This New Year’s Eve, Lead Your Loved Ones In ‘Auld Lang Syne’
Gathering around a piano and singing 'Auld Lang Syne' on New Year’s Eve is one thing the movies get right.Gathering around a piano and singing 'Auld Lang Syne' on New Year’s Eve is one thing the movies get right.Can we all make a New Year's resolution to be less addicted to outrage in 2023?
We have a problem and everyone recognizes it, but so far, very few have been willing to do anything about it. We are addicted to outrage.
This is most evident on social media, but it has also infected nearly any platform where Americans get together and try to engage in discourse about our problems.
Are you addicted to outrage? Here are a few signs to look for.
Are you afflicted?
Here are some surefire signs to know if you're addicted to outrage. Do you sign on to social media to search for stories that you can be upset about? Do you only comment on things that anger you? Do you never share stories that make you smile or made your day better?
You might have a problem.
Do you demand 100% agreement from your friends, family, and acquaintances or threaten to cut them off completely? Do you only seek out others who completely agree with you and never engage thoughtfully and honestly with people who might disagree with you?
You sound like you're an outrage addict.
So what can you do about it?
Here's the good news ...
If you're addicted to outrage and you want to change, there are a few simple things you can do to be better.
Try to avoid assuming the worst motivations for people who may disagree with you. It's very easy to insult your opponents and exaggerate their motivations and intentions. It's better to honestly address their real objections and motivations. This is how you persuade people to your side instead of using insults to divide us even more.
Don't you find it far too easy to post a negative comment? And it feels so good to get that aggression out; it's so cathartic. But if that's all you do, you habituate yourself into thinking negatively all the time. Instead of seeking out horrible things to be angry at, seek out good things to be grateful for. There's a lot of good stuff out there!
I am not asking you to moderate your views. Not at all. Have black and white opinions and principles. But in expression and application of those views, have some humility and be kind to people who might disagree with you. Simply avoid those extreme arguments and outraged disagreements. You'll have a better time over all.
Now that you feel better about making a change and improving the world for the better, let me pop that balloon of positivity I inflated for you.
And now the bad news ...
There's one catch. If you're the kind of person who recognizes that negativity and outrage-mongering are worsening our national discourse, you are also the kind of person who probably isn't participating much in all of that stuff.
Another way to put this is that the people who need to cut out the outrage the most are the exact people who who are addicted to it the most. They don't think they have a problem. They really think this is the way the world is. They probably read the headline to this article, smirked without clicking through to read one word, and responded with an insult to the author in a tweet.
"Well same to you buddy!" is what the author would say to him if he were also addicted to outrage.
Anyway, it's not gonna change any time soon for the people who really need to change. But no matter what, you can make it better for yourself.
Have a happy and grateful New Year!
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Militant leftists arrested after New Year's Eve rioting in Minneapolis, vandalism of federal buildings in Philadelphia
Left-wing militants in Minneapolis and Philadelphia apparently decided they'd ring in the new year not with horns and high-fives but rather with knives, mace, Molotov cocktails, and bricks in order to spread their messages of peace, love, and acceptance.
What are the details?
In Minneapolis, five people were charged Monday with second-degree riot-armed with a dangerous weapon, a felony, KARE-TV reported. They are Jordan Abhold, 26, Nelson Mendez, 31, Thomas Moseley, 29, Marc Holley, 32, and Laura Galaviz, 29, the station said, citing the Hennepin County Attorney's Office.
KARE said the arrests occurred one night after a man was shot and killed during a shootout with Minneapolis police.
More from the station:
According to the criminal complaint, Minneapolis police noticed social media posts telling people to gather at 11 p.m. that night at Park Avenue and Fourth Street in downtown Minneapolis. The posts said to wear black and "mask up," according to the complaint. The posts also made threats of property damage, including "BURN THE PRECINCTS & THE PRISONS!"
The complaint says about 75 people gathered at Commons Park chanting and marching on the sidewalks and roads, disrupting traffic and the light rail trains. The march continued to the Hennepin County Juvenile Justice Center and the Juvenile Detention Center on Park Avenue, according to the complaint.
Police also saw members of the group shooting fireworks toward motorists and spray-painting graffiti on buildings, including the detention center and the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office, the complaint states.
According to the complaint, less than 45 minutes after the group arrived at the park, officers were ordered to move in and detain as many of the people as possible. While many scattered, the complaint says officers arrested about 35 of them.
During the arrests, the complaint say officers recovered knives, mace, improvised spike balls, fireworks, gas masks, a taser, body armor and helmets. Five of the people arrested were charged with the felony riot charge.
Abhold was carrying a loaded .38 special revolver — which he had a permit to carry — two speed loaders with ammunition, and a device that appeared to be scanning police radio communication, KARE said, citing the complaint. Moseley was carrying a knife and already had been charged with felony damage to property at the Minneapolis Fifth Precinct police station and possession of a dangerous weapon in a courthouse, the station said, citing the complaint. Prosecutors are seeking $100,000 bail for both of them. KARE said, citing the attorney's office.
The station added that Holley was carrying a knife, a gas mask, zip ties, body armor, and a two-way radio, according to the complaint, Mendez had fireworks, a green laser, a taser, and a gas mask, and Galaviz was carrying two knives. Prosecutors are seeking $20,000 bail for the trio, KARE said.
All five were expected to make their first court appearances Tuesday, the station said, citing the attorney's office.
And in the City of Brotherly Love...
Seven people were arrested after several Philadelphia federal buildings were vandalized on New Year's Eve, police told the Associated Press.
Get a load of the lineup:
Seven people were arrested after a group vandalized several federal buildings in Philadelphia's Center City on New… https://t.co/k5qU5wv8xT— FOX 29 (@FOX 29)1609792213.0
WXTF-TV identified the arrestees in the above photos as (top row, from left) Adam McVicker, Meredith Tooker, Dustin Callahan, Sydney Miller, and (bottom row) Allison Donohue, Jacob Robotin, Josey Augustine.
What are the details?
Officers spotted about 50 people — all dressed in black — at the historic U.S. Customs House around 8:30 p.m. where windows were smashed, police told the AP. Four arrests were made there, the outlet said, and three other suspects were arrested elsewhere.
Vandals then scrawled anti-police and anti-prison graffiti on the Federal Detention Center, police told the AP, adding that a nearby sheriff's van was defaced and had several windows broken.
Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Mike Cram said "numerous Molotov cocktails and some other devices which haven't been identified" were recovered, the outlet reported.
McVicker, 25, is accused of throwing a brick and is charged with criminal mischief and related counts, as are Callahan, 24, Donohue, 23, and Augustine, 31, the AP said, adding that Robotin, 25, Miller, 22, and Tooker, 26, are charged with attempted arson and risking a catastrophe, as well was other counts that include conspiracy.
Robotin was carrying a glass jar with a fuse that had "a strong flammable odor," as well as a plastic container with white powder labeled "Fire Starter," police told the AP, adding that Miller had bottles with liquids that had "a chemical smell."
COVID curfew violators arrested in Key West — including prominent restaurant owner: 'He said it was not a real law'
Police arrested at least a half-dozen people — including a prominent restaurant owner — in Key West, Florida, for violating the city's New Year's Eve COVID-19 curfew, the Key West Citizen reported.
Police arrested at least a half-dozen people on Thursday night for violating the City of Key West's New Year's Eve… https://t.co/KvgOmSP94M— Key West Citizen (@Key West Citizen)1609514107.0
What are the details?
The paper said Joe Walsh has been a vocal opponent of several city COVID-19 restrictions, including a mask requirement, and that on Thursday he emailed City Manager Greg Veliz stating he wouldn't close Fogarty's, his bar and restaurant.
Turns out Walsh's business was the only one that failed to heed the city's curfew, which required nonessential businesses to close at 10 p.m. every night through Sunday, the Citizen reported.
"He said it was not a real law," Veliz added to the paper regarding Walsh's objection to the curfew.
Veliz noted to the Citizen that he told Walsh in front of Fogarty's on New Year's Eve that he didn't have to be arrested but that he had to close.
"I told him it didn't have to be this way," Veliz told the paper. "I turned around, and next thing I know he was in handcuffs. It was unfortunate."
FL KEY WEST: A 10pm covid curfew was dropped on NYE Restaurant owner Joe Walsh refused and stood open as many oth… https://t.co/u6qnNGg2c3— Drew Hernandez (@Drew Hernandez)1609526036.0
Walsh and the other arrestees were cited with misdemeanors for violating an emergency management directive, the Citizen said.
In addition, a small protest broke out on New Year's Eve on Duval Street shortly after 10 p.m., the paper said, adding that tourists told Veliz they didn't have to obey the curfew.
"I had people telling me they come to Key West because there is no rules. That is the problem," Veliz told the Citizen. "Times Square in New York City was closed off, and they are telling me Duval Street doesn't apply."
Nope, nothing out of sorts occurred in Times Square on New Year's Eve — especially not with left-wing New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.
Police were called to clear Duval Street and conduct crowd control, the paper said, adding that Veliz noted the street was cleared by 11:10 p.m.
Anything else?
Walsh — who's scheduled to be arraigned Jan. 14 — on Friday told the Citizen he intends to plead not guilty and fight the charge.
He added to the paper that the city's curfew violates the governor's order prohibiting local governments from enforcing local COVID-19 restrictions and that the curfew is illegal because the entire city commission did not vote on it.
Distressing video shows police raid home for 'illegal gathering of six people' on NYE in Canada; two arrested, six fined $1,546 each
A small and personal New Year's Eve celebration rapidly descended into a turbulent and perilous situation. A distressing video shows police raid a home in Canada after neighbors informed authorities about the NYE party with only six people.
In Gatineau, Quebec's fourth-largest city, indoor and outdoor private gatherings are currently prohibited until Jan. 10.
Some residents in Gatineau held a private New Year's Eve party. Neighbors snitched on the partygoers, and police arrived at the home around 11:30 p.m., according to CTV News. There were six adults inside the home preparing to ring in the new year.
There is an unsettling video showing several police officers physically remove a man from the home. The man resists but is eventually forcefully plucked from the house by police officers, one of the cops is not wearing a face mask.
The video shows a group of police bring the man to the ground outside the residence. There is also a female being detained outside. In the viral video that has been viewed more than 4 million times, the sound of a female shrieking can be heard.
(Content Warning: Strong language):
NEW - Canadian police stormed an "illegal gathering of six people" in a Gatineau home after a neighbor ratted them… https://t.co/MK5T168OC9— Disclose.tv 🚨 (@Disclose.tv 🚨)1609606574.0
"At some point, they had no judgment at all. You can't treat people like this," Mathieu Tessier, who appears in the video, told CTV News. "The truth is...they aggressed us."
Tessier claims that he got involved in the altercation after a police officer allegedly pulled his mother's arm.
Gatineau police, known as the SPVG, issued a statement on Twitter regarding the Dec. 31 incident, claiming that the residents refused to cooperate and attacked one of the cops.
"The video shows only an excerpt from the intervention," the Gatineau police tweeted in French. "The individuals were recalcitrant and refused to cooperate. The individual arrested in the video had assaulted a police officer, hitting him in the face a few times."
A Gatineau police spokesperson told CTV News that the individual seen in the video was charged with assault and obstructing an officer. The owner of the home was arrested and charged with refusing to provide personal information.
All six people at the gathering were issued fines for violating the COVID-19 regulations; the fines will cost each person a whopping $1,546.
Quebec City police said they issued 52 tickets on New Year's Eve for violations of public health restrictions, according to the Global News.
Montreal police announced that they levied 34 fines between Dec. 21 and Dec. 27 to people skirting coronavirus rules, CBC reported.
"We ask for your collaboration to continue to respect health measures and collaborate during any police intervention," the SPVG said.
Last month, another viral video surfaced out of Canada showing police assault and pull a taser on a young man, who was playing ice hockey outside.
Beverly Hills restaurant passed out invites to a speakeasy-style New Year's Eve party despite pandemic. Then the cops found out.
A Beverly Hills eatery popular with actors and other celebrities that has previously complained that COVID restrictions are hurting California restaurants reportedly planned to host a "discreet" New Year's Eve party amid the COVID pandemic.
When authorities caught wind of the speakeasy-style event, they took steps shut it down, the Los Angeles Times reported over the weekend.
What happened?
Indoor and outdoor dining are currently verboten in Los Angeles County, which includes Beverly Hills.
But evidently, that was not going to stop La Scala, an upscale Italian restaurant "known for its chopped salad and famous customers," the Times said.
According to the paper, the eatery was slipping secret invitations to the edict-breaking event into customers' take-out bags.
Pictures of the fancy invites, which asked recipients to keep the shindig on the down-low, naturally were quickly posted to social media for the world to see.
The reported notes quietly dropped into folks' dinners noted the current state of the restaurant environment in L.A. County, beginning, "Welcome back to the 20's Prohibition: Speak Easy — New Year's Eve Dinner."
The letter went on to gauge recipients' interest in the illicit affair. "We are considering taking reservations for New Year's Eve Dinner. Inside. If this is something you'd be interested in, Please let us know as soon as possible," the note said. "If enough interest we'll contact you back to secure a reservation."
The note urged recipients to "Please keep this discreet, but tell all your friends."
Merry Christmas everyone! La Scala’s Beverly Hills location is tucking these invitations to an indoor New Year’s Ev… https://t.co/3xw0vmrDSI— Alissa Walker (@Alissa Walker)1608927309.0
Several people who posted the images of the invites were quick to alert the local authorities, which led to local officials working to put the kibosh on any sort of nefarious repast.
A spokesman for the City of Beverly Hills told the Times that local authorities contacted La Scala to remind the management about the county's current dining proscriptions.
Several social media users reportedly tagged the Beverly Hill Police Department to make sure they were aware of the scofflaws who dared to consider doing something to attempt to save their struggling business.
The BHPD thanked concerned citizens for making sure the department was aware of the rumored speakeasy event and assured them that "Code Enforcement is aware and will be handling this matter."
@GottaSaveBucky @awalkerinLA Thank you for tagging the BHPD. Beverly Hills Code Enforcement is aware and will be ha… https://t.co/97SadTB8AC— Beverly Hills Police (@Beverly Hills Police)1608954163.0
The Times said it attempted to get a comment from La Scala, but received no response.
This speakeasy party wouldn't be the first time the restaurant has taken an anti-lockdown stance.
On Sept. 14, La Scala posted a complaint to Instagram about Beverly Hills Mayor Lester Friedman's COVID restrictions and their impact on local businesses.
"Hey @lesterfriedman_bh @bh_chamber you're hurting our Restaurants! WTF!" La Scala posted with a pair of graphics calling out the mayor and complaining that "now we can't even have our umbrellas that have been up & approved for 18 years!!"
The restaurant added the hashtags "#YouSuck" and "#BeverlyHillsLeadershipSucks."
COVID kills tradition of revelers packing Times Square for New Year's Eve celebrations
Throngs of crowds will be noticeably absent in New York City's Times Square this New Year's Eve due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Times Square ball will drop without a live audience for the first time since 1907.
What are the details?
In a Tuesday release, the Times Square Alliance and Countdown Entertainment announced that its annual event will not permit people to gather in Times Square on Dec. 31.
The event will be broadcast without attendees. Organizers said that the safety of New Yorkers and the event's participants "is the priority of Times Square New Year's Eve 2021."
This year's special guests will be the "Heroes of 2020," according to the statement, and will include essential workers and their families and first responders.
According to the Hill, "New York families of first responders, frontline, and essential workers, will represent the heroes at the event while located in individual household sealed zones for social distancing."
All people participating in the event "will remain masked at all times" and "will adhere to distancing regulations throughout the production site."
In a statement, Tim Tompkins, president of the Times Square Alliance, said, "The Special Guest plays a pivotal role in the Times Square New Year's Eve celebration, most notably by representing resounding resolve and a determined spirit, at a time when the world collectively awaits a renewed beginning. This year, it feels most appropriate to shine a spotlight on the individuals who are tirelessly leading our nation through hard times with unshakable strength, determination and poise, as well as their families, who deal with their own set of sacrifices."
What else?
On Wednesday, the New York Post reported that storied entertainer Gloria Gaynor will perform the 1978 hit "I Will Survive" for the festivities.
The 77-year-old Grammy-winning artist will also perform "Never Can Say Goodbye" and gospel song "Joy Comes in the Morning."
The outlet reports that the event will be streamed on multiple websites including TimesSquareNYC.org, NewYearsEve.NYC, Livestream.com/2021, and TimesSquareBall.net in addition to traditional TV network stations.
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