NRA head resigns as the controversial organization defends itself in a civil suit alleging that he and other executives spent millions of the gun group’s funds on luxury vacations and other perks. https://thehill.com/business/4391519-wayne-lapierre-resigns-nra/
Following an 18-month investigation, James said the NRA fostered “a culture of self-dealing, mismanagement and negligent oversight,” costing the group $64 million over three years.
The NRA and LaPierre have denied wrongdoing. The case is set to go to trial starting Monday.
#HappyNewYear
In 2024, the variety and quality of open source Android apps is greater than ever - thanks to the development teams and to #fdroid app store.
Growing up in the area, there were years where we'd bring our whole family up to the curbside of the #RoseParade and camp out for a day or two ahead of time. Just floats, bands, equestrians.
It's a little weird to see them going for the Super Bowl type-spectacle now. I'm both impressed & disgusted.
Esp with Honda as a sponsor, we get really auto-oriented BS in the beginning. #HappyNewYear
🙄 #smh. #nfl fans get ruffled so damn easy, it’s sad. Who cares what an old man says about your team. .. … ! … then again it shows us how super sensitive #Chiefs fans are today, y’all should include the #Eagles too. @nfl#nfl —
@macmsp@nfl it’s all good, I think we guys love to complain about certain things especially sport related stuff. I can understand they all want some of that llama drama but they have to focus their energy on other better things. #HappyNewYear
A #HappyNewYear to all of my new Mastodon followers! Thank you for a year of thoughtful interactions and the privilege to communicate science here. Cheers to 2024!
"That’s the politically correct thing to say, right? Meh. Either I’m supposed to be cheerily looking forward to the coming year, or contemplatively looking back at the year just past."
“‘I dearly wished I could change the past. Well, I can't, but I can change the present, so that when it becomes the past it will turn out to be a past worth having.'”
Terry Pratchett; I Shall Wear Midnight #DiscWorld#HappyNewYear#NewYearNewHope#ToriesOutIn2024 💖
2021 for the money, '22 for the show, '23 to get ready, and '24 Let's go! I think the world is ready for some clarity, I think the reward is integrity and people will be willing to win theirs back. It'll be a year of n-95 masks, of innovative air cleaners, of creative solutions, a year to build back trust. A year of dragon courage And clarity. The one we've been waiting for. #HappyNewYear#2024
Wishlist for the new year:
More RSS feeds
Less nazis
More patience and kindness
Less tribalism
More climate action
Less waiting for other people to do the hard work
More “how can I help?”
Less “you should…” #happynewyear
(* Warning: video is shaky. I had no plans to take videos.)
New Year celebrations in the Philippines has gone a long way. Decades ago, almost every family have their own fireworks and firecrackers. It ranged from the biggest, loudest, longest, and most dangerous, to the smallest, quieter, and still dangerous. In addition, it can take an hour or two before it starts to get calmer (three hours in some areas).
For the past ten years, the Philippines implemented and enforced better fireworks quality control and banned the dangerous ones. There are still some that slips through the cracks. In addition, organised celebrations have become common.
This is the Gregorian New Year celebration of 2024 in our hometown. It's the quietest and shortest to date.