So I received a wacky and wild comment from Melissa Crew of Moms on the Ground—listed earlier this week as 16th among Orange County’s Worst Political Figures of 2026.
And it was hidden in the FLAGGED portion of my in box, so I didn’t see it until, well, right now. But it feels fair to post it here, because Melissa exerted the energy to opine.
For the record, this will be, officially, the second time someone on the hard right has filed some sort of “report” against me/this site, which is a) A pretty crazy misunderstanding/warping of the First Amendment and its protections; B) Uniquely weird.
[If you’re interested, here’s Exhibit A—the saga of Texas’ own Amber Smith]
Anyhow, I am also officially using this space to invite Melissa to do a Q&A for the site. We can sit down over coffee and cashews and I will ask questions (and listen intently) about trans issues and your cause. You can bring your own recording device to make certain I am true to every word—which I, of course, will be.
Here’s Melissa’s missive (notations at the bottom) …
Hey Jeff! Don’t appreciate the references to my death or inaccurate information about our organization of volunteer moms and the hundreds of documents we’ve discovered in public record that prove the Democrat party and their organizations profit heavily from recruiting kids into child patient mills at school. I hope if you have any sane/curious readers that they will check out the #Trans_student_hustle. You obviously have not1, as our work is about protecting kids from predatory adults and organizations that use and abuse tax payer money, rob children of their health and futures, while enriching politicians, hospitals and NGOs. We want parents of trans kids informed, not lied to like Sacramento Democrats wanted- AB1955. We want Trans kids informed about how they are being recruited and victimized by a system who profits from their pain. We want them to know they are loved2 and there are people who have no conflicts of interest who simply did research because we are moms and protect our young is what we do. If doing that puts me on your list, it begs the question- are you being paid by the Teachers Union and others for this article?3 That’s ok, based upon all of the lies in your article, I suspect you wouldn’t answer honestly and you will delete my comment like you have previously.4 We will check public records to find your affiliations5. The public records on trans topic are clear and we want transparency for kids at school and parents that send them there. They deserve to have eyes wide open, and know who is profiting and how. Your words about trans parents and kids feeling ostracized and attacked are your words of fiction, not reality6. We are respectful. You are not, as evidenced in this article, it is your desire to ostracize and attack people who disagree with you or those you work for. In fact, I’d always invite conversation and transparency, never call anyone “freaks” “the worst” “a gaggle of loons” and a “junk box mixture” as you have for this article. And I’d never put together a list as you have because I’m not a bully. Obviously, you are. Also, I’m not “in politics” as you falsely report7. Pretty sad that the title of your article is calling people “freaks” and “worst” and then you call others hypocrites citing President Trump name calling. I hope people are smarter than you think they are. I believe they are. Please know that I filed a police report against you because I feel very threatened by your focus on my dying, even though you attempt to veil threats8. I don’t know how words about my death even tie into this article, so clearly it is a veiled threat and has been reported as such. You are a man and you threaten a woman, a founder of a moms organization that is simply showing public records to parents and kids with truth about who is profiting off of them. I hope (and I pray because I am a Christian as you accurately report) that readers will check out the public records and understand the billions of dollars that NGO’s, teachers unions, hospitals, and politicians stand to lose once parents know why there is an inorganic increase in young patients for trans medicalization. I am a private citizen9 and I believe there are a number of civil violations you’ve committed against me, so, I’ve also contacted my attorney #trans_student_hustle
PS: This is the entry from the list:
I have indeed. I just think y’all are hurtful and nuts.
You guys have a weird way of showing love.
Bruh, some of us just write honestly without being “paid” or “owned.” Just because you’re paranoid, doesn’t mean they’re after you.
Opposite. It’s printed right here.
I was a Cub Scout for several weeks. Then a member of VAASA (Varsity Athletes Against Substance Abuse) in high school—though I did have some wine coolers while enlisted. I later was a member of the Baseball Writers Association of America, and a registered Democrat. Oh, and I had a season pass to Dave and Busters.
WOW. Wild, even for this.
You may not see it thusly, but you are.
Police: “Mr. Pearlman?” Me: “Yes?” Police: “A woman said you threatened her life.” Me: “Really?” Police: “Yeah, she said you wrote (checks notes), ‘It’s, oh, 60 years from now, and Melissa Crew dies peacefully in her sleep (to be clear, I’m not wishing death upon anyone. She’ll be around 100—so a nice long life) …’” Me: “Yup.” Police: “Have a nice day, sir.”
You have, literally, 26,000 IG followers.
It's astounding to me that folks like this lady and her friends espouse values like "limited government," yet take stands on things that happen in the lives of other people's homes.
This was the case in Orange USD, when a board majority stopped caring about education and started targeting children and were subsequently recalled.
How crazy are these people? I'll give you a personal example: The then-OUSD Board wanted to enact a resolution that parents were to be notified if there were any signs that a student was gay or trans. One of the "signs" was a name change.
So for real example. My daughter's name is MacKenzie. My wife and I call her Mac. She prefers to be called Mac, but most people at her elementary school call her either MacKenzie or Kenzie (which she hates). So if my daughter decided to cause a ruckus and demand to be called Mac, she would have been placed on some sort of "list" and my wife and I would heve been flagged as trying to transition our kid and notified that she was attempting to transition because of her preferred name change.
Never mind that kids are being bullied, harassed, racially targeted and physically assaulted - We gotta make sure "the babies" don't transition.
Nothing that Melissa or her Crew (pun intended) have to say about other people's children is relevant. These loons and bigots have their own platform. No need to give her one, Jeff. To quote Lt. Frank Drebin: Nothing to see here.
Data from the California Healthy Kids Survey shows that approximately 0.6% of public school students in grades 7, 9, and 11 identify as transgender. Broader state health estimates indicate that trans youth make up about 1.9% to 3% of older California adolescents and teens overall.
Approximately 5% of California's K-12 public school students experienced homelessness at some point during the school year. According to data compiled by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC), this percentage translates to nearly 300,000 students statewide who face housing instability.
But, sure, let's pick on the Trans kids.
Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicate that roughly 26% of transgender high school students attempt suicide annually, compared to roughly 5% of cisgender male students and 11% of cisgender female students. Research links this elevated risk to external factors like minority stress, discrimination, rejection, and bullying.
But the students SHE'S bullying aren't affected. Sure Jan.