diff --git a/bottools/methods.py b/bottools/methods.py
index 2d27e43..84f32ce 100644
--- a/bottools/methods.py
+++ b/bottools/methods.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import ast, dbtools, html, io, logging, moviepy.editor, os, PIL.Image, random, setuptools, string, bottools.strings, sys, telegram.ext, telegram, time, twitools, twitools.streaming, urllib.request, tweepy
+import ast, dbtools, html, io, logging, moviepy.editor, os, PIL.Image, random, re, setuptools, string, bottools.strings, sys, telegram.ext, telegram, time, twitools, twitools.streaming, urllib.request, tweepy
 
 def getTwo(message):
  try:
@@ -161,10 +161,39 @@ def explicitTweet(bot, update, args, reply = None):
 def reply(bot, update, args):
  try:
   reply = bottools.methods.getTweetID(args[0], update.message.chat_id)
+  two = bottools.methods.getTwo(update.message)
+  otweet = twitools.getTweet(reply)
+  sender = otweet.user.screen_name
+
+  if not ("@%s" % sender.strip("@")) in [("@%s" % a.strip("@")) for a in args]:
+   mentions = []
+
+   for m in re.split('[^\w@]+', otweet.text):
+    try:
+     if m[0] == "@":
+      mentions += [m]
+    except:
+     pass
+
+   for m in mentions:
+    if m in args + [("@%s" % two.whoami().strip("@"))] + [("@%s" % sender.strip("@"))]:
+     mentions.remove(m)
+
+  else:
+   mentions = []
+
+  if "@%s" % sender.strip("@") != "@%s" % two.whoami().strip("@"):
+   first = ["@%s" % sender.strip("@")]
+  else:
+   first = [""]
+
+  pargs = first + args[1:] + mentions
+
  except:
   update.message.reply_text(bottools.strings.cantfind % args[0])
+  raise
 
- bottools.methods.explicitTweet(bot, update, args[1:], reply)
+ bottools.methods.explicitTweet(bot, update, pargs, reply)
 
 def retweet(bot, update, args):
  for tweet in args:
@@ -276,13 +305,19 @@ def restart(bot, update):
 def broadcast(bot, update, args):
  if bottools.methods.isadmin(update.message):
   for u in dbtools.dbHelper().broadcastUsers():
-   bot.sendMessage(chat_id = u, text = ' '.join(args))
+   try:
+    bot.sendMessage(chat_id = u, text = ' '.join(args))
+   except:
+    logging.exception("Could not send broadcast.")
  else:
   bottools.methods.unknown(bot, update)
 
 def emergency(bot, update, args):
  if bottools.methods.isadmin(update.message):
   for u in dbtools.dbHelper().allUsers():
-   bot.sendMessage(chat_id = u, text = ' '.join(args))
+   try:
+    bot.sendMessage(chat_id = u, text = ' '.join(args))
+   except:
+    logging.exception("Could not send emergency broadcast.")
  else:
   bottools.methods.unknown(bot, update)
diff --git a/dbtools/__init__.py b/dbtools/__init__.py
index e87c2a0..a6eb58b 100644
--- a/dbtools/__init__.py
+++ b/dbtools/__init__.py
@@ -177,6 +177,11 @@ class dbObject:
   for u in self.getAll():
    yield u[0]
 
+ def broadcastUsers(self):
+  self.executeQuery("SELECT cid FROM tokens WHERE broadcast;")
+  for u in self.getAll():
+   yield u[0]
+
  def allUsers(self):
   self.executeQuery("SELECT cid FROM tokens;")
   for u in self.getAll():
diff --git a/twitools/__init__.py b/twitools/__init__.py
index 95235f8..58d31f5 100644
--- a/twitools/__init__.py
+++ b/twitools/__init__.py
@@ -56,10 +56,13 @@ def getNameByID(uid, section = setuptools.TWITTER):
  return twoHelper(section).api.get_user(uid).screen_name
 
 def getNamesByIDs(fids=getFollowerIDs(), section = setuptools.TWITTER):
-  for page in setuptools.paginate(fids, 100):
-   followers = twoHelper(section).api.lookup_users(user_ids=page)
-   for follower in followers:
-    yield {"id": follower.id, "name": follower.screen_name}
+ for page in setuptools.paginate(fids, 100):
+  followers = twoHelper(section).api.lookup_users(user_ids=page)
+  for follower in followers:
+   yield {"id": follower.id, "name": follower.screen_name}
+
+def getTweet(tid, section = setuptools.TWITTER):
+ return twoHelper(section).api.get_status(tid)
 
 def twoHelper(section = setuptools.TWITTER):
  try: