diff --git a/clit.cabal b/clit.cabal
--- a/clit.cabal
+++ b/clit.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: clit
-version: 0.3.1.0
+version: 0.3.2.0
 cabal-version: >=1.10
 build-type: Simple
 license: BSD3
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
     main-is: Main.hs
     build-depends:
         base >=4.9.1.0 && <4.10,
-        clit >=0.3.1.0 && <0.4
+        clit >=0.3.2.0 && <0.4
     default-language: Haskell2010
     hs-source-dirs: app
 
diff --git a/src/Web/Tweet.hs b/src/Web/Tweet.hs
--- a/src/Web/Tweet.hs
+++ b/src/Web/Tweet.hs
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
 -- | Helper function to make `thread` easier to write. 
 thread' :: [String] -> [String] -> Maybe Int -> Int -> FilePath -> IO ()
 thread' content hs idNum num filepath = do
+    -- fix the stuff with the handles.
     let f = \str i -> tweetData (Tweet { _status = str, _trimUser = True, _handles = hs, _replyID = if i == 0 then Nothing else Just i }) filepath
     let initial = f (head content)
     last <- foldr ((>=>) . f) initial (content) $ fromMaybe 0 idNum
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@
 
 showTimeline count color filepath = showTweets color <$> getTimeline count filepath
 
-showTweets color = {-- replace "\\n" "\n" . --} replace "\\/" "/" . fromRight . (fmap (if color then displayTimelineColor else displayTimeline))
+showTweets color = fromRight . (fmap (if color then displayTimelineColor else displayTimeline))
     where fromRight (Right a) = a
 
 getDMs count filepath = do
diff --git a/src/Web/Tweet/Utils.hs b/src/Web/Tweet/Utils.hs
--- a/src/Web/Tweet/Utils.hs
+++ b/src/Web/Tweet/Utils.hs
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@
 displayTimeline ((user,content):rest) = (user <> ":\n    " <> content <> "\n") <> (displayTimeline rest) -- color should be configurable at least! 
 displayTimeline [] = []
 
--- | Get tweets from a response, disgarding all but author and 
-getTweets str = zip <$> (parse (filterStr "screen_name") "" str) <*> (parse (filterStr "text") "" str)
+-- | Get tweets from a response, disgarding all but author and content
+getTweets str = zip <$> (parse (filterStr "name") "" str) <*> (parse (filterStr "text") "" str)
 
 filterTl :: Parser Timeline
-filterTl = zip <$> (filterStr "screen_name") <*> (filterStr "text")
+filterTl = zip <$> (filterStr "name") <*> (filterStr "text")
 
 filterStr :: String -> Parser [String]
 filterStr str = (fmap (filter (/=""))) . many $
@@ -41,9 +41,14 @@
     string $ "\"" <> str <> "\""
     char ':'
     char '\"'
-    want <- many $ noneOf "\""
+    want <- many $ noneOf "\\\"" <|> specialChar '\"' <|> specialChar '/' <|> specialChar 'n' <|> specialChar 'u'
     char '\"'
     pure want
+
+specialChar :: Char -> Parser Char
+specialChar c = do
+    string $ "\\" ++ pure c
+    if c /= '\n' then pure c else pure '\n'
 
 -- | helper function to get the key as read from a file
 keyLinePie :: String -> String
diff --git a/stack.yaml b/stack.yaml
--- a/stack.yaml
+++ b/stack.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # resolver:
 #  name: custom-snapshot
 #  location: "./custom-snapshot.yaml"
-resolver: lts-8.3
+resolver: lts-8.4
 
 # User packages to be built.
 # Various formats can be used as shown in the example below.