Susanne Lord

A writer to be celebrated! Book 1 of the Hathaways series (Mine Till Midnight) is also on sale!

I’m so old I remember when it was illegal to condition civil service hiring on supporting a particular President or tyrant.

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This week's tea newsletter is about naming the ground we are fighting on, as we stand together in the crossroads.

Haddon Hall: a marvel from the Middle Ages After years as something of a spare part, Haddon Hall in Derbyshire finally has a family to fill it. Step forward the very hardy Lord and Lady Edward Manners, along with their young children, dogs, di...

An interview with the custodians of wonderful Haddon Hall. #Derbyshire #historicalromance #PeakDistrict www.worldofinteriors.com/story/haddon...

“Don’t believe the career experts who showed their work. Believe the partisan idiots with an agenda who won’t show their ‘proof’”

Liz Cheney condemns Trump and Vance:
 
"Donald Trump and JD Vance attacked Zelenskyy and pressured him to surrender the freedom of his people to the KGB war criminal who invaded Ukraine. History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for."

Shibden Hall is marvelous. Lovely to wander in Anne Lister's shoes, and trace the walk into Halifax. A visit there, coupled with a visit to the Bankfield Museum (for their costume collection) make for a wonderful day.

We're watching. All we see are statements of condemnation from you. What is your focus? What, specifically, are you doing to obstruct this bombardment of illegal acts from this new administration?

We’re focused on feeding our kids.

Investing in our schools.

Making sure child care is affordable.

Regardless of the chaos unfolding in Washington, we’re making Minnesota the best state for kids to grow up.

Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.

Opportunities are everywhere.

Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉

While Trump has been distracting America with everything else, Elon Musk’s staffers are quietly taking over NOAA and the Department of Labor. They are also using AI to help rewrite a significant portion of the federal government’s computer systems.

Outside Chicago's federal courthouse, progressive group Indivisible Chicago is hosting a protest calling for U.S. senators, particularly IL Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth, to heighten opposotion against Donald Trump and Elon Musk.

Attendees chant "stop the coup"

Image of the paperback cover of Flowers From the Storm by author Laura Kinsale. Shows a blurred or windswept tree in foreground beside a winding country road that leads toward a manor house.

The GREAT Flowers from the Storm by Laura Kinsale is on sale $1.99 in ebook. This book is glorious. #historicalromance #classic #re-read

Emails and letters are great. Phone calls are even better. @5calls.org to learn how to make your impact. And Courtney's letter is 🔥🔥 as a script, too!

Dear Representative Feret, I am a constituent from [REDACTED] At this moment, our federal constitution is in crisis. Elon Musk-an unelected, unappointed, unconfirmed individual, in charge of a "department" that has no Congressional authority-has sent teenagers into OPM to download American's private, personal data in violation of the law and the Constitution. He has claimed the right to veto government spending approved by Congress-a power deemed illegal by the Supreme Court when exercised by the President, let alone a non-governmental official. I cannot emphasize enough that if this is allowed to continue, we lose our constitutional democracy. Elon Musk does not have the power of the purse. Elon Musk has not had constitutional authority delegated to him in any official capacity. Elon Musk is exercising authority that does not belong to him. Authoritarian overreach must be stopped immediately, before it gains a foothold. I know as a state representative, there are many things you cannot do. But it is not nothing. I am asking you to take action to preserve our democracy and our Constitution by sponsoring and passing State laws that hold that companies with executives in the C-suite engaging in open violation of the laws and Constitution of the United States lack authority to operate in Colorado and any property in the state is subject to civil forfeiture upon suit by the Colorado Attorney General. Thank you for your assistance. Sincerely,

I have sent a letter to my state representatives asking them to pass a law disallowing companies from operating in the state where C-Suite executives are waging war on the Constitution, punishable by civil forfeiture of company property.

Absolutely loved this interview. Thank you.

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5 Calls Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.

Okay, I cannot recommend 5calls.org enough. Enter your address and it will find all your reps (federal and state). AND give you a list of issues to call about AND which reps to call about each of them AND a little script for each, in case it's helpful. They have an app, too.

Congratulations! I can't wait to read. And that cover is so pretty!