# @theobjectivist: X profile (context) Hub: [[Users/@theobjectivist/@theobjectivist|@theobjectivist]] · Lists: [[Users/@theobjectivist/Chronological List|chronological]] · [[Users/@theobjectivist/Topical List|topical]] · Topic: [[Topics/Economic Freedom and Prosperity/Economic Freedom and Prosperity|Economic Freedom and Prosperity]] · Index: [[X Research]] > [!info] Interactions with [[marshallpittman]] > Marshall has replied to @theobjectivist: on Oct 14, 2026, 9:50 PM CDT he wrote "@theobjectivist At Bernie is directly responsible for this sham!" ([post](https://x.com/marshallpittman/status/2110564001377587201)), replying to [a post on the Social Security cap](https://x.com/theobjectivist/status/2110529554033029623). The search found no other posts between them, and none from @theobjectivist to @marshallpittman (full-archive X search, Nov 4, 2026). Marshall bookmarked this post into "summarize". ## Identity - **Name:** The Rational Animal 🤔 (@theobjectivist), United States - **Bio (verbatim):** "Champion of Reason, Individual Rights and Capitalism." - **Joined:** Jan 2025 · **Verification:** blue - "The Rational Animal 🤔", an anonymous Objectivist (Ayn Rand) commentary account in the United States, by its bio "Champion of Reason, Individual Rights and Capitalism." Joined Jan 2025. Posts essays on taxes, Social Security, socialism and rights, and reposts other free-market accounts. ## Stats (X API, Nov 4, 2026, about 9:50 AM CT) | Followers | Following | Posts (lifetime) | Listed | Media | Likes given | |---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:| | 12,561 | 940 | 4,121 | 59 | 107 | 3,135 | ## What they post about Sample: 50 items (21 replies, 20 quotes, 7 reposts, 2 posts), Oct 27, 2026, 6:40 AM CT to Nov 3, 2026, 11:38 PM CT. Themes come from keyword rules, so treat them as approximate. | Theme | Items | Likes | Views | |---|---:|---:|---:| | Health care, welfare and taxes | 6 | 3,034 | 123,863 | | Capitalism, wages and socialism | 7 | 293 | 12,568 | | Rand, reason and rights | 3 | 22 | 1,442 | | Politics | 13 | 1,793 | 389,999 | | Other | 21 | 3,540 | 89,407 | ### Top posts in the sample (by likes; reposts excluded) | Date (CT) | Post (verbatim, trimmed) | Likes / views | |---|---|---| | [Oct 31, 2026, 5:47 PM](https://x.com/theobjectivist/status/2116663400159690964) | Rock has this right, and the numbers make it even better. Vanderbilt broke the steamboat monopolies by cutting the New York to Albany fare f… | 2,485 / 44,142 | | [Nov 3, 2026, 7:55 AM](https://x.com/theobjectivist/status/2117616648920186983) | I am not a billionaire, so let me try to convince them. The first question is what does universal health care mean? Health care is not a thi… | 1,017 / 40,050 | | [Oct 30, 2026, 7:22 PM](https://x.com/theobjectivist/status/2116325020444062016) | If only there had been evidence of the failures of socialist policies before. 🤔 In 1965 Congress projected Medicare's hospital program would… | 984 / 61,441 | ## Fact-check scorecard | Posted (CT) | Post | Verdict | |---|---|---| | Tue Nov 3, 2026, 7:55 AM CST | [[Users/@theobjectivist/Post Analyses/Post Analysis - theobjectivist on Universal Health Care and Collectivism (2026-11-03)\|universal health care as collectivism]] | 🟡 Canadian and British waits are real and long (Canada's median was 28.6 weeks in 2025; England had 7.4M pathways waiting in Aug 2026), but 'no other source' than tax, the 'flow of the sick' to the US, 'every' wage hike bringing kiosks and lost drugs are overstated; the rights argument is Objectivist philosophy | ## Assessment for source reliability A clear Objectivist essayist. The philosophy is stated openly. Its factual premises (wait times, wage effects) are usually directionally right but generalised from the worst cases, so check the numbers and the scope. ## Gaps - The sample covers only the most recent posts returned by the X API (about two pages); older history was not read. - Likes by Marshall can't be checked through the API.