5 files changed, 4 insertions, 39 deletions
diff --git a/frontend-vanilla/public/themes/codex.css b/frontend-vanilla/public/themes/codex.css
index fcf4e33..e4dd176 100644
--- a/frontend-vanilla/public/themes/codex.css
+++ b/frontend-vanilla/public/themes/codex.css
@@ -182,16 +182,10 @@ body {
   border-radius: 0;
   padding-bottom: 2.5rem;
   border-bottom: none;
-  transition: opacity 0.4s ease;
+  
 }
 
-.feed-item.read {
-  opacity: 0.5;
-}
 
-.feed-item.read .item-title {
-  color: var(--codex-muted);
-}
 
 /* Decorative separator between items -- a subtle fleuron */
 .feed-item+.feed-item::before {
diff --git a/frontend-vanilla/public/themes/refined.css b/frontend-vanilla/public/themes/refined.css
index 191a5a2..75137c7 100644
--- a/frontend-vanilla/public/themes/refined.css
+++ b/frontend-vanilla/public/themes/refined.css
@@ -86,17 +86,10 @@ body {
 .feed-item {
   padding: var(--spacing-md) var(--spacing-sm);
   margin-top: var(--spacing-xl);
-  transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
+  
 }
 
-.feed-item.read {
-  opacity: 0.45;
-}
 
-.feed-item.read .item-title {
-  font-weight: 500;
-  opacity: 0.8;
-}
 
 .item-title {
   font-size: 1.7rem;
diff --git a/frontend-vanilla/public/themes/sakura.css b/frontend-vanilla/public/themes/sakura.css
index 948e22e..095ae57 100644
--- a/frontend-vanilla/public/themes/sakura.css
+++ b/frontend-vanilla/public/themes/sakura.css
@@ -195,17 +195,10 @@ body {
   margin-top: 2.5rem;
   border-radius: 0;
   border-bottom: none;
-  transition: opacity 0.4s ease;
+  
 }
 
-.feed-item.read {
-  opacity: 0.4;
-}
 
-.feed-item.read .item-title {
-  color: var(--sakura-stone);
-  font-weight: 400;
-}
 
 /* Subtle separator -- a single thin rule, Japanese-style restraint */
 .feed-item+.feed-item {
diff --git a/frontend-vanilla/public/themes/terminal.css b/frontend-vanilla/public/themes/terminal.css
index 484d3ff..929fac0 100644
--- a/frontend-vanilla/public/themes/terminal.css
+++ b/frontend-vanilla/public/themes/terminal.css
@@ -215,16 +215,10 @@ body {
   padding: 1.25rem 0.5rem;
   margin-top: 1.5rem;
   border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-color);
-  transition: opacity 0.4s ease;
+  
 }
 
-.feed-item.read {
-  opacity: 0.35;
-}
 
-.feed-item.read .item-title {
-  text-decoration: none;
-}
 
 .feed-item.selected {
   background-color: var(--terminal-dim);
diff --git a/frontend-vanilla/src/style.css b/frontend-vanilla/src/style.css
index f6e7f2f..e35e698 100644
--- a/frontend-vanilla/src/style.css
+++ b/frontend-vanilla/src/style.css
@@ -453,15 +453,6 @@ select:focus {
   transition: background-color 0.2s ease, opacity 0.3s ease;
 }
 
-.feed-item.read {
-  opacity: 0.5;
-}
-
-.feed-item.read .item-title {
-  font-weight: normal;
-  color: var(--text-color);
-  opacity: 0.8;
-}
 
 
 .item-header {