diff --git a/scripts/seed_test_tweet_authors.sh b/scripts/seed_test_tweet_authors.sh
index df7eaef..b0cdf07 100755
--- a/scripts/seed_test_tweet_authors.sh
+++ b/scripts/seed_test_tweet_authors.sh
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ echo "🔧 Generating seed SQL..."
 cat << 'EOF' > $SQL_FILE
 INSERT INTO tweet_authors (
     id, name, username, followers_count, following_count, 
-    tweet_count, listed_count, like_count, media_count, fetched_at
+    tweet_count, listed_count, like_count, media_count, fetched_at, is_ignored
 )
 VALUES 
-('1862779229277954048', 'Yuvi Lightman', 'YuviLightman', 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, NOW())
+('1862779229277954048', 'Yuvi Lightman', 'YuviLightman', 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, NOW(), false)
 ON CONFLICT (id) DO UPDATE SET
     name = EXCLUDED.name,
     username = EXCLUDED.username,
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ ON CONFLICT (id) DO UPDATE SET
     listed_count = EXCLUDED.listed_count,
     like_count = EXCLUDED.like_count,
     media_count = EXCLUDED.media_count,
-    fetched_at = NOW();
+    fetched_at = NOW(),
+    is_ignored = EXCLUDED.is_ignored;
 EOF
 
 echo "📦 Copying SQL file into container ($CONTAINER_NAME)..."
diff --git a/src/services/telegram_service.rs b/src/services/telegram_service.rs
index e01e4c0..f214e6b 100644
--- a/src/services/telegram_service.rs
+++ b/src/services/telegram_service.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ struct MessagePayload<'a> {
 impl TelegramService {
     pub fn escape_markdown_v2(text: &str) -> String {
         text.replace("_", "\\_")
-            .replace("*", "\\*")
+            // .replace("*", "\\*") // We want to allow bolding with **
             .replace("[", "\\[")
             .replace("]", "\\]")
             .replace("(", "\\(")
diff --git a/src/services/tweet_synchronizer_service.rs b/src/services/tweet_synchronizer_service.rs
index 3d0f085..e18837b 100644
--- a/src/services/tweet_synchronizer_service.rs
+++ b/src/services/tweet_synchronizer_service.rs
@@ -113,11 +113,20 @@ impl TweetSynchronizerService {
 
                 let link = build_x_status_url(author_name, &tweet.id);
 
+                let escaped_link = TelegramService::escape_markdown_v2(&link);
+                let escaped_author = TelegramService::escape_markdown_v2(author_name);
+                let escaped_text = TelegramService::escape_markdown_v2(&tweet.text);
+                let escaped_posted_at = TelegramService::escape_markdown_v2(&tweet.created_at.to_rfc3339());
+
                 let tg_message = format!(
-                    "**Raid Target Found!**\n\n**Link**: {}\n**Author**: {}\n**Text**: {}\n**Impressions**: {}\n**Posted At**: {}",
-                    &link, author_name, &tweet.text, tweet.impression_count, tweet.created_at
+                    "*Raid Target Found\\!*\n\n*Link*: {}\n\n*Author*: {}\n\n*Text*: {}\n\n*Impressions*: {}\n\n*Posted At*: {}",
+                    escaped_link,
+                    escaped_author,
+                    escaped_text,
+                    tweet.impression_count,
+                    escaped_posted_at
                 );
-                messages.push(TelegramService::escape_markdown_v2(&tg_message));
+                messages.push(tg_message);
             }
 
             tokio::spawn(async move {