Mom + Army Wife. 7th Generation Missourian. Advocate. Attorney. 2020 Dem Nominee for #MO04. Former Team Skelton, Aull, Ellinger, Koster + McCaskill.https://bsky.app/profile/lynz-simmons.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/lynz-simmons.bsky.social/post/3mdleazoons2nThere are serious changes being made to the Endangered Species Act that could destabilize threatened and endangered species. Experts have identified seven species—including the wolverine and monarch butterfly—that could go extinct if these changes move forward.29 Jan 2026 17:54 +0000at://did:plc:e3seoced3f2zgu6ewshdfsr3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdleazoons2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/lynz-simmons.bsky.social/post/3mdixtcbkac2vWondering about the background of the appropriations bill in the Senate? Not sure whether you’re making a difference by calling your Senator? Let’s talk about it. Pt.128 Jan 2026 19:07 +0000at://did:plc:e3seoced3f2zgu6ewshdfsr3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdixtcbkac2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/lynz-simmons.bsky.social/post/3mdirxtegh22pGet ready to march on March 28th. Get the “Eyes on ICE” training on February 5th. Link to register for the training: https://www.mobilize.us/nokings/event/892452/?emci=83d4b5db-a3fb-f011-8d4c-0022482d279b&emdi=5f5f4ecc-6afc-f011-8d4c-0022482d279b&ceid=514958728 Jan 2026 17:22 +0000at://did:plc:e3seoced3f2zgu6ewshdfsr3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdirxtegh22phttps://bsky.app/profile/lynz-simmons.bsky.social/post/3lp556tzyq22lIn Henry VI, Part II, Dick the Butcher famously proclaims that, “The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.” Not because, as contemporary uses would have you believe, that everyone hates those educated in the law, but that lawyers must be removed for tyranny to exist.14 May 2025 13:47 +0000at://did:plc:e3seoced3f2zgu6ewshdfsr3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp556tzyq22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/lynz-simmons.bsky.social/post/3lg72gostes24Day One.20 Jan 2025 19:16 +0000at://did:plc:e3seoced3f2zgu6ewshdfsr3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg72gostes24https://bsky.app/profile/lynz-simmons.bsky.social/post/3lba3hox3ek2xThe experience of finding my people over here on the Blewskee has been like tracking y’all down at the State Fair. Some of you are walking about the Coliseum and others over at the MEC while a few of ya got distracted at the grandstand and ended up at the Bud tent on your way to the carnival.18 Nov 2024 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:e3seoced3f2zgu6ewshdfsr3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lba3hox3ek2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/lynz-simmons.bsky.social/post/3lb5z5jogls2dThe work to win back the House and Senate in 2026 starts now. And it happens every single day. The thing is—and what so many paid operatives condescendingly dismiss—is that to community build in a way that is effective and useful and long-lasting requires a 365-day, 50 state effort.17 Nov 2024 18:14 +0000at://did:plc:e3seoced3f2zgu6ewshdfsr3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb5z5jogls2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/lynz-simmons.bsky.social/post/3lb4c23cs7k2pSome of y’all are looking left to right, trying to find the perfect spot to reach folks, when what you need is to talk about the ladder that folks at the top keep knocking outta the way so no one else can climb up.17 Nov 2024 01:48 +0000at://did:plc:e3seoced3f2zgu6ewshdfsr3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb4c23cs7k2phttps://bsky.app/profile/lynz-simmons.bsky.social/post/3lb3cqkiab22lLet me tell you a secret about how you, as one, individual person, can have an impact on your Republican Senator or Representative. Three steps. Let’s go. 🧶16 Nov 2024 16:28 +0000at://did:plc:e3seoced3f2zgu6ewshdfsr3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb3cqkiab22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/lynz-simmons.bsky.social/post/3laypln2oik2yHow about this. If you wanna be DNC Chair you publish a 50-state plan. I want to know how you intend to make progress in every single town in America. I don’t want to hear that red states + counties like mine are “too far gone.” Allowing the autocracy here to spread is why we’re in this mess.15 Nov 2024 15:40 +0000at://did:plc:e3seoced3f2zgu6ewshdfsr3/app.bsky.feed.post/3laypln2oik2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/lynz-simmons.bsky.social/post/3layiqeg2kc2yI really adore Conan O’Brien. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Nov 2024 13:37 +0000at://did:plc:e3seoced3f2zgu6ewshdfsr3/app.bsky.feed.post/3layiqeg2kc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/lynz-simmons.bsky.social/post/3laygl6jpyk23Drinking Game! One shot of Tennessee Whiskey each time this guy ⬇️ says “bureaucracy” because he wants to call public schools bad but lacks specific reasons why + wants to use one of those coded words for “government is bad except for when I do it.” [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Nov 2024 12:59 +0000at://did:plc:e3seoced3f2zgu6ewshdfsr3/app.bsky.feed.post/3laygl6jpyk23https://bsky.app/profile/lynz-simmons.bsky.social/post/3laxoyk3h7c23New Rule: If you can’t pass the character & fitness to be admitted to a state bar, you don’t get to be the Attorney General of the United Stares.15 Nov 2024 05:57 +0000at://did:plc:e3seoced3f2zgu6ewshdfsr3/app.bsky.feed.post/3laxoyk3h7c23https://bsky.app/profile/lynz-simmons.bsky.social/post/3laxji7tzp224So I’ve been digging into the Tennessee Constitution. I figured, “Hey, if Missouri can expand Medicaid and legalize marijuana and increase minimum wage and protect women’s autonomy, why not Tennessee too?” Do y’all know how difficult it is to amend its constitution?15 Nov 2024 04:18 +0000at://did:plc:e3seoced3f2zgu6ewshdfsr3/app.bsky.feed.post/3laxji7tzp224https://bsky.app/profile/lynz-simmons.bsky.social/post/3lax5umkvw22dAt any point in time, the future Republican-controlled Senate and House can put a stop to Trump’s autocratic rise. I refuse to ignore that reality. Do I think they will act? No. But it is their responsibility. They will swear an oath to the Constitution. They shouldn’t be given a pass.15 Nov 2024 00:50 +0000at://did:plc:e3seoced3f2zgu6ewshdfsr3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lax5umkvw22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/lynz-simmons.bsky.social/post/3lawkat262226I keep calling it “blewskee.”14 Nov 2024 18:59 +0000at://did:plc:e3seoced3f2zgu6ewshdfsr3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lawkat262226https://bsky.app/profile/lynz-simmons.bsky.social/post/3lawfuru2rs2cWe’re in our “use high federal offices to avoid prison” era.14 Nov 2024 17:41 +0000at://did:plc:e3seoced3f2zgu6ewshdfsr3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lawfuru2rs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/lynz-simmons.bsky.social/post/3lauysyd6ns2oThis is a thread I intended to write last Tuesday, but I couldn’t quite get the words right then. On Election Day, I spent twelve hours handling requests across Missouri from voters who had questions about casting their ballot. And I left that work feeling optimistic. 🧶14 Nov 2024 04:15 +0000at://did:plc:e3seoced3f2zgu6ewshdfsr3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lauysyd6ns2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/lynz-simmons.bsky.social/post/3laufyymy7226Right now, journalists should be making calls to Governors in red states asking them whether they will bow to Trump should he give the order for their National Guard to invade blue states.13 Nov 2024 22:38 +0000at://did:plc:e3seoced3f2zgu6ewshdfsr3/app.bsky.feed.post/3laufyymy7226https://bsky.app/profile/lynz-simmons.bsky.social/post/3lapzre2aik2kYou were born worthy, babe.12 Nov 2024 04:48 +0000at://did:plc:e3seoced3f2zgu6ewshdfsr3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lapzre2aik2khttps://bsky.app/profile/lynz-simmons.bsky.social/post/3lapu7vkoxk2vHi! 👋 I’m Lindsey! Born + raised in rural MO. I worked for Congressman Ike Skelton, State Rep. Aull, State Rep. Ellinger, AG Nixon and Senator McCaskill before graduating from Harvard Law School. I ran in MO-04 in 2020 while my husband was deployed. Now I share legal insights from a red state. 🤓12 Nov 2024 03:09 +0000at://did:plc:e3seoced3f2zgu6ewshdfsr3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lapu7vkoxk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/lynz-simmons.bsky.social/post/3laptrwujus2vNo lie. One of my favorite things about this app is the feeling that I can write and shards nerdy long threads about Missouri while *also* celebrating and connecting with my children’s writing community and I love that.12 Nov 2024 03:01 +0000at://did:plc:e3seoced3f2zgu6ewshdfsr3/app.bsky.feed.post/3laptrwujus2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/lynz-simmons.bsky.social/post/3laozjlpmuc2rTo the dad who’s a real life action hero to our kids— To the friend who talks LOTR + military history with equal ease— To the partner who supports me in everything— We honor you today. Happy Veterans Day. Thank you to all who have served + sacrificed. May we be worthy of it.11 Nov 2024 19:11 +0000at://did:plc:e3seoced3f2zgu6ewshdfsr3/app.bsky.feed.post/3laozjlpmuc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/lynz-simmons.bsky.social/post/3lanbhnmqwc23I’ll be honest. Still figuring this place out. But I can already see a marked improvement in the quality of posts across my feed. It’s people and projects and groups I actually follow and want to stay updated on.11 Nov 2024 02:28 +0000at://did:plc:e3seoced3f2zgu6ewshdfsr3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lanbhnmqwc23