diff --git a/src/pages/NewsletterPage.tsx b/src/pages/NewsletterPage.tsx
index d537f85..ae2bac9 100644
--- a/src/pages/NewsletterPage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/NewsletterPage.tsx
@@ -5,15 +5,25 @@ import { Badge } from '@/components/ui/badge';
 import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button';
 import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { Skeleton } from '@/components/ui/skeleton';
+import {
+  Dialog,
+  DialogContent,
+  DialogHeader,
+  DialogTitle,
+  DialogDescription,
+} from '@/components/ui/dialog';
 import {
   Zap, MapPin, Shield, Layers, Crown, Radio,
   ArrowRight, Share2, CheckCircle2, Users, Store, Calendar,
-  GraduationCap, Route,
+  GraduationCap, Route, Eye, Send,
 } from 'lucide-react';
+import { useAuthor } from '@/hooks/useAuthor';
 import { useCurrentUser } from '@/hooks/useCurrentUser';
 import { useNostrPublish } from '@/hooks/useNostrPublish';
 import { useGrowthStats } from '@/hooks/useGrowthStats';
 import { useToast } from '@/hooks/useToast';
+import { genUserName } from '@/lib/genUserName';
+import { Avatar, AvatarImage, AvatarFallback } from '@/components/ui/avatar';
 
 // ─── Admin pubkeys allowed to publish newsletter as kind 1 ───────────────────
 
@@ -128,7 +138,7 @@ export const NEWSLETTER_ISSUES: NewsletterIssue[] = [
         icon: 'feature',
         title: 'Trusted count on community stats',
         tag: 'Transparency',
-        body: "The stats page now shows spots from 'active accounts' — pubkeys that have published at least 2 items — alongside the raw total. Sponsors see the organic number.",
+        body: "The stats page now shows spots from 'active accounts' — pubkeys that have published at least 2 items — alongside the raw total. Users can now see both the raw number and the organic number side by side.",
       },
       {
         icon: 'shield',
@@ -156,16 +166,125 @@ https://skate-spots.org/newsletter
   },
 ];
 
-// ─── Publish to Nostr button ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+// ─── Nostr post preview + publish ────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function NostrPreviewModal({
+  issue,
+  open,
+  onClose,
+  onConfirm,
+  isPending,
+}: {
+  issue: NewsletterIssue;
+  open: boolean;
+  onClose: () => void;
+  onConfirm: () => void;
+  isPending: boolean;
+}) {
+  const { user } = useCurrentUser();
+  const author = useAuthor(user?.pubkey ?? '');
+  const metadata = author.data?.metadata;
+  const displayName = metadata?.name ?? genUserName(user?.pubkey ?? '');
+  const avatar = metadata?.picture;
+  const now = new Date();
+  const timeStr = now.toLocaleTimeString('en-US', { hour: 'numeric', minute: '2-digit' });
+
+  // Render the nostrText with hashtags highlighted and URL as a link-style span
+  const renderPreviewText = (text: string) => {
+    return text.split('\n').map((line, i) => {
+      const parts = line.split(/(\s+)/).map((word, j) => {
+        if (word.startsWith('#')) {
+          return <span key={j} className="text-[#1d9bf0]">{word}</span>;
+        }
+        if (word.startsWith('https://')) {
+          return <span key={j} className="text-[#1d9bf0] underline underline-offset-2">{word}</span>;
+        }
+        return <span key={j}>{word}</span>;
+      });
+      return <p key={i} className={line === '' ? 'h-3' : ''}>{parts}</p>;
+    });
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <Dialog open={open} onOpenChange={onClose}>
+      <DialogContent className="bg-black border-2 border-[#ccff00]/40 max-w-lg w-[calc(100vw-2rem)] mx-auto">
+        <DialogHeader>
+          <DialogTitle className="text-white flex items-center gap-2">
+            <Eye className="h-4 w-4 text-[#ccff00]" />
+            Preview — Drop #{String(issue.number).padStart(3, '0')}
+          </DialogTitle>
+          <DialogDescription className="text-gray-500 text-xs">
+            This is how the note will appear on most Nostr clients. Formatting varies by client.
+          </DialogDescription>
+        </DialogHeader>
+
+        {/* Mock Nostr post card */}
+        <div className="mt-2 rounded-2xl border border-white/10 bg-[#0f0f0f] overflow-hidden">
+          {/* Post header */}
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-3 px-4 pt-4 pb-2">
+            <Avatar className="h-10 w-10 border-2 border-[#ccff00]/30 flex-shrink-0">
+              <AvatarImage src={avatar} alt={displayName} />
+              <AvatarFallback className="bg-[#ccff00]/10 text-[#ccff00] text-xs font-bold">
+                {displayName.slice(0, 2).toUpperCase()}
+              </AvatarFallback>
+            </Avatar>
+            <div className="flex-1 min-w-0">
+              <p className="text-white font-bold text-sm truncate">{displayName}</p>
+              <p className="text-gray-500 text-xs">{timeStr} · via skate-spots.org</p>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+
+          {/* Post body */}
+          <div className="px-4 pb-4 text-sm text-gray-200 leading-relaxed space-y-0">
+            {renderPreviewText(issue.nostrText)}
+          </div>
+
+          {/* Fake engagement bar */}
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-5 px-4 py-3 border-t border-white/5 text-gray-600 text-xs">
+            <span>💬 0</span>
+            <span>🔁 0</span>
+            <span>⚡ 0</span>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+
+        {/* Character count */}
+        <p className="text-[10px] text-gray-600 text-right -mt-1">
+          {issue.nostrText.length} characters
+        </p>
+
+        {/* Actions */}
+        <div className="flex gap-3 mt-1">
+          <Button
+            variant="outline"
+            onClick={onClose}
+            className="flex-1 border-gray-700 text-gray-300 hover:text-white h-11"
+          >
+            Edit first
+          </Button>
+          <Button
+            onClick={onConfirm}
+            disabled={isPending}
+            className="flex-1 gap-2 bg-[#ccff00] text-black hover:bg-[#ccff00]/90 font-black uppercase text-xs h-11"
+          >
+            <Send className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+            {isPending ? 'Publishing...' : 'Publish'}
+          </Button>
+        </div>
+      </DialogContent>
+    </Dialog>
+  );
+}
 
 function PublishToNostrButton({ issue }: { issue: NewsletterIssue }) {
   const { user } = useCurrentUser();
   const { mutateAsync: publishEvent, isPending } = useNostrPublish();
   const { toast } = useToast();
   const [published, setPublished] = useState(false);
+  const [showPreview, setShowPreview] = useState(false);
 
   const isAdmin = NEWSLETTER_ADMIN_PUBKEYS.includes(user?.pubkey ?? '');
   if (!user || !isAdmin) return null;
+
   if (published) {
     return (
       <div className="flex items-center gap-2 text-green-400 text-sm font-bold">
@@ -175,7 +294,7 @@ function PublishToNostrButton({ issue }: { issue: NewsletterIssue }) {
     );
   }
 
-  const handlePublish = async () => {
+  const handleConfirmPublish = async () => {
     try {
       await publishEvent({
         kind: 1,
@@ -191,6 +310,7 @@ function PublishToNostrButton({ issue }: { issue: NewsletterIssue }) {
         ],
       });
       setPublished(true);
+      setShowPreview(false);
       toast({ title: 'Published!', description: `Drop #${String(issue.number).padStart(3, '0')} posted to Nostr.` });
     } catch (err) {
       toast({
@@ -202,14 +322,23 @@ function PublishToNostrButton({ issue }: { issue: NewsletterIssue }) {
   };
 
   return (
-    <Button
-      onClick={handlePublish}
-      disabled={isPending}
-      className="gap-2 bg-[#ccff00] text-black hover:bg-[#ccff00]/90 font-black uppercase text-xs h-10 w-full sm:w-auto"
-    >
-      <Share2 className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
-      {isPending ? 'Publishing...' : 'Post to Nostr'}
-    </Button>
+    <>
+      <Button
+        onClick={() => setShowPreview(true)}
+        className="gap-2 bg-[#ccff00] text-black hover:bg-[#ccff00]/90 font-black uppercase text-xs h-10 w-full sm:w-auto"
+      >
+        <Share2 className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+        Post to Nostr
+      </Button>
+
+      <NostrPreviewModal
+        issue={issue}
+        open={showPreview}
+        onClose={() => setShowPreview(false)}
+        onConfirm={handleConfirmPublish}
+        isPending={isPending}
+      />
+    </>
   );
 }