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

Episode 25: We Gotta Give The Government Acronym Guys A Raise13. Aug.2 Std. 07 Min.

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<html>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 <a href="https://trashfuturepodcast.podbean.com/e/tank-feat-victoria-scott/" target="_blank">but she just guested</a> 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: <a href="https://store.trangirlismo.com" target="_blank">store.trangirlismo.com</a> is open again until August 31st!As always, our opening theme is off <a href="https://stellaspazzatura.bandcamp.com/album/horse-tranquilizer-simulator" target="_blank">Horse Tranquilizer Simulator</a> by Stella Spazzatura and our editor is Alex, aka <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/nohopeoverkill.com" target="_blank">Harmful Park</a>!Referenced Stories: <a href="https://www.energy.gov/hgeo/opr/spr-quick-facts" target="_blank">Strategic Petroleum Reserve Quick Facts</a> @US DOE <a href="https://www.energy.gov/articles/united-states-release-172-million-barrels-oil-strategic-petroleum-reserve" target="_blank">March 11th Chris Wright Announcement</a> @US DOE <a href="https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?n=PET&s=WCSSTUS1&f=W" target="_blank">Current Crude Stocks In SPR</a> @US EIA <a href="https://files.gao.gov/reports/GAO-26-106918/index.html#TOC_7" target="_blank">Congress and DOE Need a Unified Plan to Align Priorities and Investments for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve</a> @US Government Accountability Office <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/28/us-strategic-petroleum-reserve-spr-iran-oil-strait-hormuz.html" target="_blank">SPR Under Stress</a> @CNBC <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-07-31/us-strategic-petroleum-reserve-won-t-be-tapped-to-ease-prices-in-war-s-new-phase" target="_blank">Operational Floor of the SPR</a> @Bloomberg <a href="https://energynow.com/2026/08/us-oil-exports-in-july-fall-to-lowest-level-in-eight-months-data-shows/" target="_blank">US Refinery Capacity Utilization + Chris Wright Comments</a> @EnergyNow <a href="https://gasprices.aaa.com/" target="_blank">US Average Gas Gallon Cost</a> @AAA <a href="https://energynow.com/2026/08/white-house-set-to-extend-jones-act-waiver-as-trump-hunts-for-cheaper-gasoline/" target="_blank">Bob McNally Interview</a> @EnergyNow <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-30/hormuz-oil-tanker-shuttling-trade-is-picking-up-again-after-lull" target="_blank">CENTCOM Claims/Ghost Shipping Estimates</a> @Bloomberg <a href="https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=67905" target="_blank">Global Reserves Exhaustion Es