diff --git a/public/s/css/f0ckm.css b/public/s/css/f0ckm.css
index 578d242..a530afd 100644
--- a/public/s/css/f0ckm.css
+++ b/public/s/css/f0ckm.css
@@ -2061,118 +2061,22 @@ body.sidebar-right-hidden .global-sidebar-right {
   margin-bottom: 4px;
 }
 
-/* ─── Sidebar Skeleton Loader ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+/* ─── Sidebar Loading State ────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
 
-/* GPU-composited shimmer: translate a highlight overlay instead of shifting background-position.
-   background-position changes force a repaint on every frame in Chromium;
-   transform: translateX() runs entirely on the compositor thread. */
-@keyframes skeleton-shimmer {
-  0%   { transform: translateX(-100%); }
-  100% { transform: translateX(100%); }
-}
-
-.sidebar-skeleton-item {
-  padding: 8px 5px 10px;
-  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
-}
-
-.sidebar-skeleton-item:last-child {
-  border-bottom: none;
-}
-
-.skeleton-header {
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  gap: 8px;
-  margin-bottom: 8px;
-}
-
-.skeleton-meta {
+.sidebar-loading-state {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
-  gap: 5px;
-  flex: 1;
-  min-width: 0;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  padding: 40px 20px;
+  color: var(--accent);
+  opacity: 0.6;
+  font-size: 0.85em;
+  gap: 10px;
 }
 
-/* Shared shimmer base — uses overflow:hidden + a translating pseudo-element
-   so the animation is GPU-composited and never repaints the main thread. */
-.skeleton-avatar,
-.skeleton-line {
-  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
-  border-radius: 3px;
-  overflow: hidden;
-  position: relative;
-}
-
-.skeleton-avatar::after,
-.skeleton-line::after {
-  content: '';
-  position: absolute;
-  inset: 0;
-  background: linear-gradient(90deg,
-      transparent 0%,
-      rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.10) 50%,
-      transparent 100%);
-  animation: skeleton-shimmer 1.6s ease-in-out infinite;
-  will-change: transform;
-}
-
-.skeleton-avatar {
-  width: 24px;
-  height: 24px;
-  flex-shrink: 0;
-  border-radius: 2px;
-}
-
-.skeleton-line {
-  height: 10px;
-}
-
-.skeleton-name {
-  width: 55%;
-}
-
-.skeleton-time {
-  width: 35%;
-  height: 8px;
-  opacity: 0.65;
-}
-
-.skeleton-text-long {
-  width: 90%;
-  margin-bottom: 6px;
-}
-
-.skeleton-text-medium {
-  width: 70%;
-  margin-bottom: 6px;
-}
-
-.skeleton-text-short {
-  width: 45%;
-  margin-bottom: 0;
-}
-
-/* Stagger the shimmer phase so each item feels alive individually (cycles every 5) */
-.sidebar-skeleton-item:nth-child(5n+2) .skeleton-avatar,
-.sidebar-skeleton-item:nth-child(5n+2) .skeleton-line {
-  animation-delay: 0.2s;
-}
-
-.sidebar-skeleton-item:nth-child(5n+3) .skeleton-avatar,
-.sidebar-skeleton-item:nth-child(5n+3) .skeleton-line {
-  animation-delay: 0.4s;
-}
-
-.sidebar-skeleton-item:nth-child(5n+4) .skeleton-avatar,
-.sidebar-skeleton-item:nth-child(5n+4) .skeleton-line {
-  animation-delay: 0.6s;
-}
-
-.sidebar-skeleton-item:nth-child(5n+5) .skeleton-avatar,
-.sidebar-skeleton-item:nth-child(5n+5) .skeleton-line {
-  animation-delay: 0.8s;
+.sidebar-loading-state i {
+  font-size: 1.5em;
 }
 
 /* Mobile Stacking for Legacy Mode (max-width: 999px) */
diff --git a/public/s/js/sidebar-activity.js b/public/s/js/sidebar-activity.js
index 1986d0c..18b2c4e 100644
--- a/public/s/js/sidebar-activity.js
+++ b/public/s/js/sidebar-activity.js
@@ -542,37 +542,12 @@
     const showSkeletons = () => {
         const container = document.getElementById('sidebar-activity-container');
         if (!container) return;
-        const variants = [
-            `<div class="skeleton-line skeleton-text-long"></div>
-             <div class="skeleton-line skeleton-text-medium"></div>
-             <div class="skeleton-line skeleton-text-short"></div>`,
-            `<div class="skeleton-line skeleton-text-long"></div>
-             <div class="skeleton-line skeleton-text-short"></div>`,
-            `<div class="skeleton-line skeleton-text-medium"></div>
-             <div class="skeleton-line skeleton-text-long"></div>
-             <div class="skeleton-line skeleton-text-short"></div>`,
-            `<div class="skeleton-line skeleton-text-long"></div>
-             <div class="skeleton-line skeleton-text-medium"></div>`,
-            `<div class="skeleton-line skeleton-text-short"></div>
-             <div class="skeleton-line skeleton-text-long"></div>`,
-        ];
-        let html = '';
-        for (let i = 0; i < SIDEBAR_SKELETON_COUNT; i++) {
-            html += `
-            <div class="sidebar-skeleton-item">
-              <div class="skeleton-header">
-                <div class="skeleton-avatar"></div>
-                <div class="skeleton-meta">
-                  <div class="skeleton-line skeleton-name"></div>
-                  <div class="skeleton-line skeleton-time"></div>
-                </div>
-              </div>
-              ${variants[i % 5]}
-            </div>`;
-        }
-        container.innerHTML = html;
-        // Auto-play converted GIF videos
-        container.querySelectorAll('video.autoplay-gif').forEach(v => { v.autoplay = true; v.muted = true; v.play().catch(() => { v.addEventListener('canplay', () => v.play().catch(() => { }), { once: true }); }); });
+        container.innerHTML = `
+            <div class="sidebar-loading-state">
+                <i class="fa-solid fa-circle-notch fa-spin"></i>
+                <span>${window.f0ckI18n?.sidebar_loading_activity || 'Loading activity...'}</span>
+            </div>
+        `;
     };
 
     const renderFromCache = () => {
diff --git a/views/snippets/footer.html b/views/snippets/footer.html
index 8be1e0b..2b92566 100644
--- a/views/snippets/footer.html
+++ b/views/snippets/footer.html
@@ -106,21 +106,10 @@
 <div class="global-sidebar-right">
   <div class="sidebar-activity">
     <div id="sidebar-activity-container" class="sidebar-comments-list">
-      <div class="sidebar-skeleton-item"><div class="skeleton-header"><div class="skeleton-avatar"></div><div class="skeleton-meta"><div class="skeleton-line skeleton-name"></div><div class="skeleton-line skeleton-time"></div></div></div><div class="skeleton-line skeleton-text-long"></div><div class="skeleton-line skeleton-text-medium"></div><div class="skeleton-line skeleton-text-short"></div></div>
-      <div class="sidebar-skeleton-item"><div class="skeleton-header"><div class="skeleton-avatar"></div><div class="skeleton-meta"><div class="skeleton-line skeleton-name"></div><div class="skeleton-line skeleton-time"></div></div></div><div class="skeleton-line skeleton-text-long"></div><div class="skeleton-line skeleton-text-short"></div></div>
-      <div class="sidebar-skeleton-item"><div class="skeleton-header"><div class="skeleton-avatar"></div><div class="skeleton-meta"><div class="skeleton-line skeleton-name"></div><div class="skeleton-line skeleton-time"></div></div></div><div class="skeleton-line skeleton-text-medium"></div><div class="skeleton-line skeleton-text-long"></div><div class="skeleton-line skeleton-text-short"></div></div>
-      <div class="sidebar-skeleton-item"><div class="skeleton-header"><div class="skeleton-avatar"></div><div class="skeleton-meta"><div class="skeleton-line skeleton-name"></div><div class="skeleton-line skeleton-time"></div></div></div><div class="skeleton-line skeleton-text-long"></div><div class="skeleton-line skeleton-text-medium"></div></div>
-      <div class="sidebar-skeleton-item"><div class="skeleton-header"><div class="skeleton-avatar"></div><div class="skeleton-meta"><div class="skeleton-line skeleton-name"></div><div class="skeleton-line skeleton-time"></div></div></div><div class="skeleton-line skeleton-text-short"></div><div class="skeleton-line skeleton-text-long"></div></div>
-      <div class="sidebar-skeleton-item"><div class="skeleton-header"><div class="skeleton-avatar"></div><div class="skeleton-meta"><div class="skeleton-line skeleton-name"></div><div class="skeleton-line skeleton-time"></div></div></div><div class="skeleton-line skeleton-text-long"></div><div class="skeleton-line skeleton-text-medium"></div><div class="skeleton-line skeleton-text-short"></div></div>
-      <div class="sidebar-skeleton-item"><div class="skeleton-header"><div class="skeleton-avatar"></div><div class="skeleton-meta"><div class="skeleton-line skeleton-name"></div><div class="skeleton-line skeleton-time"></div></div></div><div class="skeleton-line skeleton-text-long"></div><div class="skeleton-line skeleton-text-short"></div></div>
-      <div class="sidebar-skeleton-item"><div class="skeleton-header"><div class="skeleton-avatar"></div><div class="skeleton-meta"><div class="skeleton-line skeleton-name"></div><div class="skeleton-line skeleton-time"></div></div></div><div class="skeleton-line skeleton-text-medium"></div><div class="skeleton-line skeleton-text-long"></div><div class="skeleton-line skeleton-text-short"></div></div>
-      <div class="sidebar-skeleton-item"><div class="skeleton-header"><div class="skeleton-avatar"></div><div class="skeleton-meta"><div class="skeleton-line skeleton-name"></div><div class="skeleton-line skeleton-time"></div></div></div><div class="skeleton-line skeleton-text-long"></div><div class="skeleton-line skeleton-text-medium"></div></div>
-      <div class="sidebar-skeleton-item"><div class="skeleton-header"><div class="skeleton-avatar"></div><div class="skeleton-meta"><div class="skeleton-line skeleton-name"></div><div class="skeleton-line skeleton-time"></div></div></div><div class="skeleton-line skeleton-text-short"></div><div class="skeleton-line skeleton-text-long"></div></div>
-      <div class="sidebar-skeleton-item"><div class="skeleton-header"><div class="skeleton-avatar"></div><div class="skeleton-meta"><div class="skeleton-line skeleton-name"></div><div class="skeleton-line skeleton-time"></div></div></div><div class="skeleton-line skeleton-text-long"></div><div class="skeleton-line skeleton-text-medium"></div><div class="skeleton-line skeleton-text-short"></div></div>
-      <div class="sidebar-skeleton-item"><div class="skeleton-header"><div class="skeleton-avatar"></div><div class="skeleton-meta"><div class="skeleton-line skeleton-name"></div><div class="skeleton-line skeleton-time"></div></div></div><div class="skeleton-line skeleton-text-long"></div><div class="skeleton-line skeleton-text-short"></div></div>
-      <div class="sidebar-skeleton-item"><div class="skeleton-header"><div class="skeleton-avatar"></div><div class="skeleton-meta"><div class="skeleton-line skeleton-name"></div><div class="skeleton-line skeleton-time"></div></div></div><div class="skeleton-line skeleton-text-medium"></div><div class="skeleton-line skeleton-text-long"></div></div>
-      <div class="sidebar-skeleton-item"><div class="skeleton-header"><div class="skeleton-avatar"></div><div class="skeleton-meta"><div class="skeleton-line skeleton-name"></div><div class="skeleton-line skeleton-time"></div></div></div><div class="skeleton-line skeleton-text-long"></div><div class="skeleton-line skeleton-text-medium"></div></div>
-      <div class="sidebar-skeleton-item"><div class="skeleton-header"><div class="skeleton-avatar"></div><div class="skeleton-meta"><div class="skeleton-line skeleton-name"></div><div class="skeleton-line skeleton-time"></div></div></div><div class="skeleton-line skeleton-text-short"></div><div class="skeleton-line skeleton-text-long"></div></div>
+      <div class="sidebar-loading-state">
+        <i class="fa-solid fa-circle-notch fa-spin"></i>
+        <span>{{ t('sidebar.loading_activity') }}</span>
+      </div>
     </div>
   </div>
   <div class="global-sidebar-right-footer">