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+# Todo
+
+Deferred from the Phase 2 home-page simplification (commits after `ed2c272`).
+
+## Recently from the council (the feed)
+
+Removed from `/pulse` in this pass. Currently no surface for member-authored
+contributions on the home page.
+
+The underlying `contributions` table, the `RecentlyFromTheCouncil` component,
+and the existing `/contribute` page all remain in place — only the home-page
+embed is gone.
+
+When we revisit this, options to consider:
+- Inline a compact "What members are saying" row inside the
+  Roadmap + Latest from Fenja card — single quote, smallest possible
+  treatment, doesn't repeat dispatch real-estate.
+- A dedicated Voices / Council notes section much further down the page
+  with a stronger editorial frame.
+- Surface contributions only on the dedicated /contribute page (already
+  exists) and rely on dispatches as the primary "what's moving" signal.
+
+## This week's pulse voting block
+
+Removed from `/pulse` in this pass. The `pulses`, `votes`, vote-uniqueness
+constraint, admin Pulses tab, and the activity `voted` kind all remain — only
+the on-page voting card is gone.
+
+**Idea worth trying:** rather than rebuild as its own block, fold polling
+into the "Latest from Fenja" stream. A dispatch can be tagged as a poll
+(one of the existing kinds, or a new `poll` kind) and rendered inline with
+the 2–4 vote options + locked state + result bars. Single editorial channel
+instead of two competing "what should I read first" surfaces on the home page.
+
+If we go that way:
+- Schema: extend `dispatches` with a nullable `pulse_id` foreign key (or
+  embed options on the dispatch directly).
+- Render: when a dispatch is poll-shaped, its excerpt block becomes the
+  Pulse question + options; the "Read the full dispatch" affordance can
+  stay for context/comments.
+- Admin: a checkbox on the dispatch form ("Attach an active poll") +
+  inline options inputs. No need for the standalone Pulses tab once this
+  lands — fold it in.