Marc R. Masferrer
@marcmasferrer.bsky.social
Storyteller. Observer.
One of the more valuable educational & economic assets in Sarasota-Bradenton, Fla is USF Sarasota-Manatee.
Four of six members of the region's all-GOP Florida House delegation had a message for USF Sarasota-Manatee on Tuesday:
Drop dead.
thebradentonjournal.substack.com/p/most-manat...
Four of six members of the region's all-GOP Florida House delegation had a message for USF Sarasota-Manatee on Tuesday:
Drop dead.
thebradentonjournal.substack.com/p/most-manat...
Most Manatee-Sarasota lawmakers again vote to transfer USF campus to New College of Florida
Legislature meets in special session to adopt budget — and decide the future of University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee.
thebradentonjournal.substack.com
May 12, 2026 at 9:43 PM
One of the more valuable educational & economic assets in Sarasota-Bradenton, Fla is USF Sarasota-Manatee.
Four of six members of the region's all-GOP Florida House delegation had a message for USF Sarasota-Manatee on Tuesday:
Drop dead.
thebradentonjournal.substack.com/p/most-manat...
Four of six members of the region's all-GOP Florida House delegation had a message for USF Sarasota-Manatee on Tuesday:
Drop dead.
thebradentonjournal.substack.com/p/most-manat...
Hey, @maddow.bsky.social Bradenton, Florida, was out in force Saturday to protest ICE, Trump
February 1, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Hey, @maddow.bsky.social Bradenton, Florida, was out in force Saturday to protest ICE, Trump
We owe it Charlie Kirk to remember him for what he truly was: A skilled political organizer, podcaster and media influencer with repugnant, racist, sexist, homophobic views about many of his fellow Americans.
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Charlie Kirk in His Own Words
17 quotes you should read from the right-wing activist and Trump ally who was tragically shot and killed on Wednesday in Utah.
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September 14, 2025 at 2:29 PM
We owe it Charlie Kirk to remember him for what he truly was: A skilled political organizer, podcaster and media influencer with repugnant, racist, sexist, homophobic views about many of his fellow Americans.
open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
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The assassination of Charlie Kirk was as an attack on American democracy. All Americans should be horrified. open.substack.com/pub/thebrade...
The sniper’s bullet that killed Charlie Kirk was aimed at all of us
America in 2025 is a nation where political violence has become a constant fear — and a constant threat.
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September 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The assassination of Charlie Kirk was as an attack on American democracy. All Americans should be horrified. open.substack.com/pub/thebrade...
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Editorial: #Florida needs to do a 180-degree turn on this awful land-use law SB 180 www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/08/28/e... via @sun-sentinel.com
Florida needs a 180-degree turn on this awful land-use law | Editorial
Something went horribly wrong in the 2025 legislative session with Senate Bill 180. The bill looked technical, but its impacts were major: In the name of storm recovery, Florida legislators made it…
www.sun-sentinel.com
September 3, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Editorial: #Florida needs to do a 180-degree turn on this awful land-use law SB 180 www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/08/28/e... via @sun-sentinel.com
Surgeon general’s warning: Here’s how living in / visiting Florida is more likely to kill your kids open.substack.com/pub/thebrade...
DeSantis says he wants to make Florida less safe for kids and senior citizens
Governor and his surgeon general push to end vaccine mandates in the Sunshine State.
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September 3, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Surgeon general’s warning: Here’s how living in / visiting Florida is more likely to kill your kids open.substack.com/pub/thebrade...
Congressman Vern Buchanan’s constituents want accountability for Donald Trump. It’s their top issue.
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Oops! Vern Buchanan’s instapoll delivers bad news for Trump
The congressman’s latest instapoll — his substitute for a town hall — finds accountability for the president is constituents' top issue.
open.substack.com
August 31, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Congressman Vern Buchanan’s constituents want accountability for Donald Trump. It’s their top issue.
open.substack.com/pub/thebrade...
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Longboat Key has been MAGA-fied. But the big body of water to the west is still the GULF OF MEXICO.
August 31, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Longboat Key has been MAGA-fied. But the big body of water to the west is still the GULF OF MEXICO.
In Bradenton, Florida, they’re power washing the art off of the sidewalks in the Village of the ARTS neighborhood, to follow orders from Gov DeSantis’ administration open.substack.com/pub/thebrade...
August 26, 2025 at 11:42 PM
In Bradenton, Florida, they’re power washing the art off of the sidewalks in the Village of the ARTS neighborhood, to follow orders from Gov DeSantis’ administration open.substack.com/pub/thebrade...
There was some Good Trouble today in Bradenton, Florida
July 18, 2025 at 2:01 AM
There was some Good Trouble today in Bradenton, Florida
No Kings Day in otherwise deep red Bradenton, Florida.
June 14, 2025 at 3:57 PM
No Kings Day in otherwise deep red Bradenton, Florida.
Sarasota, Florida, understood the assignment on Saturday, May 3, 2025
May 4, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Sarasota, Florida, understood the assignment on Saturday, May 3, 2025
My wife Marie Masferrer powerfully stood up for kids, their books, their libraries & the right to read, during big anti-Trump rally in Sarasota, Florida, on May 3, 2025 @maddow.msnbc.com @msnbc.com
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Standing up for students and their libraries
YouTube video by The Bradenton Journal
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May 4, 2025 at 1:15 AM
My wife Marie Masferrer powerfully stood up for kids, their books, their libraries & the right to read, during big anti-Trump rally in Sarasota, Florida, on May 3, 2025 @maddow.msnbc.com @msnbc.com
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Great turnout at the Hands Off rally by the UTC mall in Sarasota / Bradenton, one of at least *three* in the area. Several hundred people attended, with cheers from passing cars! Lots of activism, even in the heart of Trump country!
April 5, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Great turnout at the Hands Off rally by the UTC mall in Sarasota / Bradenton, one of at least *three* in the area. Several hundred people attended, with cheers from passing cars! Lots of activism, even in the heart of Trump country!
In “normal” times, a proposal from the president for U.S. to take over Gaza might lead to impeachment
February 5, 2025 at 1:11 AM
In “normal” times, a proposal from the president for U.S. to take over Gaza might lead to impeachment
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February 4, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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2 insurrections, same President.
February 4, 2025 at 9:31 PM
2 insurrections, same President.
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There is still beauty in this world
Judge rules that Black church in DC, which won a $2.8 million default judgment against the Proud Boys, now gains control over the trademark “Proud Boys.” The far-right group is barred from selling any related merchandise or symbols without the consent of the church. Gift link:
Proud Boys Lose Control of Their Name to a Black Church They Vandalized (Gift Article)
A judge awarded the trademarked name and symbols to a Washington church to help satisfy a $2.8 million judgment against the far-right group.
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2025 at 5:38 PM
There is still beauty in this world
Another reason I’m glad I don’t drink coffee.
Unfortunately, I still like eggs
www.cnn.com/2025/01/26/p...
Unfortunately, I still like eggs
www.cnn.com/2025/01/26/p...
Trump issuing ‘emergency 25% tariffs’ against Colombia after country turned back deportation flights | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump on Sunday announced retaliatory tariffs on Colombia after its president blocked US military deportation flights from landing, the first instance of Trump using economic pressure...
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January 26, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Another reason I’m glad I don’t drink coffee.
Unfortunately, I still like eggs
www.cnn.com/2025/01/26/p...
Unfortunately, I still like eggs
www.cnn.com/2025/01/26/p...
I originally wasn’t a fan, for a lot of reasons, but as time passes and the fascism grows, I’m increasingly finding that @aoc.bsky.social and her approach to things makes a lot of sense.
January 25, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I originally wasn’t a fan, for a lot of reasons, but as time passes and the fascism grows, I’m increasingly finding that @aoc.bsky.social and her approach to things makes a lot of sense.
Today’s a good day for at least one convicted criminal from Manatee County, Florida
January 20, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Today’s a good day for at least one convicted criminal from Manatee County, Florida
White pelicans swim for their brunch at Robinson Preserve, Bradenton, Fla., 1/12/2025
January 12, 2025 at 8:08 PM
White pelicans swim for their brunch at Robinson Preserve, Bradenton, Fla., 1/12/2025
They don’t care about football.
January 12, 2025 at 7:12 PM
They don’t care about football.