Worth Knowing, Probably Not Quite Threadworthy 12/20

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Bill Clinton Panics After Latest Epstein Release Shows Him With Victims

https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2025/12/20/bill-clinton-panics-after-latest-epstein-release-shows-him-with-victims-n4947322

Make no mistake, Bill Clinton is furious after a fresh release of Jeffrey Epstein files sent the internet into a frenzy on Friday. The newly published photos show Clinton swimming in a pool, lounging in a jacuzzi alongside victims, and more. The Justice Department released the massive tranche to meet the deadline imposed by the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the law President Trump signed last month.

Clinton's crew fired back fast with a statement that reeks of deflection, pinning the blame on Trump and the White House for some shady timing on the Friday dump.

“The White House hasn't been hiding these files for months only to dump them late on a Friday to protect Bill Clinton,” Bill Clinton's chief of staff, Angel Ureña, said in a statement shared on X Friday evening. “This is about shielding themselves from what comes next, or from what they'll try and hide forever. So they can release as many grainy 20-plus-year-old photos as they want, but this isn't about Bill Clinton. Never has, never will be. Even Susie Wiles said Donald Trump was wrong about Bill Clinton.”

The statement continued, “There are two types of people here. The first group knew nothing and cut Epstein off before his crimes came to light. The second group continued relationships with him after. We're in the first. No amount of stalling by people in the second group will change that. Everyone, especially MAGA, expects answers, not scapegoats.”

Tap-dance fail. In the real world, what was released had been withheld by judges who were obeying rules concerning grand jury testimonies and evidence. In the real world, Trump initially opposed releasing the grand juries materials because he knew the task of redacting references to innocent people and unknown victims would be Herculean, but he eventually supported and signed into law the bill that forced the courts to release the "files".

Personally, I do not think (but could be wrong) that under-age girls were Clinton's preferred targets for womanizing, but he and the Dems are and will be getting a massive course of, "Be careful what you pray for ...".

[SVPete]

Epstein Victims Aren’t Happy With Democrats. Here’s Why.

https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2025/12/20/epstein-victims-arent-happy-with-democrats-heres-why-n4947319

For months, Democrats have fancied themselves to be champions of Epstein victims, framing their push to release documents as a righteous quest for justice. But victims themselves are calling out the charade. They see what's really happening: House Democrats are weaponizing the Epstein files against Trump, while treating victims like collateral damage.

In recent weeks, Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have released cherry-picked emails and photos that served no other purpose than to give the false impression that Trump was connected to Jeffrey Epstein’s criminal activities. The problem? Their strategy backfired spectacularly. The new revelations have instead highlighted connections to people in the Democratic orbit, making their partisan exploitation of the files look even more cynical. For example, last month, Democrats leaked a small batch of curated, doctored emails they believed would damage Trump. Republicans responded by releasing more than 20,000 emails, shattering that narrative. The fallout ensnared Larry Summers, Bill Clinton’s former Treasury secretary and an Obama economic adviser, along with Virgin Islands Delegate Stacey Plaskett, Obama White House counsel Kathryn Ruemmler, and even House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.

Now, survivors are speaking up about how Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have handled this process. According to CNN, multiple Epstein survivors voiced serious concerns during a private video call earlier this week with female Democratic lawmakers. They made it clear: the intermittent, selective publication of documents and photos is distressing and harmful. Four sources familiar with the call confirmed that survivors feel this way.

The bottom line in this partisan saga is that the Dems were so devoted to their belief that there was Gotcha-Trump material hidden somewhere in the file - text and/or pics - that they knowingly and intentionally subjected the victims to months of reminders of their traumatic experienced and months of exposing victims and ordinary innocent people (e.g. housekeepers, pool cleaners, party catering staff ...) to the risk of being identified, doxxed, and harassed, just for the off-chance of satisfying their partisan hatred.

[SVPete]

Tennessee Schools Director Who Wants Lawmakers To Crack Down On Homeschooling Oversees District Where Only 1/3 Of Students Are Ready For Life

https://tennesseeconservativenews.com/tennessee-schools-director-who-wants-lawmakers-to-crack-down-on-homeschooling-oversees-district-where-only-1-3-of-students-are-ready-for-life/

A Tennessee school director who wants lawmakers to crack down on homeschooling oversees a district where only a third of graduating seniors are ready for college or careers.

Among the four high schools in Greene County, the average composite score from the most recent ACT exam results was 18.5, down from 19.1 in 2024.

Under Tennessee’s state accountability system, a score of 21 out of 36 indicates college and career readiness.

Malone has said that he is concerned that some families use homeschooling as a way to avoid truancy issues or investigations by the Department of Children’s Services and has asked State Representative David Hawk (R-Greeneville-District 5) to address the issue in the upcoming legislative session starting January 13th, 2026.

There are now approximately 1,400 students in Greeneville and Greene County who are being educated at home. Malone reports that the number of homeschooled students had gone up about 200 since the beginning of the current school year.

Were Malone actually interested in academics he'd work to improve the PSs he oversees. He isn't. When he "sees" those 200 students his schools lost he sees the $2,000,000-$4,000,000 of annual ADA $$$$ his schools lost.

Were Malone actually concerned about children being abused, he'd make sure his own staff had zero abusers and were faithful about their mandatory-reporter obligation. He isn't. He also ignores the fact that school staff are far from the only mandatory reporters of child abuse in homeschooled families' lives. Malone simply sees every homeschooled student as $10,000-$20,000 annual ADA $$$$ his schools lost and he wants to intimidate homeschooling parents into enrolling in his PSs.

My family began homeschooling in 1987 and educated our children "K-12". All at least have an AA degree (not in Underwater Basket Weaving, BTW), and one has a BS and the Chinese equivalent of a BA (all classes taught in Mandarin). While our munchkins never took the ACT or SAT, homeschooled students who do on average score significantly higher than the PS student average.