Light News Dump

North Korea features Donald Trump on its stamps
https://qz.com/1681045/north-korea-features-donald-trump-on-its-stamps/

8chan Is a Megaphone for Shooters. ‘Shut the Site Down,’ Says Its Creator.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/04/technology/8chan-shooting-manifesto.html

9 killed in Ohio in second US mass shooting in 24 hours
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/at-least-16-hospitalized-as-police-investigate-ohio-shooting/2019/08/04/67d696d0-b690-11e9-acc8-1d847bacca73_story.html?utm_term=.99c41fc0c8c1

Donald Trump still owes city of El Paso $470,000 for MAGA rally from February
https://www.ksat.com/news/donald-trump-still-owes-city-of-el-paso-470000-for-maga-rally-from-february

300,000 Virginians newly covered through Medicaid expansion
https://www.apnews.com/ee6dc40c4f8b4f7cb6b4735344db008a

All publicly-funded sports and leisure centres in Scotland have banned the sale of energy drinks to children under the age of 16. The drinks, which can also have high levels of sugar, have been linked to health problems in children.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-49220773

Government to spend five times more on 'propaganda' than helping councils prepare for no-deal Brexit
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-no-deal-boris-johnson-local-council-spending-planning-a9037951.html?utm_source=reddit.com

Apple suspends access to Siri recordings after workers overhear iPhone users 'having sex': The move follows a report that workers were "regularly" hearing recordings of confidential and intimate encounters.
https://news.sky.com/story/apple-suspends-access-to-siri-recordings-after-privacy-concerns-11775439

YEP: Bernie was so bad on gun safety in 2016, that the NRA tweeted their Bernie Sanders' cheers during the 2016 debates! Come on ... multi-million gun corporations get more rights than people Bernie's a hypocrite He's Republican lite on guns & immigration
https://twitter.com/riotwomennn/status/1158000285647851525?s=21

Beto O'Rourke: A victim's wife asked me, "How do we change this?" In addition to universal background checks, a ban on the sale of weapons of war, & red flag laws, we have got to acknowledge the hatred and open racism we're seeing on Fox News, on the internet, and from our Commander-in-Chief.
https://twitter.com/BetoORourke/status/1158040005891092481

A 25-Year-Old Mom Died Trying to Shield Baby from El Paso Shooter
https://www.thecut.com/2019/08/el-paso-shooting-victim-jordan-anchondo.html

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell fractures shoulder after falling at his Kentucky home, his office says
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2019/08/04/senate-majority-leader-mitch-mcconnell-fractures-shoulder-after-falling-at-his-kentucky-home-his-office-says/

El Paso shooting being treated as domestic terrorism, police say suspect cooperating
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/el-paso-shooting-being-treated-domestic-terrorism-police-say-suspect-n1039076

Trump Remains Out of Sight Following Two Mass Shootings
https://time.com/5643570/trump-shootings-reaction-el-paso-dayton/

Republicans and Fox News: White Nationalist Violence Has Nothing to Do With White Nationalism | Instead, they blamed video games, mental illness and even ISIS
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/republicans-and-fox-news-white-nationalist-violence-867294/

McConnell couldn't escape 'Moscow Mitch' at Kentucky's biggest political picnic
https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/elections/kentucky/2019/08/03/moscow-mitch-follows-mcconnell-kentucky-fancy-farm-picnic/1912758001/

Two Top Republicans Blame Video Games, School Prayer Bans, Social Media for Mass Shootings in Texas, Ohio
https://www.newsweek.com/republicans-blame-video-games-school-prayer-texas-ohio-mass-shootings-social-media-1452500

North Korea is a no-show at Asian summit, snubbing Trump administration again
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2019-08-03/north-korea-snubs-trump-administration-asean-summit-nuclear-talks-pompeo

Tim Ryan Suspends Campaign: GOP ‘Needs to Get Their Sh*t Together’ With Gun Control
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/tim-ryan-republicans-need-to-get-their-sht-together-867310/