diff --git a/.eslintrc.js b/.eslintrc.js
index fa2c74d9e9..8dab053c24 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/.eslintrc.js
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ module.exports = {
     'no-unused-vars': 'off',
     '@typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars': [
       'error',
-      {argsIgnorePattern: '^_', varsIgnorePattern: '^_'},
+      {argsIgnorePattern: '^_', varsIgnorePattern: '^_.+'},
     ],
     '@typescript-eslint/consistent-type-imports': [
       'warn',
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6ff8711102..ae45d38f89 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@
     "babel-jest": "^29.7.0",
     "babel-plugin-macros": "^3.1.0",
     "babel-plugin-module-resolver": "^5.0.2",
-    "babel-plugin-react-compiler": "^19.1.0-rc.1",
+    "babel-plugin-react-compiler": "^19.1.0-rc.3",
     "babel-preset-expo": "~54.0.0",
     "eslint": "^8.19.0",
     "eslint-plugin-bsky-internal": "link:./eslint",
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@
     "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.31.0",
     "eslint-plugin-lingui": "^0.2.0",
     "eslint-plugin-react": "^7.33.2",
-    "eslint-plugin-react-compiler": "^19.1.0-rc.1",
+    "eslint-plugin-react-compiler": "^19.1.0-rc.2",
     "eslint-plugin-react-native-a11y": "^3.3.0",
     "eslint-plugin-simple-import-sort": "^12.0.0",
     "file-loader": "6.2.0",
diff --git a/src/components/PostControls/ShareMenu/RecentChats.tsx b/src/components/PostControls/ShareMenu/RecentChats.tsx
index 28724061fd..0862951b2b 100644
--- a/src/components/PostControls/ShareMenu/RecentChats.tsx
+++ b/src/components/PostControls/ShareMenu/RecentChats.tsx
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import type * as bsky from '#/types/bsky'
 
 export function RecentChats({postUri}: {postUri: string}) {
   const control = useDialogContext()
-  const {_} = useLingui()
   const {currentAccount} = useSession()
   const {data} = useListConvosQuery({status: 'accepted'})
   const convos = data?.pages[0]?.convos?.slice(0, 10)
diff --git a/src/components/dialogs/StarterPackDialog.tsx b/src/components/dialogs/StarterPackDialog.tsx
index 13b04e2017..78f47b199a 100644
--- a/src/components/dialogs/StarterPackDialog.tsx
+++ b/src/components/dialogs/StarterPackDialog.tsx
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ export function StarterPackDialog({
   targetDid,
   enabled,
 }: StarterPackDialogProps) {
-  const {_} = useLingui()
   const navigation = useNavigation<NavigationProp>()
   const requireEmailVerification = useRequireEmailVerification()
 
diff --git a/src/lib/hooks/useIntentHandler.ts b/src/lib/hooks/useIntentHandler.ts
index c359b2bd65..0c83970089 100644
--- a/src/lib/hooks/useIntentHandler.ts
+++ b/src/lib/hooks/useIntentHandler.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export function useIntentHandler() {
       }
 
       const urlp = new URL(url)
-      const [_, intent, intentType] = urlp.pathname.split('/')
+      const [__, intent, intentType] = urlp.pathname.split('/')
 
       // On native, our links look like bluesky://intent/SomeIntent, so we have to check the hostname for the
       // intent check. On web, we have to check the first part of the path since we have an actual hostname
diff --git a/src/lib/strings/embed-player.ts b/src/lib/strings/embed-player.ts
index 0cd0b4921d..a7ce441fcc 100644
--- a/src/lib/strings/embed-player.ts
+++ b/src/lib/strings/embed-player.ts
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ export function parseEmbedPlayerFromUrl(
     urlp.hostname === 'm.youtube.com' ||
     urlp.hostname === 'music.youtube.com'
   ) {
-    const [_, page, shortOrLiveVideoId] = urlp.pathname.split('/')
+    const [__, page, shortOrLiveVideoId] = urlp.pathname.split('/')
 
     const isShorts = page === 'shorts'
     const isLive = page === 'live'
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ export function parseEmbedPlayerFromUrl(
         window.location.hostname
       : 'localhost'
 
-    const [_, channelOrVideo, clipOrId, id] = urlp.pathname.split('/')
+    const [__, channelOrVideo, clipOrId, id] = urlp.pathname.split('/')
 
     if (channelOrVideo === 'videos') {
       return {
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ export function parseEmbedPlayerFromUrl(
 
   // spotify
   if (urlp.hostname === 'open.spotify.com') {
-    const [_, typeOrLocale, idOrType, id] = urlp.pathname.split('/')
+    const [__, typeOrLocale, idOrType, id] = urlp.pathname.split('/')
 
     if (idOrType) {
       if (typeOrLocale === 'playlist' || idOrType === 'playlist') {
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ export function parseEmbedPlayerFromUrl(
     urlp.hostname === 'soundcloud.com' ||
     urlp.hostname === 'www.soundcloud.com'
   ) {
-    const [_, user, trackOrSets, set] = urlp.pathname.split('/')
+    const [__, user, trackOrSets, set] = urlp.pathname.split('/')
 
     if (user && trackOrSets) {
       if (trackOrSets === 'sets' && set) {
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ export function parseEmbedPlayerFromUrl(
   }
 
   if (urlp.hostname === 'vimeo.com' || urlp.hostname === 'www.vimeo.com') {
-    const [_, videoId] = urlp.pathname.split('/')
+    const [__, videoId] = urlp.pathname.split('/')
     if (videoId) {
       return {
         type: 'vimeo_video',
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ export function parseEmbedPlayerFromUrl(
   }
 
   if (urlp.hostname === 'giphy.com' || urlp.hostname === 'www.giphy.com') {
-    const [_, gifs, nameAndId] = urlp.pathname.split('/')
+    const [__, gifs, nameAndId] = urlp.pathname.split('/')
 
     /*
      * nameAndId is a string that consists of the name (dash separated) and the id of the gif (the last part of the name)
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ export function parseEmbedPlayerFromUrl(
   // These can include (presumably) a tracking id in the path name, so we have to check for that as well
   if (giphyRegex.test(urlp.hostname)) {
     // We can link directly to the gif, if its a proper link
-    const [_, media, trackingOrId, idOrFilename, filename] =
+    const [__, media, trackingOrId, idOrFilename, filename] =
       urlp.pathname.split('/')
 
     if (media === 'media') {
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ export function parseEmbedPlayerFromUrl(
   // Finally, we should see if it is a link to i.giphy.com. These links don't necessarily end in .gif but can also
   // be .webp
   if (urlp.hostname === 'i.giphy.com' || urlp.hostname === 'www.i.giphy.com') {
-    const [_, mediaOrFilename, filename] = urlp.pathname.split('/')
+    const [__, mediaOrFilename, filename] = urlp.pathname.split('/')
 
     if (mediaOrFilename === 'media' && filename) {
       const gifId = filename.split('.')[0]
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ export function parseEmbedPlayerFromUrl(
     const path_components = urlp.pathname.slice(1, i + 1).split('/')
     if (path_components.length === 4) {
       // discard username - it's not relevant
-      const [photos, _, albums, id] = path_components
+      const [photos, __, albums, id] = path_components
       if (photos === 'photos' && albums === 'albums') {
         // this at least has the shape of a valid photo-album URL!
         return {
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ export function parseEmbedPlayerFromUrl(
   // link shortened flickr path
   if (urlp.hostname === 'flic.kr') {
     const b58alph = '123456789abcdefghijkmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHJKLMNPQRSTUVWXYZ'
-    let [_, type, idBase58Enc] = urlp.pathname.split('/')
+    let [__, type, idBase58Enc] = urlp.pathname.split('/')
     let id = 0n
     for (const char of idBase58Enc) {
       const nextIdx = b58alph.indexOf(char)
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ export function parseTenorGif(urlp: URL):
     return {success: false}
   }
 
-  let [_, id, filename] = urlp.pathname.split('/')
+  let [__, id, filename] = urlp.pathname.split('/')
 
   if (!id || !filename) {
     return {success: false}
diff --git a/src/lib/strings/helpers.ts b/src/lib/strings/helpers.ts
index 3f7c0d4782..9ecbfd38d0 100644
--- a/src/lib/strings/helpers.ts
+++ b/src/lib/strings/helpers.ts
@@ -62,23 +62,6 @@ export function useWarnMaxGraphemeCount({
   }, [splitter, maxCount, text])
 }
 
-// https://stackoverflow.com/a/52171480
-export function toHashCode(str: string, seed = 0): number {
-  let h1 = 0xdeadbeef ^ seed,
-    h2 = 0x41c6ce57 ^ seed
-  for (let i = 0, ch; i < str.length; i++) {
-    ch = str.charCodeAt(i)
-    h1 = Math.imul(h1 ^ ch, 2654435761)
-    h2 = Math.imul(h2 ^ ch, 1597334677)
-  }
-  h1 = Math.imul(h1 ^ (h1 >>> 16), 2246822507)
-  h1 ^= Math.imul(h2 ^ (h2 >>> 13), 3266489909)
-  h2 = Math.imul(h2 ^ (h2 >>> 16), 2246822507)
-  h2 ^= Math.imul(h1 ^ (h1 >>> 13), 3266489909)
-
-  return 4294967296 * (2097151 & h2) + (h1 >>> 0)
-}
-
 export function countLines(str: string | undefined): number {
   if (!str) return 0
   return str.match(/\n/g)?.length ?? 0
diff --git a/src/lib/strings/starter-pack.ts b/src/lib/strings/starter-pack.ts
index 01e0256b5c..475b000336 100644
--- a/src/lib/strings/starter-pack.ts
+++ b/src/lib/strings/starter-pack.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export function parseStarterPackUri(uri?: string): {
     } else {
       const url = new URL(uri)
       const parts = url.pathname.split('/')
-      const [_, path, name, rkey] = parts
+      const [__, path, name, rkey] = parts
 
       if (parts.length !== 4) return null
       if (path !== 'starter-pack' && path !== 'start') return null
diff --git a/src/screens/Onboarding/StepFinished.tsx b/src/screens/Onboarding/StepFinished.tsx
index b6d0c0d1ef..3ed268a575 100644
--- a/src/screens/Onboarding/StepFinished.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Onboarding/StepFinished.tsx
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ import {Text} from '#/components/Typography'
 import * as bsky from '#/types/bsky'
 
 export function StepFinished() {
-  const {_} = useLingui()
   const {state, dispatch} = useContext(Context)
   const onboardDispatch = useOnboardingDispatch()
   const [saving, setSaving] = useState(false)
@@ -495,7 +494,6 @@ function ValueProposition({
 
 function Dot({active}: {active: boolean}) {
   const t = useTheme()
-  const {_} = useLingui()
 
   return (
     <View
diff --git a/src/screens/Search/Shell.tsx b/src/screens/Search/Shell.tsx
index 984d3e640a..12b0226e13 100644
--- a/src/screens/Search/Shell.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Search/Shell.tsx
@@ -428,7 +428,6 @@ let SearchScreenInner = ({
   const {hasSession} = useSession()
   const {gtTablet} = useBreakpoints()
   const [activeTab, setActiveTab] = useState(0)
-  const {_} = useLingui()
 
   const onPageSelected = useCallback(
     (index: number) => {
diff --git a/src/screens/Search/modules/ExploreTrendingVideos.tsx b/src/screens/Search/modules/ExploreTrendingVideos.tsx
index 54eb73312c..f57cdb08aa 100644
--- a/src/screens/Search/modules/ExploreTrendingVideos.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Search/modules/ExploreTrendingVideos.tsx
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ const FEED_PARAMS: {
 }
 
 export function ExploreTrendingVideos() {
-  const {_} = useLingui()
   const gutters = useGutters([0, 'base'])
   const {data, isLoading, error} = usePostFeedQuery(FEED_DESC, FEED_PARAMS)
 
diff --git a/src/state/queries/post-feed.ts b/src/state/queries/post-feed.ts
index 22e95fcd63..7f95a34e7c 100644
--- a/src/state/queries/post-feed.ts
+++ b/src/state/queries/post-feed.ts
@@ -492,23 +492,23 @@ function createApi({
       }
     }
   } else if (feedDesc.startsWith('author')) {
-    const [_, actor, filter] = feedDesc.split('|')
+    const [__, actor, filter] = feedDesc.split('|')
     return new AuthorFeedAPI({agent, feedParams: {actor, filter}})
   } else if (feedDesc.startsWith('likes')) {
-    const [_, actor] = feedDesc.split('|')
+    const [__, actor] = feedDesc.split('|')
     return new LikesFeedAPI({agent, feedParams: {actor}})
   } else if (feedDesc.startsWith('feedgen')) {
-    const [_, feed] = feedDesc.split('|')
+    const [__, feed] = feedDesc.split('|')
     return new CustomFeedAPI({
       agent,
       feedParams: {feed},
       userInterests,
     })
   } else if (feedDesc.startsWith('list')) {
-    const [_, list] = feedDesc.split('|')
+    const [__, list] = feedDesc.split('|')
     return new ListFeedAPI({agent, feedParams: {list}})
   } else if (feedDesc.startsWith('posts')) {
-    const [_, uriList] = feedDesc.split('|')
+    const [__, uriList] = feedDesc.split('|')
     return new PostListFeedAPI({agent, feedParams: {uris: uriList.split(',')}})
   } else if (feedDesc === 'demo') {
     return new DemoFeedAPI({agent})
diff --git a/src/state/queries/trending/useGetSuggestedUsersQuery.ts b/src/state/queries/trending/useGetSuggestedUsersQuery.ts
index 8980293985..4ecee2986d 100644
--- a/src/state/queries/trending/useGetSuggestedUsersQuery.ts
+++ b/src/state/queries/trending/useGetSuggestedUsersQuery.ts
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export function* findAllProfilesInQueryData(
     queryClient.getQueriesData<AppBskyUnspeccedGetSuggestedUsers.OutputSchema>({
       queryKey: [getSuggestedUsersQueryKeyRoot],
     })
-  for (const [_, response] of responses) {
+  for (const [_key, response] of responses) {
     if (!response) {
       continue
     }
diff --git a/src/view/com/composer/photos/EditImageDialog.web.tsx b/src/view/com/composer/photos/EditImageDialog.web.tsx
index b448fad3a7..6131e30466 100644
--- a/src/view/com/composer/photos/EditImageDialog.web.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/composer/photos/EditImageDialog.web.tsx
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ function EditImageInner({
   }) {
   const t = useTheme()
   const [isDragging, setIsDragging] = useState(false)
-  const {_} = useLingui()
   const control = Dialog.useDialogContext()
 
   const source = image.source
diff --git a/src/view/com/composer/text-input/web/TagDecorator.ts b/src/view/com/composer/text-input/web/TagDecorator.ts
index 5af70de6db..f1698d8c4e 100644
--- a/src/view/com/composer/text-input/web/TagDecorator.ts
+++ b/src/view/com/composer/text-input/web/TagDecorator.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ function getDecorations(doc: ProsemirrorNode) {
 
       let match
       while ((match = regex.exec(textContent))) {
-        const [matchedString, _, tag] = match
+        const [matchedString, __, tag] = match
 
         if (!tag || tag.replace(TRAILING_PUNCTUATION_REGEX, '').length > 64)
           continue
diff --git a/src/view/com/posts/PostFeedErrorMessage.tsx b/src/view/com/posts/PostFeedErrorMessage.tsx
index 808ef9fff2..5a8cf904b0 100644
--- a/src/view/com/posts/PostFeedErrorMessage.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/posts/PostFeedErrorMessage.tsx
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ function FeedgenErrorMessage({
       })[knownError],
     [_l, knownError],
   )
-  const [_, uri] = feedDesc.split('|')
+  const [__, uri] = feedDesc.split('|')
   const [ownerDid] = safeParseFeedgenUri(uri)
   const removePromptControl = Prompt.usePromptControl()
   const {mutateAsync: removeFeed} = useRemoveFeedMutation()
diff --git a/src/view/screens/ModerationMutedAccounts.tsx b/src/view/screens/ModerationMutedAccounts.tsx
index 11d787ca11..891a379b61 100644
--- a/src/view/screens/ModerationMutedAccounts.tsx
+++ b/src/view/screens/ModerationMutedAccounts.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import {useCallback, useMemo, useState} from 'react'
 import {type StyleProp, View, type ViewStyle} from 'react-native'
 import {type AppBskyActorDefs as ActorDefs} from '@atproto/api'
 import {Trans} from '@lingui/macro'
-import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react'
 import {useFocusEffect} from '@react-navigation/native'
 import {type NativeStackScreenProps} from '@react-navigation/native-stack'
 
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@ type Props = NativeStackScreenProps<
 export function ModerationMutedAccounts({}: Props) {
   const t = useTheme()
   const moderationOpts = useModerationOpts()
-  const {_} = useLingui()
   const setMinimalShellMode = useSetMinimalShellMode()
 
   const [isPTRing, setIsPTRing] = useState(false)
diff --git a/src/view/screens/ProfileFeedLikedBy.tsx b/src/view/screens/ProfileFeedLikedBy.tsx
index d26ff61725..56f3978091 100644
--- a/src/view/screens/ProfileFeedLikedBy.tsx
+++ b/src/view/screens/ProfileFeedLikedBy.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import {useCallback} from 'react'
 import {Trans} from '@lingui/macro'
-import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react'
 import {useFocusEffect} from '@react-navigation/native'
 
 import {
@@ -17,7 +16,6 @@ export const ProfileFeedLikedByScreen = ({route}: Props) => {
   const setMinimalShellMode = useSetMinimalShellMode()
   const {name, rkey} = route.params
   const uri = makeRecordUri(name, 'app.bsky.feed.generator', rkey)
-  const {_} = useLingui()
 
   useFocusEffect(
     useCallback(() => {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index dfab6f354a..8497bface3 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -8603,14 +8603,7 @@ babel-plugin-polyfill-regenerator@^0.6.1:
   dependencies:
     "@babel/helper-define-polyfill-provider" "^0.6.3"
 
-babel-plugin-react-compiler@^19.1.0-rc.1:
-  version "19.1.0-rc.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/babel-plugin-react-compiler/-/babel-plugin-react-compiler-19.1.0-rc.1.tgz#99d131be61017e40abbaedd98321069bf8b7e54a"
-  integrity sha512-M4fpG+Hfq5gWzsJeeMErdRokzg0fdJ8IAk+JDhfB/WLT+U3WwJWR8edphypJrk447/JEvYu6DBFwsTn10bMW4Q==
-  dependencies:
-    "@babel/types" "^7.26.0"
-
-babel-plugin-react-compiler@^19.1.0-rc.2:
+babel-plugin-react-compiler@^19.1.0-rc.2, babel-plugin-react-compiler@^19.1.0-rc.3:
   version "19.1.0-rc.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/babel-plugin-react-compiler/-/babel-plugin-react-compiler-19.1.0-rc.3.tgz#45e5a282a2460b3701971e5eb8310a90a7919022"
   integrity sha512-mjRn69WuTz4adL0bXGx8Rsyk1086zFJeKmes6aK0xPuK3aaXmDJdLHqwKKMrpm6KAI1MCoUK72d2VeqQbu8YIA==
@@ -10824,10 +10817,10 @@ eslint-plugin-lingui@^0.2.0:
   dependencies:
     "@typescript-eslint/utils" "^5.61.0"
 
-eslint-plugin-react-compiler@^19.1.0-rc.1:
-  version "19.1.0-rc.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/eslint-plugin-react-compiler/-/eslint-plugin-react-compiler-19.1.0-rc.1.tgz#e974ba9541c9a4464d77723e0505b5742bc22e56"
-  integrity sha512-3umw5eqZXapBl7aQGmvcjheKhUbsElb9jTETxRZg371e1LG4EPs/zCHt2JzP+wNcdaZWzjU/R730zPUJblY2zw==
+eslint-plugin-react-compiler@^19.1.0-rc.2:
+  version "19.1.0-rc.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/eslint-plugin-react-compiler/-/eslint-plugin-react-compiler-19.1.0-rc.2.tgz#83343e7422e00fa61e729af8e8468f0ddec37925"
+  integrity sha512-oKalwDGcD+RX9mf3NEO4zOoUMeLvjSvcbbEOpquzmzqEEM2MQdp7/FY/Hx9NzmUwFzH1W9SKTz5fihfMldpEYw==
   dependencies:
     "@babel/core" "^7.24.4"
     "@babel/parser" "^7.24.4"