---------------------------------------------- MICROBLOG store the uri's of followed users for dereferencing the @replies. ----------------------------------------------
function (kb) {
      this.kb = kb

      // attempt to fetch user account from local preferences if just
      // in case the user's foaf was not writable. add it to the store
      // this will probably need to change.
      var theUser = UI.authn.currentUser()

      if (theUser) {
        var theAccount = UI.preferences.get('acct')

        if (theAccount) {
          theAccount = kb.sym(theAccount)
        }

        if (theUser && theAccount) {
          kb.add(theUser, FOAF('holdsAccount'), theAccount, theUser.uri.split('#')[0])
        }
      }
    }