diff --git a/telegram/bot.py b/telegram/bot.py
index c865884..141e7b7 100644
--- a/telegram/bot.py
+++ b/telegram/bot.py
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ async def handle_tagged(update: Update, context: ContextTypes.DEFAULT_TYPE):
                         research_context = f"\n## Fresh X Research Results for '{search_query}'\n"
                         for t in tweets[:7]:
                             research_context += f"- @{t['author']}: {t['text'][:150]}\n"
-                        record_research_usage(user.id if user else 0)
+                        # Don't burn user's rate limit on autonomous searches (Ganymede)
                         # Archive as source
                         try:
                             slug = re.sub(r"[^a-z0-9]+", "-", search_query[:60].lower()).strip("-")
diff --git a/telegram/x_search.py b/telegram/x_search.py
index 2aca9fa..d8a29c7 100644
--- a/telegram/x_search.py
+++ b/telegram/x_search.py
@@ -203,28 +203,50 @@ async def fetch_tweet_by_url(url: str) -> dict | None:
                         }
 
             # Fallback: search from:username and match by ID
-            async with session.get(
-                API_URL,
-                params={"query": f"from:{username}", "queryType": "Latest"},
-                headers={"X-API-Key": key},
-                timeout=aiohttp.ClientTimeout(total=10),
-            ) as resp:
-                if resp.status >= 400:
-                    return None
-                data = await resp.json()
-                for tweet in data.get("tweets", []):
-                    if str(tweet.get("id")) == tweet_id:
-                        author = tweet.get("author", {})
-                        return {
-                            "text": tweet.get("text", ""),
-                            "url": url,
-                            "author": author.get("userName", username),
-                            "author_name": author.get("name", ""),
-                            "author_followers": author.get("followers", 0),
-                            "engagement": (tweet.get("likeCount", 0) or 0) + (tweet.get("retweetCount", 0) or 0),
-                            "tweet_date": tweet.get("createdAt", ""),
-                            "is_article": False,
-                        }
+            # NOTE: fallback only finds recent tweets (~7 days). Older tweets fail. (Ganymede)
+            # Try with cursor pagination to search deeper
+            cursor = ""
+            for page in range(3):  # Up to 3 pages
+                params = {"query": f"from:{username}", "queryType": "Latest"}
+                if cursor:
+                    params["cursor"] = cursor
+                async with session.get(
+                    API_URL,
+                    params=params,
+                    headers={"X-API-Key": key},
+                    timeout=aiohttp.ClientTimeout(total=10),
+                ) as resp:
+                    if resp.status >= 400:
+                        break
+                    data = await resp.json()
+                    for tweet in data.get("tweets", []):
+                        if str(tweet.get("id")) == tweet_id:
+                            author = tweet.get("author", {})
+                            return {
+                                "text": tweet.get("text", ""),
+                                "url": url,
+                                "author": author.get("userName", username),
+                                "author_name": author.get("name", ""),
+                                "author_followers": author.get("followers", 0),
+                                "engagement": (tweet.get("likeCount", 0) or 0) + (tweet.get("retweetCount", 0) or 0),
+                                "tweet_date": tweet.get("createdAt", ""),
+                                "is_article": False,
+                            }
+                    cursor = data.get("next_cursor", "")
+                    if not cursor:
+                        break
+
+            # If still not found, return placeholder (Ganymede: surface failure)
+            return {
+                "text": f"[Could not fetch tweet content from @{username}]",
+                "url": url,
+                "author": username,
+                "author_name": "",
+                "author_followers": 0,
+                "engagement": 0,
+                "tweet_date": "",
+                "is_article": False,
+            }
     except Exception as e:
         logger.warning("Tweet fetch error for %s: %s", url, e)