diff --git a/src/lib/FeedPost.svelte b/src/lib/FeedPost.svelte
index 728b811..e05016f 100644
--- a/src/lib/FeedPost.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/FeedPost.svelte
@@ -1,25 +1,62 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-    import { DateTime } from "luxon";
-    import { RiHashtag, RiHistoryLine, RiUserLine } from "svelte-remixicon";
     import type { PostEntry } from "./backend";
     import PostMeta from "./PostMeta.svelte";
     import { SvelteShowdown } from "svelte-showdown";
+    import VoteButton from "./VoteButton.svelte";
 
 let { post }: { post: PostEntry } = $props();
-let { id, title, created_at, content } = post;
+let { id, title, content = "", votes, my_vote } = post;
+
 </script>
 
-<card class="post-frame">
-  <h3 class="post-title">
-    <a href="/={id}">{title}</a>
-  </h3>
-  <PostMeta {post} />
-  <!-- TODO pist content -->
-  <div class="post-content shorten">
-    <SvelteShowdown content={ content || "" } />
+<article class="card">
+  <div class="post-frame">
+    <h3 class="post-title">
+      <a href="/={id}">{title}</a>
+    </h3>
+    <PostMeta {post} />
+    <div class="post-content shorten">
+      <SvelteShowdown { content } />
+    </div>
+    <aside class="message-stats">
+      <VoteButton score={votes} vote={my_vote} {id} />
+    </aside>
   </div>
-</card>
+</article>
 
 <style>
-  
+  .post-frame {
+    padding-left: 2em;
+    position: relative;
+  }
+  .message-stats {
+    position: absolute;
+    inset-inline-start: 0;
+    top: 0;
+    width: 2em;
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    justify-content: flex-start;
+    align-items: center;
+  }
+
+  .shorten {
+    max-height: 18em;
+    overflow-y: hidden;
+    position: relative;
+   }
+
+  .shorten::after {
+    content: '';
+    position: absolute;
+    z-index: 10;
+    top: 16em;
+    left: 0;
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 2em;
+    display: block;
+    background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(0,0,0,0) 0%, var(--background) 100%);
+  }
+        
+
 </style>
diff --git a/src/lib/FullPost.svelte b/src/lib/FullPost.svelte
index 5f09f3d..93a3f5a 100644
--- a/src/lib/FullPost.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/FullPost.svelte
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 let { post }: { post: PostEntry }  = $props();
 
 let me = getMe();
-let { title, created_at, id, content = '', to } = post;
+let { title, id, content = '', to, votes, my_vote } = post;
 </script>
 
 <SLayout title={to.display_name + (to.type === 'guild' ? ` (+${to.name})` : to.type === 'user' ? ` (@${to.username})` : '')}>
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ let { title, created_at, id, content = '', to } = post;
             <!-- content, formatted as markdown -->
           </div>
         </div><!-- .post-body -->
-        <div class="message-stats">
+        <aside class="message-stats">
           <!-- upvotes / downvotes -->
-          <VoteButton />
-        </div>
+          <VoteButton score={votes} vote={my_vote} {id} />
+        </aside>
         <ul class="message-options row">
           {#if me && me.id !== post.author?.id}
           <li><a href="/report/post/{id}"><RiFlagLine/> Report</a></li>
diff --git a/src/lib/VoteButton.svelte b/src/lib/VoteButton.svelte
index 56e5ac5..4d0c644 100644
--- a/src/lib/VoteButton.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/VoteButton.svelte
@@ -1,31 +1,46 @@
 <script lang="ts">
     import { RiHeartFill, RiHeartLine, RiThumbDownFill, RiThumbDownLine } from "svelte-remixicon";
+    import { backend } from "./backend";
 
 
-let vote = $state(0);
-let { score } : { score?: number | null } = $props();
+let { score = $bindable(null), vote = $bindable(0), id } : { score?: number | null, vote?: 0 | 1 | -1, id: string } = $props();
 
+async function castVote(v: 0 | 1 | -1) {
+  let readyBackend = await backend.withEvent(null).oath();
+  let result = await readyBackend.submitJson(`post/${id}/upvote`, {
+    vote: v
+  });
+  if (score === null) { return; } 
+  if (result.status >= 400) {
+    // TODO toast error?
+    console.error("error:", (await result.json()));
+    return;
+  }
+  let {votes} = await result.json();
+  vote = v;
+  score = votes;
+}
 </script>
 
 <div class="upvote-button">
   {#if vote > 0}
-  <button class="inline">
+  <button class="inline up" onclick={() => { castVote(0).then(() => {}); }}>
     <RiHeartFill />
   </button>
   {:else}
-  <button class="inline">
+  <button class="inline" onclick={() => { castVote(1).then(() => {}); }}>
     <RiHeartLine />
   </button>
   {/if}
 
   <strong>{score ?? '-'}</strong>
 
-  {#if vote > 0}
-  <button class="inline">
+  {#if vote < 0}
+  <button class="inline down" onclick={() => { castVote(0).then(() => {}); }}>
     <RiThumbDownFill />
   </button>
   {:else}
-  <button class="inline">
+  <button class="inline" onclick={() => { castVote(-1).then(() => {}); }}>
     <RiThumbDownLine />
   </button>
   {/if}
@@ -37,5 +52,18 @@ let { score } : { score?: number | null } = $props();
     flex-direction: column;
     align-items: center;
   }
+
+  button.inline {
+    color: var(--border);
+  }
+  button.inline.up {
+    color: var(--accent);
+  }
+  button.inline.down {
+    color: var(--c11-accent);
+  }
+  :global(.color-theme-11) button.inline.down, :global(.color-theme-9) button.inline.down {
+    color: var(--c14-accent);
+  }
 </style>
 
diff --git a/src/lib/backend.ts b/src/lib/backend.ts
index 2397fee..d840175 100644
--- a/src/lib/backend.ts
+++ b/src/lib/backend.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,10 @@ export type PostEntry = {
     author?: UserEntry | null,
     content?: string,
     to: UserEntry | GuildEntry ,
-    privacy?: number
+    privacy?: number,
+    votes?: number | null,
+    my_vote?: 1 | -1 | 0,
+    comment_count?: number | null
 };
 
 export type ServerHealth = {