diff --git a/public/assets/my.js b/public/assets/my.js
index 75b8c06..ca8460d 100644
--- a/public/assets/my.js
+++ b/public/assets/my.js
@@ -275,8 +275,34 @@
     clearTimeout(liveRefreshT);
     liveRefreshT = setTimeout(() => { loadDashboard(); try { loadLineage(); } catch (e) {} }, 600);
   }
+  // community toasts (Marty, 2026-09-12: keep the dashboard feeling alive): everyone else's joins,
+  // purchases, payouts, qualifications, tank arrivals and adoptions, in a second, quieter toast so
+  // they never replace a personal one. At most one every 4 s; a burst shows the latest.
+  let liveT = 0, liveQ = null;
+  function communityToast(msg) {
+    const now = Date.now();
+    if (now - liveT < 4000) { liveQ = msg; if (!communityToast._q) communityToast._q = setTimeout(() => { communityToast._q = null; const m = liveQ; liveQ = null; if (m) communityToast(m); }, 4200 - (now - liveT)); return; }
+    liveT = now;
+    let el = document.getElementById('liveToast');
+    if (!el) { el = document.createElement('div'); el.id = 'liveToast'; el.setAttribute('role', 'status'); el.style.cssText = 'position:fixed;left:16px;bottom:16px;z-index:90;max-width:min(360px,calc(100vw - 32px));background:var(--panel-solid);border:1px solid var(--line-strong);border-left:3px solid var(--mint);border-radius:12px;padding:10px 14px;font-size:14px;box-shadow:0 10px 30px rgba(0,0,0,.4);transition:opacity .3s'; document.body.appendChild(el); }
+    el.textContent = msg; el.hidden = false; el.style.opacity = '1';
+    clearTimeout(communityToast._t); communityToast._t = setTimeout(() => { el.style.opacity = '0'; setTimeout(() => { el.hidden = true; }, 350); }, 6000);
+  }
   function handleLiveEvent(ev) {
-    if (!MYID || !ev || !ev.type) return;
+    if (!ev || !ev.type) return;
+    const nm = id => (ev.names && ev.names[id]) ? '@' + ev.names[id] : 'member #' + id;
+    // site-wide activity (not about me): joins, tank, adoptions, purchases, payouts, qualifications
+    if (ev.type === 'Joined') { communityToast('👋 ' + ev.name + ' just joined' + (ev.tank ? ' and is waiting for a sponsor in the holding tank' : '')); liveRefresh(); return; }
+    if (ev.type === 'Adopted') { communityToast('🤝 ' + ev.sponsor + ' picked up ' + ev.member + ' from the holding tank'); liveRefresh(); return; }
+    const mine = MYID && (ev.recipientId === MYID || ev.toId === MYID || ev.sponsorId === MYID || ev.skippedId === MYID || ev.buyerId === MYID);
+    if (!mine) {
+      if (ev.type === 'Purchase' && ev.buyerId) communityToast('🧾 ' + nm(ev.buyerId) + ' just bought a $' + Math.round((ev.priceCents || 0) / 100) + ' package');
+      else if (ev.type === 'TierPaid' && ev.recipientId) communityToast('💸 ' + nm(ev.recipientId) + ' just got paid ' + IAP.fmtPol(ev.amountWei) + ' POL');
+      else if (ev.type === 'BuyerCounted' && ev.sponsorId) communityToast('🎯 ' + nm(ev.sponsorId) + ' now has ' + ev.newCount + ' qualifying buyer' + (ev.newCount === 1 ? '' : 's'));
+      else if (ev.type === 'MemberActivated' && ev.id) communityToast('⚡ ' + nm(ev.id) + ' switched on payouts');
+      return;
+    }
+    if (!MYID) return;
     let toast = null, kind = 'ok';
     let sound = null;
     if (ev.type === 'TierPaid' && ev.recipientId === MYID) { toast = '💸 You earned a level-' + ev.tier + ' payout of ' + IAP.fmtPol(ev.amountWei) + ' POL!'; sound = 'chaching'; }
diff --git a/public/my.html b/public/my.html
index 6f68605..858a7d7 100644
--- a/public/my.html
+++ b/public/my.html
@@ -915,7 +915,7 @@
 <script src="/assets/common.js?v=20260912b"></script>
 <script src="/assets/wallet.js?v=20260911a"></script>
 <script src="/assets/promo.js?v=20260911a"></script>
-<script src="/assets/my.js?v=20260912f"></script>
+<script src="/assets/my.js?v=20260912g"></script>
 <script src="/assets/chat.js?v=20260907l"></script>
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 50c6d6e..5d02156 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -1130,6 +1130,7 @@ const server = http.createServer(async (req, res) => {
       const b = await readBody(req);
       const r = await tank.adopt(s.email, b.who, b.note);
       if (r.ok) { // tell the payments topic who picked whom up (Marty, 2026-09-12)
+        pushFeed({ type: 'Adopted', sponsor: r.adopterName, member: r.adopteeName, ts: Date.now() });
         try {
           const sc = siteConfig();
           const clean = t => String(t || '').replace(/[<>&]/g, '');
@@ -1235,6 +1236,8 @@ const server = http.createServer(async (req, res) => {
       if (!r.error && before && !before.username && b.username) {
         const acct = await accounts.byEmail(s.email);
         notifyNewReferral(acct && acct.sponsorRef, acct).catch(() => {});
+        // everyone's dashboard: "@name just joined" (and whether they are waiting in the tank)
+        if (acct && acct.username) pushFeed({ type: 'Joined', name: '@' + acct.username, tank: !acct.sponsorRef && !acct.memberId, ts: Date.now() });
       }
       return json(res, r.error ? 400 : 200, r);
     }