diff --git a/activities/models/hashtag.py b/activities/models/hashtag.py
index a5754f7..7085b15 100644
--- a/activities/models/hashtag.py
+++ b/activities/models/hashtag.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from django.db import models
 from django.utils import timezone
 from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe
 
+from core.html import strip_html
 from core.models import Config
 from stator.models import State, StateField, StateGraph, StatorModel
 
@@ -174,7 +175,7 @@ class Hashtag(StatorModel):
         Return a parsed and sanitized of hashtags found in content without
         leading '#'.
         """
-        hashtag_hits = cls.hashtag_regex.findall(content)
+        hashtag_hits = cls.hashtag_regex.findall(strip_html(content))
         hashtags = sorted({tag[1].lower() for tag in hashtag_hits})
         return list(hashtags)
 
diff --git a/activities/models/post.py b/activities/models/post.py
index f3b1879..eecce04 100644
--- a/activities/models/post.py
+++ b/activities/models/post.py
@@ -77,6 +77,17 @@ class PostStates(StateGraph):
 
 
 class PostQuerySet(models.QuerySet):
+    def public(self, include_replies: bool = False):
+        query = self.filter(
+            visibility__in=[
+                Post.Visibilities.public,
+                Post.Visibilities.local_only,
+            ],
+        )
+        if not include_replies:
+            return query.filter(in_reply_to__isnull=True)
+        return query
+
     def local_public(self, include_replies: bool = False):
         query = self.filter(
             visibility__in=[
@@ -104,6 +115,9 @@ class PostManager(models.Manager):
     def get_queryset(self):
         return PostQuerySet(self.model, using=self._db)
 
+    def public(self, include_replies: bool = False):
+        return self.get_queryset().public(include_replies=include_replies)
+
     def local_public(self, include_replies: bool = False):
         return self.get_queryset().local_public(include_replies=include_replies)
 
diff --git a/activities/views/timelines.py b/activities/views/timelines.py
index ffe329c..694039e 100644
--- a/activities/views/timelines.py
+++ b/activities/views/timelines.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class Tag(ListView):
 
     def get_queryset(self):
         return (
-            Post.objects.local_public()
+            Post.objects.public()
             .tagged_with(self.hashtag)
             .select_related("author")
             .prefetch_related("attachments")
diff --git a/static/css/style.css b/static/css/style.css
index ebbedb0..fb41646 100644
--- a/static/css/style.css
+++ b/static/css/style.css
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ td a {
     --color-text-duller: #5f6983;
     --color-text-dull: #99a;
     --color-text-main: #fff;
+    --color-text-link: rgb(176, 194, 206);
 
     --color-input-border: #000;
     --color-input-border-active: #444b5d;
@@ -451,6 +452,7 @@ form .field .label-input {
 form .field.stats {
     width: 100%;
 }
+
 form .field.stats table {
     width: 50%;
 }
@@ -907,11 +909,14 @@ table.metadata td.name {
     width: 16px;
 }
 
-.post a.hashtag, .post.mini a.hashtag {
+.post a.hashtag,
+.post.mini a.hashtag {
     text-decoration: none;
+    color: var(--color-text-link);
 }
 
-.post a.hashtag:hover, .post.mini a.hashtag:hover {
+.post a.hashtag:hover,
+.post.mini a.hashtag:hover {
     text-decoration: underline;
 }
 
diff --git a/templates/activities/_menu.html b/templates/activities/_menu.html
index 58295a9..a912090 100644
--- a/templates/activities/_menu.html
+++ b/templates/activities/_menu.html
@@ -6,9 +6,12 @@
         <a href="{% url "notifications" %}" {% if current_page == "notifications" %}class="selected"{% endif %} title="Notifications">
             <i class="fa-solid fa-at"></i> Notifications
         </a>
+        {% comment %}
+        Not sure we want to show this quite yet
         <a href="{% url "explore" %}" {% if current_page == "explore" %}class="selected"{% endif %} title="Explore">
             <i class="fa-solid fa-hashtag"></i> Explore
         </a>
+        {% endcomment %}
         <a href="{% url "local" %}" {% if current_page == "local" %}class="selected"{% endif %} title="Local">
             <i class="fa-solid fa-city"></i> Local
         </a>
@@ -30,7 +33,7 @@
         <a href="{% url "settings" %}" {% if top_section == "settings" %}class="selected"{% endif %} title="Settings">
             <i class="fa-solid fa-gear"></i> Settings
         </a>
-        {% else %}
+    {% else %}
         <a href="{% url "local" %}" {% if current_page == "local" %}class="selected"{% endif %} title="Local Posts">
             <i class="fa-solid fa-city"></i> Local Posts
         </a>