diff --git a/src/element/Note.css b/src/element/Note.css
index e23cd9079..a3429f3d4 100644
--- a/src/element/Note.css
+++ b/src/element/Note.css
@@ -37,3 +37,8 @@
 .note > .header > img:hover, .note > .header > .name > .reply:hover, .note > .body:hover {
     cursor: pointer;
 }
+
+.note > .footer {
+    padding: 10px 0;
+    text-align: right;
+}
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diff --git a/src/element/Note.js b/src/element/Note.js
index 86426fc4e..ee99e547f 100644
--- a/src/element/Note.js
+++ b/src/element/Note.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const MentionRegex = /(#\[\d+\])/g;
 export default function Note(props) {
     const navigate = useNavigate();
     const data = props.data;
+    const reactions = props.reactions;
     const [sig, setSig] = useState(false);
     const users = useSelector(s => s.users?.users);
     const user = users[data?.pubkey];
@@ -74,23 +75,24 @@ export default function Note(props) {
                         case "png":
                         case "bmp":
                         case "webp": {
-                            return <img src={url} />;
+                            return <img key={url} src={url} />;
                         }
                         case "mp4":
                         case "mkv":
                         case "avi":
                         case "m4v": {
-                            return <video src={url} controls />
+                            return <video key={url} src={url} controls />
                         }
                     }
                 }
             } else {
                 let mentions = a.split(MentionRegex).map((match) => {
                     if (match.startsWith("#")) {
-                        let pref = pTags[match.match(/\[(\d+)\]/)[1]];
+                        let idx = parseInt(match.match(/\[(\d+)\]/)[1]) - 1;
+                        let pref = pTags[idx];
                         if (pref) {
                             let pUser = users[pref.PubKey]?.name ?? pref.PubKey.substring(0, 8);
-                            return <Link to={`/p/${pref.PubKey}`}>#{pUser}</Link>;
+                            return <Link key={pref.PubKey} to={`/p/${pref.PubKey}`}>#{pUser}</Link>;
                         } else {
                             return <pre>BROKEN REF: {match[0]}</pre>;
                         }
@@ -100,6 +102,7 @@ export default function Note(props) {
                 });
                 return mentions;
             }
+            return a;
         });
     }
 
@@ -128,6 +131,11 @@ export default function Note(props) {
             <div className="body" onClick={(e) => goToEvent(e, ev.Id)}>
                 {transformBody()}
             </div>
+            <div className="footer">
+                <span className="pill">
+                    👍 {(reactions?.length ?? 0)}
+                </span>
+            </div>
         </div>
     )
 }
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diff --git a/src/element/Thread.js b/src/element/Thread.js
index b9d73605c..76faa03a3 100644
--- a/src/element/Thread.js
+++ b/src/element/Thread.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import Event from "../nostr/Event";
+import EventKind from "../nostr/EventKind";
 import Note from "./Note";
 
 export default function Thread(props) {
@@ -11,11 +12,17 @@ export default function Thread(props) {
         return null;
     }
 
-    const repliesToRoot = notes?.filter(a => a.GetThread()?.ReplyTo?.Event === root.Id);
+    function reactions(id) {
+        return notes?.filter(a => a.Kind === EventKind.Reaction && a.GetThread()?.Root?.Event === id);
+    }
+
+    const repliesToRoot = notes?.
+        filter(a => a.GetThread()?.Root?.Event === root.Id && a.Kind === EventKind.TextNote)
+        .sort((a, b) => b.CreatedAt - a.CreatedAt);
     return (
         <>
-            <Note data={root?.ToObject()}/>
-            {repliesToRoot?.map(a => <Note key={a.Id} data={a.ToObject()}/>)}
+            <Note data={root?.ToObject()} reactions={reactions(root?.Id)}/>
+            {repliesToRoot?.map(a => <Note key={a.Id} data={a.ToObject()} reactions={reactions(a.Id)}/>)}
         </>
     );
 }
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diff --git a/src/index.css b/src/index.css
index 262215f44..bf889e192 100644
--- a/src/index.css
+++ b/src/index.css
@@ -63,4 +63,17 @@ input[type="text"] {
 a {
   color: inherit;
   line-height: 1.3em;
+}
+
+span.pill {
+  display: inline-block;
+  background-color: #333;
+  padding: 0 10px;
+  border-radius: 10px;
+  user-select: none;
+  margin: 2px 10px;
+}
+
+span.pill:hover {
+  cursor: pointer;
 }
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diff --git a/src/nostr/System.js b/src/nostr/System.js
index 53d989359..2c7289708 100644
--- a/src/nostr/System.js
+++ b/src/nostr/System.js
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ export class NostrSystem {
      * @param {string} address 
      */
     ConnectToRelay(address) {
-        if(typeof this.Sockets[address] === "undefined") {
+        if (typeof this.Sockets[address] === "undefined") {
             let c = new Connection(address);
-            for(let s of Object.values(this.Subscriptions)) {
+            for (let s of Object.values(this.Subscriptions)) {
                 c.AddSubscription(s);
             }
             this.Sockets[address] = c;
@@ -25,22 +25,49 @@ export class NostrSystem {
     }
 
     AddSubscription(sub) {
-        for(let s of Object.values(this.Sockets)) {
+        for (let s of Object.values(this.Sockets)) {
             s.AddSubscription(sub);
         }
         this.Subscriptions[sub.Id] = sub;
     }
 
     RemoveSubscription(subId) {
-        for(let s of Object.values(this.Sockets)) {
+        for (let s of Object.values(this.Sockets)) {
             s.RemoveSubscription(subId);
         }
         delete this.Subscriptions[subId];
     }
 
     BroadcastEvent(ev) {
-        for(let s of Object.values(this.Sockets)) {
+        for (let s of Object.values(this.Sockets)) {
             s.SendEvent(ev);
         }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Request/Response pattern 
+     * @param {Subscriptions} sub 
+     * @returns {Array<any>}
+     */
+    RequestSubscription(sub) {
+        return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+            let counter = 0;
+            let events = [];
+            sub.OnEvent = (ev) => {
+                if (!events.some(a => a.id === ev.id)) {
+                    events.push(ev);
+                }
+            };
+            sub.OnEnd = (c) => {
+                c.RemoveSubscription(sub.Id);
+                if(--counter === 0) {
+                    resolve(events);
+                }
+            };
+            for (let s of Object.values(this.Sockets)) {
+                s.AddSubscription(sub);
+                counter++;
+            }
+        });
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/src/pages/EventPage.js b/src/pages/EventPage.js
index 4dea02c74..a911d613e 100644
--- a/src/pages/EventPage.js
+++ b/src/pages/EventPage.js
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-import { useEffect } from "react";
 import { useParams } from "react-router-dom";
-import Note from "../element/Note";
 import Thread from "../element/Thread";
 import useThreadFeed from "./feed/ThreadFeed";
 
@@ -10,7 +8,7 @@ export default function EventPage() {
 
     const { notes } = useThreadFeed(id);
 
-    if(notes) {
+    if(notes?.length > 0) {
         return (
             <Thread notes={notes}/>
         )
diff --git a/src/pages/Layout.js b/src/pages/Layout.js
index 60cdbeee8..9d952ffa4 100644
--- a/src/pages/Layout.js
+++ b/src/pages/Layout.js
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ export default function Layout(props) {
     const system = useContext(NostrContext);
     const navigate = useNavigate();
     const relays = useSelector(s => s.login.relays);
-
-    useUsersStore();
+    const users = useUsersStore();
 
     useEffect(() => {
         if (system && relays) {
diff --git a/src/pages/feed/ThreadFeed.js b/src/pages/feed/ThreadFeed.js
index 5dbaee966..f12b3b498 100644
--- a/src/pages/feed/ThreadFeed.js
+++ b/src/pages/feed/ThreadFeed.js
@@ -10,25 +10,33 @@ export default function useThreadFeed(id) {
     const dispatch = useDispatch();
     const system = useContext(NostrContext);
     const notes = useSelector(s => s.thread.notes);
+    const [thisLoaded, setThisLoaded] = useState(false);
 
     // track profiles
     useEffect(() => {
+        let keys = [];
         for (let n of notes) {
             if (n.pubkey) {
-                dispatch(addPubKey(n.pubkey));
+                keys.push(n.pubkey);
             }
-            for(let t of n.tags) {
-                if(t[0] === "p" && t[1]) {
-                    dispatch(addPubKey(t[1]));
+            for (let t of n.tags) {
+                if (t[0] === "p" && t[1]) {
+                    keys.push(t[1]);
                 }
             }
         }
+
+        dispatch(addPubKey(keys));
     }, [notes]);
 
     useEffect(() => {
         if (system) {
             let sub = new Subscriptions();
-            if (notes.length === 1) {
+            let thisNote = notes.find(a => a.id === id);
+            if (thisNote && !thisLoaded) {
+                console.debug(notes);
+                setThisLoaded(true);
+                
                 let thisNote = Event.FromObject(notes[0]);
                 let thread = thisNote.GetThread();
                 if (thread !== null) {
@@ -44,23 +52,24 @@ export default function useThreadFeed(id) {
                 }
             } else if (notes.length === 0) {
                 sub.Ids.add(id);
-
-                // get replies to this event
-                let subRelated = new Subscriptions();
-                subRelated.ETags.add(id);
-                sub.AddSubscription(subRelated);
             } else {
                 return;
             }
+
+            // get replies to this event
+            let subRelated = new Subscriptions();
+            subRelated.ETags = sub.Ids;
+            sub.AddSubscription(subRelated);
+
             sub.OnEvent = (e) => {
                 dispatch(addNote(e));
             };
             system.AddSubscription(sub);
-            return () => system.RemoveSubscription(sub.Id);
         }
     }, [system, notes]);
 
     useEffect(() => {
+        console.debug("use thread stream")
         dispatch(reset());
     }, []);
 
diff --git a/src/pages/feed/UsersFeed.js b/src/pages/feed/UsersFeed.js
index 037a36e2b..303f50416 100644
--- a/src/pages/feed/UsersFeed.js
+++ b/src/pages/feed/UsersFeed.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useContext, useEffect } from "react";
+import { useContext, useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import { useDispatch, useSelector } from "react-redux";
 import { NostrContext } from "../../index";
 import Event from "../../nostr/Event";
@@ -10,26 +10,55 @@ export default function useUsersStore() {
     const dispatch = useDispatch();
     const system = useContext(NostrContext);
     const pKeys = useSelector(s => s.users.pubKeys);
+    const users = useSelector(s => s.users.users);
+    const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
+
+    function isUserCached(id) {
+        let expire = new Date().getTime() - 60_000; // 60s expire
+        let u = users[id];
+        return u && (u.loaded || 0) < expire;
+    }
+
+    async function getUsers() {
+
+        let needProfiles = pKeys.filter(a => !isUserCached(a));
+        let sub = new Subscriptions();
+        sub.Authors = new Set(needProfiles);
+        sub.Kinds.add(EventKind.SetMetadata);
+
+        let events = await system.RequestSubscription(sub);
+
+        let loaded = new Date().getTime();
+        let profiles = events.map(a => {
+            let metaEvent = Event.FromObject(a);
+            let data = JSON.parse(metaEvent.Content);
+            return {
+                pubkey: metaEvent.PubKey,
+                fromEvent: a,
+                loaded,
+                ...data
+            };
+        });
+        let missing = needProfiles.filter(a => !events.some(b => b.pubkey === a));
+        let missingProfiles = missing.map(a => new{
+            pubkey: a,
+            loaded
+        });
+        dispatch(setUserData([
+            ...profiles,
+            ...missingProfiles
+        ]));
+    }
 
     useEffect(() => {
-        if (pKeys.length > 0) {
-            const sub = new Subscriptions();
-            sub.Authors = new Set(pKeys);
-            sub.Kinds.add(EventKind.SetMetadata);
-            sub.OnEvent = (ev) => {
-                let metaEvent = Event.FromObject(ev);
-                let data = JSON.parse(metaEvent.Content);
-                let userData = {
-                    pubkey: metaEvent.PubKey,
-                    ...data
-                };
-                dispatch(setUserData(userData));
-            };
+        if (system && pKeys.length > 0 && !loading) {
 
-            if (system) {
-                system.AddSubscription(sub);
-                return () => system.RemoveSubscription(sub.Id);
-            }
+            setLoading(true);
+            getUsers()
+                .catch(console.error)
+                .then(() => setLoading(false));
         }
-    }, [pKeys]);
+    }, [system, pKeys, loading]);
+
+    return { users };
 }
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diff --git a/src/state/Users.js b/src/state/Users.js
index f0168b57f..4fc9963fe 100644
--- a/src/state/Users.js
+++ b/src/state/Users.js
@@ -15,30 +15,39 @@ const UsersSlice = createSlice({
     },
     reducers: {
         addPubKey: (state, action) => {
-            if (!state.pubKeys.includes(action.payload)) {
-                let temp = new Set(state.pubKeys);
-                temp.add(action.payload);
-                state.pubKeys = Array.from(temp);
+            let keys = action.payload;
+            if (!Array.isArray(keys)) {
+                keys = [keys];
             }
-            
-            // load from cache
-            let cache = window.localStorage.getItem(`user:${action.payload}`);
-            if(cache) {
-                let ud = JSON.parse(cache);
-                state.users[ud.pubkey] = ud;
+            let temp = new Set(state.pubKeys);
+            for (let k of keys) {
+                temp.add(k);
+
+                // load from cache
+                let cache = window.localStorage.getItem(`user:${k}`);
+                if (cache) {
+                    let ud = JSON.parse(cache);
+                    state.users[ud.pubkey] = ud;
+                }
             }
+            state.pubKeys = Array.from(temp);
         },
         setUserData: (state, action) => {
             let ud = action.payload;
-            let existing = state.users[ud.pubkey];
-            if (existing) {
-                ud = {
-                    ...existing,
-                    ...ud
-                };
+            if (!Array.isArray(ud)) {
+                ud = [ud];
+            }
+            for (let x of ud) {
+                let existing = state.users[ud.pubkey];
+                if (existing) {
+                    ud = {
+                        ...existing,
+                        ...ud
+                    };
+                }
+                state.users[ud.pubkey] = ud;
+                window.localStorage.setItem(`user:${ud.pubkey}`, JSON.stringify(ud));
             }
-            state.users[ud.pubkey] = ud;
-            window.localStorage.setItem(`user:${ud.pubkey}`, JSON.stringify(ud));
         }
     }
 });