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In this episode of Tran Girlismo, the girls correct the trajectory of the past "we're so back" episodes with one that affirms, no, really, "it's so over". Jordan briefly tries to distract Victoria with the good that is IMSA at IMS, and while that was fun, she cannot stop the It's So Over tsunami that is eight pages of oil crisis notes.
First, the girls cover the absolutely hilarious backstory of the Freedom Fuels... business (legally, they cannot call it a scam), before Victoria puts on her WTYP hat and breaks down the history of Yemen. It turns out that the entire world fucked over this country of 35 million for basically going on 100 years and the current oil-crisis-inducing Houthi situation did not just fall from the coconut tree, so to speak.
The girls wrap things up by dunking on the new Saudi Arabian Ceer car company. Please email all professional bonesaw appointment scheduling to trangirlismo@gmail.com.
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As always, our intro theme is from the wonderful Stella Spazzatura off her album Horse Tranquilizer Simulator, and our editor is the fantastic (and available for more work) Alex aka Harmful Park!
Our special edition image is President George W. Bush addressing the American people about the invasion of Iraq, with Smoliv next to him. Because, you know, Smoliv is full of oil. [Victoria Note: For people that ordered shirts, I actually picked them up yesterday, and I'm gonna ship them ASAP; this weekend I have a wedding to attend, so it might not be until next weekend.]
Referenced Stories:
Sketchy Stolen Gas? @The New Republic
Mansfield Oil Allegations @The Guardian US
Associated Press Reporting On The Blowjob Brothers @Associated Press
Mansfield Oil Lawsuit @Politico
$700,000 In Back Rent Allegations @PoliticoPro
South Yemen's Socialist Experiment @Jacobin [Archive.org]
Zaydi Overview @Britannica
[Victoria Note: A lot of the backstory of Yemen is assembled from a variety of Wikipedia articles on the history of the Republic of Yemen, South Yemen, the history of Yemen, the history of British colonial occupation in the Middle East, and conflicts in Yemen, chasing down links for firmer citations as appropriate. As this was a crash-course for me, I did not record every source I relied on for my summary; my apologies!]
Chris Murphy Comments On Yemen @The Intercept
UN Comments On French/British/American Culpability In War Crimes @The Guardian
UN Reports On Material Poverty In Yemen @UN
Houthis Blow Up F-15 @BBC
Houthis Take Hanish Islands, Perim @The Guardian
Saudi Petroline Kablooied, Blowed Up @CNBC
Chris Wright Lies Through Teeth To Media @CNBC
It's So Over You Don't Even Know @Financial Times
Reuters Analysis Of How Over It Is @Reuters
Trump Tells Saudis GL, HF With Houthis @The Guardian
Trump Backtracks, Then Backtracks On Backtracking @New York Times
US Clears Way To Sell $25 Billion In F-35s To Saudis @Reuters
Israel Bombs "Houthis", Harms Civilians @Al-Jazeera
Shanghai Oil Futures $129 @Financial Times
Shanghai Oil Futures $140 Like Two Days After I Got That Link @Bloomberg
Ghost Shipping Surge @Reuters
National Security Council Houthi Analysis @NSC [Archive.org]
Houthi Analysis @Council on Foreign Relations
Ceer Unveiled @Reuters
Ceer Claims Of Range, Performance @Ars Technica
Foxconn Plant That Never Happened In Wisconsin @NBC [Chicago Affiliate]
Foxconn Runs Labor Camps According To Chinese, HK, Taiwanese Universities @South China Morning Post
Saudi Arabian Kafala System @Human Rights Watch
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