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Serena Zets

@serenazets.bsky.social

Telling stories at Center for American Progress, freelancing everywhere!

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I am so so sorry Lex, TV and the world are worse off without your reporting and editing there

03.11.2025 20:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Serena Zets: Republicans are hiding from the constituents their β€œBig Beautiful Bill” will hurt Senator Ernst’s callousness signals a bigger problem for Republicans

"[Republicans] don’t know how to talk about, let alone defend, their signature piece of legislation because of its overwhelming unpopularity," writes Serena Zets, Campaigns Manager at the Center for American Progress.

04.09.2025 16:46 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Recent work for @wcp.bsky.social. It was wonderful to talk to poet and former U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith ahead of this year's event.

04.09.2025 17:52 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Serena Zets: Republicans are hiding from the constituents their β€œBig Beautiful Bill” will hurt Senator Ernst’s callousness signals a bigger problem for Republicans

New op-ed in @couriernewsroom.bsky.social about Republicans' callousness and failure to sell the devastating Medicaid and SNAP cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. couriernewsroom.com/news/serena-...

04.09.2025 17:05 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Serena Zets: Republicans are hiding from the constituents their β€œBig Beautiful Bill” will hurt Senator Ernst’s callousness signals a bigger problem for Republicans

Check out the latest from @serenazets.bsky.social on how Republicans are hiding from their disastrous law, too ashamed and out of touch to acknowledge how cuts to health care and food assistance will harm the communities they represent⇣ couriernewsroom.com/news/serena-...

04.09.2025 16:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The 2025 Underground Pride Guide: Because Maybe You Want More Than What WorldPride Is Offering From Trans Pride to Black Pride, our guide offers a ton of alternative queer events taking place May 17 through 29.

New work for @wcp.bsky.social, the first of three Pride guides helping you choose your own Pride adventure beyond WorldPride! washingtoncitypaper.com/article/7639...

13.05.2025 19:42 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Representative Bresnahan, Protect SNAP for the Future of Our Community - Bucks County Beacon SNAP is a lifeline for 40 million Americans. Cutting it as part of the GOP budget would devastate families in our communities.

Representative Bresnahan, Protect SNAP for the Future of Our Community | SNAP is a lifeline for 40 million Americans. Cutting it as part of the GOP budget would devastate families in our communities.

23.04.2025 13:57 β€” πŸ‘ 53    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Stay tuned for more previews coming out this week!

10.03.2025 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I was honored to contribute to @wcp.bsky.social's Spring Arts Guide, which celebrates the undercurrent of resistance and resilience in our city's arts scene. Check out my preview of Mosaic Theater's production of Cullud Wattah in today's Theater Recommendations!

10.03.2025 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Right now, the GOP is trying to slash vital programs, and we can't let that happen.

To fight back, we're collecting stories about Medicaid, SNAP, and DOGE impacts.

Please fill out this form and our team will be in touch! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

18.02.2025 17:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you or someone you know would be impacted by the federal funding freeze previewed yesterday, send me a message or email me at szets@americanprogress.org to get connected to ways to tell your story. Personal stories are already telling us the truth of this admin and it's up to us to share it.

29.01.2025 20:18 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Welcome to the United States of Suppression Our new series documents the recent crackdown on dissent and protests in the U.S.

"where are all the protests?"

read our series showing the legacy of both the Trump and Biden adminsβ€”from BLM in the 2010s, to Standing Rock, to George Floyd, to the Palestine encampmentsβ€”as protest suppression and criminalization. politicians want to call blocking traffic and masking "terrorism."

28.01.2025 16:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2837    πŸ” 1131    πŸ’¬ 44    πŸ“Œ 56
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She Grew Up Undocumented. Her Experience Shaped Her Poetry. Days after Donald Trump's inauguration, formerly undocumented Filipino artist Janine Joseph will discuss the intricacies of immigration and how art can fuel a movement in perilous times. The talk will...

Read this intimate profile on poet, @j9joseph.bsky.social written by @serenazets.bsky.social for the @wcp.bsky.social: washingtoncitypaper.com/article/7565...
Janine will be at Hill Center on Thursday, get your tickets now: www.hillcenterdc.org/event/the-li...

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17.01.2025 17:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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