diff --git a/cmd/feed.go b/cmd/feed.go
index 35eda59..579eef4 100644
--- a/cmd/feed.go
+++ b/cmd/feed.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ Available formats:
 var feedFormat string
 var feedSource string
 var feedChannel string
+var feedShowInactive bool
 
 func init() {
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(feedCmd)
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ func init() {
 	feedCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&feedSource, "source", "s", "", "Limit to items from source")
 	feedCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&feedChannel, "channel", "c", "", "Limit to items from channel")
 	feedCmd.MarkFlagsMutuallyExclusive("source", "channel")
+	feedCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&feedShowInactive, "all", false, "Show inactive items")
 }
 
 func feed() {
@@ -47,14 +49,22 @@ func feed() {
 
 	var items []core.Item
 	if feedSource != "" {
-		items, err = core.GetActiveItemsForSource(db, feedSource)
+		if feedShowInactive {
+			items, err = core.GetAllItemsForSource(db, feedSource)
+		} else {
+			items, err = core.GetActiveItemsForSource(db, feedSource)
+		}
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatalf("error: failed to fetch items from %s", feedSource)
 		}
 	} else if feedChannel != "" {
 		log.Fatal("error: unimplemented")
 	} else {
-		items, err = core.GetAllActiveItems(db)
+		if feedShowInactive {
+			items, err = core.GetAllItems(db)
+		} else {
+			items, err = core.GetAllActiveItems(db)
+		}
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatal("error: failed to fetch items")
 		}
diff --git a/core/source.go b/core/source.go
index bd0cfd7..c77bf12 100644
--- a/core/source.go
+++ b/core/source.go
@@ -87,6 +87,18 @@ func DeactivateItem(db *DB, source string, id string) (bool, error) {
 	return active, nil
 }
 
+func DeleteItem(db *DB, source string, id string) (int64, error) {
+	res, err := db.Exec(`
+		delete from items
+		where source = ?
+		and id = ?
+	`, source, id)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	return res.RowsAffected()
+}
+
 func getItems(db *DB, query string, args ...any) ([]Item, error) {
 	rows, err := db.Query(query, args...)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -113,6 +125,14 @@ func GetAllActiveItems(db *DB) ([]Item, error) {
 	`)
 }
 
+func GetAllItems(db *DB) ([]Item, error) {
+	return getItems(db, `
+		select
+			source, id, created, active, title, author, body, link, time
+		from items
+	`)
+}
+
 func GetActiveItemsForSource(db *DB, source string) ([]Item, error) {
 	return getItems(db, `
 		select
@@ -123,3 +143,13 @@ func GetActiveItemsForSource(db *DB, source string) ([]Item, error) {
 		and active <> 0
 	`, source)
 }
+
+func GetAllItemsForSource(db *DB, source string) ([]Item, error) {
+	return getItems(db, `
+		select
+			source, id, created, active, title, author, body, link, time
+		from items
+		where
+			source = ?
+	`, source)
+}
diff --git a/core/source_test.go b/core/source_test.go
index 5f6ec4c..d866677 100644
--- a/core/source_test.go
+++ b/core/source_test.go
@@ -85,4 +85,36 @@ func TestAddItem(t *testing.T) {
 	if len(items) != 1 {
 		t.Fatal("should get one item")
 	}
+
+	items, err = GetAllItemsForSource(db, "test")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if len(items) != 2 {
+		t.Fatal("should get two items")
+	}
+
+	deleted, err := DeleteItem(db, "test", "one")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if deleted != 1 {
+		t.Fatal("expected one deletion")
+	}
+
+	deleted, err = DeleteItem(db, "test", "one")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if deleted != 0 {
+		t.Fatal("expected no deletion")
+	}
+
+	items, err = GetAllItemsForSource(db, "test")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if len(items) != 1 {
+		t.Fatal("should get one item")
+	}
 }