ᴰʳ Khalil Thirlaway
@drtalksalot.bsky.social
Science communicator 🎙️, creative producer 💻, performer 🎭, escaped immunologist 🦠 · I find creative ways to explore big topics and have fun doing it · Science, nature, anarchism and justice for all · 🇬🇧/🇵🇸/🇧🇷 · 🩷💛💙 · He/Him
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HELLO THERE 🥰
I'm Khalil, a Palestinian-British science communicator, creative producer, comedian, game designer, TTRPG performer and neurodivergent nuisance 😈
EXPECT: science 🧪🦠, TTRPGs 🎲, show updates 🎤😘, politics (the left-liberatory/anarchist kind) 🏴, a mix of joy/wonder/rage/grief/whimsy 😍😭😠🤪
I'm Khalil, a Palestinian-British science communicator, creative producer, comedian, game designer, TTRPG performer and neurodivergent nuisance 😈
EXPECT: science 🧪🦠, TTRPGs 🎲, show updates 🎤😘, politics (the left-liberatory/anarchist kind) 🏴, a mix of joy/wonder/rage/grief/whimsy 😍😭😠🤪
My most boomer opinion:
We must retvrn to the goof old days, when alien monstrosities would leap out from behind office stationery and fortresses were made of the weird polystyrene packaging you got when buying electrical goods.
We must retvrn to the goof old days, when alien monstrosities would leap out from behind office stationery and fortresses were made of the weird polystyrene packaging you got when buying electrical goods.
Really fascinating to see Warhammer rules presented not like a wargame, but more like a board game.
But also: genestealer sneaking around paper clips is very cute to me for some reason.
But also: genestealer sneaking around paper clips is very cute to me for some reason.
January 22, 2026 at 11:00 AM
My most boomer opinion:
We must retvrn to the goof old days, when alien monstrosities would leap out from behind office stationery and fortresses were made of the weird polystyrene packaging you got when buying electrical goods.
We must retvrn to the goof old days, when alien monstrosities would leap out from behind office stationery and fortresses were made of the weird polystyrene packaging you got when buying electrical goods.
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I can’t believe the Brits and the Yanks are fighting when we all could be coming together to make fun of this.
Liz Truss there, looking like the kid from school who goes on an American holiday during the half-term and comes back doing a pretend accent for about two weeks.
January 21, 2026 at 6:03 PM
I can’t believe the Brits and the Yanks are fighting when we all could be coming together to make fun of this.
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Artillery fire, gunship attack, demolitions in war-battered Gaza as PM Netanyahu accepts US 'peace board' position.
Israel attacks Gaza as PM, wanted for war crimes, joins Trump ‘peace board'
Artillery fire, gunship attack, demolitions in war-battered Gaza as PM Netanyahu accepts US 'peace board' position.
www.aljazeera.com
January 21, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Artillery fire, gunship attack, demolitions in war-battered Gaza as PM Netanyahu accepts US 'peace board' position.
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Please, if you can, donate to verified fundraisers like this one to help Palestinians in Gaza survive the cold, hunger and flooding.
We all have to help each other as the world continues to get crueller and crueller.
This is how we hold on to what remains of our humanity.
bsky.app/profile/divy...
We all have to help each other as the world continues to get crueller and crueller.
This is how we hold on to what remains of our humanity.
bsky.app/profile/divy...
I hope we can refocus on what we can & must do. Six families and a camp of fifteen more—dozens of Palestinians—are facing escalating health emergencies and deadly cold.
YOU can help with emergency healthcare, winter supplies, rent, & more:
YOU can help with emergency healthcare, winter supplies, rent, & more:
Keep Hope Alive: a Gaza Giving Circle
We are a team of volunteers in the US and UK, led by two sisters passionate about helping our friends on the ground keep their families and neighbors alive with food, water, & shelter. We saw that their...
chuffed.org
January 21, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Please, if you can, donate to verified fundraisers like this one to help Palestinians in Gaza survive the cold, hunger and flooding.
We all have to help each other as the world continues to get crueller and crueller.
This is how we hold on to what remains of our humanity.
bsky.app/profile/divy...
We all have to help each other as the world continues to get crueller and crueller.
This is how we hold on to what remains of our humanity.
bsky.app/profile/divy...
I tried to come up with a witty or insightful metaphor to illustrate this, but honestly I'm out of words.
This is bad, folks. Like really, really bad.
This genocide is about to enter a nightmarish endgame and I don't know what else to say.
I'm fucking broken.
This is bad, folks. Like really, really bad.
This genocide is about to enter a nightmarish endgame and I don't know what else to say.
I'm fucking broken.
This is a breaking news story.
Israel's wanted war criminal Netanyahu joins Gaza ‘board of peace'
This is a breaking news story.
www.aljazeera.com
January 21, 2026 at 8:59 AM
I tried to come up with a witty or insightful metaphor to illustrate this, but honestly I'm out of words.
This is bad, folks. Like really, really bad.
This genocide is about to enter a nightmarish endgame and I don't know what else to say.
I'm fucking broken.
This is bad, folks. Like really, really bad.
This genocide is about to enter a nightmarish endgame and I don't know what else to say.
I'm fucking broken.
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Please, please donate. Mohammed's family is going through unprecedented cold without any shelter to speak of, they need donations to make it through
We are freezing and shivering—myself, my 5 kids, $ my wife who is ill with mitral valve prolapse.The cold is penetrating through our clothes. We have no shelter. We need 200$ to save us
We are convulsing and dying from the cold right now
Verified
@mommunism.bsky.social
chuffed.org/project/1574...
We are convulsing and dying from the cold right now
Verified
@mommunism.bsky.social
chuffed.org/project/1574...
January 20, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Please, please donate. Mohammed's family is going through unprecedented cold without any shelter to speak of, they need donations to make it through
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Yup, that was us. We turned a life-or-(un)death boss fight into a celebration of love and growth 🥹
🧛🏻🫀🧛🏻♂️
@moonshineadventure.bsky.social sure know how to do a roleplaying retreat right! Massive props to the GMs @michellicopter.bsky.social, @samsighs.bsky.social and @maddyisabstract.bsky.social 🥰
🧛🏻🫀🧛🏻♂️
@moonshineadventure.bsky.social sure know how to do a roleplaying retreat right! Massive props to the GMs @michellicopter.bsky.social, @samsighs.bsky.social and @maddyisabstract.bsky.social 🥰
This weekend I've been running games for @moonshineadventure.bsky.social in Whitby! We started with a burning lighthouse full of ominous clues, 12 hours of gameplay later we ended with the party throwing an impromptu gay wedding for two vampires
I love TTRPGs.
I love TTRPGs.
January 19, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Yup, that was us. We turned a life-or-(un)death boss fight into a celebration of love and growth 🥹
🧛🏻🫀🧛🏻♂️
@moonshineadventure.bsky.social sure know how to do a roleplaying retreat right! Massive props to the GMs @michellicopter.bsky.social, @samsighs.bsky.social and @maddyisabstract.bsky.social 🥰
🧛🏻🫀🧛🏻♂️
@moonshineadventure.bsky.social sure know how to do a roleplaying retreat right! Massive props to the GMs @michellicopter.bsky.social, @samsighs.bsky.social and @maddyisabstract.bsky.social 🥰
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If only everyone had seen this coming
“One notable MIT study found that 95 percent of companies that integrated AI saw zero meaningful growth in revenue. For coding tasks, one of AI’s most widely hyped applications, another study showed that programmers who used AI coding tools actually became slower at their jobs.”
AI Completely Failing to Boost Productivity, Says Top Analyst
AI may or may not excel at a lot of things, but from an economic standpoint, it's definitely not making us more productive.
futurism.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:31 AM
If only everyone had seen this coming
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I spent the weekend GMing a D&D adventure inspired by the coastal town of Whitby for @moonshineadventure.bsky.social. I was so busy having a wonderful time that the only photo I took was this shot of the view from my room! Thanks so much to everyone who made the weekend such a delightful experience.
January 19, 2026 at 7:25 PM
I spent the weekend GMing a D&D adventure inspired by the coastal town of Whitby for @moonshineadventure.bsky.social. I was so busy having a wonderful time that the only photo I took was this shot of the view from my room! Thanks so much to everyone who made the weekend such a delightful experience.
Yup, that was us. We turned a life-or-(un)death boss fight into a celebration of love and growth 🥹
🧛🏻🫀🧛🏻♂️
@moonshineadventure.bsky.social sure know how to do a roleplaying retreat right! Massive props to the GMs @michellicopter.bsky.social, @samsighs.bsky.social and @maddyisabstract.bsky.social 🥰
🧛🏻🫀🧛🏻♂️
@moonshineadventure.bsky.social sure know how to do a roleplaying retreat right! Massive props to the GMs @michellicopter.bsky.social, @samsighs.bsky.social and @maddyisabstract.bsky.social 🥰
This weekend I've been running games for @moonshineadventure.bsky.social in Whitby! We started with a burning lighthouse full of ominous clues, 12 hours of gameplay later we ended with the party throwing an impromptu gay wedding for two vampires
I love TTRPGs.
I love TTRPGs.
January 19, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Yup, that was us. We turned a life-or-(un)death boss fight into a celebration of love and growth 🥹
🧛🏻🫀🧛🏻♂️
@moonshineadventure.bsky.social sure know how to do a roleplaying retreat right! Massive props to the GMs @michellicopter.bsky.social, @samsighs.bsky.social and @maddyisabstract.bsky.social 🥰
🧛🏻🫀🧛🏻♂️
@moonshineadventure.bsky.social sure know how to do a roleplaying retreat right! Massive props to the GMs @michellicopter.bsky.social, @samsighs.bsky.social and @maddyisabstract.bsky.social 🥰
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A truly wonderful weekend of D&D, board games, brilliant company and ruined abbeys.
@moonshineadventure.bsky.social know how to craft quite the adventure.
@moonshineadventure.bsky.social know how to craft quite the adventure.
January 19, 2026 at 8:46 AM
A truly wonderful weekend of D&D, board games, brilliant company and ruined abbeys.
@moonshineadventure.bsky.social know how to craft quite the adventure.
@moonshineadventure.bsky.social know how to craft quite the adventure.
Acronyms are HARD 😅
January 15, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Acronyms are HARD 😅
I had a lovely time chatting about games, storytelling and "nasty little freaks" with these wonderful folks!
Big thanks to Am and the awesome team at RWD for having me on! 🥰
Big thanks to Am and the awesome team at RWD for having me on! 🥰
A break from the void of space, instead, a table of friendly faces! Am curated an incredible roundtable over on RWD 🎲 Listen to them chat TTRPG with @fkth.bsky.social, Ellie Webster, @michellicopter.bsky.social, @chrifu.bsky.social and @drtalksalot.bsky.social 🎧
shows.acast.com/a-rendezvous...
shows.acast.com/a-rendezvous...
RWD Roundtable: A TTRPG Discussion | R.W.D.
We're on break from the Constellation this week, as Am sits down with some wonderful TTRPG creators to discuss all topics big and small about the current state of Actual Play.
shows.acast.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:06 PM
I had a lovely time chatting about games, storytelling and "nasty little freaks" with these wonderful folks!
Big thanks to Am and the awesome team at RWD for having me on! 🥰
Big thanks to Am and the awesome team at RWD for having me on! 🥰
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Hexochloroethane. Don't be anywhere near it, it gets into you through skin adsorption (in addition to all the other usual ways) and is legitimately toxic.
January 15, 2026 at 4:46 AM
Hexochloroethane. Don't be anywhere near it, it gets into you through skin adsorption (in addition to all the other usual ways) and is legitimately toxic.
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You cannot be against fascism if you’re committed to a politics which is consistently facilitating fascism! If you are constantly courting fascists to your “big tent”, defanging your own policies to “reach across the aisle”, throwing others under the bus for “progress”? You’re not on my side!
January 14, 2026 at 6:36 AM
You cannot be against fascism if you’re committed to a politics which is consistently facilitating fascism! If you are constantly courting fascists to your “big tent”, defanging your own policies to “reach across the aisle”, throwing others under the bus for “progress”? You’re not on my side!
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You can donate to Ahmed and his family here: chuffed.org/project/1572...
January 13, 2026 at 12:45 PM
You can donate to Ahmed and his family here: chuffed.org/project/1572...
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KEEP SPARK OPEN! These youth have sustained this workspace as a root in the land, so students & workers can access shelter, electricity, & internet. These are essential services that maintain community resilience—not immaterial.
Join in. Click "weekly" ! 100/300 chuffed.org/project/spar...
Join in. Click "weekly" ! 100/300 chuffed.org/project/spar...
🇵🇸 Gaza Needs Your Support: Help Build a Lifeline for Students and Remote Workers!
In Gaza, war has destroyed homes, blocked roads, and left countless people without work. Yet, amidst the rubble, hope remains. Students and remote workers face daily struggles—power outages, broken…
chuffed.org
January 7, 2026 at 8:00 AM
KEEP SPARK OPEN! These youth have sustained this workspace as a root in the land, so students & workers can access shelter, electricity, & internet. These are essential services that maintain community resilience—not immaterial.
Join in. Click "weekly" ! 100/300 chuffed.org/project/spar...
Join in. Click "weekly" ! 100/300 chuffed.org/project/spar...
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A small little bit of both advice and a plea for using Bluesky.
This platform doesn't have an algorithm for content.
If your default response to seeing something cool is to hit like, take a second to hit the Repost button too.
Especially if it's a cool indie product, a show, some art, whatever.
This platform doesn't have an algorithm for content.
If your default response to seeing something cool is to hit like, take a second to hit the Repost button too.
Especially if it's a cool indie product, a show, some art, whatever.
January 6, 2026 at 4:51 PM
A small little bit of both advice and a plea for using Bluesky.
This platform doesn't have an algorithm for content.
If your default response to seeing something cool is to hit like, take a second to hit the Repost button too.
Especially if it's a cool indie product, a show, some art, whatever.
This platform doesn't have an algorithm for content.
If your default response to seeing something cool is to hit like, take a second to hit the Repost button too.
Especially if it's a cool indie product, a show, some art, whatever.
Gallows Corner is a very cool game about rising up against our oppressors.*
Michelle is an amazing performer, as are the rest of the lineup on this show.
Who Hurt You is a bold channel that tells interesting stories.
This is going to be good.
*I'm biased, I did some writing on this game
Michelle is an amazing performer, as are the rest of the lineup on this show.
Who Hurt You is a bold channel that tells interesting stories.
This is going to be good.
*I'm biased, I did some writing on this game
✨Gallows Corner Cast ✨
@michellicopter.bsky.social is one of three guest players joining our Gallows Corner actual play as Ruth
Michelle is an actor, game designer, AP performer and award nominated GM, on staff at our friends @euphoriaap.bsky.social & is a GM for @moonshineadventure.bsky.social
@michellicopter.bsky.social is one of three guest players joining our Gallows Corner actual play as Ruth
Michelle is an actor, game designer, AP performer and award nominated GM, on staff at our friends @euphoriaap.bsky.social & is a GM for @moonshineadventure.bsky.social
January 6, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Gallows Corner is a very cool game about rising up against our oppressors.*
Michelle is an amazing performer, as are the rest of the lineup on this show.
Who Hurt You is a bold channel that tells interesting stories.
This is going to be good.
*I'm biased, I did some writing on this game
Michelle is an amazing performer, as are the rest of the lineup on this show.
Who Hurt You is a bold channel that tells interesting stories.
This is going to be good.
*I'm biased, I did some writing on this game
As the world gets crazier and scarier in all sorts of ways, please remember: the Israeli genocide of Palestine is still very much going on.
🇵🇸🕊️⚖️✊🏼❤️🩹
They're still bombing and occupying Gaza. They're still raiding and annexing the West Bank. Western govts are still helping them do it.
🚨 YOU CAN HELP ⬇️
🇵🇸🕊️⚖️✊🏼❤️🩹
They're still bombing and occupying Gaza. They're still raiding and annexing the West Bank. Western govts are still helping them do it.
🚨 YOU CAN HELP ⬇️
January 5, 2026 at 1:51 PM
As the world gets crazier and scarier in all sorts of ways, please remember: the Israeli genocide of Palestine is still very much going on.
🇵🇸🕊️⚖️✊🏼❤️🩹
They're still bombing and occupying Gaza. They're still raiding and annexing the West Bank. Western govts are still helping them do it.
🚨 YOU CAN HELP ⬇️
🇵🇸🕊️⚖️✊🏼❤️🩹
They're still bombing and occupying Gaza. They're still raiding and annexing the West Bank. Western govts are still helping them do it.
🚨 YOU CAN HELP ⬇️
PHEW! Back on socials after a busy Solstice break visiting various bits of family and looking after my sister's elderly dog. Feeling somewhat rested, but also kinda not 😅
January 5, 2026 at 1:29 PM
PHEW! Back on socials after a busy Solstice break visiting various bits of family and looking after my sister's elderly dog. Feeling somewhat rested, but also kinda not 😅
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Louis *who* now?
December 29, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Louis *who* now?
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in case u don't know the answer, it is NO. people are being bombed in tents & flooded in winter weather while starving to death slowly. donations help. regular weekly ones help the most. if you're in a Western country, your taxes likely paid for this oppression. pay to mitigate that as best you can
someone asked me yesterday if things had 'settled down' in Gaza . i swear to God
December 17, 2025 at 1:07 AM
in case u don't know the answer, it is NO. people are being bombed in tents & flooded in winter weather while starving to death slowly. donations help. regular weekly ones help the most. if you're in a Western country, your taxes likely paid for this oppression. pay to mitigate that as best you can