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Here is what is making headlines today:
- Geopolitics & Federal News:
- President Trump has issued a blunt warning to Iran, stating "the clock is ticking" and rejecting their peace proposal as "absolutely unacceptable". This comes alongside an AI-generated image of Trump surrounded by military vessels warning of "the calm before the storm".
- The World Health Organization has officially declared an Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda a global health emergency.
- India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is touring Europe, securing a semiconductor manufacturing deal in the Netherlands and focusing on green technology.
- Two Navy EA-18G Growler jets collided mid-air at the Gunfighter Skies Air Show in Idaho, but miraculously, all four crew members ejected safely.
- Two teenagers were arrested in Austin, Texas, after a chaotic shooting and car-theft spree that spanned 12 separate incidents and left four people injured.
- The MV Hondius cruise ship outbreak has reached North America, with a Canadian passenger becoming the first known Hantavirus case in the country.
- The Weird, Wild, & Pop Culture:
- A Michigan woman was arrested for retail fraud after stealing a bottle of Chardonnay by hiding it inside a body cavity.
- A California man was busted in "Operation Southern Hot Herps" for attempting to smuggle nearly 300 poached loggerhead musk turtles to Taiwan.
- Reddit roasted a company that rewarded its employees with an insulting "end-of-year goodie bag" containing a water bottle, a pen, and a single piece of candy instead of raises.
- Golfer Rory McIlroy lost his cool at the PGA Championship, screaming at a heckler who interrupted his backswing.
- Aaron Rodgers, now 42, is officially returning for his 22nd NFL season after signing a guaranteed $22 million deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The Main Story: The Danger of Workplace AssumptionsToday’s main story breaks down the frustrating reality of workplace miscommunication and "market confusion". We discuss how vague rollouts and poor instructions lead to entire teams making the wrong assumptions. Remember, you are responsible for communicating clearly, not just assuming your team understands the finite details.
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[00:00:03.65] Music: This show is brought to you by Safety FM. (upbeat music) ♪ I'm having so, so fucking fun ♪ ♪ I'm having so, so fucking fun ♪ (upbeat music) Rated MALSV. It contains strong language, sexual situations, and violence. It is intended only for mature audiences. Finally, show with the balls and call it like it is. Rated R Safety Show on Safety FM. Countdown to audio torture. In 3, 2, 1... Ah, let the eardrum pain begin! Forget the corporate bullshit! This is the Rated-R Safety Show, with your host, Doctor, uh... It doesn't matter who the host is. Oh, it does not matter. know who the host is, what has always mattered is who the listeners are. Anyways, we are broadcasting from the Safety FM studios in Orlando, Florida, and coming across the multiverse known as Safety FM, and then we are hanging out with our friends and colleagues. Well, um, where are they exactly? I think somewhere, uh, over there. Another great hour of free-form radio. That's for sure. Radio big. Okay, hanging out with our friends at Radio Big, 'cause that's kind of what we do over there. Do some fun stuff. Uh, do some exciting things. You know, have some fun times, if it's all possible. Anyways, today's Monday, May... the 18th of 2026. Just in case and we are coming to you from the multiverse that we know as safety FM. So there you go. A lot of stuff going on. So how are you? How was your weekend? What did you do? Did you do anything fun? Did you do anything exciting? Was there any birthdays, holidays, or anything off that you kind of celebrated and did? I don't know. I just like to ask those kind of questions. Because it's always a good time as we are talking and hanging and doing all the fun stuff. Anyways, with that being said, let's start talking right away on what we do around here. Our show consists of safety in the news, news and safety. That's just kind of what we do. We talk a little bit about everything. We talk a little bit about this. We talk a little bit about that, and then we kind of move forward through everything that's going on. So if you're good with this, I'm good with this, we can move forward, talk about the things that are going on, and get into this thing that we call our multiverse of things. Yes, that is kind of the way that it goes. We do a little bit of this a little bit of that and kind of play around and do some things because why would we not be doing that? That's is for sure the question of questions as we are going. So with that being said, I do have some people that I hang out with from feature story news, they come in, they talk about the things that are going on inside of the world of the multiverse, and then we kind of move around and go from there. That's just kind of how our show goes. That is the world of our show. Oh, and then you can you can interact with the show if you want to do it. There's kind of two ways of doing this. It's simple to do. So all you have to do is go to call in radio.com. Once you get there, audio, video, and text messaging, audio, video, and text messaging are the options outside of that. That's it. Once you get there, those are the options. I'll ask you a couple of questions, or you can go to safety. fm.com. and you'll see everything there listed. That is the way that we do our thing, and then we move forward into the multiverse of things because why would we not do it in any other fashion? That is for sure. Okay, so let's go ahead and do this move forward and talk about everything that is going on inside of the world because that is kind of what we do around here. So with that That being said, I am going to bring you my friends from Feature Story News, let them tell you what exactly is going on because why would we not do that? Like seriously, why would we not give any consideration to this stuff? So let's do that right now. We now return to Teacher Story News in New Delhi, Amneha Poonia. US President Donald Trump has issued a fresh warning to Iran. With peace negotiations stalled, he's told Tehran the clock is ticking. His latest threats coming after he rejected Iran's response to the White House peace proposal. Alastair D'Souza has more. It warns of, quote, "the calm before the storm," that particular AI-generated post. It shows the U.S. president surrounded by military vessels with lightning striking down from dark clouds above. So people trying to interpret what's going on here. Because all of this really coming in the midst of these media reports. from the New York Times and also Fox News saying that the US is weighing restarting strikes on Iran. Trump, as you know, has grown increasingly frustrated with Iran after Iran responded to that peace proposal sent by the US. Trump called it absolutely unacceptable. He told reporters on his return to China about how he apparently read the first line and really didn't like that first line and just decided to throw it away. An Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda has been declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization. Officials say the current strain is caused by a virus for which there are no approved drugs or vaccines. Chris Okamaringa has more from Kinshasa. That designation is reserved for diseases that have a very... high risk of spreading to neighboring countries, and ideally it's meant to mobilize resources and expertise. This Ebola outbreak has happened in an area that is grappling with a conflict. There are a number of armed groups that have been attacking civilians, forcing them to flee their homes and live in crowded camps, and that is an area that facilitates the spread of this infectious disease. Ituri province, where it's happened in the northeast of the DRC, is also an area that shares a border with Uganda and South Sudan. There's a lot of cross-border trade around that area. People keep moving from one area to another. Boosting technology cooperation is at the top of the agenda as India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi continues his European diplomatic outreach. After signing a semiconductor manufacturing deal in the Netherlands, clean technology would be in focus as the Prime Minister visits Norway on Monday. Green technology, energy cooperation and critical minerals could be just some of the items on the agenda as Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets his Norwegian counterpart this week. It's the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Norway in four decades and comes as New Delhi has been looking to reduce its trade. trade dependence on the U.S. and China. Mr. Modi will also participate in the India Nordic Summit on Tuesday. It comes after his visit to the Netherlands where the Dutch semiconductor fabrication giant ASML signed a deal with India's Tata Electronics to build India's first fabrication plant, Ishangarg, New Delhi. We're going to spend some time today and tomorrow hearing the Chinese position on last week's state visit to Beijing by President Trump. On the face of it, the U.S. leader did not get very far with President Xi Jinping. Much-coveted trade deals were more limited than many of the CEOs accompanying the U.S. leader had hoped. China was much more focused on drawing red lines for the U.S. over the issue of Taiwan than White House officials may have anticipated. But what did China get out of the visit? Victor Gao is vice-president of the Center for China and Globalization in Beijing. "Well, lots of things. First of all, President Trump restored the time-tested tradition of each sitting president of the United States. President Reagan making a state visit to China and that tradition was broken by former President Biden. When he was president of the United States for four years he didn't make a state visit to China. I would say President Biden was a Cold War president. His presidency was a Cold War presidency and President Biden probably really didn't care. about the fundamental interests of the American people. Tomorrow, Taiwan, the toughest issue of all between Washington and China. Could it still completely derail the relationship and even spark a war between the United States and Beijing? We'll hear Victor Gao's views on those questions tomorrow. With FSN Spotlight, I'm Simon Marks. The mean news again. Then, with peace negotiations stalled, US President Donald Trump tells Iran the clock is ticking. His latest threats coming after he rejected Iran's response to the White House peace proposal. An Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda has been declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization. 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Okay, so if you're ready to start talking about everything that, you know, we got to do over the weekend or get ready to do for this day, after the weekend, maybe that's the way that we should start leaning in regards to talking about some of this stuff. So of course, there's always a plethora of things that happen. But let's start off with one of those, uh, let's see, how would I dame it? Odd stories. A 48-year-old Michigan woman was arrested after allegedly stealing a bottle of wine at Traverse City Liquor Store and hiding it inside a body cavity. The store employees had already caught her the day before drinking alcohol while out paying for it, She returned the bottle of Chardonnay. They tried to stop her, but they couldn't find the missing wine. Later, police discovered the bottle was concealed inside of a body orifice during the booking at the jail. She was taken to the Munson Medical Center for treatment, and now is facing charges of including retail fraud, smuggling, and trafficking. past passing, she didn't steal a body of wine, she cellared it, if you get my drift, and when they said body of wine, she took it literally, no seriously, she took it literally. If you start thinking about some of the stuff that's going on there, like seriously, I mean think about it. Duh. Just for a moment there. Kind of an interesting one. I don't know if I would... want a bottle of wine that badly that would be worth doing I mean I'm just saying just some stuff of course as we are talking so let's continue talking about some other things company rewards employees with cheap goodie bags instead of raises and people are shocked what's inside of it so let's see with a grocery bills looking like a mortgage payment and gas bones acting like a casino slot machines workers are desperate for raises and then that actually matter but one employee on reddit got to the corporate equivalent of a pad on the head and a stale snack the workers posted photos on the inside of this forum showing the company's so-called end-of-year goodie bag instead inside a water bottle, a pen, a single piece of candy, crackers, and some mystery trinket that may have been a toy or a measuring tape. Either way nobody retiring early off of that the employee added yes it all came with it and which pretty much says everything that reddit users instantly roasted the company with that would have been less offensive if they haven't given it out at all. Another asks if the employees were kindergartners. Some commenters even said that their own nightmare stories of cheap bosses, one who said the executives at their mom's company received $300,000 bonuses while employees got exactly one chocolate chip cookie each. Yeah, one cookie, not even two, like some kind of holiday high roller. Another commenter summed the bag perfectly by calling it "it's a go-fuck-yourself bag." While others said that it wouldn't even bother taking it home. Nothing says more like "value your hard work" quite like "office crackers and fun-sized candy." where moral goes to die besides the bowl of stale peppermint with the breakdown room so there you go some things to think about as we are talking so I don't know what do you think about it there like seriously what do you think it definitely makes it interesting I mean there's no other way to there's no other way to put it that is for sure so take a listen to this one you know you can kind of already hear some interesting stuff out of California so I don't think I'm gonna tell you anything out of the ordinary here as we are talking so let's go ahead and do this one real quick California man is in serious trouble after the federal authority say that he tried to smuggle nearly 300 protected turtles to the U.S. and shipped them to or protected turtles out of the U.S. and then shipped them to Taiwan. According to the Department of Justice, Donald Doe of Daily City was arrested after allegedly submitting a fake paperwork to get federal export permit of 292 loggerhead musk turtles. Prosecutors say that he and his accomplice spent more than a year trying to move the turtles overseas between late 2022 and mid-2024. Investigators claim that that Doe bought turtles that had been poached from the wild in Florida and other states, especially asking sellers for wild-caught animals and directing them to ship to, let's see, where exactly did he want them shipped? To San Francisco. Authorities also said that he tried to get more than 200 turtles from another suspect in Louisiana who allegedly lied to federal officials by claiming that the turtles had been legally bred in captivity when exporters fail, Prosecutors say that Joe tried covering his tracks by falsely telling the co-conspirator that he had sold the turtles domestically. The charges fall under the Lacey Act, a federal conservation law that bans trafficking of wildlife to obtain illegally or through fraudulent paperwork. The investigation was part of Operation Southern Hot Herps, which sounds like a law enforcement sting but more of a terrible reptile themed nightclub. Doe has pleaded not guilty if convicted. He could face up to 5 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for each charge. he wasn't running a cartel he was running a shell company you get it you get it he was running a shell company okay so there you go what what an interesting time I mean like out of all the things to do I would like to know what is the what is the thing that it's worth because that's what I want to know because that's gonna be the interesting one so let me tell you about this one happened over the weekend. A mid-air disaster turned into a miracle outcome at Idaho Air Show when two Navy EA-18G Growlers collided, sending all four crew members parachuting to safety in front of thousands of stunned Backstaters. During yesterday's Gunfire Skies Air Show in Mountain Home Air Force Base, two Navy Growlers Jets clipped each other. Midair tumbled and crashed just northwest of the base. Video captured the jets colliding, breaking apart, and falling into flames as the four parachutes deployed. Overhead crowds watched in shock and black smoke rose from the crash site. Airshow's announcers quickly confirmed that we had four good parachutes. The crew were able to eject emergency crews including a helicopter rushed the scene by just after 1 p.m. Officials announced that all four pilots had found that were found safe in a nearby field. So let me ask you a question here because I'm kind of always curious about this. Have you been to an airshow? And if you have, what did you think about it? And if you did enjoy it, did anything weird happen? I don't think I've heard of a lot of air shows where strange things don't occur one way, shape or form. So that's kind of one way that I look at it. So that's the first thing, and let's see. Let me look at this. I think the first air show that I went to, I went with a friend of mine, and he had a hat on, and so the hatch covered his head, of course, and he was bald, which made it even interesting. So then they called him a court short, because for the longest time, he had a head tan that didn't cover all of his head. Because hey, you know, it didn't cover everything. So people were like, What the hell's going on? Mortal Kombat beat down rated R safety. Okay, so take a listen to this when Rory McClury tells a fan to, well, let me explain. Rory McClury completely lost his cool at a PGA championship after a fan yelled on his backswing on the 16th hole on Sunday, causing him to flub a chip shot into the bunker. The golfer immediately spun around and shouted "shut the fuck up" at the heckler during what was already a frustrating final round. Rory also appeared to point at the fan at marshals nearby, seemingly hoping the security would remove him from the course. Nobody knows exactly what the fan yelled, but it clearly got under Rory's skin, and considering the abuse he'd done. dealt with lately his patients may have already been uh you know hanging on a thread so let me ask you a question here because listen I don't really watch that much sports like I we can sit here and talk about uh mixed martial arts we can talk about uh professional wrestling and I can probably have a good convo with you and that's about it so when it comes to this why is it that it we look at this thing and we go okay there can be noise in every other sport but there cannot be noise during the sport of golf i just don't get it i look at it and i go from the standpoint of which is the best way of doing this because at the end of the day people are loud it's kind of the way that it goes so how quiet does it need to be and like your concentration is that strong that reminds me back in the days many many years ago and i'm talking many they used to have spinners that people would put up behind uh when somebody was taking a free throw at a basketball game and all of a sudden it became one of those things that they had to get rid of it and you also had those uh shoes that did the weird stuff the shoes that lit up that um people were like oh now can't have those because that would be too much for some another pitfall of our society rated our safety show okay so let's talk about this one coming out of austin the austin police department say the two teenagers behind the shooting spree that rattled neighborhoods across Austin and left four people injured. Police arrested a 15-year-old and a 17-year-old yesterday after the investigators linked them to 12 separate shooting incidents that stretched across the city from Saturday night until yesterday morning. Authorities say that the suspects fired at homes, apartments, complexes, pedestrians. two fire stations, and even a fire truck. While firefighters were nearby, one victim suffered critical injuries, but is expected to survive, while three others had non-life-threatening wounds. Among the random attacks was a man walking his dog who was shot in the back. and two people who were hit when suspects allegedly opened fire from passing the vehicle outside of a store. The chaos got so intense that officials issued a shelter-in-place order for parts of South Austin's while officers searched for the suspects. The order was lifted once the teens were taken into custody. although police said that the possible third suspect may still be on the run. According to police, the suspect allegedly stole multiple vehicles during the spree, cycling through a Hyundai's, a Mazda, a Kia, and then they moved around the city. Authorities also say the 17-year-old had already had a warrant tied to theft of a firearm. While the 15-year-old allegedly stole another gun from the same store, Lisa Davis described the investigation as "complex" because of the sheer number of scenes, stolen cars, and random shooting sprees across Austin. She also stressed the seriousness of the two armed juveniles allegedly causing city-wide havoc. So think about this for just a moment here, and I'm not trying to say anything out of the ordinary. So you have a couple of kids running around Austin, Texas, doing some crazy shit, and I don't know why all of a sudden you would think that this is a good idea to do, and I'm not picking on the kids here, because it gets weird and it gets weird quick when we start talking about these things. It's like at what point do you think that this was a good idea about what is what you should go around and doing. Now listen you're gonna sit back for a moment you're probably gonna hear all kinds of news stories about this where people are going to blame okay it was the violent video game games, it was the TV shows they were watching, it was the social media influence. They're going to say all of this stuff, because that's kind of the norm. But really what happened there? At what point did these kids think that was okay to do this? And what is going to be the claim here of the things that happened for them to be okay, this made the most logical sense of us doing anything and this is why we did it it's the show and they just make fun of a whole bunch of people it's just too funny it's too stupid rated r safety show okay so let's go ahead and talk about this one real quick aaron rogers is officially coming back to the nfl season after agreeing to a new year deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers worth $22 million guarantee with incentives that could go up to $25 million. He spends months debating his future with Pittsburgh's playoff run ended with a blowout loss to the Houston, Texas in January. Now Rogers is gearing up for his 22nd season NFL season or NFL season. Better saying we'll reunite. with the Steelers coach Mike McCarthy, his former coach with the Green Bay Packers. The pair famously won a Super Bowl together back in 2011 and then racked up 107 wins as a quarterback coach duo. Rodgers is expected to join Pittsburgh's voluntary offseason workouts this week, arriving, let's see, much earlier than last season. when he waited until minicamp to sign. Reason why Aaron Rodgers is too old to play football. Aaron Rodgers is 42 years old, and he's also why Aaron is too old to play football. What? Okay, so what does that have to do with anything? His playbook now comes with reading glasses and a little chain. I mean, really, we're gonna sit here and make fun of the guy for playing. Listen, I could tell you this. You're going out there doing something that most people cannot do and the only thing that we can do is a Monday morning quarterback you because there's just no other way that we could do anything. So there you go. Okay, so before we get into our main story, let's talk about this. if you're feeling tense, scattered, or just a little bit off. Take a listen to this one. Adding avocado to your day can actually help smooth things out, and I don't know what they mean exactly by smooth things out because that sounds a little perverse there. The healthy fats inside, especially mod saturated fats, play a key role in your brain production tonin and the two neurotransmitters most responsible for mood motivation and emotional balance so there you go so let me ask a strange question there is this the reason why you see so many healthy people all the time eating so many um quote-unquote because there I don't know how else to put it quote-unquote healthy stuff Like is this the reason why they're constantly eating avocados? I'm just asking because that would almost seem like that would be the the main reason behind it What do you think here? Or are you going now? That is not the reason why they do it They do it from the standpoint because it's important. I mean, it's kind of a weird think? It's a little bit all over the place in regards of talking about it. What do you think here? Okay, let's go ahead and do this. It's 32 minutes past the top of the hour. Let's get into the main story. Here is our main story on the Rated R Safety Show. Okay, so main story time. It's time to hang out, talk a little bit about this, talk a little bit about that, and talk a about how we communicate inside of some of these places that we work at, and I have to tell you, I think it's interesting. Sometimes having combos with people, sometimes going around in a doing the whole aspect here. Of looking around in this whole aspect here, of having really true conversations about what we should be doing, and the reason that I mention all of this is I cannot tell you as of recent on how market confusion occurs, and let me explain, and let's kind of go through the path. Have you been in at a worksite? Have you been at a job where something is discussed? But essentially, the instructions are not clear. Most of the people in the quote unquote group. Most of the people at the work site. Most of the people at the job site. thought that something meant something entirely different and all of a sudden there's that moment in time where everybody's like oh this doesn't mean this this means that and then you have to go back to the source material to try to figure it out and we can talk about anything we can talk about rules we can talk about regulations we can talk about how this is not explained the love the most is the open for interpretation one, because that's the one that always kind of goes, oh, how is that going to work? So here's what I'm going to tell you as we go through the process today and talk about this, I want you to sit back and think about this. The last time inside of your organization, someone came up and said, listen. we have this new rollout going on, we have this new thing that is happening, we have this new thing that we're going to do, and nobody really explained it properly. There was an assumption that was going on. There was this information that everybody made. But hey, this is the way we're supposed to be doing this but this is not really how it's actually outlined. Like I'll use an example here. As of last week, as this example would come up, I'll use it for something that's happening here at the radio station. Over the last few months, we've been promoting an event that we're having in Orlando, and it at a movie theater and we're gonna have people there and we did reference that we would be watching a documentary at some point throughout the day for this event now it was interesting to find out in which I was not aware of whatsoever that there was people that had some assumptions that the event The people that we were claiming were going to be there were going to be virtual. We're only on a screen. Not referencing exactly that these people would be in the room. Now there was a couple of reasons for this assumption. It was not specifically listed that they would be live in the room. It did not specifically list that live in the room meant live in the room, not live like a video screen. Also, the other portion that it kind of threw people off was a price point because it was significantly cheaper or not premium cost compared to when these people speak live. So, because of these telltale signs to others, there was an auto-assumption that it was over pre-recording, on a screen, that was it. Now, the funny part is that as we sit back and talk a little bit about this, it gets weird. It gets to that whole conversation where we need to have the discussion of when we are developing stuff, when we are having discussions with people, when we are having discussion with our teammates, when we are having discussion with the people that we do work with, maybe we have to do finite detail on what the expectation is. Because of course there's always the assumptions that people understand exactly what you are trying to say. Now I had a friend tell me this many many many years ago and it's always stuck in my head. She said, "I am responsible for what I say, not the things that you understand." Now, I thought it was interesting because I was like, that could almost come across offensive to some. But here's where we sometimes tend to fail as the receivers of the information. We don't ask enough questions, and sometimes as the people providing the information, we also fail because we don't give enough info. So, if we learn how to communicate properly, by sharing information with people, maybe that would be slightly different by going into finite detail. What we tend to forget from time to time is that people tend to learn things differently, meaning the following. You might understand something perfectly if it's explained with x, y, z. Y&Z while other people might not understand it at all, unless you give a perfect explanation on what you're trying to accomplish. So think about that next time. The next time you're having a conversation with someone, the next time that you're trying to line out the next big program, the next big change that's going on within your organization, combo to have there maybe that is the conversation to go around and say hey maybe it was time to explain that a lot better because maybe I just am NOT as good as I thought and maybe I just suck at communicating. Oops! What did he just say? We at Safety FM don't always agree with the viewpoints of our hosts and guests. Now back to real safety talk on Safety FM. Don't go anywhere! to the home of Real Safety Talk. it. But private internet access or PIA can help you. 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So, I guess I will not be letting the cat out of the bag, but we have went over a whole revamp here. at safetyfm.com we have went over a whole revamp on safety fm and so what does that mean exactly for you well that means the following we changed everything up to make sure that we have featured store stories and featured shows that you want to take a listen to starting today today today today today in some pod catchers you will have the video aspect of what the hell we're doing as well so like this show we normally put the first hour on podcast because you know this is our one of three but the first hour on certain podcast catchers today you'll be able to or just do the audio so there are some options for you so yeah go to the new safetyfm.com take a look around tell me what you think should make things a lot easier these days in regards of that okay so with that being said let's continue talking because that's we do, and let me tell you about the most important thing that I will ever tell you in my lifetime, and that's about my friends at to write love on our arms. No matter what you're facing, you deserve to be connected to help, and we want you to know that people have been where you are now and that healing is possible. To find out more information, all you have to do is go to T w l That's T-W-L-O-H-A dot com and click on the section that says find help. Once you get there, information related to addiction, depression, anxiety, eating disorder, self-injury, suicide, trauma, grief support, just to name a few. That's T-W-L-O-H-A dot com to write love on her arms. listen, we would love to see you there. On the website, taking a look around because there's so many new stories that are there. There's so many stories and conversations that happen behind the scenes. If you go to the very top there, you're gonna see about it section says about get involved stories, event self care and store even a way to donate or find help. 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Jay Allen, which is me, will be there live and in person talking about Signal. We would love to see you there. Monday, July the 13th. in Orlando. If you're looking at the screen, there's a little QR code right there that you can give a little scanner interaction to or you can go to safety fm.io all the information is there we have updated that thing as much as possible in regards of you knowing that it's live and in living color in regards to the stuff that will be going on in that particular day. No doubt about that. So just some things to think about as we are talking. Okay, so there you go. safetyfm.io scan the QR code would love to see you there in person. Just to cover some the plethora of info. The plethora of information that is going on. there for sure. So there you go some things to think about as we are talking. Okay, so with that being said, I do have john smalls waiting in the wing, he would love to start talking about the motivation minute because that's kind of what he does. So if you're good with this, I am definitely good with this, and we can move forward and prosper. So here's some john small talking about No, like seriously, talking about the motivation. Courtesy of JaceCaseMedical.com. Today's quote was submitted by Alex. Simon Sinek said, "Communication is not about saying what we think. Communication is about ensuring others hear what we mean." This is a great point. Have you ever listened to somebody give a… speech and then wondered what the heck were they trying to say? I've been there. I was able to help somebody prepare a speech about a year ago. She gave me the copy ahead of time. I read it, then I asked some questions. There were several things that were implied, but I didn't know if that's what she really meant, and she said, "Well, I think most people would know." Then I said, "Well, you could just come out and say what you mean, then everybody will know." She kind of chuckled and was like, "Well, that's why I asked for your help." It's never a bad idea to have a second set of eyes look over something like that. I've been that person many times, and I've asked others to do that for me as well. This has been the Motivation Minute. I'm John Small. Thanks for listening. Your favorite motivational quotes can be submitted for upcoming programs at motivationminute.org. Safety Show. and many blame the current administration's economic policies for making things worse in the short term. The poll also reveals that even some Republicans are increasingly dissatisfied with how the president is managing inflation, which could shape political debates ahead of upcoming elections. Jessica Oakley reporting. Security forces in the Middle East are scrambling to protect a nuclear power plant after a drone strike sparked a fire near near the facility. On Friday, authorities in the United Arab Emirates confirmed a drone attack near the Baraka nuclear power plant in the al-Dhafra region, setting an external electric generator on fire but causing no injuries and no damage to the reactor's safety systems. Officials say they have yet to identify who carried out the strike, though the incident fits a broader pattern of repeated drone attacks. on the country's energy infrastructure. Benjamin Wright reporting. A deadly Ebola-type outbreak in Central Africa has now been declared a global health emergency. On Saturday, global health officials raised the alert level over a rare strain of Ebola spreading in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and neighbouring Uganda, with hundreds of suspected cases reported and more than 80 deaths already recorded. Health teams are rushing staff and supplies to the region and urging neighbouring countries to tighten border screening as infections jump in several health zones. Chris Anderson reporting. Law enforcement in the United States has charged a man with plotting terror attacks on Jewish sites across the country. On Friday, prosecutors announced charges against an Iraqi national accused of planning attacks on Jewish locations in the U.S. including scouting targets and gathering information that could be used in an assault. The case is part of a broader investigation into foreign-linked threats, and authorities are urging community leaders to remain vigilant while they continue to review online communications and movements. Lawrence Keller reporting. A deep-sea diving expedition in the Indian Ocean has turned into a mass fatality tragedy, leaving five Italian divers dead. On Saturday, Italy's foreign ministry confirmed that five of its nationals died while exploring underwater caves at about 50 metres depth in the Va'avu Atoll of the Maldives, likely during a technical dive gone wrong. Search and recovery operations have been difficult, with local and international teams working retrieve the divers' bodies from the submerged caverns and to review what went wrong in the dive plan. Gary Beck, reporting, and that's the latest news headlines with Alan Edwards. Warning, listening to other radio stations could cause testicle shrinkage. I'm talking truth! Okay, here we are 54 minutes past the top of the hour. So let's start talking right away about some things that happen back on their state because that's what we kind of do. So let's go ahead and do that real quick. Back in 1917. The US passes Selective Service Act in 1934 TWA begins commercial service. 1969, the Apollo 10 launched towards the lunar orbit. Let's see, what else? In 1989, Lisa Strawberry filed for divorce from Daryl Strawberry. So there you go. Some things that are going on right there that happened back on those dates. Let's talk about some birthdays that are going on today. Ricky Wackman turned 77 today. George Stray turned 74. Chow Yung-Fat turns 71, Tina Fey turns 56, and Spencer Breslin turns 34 today. So there you go. Some birthdays for you if you are interested. Some things that you ought to know, long shot Napoleon Solo shocked the field of Laurel Park winning the 2026 Preakness Stakes at a 10-1 odds among the 14. horses. The victory marks the second jewel of the Triple Crown through golden tempo. This must mean something for other people. This year's Kentucky Derby winner sat out the rest of the Belmont Stakes. So there you go. Also, Denny Hamlin won yesterday's NASCAR All-Star race from Dover Motor Speedways. Here's Friday's Mega Million winning numbers. Jackpot was $51 million. It was 1723 2552 61. The mega ball was three, and here are Saturday's winning Powerball numbers jackpot was $86 million. 837 4044 65. Powerball was 18 power play was three since there was no jackpot winners. Tonight. Tonight, jackpot climbs to And in some other news, President Donald Trump turned up the heat on Iran yesterday with a blunt warning that sounded a whole lot less like diplomacy and a whole lot more like final notice. Posting on Truth Social, he wrote, "For Iran, the clock is ticking and they better be getting moving fast or there won't be anything left of them." He added, "Time is of the essence." of the S and President DJT officially left the building. So there you go. Okay, so there you go. A passenger from Canada has become the first known case of Hanta virus linked to the cruise ship outbreak aboard the MV Hundius, making it the first reported infection tied to the incident in North America. Bonnie Henry announced that one of the four Canadians currently isolating in British Columbia tested presumably positive for the virus after running from the expedition crews earlier this month. The infected passenger is part of the couples in their 70s from Yukon who got off the ship and returned to Canada on May the 10th. say that the person began experiencing mild symptoms Thursday, including a fever, headache, while remaining in isolation. Ontovirus is a rare but potentially serious disease usually spread through the contact of rodents, dropping urine, or saliva. Symptoms often begin like flu-like symptoms and can become severe if infection persists. progresses. So there you go. Anyway, so that's going to sell up our time together. Thanks for hanging out with me on this lovely day. Always a good time when you and I get to hang out together. No doubt about that one as we are talking. If I can leave you with some words of wisdom for today. Confidence is quiet insecurity arrives with a megaphone, and here's if you need some advice for today, add a tiny bit of butter or coconut oil to your coffee for extra richness and energy. Your coffee becomes breakfast with ambition. Things to think about as we are talking. So there you go. At the top of the hour, I'll be going over to radio big.fm talking about the world of music and entertainment over there for the next couple hours or so. If you don't want to go over there, you can hang out here Sheldon Primus as he talks about the world of safety consulting. That's kind of how it goes as we are doing our thing. No doubt about that. Okay, with that being said, I know who you are. You know who I am. Love you mean it and goodbye. The views and opinions expressed during this broadcast podcast or radio show. are solely those of the host and guests, and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Safety FM and/or Radio Big. The content discussed, including examples of analysis, is provided for illustrative purposes only. It should not be applied as the sole solution in real-world scenarios, as it is based on limited and dated open-source information. 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