A 'thread', Gustavliebling, isn't a 'Faden' but surprisingly a "thread" - even if google translates it differently.
And 'anyways' translates to "wie auch immer" :wink:
To answer your question: hier kommt allerlei zusammen, was nicht Deutschsprechende einen Schietkram angeht = 'it's just that we speak German on this thread'