Reported by @ivory plover
Sign in to ChatGPT (Plus).
The projects pane shows “Unable to load projects” with a single “Retry” button.
Click “Retry” → the button disappears; nothing loads; the error remains.
Projects list/pages load normally; pressing Retry refreshes and shows projects.
Projects never load; persistent “Unable to load projects” banner. The one-time Retry button vanishes after click with no effect. Reproducible on Web, Windows desktop app, and smartphone; same with and without various VPNs.
Subscription: Plus; OS: Microsoft Windows 11 Home Single Language 10.0.26100 (Build 26100); Web: Google Chrome 139.0.7258.67 (Official Build) (64-bit); Also reproduced on: Microsoft Edge (current) and ChatGPT for Windows desktop app (current); Mobile: smartphone (same behavior); Network: tried with/without multiple VPNs (no change).