Man, keep to the minimum amount of news and I think you'll be happier in life.
That said, I'm not sure if you've considered podcasts to get news in a controlled dose? PBS news, BBC World etc. They usually have daily episodes available in various lengths.
I think fire is by far worse. Every single nerve ending is sending pain signals until your nerves eventually burn away. You'll be suffocating at the same time in the smoke of your own burning flesh. Fucking awful way to die..
You'll want to create a new firebase project, install the firebase CLI on your computer and then use the CLI to: login to firebase, select the project you created, and then using the CLI run firebase deploy wherever your code is. That should use firebase "hosting" to serve your static files.
I find Google Cloud's documentation extremely confusing (including firebase), so you're not alone on that front. Took a lot of searching & troubleshooting to finally get my setup working as I intended.
My recommendation would be to go down the web dev route to start because it's very easy to create things that you can share easily (everyone has a browser, but not everyone has python installed on their machine, or wants to open an executable). That can be a great motivator.
I still think App Academy's free bootcamp is one of the most comprehensive resources to go from zero to making small web apps. It's very hands-on and they have over 200hrs of material, discord community, and it was updated about a year ago. However, it can be quite daunting and you need to have good discipline to keep going.
Don't install "Element X" as it's their beta app. They already have released a normal one called just "Element" from same company. Element X doesn't have any way to sign up, so it'll just be super confusing.
As sad as it is, it actually makes me hopeful that it can help push the agenda onto sustainable energy sources, as long as they are economically viable (which many are at this point). Once it starts hitting the bottom-line for large corporations, and better alternatives exist, that's when we see change (not when millions of scientists warn about the devastating effects). Maybe we can finally have a climate agreement where they stick to the agreement part. Sceptical but hopeful.
I know you said you didn't want to stick to the subscribed feed, but can I suggest doing that while at the same time subscribing to the "trending communities" community so you can discover new ones. https://feddit.nl/post/5227714
I think blocking is just going to be a constant battle for you, as you'll likely need a blacklist of every sports team, sports team abbreviations, sports keywords etc. etc.
I mean, I'm sure we can come up with a lot of reasons why not to do it.
My point was just that you don't need to choose between hanging out with your friends and making a new friend. You never know, that person could become a friend for life. I think it's worth making the effort but I understand it's not for everyone.
I'm selective about who I keep as friends but I try not to close myself off initially, as I've been on the other end of it as well; being in a new city and trying to make friends. With some people it just doesn't click, while others I still have as some of my best friends.
Anyways, I wasn't trying to upset anyone, just giving my 2 cents
I don't think anyone here is equipped to help you or give you advice. You can try https://988lifeline.org/ and speak to them.
How you feel now isn't necessarily how you will feel tomorrow or next week.