:root {
  --color-bg: #f2f2f0; /* cool light gray base, NOT cream */
  --color-bg-secondary: #e8e8e5; /* slightly deeper gray, used behind lede section */
  --color-ink: #1b1b1a; /* primary text / charcoal */
  --color-ink-secondary: #5f5e5a; /* muted gray text */
  --color-ink-tertiary: #6e6e7d; /* dusty blue-gray, secondary text */
  --color-border: #b4b2a9; /* hairline rules, card borders */
  --color-accent: #ba7517; /* amber — the ONLY accent color */
  --paper: #ffffff;
  --shadow: 0 16px 40px rgba(27, 27, 26, 0.08);
  --headline: "DM Sans", "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;
  --body: "DM Sans", "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;
  --max: 1180px;
}

* {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

html {
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
}

body {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--color-ink);
  background: var(--color-bg);
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

a {
  color: inherit;
}

h1,
h2,
h3,
p {
  margin-top: 0;
}

/* Headlines: DM Sans 600, sentence case — NOT all-caps (tried, read as shouting) */
h1,
.qa-panel h2,
.section-heading h2,
.join-copy h2,
.review-card h2,
.category-card h3,
.lead-digest h3,
.digest-card h3,
.product-card h3,
.thc-ban-lede h2 {
  font-family: var(--headline);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  text-transform: none;
}

/* Status tags and small labels: DM Sans 600, small, all-caps IS correct here — reads as a category label, not shouting */
.eyebrow,
.panel-label,
.mini-label,
.source-line,
.digest-card span,
.form-note,
.category-label,
.reviewed-date,
.review-list span,
.nav-links,
.brand-tag,
.status-tag {
  font-family: var(--headline);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.site-header {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 20;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 18px;
  padding: 14px clamp(18px, 4vw, 48px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-border);
  background: var(--paper);
  backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
}

.brand {
  display: grid;
  width: 150px;
  color: var(--color-ink);
  text-decoration: none;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  line-height: 0.86;
}

.brand-main {
  font-family: var(--headline);
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0;
}

.brand-script {
  color: var(--color-accent);
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: 1.58rem;
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 800;
  text-transform: none;
}

.brand-tag {
  margin-top: 5px;
  color: var(--color-ink-secondary);
  font-size: 0.64rem;
}

.nav-links {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: clamp(12px, 2.8vw, 26px);
  color: var(--color-ink-secondary);
  font-size: 0.76rem;
}

.nav-links a {
  text-decoration: none;
}

.hero {
  min-height: calc(100svh - 74px);
  padding: clamp(20px, 4vw, 48px) clamp(18px, 4vw, 48px);
}

.hero-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(280px, 0.34fr);
  align-items: stretch;
  gap: 14px;
  width: min(100%, 1240px);
  min-height: min(720px, calc(100svh - 116px));
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.status-board,
.review-card,
.lead-digest,
.join-section,
.site-footer {
  border-radius: 6px;
  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
  background: var(--paper);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}

.status-board {
  display: grid;
  align-content: space-between;
  gap: clamp(12px, 2vw, 18px);
  padding: clamp(16px, 2.4vw, 26px);
}

.eyebrow,
.panel-label {
  color: var(--color-ink-secondary);
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

h1 {
  max-width: 760px;
  margin-bottom: clamp(20px, 3vw, 30px);
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9);
  font-size: clamp(2.35rem, 5vw, 4.75rem);
  line-height: 1.02;
}

.freshness-card {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  min-width: 150px;
  padding: 12px 13px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
  color: var(--paper);
}

.freshness-dot {
  width: 10px;
  height: 10px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: var(--color-accent);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(186, 117, 23, 0.48);
  animation: pulse 2.2s ease-out infinite;
}

@keyframes pulse {
  70% {
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 10px rgba(186, 117, 23, 0);
  }
  100% {
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(186, 117, 23, 0);
  }
}

.freshness-card time {
  display: block;
  color: var(--paper);
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1;
}

.freshness-card .mini-label {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
}

.qa-panel .freshness-card {
  position: relative;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
  color: var(--paper);
}

@supports (backdrop-filter: blur(12px)) {
  .qa-panel .freshness-card {
    backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
  }
}

.qa-panel {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: row-reverse;
  align-items: start;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: clamp(18px, 3vw, 34px);
  max-width: 100%;
  min-height: clamp(360px, 36vw, 510px);
  padding: clamp(20px, 3.2vw, 34px);
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: 6px;
  background:
    var(--color-ink)
    url("assets/photos/texas-capitol-unsplash.jpg")
    36% 50% / cover;
  color: var(--paper);
}

.qa-panel::before {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: -1;
  inset: 0;
  background: rgba(27, 27, 26, 0.62);
  content: "";
}

.qa-copy {
  position: relative;
  max-width: min(680px, 58%);
  margin-left: auto;
  min-width: 0;
  text-align: right;
}

.qa-panel h1 {
  color: #fff;
}

.qa-panel .panel-label {
  margin-bottom: 14px;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.72);
  font-size: clamp(0.76rem, 0.9vw, 0.86rem);
  line-height: 1;
}

.qa-panel h2 {
  max-width: 860px;
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-bottom: 0;
  color: var(--paper);
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 4.5vw, 4.45rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.04;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

.answer-context {
  max-width: 760px;
  margin-bottom: 0;
  color: var(--color-ink-secondary);
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  line-height: 1.35;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.disclaimer {
  max-width: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--color-ink-secondary);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  font-weight: 500;
}

.dashboard-modules {
  display: grid;
  gap: 10px;
}

.module-card,
.category-card,
.digest-card,
.product-card {
  background: var(--paper);
  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
}

.module-card {
  min-height: 128px;
  padding: 13px;
}

.module-card + .module-card {
  padding-top: 14px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-border);
}

.module-card strong {
  display: block;
  margin: 7px 0;
  color: var(--color-ink);
  font-family: var(--headline);
  font-size: clamp(1.24rem, 1.8vw, 1.56rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.1;
}

.module-card p,
.review-list p,
.category-card p,
.product-card p,
.digest-card p,
.lead-digest p,
.section-heading p,
.join-copy p {
  color: var(--color-ink-secondary);
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-weight: 400;
}

.review-card {
  display: grid;
  align-content: start;
  gap: 16px;
  padding: clamp(16px, 2.2vw, 24px);
}

.review-card h2 {
  margin-bottom: 0;
  color: var(--color-ink);
  font-size: clamp(1.58rem, 2.55vw, 2.35rem);
  line-height: 1.05;
}

.review-list {
  display: grid;
  gap: 12px;
}

.review-list div {
  padding: 14px 0 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-border);
}

.review-list span {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 4px;
  color: var(--color-ink-secondary);
  font-size: 0.85rem;
}

.review-list p {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.section {
  max-width: var(--max);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: clamp(48px, 8vw, 88px) clamp(18px, 4vw, 48px);
}

.section-heading {
  max-width: 760px;
  margin-bottom: 26px;
}

.section-heading h2,
.join-copy h2 {
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  color: var(--color-ink);
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 4.45vw, 4.1rem);
  line-height: 1.02;
}

/* THC Ban featured lede — the page's top hero. Must be visible with zero
   scrolling on any screen, so padding/sizing stay compact on mobile. */
.thc-ban-wrap {
  padding: clamp(14px, 3vw, 28px) clamp(18px, 4vw, 48px) 0;
}

.thc-ban-lede {
  max-width: var(--max);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: clamp(18px, 3.5vw, 48px);
  border-radius: 6px;
  background: var(--color-bg-secondary);
}

.thc-ban-lede .status-tag {
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.thc-ban-lede h2 {
  max-width: 900px;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  color: var(--color-ink);
  font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 5.4vw, 5rem);
  line-height: 1.05;
}

.thc-ban-lede p {
  max-width: 720px;
  margin-bottom: 0;
  color: var(--color-ink-secondary);
  font-size: 1.1rem;
}

.thc-ban-lede .source-line {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 16px;
}

/* Status tag: outline only, single amber color for every state —
   severity is communicated through wording, not a color scale */
.status-tag {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 4px 10px;
  border: 1px solid var(--color-accent);
  border-radius: 3px;
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--color-accent);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  line-height: 1;
}

.category-grid,
.hero-categories,
.merch-grid,
.watchlist-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 12px;
}

.hero-categories {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
}

.category-card,
.product-card {
  min-height: 220px;
  padding: 18px;
}

.category-card {
  display: grid;
  align-content: space-between;
  gap: 14px;
}

.hero-categories .category-card {
  min-height: 212px;
  padding: 20px 17px 16px;
}

.category-card h3,
.lead-digest h3,
.digest-card h3 {
  margin-bottom: 8px;
  color: var(--color-ink);
  font-size: clamp(1.38rem, 2.18vw, 1.95rem);
  line-height: 1.08;
}

.product-card h3 {
  margin-bottom: 8px;
  color: var(--color-ink);
  font-size: clamp(1.38rem, 2.18vw, 1.95rem);
  line-height: 1.05;
}

.hero-categories .category-card h3 {
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  color: var(--color-ink);
  font-size: clamp(1.08rem, 1.48vw, 1.32rem);
  line-height: 1.1;
}

.hero-categories .category-card p {
  color: var(--color-ink-secondary);
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.28;
}

.hero-categories .category-card a {
  font-size: 0.66rem;
}

.category-card-body {
  display: grid;
  gap: 9px;
  align-content: start;
}

.category-label {
  width: fit-content;
  color: var(--color-ink-secondary);
  font-size: 0.64rem;
}

.category-card-footer {
  display: flex;
  align-items: end;
  justify-content: space-between;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 12px;
  padding-top: 13px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-border);
}

.reviewed-date {
  color: var(--color-ink-secondary);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
}

.category-card a {
  width: fit-content;
  color: var(--color-accent);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* Emerging/Watchlist — visually distinct grouping, lighter-weight cards
   than the main category grid */
.watchlist-section {
  padding-top: 0;
}

.watchlist-grid {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
}

.watchlist-card {
  display: grid;
  gap: 10px;
  padding: 16px;
  border: 1px dashed var(--color-border);
  border-radius: 6px;
  background: transparent;
}

.watchlist-card h3 {
  margin-bottom: 0;
  color: var(--color-ink);
  font-size: 1.15rem;
}

.watchlist-card p {
  margin-bottom: 0;
  color: var(--color-ink-secondary);
  font-size: 0.92rem;
}

.latest-layout {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.95fr) minmax(300px, 0.7fr);
  gap: 16px;
}

.lead-digest {
  padding: clamp(20px, 3vw, 30px);
  background: var(--color-bg-secondary);
}

.lead-digest h3 {
  max-width: 620px;
  font-size: clamp(2.05rem, 4vw, 3.75rem);
}

.source-line {
  margin-bottom: 0;
  color: var(--color-ink-secondary);
}

.digest-stack {
  display: grid;
  gap: 12px;
}

.digest-card {
  min-height: 130px;
  padding: 16px;
}

.digest-card h3 {
  font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 2vw, 1.8rem);
}

.digest-card p {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.join-section {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(320px, 0.52fr);
  align-items: end;
  gap: 28px;
  max-width: var(--max);
  margin: clamp(24px, 5vw, 54px) auto;
  padding: clamp(24px, 4vw, 42px);
}

.join-copy h2 {
  max-width: 680px;
}

.signup-form {
  display: grid;
  gap: 10px;
}

.signup-form label {
  color: var(--color-ink);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.signup-row {
  display: flex;
  gap: 8px;
}

.signup-row input,
.signup-row button {
  min-height: 48px;
  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
  border-radius: 3px;
  font: inherit;
  font-weight: 400;
}

.signup-row input {
  min-width: 0;
  flex: 1;
  padding: 0 12px;
  color: var(--color-ink);
  background: var(--paper);
}

.signup-row button {
  padding: 0 18px;
  color: var(--paper);
  background: var(--color-ink);
  border-color: var(--color-ink);
  cursor: pointer;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.signup-form.is-submitted .form-note {
  color: var(--color-accent);
}

.merch-section {
  padding-top: clamp(26px, 5vw, 54px);
}

.product-card {
  display: grid;
  gap: 12px;
}

.product-art {
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  aspect-ratio: 1.35 / 1;
  background: var(--color-bg-secondary);
  color: var(--color-ink);
  font-family: var(--headline);
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4.6rem);
  font-weight: 700;
}

.cap-art {
  background: var(--color-ink);
  color: var(--color-accent);
}

.sticker-art {
  background: var(--color-bg-secondary);
  color: var(--color-ink);
  font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 3vw, 2.4rem);
}

.site-footer {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 16px;
  max-width: var(--max);
  margin: 0 auto 24px;
  padding: 18px clamp(18px, 4vw, 28px);
}

.site-footer p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--color-ink);
  font-weight: 600;
}

.site-footer a {
  color: var(--color-accent);
  font-weight: 600;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .hero-grid,
  .latest-layout,
  .join-section {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .hero {
    min-height: 0;
  }

  .hero-grid {
    min-height: 0;
  }

  .dashboard-modules,
  .hero-categories,
  .category-grid,
  .merch-grid,
  .watchlist-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .site-header {
    position: static;
    align-items: start;
  }

  .nav-links {
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    justify-content: flex-end;
    gap: 10px 14px;
    max-width: 230px;
  }

  .qa-panel,
  .site-footer {
    display: grid;
  }

  .qa-panel {
    min-height: 520px;
    background-position: 43% 50%;
  }

  .qa-copy {
    max-width: 100%;
    margin-left: 0;
    align-self: end;
    text-align: left;
  }

  .freshness-card {
    width: 100%;
  }

  .dashboard-modules,
  .hero-categories,
  .category-grid,
  .merch-grid,
  .watchlist-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .section {
    padding-block: 44px;
  }

  .signup-row {
    display: grid;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 460px) {
  .site-header {
    gap: 12px;
    padding-inline: 14px;
  }

  .brand {
    width: 128px;
  }

  .brand-main {
    font-size: 1.4rem;
  }

  .brand-script {
    font-size: 1.38rem;
  }

  .nav-links {
    max-width: 170px;
    font-size: 0.68rem;
  }

  h1 {
    font-size: 3rem;
  }

  .qa-panel h2 {
    font-size: 2.2rem;
  }
}