/*
Theme Name: Conspire Times
Theme URI: https://example.local/
Author: Codex
Description: A sharp editorial WordPress theme for high-contrast political opinion, satire, and investigative-style publishing.
Version: 1.0.0
Requires at least: 6.0
Tested up to: 6.8
Requires PHP: 7.4
Text Domain: conspire-times
*/

:root {
  --ct-ink: #101010;
  --ct-paper: #f6f1df;
  --ct-paper-deep: #e2d3a6;
  --ct-red: #a71919;
  --ct-red-hot: #de2d1d;
  --ct-gold: #c7a349;
  --ct-blue: #143a52;
  --ct-green: #2f5a3c;
  --ct-muted: #5f5b50;
  --ct-rule: rgba(16, 16, 16, 0.22);
  --ct-shadow: rgba(16, 16, 16, 0.22);
  --ct-max: 1180px;
}

* {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

html {
  background: var(--ct-ink);
}

body {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--ct-ink);
  background:
    linear-gradient(rgba(16, 16, 16, 0.045) 1px, transparent 1px),
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(16, 16, 16, 0.035) 1px, transparent 1px),
    var(--ct-paper);
  background-size: 26px 26px;
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1.65;
}

a {
  color: var(--ct-red);
  text-decoration-thickness: 0.08em;
  text-underline-offset: 0.16em;
}

a:hover,
a:focus {
  color: var(--ct-blue);
}

img {
  height: auto;
  max-width: 100%;
}

.site-header {
  color: var(--ct-paper);
  background:
    linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(167, 25, 25, 0.92), rgba(20, 58, 82, 0.92)),
    var(--ct-ink);
  border-bottom: 8px solid var(--ct-gold);
}

.topline {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 24px;
  max-width: var(--ct-max);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 14px 20px 10px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(246, 241, 223, 0.25);
  font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.masthead {
  max-width: var(--ct-max);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 28px 20px 34px;
}

.custom-logo-link {
  display: inline-block;
  max-width: min(680px, 100%);
}

.custom-logo {
  display: block;
  width: auto;
  max-height: 190px;
  object-fit: contain;
  filter: drop-shadow(4px 4px 0 rgba(16, 16, 16, 0.32));
}

.site-title {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: Impact, Haettenschweiler, "Arial Narrow Bold", sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(52px, 11vw, 132px);
  line-height: 0.86;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  text-wrap: balance;
  text-shadow: 4px 4px 0 rgba(16, 16, 16, 0.32);
}

.site-title a {
  color: inherit;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.site-description {
  max-width: 760px;
  margin: 14px 0 0;
  color: #fff8dc;
  font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.45;
}

.site-nav {
  background: var(--ct-ink);
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(246, 241, 223, 0.18);
}

.site-nav-inner {
  max-width: var(--ct-max);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 20px;
}

.site-nav ul {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.site-nav a {
  display: block;
  padding: 13px 16px 12px 0;
  color: var(--ct-paper);
  font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 900;
  text-decoration: none;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.site-nav a:hover,
.site-nav a:focus {
  color: var(--ct-gold);
}

.ticker {
  overflow: hidden;
  color: var(--ct-paper);
  background: var(--ct-red);
  border-bottom: 4px solid var(--ct-ink);
  font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 900;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.ticker span {
  display: block;
  max-width: var(--ct-max);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 9px 20px;
}

.wrap {
  max-width: var(--ct-max);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 32px 20px 56px;
}

.layout {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 320px;
  gap: 32px;
}

.posts-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 24px;
}

.post-card {
  display: flex;
  min-height: 100%;
  flex-direction: column;
  background: rgba(246, 241, 223, 0.82);
  border: 2px solid var(--ct-ink);
  box-shadow: 6px 6px 0 var(--ct-shadow);
}

.post-card:first-child {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
}

.post-card .thumb {
  display: block;
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--ct-blue);
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--ct-ink);
}

.post-card .thumb img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  filter: contrast(1.08) saturate(0.92);
}

.post-card-body {
  padding: 20px;
}

.label-row {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 8px;
  align-items: center;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.label,
.post-categories a {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 26px;
  padding: 4px 8px;
  color: var(--ct-paper);
  background: var(--ct-red);
  border: 1px solid var(--ct-ink);
  font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 900;
  line-height: 1.1;
  text-decoration: none;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.post-categories {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 6px;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.post-title {
  margin: 0 0 10px;
  font-family: Impact, Haettenschweiler, "Arial Narrow Bold", sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(30px, 5vw, 54px);
  line-height: 0.98;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.post-card:not(:first-child) .post-title {
  font-size: clamp(28px, 3vw, 38px);
}

.post-title a {
  color: var(--ct-ink);
  text-decoration: none;
}

.post-title a:hover,
.post-title a:focus {
  color: var(--ct-red);
}

.meta,
.byline {
  color: var(--ct-muted);
  font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 800;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.excerpt {
  margin: 12px 0 0;
}

.read-more {
  display: inline-flex;
  margin-top: 14px;
  color: var(--ct-paper);
  background: var(--ct-ink);
  border: 2px solid var(--ct-ink);
  padding: 8px 12px;
  font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 900;
  text-decoration: none;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.read-more:hover,
.read-more:focus {
  color: var(--ct-ink);
  background: var(--ct-gold);
}

.sidebar {
  display: grid;
  align-content: start;
  gap: 22px;
}

.widget,
.briefing-box,
.comment-respond,
.comments-area {
  background: rgba(255, 248, 220, 0.72);
  border: 2px solid var(--ct-ink);
  box-shadow: 5px 5px 0 var(--ct-shadow);
  padding: 18px;
}

.widget-title,
.briefing-box h2,
.comments-title,
.comment-reply-title {
  margin: 0 0 12px;
  font-family: Impact, Haettenschweiler, "Arial Narrow Bold", sans-serif;
  font-size: 30px;
  line-height: 1;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.briefing-box p,
.widget p {
  margin: 0 0 12px;
}

.briefing-box ul,
.widget ul {
  margin: 0;
  padding-left: 20px;
}

.single-article {
  max-width: 900px;
}

.article-header {
  margin-bottom: 24px;
  padding-bottom: 18px;
  border-bottom: 4px solid var(--ct-ink);
}

.article-title {
  margin: 0 0 14px;
  font-family: Impact, Haettenschweiler, "Arial Narrow Bold", sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(48px, 8vw, 94px);
  line-height: 0.92;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

.article-dek {
  margin: 14px 0 0;
  color: var(--ct-blue);
  font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(20px, 3vw, 28px);
  font-weight: 900;
  line-height: 1.2;
}

.article-content {
  background: rgba(246, 241, 223, 0.7);
  border-left: 6px solid var(--ct-red);
  padding: 8px 0 8px 22px;
}

.article-content > * {
  max-width: 760px;
}

.article-content h2,
.article-content h3 {
  font-family: Impact, Haettenschweiler, "Arial Narrow Bold", sans-serif;
  line-height: 1;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.article-content blockquote {
  margin: 28px 0;
  padding: 16px 18px;
  background: #fff8dc;
  border: 2px solid var(--ct-ink);
  box-shadow: 4px 4px 0 var(--ct-shadow);
  font-size: 1.25em;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.ct-exhibit-note,
.ct-redbox,
.ct-annotation {
  margin: 24px 0;
  padding: 16px 18px;
  border: 2px solid var(--ct-ink);
  box-shadow: 4px 4px 0 var(--ct-shadow);
  font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
  font-weight: 800;
  line-height: 1.45;
}

.ct-satire-banner {
  margin: 0 0 28px;
  padding: 18px 20px;
  color: var(--ct-paper);
  background:
    repeating-linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(16, 16, 16, 0.18) 0 12px, transparent 12px 24px),
    var(--ct-red-hot);
  border: 4px solid var(--ct-ink);
  box-shadow: 7px 7px 0 var(--ct-shadow);
  font-family: Impact, Haettenschweiler, "Arial Narrow Bold", sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(30px, 6vw, 74px);
  line-height: 0.95;
  text-align: center;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.ct-satire-banner span {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 8px;
  font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(13px, 2.2vw, 20px);
  font-weight: 900;
  line-height: 1.2;
}

.ct-exhibit-note {
  color: var(--ct-paper);
  background: var(--ct-blue);
}

.ct-redbox {
  color: var(--ct-paper);
  background: var(--ct-red);
}

.ct-annotation {
  color: var(--ct-ink);
  background: var(--ct-paper-deep);
}

.ct-scareline {
  color: var(--ct-red);
  font-family: Impact, Haettenschweiler, "Arial Narrow Bold", sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(30px, 5vw, 58px);
  line-height: 0.95;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.article-footer {
  margin-top: 26px;
  padding-top: 18px;
  border-top: 2px solid var(--ct-rule);
  font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 800;
}

.comments-area {
  max-width: 900px;
  margin-top: 34px;
}

.comment-list {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.comment-body {
  margin-bottom: 18px;
  padding-bottom: 18px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ct-rule);
}

.comment-meta {
  font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 800;
}

.comment-form label {
  display: block;
  font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 900;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.comment-form input[type="text"],
.comment-form input[type="email"],
.comment-form input[type="url"],
.comment-form textarea,
.search-field {
  width: 100%;
  border: 2px solid var(--ct-ink);
  background: #fff8dc;
  padding: 10px;
  color: var(--ct-ink);
  font: inherit;
}

.comment-form input[type="submit"],
.search-submit,
button,
.button {
  border: 2px solid var(--ct-ink);
  background: var(--ct-red);
  color: var(--ct-paper);
  padding: 10px 14px;
  font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 900;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.comment-form input[type="submit"]:hover,
.search-submit:hover,
button:hover,
.button:hover {
  background: var(--ct-ink);
}

.ct-hp {
  position: absolute !important;
  left: -9999px !important;
  width: 1px !important;
  height: 1px !important;
  overflow: hidden !important;
}

.pagination {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 8px;
  margin-top: 30px;
  font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
  font-weight: 900;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.pagination .page-numbers {
  border: 2px solid var(--ct-ink);
  padding: 6px 10px;
  background: #fff8dc;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.pagination .current {
  background: var(--ct-ink);
  color: var(--ct-paper);
}

.site-footer {
  color: var(--ct-paper);
  background: var(--ct-ink);
  border-top: 8px solid var(--ct-gold);
}

.site-footer-inner {
  max-width: var(--ct-max);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 28px 20px;
  font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.screen-reader-text {
  position: absolute;
  width: 1px;
  height: 1px;
  padding: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0);
  white-space: nowrap;
  border: 0;
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .layout,
  .posts-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .post-card:first-child {
    grid-column: auto;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 560px) {
  body {
    font-size: 17px;
  }

  .topline {
    display: block;
  }

  .site-title {
    font-size: clamp(46px, 18vw, 76px);
  }

  .wrap {
    padding-top: 22px;
  }

  .post-card-body,
  .widget,
  .briefing-box,
  .comment-respond,
  .comments-area {
    padding: 15px;
  }

  .article-content {
    border-left-width: 4px;
    padding-left: 14px;
  }
}