diff --git a/credentials.go b/credentials.go
index 3b7000b..2dcc034 100644
--- a/credentials.go
+++ b/credentials.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ type credentials struct {
 	accessTokenSecret string
 }
 
-func (c *credentials) writeToAppDir(appDir string) {
+func (c *credentials) writeCredentials(appDir string) {
 	write := func(file string, s string) {
 		optLogFatal("writeToAppDir", ioutil.WriteFile(path.Join(appDir, file), []byte(s), 0640))
 	}
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func (c *credentials) writeToAppDir(appDir string) {
 	write(fileAccessTokenSecret, c.accessTokenSecret)
 }
 
-func readFromAppDir(appDir string) *credentials {
+func readCredentials(appDir string) *credentials {
 	read := func(f string) string {
 		s, err := goutil.ReadFile(path.Join(appDir, f))
 		optLogFatal("readFromAppDir", err)
@@ -65,11 +65,11 @@ func createAppDir(appDir string) {
 	at := ask("Access Token")
 	ats := ask("Access Token Secret")
 	c := credentials{ck, cs, at, ats}
-	c.writeToAppDir(appDir)
+	c.writeCredentials(appDir)
 }
 
-func loadCredentials() *credentials {
-	log := func(err error) { optLogFatal("loadCredentials", err) }
+func appDir() string {
+	log := func(err error) { optLogFatal("appDir", err) }
 	currentUser, err := user.Current()
 	log(err)
 	homeDir := currentUser.HomeDir
@@ -77,12 +77,11 @@ func loadCredentials() *credentials {
 	if !goutil.PathExists(appDir) {
 		createAppDir(appDir)
 	}
-	c := readFromAppDir(appDir)
-	return c
+	return appDir
 }
 
 func getClient() *http.Client {
-	c := loadCredentials()
+	c := readCredentials(appDir())
 	config := oauth1.NewConfig(c.consumerKey, c.consumerSecret)
 	token := oauth1.NewToken(c.accessToken, c.accessTokenSecret)
 	return config.Client(oauth1.NoContext, token)
diff --git a/drivel.go b/drivel.go
index 2c68dcd..d9b0d79 100644
--- a/drivel.go
+++ b/drivel.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
+	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -588,10 +589,12 @@ func (m Status) String() string {
 	return s
 }
 
-func PrintTweets(tweets []Status) {
+func PrintTweets(tweets []Status, userFilter hashset) {
 	for _, tweet := range tweets {
-		fmt.Println(tweet)
-		fmt.Println("---------")
+		if !userFilter.contains(tweet.User.Screen_name) {
+			fmt.Println(tweet)
+			fmt.Println("---------")
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -619,29 +622,28 @@ func lookup(args []string) error {
 		os.Exit(-1)
 	}
 	tweets := _lookup(args)
-	PrintTweets(tweets)
+	PrintTweets(tweets, nil)
 	return nil
 }
 
-func timeline(endpoint string, quiet bool) []Status {
+func timeline(endpoint string) []Status {
 	log := func(err error) { optLogFatal("timeline", err) }
 	body := get(endpoint)
 	var tweets []Status
 	err := json.Unmarshal(body, &tweets)
 	log(err)
-	if !quiet {
-		PrintTweets(tweets)
-	}
 	return tweets
 }
 
 func mentions(args []string) error {
-	timeline(MENTIONS_ENDPOINT, false)
+	tweets := timeline(MENTIONS_ENDPOINT)
+	PrintTweets(tweets, mentionsFilter)
 	return nil
 }
 
 func home(args []string) error {
-	timeline(HOME_ENDPOINT, false)
+	tweets := timeline(HOME_ENDPOINT)
+	PrintTweets(tweets, homeFilter)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -650,7 +652,8 @@ func UserTimelineParameters(screenName string) string {
 }
 
 func userTimeline(args []string) error {
-	timeline(TIMELINE_ENDPOINT+UserTimelineParameters(args[0]), false)
+	tweets := timeline(TIMELINE_ENDPOINT + UserTimelineParameters(args[0]))
+	PrintTweets(tweets, nil)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -747,7 +750,7 @@ func wipeTimeline(likes bool, keepDays int) {
 	}
 	n := 0
 	now := time.Now()
-	tweets := timeline(endpoint, true)
+	tweets := timeline(endpoint)
 	for {
 		for _, tweet := range tweets {
 			daysSince := now.Sub(tweet.Created_at.Time).Hours() / 24
@@ -764,7 +767,7 @@ func wipeTimeline(likes bool, keepDays int) {
 				}
 			}
 		}
-		newTweets := timeline(endpoint, true)
+		newTweets := timeline(endpoint)
 		if !equals(newTweets, tweets) {
 			tweets = newTweets
 		} else {
@@ -791,10 +794,52 @@ func wipeCommand() (goutil.CommandFlagsInit, goutil.CommandFunc) {
 	return flagsInit, func([]string) error { return wipe(f) }
 }
 
+type hashset map[string]interface{}
+
+func makeHashset() hashset {
+	return make(map[string]interface{})
+}
+
+func (s hashset) add(member string) {
+	if s != nil {
+		s[member] = nil
+	}
+}
+
+func (s hashset) contains(member string) bool {
+	if s == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	if _, ok := s[member]; ok {
+		return true
+	} else {
+		return false
+	}
+}
+
+func setFilters(appDir string) {
+	getHashset := func(s string, err error) hashset {
+		set := makeHashset()
+		if err == nil {
+			for _, id := range strings.Split(s, "\n") {
+				if strings.TrimSpace(id) != "" {
+					set.add(id)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return set
+	}
+	homeFilter = getHashset(goutil.ReadFile(path.Join(appDir, "FilterHome")))
+	mentionsFilter = getHashset(goutil.ReadFile(path.Join(appDir, "FilterMentions")))
+}
+
 var client *http.Client
+var homeFilter hashset
+var mentionsFilter hashset
 
 func main() {
 	client = getClient()
+	setFilters(appDir())
 	commands := []goutil.Command{
 		goutil.NewCommand("status", status, "post a status with message and/or media"),
 		goutil.NewCommand("home", home, "get your home timeline"),