diff --git a/misc/check-twitter.sh b/misc/check-twitter.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f5f26ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc/check-twitter.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# just a hacky script to check twitter module behaviour w.r.t. merging and normalising data
+# this checks against orger output for @karlicoss data
+
+set -eu
+
+FILE="$1"
+
+function check() {
+   x="$1"
+   if [[ $(rg --count "$x" "$FILE") != "1" ]]; then
+      echo "FAILED! $x"
+   fi
+}
+
+# only in old twitter archive data + test mentions
+check '2010-03-24 Wed 10:02.*@GDRussia подлагивает'
+
+# check that old twitter archive data replaces &lt/&gt
+check '2011-05-12 Thu 17:51.*set ><'
+# this would probs be from twint or something?
+check '2013-06-01 Sat 18:48.*<inputfile'
+
+ 
+# https://twitter.com/karlicoss/status/363703394201894912
+# the quoted acc was suspended and the tweet is only present in archives?
+check '2013-08-03 Sat 16:50.*удивительно, как в одном человеке'
+# similar
+# https://twitter.com/karlicoss/status/712186968382291968
+check '2016-03-22 Tue 07:59.*Очень хорошо'
+
+
+# RTs are missing from twint
+# https://twitter.com/karlicoss/status/925968541458759681
+check '2017-11-02 Thu 06:11.*RT @dabeaz: A short esoteric Python'
+
+
+# twint stopped updating at this point
+# https://twitter.com/karlicoss/status/1321488603499954177
+check '2020-10-28 Wed 16:26.*@jborichevskiy I feel like for me'
+
+# https://twitter.com/karlicoss/status/808769414984331267
+# archive doesn't expland links in 'text' by default, check we're doing that in HPI
+# NOTE: hmm twint adds an extra whitespace here before the link?
+check '2016-12-13 Tue 20:23.*TIL:.*pypi.python.org/pypi/coloredlogs'
+
+
+# https://twitter.com/karlicoss/status/472151454044917761
+# archive isn't explaning images by default
+check '2014-05-29 Thu 23:04.*Выколол сингулярность.*pic.twitter.com/M6XRN1n7KW'
+
+
+# https://twitter.com/karlicoss/status/565648186816335873
+# for some reason missing from twint??
+check '2015-02-11 Wed 23:06.*separation confirmed'
+
+
+# mentions were missing from twint at some point, check they are still present..
+# https://twitter.com/karlicoss/status/1228225797283966976
+check '2020-02-14 Fri 07:53.*thomas536.*looks like a very cool blog'
+
+
+# just a random timestamp check. RT then reply shortly after -- good check.
+# https://twitter.com/karlicoss/status/341512959694082049
+check '2013-06-03 Mon 11:13.*RT @osenin'
+# https://twitter.com/karlicoss/status/341513515749736448
+check '2013-06-03 Mon 11:15.*@osenin'
+
+
+# def was tweeted at 00:00 MSK, so a good timezone check
+# id 550396141914058752
+check '2014-12-31 Wed 21:00.*2015 заебал'
+
+# for some reason is gone, and wasn't in twidump/twint
+# https://twitter.com/karlicoss/status/1393312193945513985
+check '2021-05-14 Fri 21:08.*RT @SNunoPerez: Me explaining Rage.*'
+
+
+# make sure there is a single occurence (hence, correct tzs)
+check 'A short esoteric Python'
+# https://twitter.com/karlicoss/status/1499174823272099842
+check 'It would be a really good time for countries'
+# https://twitter.com/karlicoss/status/1530303537476947968
+check 'so there is clearly a pattern'
+
+# TODO check likes as well
diff --git a/my/twitter/all.py b/my/twitter/all.py
index efdc991..b203511 100644
--- a/my/twitter/all.py
+++ b/my/twitter/all.py
@@ -35,13 +35,15 @@ def _likes_archive() -> Iterator[Res[Tweet]]:
 
 
 def tweets() -> Iterator[Res[Tweet]]:
+    # for tweets, archive data is higher quality
     yield from merge_tweets(
-        _tweets_twint(),
         _tweets_archive(),
+        _tweets_twint(),
     )
 
 
 def likes() -> Iterator[Res[Tweet]]:
+    # for likes, archive data barely has anything so twint is preferred
     yield from merge_tweets(
         _likes_twint(),
         _likes_archive(),
diff --git a/my/twitter/talon.py b/my/twitter/talon.py
index 3ff9ddf..f540d14 100644
--- a/my/twitter/talon.py
+++ b/my/twitter/talon.py
@@ -124,3 +124,5 @@ def likes() -> Iterator[Res[Tweet]]:
         elif isinstance(x, _IsFavorire):
             yield x.tweet
 
+
+# TODO maybe should combine all public iterators into a stats()