Episode 25: We Gotta Give The Government Acronym Guys A Raise

Hello! In this episode of Tran Girlismo, Victoria goes Wonk Mode, as it is her natural response to environmental stressors such as wildfire smoke and extreme heat that was gripping the state of Washington last week. First: What's The Deal With The Strategic Petroleum Reserve, amirite folks? No but seriously we're running out of oil to pull from it, it turns out, and the impact on the oil market will be... almost certainly not good.Next, Victoria explains that if you do nothing but deplete war materiel for four straight years, you eventually run out of war materiel. Then you gotta buy more. It turns out that every American car company (but especially GM), fresh out of ideas about how to make cars, wants to get in on that sweet, sweet gravy train, probably at the expense of any of us ever being able to afford a car again. (Victoria apologizes for making this episode a little TrashFuture-y but she just guested and she had a lot of fun so it felt like a good way to take it.)Finally, and by far the most fun, JORDAN. ANNOUNCES. HER. NEW. FUN. CAR. It is not exactly congruent with the material conditions of America but hey a girl's gotta have a little hope, right?IF YOU WOULD LIKE TRAN GIRLISMO SHIRTS OR STICKERS: store.trangirlismo.com is open again until August 31st!As always, our opening theme is off Horse Tranquilizer Simulator by Stella Spazzatura and our editor is Alex, aka Harmful Park!Referenced Stories:Strategic Petroleum Reserve Quick Facts @US DOEMarch 11th Chris Wright Announcement @US DOECurrent Crude Stocks In SPR @US EIACongress and DOE Need a Unified Plan to Align Priorities and Investments for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve @US Government Accountability OfficeSPR Under Stress @CNBCOperational Floor of the SPR @BloombergUS Refinery Capacity Utilization + Chris Wright Comments @EnergyNowUS Average Gas Gallon Cost @AAABob McNally Interview @EnergyNowCENTCOM Claims/Ghost Shipping Estimates @BloombergGlobal Reserves Exhaustion Estimates @US EIAChevron Profit Quadruples @CNBCMike Stone Defense Industry Feature @ReutersSpending On Ukrainian Defense @Council on Foreign RelationsHegseth Budget @The GuardianCastelion Blackbeard Contract @CastelionPentagon Approaches Automakers For Weapons @WSJGeneral Motors To Build Ventilators (2020 Reporting By Victoria) @JalopnikBarra Expects Billion Dollar Chevy Colorado Contract [by Summer Ballentine] @DetroitNewsThe M130 Infantry Squad Vehicle @WikipediaMad Max's Pickup Truck [Victoria's ZR2 First Drive] @Motor1ICE Gives $2.5 Million No-Bid Contract To Rick Hendrick @ZeteoTrump Pardons Hendrick Nephew @Daytona Beach News-JournalFY2021 Annual Report @Director Of Operational Test & EvaluationGM Profit Soars [by Summer Ballentine] @Detroit News