/* =====================================================================
   MERIDLINE — style.css
   Design system for a data-driven world watchdog.
   Feeling: investigative newsroom × broadsheet gravitas × "receipts."
   Built to the Website Craft Standard, tuned to Meridline's mood.
   ===================================================================== */

:root{
  --bg:#0d1117; --bg2:#111825; --panel:#161d27; --panel2:#1b2430;
  --line:#26303d; --line-2:#333f4e;
  --ink:#e9eef4; --ink-soft:#aeb8c4; --mut:#7d8794;
  --gold:#d9a441; --gold-2:#f0c96e; --gold-dim:#3a3115;
  --red:#e5534b; --blue:#4a9eda; --grn:#3fb950;
  --serif:"Iowan Old Style","Palatino Linotype",Palatino,"Georgia",serif;
  --sans:system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;
  --mono:"SFMono-Regular",ui-monospace,"JetBrains Mono",Menlo,Consolas,monospace;
  --wrap:1120px; --gap:22px; --r:12px;
  --shadow:0 10px 40px rgba(0,0,0,.35);
}

*{box-sizing:border-box}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth;-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%}
body{
  margin:0;background:var(--bg);color:var(--ink);font-family:var(--sans);
  font-size:17px;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:.1px;overflow-x:hidden;
  text-rendering:optimizeLegibility;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;
}
img{max-width:100%;display:block}
a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}

/* ---- selection + scrollbar (brand-soul) ---- */
::selection{background:var(--gold);color:#1a1205}
::-webkit-scrollbar{width:11px;height:11px}
::-webkit-scrollbar-track{background:var(--bg)}
::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb{background:#2c3745;border-radius:8px;border:2px solid var(--bg)}
::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:hover{background:var(--gold-dim)}
*{scrollbar-color:#2c3745 var(--bg);scrollbar-width:thin}

/* ---- atmosphere: grain + vignette (reads "printed/shot") ---- */
body::before,body::after{content:"";position:fixed;inset:0;pointer-events:none;z-index:9}
body::before{ /* vignette */
  background:radial-gradient(120% 90% at 50% 0%,transparent 55%,rgba(0,0,0,.45) 100%);
}
body::after{ /* grain */
  opacity:.05;mix-blend-mode:overlay;
  background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='120' height='120'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.9' numOctaves='2'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
}

/* ---- scroll progress line ---- */
#progress{position:fixed;top:0;left:0;height:2px;width:0;z-index:60;
  background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--gold),var(--gold-2));box-shadow:0 0 8px var(--gold)}

.wrap{max-width:var(--wrap);margin:0 auto;padding:0 22px}
.sr-only{position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;padding:0;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);border:0}

/* ============================ HEADER ============================ */
header.site{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:50;background:rgba(13,17,23,.82);
  backdrop-filter:blur(10px);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.nav{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;height:64px}
.brand{display:flex;align-items:baseline;gap:10px;font-family:var(--serif)}
.brand .wm{font-size:23px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.3px}
.brand .wm .d{color:var(--gold)}
.brand .tagline{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:10px;letter-spacing:2.5px;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--mut)}
.nav nav{display:flex;gap:26px;align-items:center}
.nav nav a{font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.6px;color:var(--ink-soft);text-transform:uppercase;position:relative;padding:4px 0}
.nav nav a::after{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;bottom:-2px;width:0;height:1.5px;background:var(--gold);transition:width .3s}
.nav nav a:hover::after,.nav nav a[aria-current]::after{width:100%}
.nav nav a[aria-current]{color:var(--gold)}
.menu-btn{display:none;background:none;border:1px solid var(--line);color:var(--ink);border-radius:8px;padding:8px 10px;font-size:13px}

/* ============================ TICKER ============================ */
.ticker{background:#0a0e14;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);overflow:hidden;white-space:nowrap;position:relative}
.ticker .lab{position:absolute;left:0;top:0;bottom:0;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:7px;
  background:var(--red);color:#fff;font-size:10px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:1.5px;padding:0 12px;z-index:2;text-transform:uppercase}
.ticker .lab::before{content:"";width:6px;height:6px;border-radius:50%;background:#fff;animation:blink 1.4s infinite}
@keyframes blink{50%{opacity:.25}}
.ticker .track{display:inline-flex;gap:38px;padding:9px 0 9px 96px;animation:scrollx 44s linear infinite;font-size:12.5px;font-family:var(--mono);color:var(--ink-soft)}
.ticker:hover .track{animation-play-state:paused}
.ticker .track b{color:var(--gold)}
.ticker .track .up{color:var(--red)}
@keyframes scrollx{from{transform:translateX(0)}to{transform:translateX(-50%)}}

/* ============================ HERO / LEAD ============================ */
.hero{padding:64px 0 40px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);position:relative}
.kicker{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;font-size:11px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:2.5px;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);margin-bottom:18px}
.kicker::before{content:"";width:22px;height:1px;background:var(--gold)}
.hero h1{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:800;font-size:clamp(34px,5.2vw,58px);line-height:1.06;
  letter-spacing:-.5px;margin:0 0 18px;max-width:16ch}
.hero .dek{font-size:clamp(17px,2vw,21px);color:var(--ink-soft);max-width:60ch;line-height:1.55}
.hero .cta{margin-top:30px;display:flex;gap:14px;flex-wrap:wrap}

/* buttons (magnetic) */
.btn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:9px;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.4px;
  padding:13px 22px;border-radius:10px;border:1px solid var(--line-2);color:var(--ink);
  background:var(--panel);transition:transform .18s ease,background .2s,border-color .2s;will-change:transform}
.btn:hover{border-color:var(--gold);background:var(--panel2)}
.btn.primary{background:var(--gold);color:#1a1205;border-color:var(--gold)}
.btn.primary:hover{background:var(--gold-2)}
.btn:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--gold);outline-offset:3px}

/* ============================ SECTIONS ============================ */
section{padding:52px 0}
.sec-head{display:flex;align-items:flex-end;justify-content:space-between;gap:16px;margin-bottom:26px;
  border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);padding-bottom:14px}
.sec-head h2{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:clamp(22px,3vw,30px);margin:0;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-.3px}
.sec-head .idx{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:12px;color:var(--mut);letter-spacing:1px}
.sec-head .more{font-size:12px;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold)}

/* meridian divider */
.rule{height:1px;background:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent,var(--line-2) 12%,var(--line-2) 88%,transparent);
  position:relative;margin:8px 0}
.rule::before{content:"";position:absolute;left:50%;top:-3px;width:7px;height:7px;transform:translateX(-50%) rotate(45deg);
  background:var(--gold);opacity:.6}

/* ============================ STAT / RECEIPTS BAND ============================ */
.stats{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:1px;background:var(--line);
  border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--r);overflow:hidden}
.stats .s{background:var(--panel);padding:26px 22px}
.stats .s .n{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:clamp(26px,3.6vw,38px);font-weight:700;color:var(--gold);
  font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;line-height:1}
.stats .s .l{font-size:12.5px;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-top:8px;line-height:1.4}
.stats .s .src{font-size:10.5px;color:var(--mut);margin-top:8px;font-family:var(--mono)}

/* ============================ ARTICLE CARDS ============================ */
.feed{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:var(--gap)}
.card{background:var(--panel);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--r);overflow:hidden;
  display:flex;flex-direction:column;transition:transform .25s,border-color .25s,box-shadow .25s}
.card:hover{transform:translateY(-4px);border-color:var(--line-2);box-shadow:var(--shadow)}
.card .thumb{aspect-ratio:16/9;background:linear-gradient(135deg,var(--panel2),#0f1620);position:relative;overflow:hidden}
.card .thumb .tag{position:absolute;top:12px;left:12px;font-size:10px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:1.2px;
  text-transform:uppercase;padding:4px 9px;border-radius:5px}
.tag.watchdog{background:var(--gold);color:#1a1205}
.tag.world{background:#20303f;color:var(--blue)}
.tag.coverage{background:#3a1b18;color:var(--red)}
.card .body{padding:16px 17px 18px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex:1}
.card h3{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:20px;line-height:1.22;margin:0 0 9px;font-weight:700}
.card:hover h3{color:var(--gold-2)}
.card p{font-size:13.5px;color:var(--ink-soft);margin:0 0 14px;flex:1}
.card .meta{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;font-size:11px;color:var(--mut);
  font-family:var(--mono);border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:11px}

/* feature (first card spans) */
.feed .card.feature{grid-column:1/3;grid-row:span 1;flex-direction:row}
.feed .card.feature .thumb{width:52%;aspect-ratio:auto}
.feed .card.feature .body{width:48%;justify-content:center}
.feed .card.feature h3{font-size:27px}
.feed .card.feature p{font-size:15px}

/* thumb glyph (no images yet — a meridian/crosshair motif) */
.glyph{position:absolute;inset:0;display:grid;place-items:center;opacity:.5}
.glyph svg{width:56%;height:56%}

/* ============================ WORLD IN BRIEF ============================ */
.brief{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.1fr 1fr;gap:34px}
.brief ol{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;counter-reset:b}
.brief li{counter-increment:b;display:flex;gap:15px;padding:15px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.brief li::before{content:counter(b,decimal-leading-zero);font-family:var(--mono);color:var(--gold);
  font-size:13px;padding-top:2px;min-width:26px}
.brief li .t{font-weight:600;font-size:15.5px;margin-bottom:3px}
.brief li .t span{color:var(--mut);font-weight:400}
.brief li .why{font-size:13px;color:var(--ink-soft)}
.brief .aside{background:var(--panel);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--r);padding:22px}
.brief .aside h4{font-family:var(--serif);margin:0 0 12px;font-size:18px}

/* ============================ EMBEDDED COVERAGE WATCH ============================ */
.cw-embed{border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:14px;overflow:hidden;background:var(--panel)}

/* ============================ NEWSLETTER ============================ */
.signup{background:linear-gradient(180deg,var(--panel),var(--bg2));border:1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius:16px;padding:40px;text-align:center}
.signup h2{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:28px;margin:0 0 10px}
.signup p{color:var(--ink-soft);max-width:52ch;margin:0 auto 22px}
.signup form{display:flex;gap:10px;max-width:440px;margin:0 auto}
.signup input{flex:1;background:var(--bg);border:1px solid var(--line-2);border-radius:10px;
  color:var(--ink);padding:13px 15px;font-size:15px;font-family:var(--sans)}
.signup input:focus{outline:none;border-color:var(--gold)}
.signup input::placeholder{color:var(--mut)}

/* ============================ ARTICLE PAGE ============================ */
.article{max-width:720px;margin:0 auto;padding:52px 22px 20px}
.article .back{font-size:12px;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold)}
.article h1{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:clamp(30px,4.5vw,46px);line-height:1.1;margin:20px 0 16px;font-weight:800}
.article .byline{display:flex;gap:14px;flex-wrap:wrap;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:12px;color:var(--mut);
  border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);padding-bottom:18px;margin-bottom:8px}
.prose{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:19px;line-height:1.75;color:#e4e9ef}
.prose p{margin:22px 0}
.prose p:first-of-type::first-letter{font-size:58px;float:left;line-height:.8;padding:6px 10px 0 0;color:var(--gold);font-weight:800}
.prose h2{font-size:26px;margin:38px 0 6px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-.3px}
.prose a{color:var(--gold);text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:var(--gold-dim);text-underline-offset:3px}
.prose a:hover{text-decoration-color:var(--gold)}
.prose blockquote{border-left:3px solid var(--gold);margin:26px 0;padding:6px 0 6px 22px;color:var(--ink-soft);font-style:italic}
.prose .figure{font-family:var(--mono);background:var(--panel);border:1px solid var(--line);border-left:3px solid var(--gold);
  border-radius:8px;padding:16px 18px;margin:26px 0;font-size:15px;color:var(--ink)}
.prose .figure .n{color:var(--gold);font-size:24px;font-weight:700}
.sources{margin:40px 0;padding:20px 22px;background:var(--panel);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:12px;font-family:var(--sans)}
.sources h3{font-size:12px;letter-spacing:1.5px;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--mut);margin:0 0 12px}
.sources ol{margin:0;padding-left:20px;font-size:13.5px;color:var(--ink-soft)}
.sources li{margin:7px 0}

/* ============================ FOOTER ============================ */
footer.site{border-top:1px solid var(--line);background:var(--bg2);padding:48px 0 30px;margin-top:40px}
.foot-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.4fr 1fr 1fr;gap:30px;margin-bottom:34px}
footer .wm{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:22px;font-weight:800}
footer .wm .d{color:var(--gold)}
footer .col h5{font-size:11px;letter-spacing:1.5px;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--mut);margin:0 0 14px}
footer .col a{display:block;color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:13.5px;padding:5px 0}
footer .col a:hover{color:var(--gold)}
.foot-note{border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:22px;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;
  flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px;font-size:12px;color:var(--mut)}
.monogram{width:34px;height:34px;opacity:.8}

/* ============================ PRELOADER ============================ */
#pre{position:fixed;inset:0;z-index:100;background:var(--bg);display:grid;place-items:center;transition:opacity .7s ease}
#pre.gone{opacity:0;pointer-events:none}
#pre .pl{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:34px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.5px;position:relative;color:var(--ink)}
#pre .pl .d{color:var(--gold)}
#pre .scan{position:absolute;left:-6%;top:0;bottom:0;width:2px;background:var(--gold);box-shadow:0 0 12px var(--gold);
  animation:scan 1.5s ease-in-out forwards}
@keyframes scan{0%{left:-6%}100%{left:106%}}

/* ============================ REVEAL ============================ */
.reveal{opacity:0;transform:translateY(22px);transition:opacity .7s ease,transform .7s ease}
.reveal.in{opacity:1;transform:none}
.split .w{display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;vertical-align:top}
.split .w i{display:inline-block;transform:translateY(105%);transition:transform .6s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1);font-style:normal}
.split.in .w i{transform:none}

/* ============================ RESPONSIVE ============================ */
@media(max-width:900px){
  .feed,.stats{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
  .brief{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .feed .card.feature{grid-column:1/3;flex-direction:column}
  .feed .card.feature .thumb,.feed .card.feature .body{width:100%}
  .foot-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
}
@media(max-width:620px){
  body{font-size:16px}
  .nav nav{display:none}.menu-btn{display:block}
  .nav nav.open{display:flex;position:absolute;top:64px;left:0;right:0;flex-direction:column;gap:0;
    background:var(--bg);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);padding:8px 22px}
  .nav nav.open a{padding:12px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
  .feed,.stats,.foot-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .feed .card.feature{grid-column:1}
  .signup form{flex-direction:column}
}

/* ============================ SHARED ENTITY-PAGE COMPONENTS ============================ */
.mgrid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(250px,1fr));gap:14px}
.mc{display:flex;gap:13px;align-items:center;background:var(--panel);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:12px;padding:13px 14px;transition:transform .2s,border-color .2s}
.mc:hover{transform:translateY(-3px);border-color:var(--gold)}
.mc .av{width:46px;height:58px;border-radius:8px;background:#20303f center/cover no-repeat;flex:none;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;color:var(--mut);font-family:var(--mono);font-size:13px;font-weight:700;border:1px solid var(--line);overflow:hidden}
.mc .nm{font-weight:700;font-size:15px;line-height:1.2}
.mc .mt{font-size:11px;color:var(--mut);font-family:var(--mono);margin-top:3px}
.mc .party{display:inline-block;width:16px;text-align:center;border-radius:3px;font-size:10px;font-weight:800;color:#0d1117}
.mc .party.D{background:#4a9eda}.mc .party.R{background:#e5534b}.mc .party.I{background:#9aa4b0}
.mc .amt{margin-left:auto;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:12px;color:var(--gold);font-weight:700}
.entity-stats{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:1px;background:var(--line);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:12px;overflow:hidden;margin:22px 0}
.entity-stats .s{background:var(--panel);padding:20px}
.entity-stats .n{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:26px;font-weight:800;color:var(--gold);font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums}
.entity-stats .l{font-size:12px;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-top:4px}
.echip{display:inline-block;font-size:13px;padding:8px 14px;border:1px solid var(--line-2);border-radius:20px;color:var(--ink-soft);margin:0 6px 8px 0}
.echip:hover{border-color:var(--gold);color:var(--gold)}

/* ============================ MOTION SAFETY ============================ */
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){
  *,*::before,*::after{animation-duration:.001ms!important;animation-iteration-count:1!important;transition-duration:.001ms!important;scroll-behavior:auto!important}
  .reveal{opacity:1;transform:none}.split .w i{transform:none}
  #pre{display:none}
}