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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 systemic economic issues.
- Competitive eater Joey Chestnut pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor battery charge following an altercation at an Indiana bar, but has been sentenced to a travel-restriction-free probation that allows him to defend his title at the 4th of July hot dog eating contest.
- Big Machine Records CEO Scott Borchetta faced loud boos from graduates at Tennessee State University after warning that AI is rewriting the rules of production in the music industry.
- A routine late-night drive-thru order at a Tim Hortons in Indiana turned tragic when a 75-year-old woman initiated a physical fight with workers over a messed-up order, suffered a knockout blow, and later died of a heart attack.
- A Florida man was arrested and charged with felony battery after turning a wedding quote into a "cage match," allegedly punching a 65-year-old wedding officiant in the stomach over a $500 beach-wedding fee.
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[00:00:00.06] Music: RECORD SCRATCHMUSICMUSICMUSIC >> This show is brought to you by Safety FM. (upbeat music) ♪ In the end it's all right ♪ ♪ How can we live if we never know why ♪ ♪ Cigarette and find your love ♪ ♪ Cigarette and find your love ♪ (upbeat music) The following program is rated M-A-L-S-V. 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. The Rated R Safety Show. Starts in three, two, one. 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, so they say that... it does not matter who the host is, and I tend to agree with them 100%. Anyways, today is Thursday, May the 21st of 2026, and we are broadcasting from the Safety FM studios in Orlando, Florida, and coming across the multiverse known as Safety FM. and then hanging out with our friends and colleagues over there. Oh yes, doing our stuff at Radio Big and doing our stuff around the multiverse of things that is going on inside of the world, which I kind of find interesting, so no doubt about that. Anyway, so we're hanging out and doing all kinds of fun stuff as we are doing some stuff this morning. No doubt about that. So if you're new here, let's talk real quick. Our show consists of safety in the news, news and safety. Yep, that's kind of the way that it goes. It talks about, you know, it's the things that we kind of do inside of the multiverse. So if you're interested in hanging out with us doing some things, all you have to do is go to Colin radio.com. That's Colin radio.com. No doubt about that. So I have to tell you I've been looking around the interwebs because that's kind of what I do And there's this new group that is getting together and it looks like they're releasing some podcasts around the world of safety And I think it's kind of interesting it's it's Seems like you do an interesting podcast. Not a problem, and it's like what started the conversation between people that are passionate about construction safety and leadership are here about real life chaos and industry finally coming to life. Nor corporate scripts, no sugarcoating, just real talk in the field of people who actually care about life every day, and then they have their logo, not a problem. Cool, and then sponsored by and then they have their, uh, their good old sponsor slapped right on the cover art of everything, so I'm kind of confused. So no corporate talk, but then you have a sponsor right on the screen. I'm slightly confused. I mean, nothing against sponsors, nothing against podcasting. I'm very excited about people putting new stuff out there. but it kind of crosses some things when you start talking about stuff like that, and I kind of find it funny because here's the interesting part. If you have not realized this, this is exactly what goes on every day with us in the world and what we do for work. We are told that we care about the priority. of safety in regards of the workplace and then you see something like that where it's like uh-uh we're not stopping working and something happened because buddy's more important and listen I'm not picking on those people I'm glad I'm excited I really hope that they're successful don't don't take that the wrong way but it's the messaging sometimes that gets so distorted with that we do, and I mean that with the best intent possible. I am sure that these people have the greatest intention on the planet and getting this to be successful and really trying to share their message. I'm not saying that but it's just sometimes on how we construct some of the messaging that it needs to be adjusted. That happens. It's okay. Listen, learning curves all the way in regards to some of the stuff that we get to do so don't get me wrong. here. Okay, so let's continue talking about some other things that are going on inside of the multiverse. Our show is a clusterf is really what it boils down to. We talked a little bit about this, we talked a little bit about that, and we kind of blend the world together with everything that's going on. It's just the simplest way of doing some of the stuff that we do. Let's just be realistic. So as we're going through this today, we are bring in our friends from Feature Story News, they're gonna tell us about what the hell's going on inside of the news sources, 'cause that's just kind of what we do around here, and the reason that we do it in that particular fashion is because they're the pro broadcasters. I am just the jackass behind the microphone. That's just kind of how it works, and we, you know, we'll do our traditional stuff in regards of bringing everything forward, and then in the middle of the show, we will do... our main story, and the reason why we kind of go through this whole, this whole crossroads of everything that we do, the reason that it's done in this fashion is because I tried to give the example day in and day out, and I don't mention it every day, which is probably a bad thing on my part, that if you start talking immediately about safety inside of a safety meeting, and you do not to humanize some of the stuff that's going on, people you're gonna lose people right away. It's just really how it goes. So with that being said, I do have my friends from feature story news, ready to go. They're wanting to talk. They're wanting to blab, and I think that that's gonna be a good thing that they want to blab they want to talk and all that other kind of fun stuff. Because I'm always looking around going I don't know who wants to do what around here, because, you know, what is the gig? Here is the news on the Radio Earth Safety Show. From Feature Story News in the UK, I'm John Beaver. Shares soared in Tokyo, Seoul and some other Asian markets on Thursday amid hopes of a Middle East peace deal, as well as negotiations averting a planned strike at Samsung Electronics. US President Donald Trump says talks were borderline between a deal and renewed attacks on Iran. Laura Westbrook reports. Japan's Nikkei 225 index jumped more than 3.5% after Iran said it was examining a new U.S. proposal to end the Iran war. Meanwhile, global oil benchmark Brent Crude was hovering at around $105 a barrel. But analysts warn investors remain wary of after weeks of false starts. South Korea's Kospian X, meanwhile, soared around 7% in morning trading after a late notice on Wednesday by Samsung's union that a strike had been put on hold after negotiations with management resumed. The labor union had been planning to strike on Thursday after talks over bonuses broke down. trade, defence and energy at the top of the agenda. New Delhi and Washington have been negotiating a trade pact for several months. But now, reports suggest a US investigation into alleged unfair trading practice by Indian sectors could complicate talks, as Ishan Gurg tells us from New Delhi. all. There is an investigation in the U.S. against Indian sectors, particularly looking at seven sectors. Among them, chief are solar modules and Indian steel, with the U.S. Department of Trade representative saying that India has excess capacity of steel and solar modules, and it is therefore competing unfairly in the international trade market. markets, and if that investigation leads to them finding Indian sectors guilty of oversupplying the market, it could lead to tariffs on certain Indian products, and reports here are suggesting that until that matter is resolved, New Delhi might not be keen on moving ahead with a trade deal. So that could be one of the items that could be up for discussion during Secretary of State's visit to New Delhi. The UK communications regulator says some social media companies have failed to make their feeds safe enough for children, despite a law passed last year that was meant to reduce children's exposure to harmful content. Stuart Smith has more from London. content online every month. It says that's evidence more needs to be done, and the regulator will use new audit powers to verify the actions social media companies are taking, such as content detection, moderation and age checks. 84% of children aged 8 to 12 still use YouTube, Facebook, TikTok, Instagram or Snapchat, despite all of those requiring users be at least 13 years old. From bureaus worldwide, this is FSN. With FSN Spotlight, I'm Simon Marks with more today on the US Justice Department's indictment of former Cuban President Raul Castro. He's facing murder and conspiracy charges in the United States. The indictment comes at a time when the Trump administration is applying unprecedented pressure on the Cuban government and enforcing a strengthened economic blockade of the communist-run island. The charges centre on a 1996 incident in which Cuban fighter jets shot down two planes operated by a group of Miami-based Cuban exiles. Four people were killed, including three American citizens. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche says bringing Raul Castro and other Cuban officials to justice is long overdue. "For nearly 30 years, the families of four murdered Americans have waited for justice. My message today is clear. The United States and President Trump does not, and will not, forget its citizens." The Cuban government said the charges have no legal basis and demonstrate the Trump administration's arrogance and frustration. The U.S. move seems designed to raise the pressure on Havana if the Cuban government wants to avoid the kind of military strike on Venezuela conducted by the Trump administration in January that led to the seizure of former President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, now awaiting... trial on narco-terrorism charges in New York. With FSN Spotlight, I'm Simon Marks. To recap the top stories, shares soared in Asia on Thursday morning amid hopes of a Middle East peace deal as well as negotiations averting a planned strike at Samsung Electronics. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit India this weekend as trade negotiations continue the two countries, and the UK communications regulator says some social media companies have failed to make their feeds safe enough for children. That's the latest feature story news, John Beaver reporting. you've felt the shift the script doesn't fit anymore and neither do you safety transmission the collapse of the construct is the third and final signal in the trilogy from Jay Allen PhD and this time it's not about waking up it's about what you do once you're awake the system didn't break It just stopped pretending to hold you, and now it's blinking, rebranding presence, packaging resistance, and calling it progress. This book isn't a guide, it's a transmission. It doesn't teach the system how to evolve, it shows you how to stop performing for it. 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Yes, CNBC CNBC Amazon founder Jeff Bezos fired back to people who say he doesn't pay taxes. Here's what he had to say Sometimes say that that you know, I don't pay taxes. That's true. I pay billions of dollars in taxes and it's a perfect again if people want me to pay more billions right then let's have that debate but don't pretend you know that this that that's going to solve the problem you could you could double the taxes i pay and it's not going to help that teacher in queens i promise you this is so you can't connect those two things not logically okay so there There you go, he wanted to make sure that people knew right away, listen, in regards of what his tax situation is. I don't know how that actually goes in regards to that because listen, I don't know about this guy's personal taxes. I don't know his company taxes. I'm sure that if I wanted to really start digging for stuff, we could probably find that. But do you care that much in regards about this stuff? I know there was portion of the conversation. where he made some other references about some things that were going on in regards on how the how the taxes for the bottom 50% is how it was referenced yeah should not be paying taxes at all and he said that he would be talking to the president about that so I don't know maybe you have that kind of pool where you could do something like that I do not So that is maybe there's something to think about as we are talking. Okay, so let's start talking about some other stuff. We're going to jump around a little bit today, in regards of everything that is going on. Do you know who Joey Chestnut is? Does the name sound familiar? Joey Chestnut will still be defending his title at Nathan's famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest just with a probation. officers somewhere in the background keeping a score or two. The 17 time hot dog champion pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery charge tied to an incident at the bar in Indiana back in March. According to reports the case involved an altercation where chestnut allegedly slapped another man across the face and started a home started a friendly handshake. Let's see. Court records show the chestnut was sentenced to 180-day probation, but he says that he has no travel restrictions and remains free to compete around the country. This means that he's still expected to appear at the annual Hot Dog Showdown at Nathan's Famous Hot Dog in Canyon Island on July the 4th, so there I mean what what a thing what a thing to do I mean there you go so are you familiar with this a few days ago the University of Central Florida which is kind of that way had a commencement speech that occurred and somebody talked about AI and the lady got booed apparently speaking about AI in a commencement speech is not the greatest idea. So Scott Borchetta got a rough welcome from some of the college graduates after bringing up artificial intelligence during a commencement speech in the middle of Tennessee State University. The big machine records CEO, best known for discovering Taylor Swift, was speaking to graduates from the university. to the Media, Business and Education College when he warned that AI is already reshaping the music industry. The second he said that AI is rewriting production as we sit here, parts of the crowd started booing. Scott didn't back down either. He laughed it off of the reaction and then fired back with, "You can hear me now or pay me later," that AI is a tool that they need to learn on how to use it instead of fear. He argued that the industry was a change faster in the last decade than the previous 50 years, with streaming and social media already completely rewriting the business. He also stressed that creativity still matters most, saying that a great storytelling and instincts can't be replaced by technology. According to Scott, platforms come and go, but content is still king. Content is king, baby. So some stuff to think about as we are talking. So let me try to make sure that we understand this and have maybe some conversations. I want you to think about that industry. I want you to think about the music industry. for a period of time here, and the reason that I'm mentioning this is, think about, depending on how long you've been alive, 'cause this will play a factor into it. Think about how it's changed throughout the decades. But let's kind of go into the '90s. The '90s will be a kind of a factor, and you start thinking about that, and you go, "Well, holy shit, "we're almost talking like 30-some-odd years ago." When Napster came about, that was. technology, where you did file transfers from computer to computer peer to peer, and people were able to upload mp3s, which was even unheard of on the time where you were compressing a digital file and being able to shoot across, people thought that that technology would not be disruptive, when it was all said and done, and then come to find out that boom. that changed the industry entirely in regards on how people receive music now I mean without that without Napster essentially I don't believe there's an iTunes I don't believe there's any streaming services I don't believe there's these all this thing on how you receive music you used to have to go to store, an album store, or whatever the hell you want to call it a music store, and you would have to go in and curate these things and get these titles, and I remember I probably have them somewhere buried in my house sale, where you would buy these giant books to put your CDs in, because you would carry so many of them, and I remember when I was a kid, there was this thing called an eight track, which was look like almost like a giant tape that you would listen to music off of, or you had the record player, and then they came out with a cassette, and then the cassette, and then you went into a CD and all this other stuff, and you had to have each individual album, per se, to be able to listen to it, and with the cassette, it was terrible. Not that it was terrible to listen. the music, but you would have to fast forward to get to the song you wanted to get to. It's not like it was that you would just skip to a track. So I just should tell you how old I am. But so I don't think the guy is wrong that the industry will continue to evolve. I mean, if you look at something like Suno, we'll use that as an example. I'm not picking on them. But Suno, you go in there, you give it some ideas of what you're trying to accomplish. and it can create a track for you that quick. I mean, I'm telling you, I'm amazed with some of the stuff that it can do. The technology has definitely changed over the last little bit where I will tell you that they'd want to make sure that, well, most artists want to make sure that nobody's sampling their music, and I get that in regards of training some of this AI. So it's going to get weirder and weirder, and I mean, I will tell you, if you looked at any of the stuff from Google I/O, which was the announcement of everything that was going on with Gemini, and listen, we like Gemini, Ryan, too. We're not going to lie about that. If you look at it, there was a portion they didn't talk about, or I don't remember them talking about it. But then again, I've only watched the briefings. what was going on, there was a portion there that they talked about, or they have hidden inside of there, that it can create music now, and this is Google releasing this. So this is just going to get bigger and bigger as we go, and that just seems to be the thing that's going to So there you go. Let's continue talking about some other things that are going on inside of the world of the multiverse as you can see I'm very passionate about music so I can never shut up when anybody starts talking about it to police officers who? defended the Capitol on January the 6th are suing the Trump administration over the controversial new compensation fund tied to people charged in the Capitol riot cases. Former Harry Dunn and Washington, D.C. officers Daniel Hodges filed a lawsuit aiming to block nearly $1.8 billion program they've claimed that could financially benefit the January 6th defendants, including people who are already pardoned by President Donald Trump. The suit accuses the administration officials by creating what they described as an unauthorized slush fund without approval from Congress. Named in the lawsuit are acting Attorney General Todd Blanch and Treasury Secretary Scott Bezant. The administration says the fund is intended to compensate people it believes were unfairly prosecuted by the Biden Justice Department. Yeah, the Biden Justice Department. Critics including some... Some Republicans argue the taxpayer money could not be used to support the people connected to the Capitol attack. Dudd and Hodges both became nationally known after testifying before Congress about the violence officers faced on that day. More than 150 law enforcement officials were injured during the riot, the footage of Hodges being crushed in the Capitol. tunnel while rioters ripped his gas mask became one of the most defining images of the attack. So suggest some stuff to think about as we are talking that is for sure. Okay, what else do I got for you as we are hanging out here? Because that is the thingamajigger to talk about. How about this one real quick. Take a listen to this. Let's see what you think here. The new congressional report claims that the U.S. military has lost or damaged 42, that is four, two, aircraft since the Iran war began on February the 28th, with some of the biggest losses reportedly coming from a friendly fire, costly rescue operations. According to the report, Congressional Research Service, 32 aircrafts have been destroyed so far, including a 24 MQ-9 Reaper drones valued at about $30 million each. The losses also include four F-15E Strike Eagles, three reported shot down accidentally by Kuwait Air Defense in a friendly fire incident, and another drowned—or another downed— to not drown by Iranian forces in April. The April shootdown triggered the high-risk rescue mission that Donald Trump reportedly called the most daring operation in U.S. history. During the mission, two MC-130Js, command two aircrafts, had been destroyed on the ground after becoming standard, or better saying, better coming stranded inside of Iran. While an A-10 Warthog was also shot down, other losses listed in the report include a KC-135 refueling plane that crashed in Iraq killing six crew members aboard and multiple aircraft damage during a ran missile and drone strike on the bases of Saudi Arabia. On the damaged aircraft was a E-3 Sentry surveillance plane, considered one of the air's most valuable airborne commands. The financial cost of the conflict is also climbing fast. Pentagon officials now estimate that the war now cost roughly $29 billion, sharply from the projections that were given earlier, most of that money is reportedly gone towards replacing weapons, repairing damaged equipment, and maintaining deployments across the region. So where do you say? There's definitely a high cost there. No doubt about that as we are talking. So what is your thought process? As we are talking about the whole thing? I mean, I'm just asking. you go. So what do you think about this one? This this one, we kind of knew that it was going to be controversial from the very beginning. It wasn't like that there was ever a point that there was going to be a conversation that you're going to go, this is going to vary. But a group of Democratic senators is pushing back against the reported plans to place Donald Trump's image inside of the special edition U.S. passport. being designed for America's 250th anniversary. In a letter sent to Mark Rubio, Senator Jeff Merkley, Chris Van Hollen, quite a few senators, let's just put it this way, from the State Department to stop the proposal, the reported design would reportedly feature Trump's likeness over the Declaration of Independence as part of the commemorative passport. The senators argued that putting the image of a sitting president into a U.S. passport would break long-standing precedent and turn the country's 250th anniversary celebration into what they call a vehicle for personal promotion. They also are demanding details about how much the redesign would cost, how the design was approved, and whether Americans would still have the option to request us a standard passport instead. The controversy comes as Trump's license is also reportedly planned for the special 250th anniversary of the $1 coin, while updated U.S. dollar bills are expected to carry his signature. What do you think here? Because here's the interesting part, because you know that everything's so political when it comes to stuff. I mean, let's just not lie. There are gonna be people that I would imagine would almost let their passport lapse 'cause they would prefer not to actually have Donald Trump on their passport. You are aware that there are people like that. Let's just be realistic. and I would imagine that if it was the previous administration and that would have come up too there would be people that would not want Joe Biden on their passport not saying that that's a thing I'm just saying that would have occurred as well so just some crazy stuff to think about okay so let's continue talking about everything else that is going on inside of this multiverse of ours because that's just kind of what we do around here because if not, we'd be doing something entirely different. So take a listen to this. Uh, let's see. A trip to Tim Hortons over a messed up drive-thru order turned to a tragic in Indiana when a 75 year old woman got into a physical and later died of a heart attack. Surveillance video from Fort Wayne Coffee Shop shows that Anita Grayson angrily confronting workers on May the 13th. Police say that things escalated after an employer told her to leave. Investigators say that Grayson shoved two employees, hit one in the face, and then pulled out a chunk of hair. One worker then swung at Grayson. and knocked her out, she got back up. How do you get knocked out and get right back up? Maybe they knocked her to the ground. She got back up and the store manager reportedly brought her water to calm her down. About 10 minutes later, officers arrived and found her unresponsive. She was later pronounced dead after suffering a heart attack. The story exploded online after Grayson's daughter shared only the clip of her showing. her mother being knocked down, sparking outrage and calls for employees to be arrested. Police later sent the full surveillance video, saying it showed Grayson started the physical confrontations. Grayson's daughter says she still believes the workers played a role in her mother's death and called the situation "diabolical." She acknowledged that her mother had cognitive heart failure, but said the employee "could should have handled the situation different because of her age. The Allen County's Corridors Office says preliminary findings show that they were no major injuries that contributed to the heart attack, though officials cause and manner of death is still pending. Tim Hortons released a statement saying that they're saddened by the incident and the franchise owner is cooperating with police. So let me, I'm just going to ask the question, because I had to ask. The lady struck somebody in the face, pulled out somebody else's hair, and the daughter believes that they should have handled it differently. I am just asking the question. I just want to make sure that I understand it because I get confused. OK, let me give you one more real quick. WTF? Welcome to Florida. A Florida man is accused of turning a wedding quote into a cage match after allegedly attacking a wedding officiant officer after the beach ceremony. According to deputies, 35 year old William Wells approached a 65 year old officiant in Tornado Park. after a wedding on May the 16th and asked about the prices for beach wedding services. The officiant reportedly quoted him $500 and Wells allegedly did not take the news like a groom finding out that an open bar closed early. Police say that Wells became angry, started yelling insults and got more agitated when the officiant began recording the encounter. Deputies say that Wells swatted the phone and then punched the efficient in the stomach hard enough to temporary knock the wind out of him. Wells allegedly sped off in a blue Kia but was later tracked down at his home and arrested. He now faces felony battery charges because the victim was over 65 years old. Investigators say that Wells admitted arguing and swatting the phone but denied throwing a punch. say that Wells has history of prior a prior battery arrest along a fleeing the narcotics related offensive. So the guy heard $500 and the RSVP with his fist. So there you go some stuff to think about. I mean, think about this for a moment. The guy knocked the wind out of him. I would hope so if you punch the dude. I mean, anytime that you hit somebody, you wanted to do something. I don't mean that that was the greatest Way to do it, but it sounds kind of weird. Here is our main story Okay So it is main story time and it is time to talk about all that fun stuff that we get to do around here. So Let's hang out strip away the corporate jargon to talk a little bit about what the hell is actually going on inside of this multiverse of ours, because that's always seems to be an important thing today to do. So today I want to talk to you on a ride. I want to take you down this whole thing. I want you to picture something fast, heavy, and completely out of control, and I'm talking about a multi-ton, fill-plated freight train barreling down the tracks at 80 miles an hour. hour but here's the catch there's nobody in the cab the engineers are gone the conductor isn't there instead the whole system is being run by the beautiful complex highly advanced multi-million dollar automated software system sitting in the server room hundreds of miles away the corporate executives who bought the system are ecstatic and they're looking at their spreadsheets going look at that efficiency we cut labor cost by 40% and the automated models handles everything and for the first months it does it stops the red it stops the red signals it slows down on the curves and it keeps perfect time. The system looks completely flawless on paper. But in the real world, well, we have to enter into the chats, and suddenly, a sensor gets blocked by a piece of flying debris. A patch is hidden. Rust is on the tracks. Tricks the software into thinking that the train is moving slower than it actually is. The automated brain tries if you like what you hear, leave a like and subscribe to our channel. manual controls out of the system to prevent quote on quote "human error". I'm keeping it real honest here, how many of you are currently working inside an organization that is running in that exact runaway train model? This is the ultimate illusion of modern workplace, and it has a massive piece of what we talk about when you look at that human organizational performance or that good old hop. We have to become completely obsessed with technology, automation, and predictive models, and we are actively designed the human being out of the equation. We buy these massive software packages and then track every movement, every keystroke. every micrometric of the workers on how they do their labor. But we put sensors on forklifts, we put AI cameras in the warehouses, and we tell our supervisors, don't worry about walking the floor and having real conversations. Just look at the dashboards on your iPad. The data will tell you what is going on inside of the workplace and if the workplace is safe. safe, but that is complete and unadulterated bullshit. What the software sellers will never tell you is, the algorithms are completely blind to context. A computer program can tell you that the workers bypassed a step in the protocol, but it will never tell you why they had to do it. It won't tell you that the standard part of what was out of stock, or that the tool provided the procurement was completely broken, or that the supervisor was screaming at them to get the line moving because the client was threatening to cancel their contract. The system treats the human worker like a liability, a weak link of the perfect machine. but reality is the human being is the reason the machine works in the first place. Duh. Think about that. Think about the boy in the pier from yesterday's newspaper. Think about that boy that was on the pear tree. A high-tech electronically guided exclusive drone is heading towards his family house. the drone is an automated marvel in engineering, but it didn't account for the 12-year-old grabbing the physical cable and ripping the connection part. We've talked about this. That part in the drone's programming, that human adaptation, is the real time to prevent the disaster. That is what your workers do every single day on the shop floor. They use their brains, they use their experience, they use capacity to adapt the bridge of the massive gap between work as imagined by corporate as work as done in the mud and in the grease. Yet when something inevitably goes sideways, what does the toxic system do? It goes straight to defense mode. operator. Well, the software model was perfect. The system was was automated. The worker must have just failed to follow the digital prompt, and we have massive systemic failures of design and configuration and then we dump the blame right right back onto the shoulders of the person standing in the line of fire. We package their voice. We rebrand their operational experience. as non-compliance and then we smile while we do it. If you want to stop the runaway train before it hits the brick wall, we have to change the entire framework on how we look at technology. Automation and data should be used to support workers, not to monitor and replace them. You cannot manage safety. from a dashboard in an air-conditioned office. You can't, you can only manage it getting dirty. Well, the only thing you're managing there is not getting your boots dirty. Walking onto the floor and ensuring that your system has the actual capacity to handle what is unexpected is what you need to be doing. By challenging, or let me rephrase that because I shouldn't challenge it yet. What I should say is that my challenge to you safety leaders this week is simple. Look at the safety program. Are you building capacity for human adaptation or are you just blindly trusting a runaway train because the digital dashboard looks clean? Maybe that's the thing to think about because if you're just. the machine, you better start doing something for your unspectacular planning, as I call it all the time. We always talk about that. The tracks are running out and the breaks might not be listening. I don't know, maybe it's completely off base here, but maybe I'm just an idiot behind this microphone, and maybe today I'm telling you to stop. yelling at her, maybe I'm telling you today to start yelling into what we would call the void. I'm asking you this question because someone has to. If you don't do something about these automated systems and only depend that they are the end all be all, you're going to be in for a huge surprise in the long run, and that is not a joke. As I say that, seriously, I'm telling you, it's going be one of those things that life might be a little surprising when it's all set and done. Oops! What did we 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. You're listening to the home of Real Safety Talk. Well, it's time for Safety FM. We'll be right back. We'll see you next time. your internet traffic through one of its own servers, hiding your data from your internet service provider or network admin, and with servers in over 75 countries, you can get unrestricted access to geo-blocked content from around the world. 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He will be there in person. sure that I'm clear about that, because I think I had caused some market confusion by not mentioning in that fashion. Also, on top of that, on top of that, we'll have Nick Weatherly in the room. He'll be talking as well about some other things that are going on with the world of behavior based safety, and I will be there talking about good. Oh, good. Oh, signal. So we'd love to see you there. We'll also have a documentary in the middle of the whole thing that we're going to throw down and do some things with. So we'd love to see you there. If you're interested, of course. So all you have to do to find out more information to scan that QR code that's on the screen if you're on the visual radio side of the house, or or or or the other portion is you can go to safetyfm.io safetyfm.io for more information. So that's it. That's the whole kit and caboodle. That is everything that is going on with that. We'd love to see you there. 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Anyways, after that mess up, let's go ahead and bring some John Smalls into our life and let him tell us about what the hell is going on with the Motivation Minute. ♪ Motivation ♪ - Courtesy of JaceCaseMedical.com. was submitted by Corey Harvey McKay said instead of giving yourself reasons why you can't give yourself reasons why you can this quote reminds me of the Henry Ford quote that I have hanging on the wall in my office whether you think you can or whether you think you can't you're right either way so many times it's literally just a mindset change if you walk into a project thinking it's gonna be hard to do and thinking it's gonna take a long time Well, expect it to be hard and expect it to take a long time. Instead, convince yourself that it's gonna be easy and it's gonna be done quickly. Even if it only makes a tiny difference, why not at least try it to see? I recently had to file some paperwork for the IRS. I put it off as long as I possibly could. I dreaded the thought, but I decided to say, "This is gonna be easy." And guess what? It actually was. 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. When streams so crisp, that you can feel the sarcasm in your ear holes. Radio big. Here is the news on the Radio R Safety Show. (music) Lebanon's health ministry reported that at least 22 people were killed in Israeli attacks over the past 24 hours, despite a 45-day ceasefire extension. Officials say many of the dead were civilians in hard-hit border areas, and the latest strikes have pushed the open border. overall death toll from the conflict to thousands of Lebanese and displaced more than a million people. The escalation has renewed international concern that the truce framework is unravelling. Benjamin Wright, reporting. In the eastern Mediterranean, Israeli forces intercepted the last remaining boats in a Gaza-bound humanitarian aid flotilla, taking more than 400 activists into captivity. The Global Sumud Flotilla had sailed from Turkey to try to deliver food, medicine and other supplies to Gaza. But Israel's Navy cut off the convoy far from shore, using live fire and boarding commands to seize the vessels. Gary Beck, reporting. The FBI has released new details about the fatal shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego. namely two additional victims and saying the two teenage attackers met online and left behind writings filled with hate. The victims include a longtime mosque employee and a neighbor who rushed toward the building when he heard the gunfire. While the security guard who was killed trying to stop the attack is now being remembered as a hero by his community. Jessica Oakley reporting. Nigeria's military says joint strikes with U.S. U.S. forces have killed at least 175 people in a recent campaign against Islamic state fighters in the country's northeast. The Nigerian army described the operation as a series of coordinated air and ground raids with support from U.S. Africa Command and framed the toll as militants and foreign fighters rather than civilians. The U.S. military confirmed its participation. but has not released its own casualty figures, instead emphasizing the advisory and training role of American troops. Kyle Norris reporting. Back in the United States, the Justice Department announced a new provision effectively barring the IRS from ever investigating President Trump, his sons, and their family business as part of a broader settlement that created a roughly $1.7 billion fund for Trump supporters. The addendum, signed by the acting attorney general, locks the IRS out of future tax return probes involving Trump's finances and related companies, while the fund is meant to compensate people who claim they were unfairly targeted by prior administrations. Lawrence Keller reporting. Tensions between the United States and Iran have escalated sharply. Iran has warned the war will spread beyond the Middle East if renewed American strikes proceed. Iranian officials say they are still bracing for a possible U.S. attack, even though President Trump has publicly delayed what he described as an imminent strike at the request of several Gulf allies. Tehran has linked its own military posture to the talks, insisting that any new assault would trigger a broader regional response. Chris Anderson reporting. It's the latest news headlines with Alan Edwards. 54 minutes past the top of the hour so let's continue talking about some other thing let's go ahead and talk about some things that happened back on this day back in 1925 Canadians allowed to be afford to allow beer sell that happened in 1925 in 1944 Hitler begins attacks on English US terror pilots so there you go Robert Kennedy's murderer is sentenced to death. Also, in 1979, Elton John becomes the first Western rocker to perform live in the U.S.S.R. In 1980, the Empire Strike Back premieres, and let's see, in 1990, the last episode airs on CBS. It was all a dream. So there you go some things that happened back on this date. Let's go ahead and talk about some celebrity birthdays that are going on today. Leo Sayre turned 78. Mr. T turned 74. Judge Reinhold turned 69. Nick Cassavetes turned 67. Sarah Ramos turned 35 and Cody Johnson turns 39 today so there you go there's some birthdays for you let's talk about some things that you ought to know Vanessa Trump has revealed that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer the 48 year old shared the news yesterday in an Instagram post calling a personal health update Vanessa said that she already been working closely with doctors on treatment plans and recently underwent medical procedures earlier this week. She added that she's staying positive and leaning on the support of her family and close friends during the recovery. Vanessa also thanked supporters for their kindness and asked for privacy as she focused on her health. She shares that five children with her ex-husband, Donald Trump Jr, and some other news. Conflict prices could surge to their highest level in four years this summer, according to GasBuddy. Experts predict the national average could be $4.80 between Memorial Day and Labor Day, possibly climb above $5.00 if tensions with Iran continue disrupting oil shipments through the strait, a key global oil route. Analysts say that even the conflict cools down to prices are likely won't fall below $3 a gallon anytime soon. One expert called it the most vital summer at the pump in years. So there you go, and some other news, let's talk about this real quick. Here's last night's winning Powerball numbers. 10, 28, 30, 46, 57. Powerball was 25 and Powerblade was three. So there you go. SpaceX has reportedly confirmed plans for an initial public offering that could become the biggest IPO in history. The potential pushes founder Elon Musk into trillionaire territory. According to reports, investors demand for the offering is already massive with company expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker SPCX sometime in the late June. If the numbers hold, the IPO could surpass the record set by Aramco, which raised nearly $30 billion during its historic public 2020, and what else do we got? Millions of Americans are expecting travel Memorial Day weekend is an unofficial start to kick off of the summer. So let's see despite the cooler weather forecast for parts of the Northeast. Travel experts say that this year could break the holiday travel records according to the American Automobile Association. About 39.1 million people are expected to travel by car while another 3.66 million people are projected to fly during the holiday weekend. Drivers will pay noticeably more at the pump compared to last year. The national average of has climbed to about $4 and 55 cents a gallon, the highest level since 2022. So there you go. Anyways, that's gonna sum up our time together. If you wanna come and hang out with me, I will be going over to a radiobig.fm for the next couple hours or so. 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