{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Rated R Safety Show with Jay Allen","title":"EP 1359: The Runaway Train, Skoop Criticisms, & Tax-Day Deflections","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3602,"description":"Welcome to Thursday, May 21, 2026, broadcasting live from the Safety FM studios in Orlando, Florida! Today, we start with a little house-cleaning, calling out some formatting errors from people dropping new safety podcasts online, before shifting gears to how corporate safety metrics completely blind leaders to what is happening out on the floor.Here is what is making headlines today:Geopolitics & Federal News:Shares soared across Asian markets amid hopes of a Middle East peace deal and reports that a planned labor strike at Samsung Electronics has been put on hold to allow for negotiations.Secretary of State Antony Blinken is scheduled to visit India this weekend, targeting trade, defense, and energy talks. However, an ongoing U.S. investigation into alleged unfair trading practices by Indian sectors could complicate the trade pact talks.The U.S. Justice Department has announced a sweeping new provision that effectively bars the IRS from investigating President Trump, his sons, and their family businesses. The deal drops an ongoing lawsuit in exchange for a $1.776 billion compensation fund for Trump supporters who claim they were targeted by government lawfare.Two police officers who defended the Capitol on January 6th have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration aiming to block that same $1.776 billion fund, calling it an \"unauthorized slush fund\" that uses taxpayer money to benefit rioters.Tensions between the U.S. and Iran have spiked yet again. Iran has warned that the war will spread beyond the Middle East if American strikes proceed, despite Trump publicly delaying a strike at the request of Gulf allies.A new congressional report reveals the U.S. military has lost or damaged 42 aircraft since the Iran conflict began, totaling billions of dollars in losses.The Weird, Wild, & Pop Culture:Amazon founder Jeff Bezos fired back at critics on CNBC, stating he pays \"billions of dollars in taxes\" and arguing that changing his tax rate wouldn't solve...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/FYSH5ZtbGRo-DXsJjN4TFD5t8Z-RbJ0Wv7j8kT3BMA8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hZjNj/Mjg2MjFkNDVjYjE1/MWFlN2QxMzJlYmQw/Y2UwMC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}