diff --git a/globalbackfeedmanager.go b/globalbackfeedmanager.go
index 6c9f14e..025bb51 100644
--- a/globalbackfeedmanager.go
+++ b/globalbackfeedmanager.go
@@ -168,6 +168,13 @@ func (that *GlobalBackfeedManager) HandleLegacy(res http.ResponseWriter, req *ht
 		return
 	}
 
+	skipBloom := req.URL.Query().Get("skipbloom") != ""
+	skipFeed := req.URL.Query().Get("skipfeed") != ""
+	if skipBloom && skipFeed {
+		WriteResponse(res, http.StatusBadRequest, fmt.Errorf("skipbloom and skipfeed are mutually exclusive"))
+		return
+	}
+
 	projectBackfeedManager := that.GetFeed(slug)
 	if projectBackfeedManager == nil {
 		WriteResponse(res, http.StatusNotFound, fmt.Errorf("%s", "no such backfeed channel"))
@@ -214,6 +221,8 @@ func (that *GlobalBackfeedManager) HandleLegacy(res http.ResponseWriter, req *ht
 			PrimaryShard:   GenShardHash(bcopy),
 			SecondaryShard: secondaryShard,
 			Item:           bcopy,
+			SkipBloom:      skipBloom,
+			SkipFeed:       skipFeed,
 		}
 		if err := projectBackfeedManager.PushItem(req.Context(), item); err != nil {
 			WriteResponse(res, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
diff --git a/projectbackfeedmanager.go b/projectbackfeedmanager.go
index 003f61b..023c43a 100644
--- a/projectbackfeedmanager.go
+++ b/projectbackfeedmanager.go
@@ -73,9 +73,10 @@ func (that *ProjectBackfeedManager) PopItem(blocking bool) (*BackfeedItem, bool)
 	}
 }
 
+var Tag = struct{}{}
+
 func (that *ProjectBackfeedManager) Do() {
 	defer close(that.Done)
-	//defer that.CloseItemChannel()
 	defer that.Cancel()
 
 	pipe := that.BackfeedRedis.Pipeline()
@@ -92,77 +93,95 @@ func (that *ProjectBackfeedManager) Do() {
 			break
 		}
 		keyMap := map[string][][]byte{}
-		key := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%02x:%s", that.Name, item.PrimaryShard, item.SecondaryShard)
-		keyMap[key] = append(keyMap[key], item.Item)
+		var sAddItems []any
+		if item.SkipBloom {
+			sAddItems = append(sAddItems, item.Item)
+			continue
+		} else {
+			key := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%02x:%s", that.Name, item.PrimaryShard, item.SecondaryShard)
+			keyMap[key] = append(keyMap[key], item.Item)
+		}
 		wrapped := 1
+		skipFeedItems := map[string]struct{}{}
 		for wrapped < ItemWrapSize {
 			item, ok := that.PopItem(false)
 			if !ok {
 				break
 			}
-			key := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%02x:%s", that.Name, item.PrimaryShard, item.SecondaryShard)
-			keyMap[key] = append(keyMap[key], item.Item)
+			if item.SkipBloom {
+				sAddItems = append(sAddItems, item.Item)
+				continue
+			} else {
+				key := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%02x:%s", that.Name, item.PrimaryShard, item.SecondaryShard)
+				keyMap[key] = append(keyMap[key], item.Item)
+			}
+			if item.SkipFeed {
+				skipFeedItems[string(item.Item)] = Tag
+			}
 			wrapped++
 		}
-		select {
-		case <-that.Context.Done():
-			break
-		case <-that.Done:
-			break
-		default:
-		}
-		now := time.Now()
-		resultMap := map[string]*redis.Cmd{}
-		lastTS := make([]any, 0, len(keyMap)*2)
-		for key := range keyMap {
-			lastTS = append(lastTS, key)
-			lastTS = append(lastTS, fmt.Sprintf("%d", now.Unix()))
-		}
-		pipe.HSet(context.Background(), ":last_ts", lastTS...)
-		try := 0
-		var sAddItems []any
-		for {
-			for key, items := range keyMap {
-				args := []any{
-					"bf.madd",
-					key,
-				}
-				for _, item := range items {
-					args = append(args, item)
-				}
-				resultMap[key] = pipe.Do(context.Background(), args...)
+		if len(keyMap) > 0 {
+			try := 0
+			lastTS := make([]any, 0, len(keyMap)*2)
+			now := time.Now()
+			for key := range keyMap {
+				lastTS = append(lastTS, key)
+				lastTS = append(lastTS, fmt.Sprintf("%d", now.Unix()))
 			}
-			if _, err := pipe.Exec(context.Background()); err != nil {
-				log.Printf("%s", err)
-			}
-			var err error
-			for key, items := range keyMap {
-				res, cmdErr := resultMap[key].BoolSlice()
-				if cmdErr != nil {
-					err = multierror.Append(err, cmdErr)
-					continue
+			resultMap := map[string]*redis.Cmd{}
+			pipe.HSet(context.Background(), ":last_ts", lastTS...)
+			for {
+				for key, items := range keyMap {
+					args := []any{
+						"bf.madd",
+						key,
+					}
+					for _, item := range items {
+						args = append(args, item)
+					}
+					resultMap[key] = pipe.Do(context.Background(), args...)
 				}
-				if len(res) != len(keyMap[key]) {
-					err = multierror.Append(err, fmt.Errorf("invalid response length for %s: %d != %d", key, len(res), len(keyMap[key])))
-					continue
+				if _, err := pipe.Exec(context.Background()); err != nil {
+					log.Printf("%s", err)
 				}
-				for i, v := range res {
-					if v {
-						sAddItems = append(sAddItems, items[i])
+				var err error
+				for key, items := range keyMap {
+					res, cmdErr := resultMap[key].BoolSlice()
+					if cmdErr != nil {
+						err = multierror.Append(err, cmdErr)
+						continue
+					}
+					if len(res) != len(keyMap[key]) {
+						err = multierror.Append(err, fmt.Errorf("invalid response length for %s: %d != %d", key, len(res), len(keyMap[key])))
+						continue
+					}
+					for i, v := range res {
+						if v {
+							sAddItems = append(sAddItems, items[i])
+						}
 					}
+					delete(keyMap, key)
 				}
-				delete(keyMap, key)
-			}
-			if err == nil {
-				break
+				if err == nil {
+					break
+				}
+				log.Printf("%s", err)
+				time.Sleep(time.Duration(try) * time.Second)
+				try++
 			}
-			log.Printf("%s", err)
-			time.Sleep(time.Duration(try) * time.Second)
-			try++
 		}
 		dupes := wrapped - len(sAddItems)
-		try = 0
-		if len(sAddItems) != 0 {
+		if len(sAddItems) > 0 && len(skipFeedItems) > 0 {
+			sAddItemsFiltered := make([]any, 0, len(sAddItems))
+			for _, item := range sAddItems {
+				if _, exists := skipFeedItems[item.(string)]; !exists {
+					sAddItemsFiltered = append(sAddItemsFiltered, item)
+				}
+			}
+			sAddItems = sAddItemsFiltered
+		}
+		if len(sAddItems) > 0 {
+			try := 0
 			for {
 				if err := that.ProjectRedis.SAdd(context.Background(), fmt.Sprintf("%s:todo:backfeed", that.Name), sAddItems...).Err(); err != nil {
 					log.Printf("failed to sadd items for %s: %s", that.Name, err)