diff --git a/drivel.go b/drivel.go
index de740c8..78a82d7 100644
--- a/drivel.go
+++ b/drivel.go
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	CHARACTER_LIMIT         = 280
+	ALLOWLIST_MENTIONS      = "AllowlistMentions"
+	ALLOWLIST_HOME          = "AllowlistHome"
 	WIPE_KEEP_DAYS          = 10
 	STATUS_ENDPOINT         = "https://api.twitter.com/1.1/statuses/update.json"
 	MAX_TIMELINE_REQUESTS   = 15
@@ -235,17 +237,11 @@ func updateStatus(args []string, previous ObjectID, embedTweet ObjectID) []Statu
 	return d.push(previous)
 }
 
-func PrintTweets(tweets []Status, userFilter hashset) {
-	filtered := []Status{}
-	for _, tweet := range tweets {
-		if !userFilter.contains(tweet.User.Screen_name) {
-			filtered = append(filtered, tweet)
-		}
-	}
+func PrintTweets(tweets []Status) {
 	if formatTemplate != nil {
-		optLogFatal("printTweets", formatTemplate.Execute(os.Stdout, filtered))
+		optLogFatal("printTweets", formatTemplate.Execute(os.Stdout, tweets))
 	} else {
-		for _, tweet := range filtered {
+		for _, tweet := range tweets {
 			fmt.Println(tweet.String())
 			fmt.Println("---------")
 		}
@@ -255,21 +251,21 @@ func PrintTweets(tweets []Status, userFilter hashset) {
 func status(args []string) error {
 	checkUsage(args, 1, -1, "status STATUS [FILE1 FILE2 ...]")
 	tweets := updateStatus(args, "", "")
-	PrintTweets(tweets, nil)
+	PrintTweets(tweets)
 	return nil
 }
 
 func reply(args []string) error {
 	checkUsage(args, 2, -1, "reply TWEET_ID MESSAGE [FILE1 FILE2 ...]")
 	tweets := updateStatus(args[1:], ObjectID(args[0]), "")
-	PrintTweets(tweets, nil)
+	PrintTweets(tweets)
 	return nil
 }
 
 func quote(args []string) error {
 	checkUsage(args, 2, -1, "quote TWEET_ID MESSAGE [FILE1 FILE2 ...]")
 	tweets := updateStatus(args[1:], "", ObjectID(args[0]))
-	PrintTweets(tweets, nil)
+	PrintTweets(tweets)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -285,7 +281,7 @@ func _lookup(ids []string) []Status {
 func lookup(args []string) error {
 	checkUsage(args, 1, -1, "lookup TWEET_ID1 [TWEET_ID2 TWEET_ID3 ...]")
 	tweets := _lookup(args)
-	PrintTweets(tweets, nil)
+	PrintTweets(tweets)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -301,7 +297,7 @@ func timeline(endpoint string, maxID string) []Status {
 	return tweets
 }
 
-func timelineLoop(endpoint string, flags timelineFlags) (tweets []Status) {
+func timelineLoop(endpoint string, flags timelineFlags, allowlist hashset) (tweets []Status) {
 	defer func() {
 		if r := recover(); r != nil {
 			fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "INFO:", r)
@@ -317,7 +313,11 @@ func timelineLoop(endpoint string, flags timelineFlags) (tweets []Status) {
 		var lowestSoFar int64
 		lowestSoFar, _ = strconv.ParseInt(tmp[len(tmp)-1].Id_str, 10, 64)
 		maxID = strconv.FormatInt(lowestSoFar-1, 10)
-		tweets = append(tweets, tmp...)
+		for _, tweet := range tmp {
+			if allowlist == nil || allowlist.contains(tweet.User.Screen_name) {
+				tweets = append(tweets, tweet)
+			}
+		}
 		if len(tweets) > flags.count {
 			tweets = tweets[:flags.count]
 		}
@@ -340,8 +340,9 @@ func timelineFlagsVars(s *flag.FlagSet, f *timelineFlags) {
 
 func mentions(flags timelineFlags, args []string) error {
 	checkUsage(args, 0, 0, "mentions")
-	tweets := timelineLoop(MENTIONS_ENDPOINT, flags)
-	PrintTweets(tweets, mentionsFilter)
+	allowlist := getHashset(ALLOWLIST_MENTIONS)
+	tweets := timelineLoop(MENTIONS_ENDPOINT, flags, allowlist)
+	PrintTweets(tweets)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -355,8 +356,9 @@ func mentionsCommand() (goutil.CommandFlagsInit, goutil.CommandFunc) {
 
 func home(flags timelineFlags, args []string) error {
 	checkUsage(args, 0, 0, "home")
-	tweets := timelineLoop(HOME_ENDPOINT, flags)
-	PrintTweets(tweets, homeFilter)
+	allowlist := getHashset(ALLOWLIST_HOME)
+	tweets := timelineLoop(HOME_ENDPOINT, flags, allowlist)
+	PrintTweets(tweets)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -370,8 +372,8 @@ func homeCommand() (goutil.CommandFlagsInit, goutil.CommandFunc) {
 
 func userTimeline(flags userTimelineFlags, args []string) error {
 	checkUsage(args, 1, 1, "timeline USER")
-	tweets := timelineLoop(TIMELINE_ENDPOINT+UserTimelineParameters(flags, args[0]), flags.timelineFlags)
-	PrintTweets(tweets, nil)
+	tweets := timelineLoop(TIMELINE_ENDPOINT+UserTimelineParameters(flags, args[0]), flags.timelineFlags, nil)
+	PrintTweets(tweets)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -401,7 +403,7 @@ func retweet(args []string) error {
 	var retweet Status
 	err := json.Unmarshal(body, &retweet)
 	log(err)
-	PrintTweets([]Status{retweet}, nil)
+	PrintTweets([]Status{retweet})
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -412,7 +414,7 @@ func like(args []string) error {
 	var tweet Status
 	err := json.Unmarshal(body, &tweet)
 	log(err)
-	PrintTweets([]Status{tweet}, nil)
+	PrintTweets([]Status{tweet})
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -513,20 +515,18 @@ func (s hashset) contains(member string) bool {
 	}
 }
 
-func setFilters(appDir string) {
-	getHashset := func(s string, err error) hashset {
-		set := makeHashset()
-		if err == nil {
-			for _, id := range strings.Split(s, "\n") {
-				if trimmed := strings.TrimSpace(id); trimmed != "" {
-					set.add(trimmed)
-				}
+func getHashset(name string) (set hashset) {
+	fullpath := filepath.Join(appDir(), name)
+	s, err := goutil.ReadFile(fullpath)
+	if err == nil {
+		set = makeHashset()
+		for _, id := range strings.Split(s, "\n") {
+			if trimmed := strings.TrimSpace(id); trimmed != "" {
+				set.add(trimmed)
 			}
 		}
-		return set
 	}
-	homeFilter = getHashset(goutil.ReadFile(filepath.Join(appDir, "FilterHome")))
-	mentionsFilter = getHashset(goutil.ReadFile(filepath.Join(appDir, "FilterMentions")))
+	return
 }
 
 type generalFlags struct {
@@ -559,8 +559,6 @@ func wrapCommandFl(cmd func() (goutil.CommandFlagsInit, goutil.CommandFunc)) fun
 }
 
 var client *http.Client
-var homeFilter hashset
-var mentionsFilter hashset
 var formatTemplate *template.Template
 
 func main() {
@@ -571,7 +569,6 @@ func main() {
 		}
 	}()
 	client = getClient()
-	setFilters(appDir())
 	commands := []goutil.Command{
 		goutil.NewCommandWithFlags("status", wrapCommand(status), "post a status with message and/or media"),
 		goutil.NewCommandWithFlags("home", wrapCommandFl(homeCommand), "get your home timeline"),