diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3e5ebed..65c9986 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ It:
 
 If any of the last steps failed, the Toot gets published with the exact same text as the Tweet.
 
+RT are excluded, replies are included.but only the source threads are copied, not the actual replies to other Twitter users.
+
 # Usage
 
 First up, create a configuration file (default path is `/usr/local/etc/scootaloo.toml`). It will look like this:
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index dcf1329..c1c7874 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -320,6 +320,14 @@ pub fn run(config: Config) {
     feed.reverse();
 
     for tweet in &feed {
+        // determine if the tweet is part of a thread (response to self) or a standard response
+        if let Some(r) =  &tweet.in_reply_to_screen_name {
+                if &r.to_lowercase() != &config.twitter.username.to_lowercase() {
+                    // we are responding not threading
+                    continue;
+                }
+        };
+
         // build basic status by just yielding text and dereferencing contained urls
         let mut status = match build_basic_status(tweet) {
             Ok(t) => t,