diff --git a/js/twister_actions.js b/js/twister_actions.js
index 818b4bd..fc63fee 100644
--- a/js/twister_actions.js
+++ b/js/twister_actions.js
@@ -379,33 +379,7 @@ function processHashtag(postboard, hashtag, data) {
 }
 
 function displayHashtagPending(postboard) {
-    for( var i = 0; i < _hashtagPendingPosts.length; i++ ) {
-        var post = _hashtagPendingPosts[i];
-        //console.log(post);
-        var streamPost = postToElem(post, "original");
-        var timePost = post["userpost"]["time"];
-        streamPost.attr("data-time",timePost);
-
-        var streamItems = postboard.children();
-        if( streamItems.length == 0) {
-            postboard.prepend( streamPost );
-        } else {
-            var j = 0;
-            for( j = 0; j < streamItems.length; j++) {
-                var streamItem = streamItems.eq(j);
-                var timeItem = streamItem.attr("data-time");
-                if( timeItem == undefined ||
-                    timePost > parseInt(timeItem) ) {
-                    // this post in stream is older, so post must be inserted above
-                    streamItem.before(streamPost);
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
-            if( j == streamItems.length ) {
-                postboard.append( streamPost );
-            }
-        }
-    }
+    attachPostsToStream(postboard, _hashtagPendingPosts, false);
     $.MAL.postboardLoaded();
     _hashtagPendingPosts = [];
 }
diff --git a/js/twister_timeline.js b/js/twister_timeline.js
index ab7c127..74a7635 100644
--- a/js/twister_timeline.js
+++ b/js/twister_timeline.js
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ function processReceivedPosts(req, posts)
             i--;
         }
     }
-    showPosts(req, posts);
+    updateTimeline(req, posts);
     req.doneReportProcessing(posts.length);
 
     //if the count of recieved posts less or equals to requested then...
@@ -182,67 +182,67 @@ function processReceivedPosts(req, posts)
     }
 }
 
-function showPosts(req, posts)
-{
-    //console.log('showPosts:');
-    //console.log(req);
+function updateTimeline(req, posts) {
+    attachPostsToStream($.MAL.getStreamPostsParent(), posts, req.getspam);
+    for (var i = 0; i < posts.length; i++) {
+        req.reportProcessedPost(posts[i]['userpost']['n'], posts[i]['userpost']['k'], true);
+    }
+}
+
+function attachPostsToStream(stream, posts, isPromoted) {
+    //console.log('attachPostsToStream:');
     //console.log(posts);
-    var streamItemsParent = $.MAL.getStreamPostsParent();
-    var streamItems = streamItemsParent.children();
+    function byTimeInDescendingOrder(a, b) {
+        return (a.time > b.time) ? -1 : 1;
+    }
 
-    for( var i = 0; i < posts.length; i++ ) {
-        var post = posts[i];
-        //console.log(post);
-        var streamPost = postToElem(post, "original", req.getspam);
-        var timePost = post["userpost"]["time"];
-        streamPost.attr("data-time",timePost);
-
-        // post will only be shown if appended to the stream list
-        var streamPostAppended = false;
-
-        // insert the post in timeline ordered by (you guessed) time
-        if (streamItems.length) {
-            // check for duplicate twists
-            var streamItemsSameTime = streamItemsParent.children('[data-time='+timePost+']');
-            if (streamItemsSameTime.length) {
-                var streamPostInnerHTML = streamPost[0].innerHTML;
-                for (var j = 0; j < streamItemsSameTime.length; j++) {
-                    var streamItem = streamItemsSameTime.eq(j);
-                    if (streamItem[0].innerHTML === streamPostInnerHTML) {
-                        streamPostAppended = true;
+    var streamItems = stream.children();
+    var streamPosts = [];
+
+    for (var i = 0; i < streamItems.length; i++) {
+        var streamItem = streamItems.eq(i);
+        streamPosts.push({item: streamItem, time: parseInt(streamItem.attr('data-time'))});
+    }
+    //streamPosts.sort(byTimeInDescendingOrder); // currently there is no reason to sort it yet
+
+    for (var i = 0; i < posts.length; i++) {
+        //console.log(posts[i]);
+        var isAttached = false;
+        var intrantPost = {item: postToElem(posts[i], 'original', isPromoted), time: posts[i]['userpost']['time']};
+        intrantPost.item.attr('data-time', intrantPost.time);
+
+        if (streamPosts.length) {
+            // check to avoid twist duplication
+            var streamItems = stream.children('[data-time='+intrantPost.time+']');
+            if (streamItems.length) {
+                for (var j = 0; j < streamItems.length; j++) {
+                    var streamItem = streamItems.eq(j);
+                    if (streamItem[0].innerHTML === intrantPost.item[0].innerHTML) {
+                        isAttached = true;
                         console.log('appending of duplicate twist prevented');
                         break;
                     }
                 }
             }
-            if (!streamPostAppended) {
-                var timeClosest = 0;
-                for (var j = 0; j < streamItems.length; j++) {
-                    var streamItem = streamItems.eq(j);
-                    var timeItem = parseInt(streamItem.attr("data-time"));
-                    if (timePost > timeItem && timeItem > timeClosest) {
-                        timeClosest = timeItem;
-                        var streamItemClosest = streamItem;
+            // insert the post in timeline ordered by (you guessed) time
+            if (!isAttached) {
+                for (var j = 0; j < streamPosts.length; j++) {
+                    if (intrantPost.time > streamPosts[j].time) {
+                        // this post in stream is older, so post must be inserted above
+                        intrantPost.item.insertBefore(streamPosts[j].item).show();
+                        streamPosts.push(intrantPost);
+                        streamPosts.sort(byTimeInDescendingOrder);
+                        isAttached = true;
+                        break;
                     }
                 }
-                if (timeClosest) {
-                    // this post in stream is older, so post must be inserted above
-                    streamItemClosest.before(streamPost);
-                    streamItems[streamItems.length] = streamPost[0];
-                    streamItems.length += 1;
-                    streamPostAppended = true;
-                    streamPost.show();
-                }
             }
         }
-        if (!streamPostAppended) {
-            streamItemsParent.append( streamPost );
-            streamItems[streamItems.length] = streamPost[0];
-            streamItems.length += 1;
-            streamPostAppended = true;
-            streamPost.show();
+        if (!isAttached) {
+            intrantPost.item.appendTo(stream).show();
+            streamPosts.push(intrantPost);
+            streamPosts.sort(byTimeInDescendingOrder);
         }
-        req.reportProcessedPost(post["userpost"]["n"],post["userpost"]["k"], streamPostAppended);
     }
 }
 
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ function requestTimelineUpdate(mode, count, timelineUsers, getspam)
         var req = new requestObj(timelineUsers, mode, count, getspam);
         if (mode === 'pending') {
             req.mode = 'latest';
-            showPosts(req, _newPostsPending);
+            updateTimeline(req, _newPostsPending);
             _newPostsPending = [];
             $.MAL.reportNewPosts(_newPostsPending.length);
             $.MAL.postboardLoaded();
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ function processNewPostsConfirmation(expected, posts)
     }
     if ( sendedPostsPending.length > 0 ) {
         var req = new requestObj([defaultScreenName],'latest',sendedPostsPending.length,promotedPostsOnly);
-        showPosts(req, sendedPostsPending);
+        updateTimeline(req, sendedPostsPending);
     }
 
     if( posts.length < expected ) {