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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Io Dodds

Elon Musk’s teenage high school grad staffer known as ‘Big Balls’ now State Department adviser: Report

A controversial staffer involved with Elon Musk's effort to seize control of U.S. government computer systems has been granted access to the State Department and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as an “adviser,” according to reports.

Edward Coristine, a 19-year-old high school grad and DOGE member known online as "Big Balls,” is now listed as a "senior adviser" at the State Department's Bureau of Diplomatic Technology, The Washington Post reported on Monday.

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