Rated R Safety Show with Jay Allen

Welcome to Friday, May 8, 2026! We are broadcasting live from the Safety FM studios in Orlando, Florida, for Freeform Friday, where we play catch-up on all the news stories and weirdness we missed this week.

Here is what is making headlines today:

• Geopolitics & Federal News:
• A federal trade court has officially struck down President Trump's global 10% tariff, declaring the measure illegal.

• Gas prices remain elevated at over $4.50 a gallon, though the Trump administration claims a deal could be within reach after productive talks with Iran.

• Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth denied reports that Iran is using "kamikaze dolphins" in the Strait of Hormuz, while suggesting the U.S. military might be.

• A federal grand jury has formally indicted the suspect accused of attempting to assassinate President Trump on four felony charges.

• The USPS is reviewing a new proposed rule that would allow private individuals to mail handguns, effectively ending a nearly 100-year ban.

• Health officials are scrambling to track at least 30 passengers who disembarked from a cruise ship experiencing a deadly Hantavirus outbreak and traveled globally.

• A federal judge has publicly unsealed a purported suicide note from Jeffrey Epstein written weeks before his death.

• The Weird & The Wild:
• A Domino's delivery driver in Missouri intentionally ran down a customer with his car following an aggressive dispute over a tip.

• A Florida woman woke up to find two alligators violently fighting and tearing through her screened-in porch.

• A Saskatchewan tow truck driver is going viral for putting a customer on hold to rescue a moose trapped in frozen water using his flatbed.

• Sleep-tracking research suggests that people who sleep on their left side tend to be angrier and more stressed, whereas right-side sleepers wake up calmer.

🚨 UPCOMING EVENT & REMINDERS 🚨

• Reality Shifts: An Observational Symposium: Join us on Monday, July 13th, 2026, in Orlando, Florida! We are renting out a movie theater for a completely immersive experience to discuss how different safety philosophies synthesize. Hear from Nick Weatherly (BBS), Todd Conklin (HOP), and Jay Allen (The Signal Trilogy), plus a documentary screening on the big screen. Grab your tickets now at SafetyFM.io.

• Don't Forget: This Sunday is Mother's Day in the U.S., so don't show up empty-handed!

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