- Website
- http://www.vernnelson.com
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- Greatest pianist/composer in Orange County, and official political troubadour of Anaheim and most other OC towns. Regularly makes solo performances, sometimes with his savage-jazz band The Vern Nelson Problem. Reach at vernpnelson@gmail.com, or 714-235-VERN.
Why bother?
For what it's worth, the Register is finally covering this. https://www.ocregister.com/2025/12/30/parents-file-claim-against-anaheim-alleging-excessive-force-in-fatal-shooting-of-son-by-police/?utm_email=8523042DB559841FD546342943&lctg=8523042DB559841FD546342943&active=yesD&utm_source=listrak&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Story+Button&utm_campaign=scng-orange_county_register-breaking_news-nl&utm_content=alert
The graffiti? It's on the fucking APD "Critical Incident Report" video. How come you never saw it? You couldn't prove…
I enjoy dropping by. But the point was that no one really cares what Jerb is saying. He hit his…
Vern, Tell me again how Albert had nothing to do with the videotaped criminal act??
Never been convicted of a crime = never been convicted of a crime. We don't know what woulda happened in…
And the alleged suspect was a minor who was Albert’s cousin. Did you notice the family attorney said Albert had…
Makes sense this is from Bari Weiss' Trumpified CBS - we now have two FOX Newses! This investigation, and prosecutions,…
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/minnesota-fraud-nick-shirley-video-day-care-investigation/
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Now is a good time to remind everyone of the excellent reporting on Bari Weiss that John Oliver did on…