diff --git a/src/components/sections/RssFeed.svelte b/src/components/sections/RssFeed.svelte
index ec83f80..f224f7d 100644
--- a/src/components/sections/RssFeed.svelte
+++ b/src/components/sections/RssFeed.svelte
@@ -14,17 +14,28 @@
   let items = $state<FeedItem[]>([]);
   let loading = $state(true);
   let error = $state('');
+  const dateFormatter = new Intl.DateTimeFormat(undefined, {
+    year: 'numeric',
+    month: 'short',
+    day: 'numeric',
+  });
+  const formatDate = (pubDate: string) => {
+    if (!pubDate) {
+      return 'Date unavailable';
+    }
+
+    const parsedDate = new Date(pubDate);
+    if (Number.isNaN(parsedDate.getTime())) {
+      return 'Date unavailable';
+    }
+
+    return dateFormatter.format(parsedDate);
+  };
 
   const formattedItems = $derived(
     items.map((item) => ({
       ...item,
-      formattedDate: item.pubDate
-        ? new Date(item.pubDate).toLocaleDateString(undefined, {
-            year: 'numeric',
-            month: 'short',
-            day: 'numeric',
-          })
-        : 'Date unavailable',
+      formattedDate: formatDate(item.pubDate),
     }))
   );
 
@@ -33,6 +44,7 @@
     maxItems;
 
     let cancelled = false;
+    const abortController = new AbortController();
     loading = true;
     error = '';
     items = [];
@@ -45,7 +57,7 @@
       params.set('max', String(maxItems));
 
       try {
-        const response = await fetch(`/api/rss?${params.toString()}`);
+        const response = await fetch(`/api/rss?${params.toString()}`, { signal: abortController.signal });
         const payload = (await response.json()) as { items?: FeedItem[]; error?: string };
 
         if (!response.ok) {
@@ -56,6 +68,9 @@
           items = payload.items ?? [];
         }
       } catch (err) {
+        if (err instanceof DOMException && err.name === 'AbortError') {
+          return;
+        }
         console.error('[RssFeed] Failed to load feed:', err);
         if (!cancelled) {
           error = err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Failed to load feed.';
@@ -71,6 +86,7 @@
 
     return () => {
       cancelled = true;
+      abortController.abort();
     };
   });
 </script>
@@ -227,6 +243,14 @@
     color: var(--color-cyan, #00d4ff);
   }
 
+  .feed-title-link:focus-visible,
+  .feed-read-more:focus-visible,
+  .view-all-link:focus-visible {
+    outline: 2px solid var(--color-cyan, #00d4ff);
+    outline-offset: 2px;
+    border-radius: 2px;
+  }
+
   /* ── Description ────────────────────────────────────── */
   .feed-desc {
     font-size: 0.875rem;
diff --git a/src/components/sections/RssFeed.test.ts b/src/components/sections/RssFeed.test.ts
index 07a4046..61623c3 100644
--- a/src/components/sections/RssFeed.test.ts
+++ b/src/components/sections/RssFeed.test.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
 
 const rssFeedPath = fileURLToPath(new URL('./RssFeed.svelte', import.meta.url));
 const rssFeedSource = readFileSync(rssFeedPath, 'utf8');
+const feedCardBlockMatch = rssFeedSource.match(/\.feed-card \{[\s\S]*?\}/);
+const feedCardBlock = feedCardBlockMatch?.[0] ?? '';
 
 describe('RssFeed section', () => {
   it('uses BootLabel with "WHAT I THINK" label', () => {
@@ -28,6 +30,7 @@ describe('RssFeed section', () => {
   });
 
   it('keeps only local layout and transform styles on feed-card so shared Phosphor utilities own the border glow', () => {
+    expect(feedCardBlockMatch).not.toBeNull();
     expect(rssFeedSource).toContain('.feed-card {');
     expect(rssFeedSource).toContain('position: relative;');
     expect(rssFeedSource).toContain('background: var(--color-card, #111827);');
@@ -35,9 +38,9 @@ describe('RssFeed section', () => {
     expect(rssFeedSource).toContain('transition: transform 0.2s ease;');
     expect(rssFeedSource).toContain('.feed-card:hover {');
     expect(rssFeedSource).toContain('transform: translateY(-3px);');
-    expect(rssFeedSource).not.toContain('border:');
-    expect(rssFeedSource).not.toContain('box-shadow:');
-    expect(rssFeedSource).not.toContain('border-color:');
+    expect(feedCardBlock).not.toContain('border:');
+    expect(feedCardBlock).not.toContain('box-shadow:');
+    expect(feedCardBlock).not.toContain('border-color:');
   });
 
   it('uses Svelte fade transition on feed item reveal', () => {
@@ -47,7 +50,9 @@ describe('RssFeed section', () => {
 
   it('derives formatted date strings from raw pubDate', () => {
     expect(rssFeedSource).toContain('formattedDate');
-    expect(rssFeedSource).toContain('toLocaleDateString');
+    expect(rssFeedSource).toContain('new Intl.DateTimeFormat');
+    expect(rssFeedSource).toContain('Number.isNaN(parsedDate.getTime())');
+    expect(rssFeedSource).toContain('dateFormatter.format(parsedDate)');
     expect(rssFeedSource).toContain("'Date unavailable'");
   });
 
diff --git a/src/pages/index.astro b/src/pages/index.astro
index 3c09c8d..b3e2825 100644
--- a/src/pages/index.astro
+++ b/src/pages/index.astro
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ const { runtime } = Astro.locals;
   <!-- Portfolio: case studies + clients -->
   <Portfolio client:visible />
 
-  <RssFeed client:load feedUrl="https://blog.jaysonknight.com/feed/" maxItems={5} />
+  <RssFeed client:visible feedUrl="https://blog.jaysonknight.com/feed/" maxItems={5} />
 
   <!-- Contact: form + phone + location -->
   <Contact client:visible />