diff --git a/lib/postland/activities.ex b/lib/postland/activities.ex
index 8589617..10056cb 100644
--- a/lib/postland/activities.ex
+++ b/lib/postland/activities.ex
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ defmodule Postland.Activities do
 
   require Logger
 
+  alias Ecto.Multi
+
   alias Postland.Activity
   alias Postland.Repo
   alias Postland.Follows
@@ -38,7 +40,37 @@ defmodule Postland.Activities do
       ]
     }
     |> Postland.Activity.changeset()
-    |> Repo.insert()
+    |> record_create_activity()
+
+    # TODO: ActivityPub out this activity (only for our own posts obviously)
+  end
+
+  def record_create_activity(changeset) do
+    Multi.new()
+    |> Multi.insert(:activity, changeset)
+    |> record_objects(changeset)
+    |> Repo.transaction()
+  end
+
+  def record_objects(multi, activity_changeset) do
+    activity_changeset
+    |> Ecto.Changeset.get_field(:data)
+    |> Map.get("object")
+    |> List.wrap()
+    |> Enum.group_by(fn object ->
+      {Map.get(object, "id"), Map.get(object, "type")}
+    end)
+    |> Enum.reduce(multi, fn {{id, type}, note_as_list_of_types}, multi ->
+      Multi.insert(
+        multi,
+        "#{id}.#{type}",
+        Postland.Object.changeset(%{
+          "id" => id,
+          "type" => type,
+          "items" => note_as_list_of_types
+        })
+      )
+    end)
   end
 
   def process_activity(params) do
@@ -57,6 +89,8 @@ defmodule Postland.Activities do
     |> Repo.insert()
   end
 
+  # TODO: add effects for CRUD notes
+
   def cause_effects(
         %Activity{type: "Accept", data: %{"object" => %{"type" => "Follow", "id" => follow_id}}} =
           activity
@@ -85,6 +119,14 @@ defmodule Postland.Activities do
     {:ok, activity}
   end
 
+  def cause_effects(%Activity{type: "Create"} = activity) do
+    changeset = Activity.changeset(activity.data)
+
+    Multi.new()
+    |> record_objects(changeset)
+    |> Repo.transaction()
+  end
+
   def cause_effects(
         %Activity{actor_id: actor_id, type: "Follow", data: %{"object" => object}} = activity
       ) do
diff --git a/lib/postland/follows.ex b/lib/postland/follows.ex
index 404539b..69563ce 100644
--- a/lib/postland/follows.ex
+++ b/lib/postland/follows.ex
@@ -11,6 +11,20 @@ defmodule Postland.Follows do
 
   alias Ecto.Multi
 
+  def all_following() do
+    my_actor_id = Postland.my_actor_id()
+
+    from(f in Follow, where: f.follower == ^my_actor_id, where: not is_nil(f.confirmed_at))
+    |> Repo.all()
+  end
+
+  def all_followers() do
+    my_actor_id = Postland.my_actor_id()
+
+    from(f in Follow, where: f.followee == ^my_actor_id, where: not is_nil(f.confirmed_at))
+    |> Repo.all()
+  end
+
   def record_and_send_acceptance(request) do
     Multi.new()
     |> Multi.run(:confirm_timestamp, fn _data, _repo -> confirm_request(request) end)
diff --git a/lib/postland/object.ex b/lib/postland/object.ex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..383301c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/postland/object.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+defmodule Postland.Object do
+  use Ecto.Schema
+
+  import Ecto.Changeset
+
+  @primary_key {:id, :binary_id, autogenerate: false}
+  schema "objects" do
+    field :type, :string
+    field :data, :map
+
+    timestamps()
+  end
+
+  def changeset(attrs) do
+    attrs = %{
+      "id" => Map.get(attrs, "id", Ecto.UUID.autogenerate()),
+      "type" => Map.get(attrs, "type"),
+      "data" => attrs
+    }
+
+    %__MODULE__{}
+    |> cast(attrs, [:id, :type, :data])
+    |> validate_required(:id)
+    |> validate_required(:data)
+    |> validate_required(:type)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/postland/timeline.ex b/lib/postland/timeline.ex
index 0b565cf..775e6d6 100644
--- a/lib/postland/timeline.ex
+++ b/lib/postland/timeline.ex
@@ -1,17 +1,25 @@
 defmodule Postland.Timeline do
-  alias Postland.Activity
+  alias Postland.Object
   alias Postland.Repo
 
   import Ecto.Query
 
   def html_content(activity) do
-    case Map.get(activity.data, "object") do
+    get_from_html_item(activity, "content")
+  end
+
+  def attribution(activity) do
+    get_from_html_item(activity, "attributedTo")
+  end
+
+  defp get_from_html_item(activity, field_name) do
+    case Map.get(activity.data, "items") do
       map when is_map(map) ->
-        Map.get(map, "content")
+        Map.get(map, field_name)
 
       list when is_list(list) ->
         Enum.find_value(list, fn map ->
-          Map.get(map, "mediaType") == "text/html" && Map.get(map, "content")
+          Map.get(map, "mediaType", "text/html") == "text/html" && Map.get(map, field_name)
         end) || ""
 
       nil ->
@@ -19,10 +27,12 @@ defmodule Postland.Timeline do
     end
   end
 
+  def attribution(map) do
+  end
+
   def timeline do
-    from(a in Activity, where: a.type == "Create", order_by: [desc: a.inserted_at])
-    # Only accounts I'm following + myself
-    # Only  notes
+    from(a in Object, where: a.type == "Note", order_by: [desc: a.inserted_at])
+    # TODO: Only accounts I'm following + myself
     |> Repo.all()
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/postland_web/components/core_components.ex b/lib/postland_web/components/core_components.ex
index 1af7895..d045485 100644
--- a/lib/postland_web/components/core_components.ex
+++ b/lib/postland_web/components/core_components.ex
@@ -66,13 +66,21 @@ defmodule PostlandWeb.CoreComponents do
 
   def post_card(assigns) do
     ~H"""
-    <div class="divide-y divide-gray-200 overflow-hidden rounded-lg bg-white shadow">
-      <div class="px-4 py-5 sm:p-6">
-        <%= {:safe, Postland.Timeline.html_content(@post)} %>
+    <div class="flex items-start space-x-4 w-full">
+      <div class="flex-shrink-0">
+        <img class="inline-block h-10 w-10 rounded-full" alt="" src="/images/avatar.png" />
       </div>
-      <div class="px-4 py-4 sm:px-6">
-        <!-- Content goes here -->
-        <!-- We use less vertical padding on card footers at all sizes than on headers or body sections -->
+      <div class="divide-y flex-grow divide-gray-200 overflow-hidden rounded-lg bg-white shadow">
+        <div class="px-4 py-4 sm:px-6">
+          <%= Postland.Timeline.attribution(@post) %>
+        </div>
+        <div class="px-4 py-5 sm:p-6">
+          <%= {:safe, Postland.Timeline.html_content(@post)} %>
+        </div>
+        <div class="px-4 py-4 sm:px-6">
+          <!-- Content goes here -->
+              <!-- We use less vertical padding on card footers at all sizes than on headers or body sections -->
+        </div>
       </div>
     </div>
     """
diff --git a/lib/postland_web/live/timeline_live.ex b/lib/postland_web/live/timeline_live.ex
index 2fe2938..57c4dc8 100644
--- a/lib/postland_web/live/timeline_live.ex
+++ b/lib/postland_web/live/timeline_live.ex
@@ -17,9 +17,24 @@ defmodule PostlandWeb.TimelineLive do
   end
 
   def handle_event("create_post", %{"post" => post}, socket) do
-    {:ok, post} = Postland.Activities.record_markdown_post(post)
+    {:ok, results} = Postland.Activities.record_markdown_post(post)
 
-    {:noreply, socket |> assign(:post, "") |> stream_insert(:posts, post, at: 0)}
+    new_posts =
+      results
+      |> Enum.filter(fn {_key, value} ->
+        is_struct(value, Postland.Object)
+      end)
+
+    socket =
+      socket
+      |> assign(:post, "")
+      |> then(fn socket ->
+        Enum.reduce(new_posts, socket, fn {_id, post}, socket ->
+          stream_insert(socket, :posts, post, at: 0)
+        end)
+      end)
+
+    {:noreply, socket}
   end
 
   def handle_event("change_post", %{"post" => post}, socket) do
diff --git a/priv/repo/migrations/20241021231131_add_objects.exs b/priv/repo/migrations/20241021231131_add_objects.exs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8778db2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/priv/repo/migrations/20241021231131_add_objects.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+defmodule Postland.Repo.Migrations.AddObjects do
+  use Ecto.Migration
+
+  def change do
+    create table("objects", primary_key: false) do
+      add :id, :text, primary_key: true
+      add :type, :text, null: false
+      add :data, :map
+
+      timestamps()
+    end
+  end
+end