Evening Reading - August 27, 2020

Published August 27, 2020 8:45 PM, by Asif Khan

Hey Shacknews, it's time for Evening Reading. Let's officially close out our day of posting. Please take a look.

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In case you missed it at Shacknews:

• Wasteland 3 review: One hell of a nuclear payload
• Black Ops Cold War beta keys going out during COD League Championship
• Tell Me Why review: Fairy tale twin magic
• All announcements, trailers, and reveals from Gamescom Opening Night Live 2020
• K/DA 'The Baddest' single launches from League of Legends virtual pop group
• TikTok's North American business rumored to sell at $20-30 billion
• Hellbound review: Good old-fashioned demon slaying
• Amazon Halo is an upcoming fitness wearable that scans your body and voice
• Dirt 5 Playgrounds hands-on: User-created chaos
• 2020 video game release dates calendar

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And now... Other Stuff From The Internet!!!

Federal Reserve Chariman Jerome Powell just explained how this asset bubble will burst

In a huge shakeup to current monetary policy, the Fed announced that the central bank will no longer target 2% long-term inflation. It seems that the Federal Reserve believes deflation is the true risk to asset prices. “Many find it counterintuitive that the Fed would want to push up inflation,” Powell said. “However, inflation that is persistently too low can pose serious risks to the economy.” Dallas Fed President Robert Kaplan told CNBC that he would be content with a inflation rate range around 2.25%-2.5%. The Federal Reserve is playing a dangerous game here, as they have never been able to rangle inflation when it gets out of hand. We will see if the deflationary pressures that exist due to the pandemic will change the outcome this time, but today's policy change is exactly what was needed to further inflate the asset bubbles in stocks, real estate, and some commodities like gold. Maybe this time stocks just go up forever?

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Valorant: Apply directly to the forehead

I don't care for this game, but this seemed like a good play.

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Shaqnews

DJ Shaq owns.

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Kate's Cat Corner

Cute kitties!

How about other cats?

Excellent!

Tigers are cats, right?

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Dogs are cool too!

Cute puppy!

Sleepy Bao.

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Panda plus Gorilla!

Leah, why have your foresaken us?

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Marc Rebillet on Slate's Thirst Aid Kit Podcast

"The Naughty Bob Ross" continues to be the most charming musician in the world.

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Rodney writes a Fall Guys song about me

I suck at that crappy game.

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Reagan: Black Ops

I guess no one should be surprised by the propaganda machine that is COD fetishizing Ronald Reagan.

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Black Lives Matter

As Chris Webber said yesterday, "If not now, when?"

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