diff --git a/site/components/TwitterEmbed.js b/site/components/TwitterEmbed.js
index 4fd1956..d5b0f59 100644
--- a/site/components/TwitterEmbed.js
+++ b/site/components/TwitterEmbed.js
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 import { useEffect, useState, useRef } from "react";
 
 const twitterWidgetJs = "https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";
+const message = "Loading tweet..."
 
 export default function TwitterEmbed({ url }) {
   let ref = useRef(null)
-  const [isLoading, setLoading] = useState(true)
+  const [state, setState] = useState({
+    isLoading: true,
+    message: message
+  })
   
   const tweetId = url.split("status/").pop()
 
@@ -29,8 +33,9 @@ export default function TwitterEmbed({ url }) {
     const renderTweet = () => {
       window.twttr.widgets.createTweet(tweetId, ref.current, {
         theme: "dark"
-      }).then(() => {
-        setLoading(false)
+      }).then((el) => {
+        if (el) return setState(prev => ({ ...prev, isLoading: false }))
+        return setState(prev => ({ ...prev, message: "Sorry, this tweet could not be found." }))
       })
     }
 
@@ -41,45 +46,51 @@ export default function TwitterEmbed({ url }) {
     }
 
     return () => {
-      setLoading(true);
+      setState(prev => ({ ...prev, isLoading: true }));
     };
   },[]);
 
   return (
     <>
-      {isLoading && <div className="relative my-4 w-full sm:max-w-lg bg-neutral-900 drop-shadow-md rounded-lg dark:text-gray-300">
-        <div className="absolute flex flex-col gap-2 items-center justify-center bg-slate-700/70 w-full h-full rounded-lg top-0 left-0 z-10">
-          <svg
-            role="img"
-            viewBox="0 0 24 24"
-            xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
-            className="w-10"
+      {state.isLoading && (
+        <div className="relative my-4 w-full sm:max-w-lg bg-neutral-900 drop-shadow-md rounded-lg ">
+          <div className="absolute flex flex-col items-center justify-center bg-slate-700/60 w-full h-full rounded-lg top-0 left-0 z-10">
+            <svg
+              role="img"
+              viewBox="0 0 24 24"
+              xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+              className="w-10"
+            >
+              <title>Twitter</title>
+              <path
+                fill="#1DA1F2"
+                d="M23.953 4.57a10 10 0 01-2.825.775 4.958 4.958 0 002.163-2.723c-.951.555-2.005.959-3.127 1.184a4.92 4.92 0 00-8.384 4.482C7.69 8.095 4.067 6.13 1.64 3.162a4.822 4.822 0 00-.666 2.475c0 1.71.87 3.213 2.188 4.096a4.904 4.904 0 01-2.228-.616v.06a4.923 4.923 0 003.946 4.827 4.996 4.996 0 01-2.212.085 4.936 4.936 0 004.604 3.417 9.867 9.867 0 01-6.102 2.105c-.39 0-.779-.023-1.17-.067a13.995 13.995 0 007.557 2.209c9.053 0 13.998-7.496 13.998-13.985 0-.21 0-.42-.015-.63A9.935 9.935 0 0024 4.59z"
+              />
+            </svg>
+            <p className="text-gray-300 font-bold my-2">{state.message}</p>
+          </div>
+          <div
+            className={`p-3 space-y-4 ${
+              state.isLoading && state.message === message && "animate-pulse"
+            }`}
           >
-            <title>Twitter</title>
-            <path
-              fill="#1DA1F2"
-              d="M23.953 4.57a10 10 0 01-2.825.775 4.958 4.958 0 002.163-2.723c-.951.555-2.005.959-3.127 1.184a4.92 4.92 0 00-8.384 4.482C7.69 8.095 4.067 6.13 1.64 3.162a4.822 4.822 0 00-.666 2.475c0 1.71.87 3.213 2.188 4.096a4.904 4.904 0 01-2.228-.616v.06a4.923 4.923 0 003.946 4.827 4.996 4.996 0 01-2.212.085 4.936 4.936 0 004.604 3.417 9.867 9.867 0 01-6.102 2.105c-.39 0-.779-.023-1.17-.067a13.995 13.995 0 007.557 2.209c9.053 0 13.998-7.496 13.998-13.985 0-.21 0-.42-.015-.63A9.935 9.935 0 0024 4.59z"
-            />
-          </svg>
-          Loading tweet...
-        </div>
-        <div className="p-3 space-y-4">
-          <div className="flex items-center">
-            <div className="animate-pulse mr-2 h-10 w-10 rounded-full bg-slate-700" />
-            <div className="animate-pulse w-1/3 h-4 bg-slate-700"></div>
-          </div>
-          <div className="space-y-2">
-            <div className="animate-pulse w-2/3 h-3 bg-slate-700"></div>
-            <div className="animate-pulse w-2/3 h-3 bg-slate-700"></div>
-          </div>
-          <div className="animate-pulse w-2/3 h-20 rounded bg-slate-700"></div>
-          <div className="flex space-x-4">
-            <div className="animate-pulse w-1/4 h-3 bg-slate-700"></div>
-            <div className="animate-pulse w-1/4 h-3 bg-slate-700"></div>
-            <div className="animate-pulse w-1/4 h-3 bg-slate-700"></div>
+            <div className="flex items-center">
+              <div className="mr-2 h-10 w-10 rounded-full bg-slate-700" />
+              <div className="w-1/3 h-4 bg-slate-700"></div>
+            </div>
+            <div className="space-y-2">
+              <div className="w-2/3 h-3 bg-slate-700"></div>
+              <div className="w-2/3 h-3 bg-slate-700"></div>
+            </div>
+            <div className="w-2/3 h-20 rounded bg-slate-700"></div>
+            <div className="flex space-x-4">
+              <div className="w-1/4 h-3 bg-slate-700"></div>
+              <div className="w-1/4 h-3 bg-slate-700"></div>
+              <div className="w-1/4 h-3 bg-slate-700"></div>
+            </div>
           </div>
         </div>
-      </div>}
+      )}
       <div className="twitter-tweet" ref={ref} />
     </>
   );