diff --git a/.github/workflows/crowdin-upload.yml b/.github/workflows/crowdin-upload.yml
index 19839648db05ea..c48668d3bc3e55 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/crowdin-upload.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/crowdin-upload.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 name: Crowdin / Upload translations
 
 on:
-  merge_group:
   push:
     branches:
       - 'main'
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/be.json b/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/be.json
index 797d8cc22e578d..d3a29eae408821 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/be.json
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/be.json
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
   "alert.rate_limited.title": "Ліміт перавышаны",
   "alert.unexpected.message": "Узнікла нечаканая памылка.",
   "alert.unexpected.title": "Вой!",
+  "alt_text_badge.title": "Альтернативный текст",
   "announcement.announcement": "Аб'ява",
   "attachments_list.unprocessed": "(неапрацаваны)",
   "audio.hide": "Схаваць аўдыя",
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/de.json b/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/de.json
index 3d8b57db4a654e..b807d93ab3d720 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/de.json
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/de.json
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
   "account.requested_follow": "{name} möchte dir folgen",
   "account.share": "Profil von @{name} teilen",
   "account.show_reblogs": "Geteilte Beiträge von @{name} anzeigen",
-  "account.statuses_counter": "{count, plural, one {{counter} post} other {{counter} posts}}",
+  "account.statuses_counter": "{count, plural, one {{counter} Beitrag} other {{counter} Beiträge}}",
   "account.unblock": "Blockierung von @{name} aufheben",
   "account.unblock_domain": "Blockierung von {domain} aufheben",
   "account.unblock_short": "Blockierung aufheben",
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/fr-CA.json b/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/fr-CA.json
index 3349be4fad1612..d2b6f0e15825a0 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/fr-CA.json
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/fr-CA.json
@@ -516,6 +516,7 @@
   "notification.label.private_reply": "Répondre en privé",
   "notification.label.reply": "Réponse",
   "notification.mention": "Mention",
+  "notification.mentioned_you": "{name} vous a mentionné·e",
   "notification.moderation-warning.learn_more": "En savoir plus",
   "notification.moderation_warning": "Vous avez reçu un avertissement de modération",
   "notification.moderation_warning.action_delete_statuses": "Certains de vos messages ont été supprimés.",
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/fr.json b/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/fr.json
index 5c4e582a87da4c..94152201771acd 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/fr.json
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/fr.json
@@ -516,6 +516,7 @@
   "notification.label.private_reply": "Répondre en privé",
   "notification.label.reply": "Réponse",
   "notification.mention": "Mention",
+  "notification.mentioned_you": "{name} vous a mentionné·e",
   "notification.moderation-warning.learn_more": "En savoir plus",
   "notification.moderation_warning": "Vous avez reçu un avertissement de modération",
   "notification.moderation_warning.action_delete_statuses": "Certains de vos messages ont été supprimés.",
diff --git a/spec/services/account_statuses_cleanup_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/account_statuses_cleanup_service_spec.rb
index 857bd4fda499af..553d20029a6624 100644
--- a/spec/services/account_statuses_cleanup_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/account_statuses_cleanup_service_spec.rb
@@ -27,39 +27,35 @@
       end
 
       context 'when given a normal budget of 10' do
-        it 'reports 3 deleted statuses' do
-          expect(subject.call(account_policy, 10)).to eq 3
-        end
-
-        it 'records the last deleted id' do
-          subject.call(account_policy, 10)
-          expect(account_policy.last_inspected).to eq [old_status.id, another_old_status.id].max
-        end
-
-        it 'actually deletes the statuses' do
-          subject.call(account_policy, 10)
-          expect(Status.find_by(id: [very_old_status.id, old_status.id, another_old_status.id])).to be_nil
-          expect { recent_status.reload }.to_not raise_error
-        end
-
-        it 'preserves recent and unrelated statuses' do
-          subject.call(account_policy, 10)
-          expect { unrelated_status.reload }.to_not raise_error
-          expect { recent_status.reload }.to_not raise_error
+        it 'reports 3 deleted statuses and records last deleted id, deletes statuses, preserves recent unrelated statuses' do
+          expect(subject.call(account_policy, 10))
+            .to eq(3)
+
+          expect(account_policy.last_inspected)
+            .to eq [old_status.id, another_old_status.id].max
+
+          expect(Status.find_by(id: [very_old_status.id, old_status.id, another_old_status.id]))
+            .to be_nil
+          expect { recent_status.reload }
+            .to_not raise_error
+          expect { unrelated_status.reload }
+            .to_not raise_error
+          expect { recent_status.reload }
+            .to_not raise_error
         end
       end
 
       context 'when called repeatedly with a budget of 2' do
-        it 'reports 2 then 1 deleted statuses' do
-          expect(subject.call(account_policy, 2)).to eq 2
-          expect(subject.call(account_policy, 2)).to eq 1
-        end
-
-        it 'actually deletes the statuses in the expected order' do
-          subject.call(account_policy, 2)
-          expect(Status.find_by(id: very_old_status.id)).to be_nil
-          subject.call(account_policy, 2)
-          expect(Status.find_by(id: [very_old_status.id, old_status.id, another_old_status.id])).to be_nil
+        it 'reports 2 then 1 deleted statuses and deletes in expected order' do
+          expect(subject.call(account_policy, 2))
+            .to eq(2)
+          expect(Status.find_by(id: very_old_status.id))
+            .to be_nil
+
+          expect(subject.call(account_policy, 2))
+            .to eq(1)
+          expect(Status.find_by(id: [very_old_status.id, old_status.id, another_old_status.id]))
+            .to be_nil
         end
       end
 
@@ -90,19 +86,24 @@
           end
         end
 
-        it 'reports 0 deleted statuses then 0 then 3 then 0 again' do
-          expect(subject.call(account_policy, 10)).to eq 0
-          expect(subject.call(account_policy, 10)).to eq 0
-          expect(subject.call(account_policy, 10)).to eq 3
-          expect(subject.call(account_policy, 10)).to eq 0
+        it 'reports 0 deleted statuses then 0 then 3 then 0 again, and keeps id under oldest deletable record' do
+          expect(subject.call(account_policy, 10))
+            .to eq(0)
+          expect(subject.call(account_policy, 10))
+            .to eq(0)
+          expect(subject.call(account_policy, 10))
+            .to eq(3)
+          expect(subject.call(account_policy, 10))
+            .to eq(0)
+          expect(account_policy.last_inspected)
+            .to be < oldest_deletable_record_id
         end
 
-        it 'never causes the recorded id to get higher than oldest deletable toot' do
-          subject.call(account_policy, 10)
-          subject.call(account_policy, 10)
-          subject.call(account_policy, 10)
-          subject.call(account_policy, 10)
-          expect(account_policy.last_inspected).to be < Mastodon::Snowflake.id_at(account_policy.min_status_age.seconds.ago, with_random: false)
+        def oldest_deletable_record_id
+          Mastodon::Snowflake.id_at(
+            account_policy.min_status_age.seconds.ago,
+            with_random: false
+          )
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/spec/services/activitypub/process_status_update_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/activitypub/process_status_update_service_spec.rb
index a97e8408026b7c..b6ceba374f7825 100644
--- a/spec/services/activitypub/process_status_update_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/activitypub/process_status_update_service_spec.rb
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@
 
 require 'rails_helper'
 
-def poll_option_json(name, votes)
-  { type: 'Note', name: name, replies: { type: 'Collection', totalItems: votes } }
-end
-
 RSpec.describe ActivityPub::ProcessStatusUpdateService do
   subject { described_class.new }
 
@@ -294,7 +290,6 @@ def poll_option_json(name, votes)
     context 'when originally without media attachments' do
       before do
         stub_request(:get, 'https://example.com/foo.png').to_return(body: attachment_fixture('emojo.png'))
-        subject.call(status, json, json)
       end
 
       let(:payload) do
@@ -310,19 +305,18 @@ def poll_option_json(name, votes)
         }
       end
 
-      it 'updates media attachments' do
-        media_attachment = status.reload.ordered_media_attachments.first
+      it 'updates media attachments, fetches attachment, records media change in edit' do
+        subject.call(status, json, json)
 
-        expect(media_attachment).to_not be_nil
-        expect(media_attachment.remote_url).to eq 'https://example.com/foo.png'
-      end
+        expect(status.reload.ordered_media_attachments.first)
+          .to be_present
+          .and(have_attributes(remote_url: 'https://example.com/foo.png'))
 
-      it 'fetches the attachment' do
-        expect(a_request(:get, 'https://example.com/foo.png')).to have_been_made
-      end
+        expect(a_request(:get, 'https://example.com/foo.png'))
+          .to have_been_made
 
-      it 'records media change in edit' do
-        expect(status.edits.reload.last.ordered_media_attachment_ids).to_not be_empty
+        expect(status.edits.reload.last.ordered_media_attachment_ids)
+          .to_not be_empty
       end
     end
 
@@ -344,27 +338,26 @@ def poll_option_json(name, votes)
 
       before do
         allow(RedownloadMediaWorker).to receive(:perform_async)
-        subject.call(status, json, json)
       end
 
-      it 'updates the existing media attachment in-place' do
-        media_attachment = status.media_attachments.ordered.reload.first
+      it 'updates the existing media attachment in-place, does not queue redownload, updates media, records media change' do
+        subject.call(status, json, json)
 
-        expect(media_attachment).to_not be_nil
-        expect(media_attachment.remote_url).to eq 'https://example.com/foo.png'
-        expect(media_attachment.description).to eq 'A picture'
-      end
+        expect(status.media_attachments.ordered.reload.first)
+          .to be_present
+          .and have_attributes(
+            remote_url: 'https://example.com/foo.png',
+            description: 'A picture'
+          )
 
-      it 'does not queue redownload for the existing media attachment' do
-        expect(RedownloadMediaWorker).to_not have_received(:perform_async)
-      end
+        expect(RedownloadMediaWorker)
+          .to_not have_received(:perform_async)
 
-      it 'updates media attachments' do
-        expect(status.ordered_media_attachments.map(&:remote_url)).to eq %w(https://example.com/foo.png)
-      end
+        expect(status.ordered_media_attachments.map(&:remote_url))
+          .to eq %w(https://example.com/foo.png)
 
-      it 'records media change in edit' do
-        expect(status.edits.reload.last.ordered_media_attachment_ids).to_not be_empty
+        expect(status.edits.reload.last.ordered_media_attachment_ids)
+          .to_not be_empty
       end
     end
 
@@ -372,10 +365,11 @@ def poll_option_json(name, votes)
       before do
         poll = Fabricate(:poll, status: status)
         status.update(preloadable_poll: poll)
-        subject.call(status, json, json)
       end
 
       it 'removes poll and records media change in edit' do
+        subject.call(status, json, json)
+
         expect(status.reload.poll).to be_nil
         expect(status.edits.reload.last.poll_options).to be_nil
       end
@@ -398,15 +392,13 @@ def poll_option_json(name, votes)
         }
       end
 
-      before do
+      it 'creates a poll and records media change in edit' do
         subject.call(status, json, json)
-      end
 
-      it 'creates a poll and records media change in edit' do
-        poll = status.reload.poll
+        expect(status.reload.poll)
+          .to be_present
+          .and have_attributes(options: %w(Foo Bar Baz))
 
-        expect(poll).to_not be_nil
-        expect(poll.options).to eq %w(Foo Bar Baz)
         expect(status.edits.reload.last.poll_options).to eq %w(Foo Bar Baz)
       end
     end
@@ -419,4 +411,8 @@ def poll_option_json(name, votes)
         .to eq '2021-09-08 22:39:25 UTC'
     end
   end
+
+  def poll_option_json(name, votes)
+    { type: 'Note', name: name, replies: { type: 'Collection', totalItems: votes } }
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/services/authorize_follow_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/authorize_follow_service_spec.rb
index 533b791fb7f6e7..de2857280249cb 100644
--- a/spec/services/authorize_follow_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/authorize_follow_service_spec.rb
@@ -12,15 +12,15 @@
 
     before do
       FollowRequest.create(account: bob, target_account: sender)
-      subject.call(bob, sender)
     end
 
-    it 'removes follow request' do
-      expect(bob.requested?(sender)).to be false
-    end
+    it 'removes follow request and creates follow relation' do
+      subject.call(bob, sender)
 
-    it 'creates follow relation' do
-      expect(bob.following?(sender)).to be true
+      expect(bob)
+        .to_not be_requested(sender)
+      expect(bob)
+        .to be_following(sender)
     end
   end
 
@@ -30,19 +30,17 @@
     before do
       FollowRequest.create(account: bob, target_account: sender)
       stub_request(:post, bob.inbox_url).to_return(status: 200)
-      subject.call(bob, sender)
     end
 
-    it 'removes follow request' do
-      expect(bob.requested?(sender)).to be false
-    end
-
-    it 'creates follow relation' do
-      expect(bob.following?(sender)).to be true
-    end
+    it 'removes follow request, creates follow relation, send accept activity', :inline_jobs do
+      subject.call(bob, sender)
 
-    it 'sends an accept activity', :inline_jobs do
-      expect(a_request(:post, bob.inbox_url)).to have_been_made.once
+      expect(bob)
+        .to_not be_requested(sender)
+      expect(bob)
+        .to be_following(sender)
+      expect(a_request(:post, bob.inbox_url))
+        .to have_been_made.once
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/services/batched_remove_status_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/batched_remove_status_service_spec.rb
index 628bb198ef06f3..1ff73a633b1002 100644
--- a/spec/services/batched_remove_status_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/batched_remove_status_service_spec.rb
@@ -24,32 +24,38 @@
 
     status_alice_hello
     status_alice_other
+  end
 
+  it 'removes status records, removes from author and local follower feeds, notifies stream, sends delete' do
     subject.call([status_alice_hello, status_alice_other])
-  end
 
-  it 'removes statuses' do
-    expect { Status.find(status_alice_hello.id) }.to raise_error ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound
-    expect { Status.find(status_alice_other.id) }.to raise_error ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound
-  end
+    expect { Status.find(status_alice_hello.id) }
+      .to raise_error ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound
+    expect { Status.find(status_alice_other.id) }
+      .to raise_error ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound
 
-  it 'removes statuses from author\'s home feed' do
-    expect(HomeFeed.new(alice).get(10).pluck(:id)).to_not include(status_alice_hello.id, status_alice_other.id)
-  end
+    expect(feed_ids_for(alice))
+      .to_not include(status_alice_hello.id, status_alice_other.id)
 
-  it 'removes statuses from local follower\'s home feed' do
-    expect(HomeFeed.new(jeff).get(10).pluck(:id)).to_not include(status_alice_hello.id, status_alice_other.id)
-  end
+    expect(feed_ids_for(jeff))
+      .to_not include(status_alice_hello.id, status_alice_other.id)
 
-  it 'notifies streaming API of followers' do
-    expect(redis).to have_received(:publish).with("timeline:#{jeff.id}", any_args).at_least(:once)
-  end
+    expect(redis)
+      .to have_received(:publish)
+      .with("timeline:#{jeff.id}", any_args).at_least(:once)
+
+    expect(redis)
+      .to have_received(:publish)
+      .with('timeline:public', any_args).at_least(:once)
 
-  it 'notifies streaming API of public timeline' do
-    expect(redis).to have_received(:publish).with('timeline:public', any_args).at_least(:once)
+    expect(a_request(:post, 'http://example.com/inbox'))
+      .to have_been_made.at_least_once
   end
 
-  it 'sends delete activity to followers' do
-    expect(a_request(:post, 'http://example.com/inbox')).to have_been_made.at_least_once
+  def feed_ids_for(account)
+    HomeFeed
+      .new(account)
+      .get(10)
+      .pluck(:id)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/services/block_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/block_service_spec.rb
index 46dd69198699a4..d9687a5404dc0a 100644
--- a/spec/services/block_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/block_service_spec.rb
@@ -26,15 +26,16 @@
 
     before do
       stub_request(:post, 'http://example.com/inbox').to_return(status: 200)
-      subject.call(sender, bob)
     end
 
-    it 'creates a blocking relation' do
-      expect(sender.blocking?(bob)).to be true
-    end
+    it 'creates a blocking relation and send block activity', :inline_jobs do
+      subject.call(sender, bob)
+
+      expect(sender)
+        .to be_blocking(bob)
 
-    it 'sends a block activity', :inline_jobs do
-      expect(a_request(:post, 'http://example.com/inbox')).to have_been_made.once
+      expect(a_request(:post, 'http://example.com/inbox'))
+        .to have_been_made.once
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/services/bulk_import_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/bulk_import_service_spec.rb
index 0197f81a448dd7..f52fc4d7d5e83a 100644
--- a/spec/services/bulk_import_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/bulk_import_service_spec.rb
@@ -24,30 +24,19 @@
         ].map { |data| import.rows.create!(data: data) }
       end
 
-      before do
-        account.follow!(Fabricate(:account))
-      end
-
-      it 'does not immediately change who the account follows' do
-        expect { subject.call(import) }.to_not(change { account.reload.active_relationships.to_a })
-      end
+      before { account.follow!(Fabricate(:account)) }
 
-      it 'enqueues workers for the expected rows' do
-        subject.call(import)
-        expect(Import::RowWorker.jobs.pluck('args').flatten).to match_array(rows.map(&:id))
-      end
-
-      it 'requests to follow all the listed users once the workers have run' do
-        subject.call(import)
+      it 'does not immediately change who the account follows, enqueues workers, sends follow requests after worker run' do
+        expect { subject.call(import) }
+          .to_not(change { account.reload.active_relationships.to_a })
 
-        resolve_account_service_double = instance_double(ResolveAccountService)
-        allow(ResolveAccountService).to receive(:new).and_return(resolve_account_service_double)
-        allow(resolve_account_service_double).to receive(:call).with('user@foo.bar', any_args) { Fabricate(:account, username: 'user', domain: 'foo.bar', protocol: :activitypub) }
-        allow(resolve_account_service_double).to receive(:call).with('unknown@unknown.bar', any_args) { Fabricate(:account, username: 'unknown', domain: 'unknown.bar', protocol: :activitypub) }
+        expect(row_worker_job_args)
+          .to match_array(rows.map(&:id))
 
-        Import::RowWorker.drain
+        stub_resolve_account_and_drain_workers
 
-        expect(FollowRequest.includes(:target_account).where(account: account).map { |follow_request| follow_request.target_account.acct }).to contain_exactly('user@foo.bar', 'unknown@unknown.bar')
+        expect(FollowRequest.includes(:target_account).where(account: account).map { |follow_request| follow_request.target_account.acct })
+          .to contain_exactly('user@foo.bar', 'unknown@unknown.bar')
       end
     end
 
@@ -71,31 +60,20 @@
         account.follow!(to_be_unfollowed)
       end
 
-      it 'unfollows user not present on list' do
-        subject.call(import)
-        expect(account.following?(to_be_unfollowed)).to be false
-      end
-
-      it 'updates the existing follow relationship as expected' do
-        expect { subject.call(import) }.to change { Follow.where(account: account, target_account: followed).pick(:show_reblogs, :notify, :languages) }.from([true, false, nil]).to([false, true, ['en']])
-      end
+      it 'updates the existing follow relationship as expected and unfollows user not on list, enqueues workers, sends follow reqs after worker run' do
+        expect { subject.call(import) }
+          .to change { Follow.where(account: account, target_account: followed).pick(:show_reblogs, :notify, :languages) }.from([true, false, nil]).to([false, true, ['en']])
 
-      it 'enqueues workers for the expected rows' do
-        subject.call(import)
-        expect(Import::RowWorker.jobs.pluck('args').flatten).to match_array(rows[1..].map(&:id))
-      end
-
-      it 'requests to follow all the expected users once the workers have run' do
-        subject.call(import)
+        expect(account)
+          .to_not be_following(to_be_unfollowed)
 
-        resolve_account_service_double = instance_double(ResolveAccountService)
-        allow(ResolveAccountService).to receive(:new).and_return(resolve_account_service_double)
-        allow(resolve_account_service_double).to receive(:call).with('user@foo.bar', any_args) { Fabricate(:account, username: 'user', domain: 'foo.bar', protocol: :activitypub) }
-        allow(resolve_account_service_double).to receive(:call).with('unknown@unknown.bar', any_args) { Fabricate(:account, username: 'unknown', domain: 'unknown.bar', protocol: :activitypub) }
+        expect(row_worker_job_args)
+          .to match_array(rows[1..].map(&:id))
 
-        Import::RowWorker.drain
+        stub_resolve_account_and_drain_workers
 
-        expect(FollowRequest.includes(:target_account).where(account: account).map { |follow_request| follow_request.target_account.acct }).to contain_exactly('user@foo.bar', 'unknown@unknown.bar')
+        expect(FollowRequest.includes(:target_account).where(account: account).map { |follow_request| follow_request.target_account.acct })
+          .to contain_exactly('user@foo.bar', 'unknown@unknown.bar')
       end
     end
 
@@ -110,30 +88,19 @@
         ].map { |data| import.rows.create!(data: data) }
       end
 
-      before do
-        account.block!(Fabricate(:account, username: 'already_blocked', domain: 'remote.org'))
-      end
-
-      it 'does not immediately change who the account blocks' do
-        expect { subject.call(import) }.to_not(change { account.reload.blocking.to_a })
-      end
+      before { account.block!(Fabricate(:account, username: 'already_blocked', domain: 'remote.org')) }
 
-      it 'enqueues workers for the expected rows' do
-        subject.call(import)
-        expect(Import::RowWorker.jobs.pluck('args').flatten).to match_array(rows.map(&:id))
-      end
-
-      it 'blocks all the listed users once the workers have run' do
-        subject.call(import)
+      it 'does not immediately change who the account blocks, enqueues worker, blocks after run' do
+        expect { subject.call(import) }
+          .to_not(change { account.reload.blocking.to_a })
 
-        resolve_account_service_double = instance_double(ResolveAccountService)
-        allow(ResolveAccountService).to receive(:new).and_return(resolve_account_service_double)
-        allow(resolve_account_service_double).to receive(:call).with('user@foo.bar', any_args) { Fabricate(:account, username: 'user', domain: 'foo.bar', protocol: :activitypub) }
-        allow(resolve_account_service_double).to receive(:call).with('unknown@unknown.bar', any_args) { Fabricate(:account, username: 'unknown', domain: 'unknown.bar', protocol: :activitypub) }
+        expect(row_worker_job_args)
+          .to match_array(rows.map(&:id))
 
-        Import::RowWorker.drain
+        stub_resolve_account_and_drain_workers
 
-        expect(account.blocking.map(&:acct)).to contain_exactly('already_blocked@remote.org', 'user@foo.bar', 'unknown@unknown.bar')
+        expect(account.reload.blocking.map(&:acct))
+          .to contain_exactly('already_blocked@remote.org', 'user@foo.bar', 'unknown@unknown.bar')
       end
     end
 
@@ -157,27 +124,18 @@
         account.block!(to_be_unblocked)
       end
 
-      it 'unblocks user not present on list' do
+      it 'unblocks user not present on list, enqueues worker, requests follow after run' do
         subject.call(import)
-        expect(account.blocking?(to_be_unblocked)).to be false
-      end
-
-      it 'enqueues workers for the expected rows' do
-        subject.call(import)
-        expect(Import::RowWorker.jobs.pluck('args').flatten).to match_array(rows[1..].map(&:id))
-      end
 
-      it 'requests to follow all the expected users once the workers have run' do
-        subject.call(import)
+        expect(account.blocking?(to_be_unblocked)).to be false
 
-        resolve_account_service_double = instance_double(ResolveAccountService)
-        allow(ResolveAccountService).to receive(:new).and_return(resolve_account_service_double)
-        allow(resolve_account_service_double).to receive(:call).with('user@foo.bar', any_args) { Fabricate(:account, username: 'user', domain: 'foo.bar', protocol: :activitypub) }
-        allow(resolve_account_service_double).to receive(:call).with('unknown@unknown.bar', any_args) { Fabricate(:account, username: 'unknown', domain: 'unknown.bar', protocol: :activitypub) }
+        expect(row_worker_job_args)
+          .to match_array(rows[1..].map(&:id))
 
-        Import::RowWorker.drain
+        stub_resolve_account_and_drain_workers
 
-        expect(account.blocking.map(&:acct)).to contain_exactly('blocked@foo.bar', 'user@foo.bar', 'unknown@unknown.bar')
+        expect(account.blocking.map(&:acct))
+          .to contain_exactly('blocked@foo.bar', 'user@foo.bar', 'unknown@unknown.bar')
       end
     end
 
@@ -192,30 +150,19 @@
         ].map { |data| import.rows.create!(data: data) }
       end
 
-      before do
-        account.mute!(Fabricate(:account, username: 'already_muted', domain: 'remote.org'))
-      end
-
-      it 'does not immediately change who the account blocks' do
-        expect { subject.call(import) }.to_not(change { account.reload.muting.to_a })
-      end
-
-      it 'enqueues workers for the expected rows' do
-        subject.call(import)
-        expect(Import::RowWorker.jobs.pluck('args').flatten).to match_array(rows.map(&:id))
-      end
+      before { account.mute!(Fabricate(:account, username: 'already_muted', domain: 'remote.org')) }
 
-      it 'mutes all the listed users once the workers have run' do
-        subject.call(import)
+      it 'does not immediately change who the account blocks, enqueures worker, mutes users after worker run' do
+        expect { subject.call(import) }
+          .to_not(change { account.reload.muting.to_a })
 
-        resolve_account_service_double = instance_double(ResolveAccountService)
-        allow(ResolveAccountService).to receive(:new).and_return(resolve_account_service_double)
-        allow(resolve_account_service_double).to receive(:call).with('user@foo.bar', any_args) { Fabricate(:account, username: 'user', domain: 'foo.bar', protocol: :activitypub) }
-        allow(resolve_account_service_double).to receive(:call).with('unknown@unknown.bar', any_args) { Fabricate(:account, username: 'unknown', domain: 'unknown.bar', protocol: :activitypub) }
+        expect(row_worker_job_args)
+          .to match_array(rows.map(&:id))
 
-        Import::RowWorker.drain
+        stub_resolve_account_and_drain_workers
 
-        expect(account.muting.map(&:acct)).to contain_exactly('already_muted@remote.org', 'user@foo.bar', 'unknown@unknown.bar')
+        expect(account.reload.muting.map(&:acct))
+          .to contain_exactly('already_muted@remote.org', 'user@foo.bar', 'unknown@unknown.bar')
       end
     end
 
@@ -239,31 +186,19 @@
         account.mute!(to_be_unmuted)
       end
 
-      it 'updates the existing mute as expected' do
-        expect { subject.call(import) }.to change { Mute.where(account: account, target_account: muted).pick(:hide_notifications) }.from(false).to(true)
-      end
+      it 'updates the existing mute as expected and unblocks user not on list, and enqueues worker, and requests follow after worker run' do
+        expect { subject.call(import) }
+          .to change { Mute.where(account: account, target_account: muted).pick(:hide_notifications) }.from(false).to(true)
 
-      it 'unblocks user not present on list' do
-        subject.call(import)
         expect(account.muting?(to_be_unmuted)).to be false
-      end
-
-      it 'enqueues workers for the expected rows' do
-        subject.call(import)
-        expect(Import::RowWorker.jobs.pluck('args').flatten).to match_array(rows[1..].map(&:id))
-      end
-
-      it 'requests to follow all the expected users once the workers have run' do
-        subject.call(import)
 
-        resolve_account_service_double = instance_double(ResolveAccountService)
-        allow(ResolveAccountService).to receive(:new).and_return(resolve_account_service_double)
-        allow(resolve_account_service_double).to receive(:call).with('user@foo.bar', any_args) { Fabricate(:account, username: 'user', domain: 'foo.bar', protocol: :activitypub) }
-        allow(resolve_account_service_double).to receive(:call).with('unknown@unknown.bar', any_args) { Fabricate(:account, username: 'unknown', domain: 'unknown.bar', protocol: :activitypub) }
+        expect(row_worker_job_args)
+          .to match_array(rows[1..].map(&:id))
 
-        Import::RowWorker.drain
+        stub_resolve_account_and_drain_workers
 
-        expect(account.muting.map(&:acct)).to contain_exactly('muted@foo.bar', 'user@foo.bar', 'unknown@unknown.bar')
+        expect(account.muting.map(&:acct))
+          .to contain_exactly('muted@foo.bar', 'user@foo.bar', 'unknown@unknown.bar')
       end
     end
 
@@ -284,13 +219,11 @@
         account.block_domain!('blocked.com')
       end
 
-      it 'blocks all the new domains' do
+      it 'blocks all the new domains and marks import finished' do
         subject.call(import)
-        expect(account.domain_blocks.pluck(:domain)).to contain_exactly('alreadyblocked.com', 'blocked.com', 'to-block.com')
-      end
 
-      it 'marks the import as finished' do
-        subject.call(import)
+        expect(account.domain_blocks.pluck(:domain))
+          .to contain_exactly('alreadyblocked.com', 'blocked.com', 'to-block.com')
         expect(import.reload.state_finished?).to be true
       end
     end
@@ -312,14 +245,13 @@
         account.block_domain!('blocked.com')
       end
 
-      it 'blocks all the new domains' do
+      it 'blocks all the new domains and marks import finished' do
         subject.call(import)
-        expect(account.domain_blocks.pluck(:domain)).to contain_exactly('blocked.com', 'to-block.com')
-      end
 
-      it 'marks the import as finished' do
-        subject.call(import)
-        expect(import.reload.state_finished?).to be true
+        expect(account.domain_blocks.pluck(:domain))
+          .to contain_exactly('blocked.com', 'to-block.com')
+        expect(import.reload.state_finished?)
+          .to be true
       end
     end
 
@@ -347,22 +279,16 @@
         account.bookmarks.create!(status: bookmarked)
       end
 
-      it 'enqueues workers for the expected rows' do
-        subject.call(import)
-        expect(Import::RowWorker.jobs.pluck('args').flatten).to match_array(rows.map(&:id))
-      end
-
-      it 'updates the bookmarks as expected once the workers have run' do
+      it 'enqueues workers for the expected rows and updates bookmarks after worker run' do
         subject.call(import)
 
-        service_double = instance_double(ActivityPub::FetchRemoteStatusService)
-        allow(ActivityPub::FetchRemoteStatusService).to receive(:new).and_return(service_double)
-        allow(service_double).to receive(:call).with('https://domain.unknown/foo') { Fabricate(:status, uri: 'https://domain.unknown/foo') }
-        allow(service_double).to receive(:call).with('https://domain.unknown/private') { Fabricate(:status, uri: 'https://domain.unknown/private', visibility: :direct) }
+        expect(row_worker_job_args)
+          .to match_array(rows.map(&:id))
 
-        Import::RowWorker.drain
+        stub_fetch_remote_and_drain_workers
 
-        expect(account.bookmarks.map { |bookmark| bookmark.status.uri }).to contain_exactly(already_bookmarked.uri, status.uri, bookmarked.uri, 'https://domain.unknown/foo')
+        expect(account.bookmarks.map { |bookmark| bookmark.status.uri })
+          .to contain_exactly(already_bookmarked.uri, status.uri, bookmarked.uri, 'https://domain.unknown/foo')
       end
     end
 
@@ -390,23 +316,48 @@
         account.bookmarks.create!(status: bookmarked)
       end
 
-      it 'enqueues workers for the expected rows' do
+      it 'enqueues workers for the expected rows and updates bookmarks' do
         subject.call(import)
-        expect(Import::RowWorker.jobs.pluck('args').flatten).to match_array(rows.map(&:id))
+
+        expect(row_worker_job_args)
+          .to match_array(rows.map(&:id))
+
+        stub_fetch_remote_and_drain_workers
+
+        expect(account.bookmarks.map { |bookmark| bookmark.status.uri })
+          .to contain_exactly(status.uri, bookmarked.uri, 'https://domain.unknown/foo')
       end
+    end
 
-      it 'updates the bookmarks as expected once the workers have run' do
-        subject.call(import)
+    def row_worker_job_args
+      Import::RowWorker
+        .jobs
+        .pluck('args')
+        .flatten
+    end
 
-        service_double = instance_double(ActivityPub::FetchRemoteStatusService)
-        allow(ActivityPub::FetchRemoteStatusService).to receive(:new).and_return(service_double)
-        allow(service_double).to receive(:call).with('https://domain.unknown/foo') { Fabricate(:status, uri: 'https://domain.unknown/foo') }
-        allow(service_double).to receive(:call).with('https://domain.unknown/private') { Fabricate(:status, uri: 'https://domain.unknown/private', visibility: :direct) }
+    def stub_resolve_account_and_drain_workers
+      resolve_account_service_double = instance_double(ResolveAccountService)
+      allow(ResolveAccountService)
+        .to receive(:new)
+        .and_return(resolve_account_service_double)
+      allow(resolve_account_service_double)
+        .to receive(:call)
+        .with('user@foo.bar', any_args) { Fabricate(:account, username: 'user', domain: 'foo.bar', protocol: :activitypub) }
+      allow(resolve_account_service_double)
+        .to receive(:call)
+        .with('unknown@unknown.bar', any_args) { Fabricate(:account, username: 'unknown', domain: 'unknown.bar', protocol: :activitypub) }
+
+      Import::RowWorker.drain
+    end
 
-        Import::RowWorker.drain
+    def stub_fetch_remote_and_drain_workers
+      service_double = instance_double(ActivityPub::FetchRemoteStatusService)
+      allow(ActivityPub::FetchRemoteStatusService).to receive(:new).and_return(service_double)
+      allow(service_double).to receive(:call).with('https://domain.unknown/foo') { Fabricate(:status, uri: 'https://domain.unknown/foo') }
+      allow(service_double).to receive(:call).with('https://domain.unknown/private') { Fabricate(:status, uri: 'https://domain.unknown/private', visibility: :direct) }
 
-        expect(account.bookmarks.map { |bookmark| bookmark.status.uri }).to contain_exactly(status.uri, bookmarked.uri, 'https://domain.unknown/foo')
-      end
+      Import::RowWorker.drain
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/services/favourite_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/favourite_service_spec.rb
index c39362def2f7f3..123e8699c7668f 100644
--- a/spec/services/favourite_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/favourite_service_spec.rb
@@ -11,11 +11,9 @@
     let(:bob)    { Fabricate(:account) }
     let(:status) { Fabricate(:status, account: bob) }
 
-    before do
+    it 'creates a favourite' do
       subject.call(sender, status)
-    end
 
-    it 'creates a favourite' do
       expect(status.favourites.first).to_not be_nil
     end
   end
@@ -26,15 +24,16 @@
 
     before do
       stub_request(:post, 'http://example.com/inbox').to_return(status: 200, body: '', headers: {})
-      subject.call(sender, status)
     end
 
-    it 'creates a favourite' do
-      expect(status.favourites.first).to_not be_nil
-    end
+    it 'creates a favourite and sends like activity', :inline_jobs do
+      subject.call(sender, status)
+
+      expect(status.favourites.first)
+        .to_not be_nil
 
-    it 'sends a like activity', :inline_jobs do
-      expect(a_request(:post, 'http://example.com/inbox')).to have_been_made.once
+      expect(a_request(:post, 'http://example.com/inbox'))
+        .to have_been_made.once
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/services/follow_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/follow_service_spec.rb
index 0c4cd600460922..bbd8a6f997ff60 100644
--- a/spec/services/follow_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/follow_service_spec.rb
@@ -143,15 +143,16 @@
 
     before do
       stub_request(:post, 'http://example.com/inbox').to_return(status: 200, body: '', headers: {})
-      subject.call(sender, bob)
     end
 
-    it 'creates follow request' do
-      expect(FollowRequest.find_by(account: sender, target_account: bob)).to_not be_nil
-    end
+    it 'creates follow request and sends an activity to inbox', :inline_jobs do
+      subject.call(sender, bob)
+
+      expect(FollowRequest.find_by(account: sender, target_account: bob))
+        .to_not be_nil
 
-    it 'sends a follow activity to the inbox', :inline_jobs do
-      expect(a_request(:post, 'http://example.com/inbox')).to have_been_made.once
+      expect(a_request(:post, 'http://example.com/inbox'))
+        .to have_been_made.once
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/services/process_mentions_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/process_mentions_service_spec.rb
index 2c202d3e57af18..3cc83d82f3cb08 100644
--- a/spec/services/process_mentions_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/process_mentions_service_spec.rb
@@ -16,20 +16,25 @@
     before do
       account.block!(individually_blocked_account)
       account.domain_blocks.create!(domain: domain_blocked_account.domain)
+    end
 
-      subject.call(status)
+    it 'creates a mention to the non-blocked account but not the individually or domain blocked accounts' do
+      expect { subject.call(status) }
+        .to create_mention_for_non_blocked
+        .and skip_mention_for_individual
+        .and skip_mention_for_domain_blocked
     end
 
-    it 'creates a mention to the non-blocked account' do
-      expect(non_blocked_account.mentions.where(status: status).count).to eq 1
+    def create_mention_for_non_blocked
+      change { non_blocked_account.mentions.where(status: status).count }.to(1)
     end
 
-    it 'does not create a mention to the individually blocked account' do
-      expect(individually_blocked_account.mentions.where(status: status).count).to eq 0
+    def skip_mention_for_individual
+      not_change { individually_blocked_account.mentions.where(status: status).count }.from(0)
     end
 
-    it 'does not create a mention to the domain-blocked account' do
-      expect(domain_blocked_account.mentions.where(status: status).count).to eq 0
+    def skip_mention_for_domain_blocked
+      not_change { domain_blocked_account.mentions.where(status: status).count }.from(0)
     end
   end
 
@@ -40,11 +45,9 @@
       context 'with a valid remote user' do
         let!(:remote_user) { Fabricate(:account, username: 'remote_user', protocol: :activitypub, domain: 'example.com', inbox_url: 'http://example.com/inbox') }
 
-        before do
+        it 'creates a mention' do
           subject.call(status)
-        end
 
-        it 'creates a mention' do
           expect(remote_user.mentions.where(status: status).count).to eq 1
         end
       end
@@ -53,11 +56,9 @@
         let!(:remote_user) { Fabricate(:account, username: 'remote_user', protocol: :activitypub, domain: 'example.com', inbox_url: 'http://example.com/inbox') }
         let(:status)       { Fabricate(:status, account: account, text: "Hello @#{remote_user.acct} @#{remote_user.acct} @#{remote_user.acct}", visibility: :public) }
 
-        before do
+        it 'creates exactly one mention' do
           subject.call(status, save_records: false)
-        end
 
-        it 'creates exactly one mention' do
           expect(status.mentions.size).to eq 1
         end
       end
@@ -66,11 +67,9 @@
         let!(:remote_user) { Fabricate(:account, username: 'sneak', protocol: :activitypub, domain: 'xn--hresiar-mxa.ch', inbox_url: 'http://example.com/inbox') }
         let!(:status) { Fabricate(:status, account: account, text: 'Hello @sneak@hæresiar.ch') }
 
-        before do
+        it 'creates a mention' do
           subject.call(status)
-        end
 
-        it 'creates a mention' do
           expect(remote_user.mentions.where(status: status).count).to eq 1
         end
       end
@@ -79,11 +78,9 @@
         let!(:remote_user) { Fabricate(:account, username: 'foo', protocol: :activitypub, domain: 'xn--y9a3aq.xn--y9a3aq', inbox_url: 'http://example.com/inbox') }
         let!(:status) { Fabricate(:status, account: account, text: 'Hello @foo@հայ.հայ') }
 
-        before do
+        it 'creates a mention' do
           subject.call(status)
-        end
 
-        it 'creates a mention' do
           expect(remote_user.mentions.where(status: status).count).to eq 1
         end
       end
@@ -95,10 +92,11 @@
       before do
         stub_request(:get, 'https://example.com/.well-known/host-meta').to_return(status: 404)
         stub_request(:get, 'https://example.com/.well-known/webfinger?resource=acct:remote_user@example.com').to_return(status: 500)
-        subject.call(status)
       end
 
       it 'creates a mention' do
+        subject.call(status)
+
         expect(remote_user.mentions.where(status: status).count).to eq 1
       end
     end
diff --git a/spec/services/reject_follow_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/reject_follow_service_spec.rb
index d2c7a00206210b..eec0d6c1e05f93 100644
--- a/spec/services/reject_follow_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/reject_follow_service_spec.rb
@@ -10,17 +10,15 @@
   describe 'local' do
     let(:bob) { Fabricate(:account) }
 
-    before do
-      FollowRequest.create(account: bob, target_account: sender)
-      subject.call(bob, sender)
-    end
+    before { FollowRequest.create(account: bob, target_account: sender) }
 
-    it 'removes follow request' do
-      expect(bob.requested?(sender)).to be false
-    end
+    it 'removes follow request and does not create relation' do
+      subject.call(bob, sender)
 
-    it 'does not create follow relation' do
-      expect(bob.following?(sender)).to be false
+      expect(bob)
+        .to_not be_requested(sender)
+      expect(bob)
+        .to_not be_following(sender)
     end
   end
 
@@ -30,19 +28,17 @@
     before do
       FollowRequest.create(account: bob, target_account: sender)
       stub_request(:post, bob.inbox_url).to_return(status: 200)
-      subject.call(bob, sender)
-    end
-
-    it 'removes follow request' do
-      expect(bob.requested?(sender)).to be false
     end
 
-    it 'does not create follow relation' do
-      expect(bob.following?(sender)).to be false
-    end
+    it 'removes follow request, does not create relation, sends reject activity', :inline_jobs do
+      subject.call(bob, sender)
 
-    it 'sends a reject activity', :inline_jobs do
-      expect(a_request(:post, bob.inbox_url)).to have_been_made.once
+      expect(bob)
+        .to_not be_requested(sender)
+      expect(bob)
+        .to_not be_following(sender)
+      expect(a_request(:post, bob.inbox_url))
+        .to have_been_made.once
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/services/remove_from_followers_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/remove_from_followers_service_spec.rb
index 515600096cfc04..381daf1a5913b1 100644
--- a/spec/services/remove_from_followers_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/remove_from_followers_service_spec.rb
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@
   describe 'local' do
     let(:sender) { Fabricate(:account, username: 'alice') }
 
-    before do
-      Follow.create(account: sender, target_account: bob)
-      subject.call(bob, sender)
-    end
+    before { Follow.create(account: sender, target_account: bob) }
 
     it 'does not create follow relation' do
-      expect(bob.followed_by?(sender)).to be false
+      subject.call(bob, sender)
+
+      expect(bob)
+        .to_not be_followed_by(sender)
     end
   end
 
@@ -26,15 +26,16 @@
     before do
       Follow.create(account: sender, target_account: bob)
       stub_request(:post, sender.inbox_url).to_return(status: 200)
-      subject.call(bob, sender)
     end
 
-    it 'does not create follow relation' do
-      expect(bob.followed_by?(sender)).to be false
-    end
+    it 'does not create follow relation and sends reject activity', :inline_jobs do
+      subject.call(bob, sender)
+
+      expect(bob)
+        .to_not be_followed_by(sender)
 
-    it 'sends a reject activity', :inline_jobs do
-      expect(a_request(:post, sender.inbox_url)).to have_been_made.once
+      expect(a_request(:post, sender.inbox_url))
+        .to have_been_made.once
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/services/remove_status_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/remove_status_service_spec.rb
index 08f519b5360d99..f2b46f05b002ba 100644
--- a/spec/services/remove_status_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/remove_status_service_spec.rb
@@ -28,42 +28,38 @@
       Fabricate(:status, account: bill, reblog: status, uri: 'hoge')
     end
 
-    it 'removes status from author\'s home feed' do
-      subject.call(status)
-      expect(HomeFeed.new(alice).get(10).pluck(:id)).to_not include(status.id)
-    end
-
-    it 'removes status from local follower\'s home feed' do
-      subject.call(status)
-      expect(HomeFeed.new(jeff).get(10).pluck(:id)).to_not include(status.id)
-    end
-
-    it 'publishes to public media timeline' do
+    it 'removes status from notifications and from author and local follower home feeds, publishes to media timeline, sends delete activities' do
       allow(redis).to receive(:publish).with(any_args)
 
-      subject.call(status)
+      expect { subject.call(status) }
+        .to remove_status_from_notifications
 
-      expect(redis).to have_received(:publish).with('timeline:public:media', Oj.dump(event: :delete, payload: status.id.to_s))
-    end
+      expect(home_feed_ids(alice))
+        .to_not include(status.id)
+      expect(home_feed_ids(jeff))
+        .to_not include(status.id)
 
-    it 'sends Delete activity to followers' do
-      subject.call(status)
+      expect(redis)
+        .to have_received(:publish).with('timeline:public:media', Oj.dump(event: :delete, payload: status.id.to_s))
 
       expect(delete_delivery(hank, status))
         .to have_been_made.once
-    end
-
-    it 'sends Delete activity to rebloggers' do
-      subject.call(status)
 
       expect(delete_delivery(bill, status))
         .to have_been_made.once
     end
 
-    it 'remove status from notifications' do
-      expect { subject.call(status) }.to change {
-        Notification.where(activity_type: 'Favourite', from_account: jeff, account: alice).count
-      }.from(1).to(0)
+    def home_feed_ids(personage)
+      HomeFeed
+        .new(personage)
+        .get(10)
+        .pluck(:id)
+    end
+
+    def remove_status_from_notifications
+      change { Notification.where(activity_type: 'Favourite', from_account: jeff, account: alice).count }
+        .from(1)
+        .to(0)
     end
 
     def delete_delivery(target, status)
diff --git a/spec/services/report_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/report_service_spec.rb
index 6518c5c27ad3a0..4659e1c7a13ed5 100644
--- a/spec/services/report_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/report_service_spec.rb
@@ -31,14 +31,13 @@
     context 'when forward is true', :inline_jobs do
       let(:forward) { true }
 
-      it 'sends ActivityPub payload when forward is true' do
-        subject.call(source_account, remote_account, forward: forward)
-        expect(a_request(:post, 'http://example.com/inbox')).to have_been_made
-      end
-
-      it 'has an uri' do
+      it 'has a URI and sends ActivityPub payload' do
         report = subject.call(source_account, remote_account, forward: forward)
-        expect(report.uri).to_not be_nil
+
+        expect(report.uri)
+          .to_not be_nil
+        expect(a_request(:post, 'http://example.com/inbox'))
+          .to have_been_made
       end
 
       context 'when reporting a reply on a different remote server' do
@@ -122,13 +121,12 @@
         status.mentions.create(account: source_account)
       end
 
-      it 'creates a report' do
-        expect { subject.call }.to change { target_account.targeted_reports.count }.from(0).to(1)
-      end
+      it 'creates a report and attaches the DM to the report' do
+        expect { subject.call }
+          .to change { target_account.targeted_reports.count }.from(0).to(1)
 
-      it 'attaches the DM to the report' do
-        subject.call
-        expect(target_account.targeted_reports.pluck(:status_ids)).to eq [[status.id]]
+        expect(target_account.targeted_reports.pluck(:status_ids))
+          .to eq [[status.id]]
       end
     end
 
@@ -146,13 +144,12 @@
           status.mentions.create(account: source_account)
         end
 
-        it 'creates a report' do
-          expect { subject.call }.to change { target_account.targeted_reports.count }.from(0).to(1)
-        end
+        it 'creates a report and attaches DM to report' do
+          expect { subject.call }
+            .to change { target_account.targeted_reports.count }.from(0).to(1)
 
-        it 'attaches the DM to the report' do
-          subject.call
-          expect(target_account.targeted_reports.pluck(:status_ids)).to eq [[status.id]]
+          expect(target_account.targeted_reports.pluck(:status_ids))
+            .to eq [[status.id]]
         end
       end
 
diff --git a/spec/services/resolve_account_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/resolve_account_service_spec.rb
index a856e019a7fe2f..1bd4e9a8e3bfcc 100644
--- a/spec/services/resolve_account_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/resolve_account_service_spec.rb
@@ -22,37 +22,38 @@
       context 'when domain is banned' do
         before { Fabricate(:domain_block, domain: 'ap.example.com', severity: :suspend) }
 
-        it 'does not return an account' do
-          expect(subject.call('foo@ap.example.com', skip_webfinger: true)).to be_nil
-        end
-
-        it 'does not make a webfinger query' do
-          subject.call('foo@ap.example.com', skip_webfinger: true)
-          expect(a_request(:get, 'https://ap.example.com/.well-known/webfinger?resource=acct:foo@ap.example.com')).to_not have_been_made
+        it 'does not return an account or make a webfinger query' do
+          expect(subject.call('foo@ap.example.com', skip_webfinger: true))
+            .to be_nil
+          expect(webfinger_discovery_request)
+            .to_not have_been_made
         end
       end
 
       context 'when domain is not banned' do
-        it 'returns the expected account' do
-          expect(subject.call('foo@ap.example.com', skip_webfinger: true)).to eq remote_account
-        end
-
-        it 'does not make a webfinger query' do
-          subject.call('foo@ap.example.com', skip_webfinger: true)
-          expect(a_request(:get, 'https://ap.example.com/.well-known/webfinger?resource=acct:foo@ap.example.com')).to_not have_been_made
+        it 'returns the expected account and does not make a webfinger query' do
+          expect(subject.call('foo@ap.example.com', skip_webfinger: true))
+            .to eq remote_account
+          expect(webfinger_discovery_request)
+            .to_not have_been_made
         end
       end
     end
 
     context 'when account is not known' do
-      it 'does not return an account' do
-        expect(subject.call('foo@ap.example.com', skip_webfinger: true)).to be_nil
+      it 'does not return an account and does not make webfinger query' do
+        expect(subject.call('foo@ap.example.com', skip_webfinger: true))
+          .to be_nil
+        expect(webfinger_discovery_request)
+          .to_not have_been_made
       end
+    end
 
-      it 'does not make a webfinger query' do
-        subject.call('foo@ap.example.com', skip_webfinger: true)
-        expect(a_request(:get, 'https://ap.example.com/.well-known/webfinger?resource=acct:foo@ap.example.com')).to_not have_been_made
-      end
+    def webfinger_discovery_request
+      a_request(
+        :get,
+        'https://ap.example.com/.well-known/webfinger?resource=acct:foo@ap.example.com'
+      )
     end
   end
 
@@ -84,13 +85,11 @@
         allow(AccountDeletionWorker).to receive(:perform_async)
       end
 
-      it 'returns nil' do
-        expect(subject.call('hoge@example.com')).to be_nil
-      end
-
-      it 'queues account deletion worker' do
-        subject.call('hoge@example.com')
-        expect(AccountDeletionWorker).to have_received(:perform_async)
+      it 'returns nil and queues deletion worker' do
+        expect(subject.call('hoge@example.com'))
+          .to be_nil
+        expect(AccountDeletionWorker)
+          .to have_received(:perform_async)
       end
     end
 
@@ -110,9 +109,12 @@
     it 'returns new remote account' do
       account = subject.call('Foo@redirected.example.com')
 
-      expect(account.activitypub?).to be true
-      expect(account.acct).to eq 'foo@ap.example.com'
-      expect(account.inbox_url).to eq 'https://ap.example.com/users/foo/inbox'
+      expect(account)
+        .to have_attributes(
+          activitypub?: true,
+          acct: 'foo@ap.example.com',
+          inbox_url: 'https://ap.example.com/users/foo/inbox'
+        )
     end
   end
 
@@ -125,9 +127,12 @@
     it 'returns new remote account' do
       account = subject.call('Foo@redirected.example.com')
 
-      expect(account.activitypub?).to be true
-      expect(account.acct).to eq 'foo@ap.example.com'
-      expect(account.inbox_url).to eq 'https://ap.example.com/users/foo/inbox'
+      expect(account)
+        .to have_attributes(
+          activitypub?: true,
+          acct: 'foo@ap.example.com',
+          inbox_url: 'https://ap.example.com/users/foo/inbox'
+        )
     end
   end
 
@@ -161,9 +166,12 @@
     it 'returns new remote account' do
       account = subject.call('foo@ap.example.com')
 
-      expect(account.activitypub?).to be true
-      expect(account.domain).to eq 'ap.example.com'
-      expect(account.inbox_url).to eq 'https://ap.example.com/users/foo/inbox'
+      expect(account)
+        .to have_attributes(
+          activitypub?: true,
+          domain: 'ap.example.com',
+          inbox_url: 'https://ap.example.com/users/foo/inbox'
+        )
     end
 
     context 'with multiple types' do
@@ -174,10 +182,13 @@
       it 'returns new remote account' do
         account = subject.call('foo@ap.example.com')
 
-        expect(account.activitypub?).to be true
-        expect(account.domain).to eq 'ap.example.com'
-        expect(account.inbox_url).to eq 'https://ap.example.com/users/foo/inbox'
-        expect(account.actor_type).to eq 'Person'
+        expect(account)
+          .to have_attributes(
+            activitypub?: true,
+            domain: 'ap.example.com',
+            inbox_url: 'https://ap.example.com/users/foo/inbox',
+            actor_type: 'Person'
+          )
       end
     end
   end
@@ -186,20 +197,21 @@
     let!(:duplicate) { Fabricate(:account, username: 'foo', domain: 'old.example.com', uri: 'https://ap.example.com/users/foo') }
     let!(:status)    { Fabricate(:status, account: duplicate, text: 'foo') }
 
-    it 'returns new remote account' do
+    it 'returns new remote account and merges accounts', :inline_jobs do
       account = subject.call('foo@ap.example.com')
 
-      expect(account.activitypub?).to be true
-      expect(account.domain).to eq 'ap.example.com'
-      expect(account.inbox_url).to eq 'https://ap.example.com/users/foo/inbox'
-      expect(account.uri).to eq 'https://ap.example.com/users/foo'
-    end
-
-    it 'merges accounts', :inline_jobs do
-      account = subject.call('foo@ap.example.com')
+      expect(account)
+        .to have_attributes(
+          activitypub?: true,
+          domain: 'ap.example.com',
+          inbox_url: 'https://ap.example.com/users/foo/inbox',
+          uri: 'https://ap.example.com/users/foo'
+        )
 
-      expect(status.reload.account_id).to eq account.id
-      expect(Account.where(uri: account.uri).count).to eq 1
+      expect(status.reload.account_id)
+        .to eq account.id
+      expect(Account.where(uri: account.uri).count)
+        .to eq 1
     end
   end
 
@@ -210,11 +222,15 @@
     it 'returns new remote account' do
       account = subject.call('foo@ap.example.com')
 
-      expect(account.activitypub?).to be true
-      expect(account.domain).to eq 'ap.example.com'
-      expect(account.inbox_url).to eq 'https://ap.example.com/users/foo/inbox'
-      expect(account.uri).to eq 'https://ap.example.com/users/foo'
-      expect(status.reload.account).to eq(account)
+      expect(account)
+        .to have_attributes(
+          activitypub?: true,
+          domain: 'ap.example.com',
+          inbox_url: 'https://ap.example.com/users/foo/inbox',
+          uri: 'https://ap.example.com/users/foo'
+        )
+      expect(status.reload.account)
+        .to eq(account)
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/services/resolve_url_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/resolve_url_service_spec.rb
index 80f2a5a4baf55d..eaf00c1ed84cd2 100644
--- a/spec/services/resolve_url_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/resolve_url_service_spec.rb
@@ -51,12 +51,11 @@
           let(:url) { 'https://example.com/@foo/42' }
           let(:uri) { 'https://example.com/users/foo/statuses/42' }
 
-          it 'returns status by url' do
-            expect(subject.call(url, on_behalf_of: account)).to eq(status)
-          end
-
-          it 'returns status by uri' do
-            expect(subject.call(uri, on_behalf_of: account)).to eq(status)
+          it 'returns status by URL or URI' do
+            expect(subject.call(url, on_behalf_of: account))
+              .to eq(status)
+            expect(subject.call(uri, on_behalf_of: account))
+              .to eq(status)
           end
         end
 
@@ -75,12 +74,11 @@
           let(:url) { 'https://example.com/@foo/42' }
           let(:uri) { 'https://example.com/users/foo/statuses/42' }
 
-          it 'does not return the status by url' do
-            expect(subject.call(url, on_behalf_of: account)).to be_nil
-          end
-
-          it 'does not return the status by uri' do
-            expect(subject.call(uri, on_behalf_of: account)).to be_nil
+          it 'does not return the status by URL or URI' do
+            expect(subject.call(url, on_behalf_of: account))
+              .to be_nil
+            expect(subject.call(uri, on_behalf_of: account))
+              .to be_nil
           end
         end
 
@@ -107,22 +105,20 @@
           account.follow!(poster)
         end
 
-        it 'returns status by url' do
-          expect(subject.call(url, on_behalf_of: account)).to eq(status)
-        end
-
-        it 'returns status by uri' do
-          expect(subject.call(uri, on_behalf_of: account)).to eq(status)
+        it 'returns status by URL or URI' do
+          expect(subject.call(url, on_behalf_of: account))
+            .to eq(status)
+          expect(subject.call(uri, on_behalf_of: account))
+            .to eq(status)
         end
       end
 
       context 'when the account does not follow the poster' do
-        it 'does not return the status by url' do
-          expect(subject.call(url, on_behalf_of: account)).to be_nil
-        end
-
-        it 'does not return the status by uri' do
-          expect(subject.call(uri, on_behalf_of: account)).to be_nil
+        it 'does not return the status by URL or URI' do
+          expect(subject.call(url, on_behalf_of: account))
+            .to be_nil
+          expect(subject.call(uri, on_behalf_of: account))
+            .to be_nil
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/spec/services/translate_status_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/translate_status_service_spec.rb
index 0779fbbe6c52bc..cd92fb8d1025ab 100644
--- a/spec/services/translate_status_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/translate_status_service_spec.rb
@@ -32,20 +32,14 @@
       allow(TranslationService).to receive_messages(configured?: true, configured: translation_service)
     end
 
-    it 'returns translated status content' do
-      expect(service.call(status, 'es').content).to eq '<p>Hola</p>'
-    end
-
-    it 'returns source language' do
-      expect(service.call(status, 'es').detected_source_language).to eq 'en'
-    end
-
-    it 'returns translation provider' do
-      expect(service.call(status, 'es').provider).to eq 'Dummy'
-    end
-
-    it 'returns original status' do
-      expect(service.call(status, 'es').status).to eq status
+    it 'returns translated status content and source language and provider and original status' do
+      expect(service.call(status, 'es'))
+        .to have_attributes(
+          content: '<p>Hola</p>',
+          detected_source_language: 'en',
+          provider: 'Dummy',
+          status: status
+        )
     end
 
     describe 'status has content with custom emoji' do
@@ -155,26 +149,16 @@
         let!(:source_texts) { service.send(:source_texts) }
 
         it 'returns formatted poll options' do
-          expect(source_texts.size).to eq 3
-          expect(source_texts.values).to eq %w(<p>Hello</p> Blue Green)
-        end
-
-        it 'has a first key with content' do
-          expect(source_texts.keys.first).to eq :content
-        end
-
-        it 'has the first option in the second key with correct options' do
-          option1 = source_texts.keys.second
-          expect(option1).to be_a Poll::Option
-          expect(option1.id).to eq '0'
-          expect(option1.title).to eq 'Blue'
-        end
-
-        it 'has the second option in the third key with correct options' do
-          option2 = source_texts.keys.third
-          expect(option2).to be_a Poll::Option
-          expect(option2.id).to eq '1'
-          expect(option2.title).to eq 'Green'
+          expect(source_texts)
+            .to have_attributes(
+              size: 3,
+              values: %w(<p>Hello</p> Blue Green),
+              keys: contain_exactly(
+                eq(:content),
+                be_a(Poll::Option).and(have_attributes(id: '0', title: 'Blue')),
+                be_a(Poll::Option).and(have_attributes(id: '1', title: 'Green'))
+              )
+            )
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/spec/services/unblock_domain_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/unblock_domain_service_spec.rb
index 405fe1cfd2f8a3..daa1d480a6bc9d 100644
--- a/spec/services/unblock_domain_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/unblock_domain_service_spec.rb
@@ -12,26 +12,32 @@
     let!(:silenced) { Fabricate(:account, domain: 'example.com', silenced_at: domain_block.created_at) }
     let!(:suspended) { Fabricate(:account, domain: 'example.com', suspended_at: domain_block.created_at) }
 
-    it 'unsilences accounts and removes block' do
-      domain_block.update(severity: :silence)
-
-      subject.call(domain_block)
-      expect_deleted_domain_block
-      expect(silenced.reload.silenced?).to be false
-      expect(suspended.reload.suspended?).to be true
-      expect(independently_suspended.reload.suspended?).to be true
-      expect(independently_silenced.reload.silenced?).to be true
+    context 'with severity of silence' do
+      before { domain_block.update(severity: :silence) }
+
+      it 'unsilences accounts and removes block' do
+        subject.call(domain_block)
+
+        expect_deleted_domain_block
+        expect(silenced.reload.silenced?).to be false
+        expect(suspended.reload.suspended?).to be true
+        expect(independently_suspended.reload.suspended?).to be true
+        expect(independently_silenced.reload.silenced?).to be true
+      end
     end
 
-    it 'unsuspends accounts and removes block' do
-      domain_block.update(severity: :suspend)
+    context 'with severity of suspend' do
+      before { domain_block.update(severity: :suspend) }
 
-      subject.call(domain_block)
-      expect_deleted_domain_block
-      expect(suspended.reload.suspended?).to be false
-      expect(silenced.reload.silenced?).to be false
-      expect(independently_suspended.reload.suspended?).to be true
-      expect(independently_silenced.reload.silenced?).to be true
+      it 'unsuspends accounts and removes block' do
+        subject.call(domain_block)
+
+        expect_deleted_domain_block
+        expect(suspended.reload.suspended?).to be false
+        expect(silenced.reload.silenced?).to be false
+        expect(independently_suspended.reload.suspended?).to be true
+        expect(independently_silenced.reload.silenced?).to be true
+      end
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/services/unblock_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/unblock_service_spec.rb
index 6132e74415ecd6..a2c5188f06335a 100644
--- a/spec/services/unblock_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/unblock_service_spec.rb
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@
   describe 'local' do
     let(:bob) { Fabricate(:account) }
 
-    before do
-      sender.block!(bob)
-      subject.call(sender, bob)
-    end
+    before { sender.block!(bob) }
 
     it 'destroys the blocking relation' do
-      expect(sender.blocking?(bob)).to be false
+      subject.call(sender, bob)
+
+      expect(sender)
+        .to_not be_blocking(bob)
     end
   end
 
@@ -26,15 +26,15 @@
     before do
       sender.block!(bob)
       stub_request(:post, 'http://example.com/inbox').to_return(status: 200)
-      subject.call(sender, bob)
     end
 
-    it 'destroys the blocking relation' do
-      expect(sender.blocking?(bob)).to be false
-    end
+    it 'destroys the blocking relation and sends unblock activity', :inline_jobs do
+      subject.call(sender, bob)
 
-    it 'sends an unblock activity', :inline_jobs do
-      expect(a_request(:post, 'http://example.com/inbox')).to have_been_made.once
+      expect(sender)
+        .to_not be_blocking(bob)
+      expect(a_request(:post, 'http://example.com/inbox'))
+        .to have_been_made.once
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/services/unfollow_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/unfollow_service_spec.rb
index 0c206c4b983215..6cf24ca5e1ce65 100644
--- a/spec/services/unfollow_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/unfollow_service_spec.rb
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@
   describe 'local' do
     let(:bob) { Fabricate(:account, username: 'bob') }
 
-    before do
-      sender.follow!(bob)
-      subject.call(sender, bob)
-    end
+    before { sender.follow!(bob) }
 
     it 'destroys the following relation' do
-      expect(sender.following?(bob)).to be false
+      subject.call(sender, bob)
+
+      expect(sender)
+        .to_not be_following(bob)
     end
   end
 
@@ -26,15 +26,15 @@
     before do
       sender.follow!(bob)
       stub_request(:post, 'http://example.com/inbox').to_return(status: 200)
-      subject.call(sender, bob)
     end
 
-    it 'destroys the following relation' do
-      expect(sender.following?(bob)).to be false
-    end
+    it 'destroys the following relation and sends unfollow activity' do
+      subject.call(sender, bob)
 
-    it 'sends an unfollow activity' do
-      expect(a_request(:post, 'http://example.com/inbox')).to have_been_made.once
+      expect(sender)
+        .to_not be_following(bob)
+      expect(a_request(:post, 'http://example.com/inbox'))
+        .to have_been_made.once
     end
   end
 
@@ -44,15 +44,15 @@
     before do
       bob.follow!(sender)
       stub_request(:post, 'http://example.com/inbox').to_return(status: 200)
-      subject.call(bob, sender)
     end
 
-    it 'destroys the following relation' do
-      expect(bob.following?(sender)).to be false
-    end
+    it 'destroys the following relation and sends a reject activity' do
+      subject.call(bob, sender)
 
-    it 'sends a reject activity' do
-      expect(a_request(:post, 'http://example.com/inbox')).to have_been_made.once
+      expect(sender)
+        .to_not be_following(bob)
+      expect(a_request(:post, 'http://example.com/inbox'))
+        .to have_been_made.once
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/services/update_account_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/update_account_service_spec.rb
index d066db481e5568..f9059af07f5ab3 100644
--- a/spec/services/update_account_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/update_account_service_spec.rb
@@ -18,23 +18,19 @@
       FollowService.new.call(alice, account)
       FollowService.new.call(bob, account)
       FollowService.new.call(eve, account)
+    end
 
+    it 'auto accepts pending follow requests from appropriate accounts' do
       subject.call(account, { locked: false })
-    end
 
-    it 'auto-accepts pending follow requests' do
-      expect(alice.following?(account)).to be true
-      expect(alice.requested?(account)).to be false
-    end
+      expect(alice).to be_following(account)
+      expect(alice).to_not be_requested(account)
 
-    it 'does not auto-accept pending follow requests from silenced users' do
-      expect(bob.following?(account)).to be false
-      expect(bob.requested?(account)).to be true
-    end
+      expect(bob).to_not be_following(account)
+      expect(bob).to be_requested(account)
 
-    it 'auto-accepts pending follow requests from muted users so as to not leak mute' do
-      expect(eve.following?(account)).to be true
-      expect(eve.requested?(account)).to be false
+      expect(eve).to be_following(account)
+      expect(eve).to_not be_requested(account)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/services/update_status_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/update_status_service_spec.rb
index de06fb13c63ad5..7c92adeffd2335 100644
--- a/spec/services/update_status_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/update_status_service_spec.rb
@@ -10,15 +10,15 @@
 
     before do
       allow(ActivityPub::DistributionWorker).to receive(:perform_async)
-      subject.call(status, status.account_id, text: 'Foo')
     end
 
-    it 'does not create an edit' do
-      expect(status.reload.edits).to be_empty
-    end
+    it 'does not create an edit or notify anyone' do
+      subject.call(status, status.account_id, text: 'Foo')
 
-    it 'does not notify anyone' do
-      expect(ActivityPub::DistributionWorker).to_not have_received(:perform_async)
+      expect(status.reload.edits)
+        .to be_empty
+      expect(ActivityPub::DistributionWorker)
+        .to_not have_received(:perform_async)
     end
   end
 
@@ -28,18 +28,16 @@
 
     before do
       PreviewCardsStatus.create(status: status, preview_card: preview_card)
-      subject.call(status, status.account_id, text: 'Bar')
-    end
-
-    it 'updates text' do
-      expect(status.reload.text).to eq 'Bar'
     end
 
-    it 'resets preview card' do
-      expect(status.reload.preview_card).to be_nil
-    end
+    it 'updates text, resets card, saves edit history' do
+      subject.call(status, status.account_id, text: 'Bar')
 
-    it 'saves edit history' do
+      expect(status.reload)
+        .to have_attributes(
+          text: 'Bar',
+          preview_card: be_nil
+        )
       expect(status.edits.ordered.pluck(:text)).to eq %w(Foo Bar)
     end
   end
@@ -50,15 +48,15 @@
 
     before do
       PreviewCardsStatus.create(status: status, preview_card: preview_card)
-      subject.call(status, status.account_id, text: 'Foo', spoiler_text: 'Bar')
     end
 
-    it 'updates content warning' do
-      expect(status.reload.spoiler_text).to eq 'Bar'
-    end
+    it 'updates content warning and saves history' do
+      subject.call(status, status.account_id, text: 'Foo', spoiler_text: 'Bar')
 
-    it 'saves edit history' do
-      expect(status.edits.ordered.pluck(:text, :spoiler_text)).to eq [['Foo', ''], ['Foo', 'Bar']]
+      expect(status.reload.spoiler_text)
+        .to eq 'Bar'
+      expect(status.edits.ordered.pluck(:text, :spoiler_text))
+        .to eq [['Foo', ''], ['Foo', 'Bar']]
     end
   end
 
@@ -69,23 +67,19 @@
 
     before do
       status.media_attachments << detached_media_attachment
-      subject.call(status, status.account_id, text: 'Foo', media_ids: [attached_media_attachment.id.to_s])
-    end
-
-    it 'updates media attachments' do
-      expect(status.ordered_media_attachments).to eq [attached_media_attachment]
-    end
-
-    it 'does not detach detached media attachments' do
-      expect(detached_media_attachment.reload.status_id).to eq status.id
     end
 
-    it 'attaches attached media attachments' do
-      expect(attached_media_attachment.reload.status_id).to eq status.id
-    end
+    it 'updates media attachments, handles attachments, saves history' do
+      subject.call(status, status.account_id, text: 'Foo', media_ids: [attached_media_attachment.id.to_s])
 
-    it 'saves edit history' do
-      expect(status.edits.ordered.pluck(:ordered_media_attachment_ids)).to eq [[detached_media_attachment.id], [attached_media_attachment.id]]
+      expect(status.ordered_media_attachments)
+        .to eq [attached_media_attachment]
+      expect(detached_media_attachment.reload.status_id)
+        .to eq status.id
+      expect(attached_media_attachment.reload.status_id)
+        .to eq status.id
+      expect(status.edits.ordered.pluck(:ordered_media_attachment_ids))
+        .to eq [[detached_media_attachment.id], [attached_media_attachment.id]]
     end
   end
 
@@ -95,19 +89,18 @@
 
     before do
       status.media_attachments << media_attachment
-      subject.call(status, status.account_id, text: 'Foo', media_ids: [media_attachment.id.to_s], media_attributes: [{ id: media_attachment.id, description: 'New description' }])
     end
 
-    it 'does not detach media attachment' do
-      expect(media_attachment.reload.status_id).to eq status.id
-    end
-
-    it 'updates the media attachment description' do
-      expect(media_attachment.reload.description).to eq 'New description'
-    end
+    it 'does not detach media attachment, updates description, and saves history' do
+      subject.call(status, status.account_id, text: 'Foo', media_ids: [media_attachment.id.to_s], media_attributes: [{ id: media_attachment.id, description: 'New description' }])
 
-    it 'saves edit history' do
-      expect(status.edits.ordered.map { |edit| edit.ordered_media_attachments.map(&:description) }).to eq [['Old description'], ['New description']]
+      expect(media_attachment.reload)
+        .to have_attributes(
+          status_id: status.id,
+          description: 'New description'
+        )
+      expect(status.edits.ordered.map { |edit| edit.ordered_media_attachments.map(&:description) })
+        .to eq [['Old description'], ['New description']]
     end
   end
 
@@ -120,28 +113,27 @@
     before do
       status.update(poll: poll)
       VoteService.new.call(voter, poll, [0])
-      subject.call(status, status.account_id, text: 'Foo', poll: { options: %w(Bar Baz Foo), expires_in: 5.days.to_i })
     end
 
-    it 'updates poll' do
-      poll = status.poll.reload
-      expect(poll.options).to eq %w(Bar Baz Foo)
-    end
+    it 'updates poll, resets votes, saves history, requeues notifications' do
+      subject.call(status, status.account_id, text: 'Foo', poll: { options: %w(Bar Baz Foo), expires_in: 5.days.to_i })
 
-    it 'resets votes' do
       poll = status.poll.reload
-      expect(poll.votes_count).to eq 0
-      expect(poll.votes.count).to eq 0
-      expect(poll.cached_tallies).to eq [0, 0, 0]
-    end
 
-    it 'saves edit history' do
-      expect(status.edits.ordered.pluck(:poll_options)).to eq [%w(Foo Bar), %w(Bar Baz Foo)]
-    end
+      expect(poll)
+        .to have_attributes(
+          options: %w(Bar Baz Foo),
+          votes_count: 0,
+          cached_tallies: [0, 0, 0]
+        )
+      expect(poll.votes.count)
+        .to eq(0)
 
-    it 'requeues expiration notification' do
-      poll = status.poll.reload
-      expect(PollExpirationNotifyWorker).to have_enqueued_sidekiq_job(poll.id).at(poll.expires_at + 5.minutes)
+      expect(status.edits.ordered.pluck(:poll_options))
+        .to eq [%w(Foo Bar), %w(Bar Baz Foo)]
+
+      expect(PollExpirationNotifyWorker)
+        .to have_enqueued_sidekiq_job(poll.id).at(poll.expires_at + 5.minutes)
     end
   end
 
@@ -151,16 +143,13 @@
     let!(:bob) { Fabricate(:account, username: 'bob') }
     let!(:status) { PostStatusService.new.call(account, text: 'Hello @alice') }
 
-    before do
+    it 'changes mentions and keeps old as silent' do
       subject.call(status, status.account_id, text: 'Hello @bob')
-    end
-
-    it 'changes mentions' do
-      expect(status.active_mentions.pluck(:account_id)).to eq [bob.id]
-    end
 
-    it 'keeps old mentions as silent mentions' do
-      expect(status.mentions.pluck(:account_id)).to contain_exactly(alice.id, bob.id)
+      expect(status.active_mentions.pluck(:account_id))
+        .to eq [bob.id]
+      expect(status.mentions.pluck(:account_id))
+        .to contain_exactly(alice.id, bob.id)
     end
   end
 
@@ -168,11 +157,9 @@
     let!(:account) { Fabricate(:account) }
     let!(:status) { PostStatusService.new.call(account, text: 'Hello #foo') }
 
-    before do
+    it 'changes tags' do
       subject.call(status, status.account_id, text: 'Hello #bar')
-    end
 
-    it 'changes tags' do
       expect(status.tags.pluck(:name)).to eq %w(bar)
     end
   end