Since WWII” @FoxNews (February 24, 2022) https://t.co/ra8R9PI9oj

[Bill Marsh, US NAFO Bastard Division 🇺🇸 🐐 @USNA_73]

It’s a false claim, meant to glorify Trump.

Grok3 (beta) - the one that belongs to Musk, tells a very different story.

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The claim that 1.3 million people aged 150-159 and over 130,000 people aged 160 and older are receiving Social Security payments has been circulating, notably tied to statements from Elon Musk and echoed in posts on X. However, this appears to be a misrepresentation of data from the Social Security Administration (SSA) database, and the reality is far less sensational.
The SSA maintains a database called the Numident, which tracks all assigned Social Security numbers (SSNs). Audits by the SSA’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) have indeed shown millions of records for individuals listed as over 100 years old without recorded death information. For example, a 2023 audit found 18.9 million SSNs for people born in or before 1920 (making them 103 or older by 2023) with their "death field" set to "FALSE." This includes over 1.3 million entries for ages 150-159 and smaller numbers for even older ages, like 122,000 for 160-169, as Musk highlighted in a chart shared on X.
But here’s the critical distinction: these numbers reflect database entries, not people actively receiving payments. The same 2023 audit found that 98% of these individuals—approximately 18.4 million—had not received benefits or reported earnings in over 50 years, strongly suggesting they are deceased but not updated in the system. Only about 44,000 of those over 100 were receiving benefits, and a 2015 audit narrowed this further, identifying just 266 beneficiaries recorded as over 112, with only 13 likely being that old due to discrepancies in birth records.
Why the mismatch? Experts point to quirks in the SSA’s antiquated systems, like COBOL programming, which defaults missing birth dates to a reference point (often May 20, 1875), making someone appear 150 in 2025. This isn’t evidence of widespread fraud but rather outdated technology and incomplete death reporting—issues the SSA has known about for years but deemed too costly to fully fix (e.g., a proposed $9 million update was shelved).
Real-world context supports this: the oldest verified person lived to 122 (Jeanne Calment, d. 1997), and the U.S. has about 100,000 centenarians today, none near 150. The idea of millions of 150+ year-olds collecting checks defies biology and logic. Fraud exists—some SSNs are misused—but it’s a tiny fraction of the program’s $1.4 trillion annual payout, with improper payments estimated at 0.84% by the OIG.
So, no, 1.3 million people aged 150-159 and 130,000 over 160 aren’t “on Social Security” in the sense of cashing checks. These figures reflect unupdated records, not living beneficiaries. The narrative seems to stem from a misreading of raw data, amplified for effect. Always worth digging past the headlines—numbers can lie when context is ignored.

[heather @twidictedteach]

@TheRichFromCali Yes

[heather @twidictedteach]

@olddog100ua He is both mad and owned. I'm sorry about what happened to you.

[heather @twidictedteach]

@elonmusk found some clear government wasted spending for you

[Chris D. Jackson @ChrisDJackson]

🚨 TAXPAYER WASTE ALERT 🚨

After lounging in Florida for four days, Donald Trump just took Air Force One for a 25-minute flight from Palm Beach to Miami—a trip that cost taxpayers nearly $1 million!

Most presidents would have just used the motorcade, but not King Donald! The waste never stops.

Where the hell is DOGE when you need them?!

[Adam Kinzinger (Slava Ukraini) 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @AdamKinzinger]

Trump is surrendering America. Trump is the opposite of strong.

He is a tiny, weak, small, scared, trembling, sissy, husk of a man.

There is nothing manly about his fat, sweaty, smelly, gross, makeup'ed self

An absolute joke

[heather @twidictedteach]

@PawlowskiMario His first term he was unfit to serve. He's only more unfit to serve now. He's a Russian asset.

[heather @twidictedteach]

@elonmusk how much more of our money are you planning on taking. Your "job" in DC is clearly a conflict of interest.

[Really American 🇺🇸 @ReallyAmerican1]

BREAKING: In a stunning moment, Rep. Jasmine Crockett exposes near $1 billion in new contracts for Musk in just 2 weeks: "This is nothing more than a money grab. He's not out there trying to save money for the American people, he's lining his pockets."

[Really American 🇺🇸 @ReallyAmerican1]

BREAKING: In a stunning moment, Rep. Jasmine Crockett exposes near $1 billion in new contracts for Musk in just 2 weeks: "This is nothing more than a money grab. He's not out there trying to save money for the American people, he's lining his pockets."

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

Trump now refers to himself as “the king”

Impeach.

[heather @twidictedteach]

3 branches of government exist for a reason!

[No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen @NoLieWithBTC]

A Trump official just announced that Trump has signed an executive order claiming that ONLY the President and Attorney General can speak for “what the law is.”

They are trying to start a constitutional crisis.

[Brian J. Karem @BrianKarem]

He is President. Not King.
He can't rule by decree.
He is an employee. A guest at the White House - our nation's house.
It isn't his.
It doesn't belong to him.
Neither does the Presidency.
He's a temp worker.
No more. No less.

[Pete Buttigieg @PeteButtigieg]

I am not making this up: Republicans have introduced legislation… to increase your bank fees.

[Anonymous @YourAnonCentral]

We formally reject the legitimacy of the Trump administration and do not recognize it as the lawful governing authority of the United States.

[Chuck Schumer @SenSchumer]

Everything Donald Trump has done so far is meant to dismantle the rule of law so that billionaires can run the show in Donald Trump’s America.

This week, Senate Democrats will expose Senate Republicans’ reconciliation budget bill for what it is:

A front to clear the way to cut taxes for Donald Trump’s billionaire buddies on the backs of working- and middle-class Americans.