@nomadbyte,
Apparently, using tilde-delimited code blocks within a list seems to work ok
"Seems" is exactly right: those lines are being styled like ~~strikeout~~ because of a false match with the first two `~~`s:
Triple `~~~`s are recognized as code fences only when they're flush with the margin and the previous line is blank:
_Note on the colorscheme; it's [Delt Dark](https://github.com/geany/geany-themes/blob/master/colorschemes/delt-dark.con...