diff --git a/bsky.py b/bsky.py
--- a/bsky.py
+++ b/bsky.py
@@ -1054,6 +1054,22 @@
                 logger.error(f"Error detaching user blocks: {e}")
 
 
+
+def queue_file_sort_key(filepath):
+    """
+    Sort key for queue files: priority first (0 before 1), then newest first within each priority.
+    Filename format: {priority}_{YYYYMMDD}_{HHMMSS}_{reason}_{hash}.json
+    """
+    parts = filepath.name.split('_')
+    if len(parts) >= 3:
+        priority = int(parts[0])  # 0 or 1
+        date_part = parts[1]      # YYYYMMDD
+        time_part = parts[2]      # HHMMSS
+        timestamp = int(date_part + time_part)  # YYYYMMDDHHMMSS as integer
+        # Return (priority ascending, timestamp descending)
+        return (priority, -timestamp)
+    return (1, 0)  # Fallback: treat as normal priority, oldest
+
 def notification_to_dict(notification):
     """Convert a notification object to a dictionary for JSON serialization."""
     return {
@@ -1167,11 +1183,13 @@
 
 
 def load_and_process_queued_notifications(void_agent, atproto_client, testing_mode=False):
-    """Load and process all notifications from the queue in priority order."""
+    """Load and process all notifications from the queue in priority order (newest first)."""
     try:
         # Get all JSON files in queue directory (excluding processed_notifications.json)
-        # Files are sorted by name, which puts priority files first (0_ prefix before 1_ prefix)
-        all_queue_files = sorted([f for f in QUEUE_DIR.glob("*.json") if f.name != "processed_notifications.json"])
+        all_queue_files = [f for f in QUEUE_DIR.glob("*.json") if f.name != "processed_notifications.json"]
+        
+        # Sort by priority first (0_ before 1_), then by timestamp (newest first within each priority)
+        all_queue_files = sorted(all_queue_files, key=queue_file_sort_key)
 
         # Filter out and delete like notifications immediately
         queue_files = []
@@ -1228,8 +1246,9 @@
                     
                     if new_count > 0:
                         logger.info(f"Added {new_count} new notifications to queue")
-                        # Reload the queue files to include the new items
-                        updated_queue_files = sorted([f for f in QUEUE_DIR.glob("*.json") if f.name != "processed_notifications.json"])
+                        # Reload the queue files to include the new items with same sorting
+                        updated_queue_files = [f for f in QUEUE_DIR.glob("*.json") if f.name != "processed_notifications.json"]
+                        updated_queue_files = sorted(updated_queue_files, key=queue_file_sort_key)
                         queue_files = updated_queue_files
                         logger.info(f"Queue updated: now {len(queue_files)} total items")
                 except Exception as e: