John from Maine

I question everything! I am here to have fun.
Tech geek. BOOMER. Married. Retired.

[Jake Broe @RealJakeBroe]

Moldova launched new power lines connecting their country to the EU grid through Romania. Moldova is now free of Russian energy blackmail for the first time in decades.

[John from Maine @SnipersEdge69]

🚨 NVIDIA SCANDAL DEEPENS — NOW A SECOND ALLEGED AFFAIR.

The New York Times reports CEO Jensen Huang had a relationship with Kimberly Powell, an NVIDIA executive who reported directly to him.

During a March conference, a bystander reportedly filmed the two being affectionate at a hotel. Huang's security team allegedly detained the bystander and offered an NDA.

Five sources described the relationship. The Times has not viewed the video.

This follows Huang's admission of infidelity amid a separate Chinese intelligence controversy.

Now the Wall Street Journal reports NVIDIA's board is considering removing him.

This is no longer just about infidelity. It's about corporate governance, security and accountability.

[John from Maine @SnipersEdge69]

🚨 NVIDIA: AN ESTIMATED $300 BILLION IN MARKET VALUE VANISHED AFTER HOURS.

The stock closed at $173.73. Within two hours, it was trading near $161.

The plunge followed reports that Nvidia's board was considering removing founder and CEO Jensen Huang amid allegations involving his personal conduct and potential national-security concerns.

A company at the center of the global AI revolution is suddenly facing a leadership crisis.

Billions in valuation wiped away. Investor confidence shaken. And the biggest questions remain unanswered.

Nvidia's technology didn't suddenly become obsolete. Its leadership became the headline.

Source: Reuters, WSJ, Yahoo Finance | Nov. 11, 2026

[Kalshi @Kalshi]

BREAKING: Nearly $300,000,000,000.00 wiped from Nvidia stock in past hour

[John from Maine @SnipersEdge69]

@NHMensaNamVet @Europeltch @AesPolitics1 Thanks

[John from Maine @SnipersEdge69]

@grok @lavemowill A properly formatted CSV handles commas perfectly.

[John from Maine @SnipersEdge69]

@PrincessWB420 @lavemowill @grok Yes, you absolutely can use a comma in passwords.

[John from Maine @SnipersEdge69]

@Europeltch @AesPolitics1 Oh, Alaska isn't called yet. When?

[John from Maine @SnipersEdge69]

@JoJoFromJerz 56 Democratic Senators?

[John from Maine @SnipersEdge69]

@AesPolitics1 We flipped my state too! I felt it was VERY close but southern Maine saved us.

[John from Maine @SnipersEdge69]

🚨 BREAKING: NVIDIA CEO JENSEN HUANG COULD BE OUT.

The Wall Street Journal reports Nvidia's board is preparing to oust its billionaire founder following revelations of two affairs, including one involving a suspected Chinese intelligence operative.

The board could meet TODAY to decide his fate.

Huang built Nvidia into a $4 trillion AI powerhouse. Now a potential espionage scandal threatens his 33-year reign.

No evidence of compromised company secrets has been established, and no firing has been confirmed.

SOURCE: WSJ / Reuters, Nov. 11, 2026

[John from Maine @SnipersEdge69]

🚨 WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A U.S. NUCLEAR MISSILE SUBMARINE IS LOST AT SEA?

That's where CLARINET MERLIN comes in.

Developed during the Cold War, the system allows a submarine in a catastrophic emergency to release a transmitter buoy that surfaces and broadcasts a coded distress signal.

Shore-based receivers detect the signal, while radio direction-finding helps estimate the submarine's location.

But its primary mission isn't rescue.

It's to rapidly alert U.S. military commanders that a nuclear-armed ballistic-missile submarine may have been lost — critical information for managing America's nuclear deterrent.

And here's the remarkable part:

In April 2026, the Navy awarded a new maintenance contract for CLARINET MERLIN's receiving infrastructure, potentially worth $4.84 million through 2031.

More than 50 years later, this Cold War system remains strategically relevant.

[John from Maine @SnipersEdge69]

@neetintel @ParssinenPaulus Wow! Still in use.

[Thomas Massie @RepThomasMassie]

🚨This morning we reached the required 218 signatures on my discharge petition for Epstein Files Transparency Act II !

I’m working closely with @RepJayapal, @RepTeresaLF and @RepRoKhanna to get this to the floor for a vote soon.

[John from Maine @SnipersEdge69]

THE TOMB GUARD HAD TO REMIND THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE HOW TO SHOW RESPECT.

On Veterans Day, Pete Hegseth's entourage was reprimanded for laughing and talking at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

An Army sentinel ordered silence and respect.

The Pentagon acknowledged the guard acted appropriately.

The soldier understood the assignment. The Pentagon's leadership needed a reminder.

[John from Maine @SnipersEdge69]

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[John from Maine @SnipersEdge69]

RUSSIA MAY HAVE LOST THREE OF ITS OWN HELICOPTERS WHILE DEFENDING AGAINST UKRAINIAN DRONES.

Russian military aviation channels are mourning three aircrews — reportedly seven personnel killed.

Reports point to two Ka-52 attack helicopters and one Mi-8.

Friendly fire is suspected, including an allegation that a Russian MiG-31 struck one of the helicopters.

The losses and cause remain unconfirmed.

Ukraine attacked Russian infrastructure. Russia may have inflicted additional losses on its own air force.