/*
Theme Name: AsteriskPost Ascending Bulletin
Theme URI: https://asteriskpost.com/
Author: AsteriskPost
Description: Reverse-hierarchy business news publication with fixed bottom navigation and ascending story tiers.
Version: 1.0.0
Requires at least: 6.5
Tested up to: 7.1
Requires PHP: 7.4
Text Domain: asteriskpost
*/
:root{
 --ap-page:#FAF9F6;--ap-bar:#15181B;--ap-bar-text:#F2F0EB;--ap-text:#13161A;--ap-meta:#5C6266;--ap-hair:#E4E1D9;--ap-rule:#13161A;--ap-section:#2B5A4E;--ap-accent:#B23A2B;--ap-bar-h:60px;--ap-max:1080px;
 --ap-s1:15px;--ap-s2:17px;--ap-s3:20px;--ap-s4:26px;--ap-s5:34px;--ap-s6:clamp(48px,6vw,64px);
}
*{box-sizing:border-box}html{scroll-behavior:auto}body{margin:0;background:var(--ap-page);color:var(--ap-text);font-family:Inter,ui-sans-serif,system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",sans-serif;padding-bottom:calc(var(--ap-bar-h) + 18px + env(safe-area-inset-bottom,0px));}a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}a:hover{text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thickness:1px;text-underline-offset:3px}img{max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block}.ap-main{width:min(var(--ap-max),calc(100% - 40px));margin:0 auto}.ap-skip{position:fixed;z-index:9999;top:8px;left:8px;background:var(--ap-page);color:var(--ap-text);padding:10px 14px;border:2px solid var(--ap-accent);transform:translateY(-180%)}.ap-skip:focus{transform:none}.ap-skip--anchor{left:180px}

/* Bottom navigation is first in DOM, visually fixed at bottom. */
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.ap-tier-separator{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;padding:30px 0 18px;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.14em;font-weight:800}.ap-tier-separator:before,.ap-tier-separator:after{content:"";height:2px;background:var(--ap-rule);flex:1}.ap-tier-separator span{white-space:nowrap}.ap-tier h2{margin:0}.ap-tier p{color:var(--ap-meta)}.ap-meta{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px;font-size:12px;color:var(--ap-meta);font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums}.ap-meta a{color:var(--ap-section)}

.ap-tier--5{border-top:1px solid var(--ap-hair)}.ap-t5-row{border-bottom:1px solid var(--ap-hair)}.ap-t5-row>a{min-height:44px;padding:10px 0;display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) 72px;gap:16px;align-items:center;font-size:var(--ap-s1);font-weight:600}.ap-t5-title{white-space:nowrap;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis}.ap-t5-row time{text-align:right;color:var(--ap-meta);font-size:12px;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums}
.ap-tier--4{border-top:1px solid var(--ap-hair)}.ap-t4-row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:112px minmax(0,1fr) 72px;align-items:center;gap:14px;min-height:52px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--ap-hair)}.ap-t4-kicker{font-size:11px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.1em;color:var(--ap-section);font-weight:700}.ap-t4-row h2{font-size:var(--ap-s2);line-height:1.25}.ap-t4-row time{font-size:12px;text-align:right;color:var(--ap-meta);font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums}
.ap-tier--3{display:grid;gap:0}.ap-t3-row{padding:16px 0 18px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--ap-hair)}.ap-t3-row h2{font-size:var(--ap-s3);line-height:1.28}.ap-t3-row p{font-size:15px;line-height:1.55;margin:7px 0 10px}
.ap-tier--2{display:grid;gap:16px}.ap-t2-row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:120px minmax(0,1fr);gap:20px;min-height:112px;padding:16px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--ap-hair);align-items:start}.ap-t2-media,.ap-t2-img,.ap-t2-media .ap-placeholder{width:120px;height:80px}.ap-t2-img{object-fit:cover;filter:contrast(1.03)}.ap-t2-row h2{font-size:var(--ap-s4);line-height:1.18}.ap-t2-row p{font-size:15px;line-height:1.55;margin:8px 0 10px}
.ap-placeholder{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;background:#ebe9e3;color:var(--ap-section);font-size:32px;font-weight:800}
.ap-tier--1{display:grid;gap:42px}.ap-t1-story{padding-bottom:42px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--ap-hair)}.ap-t1-media{display:block;margin-bottom:20px}.ap-t1-img,.ap-t1-media .ap-placeholder{width:100%;height:280px;object-fit:cover;filter:contrast(1.03)}.ap-t1-story h2{font-size:var(--ap-s5);line-height:1.12}.ap-t1-story p{font-size:16px;line-height:1.6;max-width:820px;margin:12px 0 14px}
.ap-anchor{padding:14px 0 70px}.ap-anchor-kicker{color:var(--ap-accent);font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.14em;font-weight:800;margin-bottom:14px}.ap-anchor-media{display:block;margin-bottom:26px}.ap-anchor-img,.ap-anchor-media .ap-placeholder{width:100%;height:clamp(400px,42vw,460px);object-fit:cover;filter:contrast(1.03)}.ap-anchor h2{font-size:var(--ap-s6);line-height:1.02;margin:0;max-width:980px;letter-spacing:-.035em}.ap-anchor p{font-size:19px;line-height:1.6;max-width:820px;color:var(--ap-meta);margin:18px 0}.ap-ad{min-height:140px;border:1px solid var(--ap-hair);margin:28px 0;padding:16px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;position:relative}.ap-ad>span{position:absolute;top:6px;left:8px;font-size:9px;letter-spacing:.12em;color:var(--ap-meta)}

.ap-article-page{max-width:1180px}.ap-article{max-width:900px;margin:0 auto;padding:54px 0}.ap-breadcrumb{font-size:12px;color:var(--ap-meta);margin-bottom:20px}.ap-article-header h1{font-size:clamp(36px,5vw,44px);line-height:1.08;margin:0 0 14px}.ap-article-hero{margin:30px 0}.ap-article-hero img{width:100%;height:auto}.ap-toc{border-top:1px solid var(--ap-hair);border-bottom:1px solid var(--ap-hair);padding:14px 0;margin:24px 0}.ap-toc summary{font-weight:700;cursor:pointer}.ap-toc ol{padding-left:22px}.ap-key-points{border:1px solid var(--ap-hair);padding:18px;margin:24px 0}.ap-key-points p{margin:.5em 0 0}.entry-content{font-size:19px;line-height:1.8}.entry-content p{margin:0 0 1.5em}.entry-content h2{font-size:30px;line-height:1.2;margin:2.2em 0 .7em}.entry-content h3{font-size:24px}.entry-content a,.ap-internal a{color:var(--ap-accent);text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thickness:1px;text-underline-offset:3px}.entry-content img{height:auto}.entry-content .alignwide,.entry-content .alignfull{width:min(1100px,calc(100vw - 40px));max-width:none;margin-left:50%;transform:translateX(-50%)}.entry-content table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse}.entry-content th,.entry-content td{border:1px solid var(--ap-hair);padding:10px}.ap-author-box{border-top:2px solid var(--ap-rule);margin-top:42px;padding-top:20px}.ap-next-block{max-width:900px;margin:0 auto 70px}.ap-next-block>h2{font-size:13px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.14em;border-bottom:2px solid var(--ap-rule);padding-bottom:10px}.ap-internal{border-top:1px solid var(--ap-hair);border-bottom:1px solid var(--ap-hair);padding:14px 0;margin:26px 0}.ap-internal>strong{font-size:11px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.12em}.ap-internal-row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:34px 1fr;gap:10px;padding:9px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--ap-hair)}.ap-internal-row:first-of-type{margin-top:10px}.ap-internal-row span{font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;color:var(--ap-meta)}.ap-ad--article{min-height:180px;border:1px solid var(--ap-hair);margin:28px 0;padding:24px;position:relative}.ap-ad--article>span{position:absolute;top:7px;left:9px;font-size:9px;color:var(--ap-meta)}

.ap-page-shell{max-width:900px}.ap-search-list{padding:30px 0 70px}.ap-search-list article{border-bottom:1px solid var(--ap-hair);padding:18px 0}.ap-search-list h2{font-size:22px;margin:5px 0}.ap-search-list time{font-size:12px;color:var(--ap-meta)}.ap-search-list p{color:var(--ap-meta);margin:6px 0 0}

.ap-bottom-bar :focus-visible,.ap-main :focus-visible{outline:3px solid var(--ap-accent);outline-offset:2px}.ap-bottom-bar :focus-visible{outline-color:var(--ap-bar-text)}

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@media(max-width:900px){.ap-bottom-bar{width:100%;left:0;transform:none}.ap-bar-inner{gap:8px;padding:0 10px}.ap-bar-logo{min-width:auto}.ap-logo-image{width:122px}.ap-bar-nav{overflow-x:auto;justify-content:flex-start}.ap-bar-nav a{padding:0 9px;white-space:nowrap}.ap-anchor-jump{display:none}.ap-freshline{max-width:70%;}.ap-main{width:min(92%,var(--ap-max))}}
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@media(max-width:520px){.ap-bar-logo{width:96px}.ap-bar-nav a:nth-child(n+4){display:none}.ap-theme-toggle{display:none}.ap-t4-row{grid-template-columns:74px minmax(0,1fr) 52px}.ap-t4-kicker{font-size:10px}.ap-t3-row h2{font-size:19px}.ap-t5-row>a{font-size:15px}.ap-t2-row p{display:none}.ap-t2-row h2{font-size:21px}.ap-bottom-bar{font-size:12px}}
@media(max-height:480px){body{padding-bottom:0}.ap-bottom-bar{position:static;transform:none;width:100%;margin-top:40px}.ap-pop-panel{position:static}.ap-freshline{display:none}}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){*{scroll-behavior:auto!important;transition:none!important;animation:none!important}}
@supports not (padding-bottom:env(safe-area-inset-bottom)){body{padding-bottom:calc(var(--ap-bar-h) + 18px)}.ap-bottom-bar{padding-bottom:0}}