/* ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   VARIABLES & RESET
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
:root {
    --ink: #0a0a08;
    --ink-2: #111110;
    --ink-3: #1c1c19;
    --paper: #ffffff;
    --paper-2: #f4f6fa;
    --paper-3: #eaecf2;
    --gold: #c8a84b;
    --gold-lt: #e2c97e;
    --gold-dim: rgba(200,168,75,.15);
    --red: #c0392b;
    --green: #2e7d52;
    --text: #0d0d0d;
    --text-2: #2a2a2a;
    --text-3: #555555;
    --border: rgba(0,0,0,.1);
    --border-dark: rgba(0,0,0,.08);
    --navy: #1a3e7a;
    --r: 6px;
    --font-serif: 'DM Serif Display', Georgia, serif;
    --font-sans: 'Syne', sans-serif;
    --font-body: 'DM Sans', sans-serif;
    --max: 1180px;
}

*, *::before, *::after {
    box-sizing: border-box;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
}

html {
    scroll-behavior: smooth;
}

body {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    background: #ffffff;
    color: #0d0d0d;
    font-size: 16px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
    overflow-x: hidden;
}

a {
    color: inherit;
    text-decoration: none;
}

ul {
    list-style: none;
}

button {
    cursor: pointer;
    border: none;
    background: none;
    font: inherit;
}

img {
    display: block;
    max-width: 100%;
}

/* ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   TICKER TAPE
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.ticker-bar {
    background: #0f2744;
    color: #fff;
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: .8125rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: .02em;
    padding: 11px 0;
    overflow: hidden;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 200;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .06);
}

.ticker-inner {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    width: max-content;
    animation: tickerScroll 480s linear infinite;
}

    .ticker-inner:hover {
        animation-play-state: paused;
    }

.ticker-item {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
    padding: 0 28px;
    white-space: nowrap;
    border-right: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .12);
}

    .ticker-item:last-child {
        border-right: none;
    }

.ticker-label {
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .92);
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: .8125rem;
}

.ticker-value {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: .9375rem;
    font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
    letter-spacing: 0;
    color: #fff;
}

.ticker-change {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 4px;
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: .8125rem;
}

.ticker-arrow {
    font-size: .65rem;
    line-height: 1;
}

.ticker-change.tick-up,
.ticker-change.tick-up .ticker-change-text {
    color: #4ade80;
}

.ticker-change.tick-down,
.ticker-change.tick-down .ticker-change-text {
    color: #f87171;
}

.ticker-change.tick-flat,
.ticker-change.tick-flat .ticker-change-text {
    color: #facc15;
}

@keyframes tickerScroll {
    from {
        transform: translateX(0);
    }

    to {
        transform: translateX(-50%);
    }
}

/* ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   NAV — Premium newspaper style
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.nav2 {
    position: sticky;
    top: 0;
    z-index: 100;
    background: #fff;
    box-shadow: 0 2px 12px rgba(0,0,0,.07);
}

/* Top utility bar */
.nav-utility {
    background: #f7f5f0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #e8e4da;
    padding: 0;
}

.nav-utility-inner {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: flex-end;
    max-width: var(--max);
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 36px;
    height: 36px;
    gap: 20px;
}

.nav-util-date {
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: .68rem;
    color: #9a9585;
    letter-spacing: .04em;
    margin-right: auto;
}

.nav-util-link {
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: .68rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: .06em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #7a7060;
    transition: color .15s;
}

    .nav-util-link:hover {
        color: #1a3e7a;
    }

.nav-util-divider {
    color: #d0ccc0;
    font-size: .6rem;
}

/* Main brand row */
.nav-top {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    max-width: var(--max);
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 36px;
    height: 70px;
    gap: 24px;
}

.nav-logo {
    font-family: var(--font-serif);
    font-size: 1.72rem;
    color: #0b1f42;
    letter-spacing: -.025em;
    white-space: nowrap;
    line-height: 1;
}

    .nav-logo span {
        color: var(--gold);
    }

.nav-logo-sub {
    display: block;
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: .55rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: .2em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #a09a8e;
    margin-top: 3px;
}

.nav-top-right {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 12px;
    margin-left: auto;
}

.nav-date {
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: .75rem;
    color: #7a7a6e;
    white-space: nowrap;
}

.nav-search {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 7px;
    border: 1.5px solid #dddad2;
    border-radius: 20px;
    padding: 7px 16px;
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: .73rem;
    color: #aaa;
    cursor: pointer;
    white-space: nowrap;
    background: #fafaf8;
    transition: border-color .2s;
}

    .nav-search:hover {
        border-color: #1a3e7a;
        color: #555;
    }

    .nav-search svg {
        opacity: .45;
        flex-shrink: 0;
    }

.nav-subscribe {
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: .73rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: .05em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    padding: 9px 22px;
    background: #0b1f42;
    color: #fff;
    border-radius: 4px;
    transition: background .2s, transform .15s;
    white-space: nowrap;
}

    .nav-subscribe:hover {
        background: #c8a020;
        transform: translateY(-1px);
    }

/* Primary nav strip */
.nav-bottom {
    background: #0b1f42;
}

.nav-links {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    max-width: var(--max);
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 36px;
    gap: 0;
}

    .nav-links a {
        font-family: var(--font-sans);
        font-size: .73rem;
        font-weight: 700;
        letter-spacing: .07em;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        color: rgba(255,255,255,.78);
        padding: 13px 16px;
        transition: background .18s, color .18s;
        position: relative;
        white-space: nowrap;
    }

        .nav-links a::after {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            bottom: 0;
            left: 16px;
            right: 16px;
            height: 2px;
            background: var(--gold);
            transform: scaleX(0);
            transition: transform .2s;
        }

        .nav-links a.active {
            color: #fff;
            background: rgba(255,255,255,.08);
        }

            .nav-links a.active::after {
                transform: scaleX(1);
            }

        .nav-links a:hover:not(.active) {
            background: rgba(255,255,255,.07);
            color: #fff;
        }

            .nav-links a:hover:not(.active)::after {
                transform: scaleX(.5);
            }

    .nav-links button.nav-refresh {
        font-family: var(--font-sans);
        font-size: .73rem;
        font-weight: 700;
        letter-spacing: .07em;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        color: rgba(255,255,255,.78);
        padding: 13px 16px;
        transition: background .18s, color .18s;
        position: relative;
        white-space: nowrap;
        border: none;
        background: transparent;
        cursor: pointer;
        margin: 0;
    }

        .nav-links button.nav-refresh:hover:not(:disabled) {
            background: rgba(255,255,255,.07);
            color: #fff;
        }

        .nav-links button.nav-refresh:disabled {
            opacity: .55;
            cursor: wait;
        }

.nav-refresh-wrap {
    position: relative;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: stretch;
}

.nav-refresh-menu {
    position: absolute;
    top: calc(100% + 2px);
    left: 0;
    z-index: 1200;
    min-width: 15.5rem;
    background: #fff;
    border: 1px solid var(--border);
    border-radius: 4px;
    box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(13, 34, 71, .18);
    padding: 6px 0;
}

    .nav-refresh-menu button.nav-refresh-item {
        display: block;
        width: 100%;
        text-align: left;
        font-family: var(--font-sans);
        font-size: .72rem;
        font-weight: 600;
        letter-spacing: .04em;
        text-transform: none;
        color: #1a3e7a;
        padding: 10px 14px;
        border: none;
        background: transparent;
        cursor: pointer;
        white-space: nowrap;
    }

        .nav-refresh-menu button.nav-refresh-item:hover:not(:disabled) {
            background: rgba(26, 62, 122, .08);
        }

        .nav-refresh-menu button.nav-refresh-item:disabled {
            opacity: .55;
            cursor: wait;
        }

.nav-refresh-wrap--mobile {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
}

.nav-refresh-menu--mobile {
    position: static;
    box-shadow: none;
    border: none;
    border-radius: 0;
    padding: 0 0 8px;
    min-width: 0;
}

    .nav-refresh-menu--mobile button.nav-refresh-item {
        padding: 10px 0 10px 12px;
        font-size: .85rem;
        border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
    }

.nav-country-wrap {
    margin-left: auto;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
}

.nav-country-select {
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: .72rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: .04em;
    color: #fff;
    min-width: 10.5rem;
    max-width: 15rem;
    background: rgba(255,255,255,.1);
    border: 1.5px solid rgba(255,255,255,.2);
    border-radius: 4px;
    padding: 6px 30px 6px 10px;
    cursor: pointer;
    outline: none;
    appearance: none;
    -webkit-appearance: none;
    background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='10' height='6' viewBox='0 0 10 6'%3E%3Cpath d='M1 1l4 4 4-4' stroke='rgba(255,255,255,.7)' stroke-width='1.5' fill='none' stroke-linecap='round'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-position: right 10px center;
    transition: background-color .2s, border-color .2s;
}

    .nav-country-select:hover {
        background-color: rgba(255,255,255,.2);
        border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.5);
    }

    .nav-country-select option {
        background: #1a3e7a;
        color: #fff;
        font-weight: 600;
    }

.nav-country-wrap--mobile {
    display: none;
    margin: .75rem 1rem 0;
    width: calc(100% - 2rem);
}

.nav-country-wrap--mobile .nav-country-select {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: none;
}

.hamburger {
    display: none;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 5px;
}

    .hamburger span {
        display: block;
        width: 22px;
        height: 2px;
        background: #0d2247;
    }

.mobile-nav {
    display: none;
    flex-direction: column;
    padding: 20px 36px 28px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
    gap: 4px;
    background: #fff;
}

    .mobile-nav.open {
        display: flex;
    }

    .mobile-nav a {
        padding: 12px 0;
        font-family: var(--font-sans);
        font-size: .95rem;
        font-weight: 700;
        letter-spacing: .05em;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
        color: #1a3e7a;
    }

    .mobile-nav .nav-refresh-wrap--mobile .nav-refresh-toggle {
        padding: 12px 0;
        font-family: var(--font-sans);
        font-size: .95rem;
        font-weight: 700;
        letter-spacing: .05em;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        border: none;
        color: #1a3e7a;
        background: transparent;
        text-align: left;
        cursor: pointer;
        width: 100%;
    }

        .mobile-nav .nav-refresh-wrap--mobile .nav-refresh-toggle:disabled {
            opacity: .55;
            cursor: wait;
        }

/* ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   HERO — NEWSPAPER FRONT PAGE
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.hero {
    background: #ffffff;
    color: #0d0d0d;
    padding: 30px 0 64px;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    border-bottom: 2px solid #e8eaf0;
}

    .hero::before {
        display: none;
    }

.hero-noise {
    display: none;
}

.hero .container {
    max-width: var(--max);
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 36px;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
}

.hero-eyebrow {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 16px;
    margin-bottom: 25px;
}

.hero-date {
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: .72rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: .12em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #555;
    opacity: 1;
}

.hero-divider {
    width: 40px;
    height: 1px;
    background: var(--gold);
}

.hero-tag {
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: .72rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: .12em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #1a3e7a;
}

.hero-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.6fr 1fr;
    gap: 60px;
    align-items: start;
}

.hero-main {
}

.hero-kicker {
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: .72rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: .16em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #1a3e7a;
    margin-bottom: 18px;
}

.hero-headline {
    font-family: var(--font-serif);
    font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 6vw, 5.2rem);
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 1.04;
    letter-spacing: -.02em;
    color: #0d0d0d;
    margin-bottom: 28px;
}

    .hero-headline em {
        font-style: italic;
        color: #1a3e7a;
    }

.hero-deck {
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    color: #444;
    line-height: 1.7;
    max-width: 540px;
    margin-bottom: 40px;
    font-weight: 300;
}

.hero-actions {
    display: flex;
    gap: 14px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
}

/* Homepage headline (full width in left column) */
.hero-headline-row {
    margin-top: 36px;
}

.hero-headline-block--full {
    max-width: none;
    width: 100%;
}

/* Ad placeholder — right sidebar (mockup red text) */
.hero-ad-slot {
    box-sizing: border-box;
    width: 100%;
    min-height: 280px;
    margin-top: 20px;
    padding: 28px 22px;
    background: #fff;
    border: 3px solid #1a3e7a;
    border-radius: 4px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    text-align: center;
}

.hero-ad-slot-text {
    margin: 0;
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 1.5;
    color: #ff0000;
}

/* Label row matches .section-eyebrow.section-eyebrow--founders (“The Founder’s Corner”) */
.hero-headline-label {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: .72rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: .12em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-style: normal;
    color: #1a3e7a;
    line-height: 1.4;
}

    .hero-headline-label::before {
        content: '';
        display: block;
        width: 40px;
        height: 1px;
        flex-shrink: 0;
        background: var(--gold);
        align-self: center;
    }

/* Homepage headline strip + Founder’s Corner CMS title share one scale */
.hero-headline-title,
.founders-feature-title {
    font-family: var(--font-serif);
    font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.2rem);
    font-weight: 400;
    letter-spacing: -.02em;
    line-height: 1.15;
    color: #0d0d0d;
}

.hero-headline-title {
    margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.hero-headline-title:has(+ .publication-modal-meta) {
    margin-bottom: 4px;
}

.founders-feature-title {
    margin: 0;
    min-width: 0;
}

.founders-feature-title-block {
    min-width: 0;
}

.founders-feature-title-block .founders-feature-title:has(+ .publication-modal-meta) {
    margin-bottom: 4px;
}

.hero-headline-body {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: .98rem;
    font-weight: 300;
    color: #333;
    line-height: 1.72;
    margin: 0;
}

.hero-headline-more {
    display: inline;
    margin: 0 0 0 0.35rem;
    padding: 0;
    border: none;
    background: none;
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: inherit;
    font-weight: 500;
    color: #1a3e7a;
    cursor: pointer;
    text-decoration: underline;
    text-underline-offset: 3px;
}

    .hero-headline-more:hover {
        color: var(--gold);
    }

.hero-headline-less {
    display: inline-block;
    margin-top: 10px;
    margin-left: 0;
}

.btn-primary {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    padding: 14px 28px;
    background: var(--gold);
    color: var(--ink);
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: .85rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: .06em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    border-radius: var(--r);
    transition: background .2s, transform .15s;
}

    .btn-primary:hover {
        background: var(--gold-lt);
        transform: translateY(-2px);
    }

.btn-outline {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    padding: 14px 28px;
    background: transparent;
    color: #1a3e7a;
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: .85rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: .06em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    border: 1.5px solid #1a3e7a;
    border-radius: var(--r);
    transition: border-color .2s, background .2s, color .2s;
}

    .btn-outline:hover {
        border-color: var(--gold);
        background: rgba(200,168,75,.08);
        color: #0d0d0d;
    }

/* Hero sidebar — live metrics */
.hero-sidebar {
    background: #f4f6fa;
    border: 1px solid #dde2ef;
    border-radius: 10px;
    padding: 24px 20px;
}

.sidebar-label {
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: .68rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: .16em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #888;
    margin-bottom: 16px;
    padding-bottom: 10px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #dde2ef;
}

.sidebar-label--macro {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: auto 1fr auto;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
}

.sidebar-label-text {
    text-align: center;
    line-height: 1.35;
    min-width: 0;
}

.macro-nav-btn {
    flex-shrink: 0;
    width: 28px;
    height: 28px;
    border: 1px solid #dde2ef;
    border-radius: 4px;
    background: #fff;
    color: #1a3e7a;
    font-size: 1rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 1;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: background .15s, border-color .15s;
}

.macro-nav-btn:hover:not(:disabled) {
    background: #f0f4fb;
    border-color: #1a3e7a;
}

.macro-nav-btn:disabled {
    opacity: .35;
    cursor: default;
}

.metrics-list--animate .metric-row {
    animation: macroRowIn .45s ease both;
}

.metrics-list--animate .metric-row:nth-child(1) { animation-delay: 0.02s; }
.metrics-list--animate .metric-row:nth-child(2) { animation-delay: 0.06s; }
.metrics-list--animate .metric-row:nth-child(3) { animation-delay: 0.1s; }
.metrics-list--animate .metric-row:nth-child(4) { animation-delay: 0.14s; }
.metrics-list--animate .metric-row:nth-child(5) { animation-delay: 0.18s; }
.metrics-list--animate .metric-row:nth-child(6) { animation-delay: 0.22s; }
.metrics-list--animate .metric-row:nth-child(7) { animation-delay: 0.26s; }
.metrics-list--animate .metric-row:nth-child(8) { animation-delay: 0.3s; }

@keyframes macroRowIn {
    from {
        opacity: 0;
        transform: translateY(8px);
    }
    to {
        opacity: 1;
        transform: none;
    }
}

.metrics-list {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 0;
}

.metric-row {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto auto;
    align-items: center;
    padding: 11px 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #e8eaf2;
    gap: 10px 12px;
}

.metric-row--loading {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
}

.metric-row--loading .metric-name {
    color: #888;
    font-style: italic;
}

.metric-name {
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: .8rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: #333;
}

.metric-val {
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: .88rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: #0d0d0d;
    text-align: right;
    white-space: nowrap;
}

.metric-change {
    font-size: .68rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    padding: 3px 8px;
    border-radius: 4px;
    white-space: nowrap;
    text-align: center;
    line-height: 1.2;
}

.up {
    background: rgba(46,125,82,.12);
    color: #2e7d52;
}

.down {
    background: rgba(192,57,43,.1);
    color: #c0392b;
}

.flat {
    background: rgba(26,62,122,.1);
    color: #1a3e7a;
}

.metric-change.share-up {
    background: rgba(46,125,82,.14);
    color: #1b5e20;
}

.metric-change.share-down {
    background: rgba(192,57,43,.12);
    color: #7f1d1d;
}

.hero-tagline {
    margin-top: 20px;
    padding: 16px;
    border: 1px solid #dde2ef;
    border-radius: var(--r);
    background: #fff;
    border-left: 3px solid var(--gold);
}

    .hero-tagline p {
        font-family: var(--font-serif);
        font-size: .95rem;
        font-style: italic;
        color: #333;
        line-height: 1.6;
    }

    .hero-tagline cite {
        display: block;
        margin-top: 10px;
        font-family: var(--font-sans);
        font-size: .7rem;
        font-weight: 700;
        letter-spacing: .1em;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        color: #1a3e7a;
        font-style: normal;
    }

/* issues-strip removed — topics now in floating widget */

/* ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   SECTION HEADERS (shared)
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.section-eyebrow {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 14px;
    margin-bottom: 48px;
}

    .section-eyebrow::before {
        content: '';
        display: block;
        width: 32px;
        height: 3px;
        background: var(--gold);
        flex-shrink: 0;
    }

    .section-eyebrow h2 {
        font-family: var(--font-sans);
        font-size: .75rem;
        font-weight: 800;
        letter-spacing: .16em;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        color: var(--text-3);
    }

    /* Matches hero eyebrow: .hero-date / .hero-tag */
    .section-eyebrow.section-eyebrow--founders {
        align-items: center;
        gap: 8px;
    }

        .section-eyebrow.section-eyebrow--founders::before {
            width: 40px;
            height: 1px;
            align-self: center;
        }

        .section-eyebrow.section-eyebrow--founders h2 {
            font-family: var(--font-sans);
            font-size: .72rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            letter-spacing: .12em;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            font-style: normal;
            color: #1a3e7a;
            line-height: 1.4;
        }

.section {
    padding: 35px 0;
}

    .section .container {
        max-width: var(--max);
        margin: 0 auto;
        padding: 0 36px;
    }

.section-alt {
    background: #f4f6fa;
    color: #0d0d0d;
}

.section-tinted {
    background: #f0f3f9;
}

/* ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   FORCES SECTION — Founder's Corner feature + grid
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.founders-feature {
    margin-bottom: 40px;
}

.founders-feature-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 18px;
    align-items: start;
}

/* Eyebrow spans full width */
.founders-feature-grid > .section-eyebrow.section-eyebrow--founders {
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
    margin-bottom: 0;
}

/* Title uses full width up to the portrait */
.founders-feature-title-media-row {
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
    gap: 22px 26px;
    align-items: start;
}

@media (min-width: 769px) {
    .founders-feature-body .founders-intro-body-html,
    .founders-feature-body .founders-intro-body-html p {
        text-align: justify;
        hyphens: auto;
        hyphenate-limit-chars: 8 4 4;
    }
}

/* Body / news runs full container width */
.founders-feature-body {
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
    width: 100%;
    min-width: 0;
}

.founders-feature-body .founders-intro-body-html {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 1.02rem;
    font-weight: 300;
    line-height: 1.75;
    color: var(--text-2);
}

    .founders-feature-body .founders-intro-body-html > :first-child {
        margin-top: 0;
    }

    .founders-feature-body .founders-intro-body-html > :last-child {
        margin-bottom: 0;
    }

.founders-corner-more {
    margin-top: 8px;
    display: inline-block;
}

.founders-corner-less {
    margin-top: 6px;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.founders-author-bar {
    margin-top: 22px;
    padding: 11px 18px;
    background: var(--ink);
    color: #fff;
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: .78rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: .06em;
}

/* Author portrait — right column beside headline */
.founders-feature-media {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    width: 132px;
    height: 165px;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    border: 1px solid var(--border);
    border-radius: var(--r);
    overflow: hidden;
    background: linear-gradient(145deg, #eef1f7 0%, #f8f9fb 100%);
    align-self: start;
}

    .founders-feature-media img {
        width: 100%;
        height: 100%;
        object-fit: cover;
        object-position: center top;
        display: block;
    }

.forces-intro {
    max-width: 640px;
    margin-bottom: 64px;
}

    .forces-intro h2 {
        font-family: var(--font-serif);
        font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.2rem);
        font-weight: 400;
        letter-spacing: -.02em;
        line-height: 1.15;
        margin-bottom: 16px;
    }

    .forces-intro p {
        color: var(--text-2);
        font-size: 1.02rem;
        font-weight: 300;
        line-height: 1.75;
        font-family: var(--font-body);
    }

.forces-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
    border-top: 2px solid #0d0d0d;
}

.force-card {
    padding: 36px 28px;
    border-right: 1px solid var(--border);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
    position: relative;
    transition: background .25s;
    cursor: default;
}

    .force-card:last-child {
        border-right: none;
    }

    .force-card::before {
        content: '';
        position: absolute;
        top: 0;
        left: 0;
        right: 0;
        height: 3px;
        background: var(--gold);
        transform: scaleX(0);
        transform-origin: left;
        transition: transform .35s cubic-bezier(.16,1,.3,1);
    }

    .force-card:hover {
        background: var(--paper-2);
    }

        .force-card:hover::before {
            transform: scaleX(1);
        }

.force-num {
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: .65rem;
    font-weight: 800;
    letter-spacing: .2em;
    color: var(--text-3);
    margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.force-icon {
    font-size: 2rem;
    margin-bottom: 16px;
    line-height: 1;
}

.force-card h3 {
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: 1rem;
    font-weight: 800;
    letter-spacing: -.01em;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
    line-height: 1.3;
}

.force-card p {
    font-size: .88rem;
    color: var(--text-2);
    line-height: 1.7;
    font-weight: 300;
}

.force-stat {
    margin-top: 20px;
    padding-top: 16px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: .78rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--gold);
    letter-spacing: .02em;
}

.force-placeholder {
    color: var(--text-3);
    font-style: italic;
}

.forces-grid--topics,
.forces-grid--signal {
    width: calc(100% + 72px);
    max-width: calc(var(--max) + 72px);
    margin-left: -36px;
    margin-right: -36px;
}

.forces-grid--topics .force-card {
    min-height: 280px;
    padding: 40px 36px;
}

.forces-grid--topics .force-card--full-row {
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
    border-right: none;
}

.forces-grid--signal {
    margin-top: 1px;
    border-top: none;
}

.forces-grid--signal .force-card--signal {
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
    padding: 40px 36px;
}

.forces-grid--signal .force-card--signal .force-stat--coming {
    margin-top: 0;
    margin-bottom: 16px;
    padding-top: 0;
    border-top: none;
    color: var(--text-3);
    letter-spacing: .12em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-size: .7rem;
}

.forces-grid--signal .force-card--signal p + p {
    margin-top: 12px;
}

.economic-feature {
    background: #fff;
    border: 1px solid var(--border);
    padding: 40px 36px 32px;
    margin-bottom: 40px;
}

.economic-feature-eyebrow {
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: .72rem;
    font-weight: 800;
    letter-spacing: .22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--text-3);
    margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.economic-feature-eyebrow::before {
    content: '';
    display: inline-block;
    width: 28px;
    height: 2px;
    background: var(--gold);
    margin-right: 10px;
    vertical-align: middle;
}

.economic-feature-title {
    font-family: var(--font-serif);
    font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 2.6vw, 2rem);
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 1.2;
    margin-bottom: 24px;
    max-width: 900px;
}

.economic-feature-title:has(+ .publication-modal-meta) {
    margin-bottom: 4px;
}

.economic-feature-title--compact {
    font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 2.2vw, 1.7rem);
}

.publication-modal-meta {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px 10px;
    margin: 0 0 20px;
}

.publication-modal-meta--inline {
    margin: 0 0 16px;
}

.publication-modal-date {
    font-size: .72rem;
    color: var(--text-3);
    letter-spacing: .02em;
}

.publication-speak-btn {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    padding: 0;
    border: 0;
    background: transparent;
    color: var(--gold, #b8860b);
    cursor: pointer;
    line-height: 0;
    transition: color .15s ease, opacity .15s ease;
}

.publication-speak-btn svg {
    width: 20px;
    height: 20px;
    fill: currentColor;
}

.publication-speak-btn:hover {
    color: #96700a;
}

.publication-speak-btn.is-speaking {
    color: var(--gold, #b8860b);
    opacity: .72;
}

.economic-feature-columns {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 28px;
    margin-bottom: 32px;
}

.economic-feature-columns p {
    font-size: .88rem;
    line-height: 1.75;
    color: var(--text-2);
    margin: 0;
}

.economic-feature-body {
    font-size: .9rem;
    line-height: 1.7;
    color: var(--text-2);
    margin-bottom: 28px;
}

.economic-feature-body--html p {
    margin: 0 0 1em;
}

.economic-feature-body--html p:last-child {
    margin-bottom: 0;
}

.economic-feature-body--html div {
    margin: 0 0 0.85em;
}

.economic-feature-body--html div:last-child {
    margin-bottom: 0;
}

.economic-feature-body--html ul,
.economic-feature-body--html ol {
    margin: 0 0 1em 1.25em;
    padding: 0;
}

.economic-feature-body--html li {
    margin-bottom: 0.35em;
}

.economic-feature-body--html strong,
.economic-feature-body--html b {
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--text-1, #1e293b);
}

.economic-feature-body--html em,
.economic-feature-body--html i {
    font-style: italic;
}

.economic-feature-body--html u {
    text-decoration: underline;
}

.economic-feature-body--html br {
    display: block;
    margin-bottom: 0.35em;
    content: "";
}

.economic-feature-body--html br:last-child {
    margin-bottom: 0;
}

.economic-feature-chart-wrap {
    width: 100%;
    overflow-x: auto;
}

.economic-feature-chart-wrap canvas {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    display: block;
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
    .economic-feature-columns {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }
}

.economic-feature-more {
    display: inline-block;
    margin-top: -12px;
    margin-bottom: 24px;
}

.economic-feature-divider {
    border: 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
    margin: 28px 0 20px;
}

.economic-feature--modal {
    border: 0;
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0;
}

hr.economic-dashboard-sep {
    border: 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
    margin: 36px 0;
}

.economic-modal {
    position: fixed;
    inset: 0;
    z-index: 1200;
    display: none;
    align-items: flex-start;
    justify-content: center;
    padding: 24px 16px;
    overflow-y: auto;
}

.economic-modal.is-open {
    display: flex;
}

.economic-modal-backdrop {
    position: fixed;
    inset: 0;
    background: rgba(15, 23, 42, .55);
}

.economic-modal-panel {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    width: min(980px, 100%);
    margin: 24px auto 48px;
    background: #fff;
    border: 1px solid var(--border);
    padding: 36px 36px 32px;
    box-shadow: 0 24px 60px rgba(15, 23, 42, .18);
}

.economic-modal-close {
    position: absolute;
    top: 12px;
    right: 14px;
    border: 0;
    background: transparent;
    font-size: 1.8rem;
    line-height: 1;
    color: var(--text-3);
    cursor: pointer;
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
    .economic-modal-panel {
        padding: 28px 20px 24px;
    }
}

/* ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   DATA DASHBOARD
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.dashboard-section {
    background: #f4f6fa;
    padding: 40px 0 1px;
}

    .dashboard-section .container {
        max-width: var(--max);
        margin: 0 auto;
        padding: 0 36px;
    }

    .dashboard-section .section-eyebrow h2 {
        color: #888;
    }

    .dashboard-section .section-eyebrow::before {
        background: var(--gold);
    }

.dashboard-header {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: flex-end;
    margin-bottom: 48px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 24px;
}

.dashboard-title {
    font-family: var(--font-serif);
    font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 4vw, 3rem);
    font-weight: 400;
    letter-spacing: -.025em;
    color: #0d0d0d;
    max-width: 480px;
    line-height: 1.15;
}

.dashboard-sub {
    font-size: .9rem;
    color: #666;
    font-weight: 300;
    max-width: 340px;
    line-height: 1.65;
}

.dashboard-cards {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 16px;
}

.dash-card {
    background: #ffffff;
    border: 1px solid #dde2ef;
    border-radius: 8px;
    padding: 28px 24px;
    transition: border-color .25s, box-shadow .25s;
}

    .dash-card:hover {
        border-color: var(--gold);
        box-shadow: 0 6px 24px rgba(26,62,122,.08);
    }

.dash-card-header {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.dash-card-label {
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: .68rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: .14em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #888;
}

.dash-card-badge {
    font-size: .65rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    padding: 3px 8px;
    border-radius: 3px;
    letter-spacing: .05em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.badge-live {
    background: rgba(46,125,82,.1);
    color: #2e7d52;
}

.badge-watch {
    background: rgba(200,168,75,.15);
    color: #a07820;
}

.badge-risk {
    background: rgba(192,57,43,.1);
    color: #c0392b;
}

.dash-main-val {
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: 2.4rem;
    font-weight: 800;
    color: #0d0d0d;
    line-height: 1;
    margin-bottom: 6px;
    letter-spacing: -.03em;
}

.dash-main-desc {
    font-size: .8rem;
    color: #777;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    font-weight: 300;
}

.mini-chart {
    height: 56px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-end;
    gap: 4px;
    margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.mc-bar {
    flex: 1;
    border-radius: 2px 2px 0 0;
    background: rgba(26,62,122,.12);
    transition: background .2s;
}

    .mc-bar.hi {
        background: #1a3e7a;
    }

.dash-card-footer {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    font-size: .75rem;
}

.dash-foot-val {
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-weight: 700;
    color: #0d0d0d;
}

.dash-foot-label {
    color: #aaa;
}

/* Inline sparkline bars */
.spark {
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-end;
    gap: 3px;
    height: 40px;
}

.sp-bar {
    flex: 1;
    border-radius: 1px;
    background: rgba(26,62,122,.15);
}

    .sp-bar.sp-hi {
        background: #1a3e7a;
    }

    .sp-bar.sp-red {
        background: rgba(192,57,43,.35);
    }

/* ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   THEMES — card editorial grid
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.themes-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.4fr 1fr;
    gap: 1px;
    background: #dde2ef;
    border: 1px solid #dde2ef;
    border-radius: 8px;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.theme-card {
    background: #ffffff;
    padding: 40px 36px;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    transition: background .25s;
}

    .theme-card:hover {
        background: #f4f6fa;
    }

    .theme-card.card-dark {
        background: #1a3e7a;
        color: #fff;
    }

        .theme-card.card-dark:hover {
            background: #153372;
        }

        .theme-card.card-dark .theme-cat {
            color: var(--gold-lt);
        }

            .theme-card.card-dark .theme-cat::before {
                background: var(--gold-lt);
            }

        .theme-card.card-dark h3 {
            color: #fff;
        }

        .theme-card.card-dark p {
            color: rgba(255,255,255,.65);
        }

        .theme-card.card-dark .theme-read {
            color: var(--gold-lt);
        }

    .theme-card.card-tall {
        grid-row: span 2;
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        justify-content: flex-end;
        padding: 52px 40px;
        background: #0b1f42;
        color: #fff;
        min-height: 500px;
    }

        .theme-card.card-tall::before {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            inset: 0;
            background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(10,10,8,.95) 0%, rgba(10,10,8,.4) 60%, transparent 100%);
            z-index: 0;
        }

        .theme-card.card-tall > * {
            position: relative;
            z-index: 1;
        }

.card-tall-bg {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: radial-gradient(ellipse 80% 60% at 50% 20%, rgba(200,168,75,.18) 0%, transparent 60%), var(--ink);
    z-index: 0;
}
/* Big floating number */
.theme-bg-num {
    position: absolute;
    right: -20px;
    top: 50%;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: 12rem;
    font-weight: 800;
    color: rgba(200,168,75,.06);
    line-height: 1;
    pointer-events: none;
    z-index: 0;
    letter-spacing: -.05em;
}

.theme-cat {
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: .68rem;
    font-weight: 800;
    letter-spacing: .16em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--gold);
    margin-bottom: 14px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
}

    .theme-cat::before {
        content: '';
        display: block;
        width: 16px;
        height: 2px;
        background: var(--gold);
    }

.theme-card h3 {
    font-family: var(--font-serif);
    font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 2.5vw, 1.8rem);
    font-weight: 400;
    letter-spacing: -.02em;
    line-height: 1.2;
    margin-bottom: 14px;
}

.theme-card.card-dark h3 {
    color: var(--paper);
}

.theme-card p {
    font-size: .9rem;
    color: var(--text-2);
    line-height: 1.7;
    font-weight: 300;
    max-width: 460px;
}

.theme-card.card-dark p,
.theme-card.card-tall p {
    color: rgba(245,242,235,.55);
}

.theme-read {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
    margin-top: 20px;
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: .78rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: .08em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--gold);
    transition: gap .2s;
}

    .theme-read:hover {
        gap: 14px;
    }

    .theme-read::after {
        content: '→';
    }

/* ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   PERSPECTIVES / CONTRIBUTORS
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.perspectives {
    padding: 44px 0;
    background: #f4f6fa;
}

    .perspectives .container {
        max-width: var(--max);
        margin: 0 auto;
        padding: 0 36px;
    }

.perspectives-header {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: flex-end;
    margin-bottom: 48px;
    gap: 24px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
}

    .perspectives-header h2 {
        font-family: var(--font-serif);
        font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 4vw, 2.8rem);
        font-weight: 400;
        letter-spacing: -.025em;
        line-height: 1.15;
        max-width: 400px;
    }

    .perspectives-header p {
        color: var(--text-2);
        max-width: 360px;
        font-weight: 300;
        font-size: .92rem;
    }

.contributors-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
    gap: 20px;
}

.contributor {
    background: #ffffff;
    border: 1px solid #dde2ef;
    padding: 28px 22px;
    border-radius: 4px;
    transition: transform .2s, box-shadow .2s, border-color .2s;
}

    .contributor:hover {
        transform: translateY(-4px);
        box-shadow: 0 12px 36px rgba(26,62,122,.1);
        border-color: #1a3e7a;
    }

.contrib-avatar {
    width: 52px;
    height: 52px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: #1a3e7a;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: .9rem;
    font-weight: 800;
    color: #fff;
    margin-bottom: 16px;
    border: 2px solid #dde2ef;
}

.contrib-name {
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: .9rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    margin-bottom: 4px;
}

.contrib-role {
    font-size: .78rem;
    color: var(--text-3);
    margin-bottom: 14px;
}

.contrib-topic {
    font-size: .82rem;
    font-weight: 300;
    color: var(--text-2);
    line-height: 1.6;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
    padding-top: 14px;
}

/* ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   NEWSLETTER CTA
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.newsletter {
    background: #1a3e7a;
    padding: 88px 0;
}

    .newsletter .container {
        max-width: var(--max);
        margin: 0 auto;
        padding: 0 36px;
    }

.newsletter-inner {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 72px;
    align-items: center;
}

.newsletter-left h2 {
    font-family: var(--font-serif);
    font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.2rem);
    font-weight: 400;
    letter-spacing: -.025em;
    color: #fff;
    line-height: 1.12;
    margin-bottom: 18px;
}

    .newsletter-left h2 em {
        font-style: italic;
        color: var(--gold-lt);
    }

.newsletter-left p {
    color: rgba(255,255,255,.65);
    font-weight: 300;
    font-size: .95rem;
    line-height: 1.7;
}

.newsletter-form {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 14px;
}

.form-group {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 7px;
}

    .form-group label {
        font-family: var(--font-sans);
        font-size: .68rem;
        font-weight: 700;
        letter-spacing: .14em;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        color: rgba(255,255,255,.55);
    }

    .form-group input {
        background: rgba(255,255,255,.1);
        border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.2);
        border-radius: var(--r);
        padding: 13px 18px;
        color: #fff;
        font-family: var(--font-body);
        font-size: .92rem;
        outline: none;
        transition: border-color .2s, background .2s;
    }

        .form-group input:focus {
            border-color: var(--gold);
            background: rgba(255,255,255,.15);
        }

        .form-group input::placeholder {
            color: rgba(255,255,255,.3);
        }

.form-check {
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-start;
    gap: 10px;
}

    .form-check input[type=checkbox] {
        accent-color: var(--gold);
        margin-top: 3px;
        flex-shrink: 0;
    }

    .form-check label {
        font-size: .8rem;
        color: rgba(255,255,255,.45);
        line-height: 1.5;
    }

    .form-check label {
        font-family: var(--font-body);
        font-weight: 300;
        letter-spacing: 0;
        text-transform: none;
    }

.newsletter-perks {
    margin-top: 24px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 10px;
}

.perk {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    font-size: .82rem;
    color: rgba(255,255,255,.55);
    font-weight: 300;
}

    .perk::before {
        content: '✓';
        width: 18px;
        height: 18px;
        border-radius: 50%;
        background: rgba(200,168,75,.25);
        color: var(--gold-lt);
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        justify-content: center;
        font-size: .65rem;
        font-weight: 800;
        flex-shrink: 0;
    }

.form-success-msg {
    display: none;
    padding: 14px 18px;
    background: rgba(46,125,82,.2);
    border: 1px solid rgba(46,125,82,.4);
    border-radius: var(--r);
    color: #6ee7b7;
    font-size: .88rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
}

    .form-success-msg.show {
        display: block;
    }

.form-error-msg {
    display: none;
    padding: 14px 18px;
    background: rgba(185, 28, 28, .15);
    border: 1px solid rgba(248, 113, 113, .35);
    border-radius: var(--r);
    color: #fecaca;
    font-size: .88rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
}

    .form-error-msg.show {
        display: block;
    }

body.subscribe-modal-open {
    overflow: hidden;
}

.subscribe-modal {
    position: fixed;
    inset: 0;
    z-index: 1200;
    display: none;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    padding: 24px 16px;
}

.subscribe-modal.is-open {
    display: flex;
}

.subscribe-modal-backdrop {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: rgba(15, 23, 42, .62);
    backdrop-filter: blur(4px);
}

.subscribe-modal-panel {
    position: relative;
    width: min(100%, 440px);
    background: #fff;
    border-radius: 14px;
    padding: 28px 28px 24px;
    box-shadow: 0 24px 64px rgba(15, 23, 42, .28);
    color: #0f172a;
}

.subscribe-modal-close {
    position: absolute;
    top: 12px;
    right: 14px;
    border: 0;
    background: transparent;
    color: #64748b;
    font-size: 1.6rem;
    line-height: 1;
    cursor: pointer;
}

.subscribe-modal-eyebrow {
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: .68rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: .14em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #64748b;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.subscribe-modal-panel h3 {
    margin: 0 0 10px;
    font-family: var(--font-serif);
    font-size: 1.75rem;
    font-weight: 400;
    color: #1a3e7a;
}

.subscribe-modal-lead {
    margin: 0 0 18px;
    font-size: .92rem;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: #475569;
}

.subscribe-modal-timer-wrap {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 12px;
    padding: 12px 14px;
    margin-bottom: 16px;
    border-radius: 10px;
    background: #f8fafc;
    border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;
}

.subscribe-modal-timer-label {
    font-size: .78rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: .08em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #64748b;
}

.subscribe-modal-timer {
    font-family: Consolas, 'Courier New', monospace;
    font-size: 1.25rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: #1a3e7a;
}

.subscribe-modal-timer.is-expired {
    color: #b91c1c;
}

.subscribe-modal-field-label {
    display: block;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: .68rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: .14em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #64748b;
}

.subscribe-modal-input {
    width: 100%;
    box-sizing: border-box;
    padding: 14px 16px;
    border: 1px solid #cbd5e1;
    border-radius: 10px;
    font-family: Consolas, 'Courier New', monospace;
    font-size: 1.2rem;
    letter-spacing: .22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    text-align: center;
    color: #0f172a;
    outline: none;
}

.subscribe-modal-input:focus {
    border-color: #c8a84b;
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(200, 168, 75, .25);
}

.subscribe-modal-message {
    display: none;
    margin-top: 14px;
    padding: 12px 14px;
    border-radius: 10px;
    font-size: .86rem;
    line-height: 1.5;
}

.subscribe-modal-message.show.is-error {
    display: block;
    background: #fef2f2;
    border: 1px solid #fecaca;
    color: #b91c1c;
}

.subscribe-modal-message.show.is-success {
    display: block;
    background: #ecfdf5;
    border: 1px solid #a7f3d0;
    color: #047857;
}

.subscribe-modal-actions {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 10px;
    margin-top: 18px;
}

.subscribe-modal-verify {
    width: 100%;
    justify-content: center;
}

.subscribe-modal-resend {
    border: 0;
    background: transparent;
    color: #1a3e7a;
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: .86rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    text-decoration: underline;
    cursor: pointer;
    padding: 4px 0;
}

.subscribe-modal-resend:disabled {
    opacity: .45;
    cursor: not-allowed;
}

/* ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   FOOTER
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.footer {
    background: #0b1f42;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.06);
    padding: 60px 0 0;
}

    .footer .container {
        max-width: var(--max);
        margin: 0 auto;
        padding: 0 36px;
    }

.footer-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.8fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 48px;
    padding-bottom: 48px;
}

.footer-brand {
}

.footer-logo {
    font-family: var(--font-serif);
    font-size: 1.3rem;
    color: #fff;
    margin-bottom: 14px;
    display: block;
}

    .footer-logo span {
        color: var(--gold);
    }

.footer-brand p {
    font-size: .85rem;
    color: rgba(255,255,255,.4);
    font-weight: 300;
    line-height: 1.7;
    max-width: 260px;
}

.footer-col strong {
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: .68rem;
    font-weight: 800;
    letter-spacing: .16em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(255,255,255,.35);
    display: block;
    margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.footer-col {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 2px;
}

    .footer-col a {
        font-size: .85rem;
        color: rgba(255,255,255,.5);
        padding: 6px 0;
        transition: color .2s;
    }

        .footer-col a:hover {
            color: #fff;
        }

.footer-bottom {
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.08);
    padding: 20px 0;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 12px;
}

.footer-bottom-meta {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px 22px;
}

    .footer-bottom .footer-copyright,
    .footer-bottom .footer-viewers {
        font-size: .78rem;
        color: rgba(255,255,255,.25);
        font-family: var(--font-sans);
    }

    .footer-viewers #footerViewCount {
        font-weight: 600;
        color: rgba(255,255,255,.42);
        letter-spacing: .02em;
    }

.footer-social {
    display: flex;
    gap: 16px;
}

    .footer-social a {
        font-family: var(--font-sans);
        font-size: .68rem;
        font-weight: 700;
        letter-spacing: .1em;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        color: rgba(255,255,255,.3);
        transition: color .2s;
    }

        .footer-social a:hover {
            color: var(--gold);
        }

/* ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   SCROLL REVEAL
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.reveal {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(28px);
    transition: opacity .7s ease, transform .7s cubic-bezier(.16,1,.3,1);
    transition-delay: var(--d, 0s);
}

    .reveal.in {
        opacity: 1;
        transform: none;
    }

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    .reveal {
        opacity: 1;
        transform: none;
        transition: none;
    }
}

/* ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   RESPONSIVE
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
@media (max-width: 1024px) {
    .founders-feature-grid {
        gap: 16px;
    }

    .founders-feature-title-media-row {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 16px;
    }

    .founders-feature-media {
        width: 112px;
        height: 140px;
        justify-self: start;
    }

    .founders-feature-title,
    .founders-feature-body .founders-intro-body-html,
    .founders-feature-body .founders-intro-body-html p {
        text-align: left;
        hyphens: manual;
    }

    .forces-grid {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    }

    .themes-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .theme-card.card-tall {
        grid-row: span 1;
        min-height: 320px;
    }

    .contributors-grid {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    }

    .dashboard-cards {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    }

    .footer-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .nav-links, .nav-subscribe, .nav-bottom, .nav-utility {
        display: none;
    }

    .nav-util-date {
        display: none;
    }

    .nav-search {
        display: none;
    }

    .nav-country-wrap--mobile {
        display: flex;
    }

    .nav-date {
        display: none;
    }

    .hamburger {
        display: flex;
    }

    .hero-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 40px;
    }

    .hero-ad-slot {
        min-height: 220px;
    }

    .forces-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .newsletter-inner {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 40px;
    }

    .contributors-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    }

    .dashboard-cards {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .footer-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    }

    .footer-bottom {
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: flex-start;
    }

    .topics-widget {
        display: none;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 500px) {
    .container, .section .container, .newsletter .container, .dashboard-section .container, .footer .container {
        padding: 0 20px;
    }

    .forces-grid--topics,
    .forces-grid--signal {
        width: calc(100% + 40px);
        max-width: calc(100% + 40px);
        margin-left: -20px;
        margin-right: -20px;
    }

    .nav-top {
        padding: 0 20px;
    }

    .mobile-nav {
        padding: 20px 20px 28px;
    }

    .section {
        padding: 35px 0;
    }

    .hero {
        padding: 56px 0 60px;
    }

    .contributors-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .footer-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .footer-bottom {
        padding: 16px 0;
    }
}
/* ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   HERO VIDEO NEWS PLAYER
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.hero-video-news.ai-news-root {
    margin-bottom: 24px;
}

.hero-main {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
}

.hvn-label {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: .68rem;
    font-weight: 800;
    letter-spacing: .18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #1a3e7a;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.hvn-live-dot {
    width: 8px;
    height: 8px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: #f87171;
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(248,113,113,.25);
    animation: livePulse 1.8s ease-in-out infinite;
}

@keyframes livePulse {
    0%,100% {
        box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(248,113,113,.25);
    }

    50% {
        box-shadow: 0 0 0 7px rgba(248,113,113,.05);
    }
}

.hvn-player {
    display: flex;
    gap: 0;
    border: 1.5px solid #dde2ef;
    border-radius: 10px;
    overflow: hidden;
    background: #0a0f1e;
    box-shadow: 0 6px 28px rgba(26,62,122,.15);
}

.hvn-screen {
    position: relative;
    flex: 0 0 62%;
    min-height: 420px;
    background: linear-gradient(160deg, #0d1a2e 0%, #0b2040 50%, #07121f 100%);
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.hvn-screen-body {
    position: relative;
    flex: 1 1 auto;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    min-height: 200px;
    padding: 12px 12px 4px;
}

.hvn-screen-footer {
    flex: 0 0 auto;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(7,18,31,.2) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,.92) 100%);
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(200,168,75,.12);
}

    .hvn-screen::before {
        content: '';
        position: absolute;
        inset: 0;
        background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(200,168,75,.05) 1px, transparent 1px), linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(200,168,75,.05) 1px, transparent 1px);
        background-size: 32px 32px;
    }

.hvn-play-btn {
    width: 52px;
    height: 52px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: rgba(200,168,75,.15);
    border: 2px solid var(--gold);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    color: var(--gold);
    transition: background .2s, transform .15s;
    z-index: 2;
}

    .hvn-play-btn svg {
        width: 22px;
        height: 22px;
        margin-left: 3px;
    }

.hvn-screen:hover .hvn-play-btn {
    background: rgba(200,168,75,.3);
    transform: scale(1.08);
}

.hvn-overlay-text {
    position: relative;
    padding: 10px 12px 6px;
    z-index: 2;
}

.hvn-episode {
    display: block;
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: .6rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: .14em;
    color: var(--gold);
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.hvn-title-sm {
    display: block;
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: .72rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: rgba(245,242,235,.9);
    margin-top: 2px;
    line-height: 1.35;
    display: -webkit-box;
    -webkit-line-clamp: 2;
    -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.hvn-bars {
    position: absolute;
    top: 12px;
    right: 12px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-end;
    gap: 2px;
    height: 20px;
    z-index: 2;
}

    .hvn-bars span {
        display: block;
        width: 3px;
        background: var(--gold);
        border-radius: 2px;
        opacity: .6;
        animation: barAnim 1.2s ease-in-out infinite;
    }

        .hvn-bars span:nth-child(1) {
            height: 6px;
            animation-delay: 0s;
        }

        .hvn-bars span:nth-child(2) {
            height: 14px;
            animation-delay: .1s;
        }

        .hvn-bars span:nth-child(3) {
            height: 10px;
            animation-delay: .2s;
        }

        .hvn-bars span:nth-child(4) {
            height: 18px;
            animation-delay: .15s;
        }

        .hvn-bars span:nth-child(5) {
            height: 8px;
            animation-delay: .05s;
        }

        .hvn-bars span:nth-child(6) {
            height: 12px;
            animation-delay: .25s;
        }

        .hvn-bars span:nth-child(7) {
            height: 16px;
            animation-delay: .1s;
        }

        .hvn-bars span:nth-child(8) {
            height: 7px;
            animation-delay: .3s;
        }

        .hvn-bars span:nth-child(9) {
            height: 11px;
            animation-delay: .2s;
        }

        .hvn-bars span:nth-child(10) {
            height: 15px;
            animation-delay: .05s;
        }

@keyframes barAnim {
    0%,100% {
        transform: scaleY(1);
        opacity: .5;
    }

    50% {
        transform: scaleY(1.7);
        opacity: .9;
    }
}

.hvn-queue {
    flex: 1;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    border-left: 1px solid rgba(200,168,75,.1);
}

.hvn-queue-item {
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-start;
    gap: 10px;
    padding: 10px 12px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(245,242,235,.05);
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: background .15s;
}

    .hvn-queue-item:last-child {
        border-bottom: none;
    }

    .hvn-queue-item:hover {
        background: rgba(200,168,75,.06);
    }

.hvn-queue-active {
    background: rgba(200,168,75,.08);
}

.hvn-q-num {
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: .6rem;
    font-weight: 800;
    color: var(--gold);
    opacity: .7;
    letter-spacing: .08em;
    padding-top: 1px;
    flex-shrink: 0;
}

.hvn-q-title {
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: .7rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: rgba(245,242,235,.8);
    line-height: 1.35;
}

.hvn-q-dur {
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: .6rem;
    color: rgba(245,242,235,.35);
    margin-top: 3px;
    letter-spacing: .04em;
}

.hvn-q-excerpt {
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: .58rem;
    color: rgba(245,242,235,.45);
    margin-top: 4px;
    line-height: 1.35;
    display: -webkit-box;
    -webkit-line-clamp: 2;
    -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.hvn-queue-item {
    width: 100%;
    text-align: left;
    border: none;
    background: transparent;
    font: inherit;
}

.np-badge {
    margin-left: auto;
    font-size: .55rem;
    letter-spacing: .12em;
    color: rgba(26,62,122,.55);
    font-weight: 700;
}

.np-queue-empty {
    padding: 16px 12px;
    font-size: .7rem;
    color: rgba(245,242,235,.5);
    line-height: 1.4;
}

.np-stage {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    width: 100%;
}

.np-presenter {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    animation: npHeadBob 5s ease-in-out infinite;
}

.np-speaking .np-presenter {
    animation: npHeadBobActive 2.4s ease-in-out infinite;
}

@keyframes npHeadBob {
    0%, 100% { transform: translateY(0); }
    50% { transform: translateY(-3px); }
}

@keyframes npHeadBobActive {
    0%, 100% { transform: translateY(0); }
    40% { transform: translateY(-2px); }
}

.np-presenter-frame {
    position: relative;
    width: 168px;
    height: 210px;
    border-radius: 14px;
    overflow: hidden;
    border: 2px solid rgba(200,168,75,.45);
    box-shadow: 0 12px 40px rgba(0,0,0,.45), inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.06);
    background: #0d1a2e;
}

.np-portrait {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    object-position: center 12%;
}

.np-presenter-shine {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(125deg, rgba(255,255,255,.12) 0%, transparent 42%, transparent 58%, rgba(200,168,75,.08) 100%);
    pointer-events: none;
}

.np-presenter-badge {
    text-align: center;
    padding: 6px 12px;
    border-radius: 8px;
    background: rgba(0,0,0,.35);
    border: 1px solid rgba(200,168,75,.25);
    max-width: 220px;
}

.np-presenter-name {
    display: block;
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: .72rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: .06em;
    color: var(--gold);
}

.np-presenter-role {
    display: block;
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: .58rem;
    color: rgba(245,242,235,.65);
    margin-top: 2px;
    letter-spacing: .04em;
}

.np-play-overlay {
    position: absolute;
    right: 12px;
    bottom: 12px;
    z-index: 5;
    opacity: .94;
}

.np-speaking .np-play-overlay {
    opacity: .55;
}

.np-controls {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 4;
    padding: 4px 10px 10px;
}

.np-controls-row {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 6px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    margin-top: 4px;
}

.np-ctrl {
    background: rgba(200,168,75,.12);
    border: 1px solid rgba(200,168,75,.35);
    color: var(--gold);
    border-radius: 6px;
    padding: 4px 10px;
    font-size: .75rem;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: background .15s;
}

.np-ctrl:hover {
    background: rgba(200,168,75,.25);
}

.np-ctrl.np-muted {
    opacity: .6;
}

.np-controls-sliders {
    justify-content: space-between;
}

.np-slider-label {
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: .58rem;
    color: rgba(245,242,235,.65);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 6px;
    flex: 1;
    min-width: 120px;
}

.np-slider-label input[type="range"] {
    flex: 1;
    accent-color: var(--gold);
    height: 4px;
}

.np-spinner {
    display: inline-block;
    width: 18px;
    height: 18px;
    border: 2px solid rgba(200,168,75,.25);
    border-top-color: var(--gold);
    border-radius: 50%;
    animation: npSpin .7s linear infinite;
}

@keyframes npSpin {
    to { transform: rotate(360deg); }
}

.hvn-play-btn.np-is-loading {
    pointer-events: none;
    opacity: .85;
}

.hvn-screen.np-speaking .np-audio-bars span {
    animation-duration: .45s;
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
    .hvn-player {
        flex-direction: column;
    }

    .hvn-screen {
        flex: none;
        width: 100%;
        min-height: 380px;
    }

    .np-presenter-frame {
        width: min(200px, 56vw);
    }

    .hvn-queue {
        max-height: 220px;
        overflow-y: auto;
    }
}

/* ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   TOPICS FLOATING WIDGET
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.topics-widget {
    position: fixed;
    bottom: 32px;
    right: 24px;
    z-index: 500;
    width: 220px;
    background: #fff;
    border: 1.5px solid #ddd9ce;
    border-radius: 10px;
    box-shadow: 0 8px 32px rgba(0,0,0,.14), 0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,.07);
    overflow: hidden;
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    transition: width .25s, box-shadow .2s;
}

    .topics-widget:hover {
        box-shadow: 0 12px 40px rgba(0,0,0,.18);
    }

.topics-widget-header {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    background: #1a3e7a;
    color: #fff;
    padding: 10px 14px;
    cursor: pointer;
}

.topics-widget-title {
    font-size: .72rem;
    font-weight: 800;
    letter-spacing: .14em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.topics-widget-toggle {
    background: none;
    border: none;
    color: rgba(255,255,255,.75);
    font-size: 1rem;
    cursor: pointer;
    line-height: 1;
    padding: 0;
    transition: transform .2s;
}

    .topics-widget-toggle.collapsed {
        transform: rotate(-90deg);
    }

.topics-widget-body {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 3px;
    padding: 10px 10px 12px;
    max-height: 300px;
    overflow-y: auto;
    transition: max-height .25s ease, padding .25s;
}

    .topics-widget-body.hidden {
        max-height: 0;
        padding-top: 0;
        padding-bottom: 0;
    }

.topic-pill {
    display: block;
    padding: 7px 10px;
    border-radius: 5px;
    font-size: .73rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: #1a3e7a;
    background: #f0f4fb;
    transition: background .15s, color .15s;
    text-decoration: none;
    letter-spacing: .02em;
}

    .topic-pill:hover {
        background: #1a3e7a;
        color: #fff;
    }

/* ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   STARTUP SPLASH (bar-chart pulse loader)
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
body.startup-splash-lock {
    overflow: hidden;
}

/* Admin/author routes: no startup splash */
html.fn-skip-splash #startup-splash {
    display: none !important;
}

html.fn-skip-splash body.startup-splash-lock {
    overflow: auto;
}

.startup-splash {
    position: fixed;
    inset: 0;
    z-index: 2147483000;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    background: linear-gradient(165deg, var(--ink, #0a0a08) 0%, var(--ink-3, #1c1c19) 55%, #152a52 100%);
    color: #f4f6fa;
    transition: opacity 0.55s ease, visibility 0.55s ease;
}

.startup-splash--out {
    opacity: 0;
    visibility: hidden;
    pointer-events: none;
}

.startup-splash-noise {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    opacity: 0.06;
    pointer-events: none;
    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='4' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='120' height='120' filter='url(%23n)'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
}

.startup-splash-inner {
    position: relative;
    text-align: center;
    padding: 2rem 1.5rem;
    max-width: 380px;
}

.startup-splash-brand {
    font-family: var(--font-sans, 'Syne', sans-serif);
    font-weight: 800;
    font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 4vw, 1.75rem);
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
    color: #fff;
}

.startup-splash-brand span {
    color: var(--gold, #c8a84b);
}

.startup-splash-tag {
    margin-top: 0.35rem;
    font-family: var(--font-body, 'DM Sans', sans-serif);
    font-size: 0.78rem;
    font-weight: 400;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55);
    letter-spacing: 0.06em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.startup-splash-bars {
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-end;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 7px;
    height: 52px;
    margin: 1.75rem auto 0;
    width: min(280px, 88vw);
}

.startup-splash-bars span {
    width: 10px;
    border-radius: 3px 3px 1px 1px;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--gold-lt, #e2c97e) 0%, var(--gold, #c8a84b) 100%);
    opacity: 0.85;
    transform-origin: bottom center;
    animation: splashBar 1.1s ease-in-out infinite;
}

.startup-splash-bars span:nth-child(1) { height: 32%; animation-delay: 0ms; }
.startup-splash-bars span:nth-child(2) { height: 55%; animation-delay: 90ms; }
.startup-splash-bars span:nth-child(3) { height: 78%; animation-delay: 180ms; }
.startup-splash-bars span:nth-child(4) { height: 48%; animation-delay: 270ms; }
.startup-splash-bars span:nth-child(5) { height: 92%; animation-delay: 360ms; }
.startup-splash-bars span:nth-child(6) { height: 65%; animation-delay: 450ms; }

@keyframes splashBar {
    0%, 100% { transform: scaleY(0.72); opacity: 0.55; }
    50% { transform: scaleY(1); opacity: 1; }
}

.startup-splash-caption {
    margin-top: 1.25rem;
    font-family: var(--font-body, 'DM Sans', sans-serif);
    font-size: 0.84rem;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.72);
    letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}