Changed everything, gonna clean up later.

bot_instance.py

@@ -1,7 +1,25 @@
 from discord.ext import commands
 import discord
+import threading
+import os
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+
+_started = False
 
 intents = discord.Intents.default()
 bot = commands.Bot(command_prefix="!", intents=intents)
 
 bot.tracked_games = []
+bot.tracked_games_lock = threading.Lock()
+
+
+async def start_bot():
+    global _started
+    if _started:
+        return
+    _started = True
+    load_dotenv()
+    TOKEN = os.getenv("TOKEN")
+    if not TOKEN:
+        raise ValueError("No token found")
+    await bot.start(TOKEN)