diff --git a/news/012_github.json b/news/012_github.json
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+{
+    "published": true,
+    "date": "march 2018",
+    "title": "github projects on homepage",
+    "author": "<a href=\"/~ben/\">~ben</a>",
+    "content": "the homepage now lists all public projects on the <a href=\"https://github.com/tilde-team\">tilde.team github org</a>! let me know if you want me to add you :)"
+}
diff --git a/news/013_thelounge.json b/news/013_thelounge.json
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+{
+    "published": true,
+    "date": "march 2018",
+    "title": "<a href=\"https://lounge.tilde.team\">thelounge irc webclient</a>",
+    "author": "<a href=\"/~ben/\">~ben</a>",
+    "content": "i'm now hosting a <a href=\"https://thelounge.chat\">thelounge</a> instance on the tilde.team server. let me know if you want to use it and i'll add your user. i haven't figured out how to integrate the thelounge accounts with the tilde.team accounts, but i'm looking into it."
+}