diff --git a/app/[locale]/globals.css b/app/[locale]/globals.css
index 0e85ee4..9e8a3a0 100644
--- a/app/[locale]/globals.css
+++ b/app/[locale]/globals.css
@@ -2186,6 +2186,29 @@ html[data-theme="dark"] .ai-reasoning-card {
 }
 .post-row:hover { border-color: var(--line-2); }
 .post-row.selected { border-color: var(--amber-ring); background: oklch(99% 0.02 85); }
+
+/* Off-topic / noise posts: compact, recessed, low-emphasis. They're the bulk
+   of the Trump feed but carry no signal — make them read as skippable filler
+   so the eye lands on the real signals. */
+.post-row.noise {
+  background: var(--bg-sunk);
+  border-color: transparent;
+}
+.post-row.noise:hover { border-color: var(--line); }
+.post-row.noise .post-row-main {
+  grid-template-columns: 22px 1fr;   /* drop the aside column */
+  gap: 10px;
+  padding: 8px 14px;
+  align-items: center;
+}
+.post-row.noise .src-ico {
+  width: 22px; height: 22px;
+  font-size: 11px; border-radius: 6px;
+  opacity: 0.45;
+  align-self: center;
+}
+.post-row.noise .post-body .meta { margin-bottom: 2px; }
+.post-row.noise .post-body .text { margin: 0; font-size: 13px; }
 .post-row-main {
   display: grid;
   grid-template-columns: 36px 1fr auto;
diff --git a/components/dashboard/PostCards.tsx b/components/dashboard/PostCards.tsx
index 5475c80..be047e9 100644
--- a/components/dashboard/PostCards.tsx
+++ b/components/dashboard/PostCards.tsx
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ const PostRow = memo(function PostRow({ post, selected, onClick }: PostRowProps)
 
   return (
     <div
-      className={`post-row ${selected ? 'selected' : ''}`}
+      className={`post-row ${selected ? 'selected' : ''} ${aiScored ? '' : 'noise'}`}
       onClick={handleClick}
     >
       {/* ── main row ── */}
@@ -164,54 +164,45 @@ const PostRow = memo(function PostRow({ post, selected, onClick }: PostRowProps)
               : (post.text.slice(0, aiScored ? 180 : 90) + (post.text.length > (aiScored ? 180 : 90) ? '…' : ''))}
           </p>
         </div>
-        <div className="post-aside">
-          {aiScored ? (
-            <>
-              <SignalPill signal={post.signal} />
-              {/* Target asset chip for actionable signals */}
-              {post.target_asset && (post.signal === 'buy' || post.signal === 'short') && (
-                <span style={{
-                  fontSize: 10, fontWeight: 700, fontFamily: 'var(--mono)',
-                  padding: '2px 6px', borderRadius: 4,
-                  background: post.signal === 'buy' ? 'rgba(34,197,94,0.12)' : 'rgba(239,68,68,0.12)',
-                  color: post.signal === 'buy' ? '#22c55e' : '#ef4444',
-                  letterSpacing: '0.04em',
-                }}>
-                  {post.target_asset}
-                  {post.expected_move_pct ? ` +${post.expected_move_pct}%` : ''}
-                </span>
+        {/* Aside (signal pill / target / impact / AI%) only for scored posts.
+            Noise posts render as a compact two-column row (no aside) — the
+            'off-topic · not crypto' tag in the meta line is enough. */}
+        {aiScored && (
+          <div className="post-aside">
+            <SignalPill signal={post.signal} />
+            {/* Target asset chip for actionable signals */}
+            {post.target_asset && (post.signal === 'buy' || post.signal === 'short') && (
+              <span style={{
+                fontSize: 10, fontWeight: 700, fontFamily: 'var(--mono)',
+                padding: '2px 6px', borderRadius: 4,
+                background: post.signal === 'buy' ? 'rgba(34,197,94,0.12)' : 'rgba(239,68,68,0.12)',
+                color: post.signal === 'buy' ? '#22c55e' : '#ef4444',
+                letterSpacing: '0.04em',
+              }}>
+                {post.target_asset}
+                {post.expected_move_pct ? ` +${post.expected_move_pct}%` : ''}
+              </span>
+            )}
+            <div className="impact-mini">
+              {impact ? (
+                <>
+                  <span className="tf">1h peak</span>
+                  <span className={`delta ${impact.m1h == null ? '' : impact.m1h >= 0 ? 'up' : 'down'}`}>
+                    {impact.m1h == null ? '…' : fmtPct(impact.m1h)}
+                  </span>
+                </>
+              ) : (
+                <span className="tf">no data</span>
               )}
-              <div className="impact-mini">
-                {impact ? (
-                  <>
-                    <span className="tf">1h peak</span>
-                    <span className={`delta ${impact.m1h == null ? '' : impact.m1h >= 0 ? 'up' : 'down'}`}>
-                      {impact.m1h == null ? '…' : fmtPct(impact.m1h)}
-                    </span>
-                  </>
-                ) : (
-                  <span className="tf">no data</span>
-                )}
-              </div>
-              <div className="row gap-s" style={{ fontSize: 11, color: 'var(--ink-3)' }}>
-                <span>AI</span>
-                <span className="mono" style={{ color: 'var(--ink-2)', fontWeight: 500 }}>
-                  {post.ai_confidence}%
-                </span>
-              </div>
-            </>
-          ) : (
-            // Noise post: no signal, no AI score. Show a single muted SKIPPED
-            // tag instead of HOLD pill + empty AI metric, so the row reads as
-            // "ignore this" at a glance.
-            <span style={{
-              fontSize: 10, fontWeight: 700, letterSpacing: '0.06em',
-              color: 'var(--ink-4)', textTransform: 'uppercase',
-            }}>
-              skipped
-            </span>
-          )}
-        </div>
+            </div>
+            <div className="row gap-s" style={{ fontSize: 11, color: 'var(--ink-3)' }}>
+              <span>AI</span>
+              <span className="mono" style={{ color: 'var(--ink-2)', fontWeight: 500 }}>
+                {post.ai_confidence}%
+              </span>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        )}
       </div>
 
       {/* ── expanded detail ── */}