Gerry Priesing
@altonmann.bsky.social
Music (especially Jazz), Movies, Good Food, Wine, Malt Whisky, Travel (especially France) & Non-Fiction.
YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@altonmann
Recommended Movie Lists: https://www.imdb.com/user/ur0439885/lists/?sort=name%2Casc
YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@altonmann
Recommended Movie Lists: https://www.imdb.com/user/ur0439885/lists/?sort=name%2Casc
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How many severe thunderstorm warnings were issued by the National Weather Service across the USA in 2025? If you live in Oklahoma, this type of weather event will be a pretty common phenomenon.
January 3, 2026 at 8:42 PM
How many severe thunderstorm warnings were issued by the National Weather Service across the USA in 2025? If you live in Oklahoma, this type of weather event will be a pretty common phenomenon.
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At 82, Monet learned he had cataracts. He wrote: “I realized with terror that I could see nothing with my right eye.”
After three surgeries, his colors shifted—fiery reds and yellows dominate his late works. What he lost in sight, he gained in vision.
After three surgeries, his colors shifted—fiery reds and yellows dominate his late works. What he lost in sight, he gained in vision.
January 3, 2026 at 5:50 PM
At 82, Monet learned he had cataracts. He wrote: “I realized with terror that I could see nothing with my right eye.”
After three surgeries, his colors shifted—fiery reds and yellows dominate his late works. What he lost in sight, he gained in vision.
After three surgeries, his colors shifted—fiery reds and yellows dominate his late works. What he lost in sight, he gained in vision.
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Your daily reminder not to destroy vintage things. Century Pub and Eatery, Kenosha, Wi.
January 2, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Your daily reminder not to destroy vintage things. Century Pub and Eatery, Kenosha, Wi.
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How we beat back the corporate takeover of America:
1. Break up corporate monopolies
2. Continue building union power
3. End Citizens United and get big money out of politics
Let’s keep working to unrig the system.
1. Break up corporate monopolies
2. Continue building union power
3. End Citizens United and get big money out of politics
Let’s keep working to unrig the system.
December 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
How we beat back the corporate takeover of America:
1. Break up corporate monopolies
2. Continue building union power
3. End Citizens United and get big money out of politics
Let’s keep working to unrig the system.
1. Break up corporate monopolies
2. Continue building union power
3. End Citizens United and get big money out of politics
Let’s keep working to unrig the system.
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The Monroe Building wearing Rookwood Pottery tile.
December 30, 2025 at 1:20 PM
The Monroe Building wearing Rookwood Pottery tile.
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12 American sparkling wines for toasting the New Year. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/d...
Toast the New Year With These Sparkling Wines
www.nytimes.com
December 29, 2025 at 7:05 PM
12 American sparkling wines for toasting the New Year. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/d...
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Ohio, an economy the size of Switzerland, sees just 48 trains a week and has no rail links between its major cities. Yet the state found $600M for a new Cleveland Browns stadium, 136× more than it plans to spend on rail projects over the next two years.
December 29, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Ohio, an economy the size of Switzerland, sees just 48 trains a week and has no rail links between its major cities. Yet the state found $600M for a new Cleveland Browns stadium, 136× more than it plans to spend on rail projects over the next two years.
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Morning on the Seine - 1896
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/3110418
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/3110418
December 28, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Morning on the Seine - 1896
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/3110418
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/3110418
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River mist is the ghosts of our ancestors finding their Elysium
December 25, 2025 at 10:30 PM
River mist is the ghosts of our ancestors finding their Elysium
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Monet is buried in Giverny, the village where he lived, gardened, and painted for over 40 years.
His grave is surrounded by the flowers he once immortalized.
He rests inside one of his greatest artworks.
His grave is surrounded by the flowers he once immortalized.
He rests inside one of his greatest artworks.
December 26, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Monet is buried in Giverny, the village where he lived, gardened, and painted for over 40 years.
His grave is surrounded by the flowers he once immortalized.
He rests inside one of his greatest artworks.
His grave is surrounded by the flowers he once immortalized.
He rests inside one of his greatest artworks.
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Bogie and Bacall celebrate #Christmas with their son Stephen... http://www.classicmoviehub.com/blog/a-very-merry-christmas-fond-memories-and-musings-pictorial/
December 25, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Bogie and Bacall celebrate #Christmas with their son Stephen... http://www.classicmoviehub.com/blog/a-very-merry-christmas-fond-memories-and-musings-pictorial/
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Before looking at the chart: guess how old the median US home buyer was in 2025. Now look at the chart and be blown away.
December 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Before looking at the chart: guess how old the median US home buyer was in 2025. Now look at the chart and be blown away.
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Japanese Bridge and Water Lily Pond - 1899
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/3110432
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/3110432
December 24, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Japanese Bridge and Water Lily Pond - 1899
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/3110432
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/3110432
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Willson Contreras is among the most consistent righthanded hitters in MLB, joining Judge and Alonso as the only RHH w/3 straight years of 120+ OPSes. His addition is a solid start for the Red Sox - but one more bat is needed this offseason. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/22/s...
With Willson Contreras in the fold, Red Sox still looking for one more bat - The Boston Globe
Sunday night's trade for the first baseman was an important first step in reshaping their lineup. But there’s more to do.
www.bostonglobe.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Willson Contreras is among the most consistent righthanded hitters in MLB, joining Judge and Alonso as the only RHH w/3 straight years of 120+ OPSes. His addition is a solid start for the Red Sox - but one more bat is needed this offseason. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/22/s...
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‘60 Minutes’ Pulled a Segment. A Correspondent Calls It ‘Political.’ Bari Weiss speaking power to truth. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
‘60 Minutes’ Pulled a Segment. A Correspondent Calls It ‘Political.’
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 1:27 PM
‘60 Minutes’ Pulled a Segment. A Correspondent Calls It ‘Political.’ Bari Weiss speaking power to truth. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
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No surprise. They’re redacting the constitution.
December 20, 2025 at 3:55 AM
No surprise. They’re redacting the constitution.
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“Judge a human being by his compassion and his sincerity.”
~ Rod Serling
~ Rod Serling
December 20, 2025 at 3:22 PM
“Judge a human being by his compassion and his sincerity.”
~ Rod Serling
~ Rod Serling
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Merry Solstice, baseball fans. This occurred today at 10:03 AM, thus ... longer days from here on out. Put red stitches on those snowballs!
December 21, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Merry Solstice, baseball fans. This occurred today at 10:03 AM, thus ... longer days from here on out. Put red stitches on those snowballs!
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As Paris keeps showing the world, the moment we stop treating neighborhood streets as exclusively places to move and store cars, and start designing them as places to live, everything changes... cooler blocks, safer streets, cleaner air, stronger community, & real public space.
December 21, 2025 at 3:08 PM
As Paris keeps showing the world, the moment we stop treating neighborhood streets as exclusively places to move and store cars, and start designing them as places to live, everything changes... cooler blocks, safer streets, cleaner air, stronger community, & real public space.
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McDonald’s USA
— Employee: $15/hr, no benefits
— Big Mac: $5.79
McDonald’s Denmark
— Employee: $22/hr, 6 weeks vacation, 1 year paid maternity leave, life insurance, pension
— Big Mac: $5.49
Tell us more about how raising the minimum wage would affect the cost of hamburgers.
— Employee: $15/hr, no benefits
— Big Mac: $5.79
McDonald’s Denmark
— Employee: $22/hr, 6 weeks vacation, 1 year paid maternity leave, life insurance, pension
— Big Mac: $5.49
Tell us more about how raising the minimum wage would affect the cost of hamburgers.
December 17, 2025 at 8:59 PM
McDonald’s USA
— Employee: $15/hr, no benefits
— Big Mac: $5.79
McDonald’s Denmark
— Employee: $22/hr, 6 weeks vacation, 1 year paid maternity leave, life insurance, pension
— Big Mac: $5.49
Tell us more about how raising the minimum wage would affect the cost of hamburgers.
— Employee: $15/hr, no benefits
— Big Mac: $5.79
McDonald’s Denmark
— Employee: $22/hr, 6 weeks vacation, 1 year paid maternity leave, life insurance, pension
— Big Mac: $5.49
Tell us more about how raising the minimum wage would affect the cost of hamburgers.
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My husband is always asking me why we don't buy Costco Organic chicken.
It's this right here.
(Also, I hate beyond words that it's a privilege to be able to afford meat from cleaner vendors. Everyone should have access to a safe affordable food supply).
It's this right here.
(Also, I hate beyond words that it's a privilege to be able to afford meat from cleaner vendors. Everyone should have access to a safe affordable food supply).
When a plant fails the USDA’s salmonella tests, the agency does not have the authority to stop the plant’s operation, stop raw meat from reaching store shelves or recall raw meat products.
Costco Chicken Processing Plant Keeps Failing Tests for Salmonella
Costco’s Nebraska plant turns out contaminated chicken. And the USDA can’t stop it from reaching store shelves.
buff.ly
December 17, 2025 at 4:18 PM
My husband is always asking me why we don't buy Costco Organic chicken.
It's this right here.
(Also, I hate beyond words that it's a privilege to be able to afford meat from cleaner vendors. Everyone should have access to a safe affordable food supply).
It's this right here.
(Also, I hate beyond words that it's a privilege to be able to afford meat from cleaner vendors. Everyone should have access to a safe affordable food supply).
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In Impression, Sunrise, the orange sun is no brighter than the fog—yet we see it blaze.
Monet used color saturation and complements to create the effect.
Long before modern optics, he was already bending perception.
Monet used color saturation and complements to create the effect.
Long before modern optics, he was already bending perception.
December 16, 2025 at 5:51 AM
In Impression, Sunrise, the orange sun is no brighter than the fog—yet we see it blaze.
Monet used color saturation and complements to create the effect.
Long before modern optics, he was already bending perception.
Monet used color saturation and complements to create the effect.
Long before modern optics, he was already bending perception.
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I find this chart utterly insane and am yet a happy Chrome user...
December 14, 2025 at 10:49 PM
I find this chart utterly insane and am yet a happy Chrome user...
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The Boston film critics vote for Richard Linklater's "Blue Moon" as Best Original Screenplay of 2025. (Fine by me, but MOST Screenplay might be more accurate.) Other titles bandied about included "Sentimental Value," "Marty Supreme" and "Sinners." #BSFC @bsfc.bsky.social
December 14, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The Boston film critics vote for Richard Linklater's "Blue Moon" as Best Original Screenplay of 2025. (Fine by me, but MOST Screenplay might be more accurate.) Other titles bandied about included "Sentimental Value," "Marty Supreme" and "Sinners." #BSFC @bsfc.bsky.social
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The Boston Society of Film Critics votes for Ethan Hawke as Best Actor in "Blue Moon," and it ain't even close. Chalamet and Michael B. Jordan eating Hawke's dust, among others. #BSFC @bsfc.bsky.social
December 14, 2025 at 9:28 PM
The Boston Society of Film Critics votes for Ethan Hawke as Best Actor in "Blue Moon," and it ain't even close. Chalamet and Michael B. Jordan eating Hawke's dust, among others. #BSFC @bsfc.bsky.social