jfutral
@jfutral.bsky.social
Thoughts and opinions only.
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jfutral
@jfutral.bsky.social
· Mar 16
Who do I think I am?
I’m a former conservative, evangelical, Republican. I was one for most of my Christian life (40+ years). No more. I wouldn’t even say [...]
natureofthebeat.com
For Bluesky audiences. Although the only thing I need to change is where I used to always say "we" when critiquing the church. There is something out there calling itself "Christian" & "Church" I am not sure what it is. I am not that. At all. I know them, though.
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SCOTUS fails us again.
December 5, 2025 at 4:38 AM
SCOTUS fails us again.
As I keep seeing the cats huddled in front of the heat vents on the floor, I'm beginning to think they may be onto something.
December 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
As I keep seeing the cats huddled in front of the heat vents on the floor, I'm beginning to think they may be onto something.
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RIP Steve Cropper 🎸
Booker T. & The MG's - Time Is Tight (Live, 1970)
YouTube video by 60s70sVintageRock
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December 3, 2025 at 10:25 PM
RIP Steve Cropper 🎸
One of those decisions where you can't go wrong. But you really want to be right!
December 4, 2025 at 9:59 AM
One of those decisions where you can't go wrong. But you really want to be right!
I prefer artists who I feel like I could sit down and drink a beer with, compare garden notes, talk about the kids, etc. Not that, as artists we don’t get philosophical or epistemological. But it isn’t all we are. The ones I know like that all the time just do not strike me as authentic.
December 3, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I prefer artists who I feel like I could sit down and drink a beer with, compare garden notes, talk about the kids, etc. Not that, as artists we don’t get philosophical or epistemological. But it isn’t all we are. The ones I know like that all the time just do not strike me as authentic.
Wish I could afford to try this out.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/d...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/d...
Four Stars for Yamada, the Height of Kaiseki Cuisine in New York
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Wish I could afford to try this out.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/d...
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For Mornings on the Seine (1896–97), Monet rose before dawn and painted from a boat moored in mist. The subject wasn’t the river—it was the hour.
December 3, 2025 at 8:33 AM
For Mornings on the Seine (1896–97), Monet rose before dawn and painted from a boat moored in mist. The subject wasn’t the river—it was the hour.
It’s the dog park. With the people you see but you don’t really know. Cause it’s the dog park.
December 3, 2025 at 3:26 AM
It’s the dog park. With the people you see but you don’t really know. Cause it’s the dog park.
Not sure how to handle when your imaginary girlfriend breaks up with you.
December 2, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Not sure how to handle when your imaginary girlfriend breaks up with you.
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Road, snow effect, setting sun - 1869
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/3109794
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/3109794
December 2, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Road, snow effect, setting sun - 1869
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/3109794
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/3109794
What’s ironic about AI art is there are already so many artists in the US, companies are trying to get them to do work for free or “publicity”. But they’re willing to pay AI?
December 2, 2025 at 3:37 AM
What’s ironic about AI art is there are already so many artists in the US, companies are trying to get them to do work for free or “publicity”. But they’re willing to pay AI?
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Here are the Top 5 Dogs of November!
December 1, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Here are the Top 5 Dogs of November!
What I love most about the Physical 100/Asian competition shows is the very beginning where they meet each other for the first time. No matter how strong or famous they are they always fan out on the other competitors.
November 30, 2025 at 8:43 PM
What I love most about the Physical 100/Asian competition shows is the very beginning where they meet each other for the first time. No matter how strong or famous they are they always fan out on the other competitors.
Doesn't even hardly make the news. Guns are a feedback loop.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/30/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/30/u...
4 killed, 11 wounded after shooting at California child’s birthday party; suspect at large | CNN
A mass shooting at a child’s birthday party inside a banquet hall in Stockton, California, left at least four people dead, 11 others wounded, and the suspected shooter remains at large, officials said...
www.cnn.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Doesn't even hardly make the news. Guns are a feedback loop.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/30/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/30/u...
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November 30, 2025 at 5:08 PM
It's eggnog in my coffee season!
November 30, 2025 at 2:09 PM
It's eggnog in my coffee season!
I find it harder and harder for me to find new music. Not sufre why. But when I do find something I like I like to share just in case other people have the same issue. I've just discovered Sleep Token.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJpF...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJpF...
Sleep Token - Emergence
YouTube video by SleepTokenVEVO
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November 30, 2025 at 1:55 PM
I find it harder and harder for me to find new music. Not sufre why. But when I do find something I like I like to share just in case other people have the same issue. I've just discovered Sleep Token.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJpF...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJpF...
I think it is funny that the people who complain about Modern design being form over function, yet love baroque and rococo design. Go figure.
November 30, 2025 at 1:16 PM
I think it is funny that the people who complain about Modern design being form over function, yet love baroque and rococo design. Go figure.
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"We blow up ‘alleged’ drug boats in the Caribbean but pardon actually convicted drug traffickers in the U.S. Someone help me make sense of this.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
Trump Announces Pardon for Honduran Ex-President Convicted in Drug Case
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:24 AM
"We blow up ‘alleged’ drug boats in the Caribbean but pardon actually convicted drug traffickers in the U.S. Someone help me make sense of this.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
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This absurd pardon shows the murderous boat bombings were never about stopping drugs
November 29, 2025 at 7:07 PM
This absurd pardon shows the murderous boat bombings were never about stopping drugs
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Taiwanese ambassador to Finland performs with his metal band at Taiwan-Finland cultural event! 🤘✊️
That's what I call great ambassador
That's what I call great ambassador
November 28, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Taiwanese ambassador to Finland performs with his metal band at Taiwan-Finland cultural event! 🤘✊️
That's what I call great ambassador
That's what I call great ambassador
I'm here for it!
Ha ha ha ha, look at the big doofus who put gyoza on a supermarket Caesar salad.
November 29, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I'm here for it!
Some days I miss being called names like apostate, heretic, degenerate freak, et al. But mostly I hate the exhaustion such discussions generate. So, never mind.
November 29, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Some days I miss being called names like apostate, heretic, degenerate freak, et al. But mostly I hate the exhaustion such discussions generate. So, never mind.
Kind of weird, I know. Growing up I was never into Guess Who. I can't tell you why. These days looking back, they've recorded some of my favorite music. Definitely timeless. Enjoy.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5JU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5JU...
No Time - The Guess Who | The Midnight Special
YouTube video by The Midnight Special
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November 29, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Kind of weird, I know. Growing up I was never into Guess Who. I can't tell you why. These days looking back, they've recorded some of my favorite music. Definitely timeless. Enjoy.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5JU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5JU...