Remove tools.go and require Go 1.24

[sjberman]

go 1.24 removes the need for tools.go to include extra packages.

Updating the project to use the new tools method, and require Go 1.24 because of this. Also removed a deprecated linter.

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All modified and coverable lines are covered by tests ✅

Project coverage is 86.14%. Comparing base (e5faeee) to head (eb67512).
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[salonichf5]

lgtm