diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 2b2a18e..ba9d965 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ pub async fn run(config: Config) {
                     .map(|r| r.tweet_id);
                 drop(lconn);
 
-                // get user timeline feed (Vec<tweet>)
-                let mut feed = get_user_timeline(
+                // get reversed, curated user timeline
+                let feed = get_user_timeline(
                     &mastodon_config.twitter_screen_name,
                     &token,
                     last_tweet_id,
@@ -73,41 +73,23 @@ pub async fn run(config: Config) {
                 )
                 .await?;
 
-                // empty feed -> exiting
-                if feed.is_empty() {
-                    info!("Nothing to retrieve since last time, exiting…");
-                    return Ok(());
-                }
-
                 // get Mastodon instance
                 let mastodon = get_mastodon_token(&mastodon_config);
 
-                // order needs to be chronological
-                feed.reverse();
-
                 for tweet in &feed {
                     info!("Treating Tweet {} inside feed", tweet.id);
-                    // initiate the toot_reply_id var
-                    let mut toot_reply_id: Option<String> = None;
-                    // 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() != mastodon_config.twitter_screen_name.to_lowercase() {
-                            // we are responding not threading
-                            info!("Tweet is a direct response, skipping");
-                            continue;
-                        }
-                        info!("Tweet is a thread");
-                        // get the corresponding toot id
-                        let lconn = task_conn.lock().await;
-                        toot_reply_id = read_state(
+                    let lconn = task_conn.lock().await;
+                    // initiate the toot_reply_id var and retrieve the corresponding toot_id
+                    let toot_reply_id: Option<String> = tweet.in_reply_to_user_id.and_then(|_| {
+                        read_state(
                             &lconn,
                             &mastodon_config.twitter_screen_name,
                             tweet.in_reply_to_status_id,
                         )
                         .unwrap_or(None)
-                        .map(|s| s.toot_id);
-                        drop(lconn);
-                    };
+                        .map(|s| s.toot_id)
+                    });
+                    drop(lconn);
 
                     // build basic status by just yielding text and dereferencing contained urls
                     let mut status_text = build_basic_status(tweet);
diff --git a/src/twitter.rs b/src/twitter.rs
index 01b2ad0..d14e01a 100644
--- a/src/twitter.rs
+++ b/src/twitter.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ pub fn get_oauth2_token(config: &TwitterConfig) -> Token {
     }
 }
 
-/// Gets Twitter user timeline
+/// Gets Twitter user timeline, eliminate responses to others and reverse it
 pub async fn get_user_timeline(
     screen_name: &str,
     token: &Token,
@@ -40,7 +40,18 @@ pub async fn get_user_timeline(
         .older(lid)
         .await?;
 
-    Ok(feed.to_vec())
+    let mut feed: Vec<Tweet> = feed
+        .iter()
+        .cloned()
+        .filter(|t| match &t.in_reply_to_screen_name {
+            Some(r) => r.to_lowercase() == screen_name.to_lowercase(),
+            None => true,
+        })
+        .collect();
+
+    feed.reverse();
+
+    Ok(feed)
 }
 
 /// Retrieves a single media from a tweet and store it in a temporary file