diff --git a/bookwyrm/outgoing.py b/bookwyrm/outgoing.py
index 7daa74de..13df9026 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/outgoing.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/outgoing.py
@@ -221,8 +221,6 @@ def handle_status(user, form):
     matches = []
     for match in re.finditer(regex.username, status.content):
         username = match.group().strip().split('@')[1:]
-        print(match.group())
-        print(len(username))
         if len(username) == 1:
             # this looks like a local user (@user), fill in the domain
             username.append(DOMAIN)
@@ -251,9 +249,9 @@ def handle_status(user, form):
             r'<a href="%s">%s</a>\g<1>' % (url, username),
             content)
     if not isinstance(status, models.GeneratedNote):
-        status.content = to_markown(content)
+        status.content = to_markdown(content)
     if hasattr(status, 'quote'):
-        status.quote = to_markown(status.quote)
+        status.quote = to_markdown(status.quote)
     status.save()
 
     # notify reply parent or tagged users
@@ -272,7 +270,7 @@ def handle_status(user, form):
     broadcast(user, remote_activity, software='other')
 
 
-def to_markown(content):
+def to_markdown(content):
     ''' catch links and convert to markdown '''
     content = re.sub(
         r'([^(href=")])(https?:\/\/([A-Za-z\.\-_\/]+' \
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/trimmed_text.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/trimmed_text.html
index b3207a92..25f76984 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/trimmed_text.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/trimmed_text.html
@@ -6,18 +6,18 @@
 {% if trimmed != full %}
 <div>
     <input type="radio" name="show-hide-{{ uuid }}" id="show-{{ uuid }}" class="toggle-control" checked>
-    <blockquote class="content toggle-content hidden">{{ trimmed }}
+    <blockquote class="content toggle-content hidden">{{ trimmed | safe }}
         <label class="button is-small" for="hide-{{ uuid }}"><div role="button" tabindex="0">show more</div></label>
     </blockquote>
 </div>
 <div>
     <input type="radio" name="show-hide-{{ uuid }}" id="hide-{{ uuid }}" class="toggle-control">
-    <blockquote class="content toggle-content hidden">{{ full }}
+    <blockquote class="content toggle-content hidden">{{ full | safe }}
         <label class="button is-small" for="show-{{ uuid }}"><div role="button" tabindex="0">show less</div></label>
     </blockquote>
 </div>
 {% else %}
-<blockquote class="content">{{ full }}</blockquote>
+<blockquote class="content">{{ full | safe }}</blockquote>
 {% endif %}
 {% endwith %}