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JERSHIKA! Taking this song to CHURCH!! slayyyyeddd.......

Does he do a ballad?

Joshua has a lot of talent, but I would not want to listen to that performance again. It's self-indulgent, and did nothing for me. That song is more of a rock-edge song, but he took it to theater.

Get it Shadale!!! Performed the heck out of it! She cannot go home anytime soon!

Wow, Hailey has some good breath control for a young teenager. Not my favorite performance so far tonight, but it was still good.

Gymani, I feel you! That was a great build up performance. She did her own thang with that song!

I like that Katie looks like she's in her own world. I never thought I'd actually like "Stormy Weather" on a show like this, but I thought it was pretty good!

Never thought I'd hear this "Creep" song like THIS! But I mean, I like it.....

Don't just slay it folks, make us FEEL it!!

It's painfully obvious that OSHA/Federal government is not mandating vaccinations based on actual science, logic or reason because they completely ignore naturally acquired immunity as well as the fact that people can obtain or carry a virus without being harmed by it themselves or necessarily harming anyone else around them. It involves several variables which often return back to the individual choice of the person who may or may not become harmed by the virus while in or out of the workplace. It's a total slippery slope scenario if the courts allow OSHA's authority to expand beyond workplace-related hazards and into any potential hazard conceived in a working person's normal life. If the mandate is allowed to continue, will OSHA then be able to start demanding that any variety of specific health decisions also be executed by "all employees" or else the employer/business be fined or otherwise reprimanded?? As we all know, heath and harm don't begin or end with viruses... The courts usually weigh all the inconsistencies they see in these types of cases, as well as the clear potential for abuse of power and precedent, as long as the plaintiffs make the proper, strong arguments to best expose these things. I don't see the OSHA rule lasting...

The thing that people don't typically understand about minimum wage is that whatever you move it to, everything in the economy merely adjusts around it, which causes nothing to actually improve for any notable period of time for the person seeking that wage increase. Bastardized example: When minimum wage is $5/hr, a burger costs $2.50, rent costs $500/month, etc. If minimum wage becomes $15/hr, a burger will then cost $7.50, and rent will then cost $1500/month. Everything merely triples, so you're really just back to where you started from, except everything just has a higher price tag on it now. Granted, most wage adjustments don't suddenly make that kind of incremental shift overnight, but all of it eventually adjusts because everyone has to balance their budgets, including the burger place and the rental facility, etc. All it does is shift everything higher, which doesn't actually improve anyone's standard of living. But it sure sounded good... Most people who propose adjusting the minimum wage, do so using static analysis... in other words, they assume all other variables will stay the same, except the minimum wage becomes higher, therefore, "people's lives will improve". But that's not how an economy works... It constantly adjusts to all the changing variables, not the least of which is employers and businesses deciding to replace humans with automation/artificial intelligence and incentivizing even more outsourcing of American jobs to other countries, where they can pay them less to do the same work that an American employee used to do. Or they simply refuse to hire entry-level folks, because they'd rather pay their more experienced employees the new minimum wage to do the same job. Therefore, the people needing jobs the most, or needing to get their foot in the door to make some money, may be the least likely to get hired in those jobs. Minimum wage jobs were NEVER supposed to be jobs people "lived" on, especially past their mid-twenties. These jobs were always meant for teenagers to get their feet wet, earn some of their own money before they left high school, etc. After that, they were supposed to move on to a more career-based job position based on doing well in their previous job(s), or from any higher education or training they received since having their first entry-level job.

I am generally in agreement that kids should not be competing on American Idol, and for many of the reasons you just listed. Even though in the very first season, one of the original judges' favorites (Natalie Burge) was 16, they didn't harp on her young age, and America never voted her through to the finals anyway. And a major harsh reality is, once you make the semifinals on AI, you are not allowed to ever compete on the show again (unless they explicitly make exceptions, like they did for some of the COVID season contestants), and I believe the contract the semifinalists sign will not allow you to compete on any other reality show for at least a few years following their appearance on Idol. I think parents should think long and hard about whether they want to audition their child, because that may be the "peak" of their reality TV career, and then they will have to actually spend time gaining experience with gigs or performing in clubs, etc almost as a "has-been" who is still really young. Whereas, they could've gained the experience first, grown as an authentic artist, and then auditioned more as an adult. This would generally make for better, more seasoned contestants that give more heartfelt, connected performances. Heck, one of my favorite vocalists, Richard Page of Mr. Mister, reached the peak of his career at 32/33 years of age. I think the producers of AI, which are mainly British , have always desired to grab the "teeny-bopper" fanbase with a young pop star that can be "marketable" (i.e. sold as a product), not just with their music, but can be on magazines, movies, merchandise, etc. They were NOT expecting Kelly Clarkson to become the star of the first season when they first gathered their Top 30 semifinalists. They thought America was going to want what the British producers and Simon Cowell envisioned them wanting. In any case, they still go after what they want, and that is still to have child contestants audition and make the semifinals to hopefully grab "maximum viewership" among that age group and potentially, a naive, young, marketable product they can make maximum money off of.

I could've sworn someone (maybe even Evvy) told Syd to vote for DeShawn during the whisperfest.

I'm still confused on that part.

What a total mess of a tribal council... Sydney did just about everything she could to save herself... if her toes worked any better, she would've had individual immunity instead of Ricard.

OMG! Liana just got played to death!

Does Shan own Liana?

poor Sydney... so close!

Their quads are gonna hurt the next day

the death stares that the winners of immunity gave Erika. She smashed it!!

I enjoyed it. It sounds like a throwback or almost like a cousin of "Mrs. Robinson" by Paul Simon and the Beatles. And knowing that Kris stans both of them, I feel I'm on to something here

LMAO! I almost forgot Peedy's crack in the middle of his power note!

I don't see how Wendy doesn't breeze through this

Ok, Jeremy is very talented, but I really don't think his time on the Voice should be a constant reminder about his backstory.

Definitely does. Do you think David is a fan favorite or is he out before we know it?