This strategy sounds perfect: ensuring Threads isn’t the destination of choice for serious discussion. Thanks for sentencing your new product to death, Adam.

I wouldn’t be stunned if illicit substances have perennially been in the White House for a century or more. It’s a hostile, high-stress work environment. Of course people are going to medicate.

In the Olympic Hills neighborhood of Seattle, officials fought a fire Saturday on a second-floor balcony that extended into one townhome and spread to others.

SEATTLE — Two drag performers and roommates are removing their damaged items from their North Seattle townhome after it went up in flames Saturday due to somebody else’s illegal fireworks.

“This isn’t just our home, it’s also our place of work. We get ready here,” said Sreya, who preferred to go by their drag name. "And I design for other performers.”

No injuries were reported, but residents of three townhomes were displaced. Investigators ruled the fire was accidental and likely caused by fireworks. They estimated the loss to be $100,000.

At 12:38 a.m., more than an hour after the fire was first reported to 911, the fire was fully extinguished by Seattle firefighters.

“This whole stairway was like full of glass,” said Sreya, showing the devastation left behind.

Sadly, the damage was due to no fault of their own.

“The resident of the home did not light the firework,” said David Cuerpo, a spokesperson for Seattle Fire Department.

Sreya was home with a pet dog, and they were minding their own business in their bedroom.

“I could hear fireworks outside,” he said.

Firefighters believe an ember from somebody else’s fireworks landed on his balcony.

“Where it ignited furniture that was on that balcony,” explained Cuerpo.

Sreya said, "And [it] started spreading through the floor and to the attic.”

At the first sight of smoke, he grabbed his dog and ran.

“I was just like, ‘Get out, get out, get out, get out, get out.’”

But not without a couple of cuts on his feet from hot glass.

“That’s when the window blew up,” said Sreya. "And then I just had to keep going.”

Sreya survived, and thankfully, his roommate wasn’t home.

Now displaced, they’re moving what’s left and are staying with loved ones in the interim.

While they figure out their next step, Sreya said he’s open for hire as a drag performer.

“You can book me at ‘That’s So Sreya,'” he said, laughing.

Sreya and his roommate Victoria are now facing thousands in replacement bills, and Victoria said she regrets that her renter’s insurance was set only to $10,000 in damages. Sreya said some people in Seattle’s LGBTQIA+ community, among others, have kindly supported them financially on their Venmo, and he hopes others will do the same. Their handles, he said, are @thatssosreya and @vicky-amore.

In the meantime this holiday, if you would like to report illegal fireworks in the City of Seattle, you’re asked to call the non-emergency reporting line at (206) 625-5011. Cuerpo said law enforcement will consider patrolling the area. Do not call 911 to report illegal fireworks.

Not yet. It’s being worked on.

“Destroying twitter at the behest of the Saudis”… you wouldn’t happen to have a reference for a statement like that?

I block all sorts of communities from c/all. I’m pruning for my own interest areas and there are plenty of communities that fall outside those. Blocking those cesspools yourself will immediately end your anxiety.

Start with the gasket. I replaced one in my Kohler toilet. Easy and cheap. You have to remove the cylinder to replace it, so you’ll have the opportunity to inspect it for damage.

Confirming earlier reports, WB Discovery has revealed that some of its HBO shows are coming to Netflix. The first of these, the series Insecure, is out now on Netflix.

Variety and Deadline are reporting that some of HBO’s other programming, including the World War II shows Band of Brothers and The Pacific, will come to Netflix in the future alongside the drama Six Feet Under and the sports comedy series Ballers starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.

Additionally, True Blood will be available on Netflix outside of the US. Every show mentioned here will stay on Max (the streaming service formerly known as HBO Max).

WB Discovery, of course, isn’t bringing all of its HBO shows to Netflix, especially not its newest ones. HBO’s premiere programming, including Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon, Succession, The White Lotus, and The Last of Us more recently, remain available to stream exclusively on Max.

Netflix itself confirmed the news about Insecure specifically, releasing a tweet saying that all five seasons of the show, which was created by Issa Rae, are now streaming. There is no word yet on when Band of Brothers, Ballers, and others will appear on Netflix.

The struggle for this expensive film to be profitable is as predictable as its script.

I leave mine on Appear Away most of the time. People in my work area know they can message me anytime. People who think I’m away will not expect an immediate reply.

Certain disaster from the beginning. What could possibly be interesting about a game based around Gollum? I’d rather watch an Ent grow.

I am of the very strong opinion that both sides in this drama are comical.

Poor guy. It’s all he has going for him, I bet. That and kombucha tea.

I didn’t finish the series. The writing could have been far better.

Nearby stores are selling out of popcorn. Keep goin’ Spez!

“It’s okay if I’m not nice to you, but it’s not okay if you aren’t nice to me.”

Whinging about whinging. The spirit of Reddit lives on.

i blocked reddit on my network. what does the post say?