diff --git a/Appcasts/evergreen-beta.xml b/Appcasts/evergreen-beta.xml
index 555511890..e0208b2da 100755
--- a/Appcasts/evergreen-beta.xml
+++ b/Appcasts/evergreen-beta.xml
@@ -6,6 +6,24 @@
         <description>Most recent Evergreen changes with links to updates.</description>
         <language>en</language>
 
+				<item>
+          <title>Version 1.0d31</title>
+            <description><![CDATA[
+            
+            <p>Improve the promptness and reliability of user avatars appearing in the timeline.</p>
+            <p>Fix a bug detecting some JSON Feeds — those that use escaping on forward slashes in the text, such as http://curtclifton.net/feed.json</p>
+            <p>Draw a white unread indicator in the timeline when the cell is selected and emphasized.</p>
+            <p>Remove Error Log command from menu, since the Error Log won’t be until after 1.0.</p>
+            <p>Use the git commit number as the build number in Info.plist. Use Curtis Herbert’s script: https://blog.curtisherbert.com/automated-build-numbers/</p>
+            <p>Add Om Malik’s feed to the default list.</p>
+            <p>Check /index.xml when finding a feed when there are no other leads.</p>
+  
+    						]]></description>
+            <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2018 13:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
+            <enclosure url="https://ranchero.com/downloads/Evergreen1.0d31.zip" sparkle:version="775" sparkle:shortVersionString="1.0d31" length="7224599" type="application/zip" />
+            <sparkle:minimumSystemVersion>10.13</sparkle:minimumSystemVersion>
+        </item>
+
 				<item>
           <title>Version 1.0d30</title>
             <description><![CDATA[
diff --git a/Commands/SendToCommand.swift b/Commands/SendToCommand.swift
index ec56f3338..413ddb8c1 100644
--- a/Commands/SendToCommand.swift
+++ b/Commands/SendToCommand.swift
@@ -8,10 +8,12 @@
 
 import Cocoa
 
+// Unlike UndoableCommand commands, you instantiate one of each of these and reuse them.
+
 protocol SendToCommand {
 
-	func canSendObject(_ object: Any?) -> Bool
-	func sendObject(_ object: Any?)
+	func canSendObject(_ object: Any?, selectedText: String?) -> Bool
+	func sendObject(_ object: Any?, selectedText: String?)
 }
 
 extension SendToCommand {
diff --git a/Commands/SendToMarsEditCommand.swift b/Commands/SendToMarsEditCommand.swift
index ca1e29d81..5e221e843 100644
--- a/Commands/SendToMarsEditCommand.swift
+++ b/Commands/SendToMarsEditCommand.swift
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ import Foundation
 
 final class SendToMarsEditCommand: SendToCommand {
 
-	func canSendObject(_ object: Any?) -> Bool {
+	func canSendObject(_ object: Any?, selectedText: String?) -> Bool {
 
 		return false
 	}
 
-	func sendObject(_ object: Any?) {
+	func sendObject(_ object: Any?, selectedText: String?) {
 
 	}
 }
diff --git a/Commands/SendToMicroBlogCommand.swift b/Commands/SendToMicroBlogCommand.swift
index 8260799dc..9af95afed 100644
--- a/Commands/SendToMicroBlogCommand.swift
+++ b/Commands/SendToMicroBlogCommand.swift
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 //
 
 import Cocoa
+import Data
 
 // Not undoable.
 
@@ -21,16 +22,50 @@ final class SendToMicroBlogCommand: SendToCommand {
 		NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(appDidBecomeActive(_:)), name: NSApplication.didBecomeActiveNotification, object: nil)
 	}
 
-	func canSendObject(_ object: Any?) -> Bool {
+	func canSendObject(_ object: Any?, selectedText: String?) -> Bool {
 
-		if !appExists {
+		guard appExists, let article = object as? Article, let _ = article.preferredLink else {
 			return false
 		}
-		return false
+
+		return true
 	}
 	
-	func sendObject(_ object: Any?) {
+	func sendObject(_ object: Any?, selectedText: String?) {
 
+		guard canSendObject(object, selectedText: selectedText) else {
+			return
+		}
+		guard let article = object as? Article else {
+			return
+		}
+
+		// TODO: get text from contentHTML or contentText if no title and no selectedText.
+		var s = ""
+		if let selectedText = selectedText {
+			s += selectedText
+			if let link = article.preferredLink {
+				s += "\n\n\(link)"
+			}
+		}
+		else if let title = article.title {
+			s += title
+			if let link = article.preferredLink {
+				s = "[" + s + "](" + link + ")"
+			}
+		}
+		else if let link = article.preferredLink {
+			s = link
+		}
+
+		guard let encodedString = s.addingPercentEncoding(withAllowedCharacters: .urlQueryAllowed) else {
+			return
+		}
+		guard let url = URL(string: "microblog://post?text=" + encodedString) else {
+			return
+		}
+
+		let _ = try? NSWorkspace.shared.open(url, options: [], configuration: [:])
 	}
 
 	@objc func appDidBecomeActive(_ note: Notification) {
diff --git a/Evergreen/MainWindow/Timeline/Cell/TimelineTableCellView.swift b/Evergreen/MainWindow/Timeline/Cell/TimelineTableCellView.swift
index cfc5de7b1..336dda0d7 100644
--- a/Evergreen/MainWindow/Timeline/Cell/TimelineTableCellView.swift
+++ b/Evergreen/MainWindow/Timeline/Cell/TimelineTableCellView.swift
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ class TimelineTableCellView: NSTableCellView {
 		avatarImageView.wantsLayer = true
 		avatarImageView.layer?.cornerRadius = cellAppearance.avatarCornerRadius
 		if avatarImageView.image == nil {
-			avatarImageView.layer?.backgroundColor = NSColor(calibratedWhite: 0.0, alpha: 0.1).cgColor
+			avatarImageView.layer?.backgroundColor = NSColor(calibratedWhite: 0.0, alpha: 0.05).cgColor
 		}
 		else {
 			avatarImageView.layer?.backgroundColor = NSColor.clear.cgColor
diff --git a/Evergreen/MainWindow/Timeline/TimelineViewController.swift b/Evergreen/MainWindow/Timeline/TimelineViewController.swift
index d822d7d98..f96072ab0 100644
--- a/Evergreen/MainWindow/Timeline/TimelineViewController.swift
+++ b/Evergreen/MainWindow/Timeline/TimelineViewController.swift
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ class TimelineViewController: NSViewController, UndoableCommandRunner {
 			NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(feedIconDidBecomeAvailable(_:)), name: .FeedIconDidBecomeAvailable, object: nil)
 			NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(avatarDidBecomeAvailable(_:)), name: .AvatarDidBecomeAvailable, object: nil)
 			NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(imageDidBecomeAvailable(_:)), name: .ImageDidBecomeAvailable, object: nil)
+			NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(imageDidBecomeAvailable(_:)), name: .FaviconDidBecomeAvailable, object: nil)
 
 			NSUserDefaultsController.shared.addObserver(self, forKeyPath: timelineFontSizeKVOKey, options: NSKeyValueObservingOptions(rawValue: 0), context: nil)
 
@@ -351,7 +352,9 @@ class TimelineViewController: NSViewController, UndoableCommandRunner {
 
 	@objc func imageDidBecomeAvailable(_ note: Notification) {
 
-		queueReloadAvailableCells()
+		if showAvatars {
+			queueReloadAvailableCells()
+		}
 	}
 
 	func fontSizeInDefaultsDidChange() {