Céline Dion Some news items you might have missed: • Rolling Stone: The venerable music magazine stepped in it when it published a list of the “200 greatest” singers of all time. While the ranking included folks like Billie Eilish, the list overlooked superstars like Céline Dion, Olivia Newton-John, Dionne Warwick, Judy Garland, Edith Piaf, and more. • The Advocate: Erick Adame, a gay former meteorologist for Spectrum’s NY1, whom management fired for appearing in nude live streams during his private time, has broken his silence. Adame took to Instagram to address the scandal from last September. https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cm5BpuxBox9/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link • Vice News: The state of Louisiana now requires you to submit government issued photo ID to access Pornhub, or any other pornographic site. • NBC News: Amber McLaughlin, the first openly transgender woman to be executed in the U.S., died by lethal injection Tuesday night in Missouri. McLaughlin received the death sentence for the 2003 murder of a former girlfriend. https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1610447934012653570 • Axios: For the first time in 100 years, the House of Representatives adjourned on its first day with no speaker, no new members sworn in, and no clear path to functioning as a governing body in the near future. After 3 rounds of voting, Republican leader Kevin McCarthy had 20 errant GOPers voting against him keeping him far from the 218 votes he needed to become Speaker. • Twitter: Meanwhile, it was the “Dems Day of Delight” as they voted in joyous unity for their leader, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY). Note the popcorn Rep. Ted Lieu prepared for drama about to ensue. https://twitter.com/tedlieu/status/1610316616679530497
