diff --git a/http.go b/http.go
index 23bdbc1..6377a00 100644
--- a/http.go
+++ b/http.go
@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@ func httpServer(ctx context.Context, app *appState) error {
 		defer span.End()
 
 		args := make([]any, 0, 3)
-		where := ``
-		
+		where := `where feed_id in (select feed_id from feeds where state != 'permanantly-dead')`
+
 		uri := r.URL.Query().Get("uri")
 		if uri != "" {
 			feed_id := urlNS.UUID5(uri)
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ func httpServer(ctx context.Context, app *appState) error {
 
 		var end int64
 		err = db.QueryRowContext(ctx, `
-			select count(*) n from twts `+where, args...).Scan(&end)
+			select count(*) n from twts `+where+``, args...).Scan(&end)
 		span.RecordError(err)
 
 		if offset < 1 {
@@ -162,9 +162,9 @@ func httpServer(ctx context.Context, app *appState) error {
 				coalesce(uri, 'https://empty.txt') uri,
 				text
 			FROM twts
-			left join (
+			join (
 				select feed_id, nick, uri
-				from feeds 
+				from feeds
 			) using (feed_id)
 			where rowid in (
 				select rowid from twts
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ func httpServer(ctx context.Context, app *appState) error {
 				offset ?
 			)
 			order by ulid asc`
-		
+
 		fmt.Println(qry, args)
 		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "text/plain; charset=utf-8")
 		rows, err := db.QueryContext(