diff --git a/apps/cory/ssblit.json b/apps/cory/ssblit.json
index 3f800199..58006a15 100644
--- a/apps/cory/ssblit.json
+++ b/apps/cory/ssblit.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"type":"tildefriends-app","files":{"app.js":"&viCT+Sz8weP/j5V47w0wA4sk46HM4uy6lajX5NtoqHE=.sha256","lit-all.min.js":"&N4A12AsifdQgwdpII0SFtG513BfoLpmPjdJ9VTDftpg=.sha256","index.html":"&WH8A5tF25xlfPDGei2TCQc2/HJFJf5DuRN1GRSYQhhk=.sha256","script.js":"&G8puK9Q4MngHy3D4ppcKyT49WKbHD2OCeUcAw2ghTDE=.sha256","lit-all.min.js.map":"&oFY9wO4MnujgfGNGv4VggHc5V5JwX4C8csqKZ6KJYbE=.sha256","tf-id-picker.js":"&pg1gLK150HFai73TcmAe5E/dMpMqmbhyre/+/J4XmHo=.sha256","tf-app.js":"&Zt1x1urnzk0D9TxQvgJqOjdHelW+bei7CRupODgvAsk=.sha256","tf-message.js":"&KE1fWTqPMZR0yIRXPBGy8u1chR6LTguSK6swo+lFgE4=.sha256","tf-user.js":"&L6+7BnBq+UOoTMO6o8+u5JFTl0UBtCPDw8bb8ppDrkA=.sha256","tf-utils.js":"&N2yKZwFnb2GbPeipgQtu6xFvezENNOgud9G7EhCQ/K0=.sha256","commonmark.min.js":"&bfBaMLU19d1p/vPBF9hlARqDX002KXG/UOfxOahZhe4=.sha256","tf-compose.js":"&oo0iWvT+c2rU91zWpBIfPePRzmU8qmSnVOm+QCQqG/I=.sha256","emojis.json":"&h3P4pez+AI4aYdsN0dJ3pbUEFR0276t9AM20caj/W/s=.sha256","emojis.js":"&htPMi2z6Bmgi3f9jCnECCDZRCHACnDRjOl1kgPm+W80=.sha256","tf-styles.js":"&BkvFkMpGyL0DYP6FISFKR4pe6ZBOp8t6tQEzWZ4IQYs=.sha256","tf-profile.js":"&vRKjsnYvOiHCQahzEfznCvP5YDwUPtltlpWf+pxwZ1Y=.sha256","commonmark-linkify.js":"&X+hNNkmSRvKY86khyAun+cXksquXbMakZdINbGbx30g=.sha256","tf-tab-search.js":"&Q4bstnLzTPmCKJP+cf7FfRZJVuGAltEely4oIovUVaI=.sha256","tf-tab-news.js":"&Pc/FkHOPRPyWZi/znjquVtXeykzqqFygVuNm0dxrwlI=.sha256","tf-tab-connections.js":"&jSnF/5NmgqxRze1XQAEGOW5mPzOV1/8aCyrDRZu34IQ=.sha256","tf-news.js":"&C1dKe98kQOkClnAbGvcreC15IdlTrD9J4RFohspnsSE=.sha256"}}
\ No newline at end of file
+{"type":"tildefriends-app","files":{"app.js":"&viCT+Sz8weP/j5V47w0wA4sk46HM4uy6lajX5NtoqHE=.sha256","lit-all.min.js":"&N4A12AsifdQgwdpII0SFtG513BfoLpmPjdJ9VTDftpg=.sha256","index.html":"&WH8A5tF25xlfPDGei2TCQc2/HJFJf5DuRN1GRSYQhhk=.sha256","script.js":"&G8puK9Q4MngHy3D4ppcKyT49WKbHD2OCeUcAw2ghTDE=.sha256","lit-all.min.js.map":"&oFY9wO4MnujgfGNGv4VggHc5V5JwX4C8csqKZ6KJYbE=.sha256","tf-id-picker.js":"&pg1gLK150HFai73TcmAe5E/dMpMqmbhyre/+/J4XmHo=.sha256","tf-app.js":"&F64EHiKTMf/65Cc0w/F7oFbBcUOn7uTAjFBPd5rymSs=.sha256","tf-message.js":"&AFDKCN+hxYDs7zG8PBKmle11gE/2AIMzYr3FYz1hCto=.sha256","tf-user.js":"&L6+7BnBq+UOoTMO6o8+u5JFTl0UBtCPDw8bb8ppDrkA=.sha256","tf-utils.js":"&N2yKZwFnb2GbPeipgQtu6xFvezENNOgud9G7EhCQ/K0=.sha256","commonmark.min.js":"&bfBaMLU19d1p/vPBF9hlARqDX002KXG/UOfxOahZhe4=.sha256","tf-compose.js":"&oo0iWvT+c2rU91zWpBIfPePRzmU8qmSnVOm+QCQqG/I=.sha256","emojis.json":"&h3P4pez+AI4aYdsN0dJ3pbUEFR0276t9AM20caj/W/s=.sha256","emojis.js":"&pqYLDE/13PyEt2ceeFqvnwZ8NqWfPfpDBt4vP8SeHbs=.sha256","tf-styles.js":"&Ab+SjsySJ74kwK3EQD/j72yXYJlFAhkJ5EqyJfYpJEk=.sha256","tf-profile.js":"&vRKjsnYvOiHCQahzEfznCvP5YDwUPtltlpWf+pxwZ1Y=.sha256","commonmark-linkify.js":"&X+hNNkmSRvKY86khyAun+cXksquXbMakZdINbGbx30g=.sha256","tf-tab-search.js":"&NUGpMnLR3eYwrdjZaJAd8s4Rj+WPazJhWWX5jkMdNRI=.sha256","tf-tab-news.js":"&ehXkzOR+kQmiTHRtu5GPDMwrB4a4Z9vVsTo4ldhdu/E=.sha256","tf-tab-connections.js":"&jSnF/5NmgqxRze1XQAEGOW5mPzOV1/8aCyrDRZu34IQ=.sha256","tf-news.js":"&C1dKe98kQOkClnAbGvcreC15IdlTrD9J4RFohspnsSE=.sha256"}}
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diff --git a/apps/cory/ssblit/emojis.js b/apps/cory/ssblit/emojis.js
index 187e295e..7b61f7ea 100644
--- a/apps/cory/ssblit/emojis.js
+++ b/apps/cory/ssblit/emojis.js
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ export function picker(callback, anchor) {
 				list.removeChild(list.firstChild);
 			}
 			let search = input.value;
-			console.log('refresh', search);
 			Object.entries(json).forEach(function(row) {
 				let header = document.createElement('div');
 				header.appendChild(document.createTextNode(row[0]));
diff --git a/apps/cory/ssblit/tf-app.js b/apps/cory/ssblit/tf-app.js
index a3b2e7c8..d85a34ee 100644
--- a/apps/cory/ssblit/tf-app.js
+++ b/apps/cory/ssblit/tf-app.js
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ class TfElement extends LitElement {
 			tab: {type: String},
 			broadcasts: {type: Array},
 			connections: {type: Array},
+			loading: {type: Boolean},
+			loaded: {type: Boolean},
+			following: {type: Array},
+			users: {type: Object},
 		};
 	}
 
@@ -24,6 +28,9 @@ class TfElement extends LitElement {
 		this.tab = 'news';
 		this.broadcasts = [];
 		this.connections = [];
+		this.following = [];
+		this.users = {};
+		this.loaded = false;
 		tfrpc.rpc.getBroadcasts().then(b => { self.broadcasts = b || [] });
 		tfrpc.rpc.getConnections().then(c => { self.connections = c || [] });
 		tfrpc.rpc.getHash().then(hash => self.hash = hash || '#');
@@ -40,9 +47,7 @@ class TfElement extends LitElement {
 				self.connections = value;
 			}
 		});
-		tfrpc.rpc.localStorageGet('whoami').then(function(value) {
-			self.whoami = value;
-		});
+		tfrpc.rpc.localStorageGet('whoami').then(whoami => self.whoami = whoami);
 	}
 
 	async contacts_internal(id, last_row_id, following, max_row_id) {
@@ -71,31 +76,29 @@ class TfElement extends LitElement {
 				delete result.blocking[contact.contact];
 			}
 		}
+		following[id] = result;
 		return result;
 	}
 
-	async contact(id, last_row_id, following, max_row_id, contact_cache) {
-		let result = await this.contacts_internal(id, last_row_id, following, max_row_id);
-		contact_cache[id] = Object.assign(contact_cache[id] || {}, result);
-		following[id] = contact_cache[id];
-		return result;
+	async contact(id, last_row_id, following, max_row_id) {
+		return await this.contacts_internal(id, last_row_id, following, max_row_id);
 	}
 
-	async following_deep_internal(ids, depth, blocking, last_row_id, following, max_row_id, contact_cache) {
-		let contacts = await Promise.all([...new Set(ids)].map(x => this.contact(x, last_row_id, following, max_row_id, contact_cache)));
+	async following_deep_internal(ids, depth, blocking, last_row_id, following, max_row_id) {
+		let contacts = await Promise.all([...new Set(ids)].map(x => this.contact(x, last_row_id, following, max_row_id)));
 		let result = {};
 		for (let i = 0; i < ids.length; i++) {
 			let id = ids[i];
 			let contact = contacts[i];
 			let found = Object.keys(contact.following).filter(y => !contact.blocking[y]);
-			let deeper = depth > 1 ? await this.following_deep_internal(found, depth - 1, Object.assign({}, contact.blocking, blocking), last_row_id, following, max_row_id, contact_cache) : [];
+			let deeper = depth > 1 ? await this.following_deep_internal(found, depth - 1, Object.assign({}, contact.blocking, blocking), last_row_id, following, max_row_id) : [];
 			result[id] = [id, ...found, ...deeper];
 		}
 		return [...new Set(Object.values(result).flat())];
 	}
 
 	async following_deep(ids, depth, blocking) {
-		const k_cache_version = 4;
+		const k_cache_version = 5;
 		let cache = await tfrpc.rpc.databaseGet('following');
 		cache = cache ? JSON.parse(cache) : {};
 		if (cache.version !== k_cache_version) {
@@ -105,14 +108,14 @@ class TfElement extends LitElement {
 				last_row_id: 0,
 			};
 		}
-		let contact_cache = {};
 		let max_row_id = (await tfrpc.rpc.query(`
 			SELECT MAX(rowid) AS max_row_id FROM messages
 		`, []))[0].max_row_id;
-		let result = await this.following_deep_internal(ids, depth, blocking, cache.last_row_id, cache.following, max_row_id, contact_cache);
+		let result = await this.following_deep_internal(ids, depth, blocking, cache.last_row_id, cache.following, max_row_id);
 		cache.last_row_id = max_row_id;
 		await tfrpc.rpc.databaseSet('following', JSON.stringify(cache));
-		return result;
+		console.log(cache);
+		return [result, cache.following];
 	}
 
 	async fetch_about(ids, users) {
@@ -191,24 +194,16 @@ class TfElement extends LitElement {
 				WHERE messages.id = ?
 			`,
 			[
-				JSON.stringify(this.allFollowing),
+				JSON.stringify(this.following),
 				id,
 			]);
-		let self = this;
-		let mine = messages.filter(m => m.author === self.whoami);
-		if (mine.length) {
-			this.process_messages(mine);
-			await this.finalize_messages();
-		}
-		let other = messages.filter(m => m.author !== self.whoami);
-		if (other.length) {
-			this.unread = [...this.unread, ...other];
+		if (messages && messages.length) {
+			this.unread = [...this.unread, ...messages];
 		}
 	}
 
 	_handle_whoami_changed(event) {
 		if (this.whoami !== event.srcElement.selected) {
-			console.log('whoami changed', event.srcElement.selected);
 			this.whoami = event.srcElement.selected;
 		}
 	}
@@ -228,26 +223,58 @@ class TfElement extends LitElement {
 		`;
 	}
 
-	async render_tab() {
-		let following = await this.following_deep([this.whoami], 2, {});
-		let users = await this.fetch_about(following.sort());
+	async load() {
+		let whoami = this.whoami;
+		let [following, users] = await this.following_deep([whoami], 2, {});
+		users = await this.fetch_about(following.sort(), users);
+		this.following = following;
+		this.users = users;
+		this.whoami = whoami;
+		this.loaded = whoami;
+	}
+
+	render_tab() {
+		let following = this.following;
+		let users = this.users;
 		if (this.tab === 'news') {
 			return html`
-				<tf-tab-news .following=${following} whoami=${this.whoami} .users=${users} hash=${this.hash} .unread=${this.unread} @refresh=${() => this.unread = []}></tf-tab-news>
+				<tf-tab-news .following=${this.following} whoami=${this.whoami} .users=${this.users} hash=${this.hash} .unread=${this.unread} @refresh=${() => this.unread = []}></tf-tab-news>
 			`;
 		} else if (this.tab === 'connections') {
 			return html`
-				<tf-tab-connections .users=${users} .connections=${this.connections} .broadcasts=${this.broadcasts}></tf-tab-connections>
+				<tf-tab-connections .users=${this.users} .connections=${this.connections} .broadcasts=${this.broadcasts}></tf-tab-connections>
 			`;
 		} else if (this.tab === 'search') {
 			return html`
-				<tf-tab-search .following=${following} whoami=${this.whoami} .users=${users}></tf-tab-search>
+				<tf-tab-search .following=${this.following} whoami=${this.whoami} .users=${this.users}></tf-tab-search>
 			`;
 		}
 	}
 
+	add_fake_news() {
+		this.unread = [{
+			author: this.whoami,
+			placeholder: true,
+			id: '%fake_id',
+			text: 'text',
+			content: 'hello',
+		}, ...this.unread];
+	}
+
 	render() {
 		let self = this;
+
+		if (!this.loading && this.whoami && this.loaded !== this.whoami) {
+			console.log('loading', this.whoami);
+			this.loading = true;
+			this.following = [];
+			this.users = {};
+			this.load().finally(function() {
+				self.loading = false;
+				console.log('loaded');
+			});
+		}
+
 		let id_picker = html`
 			${guard([this.whoami], () => until(this.render_id_picker(), html`<div>Loading...</div>`))}
 		`;
@@ -258,10 +285,14 @@ class TfElement extends LitElement {
 				<input type="button" value="Search" ?disabled=${self.tab == 'search'} @click=${event => self.tab = 'search'}></input>
 			</div>
 		`;
+		let contents = !this.loaded ?
+				html`<div>Loading...</div>` :
+				this.render_tab();
 		return html`
 			${id_picker}
 			${tabs}
-			${until(this.render_tab(), html`<div>Loading...</div>`)}
+			<input type="button" value="Fake News" @click=${this.add_fake_news}></input>
+			${contents}
 		`;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/apps/cory/ssblit/tf-message.js b/apps/cory/ssblit/tf-message.js
index a02bca27..aebf7fbd 100644
--- a/apps/cory/ssblit/tf-message.js
+++ b/apps/cory/ssblit/tf-message.js
@@ -73,6 +73,40 @@ class TfMessageElement extends LitElement {
 		emojis.picker(x => this.vote(x));
 	}
 
+	render_mention(mention) {
+		if (mention.link?.startsWith('&') &&
+			mention.type?.startsWith('image/')) {
+			return html`
+				<img src=${'/' + mention.link + '/view'} style="max-width: 128px; max-height: 128px" title=${mention.name}>
+			`;
+		} else if (mention.link?.startsWith('&') &&
+			mention.name?.startsWith('audio:')) {
+			return html`
+				<audio controls style="height: 32px">
+					<source src=${'/' + mention.link + '/view'}></source>
+				</audio>
+			`;
+		} else if (mention.link?.startsWith('%') || mention.link?.startsWith('@')) {
+			return html` <a href=${'#' + encodeURIComponent(mention.link)}>${mention.name}</a>`;
+		} else if (mention.link?.startsWith('#')) {
+			return html` <a href=${'#q=' + encodeURIComponent(mention.link)}>${mention.link}</a>`;
+		} else {
+			return html`<pre>${JSON.stringify(mention)}</pre>`;
+		}
+	}
+
+	render_mentions() {
+		if (this.message?.content?.mentions?.length) {
+			let self = this;
+			return html`
+				<fieldset style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); padding: 0.5em; border: 1px solid black">
+					<legend>Mentions</legend>
+					${(this.message?.content?.mentions || []).map(x => self.render_mention(x))}
+				</fieldset>
+			`;
+		}
+	}
+
 	render() {
 		let content = this.message?.content;
 		let self = this;
@@ -153,6 +187,7 @@ class TfMessageElement extends LitElement {
 						<span>${raw_button}</span>
 					</div>
 					<div>${body}</div>
+					${this.render_mentions()}
 					${this.render_votes()}
 					<div>
 						${reply}
diff --git a/apps/cory/ssblit/tf-styles.js b/apps/cory/ssblit/tf-styles.js
index 5ff39ddb..4de19f50 100644
--- a/apps/cory/ssblit/tf-styles.js
+++ b/apps/cory/ssblit/tf-styles.js
@@ -12,4 +12,9 @@ a:visited {
 a:hover {
 	color: #ddf;
 }
+
+img {
+	max-width: 640px;
+	max-height: 480px;
+}
 `;
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diff --git a/apps/cory/ssblit/tf-tab-news.js b/apps/cory/ssblit/tf-tab-news.js
index 4e52fbf5..08138886 100644
--- a/apps/cory/ssblit/tf-tab-news.js
+++ b/apps/cory/ssblit/tf-tab-news.js
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@ import {LitElement, html, unsafeHTML, until} from './lit-all.min.js';
 import * as tfrpc from '/static/tfrpc.js';
 import {styles} from './tf-styles.js';
 
-class TfTabNewsElement extends LitElement {
+class TfTabNewsFeedElement extends LitElement {
 	static get properties() {
 		return {
 			whoami: {type: String},
 			users: {type: Object},
 			hash: {type: String},
-			unread: {type: Array},
 			following: {type: Array},
+			messages: {type: Array},
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -21,9 +21,7 @@ class TfTabNewsElement extends LitElement {
 		this.whoami = null;
 		this.users = {};
 		this.hash = '#';
-		this.unread = [];
 		this.following = [];
-		this.cache = {};
 	}
 
 	async fetch_messages() {
@@ -65,42 +63,86 @@ class TfTabNewsElement extends LitElement {
 		}
 	}
 
-	async show_more() {
-		let unread = this.unread;
-		this.unread = [];
-		this.process_messages(unread);
-		await this.finalize_messages();
+	render() {
+		if (!this.messages ||
+			this._messages_hash !== this.hash ||
+			this._messages_following !== this.following) {
+			console.log('loading messages');
+			let self = this;
+			this.messages = [];
+			this._messages_hash = this.hash;
+			this._messages_following = this.following;
+			this.fetch_messages().then(function(messages) {
+				self.messages = messages;
+			});
+		}
+		return html`<tf-news id="news" whoami=${this.whoami} .users=${this.users} .messages=${this.messages} .following=${this.following}></tf-news>`;
+	}
+}
+
+class TfTabNewsElement extends LitElement {
+	static get properties() {
+		return {
+			whoami: {type: String},
+			users: {type: Object},
+			hash: {type: String},
+			unread: {type: Array},
+			following: {type: Array},
+		}
 	}
 
-	async render_news() {
-		if (this.cache.hash !== this.hash ||
-			this.cache.whoami !== this.whoami ||
-			this.cache.users !== this.users ||
-			!this.cache.messages) {
-			this.cache = {
-				hash: this.hash,
-				whoami: this.whoami,
-				users: this.users,
-				messages: this.fetch_messages(),
-			};
+	static styles = styles;
+
+	constructor() {
+		super();
+		let self = this;
+		this.whoami = null;
+		this.users = {};
+		this.hash = '#';
+		this.unread = [];
+		this.following = [];
+		this.cache = {};
+	}
+
+	show_more() {
+		let unread = this.unread;
+		let news = this.renderRoot?.getElementById('news');
+		if (news) {
+			console.log('injecting messages', news.messages);
+			news.messages = [...this.unread, ...news.messages];
+			this.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('refresh'));
 		}
-		let messages = await this.cache.messages;
-		return html`<tf-news whoami=${this.whoami} .users=${this.users} .messages=${messages}></tf-news>`;
+	}
+
+	new_messages_text() {
+		if (!this.unread?.length) {
+			return 'No new messages.';
+		}
+		let counts = {};
+		for (let message of this.unread) {
+			let type = 'unknown';
+			try {
+				type = JSON.parse(message.content).type || type;
+			} catch {
+			}
+			counts[type] = (counts[type] || 0) + 1;
+		}
+		return 'Show New: ' + Object.keys(counts).sort().map(x => (counts[x].toString() + ' ' + x + 's')).join(', ');
 	}
 
 	render() {
 		let profile = this.hash.startsWith('#@') ?
 			html`<tf-profile id=${this.hash.substring(1)} whoami=${this.whoami} .users=${this.users}></tf-profile>` : undefined;
 		return html`
-			<div><input type="button" value=${'Show ' + this.unread.length + ' New Messages'} @click=${this.show_more}></input></div>
-			<button id="load_button" @click=${this.load}>Load</button>
+			<div><input type="button" value=${this.new_messages_text()} @click=${this.show_more}></input></div>
 			<a target="_top" href="#" ?hidden=${this.hash.length <= 1}>🏠Home</a>
 			<div>Welcome, <tf-user id=${this.whoami} .users=${this.users}></tf-user>!</div>
 			<div><tf-compose whoami=${this.whoami} .users=${this.users}></tf-compose></div>
 			${profile}
-			${until(this.render_news(), html`<div>Loading...</div>`)}
+			<tf-tab-news-feed id="news" whoami=${this.whoami} .users=${this.users} .following=${this.following} hash=${this.hash}></tf-tab-news-feed>
 		`;
 	}
 }
 
+customElements.define('tf-tab-news-feed', TfTabNewsFeedElement);
 customElements.define('tf-tab-news', TfTabNewsElement);
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diff --git a/apps/cory/ssblit/tf-tab-search.js b/apps/cory/ssblit/tf-tab-search.js
index 83361d96..2d7abfc4 100644
--- a/apps/cory/ssblit/tf-tab-search.js
+++ b/apps/cory/ssblit/tf-tab-search.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class TfTabSearchElement extends LitElement {
 				JOIN json_each(?) AS following ON messages.author = following.value
 				ORDER BY timestamp DESC limit 100
 			`,
-			[query, JSON.stringify(this.following)]);
+			['"' + query.replace('"', '""') + '"', JSON.stringify(this.following)]);
 		console.log('Done.');
 		this.renderRoot.getElementById('search').value = '';
 		this.renderRoot.getElementById('news').messages = results;