diff --git a/lib/home_page.dart b/lib/home_page.dart
index ea472c7..f4e67f7 100644
--- a/lib/home_page.dart
+++ b/lib/home_page.dart
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ class _HomeScreenState extends State<HomeScreen> with TickerProviderStateMixin {
   ];
   bool _checkboxState = false;
   bool bulkOptionsState = false;
+  List<GetThreadResponse> selectedThreads =
+      []; //this should store the emails that are being stored downstream too
 
   List<String> _tabs = ['Emails'];
   Map<String, Widget> _tabWidgets = {};
@@ -40,6 +42,11 @@ class _HomeScreenState extends State<HomeScreen> with TickerProviderStateMixin {
     _tabController = TabController(length: _tabs.length, vsync: this);
     _tabWidgets['Emails'] = EmailPage(
       key: _emailPageKey,
+      onSelectionChanged: (updatedList) {
+        setState(() {
+          selectedThreads = updatedList;
+        });
+      },
     );
   }
 
@@ -354,24 +361,45 @@ class _HomeScreenState extends State<HomeScreen> with TickerProviderStateMixin {
                                           Icons.arrow_drop_down_outlined),
                                       itemBuilder: (BuildContext context) =>
                                           <PopupMenuEntry<String>>[
-                                        const PopupMenuItem<String>(
-                                            child: Text("All")),
-                                        const PopupMenuItem<String>(
-                                            child: Text("None")),
-                                        const PopupMenuItem<String>(
-                                            child: Text("Read")),
-                                        const PopupMenuItem<String>(
-                                            child: Text("Unread")),
-                                        const PopupMenuItem<String>(
+                                        PopupMenuItem<String>(
+                                          //select all
+                                          child: Text("All"),
+                                          onTap: () {
+                                            _emailPageKey.currentState!
+                                                .selectAllEmails(true);
+                                          },
+                                        ),
+                                        PopupMenuItem<String>(
+                                          child: Text("None"),
+                                          onTap: () {
+                                            _emailPageKey.currentState!
+                                                .selectAllEmails(false);
+                                          },
+                                        ),
+                                        PopupMenuItem<String>(
+                                          child: Text("Read"),
+                                          onTap: () {
+                                            //select the read
+                                          },
+                                        ),
+                                        PopupMenuItem<String>(
+                                          //select the unread
+                                          child: Text("Unread"),
+                                          onTap: () {
+                                            //select the unread
+                                          },
+                                        ),
+                                        PopupMenuItem<String>(
                                             child: Text("Starred")),
-                                        const PopupMenuItem<String>(
+                                        PopupMenuItem<String>(
                                             child: Text("Unstarred")),
                                       ],
                                       onSelected: (String result) {
                                         print("result $result");
                                       },
                                     ),
-                                    if (bulkOptionsState) ...<Widget>[
+                                    if (selectedThreads.isNotEmpty) ...<Widget>[
+                                      //this needs to know if anything got selected,
                                       IconButton(
                                           onPressed: null,
                                           icon: Icon(Icons.archive_outlined)),
@@ -379,7 +407,11 @@ class _HomeScreenState extends State<HomeScreen> with TickerProviderStateMixin {
                                           onPressed: null,
                                           icon: Icon(Icons.delete_outlined)),
                                       IconButton(
-                                          onPressed: null,
+                                          onPressed: () {
+                                            _emailPageKey.currentState!
+                                                .markSelectedAsRead(
+                                                    true); //mark as read
+                                          },
                                           icon: Icon(
                                               Icons.mark_email_read_outlined)),
                                       IconButton(
@@ -390,9 +422,10 @@ class _HomeScreenState extends State<HomeScreen> with TickerProviderStateMixin {
                                     PopupMenuButton<String>(
                                         icon: const Icon(Icons.more_vert),
                                         itemBuilder: (BuildContext context) {
-                                          if (!bulkOptionsState) {
+                                          if (selectedThreads.isEmpty) {
+                                            //why tf?
                                             return <PopupMenuEntry<String>>[
-                                              const PopupMenuItem<String>(
+                                              PopupMenuItem<String>(
                                                 child: Row(
                                                   children: [
                                                     Icon(Icons
@@ -403,19 +436,28 @@ class _HomeScreenState extends State<HomeScreen> with TickerProviderStateMixin {
                                                     Text("Mark all as read")
                                                   ],
                                                 ),
+                                                onTap: () {
+                                                  _emailPageKey.currentState!
+                                                      .selectAllEmails(true);
+                                                  _emailPageKey.currentState!
+                                                      .markSelectedAsRead(true);
+                                                   _emailPageKey.currentState!
+                                                      .selectAllEmails(false);
+                                                },
                                               ),
                                               const PopupMenuDivider(),
                                               PopupMenuItem(
-                                                  child: Text(
-                                                "Select messages to see more actions",
-                                                style: TextStyle(
-                                                    color: Colors
-                                                        .blueGrey.shade300),
-                                              ))
+                                                child: Text(
+                                                  "Select messages to see more actions",
+                                                  style: TextStyle(
+                                                      color: Colors
+                                                          .blueGrey.shade300),
+                                                ),
+                                              )
                                             ];
                                           } else {
                                             return <PopupMenuEntry<String>>[
-                                              const PopupMenuItem<String>(
+                                              PopupMenuItem<String>(
                                                 child: Row(
                                                   children: [
                                                     Icon(Icons
@@ -426,28 +468,34 @@ class _HomeScreenState extends State<HomeScreen> with TickerProviderStateMixin {
                                                     Text("Mark as unread")
                                                   ],
                                                 ),
+                                                onTap: () {
+                                                  _emailPageKey.currentState!
+                                                      .markSelectedAsRead(
+                                                          false);
+                                                },
                                               ),
                                               const PopupMenuItem<String>(
-                                                  child: Row(
-                                                    children: [
-                                                      Icon(Icons.snooze_outlined),
-                                                      const SizedBox(
-                                                        width: 4.0,
-                                                      ),
-                                                      Text("Snooze")
-                                                    ],
-                                                  ),
+                                                child: Row(
+                                                  children: [
+                                                    Icon(Icons.snooze_outlined),
+                                                    const SizedBox(
+                                                      width: 4.0,
+                                                    ),
+                                                    Text("Snooze")
+                                                  ],
+                                                ),
                                               ),
                                               const PopupMenuItem<String>(
-                                                  child: Row(
-                                                    children: [
-                                                      Icon(Icons.star_border_outlined),
-                                                      const SizedBox(
-                                                        width: 4.0,
-                                                      ),
-                                                      Text("Add star")
-                                                    ],
-                                                  ),
+                                                child: Row(
+                                                  children: [
+                                                    Icon(Icons
+                                                        .star_border_outlined),
+                                                    const SizedBox(
+                                                      width: 4.0,
+                                                    ),
+                                                    Text("Add star")
+                                                  ],
+                                                ),
                                               ),
                                             ];
                                           }