diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index 6b162df..13d697b 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ xxx add either:
 xxx move <style> to bottom to avoid leaks:    fgrep '<style>' $(finddot html)
 xxx autogen rss
 xxx mobile size tables
-xxx .newest only defined 2nd request / when localStorage is read from prior 1st request as of now
 
 Your posts or directories of posts, should ideally natural sort in time order, examples:
   2022-11-03-a-birthday.md
diff --git a/js/blogtini.js b/js/blogtini.js
index 84ace93..5ae70b9 100644
--- a/js/blogtini.js
+++ b/js/blogtini.js
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ function markdown_to_post(markdown, url = location.pathname) {
   const title      = json.title?.trim() ?? ''
   const tags       = (json.tags       ?? []).map((e) => e.trim().replace(/ /g, '-').toLowerCase())
   const categories = (json.categories ?? []).map((e) => e.trim().replace(/ /g, '-').toLowerCase())
-  const date       = json.date || json.created_at || '' // xxx any more possibilities should do?
+  const date       = json.date || json.created_at || '' // xxx any more possibilities should do?  // xxx try to parse date from start of path/url!
 
   if (!date) {
     // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
@@ -545,6 +545,8 @@ async function parse_posts(markdowns) {
 function storage_loop() {
   showdown.setFlavor('github') // xxx?
 
+  state.newest = STORAGE.newest
+
   for (const post of STORAGE.docs) {
     for (const tag of post.tags) {
       state.tags[tag] = state.tags[tag] || []
diff --git a/theme/future-imperfect/bt-body.js b/theme/future-imperfect/bt-body.js
index 418b59a..0723d57 100644
--- a/theme/future-imperfect/bt-body.js
+++ b/theme/future-imperfect/bt-body.js
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ customElements.define('bt-body', class extends LitElement {
         ${cfg.footer?.social ? socnet_icon() : ''}
       </ul>` : ''}
     <p class="copyright">
-      ${cfg.copyright ?? html`\u00A9 ${/* xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx */globalThis.STORAGE?.newest?.slice(0, 4) ?? ''} ${cfg.author ?? cfg.title}`}
+      ${cfg.copyright ?? html`\u00A9 ${state.newest?.slice(0, 4) ?? ''} ${cfg.author ?? cfg.title}`}
       <br>
       ${cfg.attribution ? unsafeHTML(cfg.attribution) : ''}
     </p>