Joseph Leone

@rapidfirewv @TukiFromKL I think both are true. We don’t necessarily work as “hard” as far as manual labor type thing. But also the gap between salaries and cost of living widened a whole lot from then to now.

@TukiFromKL Eh, I'm a millennial, I work from home in my own house. My dad ran greenhouses and landscaped, my grandpa worked on the rail road, and my great-grandpa in the coal mines. No millennial or Gen Z actually works harder. We just require shit they didn't have and much bigger houses.

🚨 Do you understand what this actually means.. Gen Z and millennials aren't burnt out because they're weak.. they did the math.. your dad bought a house at 24 on one salary.. a 40-hour week and a pension waiting at the end.. here's what changed.. in 1970 the median home cost 2x the average annual salary.. today it costs 6x.. and that's before the interest rate.. > Boomers graduated with little to no debt into an economy with employer pensions, cheap housing, and a job market that rewarded loyalty.. > Gen Z graduates with $30,000 in student debt into an economy that replaced pensions with 401ks where YOU bear all the risk.. replaced job security with "freelance opportunities".. and replaced affordable housing with a market that requires two incomes just to rent.. the work ethic didn't change.. the math changed.. > Boomers didn't build that economy.. they inherited it.. built by the Greatest Generation after the war, funded by government programs, subsidized housing, public universities, and infrastructure they didn't pay for.. > they rode the boom, extracted everything, gutted the pensions, made the houses unaffordable, defunded the universities.. and then told the next generation to work harder..

@northernck @cojo5377 @eliasmakos @brendanshowbiz @RDSca @TVASports @NHL Sounds like it but RDS just extended back in October. So unless it’s a new development this season, they seem fine with their 45 games. Just not willing to take on any more than that.

@JRLeone @cojo5377 @eliasmakos @brendanshowbiz @RDSca @TVASports But both have serious, unsustainable issues as broadcasters paying the new @NHL fees. It doesn’t sound like they can continue to afford it Joseph?

Developing language story in Quebec. French broadcasting rights for the Montreal Canadiens next season have yet to be determined. In English, situation is set. You subscribe to TSN and Sportnet, you can watch all the games. In French, it’s much more complex. Sources tell @JeremyFilosa that RDS already loses $500,000 per game they broadcast, and they cannot take on the share of games they’ve had in the past. TVA Sports is also bleeding money, and they cannot pick up the slack. They may even need to get out of broadcasting games completely. That leaves streaming to fill the gap. But if the Canadiens go that route, it would put the team in a situation where English fans have it much better than French fans, both in cost and complexity. The Habs are aware this would be a terrible look. And a bigger long term question is how will Canadian broadcasters keep up with escalating rights fees as the country’s economy continues to stagnate. This is the canary in the coal mine.

@wyshynski Game 7 is only Game 7 because of the first 6 games. It’s a battle to get there. Like I said, by all means expand the playoffs and have 7v10 and 8v9 in a 7 (or 5) game series. But playing one extra game is just so gimmicky. And to your point - stop crying and finish 8th.

@JRLeone Or, and hear me out: It's a Game 7, which is the best thing about the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Also stop crying and finish sixth.

1. What an absolute show it's going to be down the stretch in the East. 2. (whispers) sure would be fun to have a BOS/DET play-in game in an expanded playoff format ...

@cojo5377 @northernck @eliasmakos @brendanshowbiz @RDSca @TVASports tsn.ca/nhl/article/mo…

@JRLeone @northernck @eliasmakos @brendanshowbiz @RDSca @TVASports I think it’s the full 82. RDS wants less because they are losing 500k per game. TVA never made their portion profitable. Either the regional / national rights become a break even for the networks or francophone viewer will need at least 1 more subscription to watch 82

@TheCDNrational @eliasmakos I believe RDS still has the regional rights to 45 games. It’s the other 39 including Saturday nights/national rights that are up for grabs.

@eliasmakos I don’t understand how this is possible. Habs games get the most audience in the NHL by far for local games. Just lower the price?

@cojo5377 @northernck @eliasmakos @brendanshowbiz @RDSca @TVASports I believe RDS still has the regional rights to 45 games. It’s the other 39 including Saturday nights/national rights that are up for grabs.

@northernck @eliasmakos @brendanshowbiz @RDSca @TVASports The issue most likely remains the regional rights cost too much for what revenue is generated by the French only market.

@roby_stgelais @FPJQ @CanadiensMTL On compare vraiement un employé d’un compagnie privé à un élu?

Les propos méprisants de Martin St-Mouis à l’égard des journalistes montréalais méritent une attention particulière de la @FPJQ. Jamais il ne serait accepté qu’un élu réponde de la sorte aux médias. L’entraîneur du @CanadiensMTL n’est pas au-dessus de tous. Et ça reste du hockey!

@BiggunguyEd @JudiciaryDems Because non-citizens can get driver’s licenses as well. Here in Florida, a TON of Canadians who snowbird here have Florida DLs.

@JudiciaryDems Why don’t driver licenses work, they work for everything else, it’s just more excuses so they can keep cheating . They are all criminals.

Sen. CORNYN: I don’t get how the SAVE Act disenfranchises. Sen. DURBIN: Happy to explain. Drivers licenses don’t work. 50% of Americans don’t have passports. Cornyn: Amend it? Durbin: When’s the last time the Senate amended a bill?

@RealEmirHan Between SLP and Maestro, he did American Sniper, American Hustle, Hangover 3, A Star Is Born, War Dogs, 3 Guardians movies, 2 Avengers movies, a Thor movie, IF, and helped produce movies like Joker. Bit of a stretch to imply he stopped making cool movies to just chase Oscars.

Bradley Cooper used to be really cool and did movies like Hangover and Silver Linings Playbook. But then he went through a phase where he got obsessed with Oscars and spent six years learning to conduct for one scene… only to lose to Cillian Murphy.

@WONF4W It’s ticket prices and running the same city twice in a row. Creative hardly ever has anything to do with WrestleMania ticket sales because a) tix go on sale months before the show and b) even a few years ago in really bad creative years, it still sold out fairly easily.

Is poor creative or high ticket prices the reason WrestleMania tickets sales have stalled? youtu.be/Z7qkPBobp4o?si…

@darrenrovell You know, X is full of dumb posts and comments but this might be the worst. A piece of hockey history is in the hockey hall of fame. Oh, the horror!

Hey America! Want to see Jack Hughes golden goal puck? You have to go to….Canada!!?

@Jackie_Redmond Don’t listen to the haters. You’re one of the best at what you do in both worlds that you work in. Loving your coverage in Milan and looking forward to your return to your @WWE fam

@MarkBaker3006 @WalshFreedom I don’t think the point is he’s looking for handouts - the point is those are all things literally said/promised by the president and a big reason a lot of people voted for him. Fast forward a year and those things haven’t happened and don’t seem likely at this point.

@WalshFreedom We don't look for free handouts because nothing is free but on the other hand you expect everything to be given to you if you claim woe is me...... There's a reason why you were a kid they taught us about Eeyore

MAGA check-in: got your Trump phone yet? Paid for it with the $5K DOGE check or the $2K tariff dividend? ICE enjoying that $50K signing bonus? ATC get those $10K checks? Anyway, congrats on the wins: Mexico paid for the wall, the swamp got drained, and all the pedophiles are locked up — love that for you. Also: huge shoutout for ending the Russia/Ukraine war, annexing Greenland, reopening Alcatraz, and making Canada the 51st state. Busy year! And wow — inflation is over, groceries are cheaper, electricity is down, natural gas is down, healthcare is half price, and drug prices are 1,400% lower (yes, that’s how percentages work, obviously). Plus tariffs are paid by “other countries” — definitely not Americans — and Trump’s patriotic gold watches were ABSOLUTELY not made in China. Yay!!!! 💥

@RushBaby1980 @BetMGM They posted this in an earlier tweet

@BetMGM Chicago has 5. Wtf is this graphic?

@Rkeyworth24 @BetMGM They posted this in an earlier tweet

@BetMGM Tampa has won 4 why are we not on the list

@JoshTurner17 @ChrisGross19 @NFL_DovKleiman Not exactly. States only tax the days you worked there. $37.5M ÷ ~200 duty days ≈ $187.5K/day. You pay CA tax on the 187 for days worked in CA. Net result: instead of ~37% total tax (federal), he’s probably closer to 40% for the year, despite living in an income tax free state

@ChrisGross19 @NFL_DovKleiman So he’s getting more than double taxed on his signing bonus? If he’s getting charged in each state he plays in for his signing bonus.

Terrible: Boomer says the NFLPA needs to shut down any future Super Bowls in California after Sam Darnold reportedly LOST money playing in the Super Bowl due to taxes. One of the most ridiculous things you'll ever hear. The NFL needs to change this 🤦‍♂️

@ZacKaizen @DavidAFrench He’s obviously more popular internationally and amongst Spanish speakers but he’s collaborated with Drake, Jennifer Lopez, Cardi B and other American/CDN artists. He’s hosted SNL. He’s had matches in WWE. I wouldn’t say no one in the continental US has heard of him.

@DavidAFrench Most popular singer in the world ... That virtually no one in the continental US had heard of until yesterday.

At the end of the day, this outrage isn't just performative, it's really, really weird. That level of emotion over arguably the most popular singer in the world performing at a halftime show is just bizarre. It's so hard to believe it's real.

@texasstatetau @DavidAFrench 1) I agree there’s been a bit of a lack of diversity in their halftime performers (primarily pop or hip hop) the last 10 years. 2) However, I think they’re just trying to pick the performers that will drive the most eyeballs to the show and generate ad revenue.

@DavidAFrench It’s hit the point of boiling over. Conservatives have seen a lack of representation over the last 10-15 years in the NFL, awards shows, etc., gave feedback and many have stopped watching. Now they’re just pissed. Will anything change? no, but more will walk away.

@marg389 @DavidAFrench You know the NFL literally just sat around a board room saying: “The most streamed artist in the world 4 of the last 6 years said yes to the halftime show? That’s awesome!” No hidden agenda, just trying to get the biggest person they can and everyone just lost their minds.

@DavidAFrench Despite Roger Godell sending teams around the world to play, it’s not going to globally expand the NFL and this stunt to have an allegedly global star perform at halftime has not won over a global audience to the sport. Soccer will always remain the sole football sport