 		return nil
 	}
 	
-	func deferSelectFeedAndArticle(feedIdentifier: FeedIdentifier, articleID: String, isShowingExtractedArticle: Bool, articleWindowScrollY: Int) -> Bool {
+	func selectFeedAndArticle(feedIdentifier: FeedIdentifier, articleID: String, isShowingExtractedArticle: Bool, articleWindowScrollY: Int) -> Bool {
 		guard let feedNode = nodeFor(feedID: feedIdentifier), let feedIndexPath = indexPathFor(feedNode) else { return false }
 		
-		if AccountManager.shared.isUnreadCountsInitialized {
-			selectFeed(indexPath: feedIndexPath) {
-				self.selectArticleInCurrentFeed(articleID, isShowingExtractedArticle: isShowingExtractedArticle, articleWindowScrollY: articleWindowScrollY)
-			}
-		} else {
-			deferredFeedAndArticleSelect = (feedIdentifier, articleID, isShowingExtractedArticle, articleWindowScrollY)
+		selectFeed(indexPath: feedIndexPath) {
+			self.selectArticleInCurrentFeed(articleID, isShowingExtractedArticle: isShowingExtractedArticle, articleWindowScrollY: articleWindowScrollY)
 		}
 		
 		return true

	
	private var exceptionArticleFetcher: ArticleFetcher?
	private(set) var timelineFeed: Feed?
	
	// We have to defer the selecting of the feed and article due to a behavior (bug?) in iOS 15.
	// iOS 15 will crash if you are in landscape on an iPad and are restoring article state. We
	// have no idea why this is, but it happens when you do a select on a UITableView right before
	// doing a diffable datasource apply.
	//
	// Steps to recreate:
	//
	// * Try to relaunch the app in the sim.
	// * Press the Stop button in Xcode
	// * Wait for all the app suspension activities to complete (widget data, etc)
	// * Once the article has loaded, navigate to the iPad home screen
	// * While in landscape, select a feed and then select an article
	// * Install a fresh build of NNW to an iPad simulator (11 or 12.9' will do) running iPadOS 15
	private var deferredFeedAndArticleSelect: (feedIdentifier: FeedIdentifier, articleID: String, isShowingExtractedArticle: Bool, articleWindowScrollY: Int)?
	
	var timelineMiddleIndexPath: IndexPath?
	

			return false

		case .smartFeed, .folder:
			let found = selectFeedAndArticle(feedIdentifier: feedIdentifier, articleID: articleID, isShowingExtractedArticle: isShowingExtractedArticle, articleWindowScrollY: articleWindowScrollY)
			if found {
				treeControllerDelegate.addFilterException(feedIdentifier)
			}
			return found
		
		case .webFeed:
			let found = selectFeedAndArticle(feedIdentifier: feedIdentifier, articleID: articleID, isShowingExtractedArticle: isShowingExtractedArticle, articleWindowScrollY: articleWindowScrollY)
			if found {
				treeControllerDelegate.addFilterException(feedIdentifier)
				if let webFeedNode = nodeFor(feedID: feedIdentifier), let folder = webFeedNode.parent?.representedObject as? Folder, let folderFeedID = folder.feedID {
