Lane von Herzen: Insisting on a Worthy Future for Our Country

My Third Novel's Conclusion, My Heartbreak

My heart begins to break when I think about completing this particular book -- because this narrative has sustained me like no other story I've known. It's both more personal and more universal than my other works. But beyond memory and archetype, it's a cri-de-coeur about needing to become the person one is destined to be. And in the writing, I have met my own life's work, my own fated journey -- having the sense all the while that the pages are suffused with a resonance, an energy, an electrified field that defies explanation. Writers hope and pray to be overtaken by a work in this way -- to be conscripted into passionate service of a profound story. To experience it even once in a lifetime seems a great privilege. I still have several months before this novel is complete, and this constitutes my reprieve. Because I'm not ready for the beauty to end.

Friday, March 13, 2026

Insisting on a Worthy Future for Our Country

1. There appears to be an allegation that a staff member, or former staff member, from DOGE has hacked accounts containing awards extended to you in your case, and further, that this crime has occurred more than once.

Answer: I have received those allegations from the FBI, though I cannot vouch for their accuracy.

2. If this has occurred, what are your thoughts about this conduct?

Answer: The DOJ certainly has the capacity to prevent such hacks from occurring, and indeed, the responsibility to do so. Funds awarded to me on behalf of the preservation of Americans' long term human rights and the sovereignty of the nation as a whole must be protected from theft and invasion under all circumstances. This is a matter of national security, and it is a matter of the future sovereignty of all Americans.

So, the issue needs to be taken seriously and addressed urgently, even if it occurred on a one-time basis. The results for millions of Americans could be catastrophic if such an issue were ignored.

3. Would outreach to you serve to provide additional protection for these funds?

Answer: Of course. Because with outreach, there is transparency.

4. You have said that you are receptive to outreach from people of integrity who are concerned about the pressing issues of individual and national sovereignty for the United States.

Answer: I am. People of goodwill need to speak to one another about these unprecedented challenges to our freedoms. Our sovereignty will not be preserved when advocates are in isolation. We need to actively work together in order to manifest a worthy future for the United States.

5. Thank you for speaking with us this afternoon.

Answer: You are quite welcome.