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Australian academic who researchers ‘cultural politics of breakdancing’ delivers jaw-dropping routine.

An awkward breakdance performance is the latest “this can’t be real” moment from the 2024 Paris Olympics.

The incident came Friday as competitor “Raygun,” described as “Australia’s top-ranking breakdancer,” performed a dance routine that left many scratching their heads as to why the event had been added to the games.

This would be me trying to breakdance at the Olympics pic.twitter.com/vgO3K7YeJN

— Alexandra (@thealfoster) August 9, 2024

“A clip of the 36-year-old – real name Rachael Gunn – quickly went viral as she awkwardly squirmed on the dance floor with her hand on her chin to end what was already a confusing and chaotic routine,” the Daily Mail reports.

The Mail went on to note Gunn is also an expert creative arts researcher at Macquarie University in Sydney who specializes in “the cultural politics of breakdancing.”

Mixed feelings about Olympic breaking thus far but I’m fascinated by Raygun, the 36-year-old Australian college professor who does research on “dance, gender politics, and the dynamics between theoretical and practical methodologies.” pic.twitter.com/0wgHLxfcc9

— Dan Gartland (@Dan_Gartland) August 9, 2024

However, Gunn’s routine was panned as yet another spectacle trivializing the once-great institution, and prompted a ton of memes.

Olympic breakdancing… c’mon this not a sport, this isn’t anything except turbo cringe ? pic.twitter.com/Vw1RFTRgI4

— CryptoBeesKnees ?? (@TheBigBeesKnees) August 9, 2024

There is no way I laugh harder for the rest of 2024 than after watching a 36 year old Australian college professor named Raygun “breakdance” against teenagers pic.twitter.com/OkN5OgqTNY

— Your Best Friend’s Black Friend (@IAmStatMatt) August 9, 2024

It’s surprising that Raygun from Austrailia is the best breaker ya’ll have.
The kangaroo ? her signature move.
How did she make it this far?! ?#BreakingForGold pic.twitter.com/Ij7iUeyfaK

— Stevie Austin (@StevieAustin14) August 9, 2024

my five year old niece after she says “watch this!” : pic.twitter.com/KBAMSkgltj

— alex (@alex_abads) August 9, 2024

me tryna get the duvet off when i’m too hot at night #olympics pic.twitter.com/NM4Fb2MEmX

— robyn (@robynjournalist) August 9, 2024

Raygun really hit them with the “Tyrannosaurus.” pic.twitter.com/ZGCMjhzth9

— Mike Beauvais (@MikeBeauvais) August 9, 2024

SARUMAN: I gave you the chance of aiding me willingly, but you have elected the way of pain!

GANDALF:pic.twitter.com/g8Yidpw6Ty

— JRR Jokien (@joshcarlosjosh) August 9, 2024

Raygun really went to the Olympics and did this: pic.twitter.com/RDoUjvgwEr

— Troynelious Q. (@TheArnold_SoM) August 9, 2024

Australia just set breakdancing back 40 years #breaking #Olympics #Olympics2024 #ParisOlympics #breakdancing #raygun pic.twitter.com/i5ivX1v0Al

— michael✨ (@inluvin3days) August 9, 2024

I’d like to personally thank Raygun for making millions of people worldwide think “huh, maybe I can make the Olympics too” pic.twitter.com/p5QlUbkL2w

— Bradford Pearson (@BradfordPearson) August 9, 2024

Now the sprinkler is a part of break dancing#raygun#breaking#Olympics2024Paris #Paris2024 #breakdancing pic.twitter.com/NGaQnUsH9n

— Its your girl_Liz (@d4ch0sen1) August 9, 2024

Give Raygun the gold right now #breakdancing pic.twitter.com/bMtAWEh3xo

— n★ (@nichstarr) August 9, 2024

The breakdancer from down under later released a social media post appearing to address her routine stating, “Don’t be afraid to be different, go out there and represent yourself, you never know where that’s gonna take you.”

Her US competitor Logistx performed a more traditional breakdance routine.

Team USA breaker Logistx put on a show in her opening routine. ?#ParisOlympics | E! and Peacock pic.twitter.com/nHndH0C7Dc

— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) August 9, 2024

The strange routine comes as the games have been mired in controversy, from a satanic transgender-themed opening ceremony, to a male boxing a woman, to swimmers getting sick after swimming in the Seine.

Why? pic.twitter.com/0t2YU27liN

— Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) July 26, 2024

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Trump expected to criticize Harris for dodging debates and media appearances.

Former President Donald Trump heads to Bozeman, Montana, Friday night for yet another MAGA campaign rally, following an unexplained detour through Billings earlier in the day.

Trump will criticize Harris on a variety of things, including her recent refusal to conduct a debate with Trump hosted by Fox News on Sept. 4, and for her refusal to conduct a press conference or a sit-down interview with the press.

Earlier Friday, Trump’s plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Billings due to a “mechanical issue,” according to reports.

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Trump will reportedly finish his journey to a rally and fundraiser event in Bozeman, Montana, via private plane.

GOP Presidential candidate Donald Trump’s plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Billings, Montana Friday afternoon due to a “mechanical issue,” according to reports.

Trump was on his way to host a rally roughly 140 miles away in Bozeman, Montana. He’s now expected to take a private plane to the event.

“According to the Billings Airport, Trump’s plane landed in Billings after a mechanical issue,” reports KTVH. “He is expected to take a private plane now to the Bozeman Airport.”

“Secret Service is doing a complete sweep of the airport here before that takes place.”

Footage shows Trump’s Boeing 757 landing at the Billings airport, with photos also showing snipers securing the area.

?BREAKING: Trump’s plane makes an emergency landing in Billings, Montana this afternoon due to mechanical failure.

Here’s video of the landing.

I’m telling you God has his hand on this man. pic.twitter.com/UK14CxVbtf

— Brandon Tatum (@TheOfficerTatum) August 9, 2024

Following a mechanical issue on his plane, @realDonaldTrump walks off his plane in Billings MT, to get on a smaller plane, to continue to Bozeman for a fundraiser and rally. pic.twitter.com/RIVgPUNEKC

— Doug Mills (@dougmillsnyt) August 9, 2024

While no official explanation was provided, reports on social media claimed a hydraulic leak was to blame.

President Donald Trump’s plane had to make an emergency landing in Billings ahead of his appearance in Bozeman tonight due to a hydraulic leak. pic.twitter.com/JOerqmiZbs

— Classy Curley Radio (@ClassCRadio1) August 9, 2024

The Post Millennial reports the rally Trump is attending in Bozeman is set for 8 pm local time:

“Trump is set to hold a rally in Bozeman’s Brick Breeden Fieldhouse on the campus of Montana State University at 8 pm local time. Scheduled to be at the event is Tim Sheehy, who Trump has endorsed for Montana US Senate.”

Earlier Friday, Trump hyped his arrival for the fundraiser in Bozeman.

This story is developing…

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Trump vice presidential pick mocks Harris campaign going on Day 19 with no presser.

Donald Trump running mate JD Vance scorched Kamala Harris Friday tying her aversion to speak to the press to her failed career as border czar.

“If we could convince Kamala Harris that illegal aliens are actually journalists trying to ask her questions she’d build that border wall in five seconds,” wrote the Ohio senator chosen as Trump’s VP last month.

If we could convince Kamala Harris that illegal aliens are actually journalists trying to ask her questions she’d build that border wall in five seconds.

— JD Vance (@JDVance) August 9, 2024

Vance’s jab highlighted Harris’ 19th day without conducting an interview or press conference since the nomination was stolen from Joe Biden and bestowed on his unelected vice president.

Trump himself harped on the point during a press conference at his resort in Palm Beach, Florida, Thursday, where he asserted Harris was avoiding press conferences because she wasn’t smart enough to think on her feet.

Trump: Kamala is not smart enough to have a press conference. pic.twitter.com/GF0kxX8Wk4

— Alex Jones (@RealAlexJones) August 8, 2024

Vance’s criticism came as part of a broader commentary on Harris’ failed service as Biden’s border czar, which imported millions of illegal aliens driving up housing costs and pricing Americans out of affordable homes.

Kamala Harris cast the deciding vote for the Green New Scam, which sent mortgate rates through the roof. As border czar, she let millions of illegal aliens compete with Americans for scarce housing.

President Trump and I will fight for your ability to afford a nice home.

— JD Vance (@JDVance) August 9, 2024

Vance recently had to defend himself after a CNN correspondent disparaged his military service while defending Democrat VP pick Tim Walz from stolen valor and desertion claims.

Brianna this is disgusting, and you and your entire network should be ashamed of yourselves.

When I got the call to go to Iraq, I went.

Tim Walz said he carried a gun in a war. Did he? No. It was a lie. https://t.co/kt0oxzZb83

— JD Vance (@JDVance) August 8, 2024

“Brianna this is disgusting, and you and your entire network should be ashamed of yourselves,” the VP pick told correspondent Brianna Keilar. “When I got the call to go to Iraq, I went. Tim Walz said he carried a gun in a war. Did he? No. It was a lie.”

With any luck, Vance will prove to be just as much of a bulldog against the press and Democrats as Trump.

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The only real restraint on easy money is the fact public opinion will turn against the regime when easy-money fueled price inflation accelerate for ordinary people. Regimes fear high levels of price inflation because high inflation is known to lead to political instability.

Money-supply growth rose year over year in June for the second month in a row. This is the first time the money supply has grown for two months in a row since October of 2022. The current trend in money-supply growth suggests a significant turnaround from more than a year of historically large contractions in the money supply that occurred throughout much of 2023 and 2024. As of June, the money supply appears to be, for now, in a period of stabilization.

The money-supply growth of May and June ends an eighteen-month period during which the money supply repeatedly contracted, year over year. In June, YOY growth in the money supply was at 0.24 percent. That’s the same as the May 2024 increase, and was a large reversal from June 2023’s YOY decline of 12.5 percent. Until recently, the US money supply was experiencing a period of the the largest drops in money supply we’ve seen since the Great Depression. Prior to 2023, at no other point for at least sixty years had the money supply fallen by so much.

Those dramatic drops in the money supply appear to be over for the time being. Indeed, when we look at month-to-month changes in the money supply, we find that the money supply was flat from May to June, increasing by 0.002 percent. In month-to-month measures, money supply growth has been positive during seven of the last twelve months, further suggesting that the new trend in money supply is either flat or returning to sustained upward growth..

The money supply metric used here—the “true,” or Rothbard-Salerno, money supply measure (TMS)—is the metric developed by Murray Rothbard and Joseph Salerno, and is designed to provide a better measure of money supply fluctuations than M2. (The Mises Institute now offers regular updates on this metric and its growth.)

In recent months, M2 growth rates have followed a similar course to TMS growth rates, although TMS has fallen faster than M2 in the year-over-year measures, and M2 has rebounded faster. In June, the M2 growth rate was 0.983 percent. That’s up from May’s growth rate of 0.58 percent. June’s growth rate was also up from June 2023’s rate of -3.8 percent. Moreover, M2 also shows more overall growth than TMS, with M2 increasing by 0.55 percent from May to June this year. 

Money supply growth can often be a helpful measure of economic activity and an indicator of coming recessions. During periods of economic boom, money supply tends to grow quickly as commercial banks make more loans. On the other hand, two or three years before a recession begins, we tend to see periods during which money supply growth slows or turns negative. 

It should be noted that the money supply does not need to actually contract to signal a recession. As shown by Ludwig von Mises, recessions are often preceded by a mere slowing in money supply growth. But the drop into negative territory we’ve seen in recent months does help illustrate just how far and how rapidly money supply growth has fallen. That is generally a red flag for economic growth and employment.

All that said, recessions tend not to become apparent until after the money supply has begun to accelerate again after a period of slowing. This was the case in the early 1990’s recession, the Dot-com Bust of 2001, and the Great Recession. 

In spite of last year’s sizable drops in total money supply, the trend in money-supply remains well above what existed during the twenty-year period from 1989 to 2009. To return to this trend, the money supply would have to drop another $3 trillion or so—or 15 percent—down to a total below $15 trillion. Moreover, as of June, total money supply was still up more than 30 percent (or about $4.6 trillion) since January 2020. 

Since 2009, the TMS money supply is now up by more than 185 percent. (M2 has grown by 145 percent in that period.) Out of the current money supply of $18.8 trillion, $4.6 trillion—or 24 percent—of that has been created since January 2020. Since 2009, more than $12 trillion of the current money supply has been created. In other words, nearly two-thirds of the total existing money supply have been created just in the past thirteen years.

With these kinds of totals, a ten-percent drop in the money supply only puts a small dent in the huge edifice of newly created money. The US economy still faces a very large monetary overhang from the past several years, and this is partly why so many months of negative money-supply growth, total employment has only stagnated while showing no large contractions. (For example, full-time job growth has turned negative while the total number of employed workers has been flat since late 2023.) Moreover, CPI inflation remains well over the two-percent target rate, and mainstream economists’ predictions of significant “disinflation” have been wrong.

Wall Street Wants More Money-Supply Growth 

As economic indicators continue to weaken, we should expect to hear an increasing chorus of demands for inflationary monetary policy designed to accelerate money supply growth. 

For example, last week’s weak jobs report led to numerous calls from Wall Street pundits for more dovish policy from the Federal Reserve. On Monday, economist and longtime Wall Street “expert” Jeremy Siegel seemed nearly hysterical as he demanded the Fed hold an emergency meeting and slash the target policy interest rate by 150 basis points over the next two months. This can only be described as “panic.” This followed a cloud of other establishment economists who declared on Friday that the Fed should have begun cutting rates many months ago.  

Even a small downward drift in the markets demands an aggressive policy response in the minds of Wall Street boosters. In other words, the Greenspan put remains as essential as ever in the minds of Wall Street’s “elites.”  Now, of course, the Greenspan put has been replaced by the Bernanke put, the Yellen put and the Powell put. Even with the total money supply well above trend and still bumping around 19 trillion, people like Jeremy Siegel would have you believe the Fed has been aggressively hawkish. For the nation’s banker class, it is always the right time to push more easy money in order to keep asset prices as levels that keeps “the 1%” awash in riches. 

The Fed and the Federal Government Need Lower Interest Rates 

Part of the reason that banker class never tires of easy money, however, is that the wealthiest have many ways of dealing with mounting consumer price inflation. So long as prices in real estate, stocks, and other asset classes continue to inflate faster than prices for food and other basics, then inflation presents no real problem for the wealthiest among us. 

For those who don’t own immense stockpiles of assets, however, consumer price inflation can be devastating. 

Thus, the only real restraint on easy money is the fact public opinion will turn against the regime when easy-money fueled price inflation accelerate for ordinary people. Regimes fear high levels of price inflation because high inflation is known to lead to political instability. 

One way that central banks fight price inflation is to allow interest rates to rise, but this means public dissatisfaction with rising prices must compete with incessant calls for lower interest rates coming out of Wall Street—as we see above—and also out of the regime itself. 

Central banks are not expected only to keep Wall Street happy. A regime’s central bank is also expected to help the regime issue debt and engage in deficit spending. Central banks’ main tool in offering this help involves keeping interest rates on government debt low. How do central banks do this? By buying up the government’s debt, thus artificially boosting demand for the government’s debt and pushing interest rates back down. The problem is that buying up government debt usually involves creating new money, thus putting upward pressure on price inflation. 

Given all these pressures from the easy-money interests, it’s rather surprising that money-supply growth did not turn positive sooner than it did and that the central bank has not been more aggressive in pushing growth rates up faster. 

What the Fed is doing now is probably best described as a “wait and hope” strategy. The Fed is refusing to allow interest rates to rise, but the Fed is still proceeding slowly on forcing interest rates down even further. 

While the Fed is certainly responsive to Wall Street historically, the Fed’s larger concern right now is likely the need to push down interest rates on government debt. It appears the Fed is holding the target rate steady just hoping that something will happen to bring Treasury yields back down without the Fed having to print more money to buy more Treasuries and risking a new, politically damaging surge in price inflation. “Hoping” is not much of a strategy, however, and the likely outcome is that the Fed will err on the side of keeping interest rates low so the regime can borrow more money. This will mean more price inflation for ordinary people. 

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