/* ============================================================
   Oppose the SAF Tax Credit — The Great Road Rip-Off
   Warm-paper broadsheet, leaned into road-construction:
   hazard stripes, a dashed road-centerline spine connecting
   the findings, construction-sign markers, an asphalt cost
   band. Wide editorial layout that uses the screen.
   ============================================================ */

:root {
  --ink:      #1b1712;
  --ink-soft: #3a3329;
  --asphalt:  #211d18;
  --paper:    #f5f0e6;
  --paper-2:  #ece4d4;
  --muted:    #6f675a;
  --line:     #ddd3c1;
  --orange:   #df6a18;
  --orange-br:#ff7d1f;
  --orange-dk:#b4530e;
  --road:     #efb700;   /* road-stripe yellow */

  --rail: 1080px;
  --pad: clamp(22px, 6vw, 56px);
  --display: "Oswald", "Arial Narrow", sans-serif;
  --body: "IBM Plex Sans", system-ui, sans-serif;
  --serif: "IBM Plex Serif", Georgia, serif;
}

* , *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }

body {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--ink);
  background-color: var(--paper);
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1.7;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
  background-image:
    radial-gradient(60% 40% at 92% 0%, rgba(223,106,24,.10), transparent 60%),
    radial-gradient(50% 35% at 0% 26%, rgba(223,106,24,.045), transparent 60%);
  background-attachment: fixed;
}

a { color: inherit; }

.rail {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: calc(var(--rail) + var(--pad) * 2);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding-left: var(--pad);
  padding-right: var(--pad);
}

.accent { color: var(--orange); }

.eyebrow {
  font-family: var(--display);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .24em;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--orange-dk);
  margin: 0 0 26px;
}
.eyebrow .cau { font-size: 10px; vertical-align: 2px; margin-right: 6px; }


/* ---------- Masthead (dark, sits over the asphalt hero) ---------- */
.masthead {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 30;
  background: rgba(20,17,13,.86);
  backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(245,240,230,.12);
}
.masthead-inner {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  height: 64px;
}
.brand { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 11px; text-decoration: none; color: var(--paper); }
.brand-mark {
  width: 11px; height: 24px;
  background: var(--orange);
  transform: skewX(-12deg);
  box-shadow: 5px 0 0 rgba(245,240,230,.22);
}
.brand-text { display: flex; flex-direction: column; line-height: 1.05; }
.b1 { font-family: var(--display); font-size: 9.5px; letter-spacing: .24em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--orange-br); }
.b2 { font-family: var(--display); font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .02em; }
.masthead-tag {
  font-family: var(--display);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .2em;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: rgba(245,240,230,.5);
}

/* ============================================================
   HERO — asphalt slab
   ============================================================ */
.hero {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  overflow: hidden;
  color: var(--paper);
  background:
    radial-gradient(120% 90% at 70% -10%, #2c2620, #1a1611 60%, #110e0a);
  padding: clamp(60px, 9vw, 112px) 0 clamp(72px, 9vw, 116px);
}
/* asphalt grain */
.hero::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 0;
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='180' height='180'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.9' numOctaves='2' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
  opacity: .06;
  mix-blend-mode: screen;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.hero-fx { position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 1; overflow: hidden; pointer-events: none; }
.hero-glow {
  position: absolute;
  right: -8%; top: -28%;
  width: 62vw; height: 62vw; max-width: 760px; max-height: 760px;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(223,106,24,.42), rgba(223,106,24,.08) 45%, transparent 65%);
}
/* painted lane line slashing across the slab */
.hero-lane {
  position: absolute;
  top: -16%; bottom: -16%;
  left: 62%;
  width: 12px;
  background: repeating-linear-gradient(to bottom,
    var(--road) 0 46px, transparent 46px 92px);
  transform: rotate(11deg);
  opacity: .45;
  filter: blur(.3px);
}
/* faint barricade chevrons pointing the money away */
.hero-chevrons {
  position: absolute;
  right: -40px; bottom: 8%;
  width: 320px; height: 220px;
  background:
    repeating-linear-gradient(-45deg,
      rgba(223,106,24,.16) 0 26px, transparent 26px 52px);
  -webkit-mask: repeating-linear-gradient(-45deg, #000 0 26px, transparent 26px 52px);
          mask: repeating-linear-gradient(-45deg, #000 0 26px, transparent 26px 52px);
  opacity: .5;
  transform: rotate(0deg);
}
/* "Road Work Ahead" corner ribbon */
.hero-ribbon {
  position: absolute;
  top: 30px; right: -74px;
  transform: rotate(45deg);
  background: var(--road);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--display);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 13px;
  padding: 9px 80px;
  box-shadow: 0 8px 20px rgba(0,0,0,.35);
}
.hero-ribbon::before, .hero-ribbon::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; height: 3px;
  background: repeating-linear-gradient(-45deg, var(--ink) 0 7px, transparent 7px 14px);
}
.hero-ribbon::before { top: 3px; }
.hero-ribbon::after { bottom: 3px; }

.hero-copy { position: relative; z-index: 2; }
.hero .eyebrow { color: var(--orange-br); }
.hero-title {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-size: clamp(58px, 12vw, 140px);
  line-height: .86;
  letter-spacing: -.015em;
  margin: 0 0 clamp(46px, 5.5vw, 78px);
  text-shadow: 0 14px 36px rgba(0,0,0,.45);
}
.hero-title .accent { position: relative; color: var(--orange); }
/* road-paint underline stroke — sits under the word, clear of the lede */
.hero-title .accent::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: -1.5%; right: -1.5%; bottom: .12em;
  height: .1em;
  background: var(--road);
  transform: skewX(-14deg) rotate(-1deg);
  border-radius: 3px;
  z-index: -1;
  opacity: .92;
}
.hero-lede {
  font-size: clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 27px);
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: rgba(245,240,230,.85);
  max-width: 34ch;
  margin: 0 0 34px;
}
.hero-meta {
  font-family: var(--display);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .16em;
  font-size: clamp(13px, 1.6vw, 15px);
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--paper);
  margin: 0;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
}
.hero-meta .tick {
  width: 13px; height: 13px;
  background: var(--road);
  margin-right: 14px;
  transform: skewX(-12deg);
}
.hero-meta i { color: var(--orange-br); font-style: normal; margin: 0 12px; }

.hero-tear {
  position: absolute;
  left: 0; right: 0; bottom: -1px; z-index: 2;
  width: 100%;
  height: clamp(38px, 5vw, 64px);
  display: block;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 -6px 10px rgba(0,0,0,.28));
}

/* ============================================================
   CAUTION-TAPE MARQUEE
   ============================================================ */
.tape {
  position: relative;
  background: var(--road);
  color: var(--ink);
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: 11px 0;
  border-top: 3px solid var(--ink);
  border-bottom: 3px solid var(--ink);
}
.tape-track {
  display: inline-flex;
  white-space: nowrap;
  will-change: transform;
  animation: tape-scroll 26s linear infinite;
}
.tape-track span {
  font-family: var(--display);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .14em;
  font-size: clamp(12px, 1.5vw, 15px);
  padding-right: 8px;
}
@keyframes tape-scroll { to { transform: translateX(-50%); } }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .tape-track { animation: none; }
}

/* ============================================================
   THE THREAD
   ============================================================ */
.thread { padding-top: clamp(44px, 6vw, 78px); padding-bottom: clamp(40px, 6vw, 72px); }

/* section header — full-width rule that anchors the top */
.thread-head {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 20px;
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--ink);
  padding-bottom: 16px;
  margin-bottom: clamp(30px, 4vw, 46px);
}
.thread-head .eyebrow { margin: 0; }
.thread-count {
  margin-left: auto;
  font-family: var(--display);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .18em;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.lead-row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
  gap: clamp(36px, 5vw, 84px);
  align-items: start;
  margin-bottom: clamp(40px, 6vw, 68px);
}
.lead {
  font-size: clamp(24px, 3vw, 37px);
  line-height: 1.36;
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: -.01em;
  margin: 0;
  max-width: 30ch;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.lead strong { font-weight: 600; color: var(--orange-dk); }

/* credibility panel filling the right of the intro */
.sources {
  border-left: 2px solid var(--ink);
  padding-left: clamp(20px, 2vw, 30px);
  min-width: 260px;
  align-self: stretch;
}
.sources-h {
  font-family: var(--display);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .2em;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--orange-dk);
  margin: 4px 0 6px;
}
.sources ul { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
.sources li {
  display: flex;
  gap: 14px;
  align-items: baseline;
  padding: 14px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  font-family: var(--display);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .03em;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.25;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.sources li:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
.sources li span {
  color: var(--orange);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 13px;
}

/* findings strung along a dashed road centerline */
.findings {
  position: relative;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.findings::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 35px;
  top: 0;
  bottom: 64px;
  width: 6px;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  background: repeating-linear-gradient(to bottom,
    var(--road) 0 26px, transparent 26px 50px);
}

/* 3-column magazine spread: marker · claim+note · pull-quote */
.finding {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 72px minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, .92fr);
  gap: clamp(28px, 4vw, 56px);
  padding: clamp(40px, 5.5vw, 64px) 0;
  align-items: start;
}
.finding + .finding { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }

/* construction-sign route marker sitting on the road line */
.marker {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  width: 56px; height: 56px;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  background: var(--orange);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 22px;
  border: 3px solid var(--ink);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 7px var(--paper);   /* punches through the road line */
  align-self: start;
}

.claim {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: clamp(28px, 3.4vw, 44px);
  line-height: 1.04;
  letter-spacing: -.01em;
  margin: 2px 0 18px;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.note {
  font-size: clamp(16px, 1.7vw, 19px);
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin: 0;
}
.note em { color: var(--ink); font-style: italic; font-weight: 500; }

.finding-aside { align-self: start; padding-top: 4px; }

.bigstat {
  font-family: var(--display);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .05em;
  font-size: clamp(15px, 1.7vw, 18px);
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  margin: 22px 0 0;
}
.bigstat span {
  display: inline-block;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(34px, 4.4vw, 50px);
  color: var(--orange);
  letter-spacing: -.01em;
  vertical-align: -3px;
}
.bigstat i { color: var(--orange); font-style: normal; margin: 0 10px; }

blockquote {
  position: relative;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(21px, 1.9vw, 26px);
  line-height: 1.42;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0;
  padding: 26px 0 0 0;
  border-top: 3px solid var(--orange);
}
blockquote cite {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 18px;
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-style: normal;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .15em;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--muted);
}

/* ============================================================
   FISCAL HIT — asphalt band with lane line
   ============================================================ */
.cost {
  position: relative;
  background: var(--asphalt);
  color: var(--paper);
  border-top: 16px solid transparent;
  border-image: repeating-linear-gradient(-45deg,
    var(--orange) 0 22px, var(--ink) 22px 44px) 16;
  padding: clamp(54px, 8vw, 96px) 0;
  overflow: hidden;
}
/* dashed lane line down the asphalt */
.cost::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%; top: 0; bottom: 0;
  width: 8px;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  background: repeating-linear-gradient(to bottom,
    var(--road) 0 34px, transparent 34px 60px);
  opacity: .12;
}
.cost-grid {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.05fr) auto;
  gap: clamp(36px, 5vw, 80px);
  align-items: center;
}
.cost-text { max-width: 42ch; }
.cost-label {
  font-family: var(--display);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .26em;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--orange-br);
  margin: 0 0 22px;
}
.cost-lede {
  font-size: clamp(20px, 2.3vw, 27px);
  line-height: 1.46;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: rgba(245,240,230,.9);
  margin: 0 0 26px;
}
.cost-lede b { font-weight: 600; color: var(--paper); border-bottom: 2px solid var(--orange); }
.cost-foot {
  font-size: clamp(15px, 1.7vw, 18px);
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: rgba(245,240,230,.66);
  margin: 0;
}
.cost-foot em { color: var(--orange-br); font-style: normal; font-weight: 500; }

/* the figure rendered as a tilted construction sign, anchored right */
.cost-sign {
  justify-self: end;
  text-align: center;
  background: var(--orange);
  color: var(--ink);
  border: 4px solid var(--paper);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px var(--ink), 0 22px 40px rgba(0,0,0,.45);
  padding: 24px 40px 26px;
  transform: rotate(-2deg);
}
.cost-sign-fig {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-size: clamp(46px, 6vw, 92px);
  line-height: .88;
  letter-spacing: -.015em;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.cost-sign-sub {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 10px;
  font-family: var(--display);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  font-size: clamp(11px, 1.3vw, 14px);
  font-weight: 600;
}

/* ============================================================
   CLOSE — call to action + REJECT stamp
   ============================================================ */
.close { padding: clamp(56px, 8vw, 100px) 0 clamp(52px, 7vw, 88px); }
.close-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
  gap: clamp(40px, 6vw, 96px);
  align-items: center;
}
.close-title {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-size: clamp(36px, 5.2vw, 70px);
  line-height: .96;
  letter-spacing: -.01em;
  margin: 0 0 24px;
}
.close-note {
  font-size: clamp(18px, 2vw, 22px);
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  max-width: 44ch;
  margin: 0;
}

/* tilted rubber stamp echoing the campaign creative */
.stamp {
  justify-self: center;
  text-align: center;
  color: var(--orange);
  border: 4px solid var(--orange);
  border-radius: 10px;
  padding: 22px 46px 26px;
  transform: rotate(-7deg);
  position: relative;
  background: rgba(223,106,24,.05);
}
.stamp::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute; inset: 6px;
  border: 2px solid var(--orange);
  border-radius: 6px;
  opacity: .55;
}
.stamp span { position: relative; display: block; font-family: var(--display); text-transform: uppercase; }
.stamp-top { letter-spacing: .3em; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 600; }
.stamp-big {
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(56px, 8vw, 92px);
  line-height: .92;
  letter-spacing: .01em;
  margin: 4px 0 3px;
}
.stamp-sub { letter-spacing: .14em; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 600; }

/* ============================================================
   FOOTER — asphalt with lane dashes
   ============================================================ */
.foot {
  position: relative;
  background: var(--asphalt);
  color: var(--paper);
  border-top: 5px solid var(--orange);
  padding: 32px 0 36px;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.foot::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0; right: 0; top: 50%;
  height: 6px;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  background: repeating-linear-gradient(to right,
    var(--road) 0 40px, transparent 40px 78px);
  opacity: .10;
}
.foot-inner {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 10px;
}
.foot-brand {
  font-family: var(--display);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .04em;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 15px;
}
.foot-meta { font-size: 13px; color: rgba(245,240,230,.6); }

/* ============================================================
   SCROLL REVEAL
   ============================================================ */
.reveal { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(18px); transition: opacity .8s ease, transform .8s ease; }
.reveal.in { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .reveal { opacity: 1; transform: none; transition: none; }
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
}

/* ============================================================
   RESPONSIVE
   ============================================================ */

/* tablet — collapse the spreads to single content columns */
@media (max-width: 920px) {
  .lead-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: clamp(28px, 5vw, 40px); }
  .sources { border-left: 0; padding-left: 0; border-top: 2px solid var(--ink); padding-top: 18px; max-width: 520px; }
  .finding {
    grid-template-columns: 64px minmax(0, 1fr);
    gap: clamp(22px, 4vw, 40px);
  }
  .finding-aside { grid-column: 2; padding-top: 22px; }
  .cost-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: clamp(30px, 5vw, 44px); }
  .cost-sign { justify-self: start; }
  .close-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: clamp(36px, 6vw, 52px); }
  .stamp { justify-self: start; }
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  body { font-size: 17px; }
  .masthead-tag { display: none; }
  .thread-count { display: none; }
  /* keep the road-line gutter so content never overlaps the spine */
  .findings::before { left: 24px; bottom: 40px; }
  .finding { grid-template-columns: 48px minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 18px; padding: 32px 0; }
  .finding-aside { grid-column: 2; }
  .marker { width: 48px; height: 48px; font-size: 19px; box-shadow: 0 0 0 6px var(--paper); }
  .claim { font-size: clamp(26px, 7vw, 34px); margin-top: 0; }
  .cost-sign { align-self: start; padding: 18px 28px 20px; }
  .cost-sign-fig { white-space: normal; }
  .foot-inner { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; }
}