diff --git a/src/catchup.py b/src/catchup.py
index 8c1ecf3..fd8ec3b 100644
--- a/src/catchup.py
+++ b/src/catchup.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def get_local_queue():
     pass
 
 ## Returns the ID of all tweets (up to limit) from a user ID.
-def get_user_tweet_ids(id, limit=None):
+def get_user_tweets(id, limit=None):
     tweets = list()
     c = twint.Config()
     c.User_id = id
@@ -41,53 +41,8 @@ def get_user_tweet_ids(id, limit=None):
     except:
         print(f'Had trouble getting tweets from {user_str}')
     
-    ret = [x.id for x in tweets]
-    print(f'Scraped {len(ret)} tweets')
-    return ret
-
-# Produce tweet IDs from talent_list.talents for the producer/consumer model.
-# Put lists of tweet IDs as we create them.
-# Put None to queue to indicate end.
-async def produce_ids_from_talents(queue: asyncio.Queue, finished_users):
-    def debug(str):
-        print(f'[prd] {str}')
-
-    for talent_id in talents.keys():
-        if talent_id in finished_users:
-            debug(f'@{util.get_username(talent_id)} already done, skipping...')
-        else:
-            tweet_ids = get_user_tweet_ids(talent_id)
-            debug(f'adding {util.get_username(talent_id)}\'s tweets to queue')
-            await queue.put(tweet_ids)
-        
-    await queue.put(None)
-
-async def consume_ids_into_ttweets(queue: asyncio.Queue, queue_file: str):
-    def debug(str):
-        print(f'[con] {str}')
-
-    ttweets_dict = dict()
-    with open(queue_file, 'w') as f:
-        while True:
-            tweet_ids = await queue.get()
-            if tweet_ids is None: break
-            try:
-                for tweet_id in tweet_ids:
-                    ttweet = await tt.TalentTweet.create_from_id(id=tweet_id)
-                    if ttweet.is_cross_company():
-                        ttweets_dict['tweet_id'] = ttweet
-            except:
-                debug(traceback.format_exc())
-                debug(f'Error retrieving Tweet #{tweet_id} from api!')
-                f.write('1\n') # 1 = error/incomplete
-                break
-            else:
-                f.write('0\n') # 0 = success
-        f.write('\n')
-        ttweets_dict = dict(sorted(ttweets_dict.items()))
-        for ttweet in ttweets_dict.values():
-            f.write(f'{ttweet.serialize()}\n')
-    return ttweets_dict
+    print(f'Scraped {len(tweets)} tweets')
+    return tweets
 
 # If queue.txt doesn't exist, creates and populates it.
 # Returns a list of sorted and filtered TalentTweets (should
@@ -120,11 +75,7 @@ async def get_cross_talent_tweets(queue_file):
     except FileNotFoundError:
         print('Couldn\'t find queue.txt.')
 
-    async_queue = asyncio.Queue()
-    consumer = asyncio.create_task(consume_ids_into_ttweets(queue=async_queue, queue_file=queue_file))
-    await produce_ids_from_talents(queue=async_queue, finished_users=finished_users)
-    ttweets_dict = await consumer
-    return ttweets_dict
+    # TODO: implement ordered cross-company ttweets dict creation using twint
 
 def process_queue(file):
     print('TODO: implement process_queue')
diff --git a/src/talenttweet.py b/src/talenttweet.py
index 4e14dd7..0c499b8 100644
--- a/src/talenttweet.py
+++ b/src/talenttweet.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from datetime import datetime
 import platform
 
 import pytz
+import twint
 
 from twapi import *
 import talent_lists
@@ -41,6 +42,27 @@ class TalentTweet:
             date_time=date_time, mrq=(mentions, reply_to, quote_retweeted)
         )
     
+    @staticmethod
+    def create_from_twint_tweet(tweet):
+        # qrt
+        if tweet.quote_url != '':
+            return TalentTweet(tweet_id=tweet.id)
+
+        # MRQ (Q is guaranteed to be None)
+        mentions = set()
+        reply_to = None
+        
+        # reply_to/mentions
+        is_reply = tweet.id == int(tweet.conversation_id)
+        if is_reply:
+            reply_to = tweet.reply_to[0]
+            mentions = set(tweet.reply_to[1:])
+        mentions.add(*tweet.mentions)
+
+        datetime = datetime.strptime(tweet.datetime, '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S %Z')
+        return TalentTweet(tweet_id=tweet.id, author_id=tweet.user_id, date_time=datetime, mrq=(mentions, reply_to, None))
+
+
     @staticmethod
     async def create_from_id(id):
         resp = await TwAPI.instance.get_tweet_response(id)