diff --git a/src/components/FeedInterstitials.tsx b/src/components/FeedInterstitials.tsx
index 5a65215b12..f230095a4a 100644
--- a/src/components/FeedInterstitials.tsx
+++ b/src/components/FeedInterstitials.tsx
@@ -140,6 +140,11 @@ function sortSeenPosts(postA: SeenPost, postB: SeenPost): 0 | 1 | -1 {
   }
 }
 
+const random1 = Math.random()
+const random2 = Math.random()
+const random3 = Math.random()
+const random4 = Math.random()
+
 function useExperimentalSuggestedUsersQuery() {
   const {currentAccount} = useSession()
   const userActionSnapshot = userActionHistory.useActionHistorySnapshot()
@@ -153,10 +158,10 @@ function useExperimentalSuggestedUsersQuery() {
     if (followSuggestions.length > 0) {
       suggestedDids = [
         // It's ok if these will pick the same item (weighed by its frequency)
-        followSuggestions[Math.floor(Math.random() * followSuggestions.length)],
-        followSuggestions[Math.floor(Math.random() * followSuggestions.length)],
-        followSuggestions[Math.floor(Math.random() * followSuggestions.length)],
-        followSuggestions[Math.floor(Math.random() * followSuggestions.length)],
+        followSuggestions[Math.floor(random1 * followSuggestions.length)],
+        followSuggestions[Math.floor(random2 * followSuggestions.length)],
+        followSuggestions[Math.floor(random3 * followSuggestions.length)],
+        followSuggestions[Math.floor(random4 * followSuggestions.length)],
       ]
     }
     const seenDids = seen
diff --git a/src/components/ageAssurance/AgeAssuranceInitDialog.tsx b/src/components/ageAssurance/AgeAssuranceInitDialog.tsx
index 2f6c041dc2..cdbc83cb02 100644
--- a/src/components/ageAssurance/AgeAssuranceInitDialog.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ageAssurance/AgeAssuranceInitDialog.tsx
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import {useInitAgeAssurance} from '#/state/ageAssurance/useInitAgeAssurance'
 import {logger} from '#/state/ageAssurance/util'
 import {useLanguagePrefs} from '#/state/preferences'
 import {useSession} from '#/state/session'
+import {useTickEveryMinute} from '#/state/shell'
 import {atoms as a, useTheme, web} from '#/alf'
 import {Admonition} from '#/components/Admonition'
 import {AgeAssuranceBadge} from '#/components/ageAssurance/AgeAssuranceBadge'
@@ -73,10 +74,11 @@ function Inner() {
   const getTimeAgo = useGetTimeAgo()
   const tlds = useTLDs()
   const createSupportLink = useCreateSupportLink()
+  const tick = useTickEveryMinute()
 
   const wasRecentlyInitiated =
     lastInitiatedAt &&
-    new Date(lastInitiatedAt).getTime() > Date.now() - 5 * 60 * 1000 // 5 minutes
+    new Date(lastInitiatedAt).getTime() > tick - 5 * 60 * 1000 // 5 minutes
 
   const [success, setSuccess] = useState(false)
   const [email, setEmail] = useState(currentAccount?.email || '')
diff --git a/src/components/moderation/LabelsOnMeDialog.tsx b/src/components/moderation/LabelsOnMeDialog.tsx
index c817431117..7287858045 100644
--- a/src/components/moderation/LabelsOnMeDialog.tsx
+++ b/src/components/moderation/LabelsOnMeDialog.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {sanitizeHandle} from '#/lib/strings/handles'
 import {logger} from '#/logger'
 import {isAndroid} from '#/platform/detection'
 import {useAgent, useSession} from '#/state/session'
+import {useTickEveryMinute} from '#/state/shell'
 import * as Toast from '#/view/com/util/Toast'
 import {atoms as a, useBreakpoints, useTheme} from '#/alf'
 import {Button, ButtonIcon, ButtonText} from '#/components/Button'
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@ function Label({
     ? sanitizeHandle(labeler.creator.handle, '@')
     : label.src
   const timeDiff = useGetTimeAgo({future: true})
+  const tick = useTickEveryMinute()
   return (
     <View
       style={[
@@ -198,7 +200,7 @@ function Label({
                     a.italic,
                     t.atoms.text_contrast_medium,
                   ]}>
-                  <Trans>Expires in {timeDiff(Date.now(), label.exp)}</Trans>
+                  <Trans>Expires in {timeDiff(tick, label.exp)}</Trans>
                 </Text>
               </View>
             )}
diff --git a/src/screens/Login/index.tsx b/src/screens/Login/index.tsx
index 9cbbd51216..5c67e3415c 100644
--- a/src/screens/Login/index.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Login/index.tsx
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ const OrderedForms = [
 export const Login = ({onPressBack}: {onPressBack: () => void}) => {
   const {_} = useLingui()
   const failedAttemptCountRef = useRef(0)
-  const startTimeRef = useRef(Date.now())
+  const [startTime] = useState(() => Date.now())
 
   const {accounts} = useSession()
   const {requestedAccountSwitchTo} = useLoggedOutView()
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ export const Login = ({onPressBack}: {onPressBack: () => void}) => {
   const onAttemptSuccess = () => {
     logEvent('signin:success', {
       isUsingCustomProvider: serviceUrl !== DEFAULT_SERVICE,
-      timeTakenSeconds: Math.round((Date.now() - startTimeRef.current) / 1000),
+      timeTakenSeconds: Math.round((Date.now() - startTime) / 1000),
       failedAttemptsCount: failedAttemptCountRef.current,
     })
   }
diff --git a/src/screens/Signup/StepCaptcha/CaptchaWebView.tsx b/src/screens/Signup/StepCaptcha/CaptchaWebView.tsx
index f208951d5b..209e747bf6 100644
--- a/src/screens/Signup/StepCaptcha/CaptchaWebView.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Signup/StepCaptcha/CaptchaWebView.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {useEffect, useMemo, useRef} from 'react'
+import {useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState} from 'react'
 import {WebView, type WebViewNavigation} from 'react-native-webview'
 import {type ShouldStartLoadRequest} from 'react-native-webview/lib/WebViewTypes'
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export function CaptchaWebView({
   onSuccess: (code: string) => void
   onError: (error: unknown) => void
 }) {
-  const startedAt = useRef(Date.now())
+  const [startedAt] = useState(() => Date.now())
   const successTo = useRef<NodeJS.Timeout>(undefined)
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export function CaptchaWebView({
     // We want to delay the completion of this screen ever so slightly so that it doesn't appear to be a glitch if it completes too fast
     wasSuccessful.current = true
     const now = Date.now()
-    const timeTaken = now - startedAt.current
+    const timeTaken = now - startedAt
     if (timeTaken < MIN_DELAY) {
       successTo.current = setTimeout(() => {
         onSuccess(code)
diff --git a/src/state/shell/tick-every-minute.tsx b/src/state/shell/tick-every-minute.tsx
index d4978470e5..4d8f539069 100644
--- a/src/state/shell/tick-every-minute.tsx
+++ b/src/state/shell/tick-every-minute.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const stateContext = React.createContext<StateContext>(0)
 stateContext.displayName = 'TickEveryMinuteContext'
 
 export function Provider({children}: React.PropsWithChildren<{}>) {
-  const [tick, setTick] = React.useState(Date.now())
+  const [tick, setTick] = React.useState(() => Date.now())
   React.useEffect(() => {
     const i = setInterval(() => {
       setTick(Date.now())
diff --git a/src/view/com/util/LoadingPlaceholder.tsx b/src/view/com/util/LoadingPlaceholder.tsx
index 1b454598b8..e9cbdf4590 100644
--- a/src/view/com/util/LoadingPlaceholder.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/util/LoadingPlaceholder.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {useMemo} from 'react'
+import {useState} from 'react'
 import {
   type DimensionValue,
   type StyleProp,
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ export function ChatListItemLoadingPlaceholder({
   style?: StyleProp<ViewStyle>
 }) {
   const t = useTheme_NEW()
-  const random = useMemo(() => Math.random(), [])
+  const [random] = useState(() => Math.random())
   return (
     <View style={[a.flex_row, a.gap_md, a.px_lg, a.mt_lg, t.atoms.bg, style]}>
       <LoadingPlaceholder width={52} height={52} style={a.rounded_full} />